Chilean, Colombian, Argentine and Peruvian Carriers' Roaming vs Pay As You Go

On a plan without roaming, a week of data in the US costs CLP 44,990 (US$45.73) with Movistar's Pasaporte Ilimitado in Chile, COP 47,900 (US$14.63) with Claro's Pasaporte América in Colombia, and PEN 39 (US$11.35) with Entel's 2 GB Bolsa Roaming in Peru. Travel periods of 6 to 8 days used a median of 1.38 GB in Bcengi's 2026 sample. Paying as you go, that trip's 1.38 GB costs $2.32 in the United States at $1.68/GB, metered by the KB (Bcengi's prices are in US dollars). For this trip, Bcengi is about 20 times cheaper than Movistar and about 6.5 times cheaper than Claro.

Looking up how to turn on your carrier's roaming? It is switched on in two places: on the phone (data roaming) and on the line, in your carrier's app or through its customer service; each carrier's roaming page has the steps. What matters before you switch it on is the price: below, a week in the US or Spain with each carrier, against a pay-as-you-go eSIM.

This page is for lines whose plan does not include the destination: Entel, Movistar and WOM in Chile; Claro, Movistar and Tigo in Colombia; Claro, Movistar and Personal in Argentina; Entel, Claro and Movistar in Peru. Carrier prices are shown in their own currency (CLP, COP, ARS or soles) with the US dollar amount beside them. Each carrier's prices are as listed on its own website, read October 4, 2026.

Paying as you go with Bcengi, a trip costs what its data costs. Each line below is a model for a trip of 6 to 8 days: the median (1.38 GB) and the 90th percentile (6.50 GB) from the usage report, times the country's rate on October 4, 2026.

Chile: Entel, Movistar and WOM

• Entel: without a roaming allowance in the plan, data in the US and Spain needs a bundle. On plans, the 500 MB bundle costs CLP 3,990 (US$4.06), the 2 GB one CLP 14,990 (US$15.24) and the 5 GB one CLP 34,990 (US$35.56); on prepaid, CLP 4,990 (US$5.07), CLP 16,990 (US$17.27) and CLP 39,990 (US$40.65). More than one bundle of the same kind can be bought, and the data lasts 30 days from first use.
• With Entel, a week with 1.38 GB takes three 500 MB bundles: CLP 11,970 (US$12.17) on a plan and CLP 14,970 (US$15.22) on prepaid. For 6.50 GB, the bundles cost at least CLP 46,960 (US$47.73) on a plan and CLP 54,960 (US$55.86) on prepaid.
• If you pick Entel's 2 GB bundle instead, the trip uses 1.38 GB, so nearly a third of what you paid for is left unused.
• Movistar: the 7-day Pasaporte Ilimitado, sold for plans only, costs CLP 44,990 (US$45.73) in the US and Spain, with unlimited data, 20 minutes and 40 texts.
• Movistar's pass costs the same however little data you use in those 7 days.
• WOM: on lines without roaming data included, its roaming bundles in the US and Spain cost CLP 3,990 (US$4.06) for 500 MB, CLP 7,990 (US$8.12) for 1 GB, CLP 14,990 (US$15.24) for 2 GB and CLP 29,990 (US$30.48) for 6 GB. The cheapest way to get 1.38 GB is three 500 MB bundles, CLP 11,970 (US$12.17), and 6.50 GB costs at least CLP 33,980 (US$34.54).
• If you pick WOM's 2 GB bundle, the trip uses 1.38 GB, so nearly a third of what you paid for is left unused.

Entel (Chile), plans without a roaming allowance

• United States rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.68/GB) costs $2.32 with Bcengi; at the 90th percentile (6.50 GB at $1.68/GB), $10.92. Against three of Entel's 500 MB bundles, the median trip is about 5 times cheaper; against the cheapest mix of Entel's bundles for 6.50 GB, the 90th percentile trip is about 4.5 times cheaper.
• Spain rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.19/GB) costs $1.64 with Bcengi; at the 90th percentile (6.50 GB at $1.19/GB), $7.74. Against three of Entel's 500 MB bundles, the median trip is about 7.5 times cheaper; against the cheapest mix of Entel's bundles for 6.50 GB, the 90th percentile trip is about 6 times cheaper.

