A better way to put it might be that it wasn't so much lost as never had a hope. We purchased a prepaid phone today. It is activated, the reception guy (Who blessedly spoke a little bit of English, neither of our spanish is up to detailed discussion of cell phones and their activation) showed us that it could phone his phone. So it works. The phone is supposed to come with 5,000 CHP of time (At 60CHP/min), and then when you recharge it with at least 2000 CHP, it gives you another 5000 bonus. We arn't quite sure how long the credit lasts, but it is probably a minimum of 15 days, so the theory is that we will recharge it when we reenter Chile. (Which is likely to be 10 days after tomorrow), so it *should* work.
The initial plan was to get a SIM card for my S3, but the first place we went to did not have the microSIM cards, so we had to find a larger store. When we got called up at the main store (you talk to a reception person who sorts your problem and gives you a number), through sign language and google Translate I realized that he was asking for confirmation that my S3 was unlocked. Which I know it is... for the North American market. So instead we bought a phone for 8990 CHP that reminds me of the old Nokia Candy-Bar style. It does have a camera and supposedly the ability to play music, after you add your own SD card to it.
A basic phone, but we know it works on the local networks, so we have it if we need it, but through the grace of God, we won't.
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