unbob - 10-16-2013 at 09:18 PM
Just wondering what the current cheapest calling plan for Telcel is called - both for calling local Baja numbers and USA landline or cell phones.
AFAIK, I'm still on the 'Amigo Combinado 20' plan which may no longer be offered to new customers - please correct me if I'm wrong.
Like everyone, I'd like to be assured I'm calling for lowest possible cost when using my Telcel phone.
TIA amigos
dasubergeek - 10-18-2013 at 01:47 PM
Depending how much you use your Telcel, Amigo Óptimo or Amigo Plus are your best bet. If you're on a monthly plan, you get better rates in the border
cities (by about 5%) than further south.
johnalex - 11-7-2013 at 12:53 PM
I have a TelCel prepay plan.
How long do the minutes last before expiring?
We rented our house out so will not be down much this year.
MitchMan - 11-7-2013 at 05:30 PM
I've got a pre pay plan. Don't know if it is the best, but it works for me. Calls from my La Paz Mexican Telcel cell phone to the USA is $11.43
pesos for a block of 10 minutes. *333 calls to get update on prepaid pesos balance is $1.14 pesos per minute. Don't remember what the cost for local
(within La Paz) cell to cell phone calls are in La Paz, I think about $3.00 pesos per minute.
Any time I call while not in La Paz, all the rates are significantly higher than calling while within La Paz.
Using a combination of Skype and calls on my Telcel phone, I manage to keep my communication costs under control.
Udo - 11-7-2013 at 06:38 PM
Useful information Mitch!
dasubergeek - 11-8-2013 at 11:12 AM
The minutes last 2 months before expiring. You can keep them 'alive' by adding any amount, which you can do online or at any number of Latino-owned
cell phone stores in the U.S.
With Amigo Óptimo, calls to any number in Mexico, the U.S. or Canada (except Hawaii, Alaska and the Caribbean) cost $3.98 per minute. If you recharge
$50 or more in a month, those calls are $2.98 per minute; if you recharge $150 or more, those calls are $1.98; if you recharge $200 or more, those
calls are $0.98 per minute. You also get 3 (Mexican landline or Telcel) numbers that get the first five minutes free and 9 (Mexican landline or
Telcel) numbers that get $0.98 per minute fees regardless of your recharge amount.
SMS to the U.S. are $1.79 to send, free to receive; SMS to Mexico are $0.88 to send, free to receive, except your 3 "free" numbers get unlimited free
texts.
CortezBlue - 11-8-2013 at 12:40 PM
AT&T Viva Mexico Plan
johnalex - 11-8-2013 at 12:55 PM
Good info Das.
Also, calls within your carrier, TelCel to TelCel or MoviStar to MoviStar are free.
ccorbridge - 11-8-2013 at 06:36 PM
great info! thanks
pauldavidmena - 11-9-2013 at 03:33 PM
Before I visited Mexico in July, I purchased a pre-paid Telcel SIM card from MexicanSIMCard.com. I decided on 50 minutes of voice and 1.5 GB of data
and paid somewhere between $50 and $60. In the space of a week, I used about half of the data allotment (mostly to get on the internet when wireless
wasn't available) but only a minute or two of the voice. I'm thinking I could do better price-wise, but given the quality of service (4G data not only
in Todos Santos but also in the sticks of Las Tunas and San Pedrito) I was very sastisfied.
dasubergeek - 11-10-2013 at 07:10 AM
On the usual Amigo plans, you just send a text to 5050 when you want Internet. Here's the list of codes; I usually use bajo7 for $59 which gets me 200
MB valid for 7 days. It just deducts from your balance.
http://www.telcel.com/portal/personas/amigo/detalles/paquete...