Entel (Chile), prepaid

• United States rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.68/GB) costs $2.32 with Bcengi; at the 90th percentile (6.50 GB at $1.68/GB), $10.92. Against three of Entel's 500 MB bundles, the median trip is about 6.5 times cheaper; against the cheapest mix of Entel's bundles for 6.50 GB, the 90th percentile trip is about 5 times cheaper.
• Spain rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.19/GB) costs $1.64 with Bcengi; at the 90th percentile (6.50 GB at $1.19/GB), $7.74. Against three of Entel's 500 MB bundles, the median trip is about 9.5 times cheaper; against the cheapest mix of Entel's bundles for 6.50 GB, the 90th percentile trip is about 7 times cheaper.

Movistar (Chile), plans without roaming data included

• United States rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.68/GB) costs $2.32 with Bcengi; at the 90th percentile (6.50 GB at $1.68/GB), $10.92. Against Movistar's 7-day Pasaporte Ilimitado, the median trip is about 20 times cheaper and the 90th percentile trip about 4 times cheaper.
• Spain rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.19/GB) costs $1.64 with Bcengi; at the 90th percentile (6.50 GB at $1.19/GB), $7.74. Against Movistar's 7-day Pasaporte Ilimitado, the median trip is about 28 times cheaper and the 90th percentile trip about 6 times cheaper.

WOM (Chile), lines without roaming data included

• United States rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.68/GB) costs $2.32 with Bcengi; at the 90th percentile (6.50 GB at $1.68/GB), $10.92. Against three of WOM's 500 MB bundles, the median trip is about 5 times cheaper; against the cheapest mix of WOM's bundles for 6.50 GB, the 90th percentile trip is about 3 times cheaper.
• Spain rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.19/GB) costs $1.64 with Bcengi; at the 90th percentile (6.50 GB at $1.19/GB), $7.74. Against three of WOM's 500 MB bundles, the median trip is about 7.5 times cheaper; against the cheapest mix of WOM's bundles for 6.50 GB, the 90th percentile trip is about 4.5 times cheaper.

Colombia: Claro, Movistar and Tigo

• Claro, postpaid: the 7-day Pasaporte América costs COP 47,900 (US$14.63) and lets you use your plan's data for 7 days in 19 countries, the US among them. Spain is not one of them; there, the daily 1 GB package costs COP 11,900 (US$3.64) for each day you use it, COP 83,300 (US$25.45) for a week. On prepaid, the daily 1 GB package also costs COP 11,900 and lasts one day from purchase, in the US and Spain alike.
• Claro's Pasaporte América costs the same however little data you use in those 7 days.
• With Claro's daily package, each day costs COP 11,900 however little data you use that day.
• Movistar, postpaid plans without roaming included: the Datos América pack costs COP 31,000 (US$9.47) for 10 GB over 15 days in the US; for Spain, the Datos 64 países pack costs COP 40,990 (US$12.52) for 10 GB over 15 days. On prepaid, 6.5 GB for 7 days costs COP 30,000 (US$9.16) in both.
• With Movistar's 10 GB packs, the trip uses 1.38 GB, so more than four fifths of what you paid for is left unused.
• With Movistar's prepaid 6.5 GB pack, the trip uses 1.38 GB, so more than three quarters of what you paid for is left unused.
• Tigo, postpaid plans without roaming included: the fortnightly data pack costs COP 39,900 (US$12.19) for 15 days, with 10 GB in the US and 5 GB in Spain. On prepaid, the daily package costs COP 10,000 (US$3.05) a day for 1 GB: COP 70,000 (US$21.38) for a week.
• With Tigo's 10 GB pack in the US, the trip uses 1.38 GB, so more than four fifths of what you paid for is left unused.
• With Tigo's 5 GB pack in Spain, the trip uses 1.38 GB, so nearly three quarters of what you paid for is left unused.
• With Tigo's prepaid daily package, each day costs COP 10,000 however little data you use that day.

