Days ago, the so-called Multiband/SAE regulations came into effect in Chile, which changes the way in which the activation of cell phones is allowed in that country.
This measure not only affects those cell phone users who live in Chile, it will also affect those foreigners who use mobile phones in Chilean territory.
Thus, Chile differs from other countries, where it is enough for the phone to be unlocked to be able to put a chip and use it without further ado. The intention of the Chilean government is to have control over the equipment that uses lines from its country.
What does it consist of?
Users must register a telephone on a white list so that it can be used in Chilean territory. It requires validating the IMEI (the unique serial number for each phone), certifying that the device is compatible with at least one of the frequency bands in use in Chile (bands 4, 7 and 28). Chilean operators are the ones that verify the IMEI when the phone connects to their networks and enable or block its use.
The phones that are sold from now on, and that are already included in the Chilean white list, will carry a seal that certifies that they are compatible with the networks of the trans-Andean country.
The Chilean devices that were already in use before the new standard automatically enter that white list and are authorized for use. operation.
Imported phones must be registered.
Foreigners with roaming benefited
Argentines who go to Chile using a line from our country, things do not change: as the phone will be roaming, the national operator will be in charge of doing the (automatic) validation of the device.
Foreign equipment, Chilean chip
For reasons of savings, many foreigners usually buy SIM from Chile and they add it to their cell phones. For this you must register your equipment in Chile. It can be done in person or over the Internet, and requires providing the IMEI number of the device in question. If the device to be used was acquired in Chile in the last five years and was activated in that country, it is not necessary to do anything, since it will be entered into the historical white list of IMEIs.
Updated on: 28/09/2017 00:00:00
