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How to compare internet plans in Costa Rica
Start with confirmed coverage at your address and the final price during and after the promotion. Compare twelve-month cost, download and upload speeds, installation, minimum term and cancellation conditions.
Start with your bill and actual needs
Write down your current bill, included services and discount end date. Separate internet, television, phone and extras so a bundle is not compared with an internet-only offer.
List simultaneous users, video calls, file uploads and rooms with poor reception. A higher advertised speed alone will not fix indoor Wi-Fi coverage.
Use SUTEL as a starting point
SUTEL’s Mi Comparador lists offers; confirm current terms with the provider. Its quality reports cover measures such as upload, download and continuity, rather than guaranteeing results at your address.
The regulator’s historical price index uses cost per Mbps and excludes bundles. It illustrates a method, rather than identifying today’s best plan for you.
Ask every provider for the same information
Keep the written response and consultation date. Mark missing coverage or post-promotion prices as unresolved.
- Confirmed address coverage and technology; installation date and cost.
- Download and upload speeds, usage terms and included or rented equipment.
- Final tax-inclusive price in every promotional period and afterwards.
- Minimum term, early exit charges and equipment return conditions.
- Support and fault reporting; pricing if other bundled services change.
Work out the twelve-month cost
Fictional example with no provider rates: A costs ₡18,000 for three months, ₡26,000 for nine months and ₡20,000 for installation: ₡308,000 total. B costs ₡25,000 for twelve months with no installation charge: ₡300,000.
A starts cheaper but costs ₡8,000 more over that year. These assumed final prices exclude any further charges. Add real equipment costs and exit charges for your existing contract; compare only services that meet your needs.
Coordinate the switch
Ask: “Can you confirm coverage, the tax-inclusive twelve-month total, later price, installation and cancellation charges in writing?”.
Confirm activation and the procedure for closing the existing service before arranging disconnection. Check the final bill and equipment return; switching does not automatically end the previous contract.
Where Axi helps
Axi’s proposed WhatsApp experience brings your bill and alternatives together, organizes amounts and identifies missing information. You decide whether to request quotes or change.
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