Claro (Colombia), postpaid

• United States rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.68/GB) costs $2.32 with Bcengi. Against Claro's 7-day Pasaporte América, the trip is about 6.5 times cheaper.
• Spain rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.19/GB) costs $1.64 with Bcengi; at the 90th percentile (6.50 GB at $1.19/GB), $7.74. Against seven of Claro's daily 1 GB packages, the median trip is about 15 times cheaper and the 90th percentile trip about 3.5 times cheaper.

Claro (Colombia), prepaid

• United States rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.68/GB) costs $2.32 with Bcengi; at the 90th percentile (6.50 GB at $1.68/GB), $10.92. Against seven of Claro's daily 1 GB packages, the median trip is about 11 times cheaper and the 90th percentile trip about 2.5 times cheaper.
• Spain rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.19/GB) costs $1.64 with Bcengi; at the 90th percentile (6.50 GB at $1.19/GB), $7.74. Against seven of Claro's daily 1 GB packages, the median trip is about 15 times cheaper and the 90th percentile trip about 3.5 times cheaper.

Movistar (Colombia), postpaid plans without roaming included

• United States rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.68/GB) costs $2.32 with Bcengi. Against Movistar's 10 GB Datos América pack, the trip is about 4 times cheaper.
• Spain rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.19/GB) costs $1.64 with Bcengi. Against Movistar's 10 GB Datos 64 países pack, the trip is about 7.5 times cheaper.

Movistar (Colombia), prepaid

• United States rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.68/GB) costs $2.32 with Bcengi. Against Movistar's prepaid 6.5 GB pack, the trip is about 4 times cheaper.
• Spain rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.19/GB) costs $1.64 with Bcengi. Against Movistar's prepaid 6.5 GB pack, the trip is about 5.5 times cheaper.

Tigo (Colombia), postpaid plans without roaming included

• United States rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.68/GB) costs $2.32 with Bcengi. Against Tigo's fortnightly data pack, the trip is about 5.5 times cheaper.
• Spain rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.19/GB) costs $1.64 with Bcengi. Against Tigo's fortnightly data pack, the trip is about 7.5 times cheaper.

Tigo (Colombia), prepaid

• United States rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.68/GB) costs $2.32 with Bcengi. Against seven of Tigo's prepaid daily packages, the trip is about 9 times cheaper.
• Spain rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.19/GB) costs $1.64 with Bcengi. Against seven of Tigo's prepaid daily packages, the trip is about 13 times cheaper.

Argentina: Claro, Movistar and Personal

• Claro, prepaid and plans without roaming included: the 3 GB Pack Roaming América, valid 15 days, costs ARS 9,000 (US$5.92) in the US. In Spain, the Pack Roaming Europa costs ARS 6,500 (US$4.28) for 1 GB over 7 days or ARS 20,000 (US$13.16) for 5 GB over 30 days: 1.38 GB takes two 1 GB packs, ARS 13,000 (US$8.55), and 6.50 GB costs at least ARS 33,000 (US$21.71).
• With Claro's 3 GB Pack Roaming América, the trip uses 1.38 GB, so more than half of what you paid for is left unused.
• With two of Claro's 1 GB packs in Spain, the trip uses 1.38 GB, so nearly a third of what you paid for is left unused.
• Movistar, prepaid and plans without roaming included: the Pack EEUU costs ARS 11,000 (US$7.24) for 5 GB over 7 days. In Spain, the Pack Mundo applies: ARS 23,500 (US$15.46) for 3 GB over 7 days or ARS 35,200 (US$23.16) for 5 GB over 15 days, and 6.50 GB costs at least ARS 58,700 (US$38.62). A pack can be bought again once it runs out.
• With Movistar's 5 GB Pack EEUU, the trip uses 1.38 GB, so nearly three quarters of what you paid for is left unused; with its 3 GB Pack Mundo, more than half.
• Personal, plans with a monthly bill and no roaming included: the Pack 1GB Norteamérica costs ARS 6,000 (US$3.95) for 7 days, and data without a pack costs ARS 2,850 (US$1.88) per 200 MB in the US, so 1.38 GB there costs at least ARS 11,700 (US$7.70). In Spain, the Pack América y Europa Países Seleccionados costs ARS 15,900 (US$10.46) for 2 GB over 7 days or ARS 32,000 (US$21.05) for 5 GB over 30 days, and 6.50 GB costs at least ARS 47,900 (US$31.51).
• With Personal's 2 GB pack in Spain, the trip uses 1.38 GB, so nearly a third of what you paid for is left unused.

