Peter
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Best Cell Phone performance in BCS
I would appreciate some help in finding the best cell phone service and phones for use in the area around La Paz and south to Cabo. Is all service
GSM or is some of it analog ? Which American companies offer the best 'partnering' with Mexican cell phone companies ?
Thanks,
Peter
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bajaloco
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My in-laws spend about two months every year on the cape, they have had good luck with verizon. If you go to each phone's web site you can see the
actual coverage area for Baja. I use nextel, works good around the larger more populated areas, but not in the boonies.
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JESSE
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Analog cell service is no longer existant in Baja, and all cel providers here use GSM.
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jrbaja
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Telcel
works most everywhere in Baja except for a very few locations.
[Edited on 8/10/2004 by jrbaja]
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elizabeth
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Which American companies offer the best 'partnering' with Mexican cell phone companies ?
I have AT&T service which for $6 a month is activated for Mexico...They partner with Telcel. Actual calls are expensive, about a dollar a minute.
So, I have people call me, and I call back with prepaid Mexican calling card. Service is great...I have used it a lot in Loreto and on the Caribbean
coast.
[Edited on 9-17-2004 by elizabeth]
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Cameron
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Cell Service in Baja / US Provided
I've had very bad luck with Verizon in BCS, but very good luck using AT & T. I used to have Verizon, and I tried on 3 or 4 different trips to get
service, but no luck! Each time, I went back to the US and spoke with Verizon reps who told me "..do this and it should work...". Upon returning to
Baja Sur, using different phones each time, and armed with new tips from Verizon Customer Service, I never got anywhere.
On my first try using AT&T, I had an immediate digital connection which I've found to be available about 80% of the time if driving the Cabo/San
Jose/La Paz/Todos Santos/Cabo route. This goes for incoming calls too...
Buena Suerte!
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nombre descondido
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depends on where you are going
I have verizon service and have been able to use my phone (after enabling it to roam in mexico) in most places, but interestingly enough it doesn't
work anywhere east of SJC airport. Your best bet is to either find out where you're going and look into US companies' coverage of the area or get
telcel or anther mexican provider.
By the way - Verizon does not claim cover baja at all but it seems to be pretty consistant in and around the larger baja cities.
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