Comments on: Buying a SIM Card or eSIM for Travel in Chile https://toomanyadapters.com/buying-sim-card-chile/ Tech gear, gadgets, reviews, and advice Tue, 06 May 2025 04:35:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Kelvin https://toomanyadapters.com/buying-sim-card-chile/#comment-799429 https://toomanyadapters.com/?p=24963#comment-799429 Hi, I’m looking to buy the Movistar simcard when I arrive at 7am and will wait for my next domestic flight. I reckon you wouldn’t know the operation hours and if it would be available?

]]> By: Constance https://toomanyadapters.com/buying-sim-card-chile/#comment-727995 https://toomanyadapters.com/?p=24963#comment-727995 Thank you so much for this info. I live in Santiago and just use my wifi everywhere. I am traveling out of the city though and need to buy a SIM. Your article took all the stress out of that. Gracias!

]]> By: JK https://toomanyadapters.com/buying-sim-card-chile/#comment-680763 https://toomanyadapters.com/?p=24963#comment-680763 Hey Kathy!

I was there late June 2019 and it was just like you described! Thanks for the details.

Future travelers: Fotokina is on the left side (facing the checkin counters), next to the line to do emigration on the second floor.

]]> By: Kathy Watts https://toomanyadapters.com/buying-sim-card-chile/#comment-678471 https://toomanyadapters.com/?p=24963#comment-678471 In reply to Regan.

Hi Regan! I do agree that when traveling it is often a better deal to purchase SIM cards and services off the tourist path. But we were just transiting through the Santiago airport on our way south, and didn’t have time to go into the city. The airport does also have Movistar and Claro stores, but they didn’t have any prepaid SIM cards available. So Fotokina was our only option, and that’s why I shared that experience in the article.

]]> By: Regan https://toomanyadapters.com/buying-sim-card-chile/#comment-678468 https://toomanyadapters.com/?p=24963#comment-678468 I would never recommend Fotokina to anybody. It is extremely overpriced. It’s better to wait until you get to the city to buy a chip. The Entel package from Fotokina is actually only worth $5.000 if you get it from the Entel store.

Only use Fotokina if you are desperate.

]]> By: Kathy Watts https://toomanyadapters.com/buying-sim-card-chile/#comment-678428 https://toomanyadapters.com/?p=24963#comment-678428 In reply to Jolene.

Hi Jolene! We only used Chilean Pesos while traveling in Chile, so I’m not sure if Fotokina also accepts USD. But the airport has quite a few ATM machines and a money exchange, so it would be easy to get Chilean pesos quickly if they didn’t accept your USD.

]]> By: Jolene https://toomanyadapters.com/buying-sim-card-chile/#comment-678316 https://toomanyadapters.com/?p=24963#comment-678316 Hi,

May I ask if Fotokina accepts USD or they only accept Chilean Pesos?

Thanks for the detailed article, extremely helpful for my trip next week!

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