Claro (Argentina), prepaid and plans without roaming included

• United States rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.68/GB) costs $2.32 with Bcengi. Against Claro's 3 GB Pack Roaming América, the trip is about 2.5 times cheaper.
• Spain rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.19/GB) costs $1.64 with Bcengi; at the 90th percentile (6.50 GB at $1.19/GB), $7.74. Against two of Claro's 1 GB Pack Roaming Europa, the median trip is about 5 times cheaper; against the cheapest mix of Claro's packs for 6.50 GB, the 90th percentile trip is about 3 times cheaper.

Movistar (Argentina), prepaid and plans without roaming included

• United States rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.68/GB) costs $2.32 with Bcengi. Against Movistar's 5 GB Pack EEUU, the trip is about 3 times cheaper.
• Spain rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.19/GB) costs $1.64 with Bcengi; at the 90th percentile (6.50 GB at $1.19/GB), $7.74. Against Movistar's 3 GB Pack Mundo, the median trip is about 9.5 times cheaper; against the cheapest mix of Movistar's packs for 6.50 GB, the 90th percentile trip is about 5 times cheaper.

Personal (Argentina), plans with a monthly bill and no roaming included

• United States rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.68/GB) costs $2.32 with Bcengi. Against Personal's 1 GB pack plus two 200 MB blocks, the least the week can cost, the trip is about 3.5 times cheaper.
• Spain rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.19/GB) costs $1.64 with Bcengi; at the 90th percentile (6.50 GB at $1.19/GB), $7.74. Against Personal's 2 GB Pack América y Europa Países Seleccionados, the median trip is about 6.5 times cheaper; against the cheapest mix of Personal's packs for 6.50 GB, the 90th percentile trip is about 4 times cheaper.

Peru: Entel, Claro and Movistar

• Entel, postpaid plans without roaming benefits: the Bolsa Roaming costs PEN 39 (US$11.35) for 2 GB, PEN 59 (US$17.17) for 4 GB and PEN 79 (US$22.99) for 6 GB, each valid 30 days, in the US and Spain. For 6.50 GB, the bundles cost at least PEN 118 (US$34.34).
• With Entel's 2 GB Bolsa Roaming, the trip uses 1.38 GB, so nearly a third of what you paid for is left unused.
• Claro, postpaid: the Paquete Pasaporte Claro costs PEN 50 (US$14.55) for 10 GB, 30 minutes and 100 texts over 15 days, in the US and Spain.
• With Claro's 10 GB Paquete Pasaporte Claro, the trip uses 1.38 GB, so more than four fifths of what you paid for is left unused.
• Movistar, postpaid plans whose international data does not cover the trip: the Pasaporte Movistar for its América zone costs PEN 20 (US$5.82) for each day you use it, with 250 MB a day: PEN 140 (US$40.75) for a week in the US.
• With the Pasaporte Movistar, each day costs PEN 20 however little data you use that day.

