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Texting from Baja to US

durrelllrobert - 4-23-2012 at 12:35 PM

Does anyone know if you can send text message from Telcell phone to a US cell? To be more precise, how do you do it?

durrelllrobert - 4-23-2012 at 12:49 PM

??? What's up with the 52 ?? That's the country code for Mexico. I think you probably have to have some kind of a code for the US cell phone service provider

gnukid - 4-23-2012 at 12:53 PM

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Originally posted by durrelllrobert
??? What's up with the 52 ?? That's the country code for Mexico. I think you probably have to have some kind of a code for the US cell phone service provider


whoops you are right, mex to usa so just use the 011 - ### - ### - ####

try with a few friends to test since some services might be failing due to network delays or something, is the person with a usa phone in baja or usa?

rts551 - 4-23-2012 at 01:08 PM

sure wish someone who actually gnu would respond. We have tried every way we know and it hasn't worked.

elskel - 4-23-2012 at 01:46 PM

001 ###-###-####

willardguy - 4-23-2012 at 01:57 PM

send it via IM from your computer?

Udo - 4-23-2012 at 02:03 PM

I have done it several times on my iPhone, but I have a Mexico calling plan from ATT.
No zeros, no 011, no 52.
Cost me $5.95 per month, and I can dial any US number as listed, plus I can dial any Mexican number as listed.

rts551 - 4-23-2012 at 02:08 PM

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Originally posted by durrelllrobert
Does anyone know if you can send text message from Telcell phone to a US cell? To be more precise, how do you do it?



TELCEL to a US phone.

gallesram - 4-23-2012 at 02:22 PM

My friends in Acapulco (they have a telcel phone) send me texts (to my US phone) all the time. They hold down the "0" key and the "+" sign pops up; then she presses 1 plus my area code & phone number. Some phones already have the "+" sign on a key, in which case you could do it that way too.

From What I Understand About Telcel

Gypsy Jan - 4-23-2012 at 02:22 PM

It depends on your plan. Prepaid phones are far more restricted than phones that have a billing and credit history.

*111 is Telcel's customer service contact, with an English speaking department. They will check your account and help you out.

For what it is worth, we can text our daughter in Orange County from our TelCel phones all the time, with no problems.

rts551 - 4-23-2012 at 02:26 PM

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Originally posted by Gypsy Jan
It depends on your plan. Prepaid phones are far more restricted than phones that have a billing and credit history.

*111 is Telcel's customer service contact, with an English speaking department. They will check your account and help you out.

For what it is worth, we can text our daughter in Orange County from our TelCel phones all the time, with no problems.


Ours is prepaid. And I have our US phone with us. So I need to experiment and call 111.

estebanis - 4-23-2012 at 02:34 PM

I have been doing it for some time. I now have a jailbroke smart fone and buy a Amigo Data Plan to cover my needs. I have used video chat with my brother in the U.S. while crusing out punta banda with my mexican pal in his old ford. There is 3G in the Ensenada area but only Edge in my village.

To text to U.S. I use
+1-714-555-1212 this is an example fone number
Esteban

estebanis - 4-23-2012 at 02:36 PM

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Originally posted by gallesram
My friends in Acapulco (they have a telcel phone) send me texts (to my US phone) all the time. They hold down the "0" key and the "+" sign pops up; then she presses 1 plus my area code & phone number. Some phones already have the "+" sign on a key, in which case you could do it that way too.

I read this after I posted. This is how I do it...
Esteban