It’s good internet for most of Chile.

The best speeds aren’t actually in the capital as they are in the far south (Coyahaique).

Spent 6 months there last year, and the only place we couldn’t find internet was Villa O’Higgins.

Make sure you get an Entel chip for your phone.

Hi Daniela,

I was in San Pedro in January and the hostel I stayed at had crappy WiFi and was tricky to work from. Even my 3G service wasnt working that great (my hostel was on the edge of town).

I was about a 15 minute walk from the centre of town though where there are a number of cafes which had workable wifi (maybe 3 down, 0.5 up) and my 3G SIM was even better than this. I dont need Skype regularly for work but this might not be great speeds for video chats.

So it wasnt ubiquitous and fast but I could make things work no problems. The town is expensive and is for short term tourists only, not really a place you’d stay for longer than a week!

What seojeff said. India and phillipines are likely the best places for english speakers, not south america.

I am in Medellin. Very few decent English speakers here and all the ones that are - are teaching English. You can try the Medellin expat group on FB. A better option is the Philippines. Highly educated, perfect spoken English and decent enough written skills.