Talk:Panama/@comment-190.140.159.97-20190122001210

Hi. I'm the same guy who commented below last year. Never got around to making the more detailed post I promised because data plans have been changing so much this past year that I decided to wait a bit. Here's an update on what's on offer as of January 2019:

-All four carriers have LTE networks

-Many prepaid data plans are unlimited. FUPs remain unspecified

-LTE is available in most places where there’s cell phone coverage, including many smaller towns. All Panama City subway stations and tunnels are covered. Remote areas have fewer LTE cell sites so you’re more likely to fall back to 3G

-Claro, +movil and Movistar use LTE bands 2 (2100 MHz) and 28 (700 MHz). Both bands are used in built up areas. Everywhere else is Band 28 only

-Movistar has a $5/week unlimited prepaid plan called Preplan Recurrente. It gives you 25 minutes and SMS to all networks each week, long distance calls at local rates to 13 countries and it auto-renews every 7 days when payment is taken from your account balance. Tethering is not allowed. x5 refill bonuses don’t apply so switching to this plan means losing your bonus balance. Sign up is done online. https://bit.ly/2R1DtBq

-+movil has a $10/month prepaid plan called Siempre. It works like a mobile game where you earn rewards as you level up. Signing up puts you at level 1 where you start with 1.5 GB, 300 on net minutes and unlimited WhatsApp. You level up by purchasing 1GB add-ons for $4 as needed. You get a 1GB bonus at every other level (every 2 add-ons). At level 2 (first add-on) you get unlimited on net minutes. Once you reach level 9 (eighth add-on) you get unlimited data. Both the plan and add-ons can be bought by dialing *456#, online or on their app now known as Mi Mas where you can see at which level you are and the rewards you’ve earned. The $10 are taken from your account balance every 30 days. https://bit.ly/2R8gJjq