Claro

Paraguay ★★★ Verified Customer: 121

Claro Paraguay (part of Mexico's América Móvil) — unusually for Latin America — holds only 11% market share in Paraguay, making it the smaller operator. Offers GSM/EDGE on 1900MHz, UMTS/HSPA on 1900MHz, 4G LTE since 2016 on 1700/2100MHz (AWS Band 4) deployed in 14 cities. Has advantage in 4G LTE speed (Opensignal rates Paraguay's fastest download) but weaker coverage. SIM card has 10000 PYG registration fee (SIM itself free), including 1GB (2 days) + unlimited WhatsApp (2 days) bonus. Claro is also Paraguay's only operator selling prepaid data-only SIMs. Claro Paraguay 5G is extremely limited, testing began 2024. Main USSD: *111# for balance, *989# Pack (bundle) activation menu, SMS shortcode 252 with PACK text code for bundle activation + TURBO to buy extra 500MB at night. Claro pan-LatAm *123# is not used in Paraguay. Customer service: 121. Country code +595.