phone calls to Bogota, Colombia

[elkfarmer 4]

I am using Alltell celluar services and having trouble making a direct call. I want a record of calls with my wife. I am dialing 011-57-1 310-555-xxxx. I either get a spanish speaking female talking to me. (Not my wife ) No hablo Espanol. POCO. The other message I get is that it is not a working number. IT IS A WORKING NUMBER.. Any one else calling Bogota on Alltell. Gracias, Elkfarmer

[PattyS_Husband 0]

I am using Alltell celluar services and having trouble making a direct call. I want a record of calls with my wife. I am dialing 011-57-1 310-555-xxxx. I either get a spanish speaking female talking to me. (Not my wife ) No hablo Espanol. POCO. The other message I get is that it is not a working number. IT IS A WORKING NUMBER.. Any one else calling Bogota on Alltell. Gracias, Elkfarmer

You are dialing the phone number incorrectly since it appears that you are dialing a cell phone in COLOMBIA. Cell phones in Colombia have their own area code no matter where in Colombia the person with the cell phone is located.

It seems that because the person is located in Bogota, you are dialing the Bogota area code (1). Wrong! All cell numbers in Colombia have an area code starting with (3xx) and then the actual cell phone number xxx-xxxx. In your case you should dial this way, and it works fine:

011-57-310-555-xxxx

That's all. I hope this helps you.

[Mononoke28 135]

That's right. Get rid off the 1 (Bogotá) and dial the entire cell number right after the 011-57. You'll get right through.

Diana

[elkfarmer 4]

[Thank you all for telling me how to call Colombia.. Even though it was almost midnight, I finally got to talk to Rosa after leaving her the 1st of July in Bogota. God although we speak little each others language, it was wonderful. Gracias, Elkfarmer

[PattyS_Husband 0]

[Thank you all for telling me how to call Colombia.. Even though it was almost midnight, I finally got to talk to Rosa after leaving her the 1st of July in Bogota. God although we speak little each others language, it was wonderful. Gracias, Elkfarmer

I urge you to learn Spanish and Rosa to learn English so that you two understand each other better. I am glad I was able to help.

[USbride 0]

I just wanted to let you know that SIMPLINK (simplink.com) has a rechargable phone card that you can call Colombia with. You can program speed dial numbers into it online as well so you do not have to constantly redial the number. This is especially helpful with the unreliable phone systems out there. The best thing is that you can go online and get a record of the numbers you actually called. The only thing is that it only shows about a week's worth of calls. You can either save the list weekly or try calling customer service and see if they can pull the rest for you (that is what I am going to do).

The rates are as follows:

Destination Web Rate/ Retail Rate

Colombia $0.09/ $0.11

- Baranquilla $0.04/ $0.05

- Bogota $0.04/ $0.04

- Cali $0.03/ $0.04

- Medellin $0.05/ $0.06

- Mobile/SS $0.22/ $0.27

- Mobile/SS COMCEL $0.21/ $0.25

- Mobile/SS MOVISTAR $0.15/ $0.18

- Mobile/SS OLA $0.14/ $0.17

- Palmira $0.09/ $0.11

- Pereira $0.09/ $0.11

Hope this helps!

[parkpapa 0]

I just wanted to let you know that SIMPLINK (simplink.com) has a rechargable phone card that you can call Colombia with. You can program speed dial numbers into it online as well so you do not have to constantly redial the number. This is especially helpful with the unreliable phone systems out there. The best thing is that you can go online and get a record of the numbers you actually called. The only thing is that it only shows about a week's worth of calls. You can either save the list weekly or try calling customer service and see if they can pull the rest for you (that is what I am going to do).

The rates are as follows:

Destination Web Rate/ Retail Rate

Colombia $0.09/ $0.11

- Baranquilla $0.04/ $0.05

- Bogota $0.04/ $0.04

- Cali $0.03/ $0.04

- Medellin $0.05/ $0.06

- Mobile/SS $0.22/ $0.27

- Mobile/SS COMCEL $0.21/ $0.25

- Mobile/SS MOVISTAR $0.15/ $0.18

- Mobile/SS OLA $0.14/ $0.17

- Palmira $0.09/ $0.11

- Pereira $0.09/ $0.11

Hope this helps!

You might also check out ETB (at Vende1.com) for calls to Bogota and other parts of the country, and Orbitel.com.co for calling cell phones. Having to dial all the numbers is a pain, but the rates are generally good.

[Mononoke28 135]

You might also check out ETB (at Vende1.com) for calls to Bogota and other parts of the country, and Orbitel.com.co for calling cell phones. Having to dial all the numbers is a pain, but the rates are generally good.

That's what we use, the ETB card from 1vende.com. We tried Orbitel a few months ago and it was horrible, so we went back to ETB.

Diana

[parkpapa 0]

You might also check out ETB (at Vende1.com) for calls to Bogota and other parts of the country, and Orbitel.com.co for calling cell phones. Having to dial all the numbers is a pain, but the rates are generally good.

That's what we use, the ETB card from 1vende.com. We tried Orbitel a few months ago and it was horrible, so we went back to ETB.

Diana

Yeah, Orbitel sucks for the most part, but they are a bit cheaper for cell phone calls. By and large we make virtually all of our calls using ETB. Of course, anyone would also be wise to arrange as many conversations for "free" by using the internet. Most of the internet cafes in Colombia are dirt cheap, if your pareja doesn't have their own computer. (and sorry about getting the website backwards....lol)

Charles

[Mononoke28 135]

We also thought about getting the magicjack thingie but it only works with one household in Colombia since they have to plug it into one computer and we have family in like 4 or 5 different cities so no can do. But I've heard it's pretty cool and inexpensive.

Diana

[Luza&Joel 0]

I am using Alltell celluar services and having trouble making a direct call. I want a record of calls with my wife. I am dialing 011-57-1 310-555-xxxx. I either get a spanish speaking female talking to me. (Not my wife ) No hablo Espanol. POCO. The other message I get is that it is not a working number. IT IS A WORKING NUMBER.. Any one else calling Bogota on Alltell. Gracias, Elkfarmer

You are dialing the phone number incorrectly since it appears that you are dialing a cell phone in COLOMBIA. Cell phones in Colombia have their own area code no matter where in Colombia the person with the cell phone is located.

It seems that because the person is located in Bogota, you are dialing the Bogota area code (1). Wrong! All cell numbers in Colombia have an area code starting with (3xx) and then the actual cell phone number xxx-xxxx. In your case you should dial this way, and it works fine:

011-57-310-555-xxxx

That's all. I hope this helps you.

[Luza&Joel 0]

Get vonage.. about $45 a month to call colombia and you can call all you want for the same flat fee.. WE love it