The Claro carrier from Costa Rica is denoted by codes: 712 03. The followings IDs are called HNI (Home network identity). This code is created by the combination of two other Mobile Country Code (MCC) and Mobile Network Code (MNC). The first three numbers stand for the MCC and they are used in order to identify the region which the carried comes from (in the following example it’s Costa Rica). The last numbers of the HNI code are equal with the MNC and this ID is given for the specific mobile network operator.
Besides Claro Costa Rica has assigned country code + 506. This number + 506 is equal with international calling code and it’s simply the telephone dialing prefixes used for calling Claro numbers.
Claro uses 1 GSM bands, 1 UMTS bands, 1 and 0 CDMA bands.. You can read the specific frequency bands in the table below. All bands of the Claro are display in MHz units.
Another important information in Claro Costa Rica architectures is the standard of used protocols. It also uses 2 protocols such as GSM, UMTS, LTE, CDMA.
The ISO standard code of Claro is CR. You can see more info about this mobile network operator at http://www.claro.cr/. How to check Claro coverage? How to check if your phone will work in Costa Rica? Those information will help you figure out if your device will work in the Claro roaming. Use out database and check out if your device will be locked or unlocked in Claro.
Use our CARRIER LOOKUP TOOL in order to make sure that your phone number is using Claro network.
If you'd like to find out whether your device is going to work with Claro (Costa Rica), please check the details below:
All you need to do is compare bands specification from your mobile network with the bands used in your device. You can check the supported bands for your phone by using out phone database.
| Name | Claro |
|---|---|
| Company | Claro CR Telecomunicaciones, S.A. |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Country ISO | CR |
| Country code | + 506 |
| Carrier website | http://www.claro.cr/ |
| Carrier codes |
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| Mobile prefix | 7 |
| Size of NSN | 8 |
| Number format | +506 7xx xxx xx |
| Coverage map | Check Claro Coverage |
| Comment | Users can switch carriers and keep their cell phone numbers (so prefixes are not strictly assigned to a specific carrier). |
| Subscribers | 1 130 000 (2014) |
| GSM bands |
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| UMTS bands |
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| UMTS protocols |
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| LTE bands |
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| LTE protocols |
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