Personal Paraguay review

The cheapest plan overall, Pack Prepago, starts at PYG 10,000 in guaraní rather than euros or dollars, and the data allowance is set by the pack you choose. The featured postpaid plan carries a much larger monthly allowance for a higher monthly fee, and the unlimited packs are prepaid, so heavier users pay well above the entry figure.

Billing runs contract and prepaid, so the same operator covers both ends of the market. A prepaid pack needs no commitment and draws down a fixed allowance, while a contract tariff bills monthly and suits steadier usage. Rolling monthly billing, which yesss! lists at contract, rolling and prepaid, is not among the options here.

Sim only is offered, so the tariff is bought without a handset and the phone is yours to supply. Esim is available too, so a new line can be downloaded and activated without a card arriving in the post. The two together cover a lost SIM, a second number or a trip where packing light matters.

Data rollover is one of the included features, so data left in a pack is not thrown away when the period ends. On prepaid packs that matters most, because the allowance is fixed by the pack rather than by how much you use. The leftover balance is also usable through hotspot sharing.

The plan list includes an unlimited pack sold on prepaid billing, bundling unlimited internet with unlimited calls. The unlimited pack is prepaid, so it sits apart from the contract side of contract and prepaid, and its allowance lifts the data cap that shapes the cheaper packs. Readers who prefer a set allowance on a contract have the featured postpaid plan instead.

EU roaming is included on these plans, so trips to the EU do not need a separate roaming add-on. Only 36.1% of the plans on the site carry the same treatment, the rest running on a fair use allowance or charging as you go. With PY as the home market, the arrangement is straightforward for a Paraguay based traveller.

The plans are sold for PY, so this is a single market offer. Outside Paraguay, coverage falls back to roaming arrangements, which is a different proposition from a local tariff with local support. Anyone based elsewhere should weigh that before treating Personal Paraguay as a general-purpose plan.

Support runs on phone, chat and help centre, so a phone call, a live chat and the help centre are all open routes. Having three channels beats a single point of contact when a billing query or a coverage problem needs sorting, and the help centre also leaves written answers to check later.

Seller type is network, so Personal Paraguay is the network rather than a virtual operator or a reseller. Plans therefore come from the company that runs the coverage, and support sits with the same operator. In the mobile networks category on the site, 100% of sellers are networks.