Entel (Peru), postpaid plans without roaming benefits

• United States rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.68/GB) costs $2.32 with Bcengi; at the 90th percentile (6.50 GB at $1.68/GB), $10.92. Against Entel's 2 GB Bolsa Roaming, the median trip is about 5 times cheaper; against the cheapest mix of Entel's bundles for 6.50 GB, the 90th percentile trip is about 3 times cheaper.
• Spain rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.19/GB) costs $1.64 with Bcengi; at the 90th percentile (6.50 GB at $1.19/GB), $7.74. Against Entel's 2 GB Bolsa Roaming, the median trip is about 7 times cheaper; against the cheapest mix of Entel's bundles for 6.50 GB, the 90th percentile trip is about 4.5 times cheaper.

Claro (Peru), postpaid plans without the destination

• United States rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.68/GB) costs $2.32 with Bcengi. Against Claro's Paquete Pasaporte Claro, the trip is about 6.5 times cheaper.
• Spain rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.19/GB) costs $1.64 with Bcengi. Against Claro's Paquete Pasaporte Claro, the trip is about 9 times cheaper.

Movistar (Peru), postpaid plans whose international data does not cover the trip

• United States rates: a median 7-day trip (1.38 GB at $1.68/GB) costs $2.32 with Bcengi. Against seven days of the Pasaporte Movistar, the trip is about 18 times cheaper.

For how bundles and pay as you go compare, see bundles vs pay as you go.

What you get with Bcengi

• One reusable eSIM: install it once and use it on every trip.
• A balance that never expires: what one trip does not use is there for the next.
• No plan to pick: you never guess a size before you travel.
• Top up any time, by hand or with auto-refill.
• Your phone number stays on your home SIM for calls and texts; Bcengi is data only.

Roaming questions for Chilean, Colombian, Argentine and Peruvian lines

How do I turn on Entel roaming in Chile?

In the App Entel, turn on the Roaming Internacional service for data, and for minutes and texts; then turn on data roaming on the phone. Without a roaming allowance in the plan, Entel also requires a bundle for data.

How much is Claro roaming in the US and Spain?

In Colombia, Claro's postpaid Pasaporte América costs COP 47,900 for 7 days in the US, and in Spain its daily 1 GB package costs COP 11,900 a day. In Argentina, Claro's Pack Roaming América costs ARS 9,000 for 3 GB, and its Pack Roaming Europa ARS 6,500 for 1 GB. In Peru, Claro's Paquete Pasaporte Claro costs PEN 50 for 10 GB.

How do I use a travel eSIM instead of Entel, Movistar, WOM, Claro, Tigo or Personal roaming?

Install the eSIM before you leave, set it as your data line, and turn data roaming off for your Entel, Movistar, WOM, Claro, Tigo or Personal line so it does not use data abroad. See turn roaming off on your home line.

How these figures were measured

The usage figures come from Bcengi's 2026 International Mobile Data Usage Report: a stratified random sample of 10,000 travel periods, with usage from January 1 to September 30, 2026. The figures cover every destination in the sample, not one country.

Everyone sampled chose a pay-as-you-go eSIM, so the figures describe those travelers, not all travelers.

Each trip cost on this page is a model, not a bill: the GB a trip used times the per-GB rate on our pricing page on October 4, 2026. Rates can change; the pricing page always has the current ones.

Chilean peso prices are converted to US dollars at the dólar observado for October 2, 2026, the reference rate of the Central Bank of Chile: CLP 983.84 per US dollar.

Colombian peso prices are converted at the TRM, Colombia's official reference rate, valid October 3 to October 5, 2026: COP 3,273.49 per US dollar.

Argentine peso prices are converted at the rate of Argentina's central bank (BCRA) for October 2, 2026: ARS 1,520.00 per US dollar.

Sol prices are converted at the closing rate of Peru's central bank (BCRP) for October 2, 2026: PEN 3.4360 per US dollar.

Updated October 4, 2026. Sources: the roaming pages of Entel, Movistar and WOM in Chile, Claro, Movistar and Tigo in Colombia, Claro, Movistar and Personal in Argentina, and Entel, Claro and Movistar in Peru; the exchange rates of the central banks of Chile, Argentina and Peru and Colombia's TRM; Bcengi 2026 International Mobile Data Usage Report; Bcengi pricing page.