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Maybe I need to register my MX cell phone?

oldjack - 3-10-2010 at 02:56 PM

A neighbor of mine in Los Barriles just sent me an email... she is saying that I will need to register my MX cellphone before April or I will loose the service... I have had the same number and phone for a couple of years and have not heard of the requirement?????? comments/experience?????

Hook - 3-10-2010 at 03:24 PM

Yep. We have been getting the message, too. It is a federal law that was announced a few months back. Guess we will have to comply.

DianaT - 3-10-2010 at 03:25 PM

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Originally posted by Hook
Yep. We have been getting the message, too. It is a federal law that was announced a few months back. Guess we will have to comply.


This is in addition to having registered it when we bought it a few years ago? I know then we registered it by calling Mexico City.

BAJA.DESERT.RAT - 3-10-2010 at 03:28 PM

Hola, does anyone know how we are to do this ?

thank you in advance,

BIEN SALUD, DA RAT

gnukid - 3-10-2010 at 03:49 PM

It might not be a bad idea to lose registration and change your number once in a while. I used to get tons of calls about absolutely nothing starting early in the morning. My phone usage was in the thousands of minutes/month. Finally I stopped registering it and lost the number every once in a while, now I get only calls from people I need to speak to and it's because I changed my number.

You do not need to register the phone-not registering might save lots of money and time.

Hook - 3-10-2010 at 03:50 PM

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Originally posted by DianaT
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Originally posted by Hook
Yep. We have been getting the message, too. It is a federal law that was announced a few months back. Guess we will have to comply.


This is in addition to having registered it when we bought it a few years ago? I know then we registered it by calling Mexico City.


If you havent been getting the text message telling you to register it, you are probably OK. I dont know.

Woooosh - 3-10-2010 at 03:50 PM

I think the DEA or CIA can redirect your call... never-mind, they already did.

:O

DianaT - 3-10-2010 at 03:55 PM

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Originally posted by lencho
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Originally posted by morgaine7
Telcel's website includes an option to register online, but it keeps rejecting me, probably because of not having a "segundo apellido". I'm going to get a CURP and try doing it that way.

Kate
I suspect furinners can do it without CURP by taking passport & visa to the Telcel office.

For what it's worth, I've discussed it with many locals and none has registered, due to lack of trust in whomever is behind this move. It's going to be interesting to see what happens at deadline if there is 50% non-compliance. :?:

--Larry


Think I will wait and find out what happens--could be interesting

DianaT - 3-10-2010 at 04:14 PM

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Originally posted by morgaine7
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Originally posted by lencho
I suspect furinners can do it without CURP by taking passport & visa to the Telcel office.

Yeah, but I think it's easier just to get the CURP. Lines are shorter at INM than they are at the Telcel office. ;)


Pardon my ignorance, but what is a CURP??

Thanks, if I may need one, I should know what it is. :biggrin:

bajajudy - 3-10-2010 at 05:32 PM

I got mine at DIF in San Jose

stanburn - 3-10-2010 at 06:52 PM

Here is the national cell phone registry website:

http://www.renaut.gob.mx/RENAUT/

10 April if you haven't registered, your service goes away.

Riom - 3-11-2010 at 12:31 AM

I wrote about this (and registered my phones) a couple of weeks back:
http://www.sanfelipelife.com/post/Registering-a-Mexican-cell...

It's from a San Felipe perspective (we don't have a Telcel office, which makes it harder) but the background info applies nationwide.

Stage two will be fingerprints and iris scans.

Rob