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Claro and travel eSIM in El Salvador

Claro is one of the networks your eSIM may use in El Salvador. Here is who actually decides which network you get, and what to do with that.

Author: Bob Kanokphon Thongdee · Co-founderReviewed by: Porsch Kunnipat SiramanakulPublished: October 12, 2026Last updated: October 12, 2026
Claro and travel eSIM in El Salvador

Quick answer

  • 31 of the 31 El Salvador plans we sell name Claro as a reachable network, at 4G and 5G.
  • Travel plans connect by roaming, so no plan can promise one specific network.

Claro in brief

Claro El Salvador's online coverage map rates mobile signal as excellent, good, fair or weak by department and also shows fibre coverage and store locations.

We are not a reseller for this operator and we have not run our own field speed tests. The band and network details below come from the sources listed at the end of the page.
Claro and travel eSIM in El Salvador

Claro's bands and technology

ItemClaro
LTE (4G)Not verified
5G NRNot verified
5G launchedNot verified
Network code (MCC-MNC)706-01

Checked against the sources on 2026-10-12. Only the bands a source confirmed are listed; the network may run others too.

An eSIM can only use Claro if your phone supports at least one band in this table. Before you fly, open your model's spec page on the maker's site and compare its LTE and 5G band lists.

Who licenses Claro

Mobile networks in El Salvador are licensed, and their spectrum assigned, by the Superintendencia General de Electricidad y Telecomunicaciones (SIGET). The bands above are the ones it allocates. A problem with the local network's own service goes to the operator first; a problem with your eSIM plan comes to us.

Claro and travel eSIM in El Salvador

The plans on our shelf that name Claro

From the supplier record behind each package, 31 of the 31 plans we currently sell for El Salvador declare Claro as a network the profile can reach, at 4G and 5G. The figure comes from the same catalogue that prices the plan pages, and it moves when the supplier revises the record.

A plan naming Claro means the network sits in the list the profile may choose from. It does not mean your handset will stay on it. The priority order is the supplier's, and the signal where you stand decides.

Claro beside the other networks in El Salvador

NetworkLTE bands5G bands
ClaroNot verifiedNot verified
MovistarB2Not verified
TigoB4Not verified

A band shared across networks is one a single phone can use on all of them.

Why plans do not name a fixed network

Nearly every travel eSIM is a roaming product: the profile picks a network by an order the supplier sets, not by the buyer. If Claro is weak where you are, try selecting Movistar or Tigo manually in the network settings, and keep data roaming on for the eSIM profile.

FAQ

Will my eSIM definitely connect to Claro?+

31 of our plans name Claro as reachable, but that is not a guarantee. Travel plans run over roaming agreements, so the network depends on the supplier behind the plan, your device and where you are.

Does Claro run 5G, and will my plan get it?+

We could not confirm Claro's 5G status from an official source. Our plans that reach this network list 4G and 5G.

How do I see which network I am on?+

Check the carrier name at the top of the screen, or open the mobile-network settings and look at the operator list. If signal is poor, try selecting a network manually instead of automatic, but only one your plan actually supports.

Sources

About the author

Bob Kanokphon Thongdee

Bob Kanokphon Thongdee

  • Co-founder of eSIMonline.asia
  • More than 7 years in online marketing
  • Founder of Cojourney Visa and Cojourney Travel
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117 countries · partner networks

Fixed
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Data
20GB
Validity
30 days
Hotspot
Yes
Technology
3G / 4G / 5G
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  • Top-up ready

Validity starts on first connection at the destination

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117 countries · partner networks

Fixed
Works in 117 countries: Japan, Australia, China +114See all

Japan, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States, Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, DR Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Eswatini, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Zambia

Data
20GB
Validity
90 days
Hotspot
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Technology
3G / 4G / 5G
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1GB
Validity
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Yes
Technology
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  • Hotspot
  • Top-up ready
  • Best value per GB

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Puerto Rico, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Honduras, Martinique, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Uruguay

Data
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Validity
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Fixed
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3GB
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Hotspot
Yes
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  • Top-up ready
  • Best value per GB

Validity starts on first connection at the destination

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Fixed
Data
5GB
Validity
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Hotspot
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Technology
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