One of my big doubts, when I arrived in Argentina, was: how am I going to be able to use the phone? Obviously, he did not want to allocate a large part of the budget to roaming or contracting large services to be able to navigate the street.
So I started looking and the truth is that all the solutions I found on blogs and on the Internet were not very good or did not fit into my budget.
That is why as soon as I arrived, I went to a local market (which sells a wide variety of things) to buy a chip (a SIM card) in a little shop. I didn't know it was that simple. You just have to go and ask for the company you want. They let you choose the number you want from the ones they have there and they sell it to you for the price of 100 pesos (when I arrived, 1 euro was 300 pesos, November 3, 2022). In other words, for a third of a euro, you have a SIM card to be able to navigate.
Once these errands are done, you have to configure it on the phone. On the same card where the chip comes, they tell you the instructions to follow to configure it with the company. You usually have to call. In addition, the same sellers often repeat the instructions.
Once the chip is inserted and you follow the instructions, it will already be configured. Now you must load the card with pesos and find out about the different plans. Likewise, they usually send you SMS messages to promote the different plans. To load the card you can do it through the different virtual wallets in the country or go to a kiosk and load it with pesos in cash (if you are a foreigner it is the only option).
Once all this is done, you can now enjoy the Internet on the streets of Argentina. I inform you that in terminals, airports, or restaurants (such as Mcdonald's) there is usually open Wi-Fi. And in all the hostels, hotels, apartments, and restaurants that I have been to.
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