Please Note:

Your Chile SIM Card (Entel) will require a SIM-unlocked GSM 1900 compatible international cell phone. If you do not have your own international cell phone, we have several models available for rental or purchase.

You may insert the Chile prepaid SIM card into your GSM cell phone prior to your departure to ensure that the handset is functioning properly. You will not be able to Start Calling or follow any further instructions until you arrive in Chile.

This SIM card and service may ONLY be activated once you arrive in Chile.

*You will need to snap out the thumbnail sized Chile SIM card along the perforated edge of its holder and then insert the Chile SIM card into your international cell phone with the gold contacts of the Chile SIM card facing the metal contacts of your international cellular phone.

**When calling overseas from the United States to your Chile cellular phone number callers will need to dial 011 followed by the country code 56 and then your Chile cell phone number, omitting the first 0 (zero). To call abroad from your Chile cellular phone, simply dial 00 + country code + area code + phone number.

For calls to fixed lines within Chile you will need to enter a 0 followed by the area code and phone number. Example: To call to Santiago (area code 2) number 255-5555 you would dial 025555555. If the number is from Vina del Mar: (area code 32) you would dial 0322555555.

To call a Chilean mobile number, you would dial the number directly (regardless of the city). Mobile numbers in Chile do not have an area code.

Customer service for your Chile prepaid SIM card can be contacted by dialing 103 (free of charge) from your mobile phone. Alternatively, you can dial 600-360-0103 from a landline (free of charge).

For emergencies while using your local Chile GSM SIM card in Chile please dial 112 from your cell phone.

Domestic call charges depend on the plan you select when activating your Chile prepaid SIM card. We recommend the Plan Raimundo. All incoming calls regardless of where they originate or plan you choose are FREE!

Per minute rates for the Plan Raimundo are shown in the table below.

Calling within Entel PCS network All other calls Send text message (SMS) CLP $60 (approx. $0.12 USD) CLP $354 (approx. $0.67 USD) CLP $50 (approx. $0.10 USD)

There are a number of other plans which are not listed, please contact Entel's Customer Service to find out about other plans and rates.

International Calls

Making International calls from your Chile mobile phone has never been easier than with your prepaid Chile SIM card. All rates are per minute for international outgoing calls from your Chile SIM card while in Chile.

Calling to Zone 1 countries* Calling to Zone 2 countries** Calling to Zone 3 countries*** Calling the rest of the World CLP $352

For cheaper international and roaming calling rates consider the Passport international SIM card.

*Zone 1: USA, Canada, Argentina, Peru, Virgin Is., Puerto Rico

**Zone 2: Australia, Spain

***Zone 3: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, Uruguay, Venezuela

All international text messages (SMS) are CLP $150 ($0.29 USD) per message

Roaming Calls (calls placed when traveling outside of the country)

Roaming service with your prepaid Chile SIM card is limited to sending/receiving text messages (SMS).

GPRS Data Rates (Wireless Internet)

GPRS/EDGE rates: CLP $7 (approx. US$0.02) per KB

To activate GPRS please call 103 from your Chile cell phone (Free of charge) or call 600-360-0103 from a landline and select option 7, then option 1. After that you will hear some information about your GPRS service (in Spanish for ~1 minute), once that has finished, press 1 to activate GPRS for your Chile (Entel) service. Adding Airtime

Here is how you add your airtime.

Alternative, you can apply the voucher code you purchased by:

REMEMBER: Do NOT purchase another SIM card when your airtime credit is depleted! You only need a recharge voucher! Your incoming calls are always free, even when you run out of airtime.

If you do not recharge your Chile service within 6 months of activation, your mobile phone number will be recycled. The 6 month period begins on the day you register your Chile prepaid SIM card and load your first airtime voucher.

* No promotions currently available for this SIM card.

More Information and Resources

Keeping in touch while in Chile can be very a frustrating and expensive experience without an international cell phone and Chile SIM card.

Sometimes a payphone takes coins (But how many is anybody's guess!!!), other times a proprietary calling card and still others only a credit card will do with accompanying instructions that would take a week to understand.

Chile cellular phone rentals can significantly cut down on the frustration of calling home while abroad but the airtime rates would bankrupt all but the thickest of wallets. Airtime rates for a Chile cell phone rental can typically start at $1.50 and may be as high as $2+/minute.

Think you got a deal on your world phone and plan on doing some international roaming? With international roaming charges the airtime rate you will pay is out of this world.

The Chile prepaid SIM chip is a quick and easy way to convert your existing world phone into a prepaid Chile cell phone for Chile and as discussed is more economical then a Chile cell phone rental. For your next assignment or vacation in Chile, this SIM chip (combined with an unlocked GSM World cell phone) helps you stay connected while avoiding those international roaming surcharges that always accompany your 'home' SIM card while abroad. We offer a growing selection of prepaid SIM Cards for other international destinations as well as a wide variety of GSM cell phone accessories and GSM international cell phones.