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MexicoGringoGuy
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I can only add in BAM which is the little usb card for IusaCell..
off subject.. BUT I found out somethihng interesting about getting free data on a smart phone! Do a google on Boostberry. It's using a boost mobile
chip in a Blackberry for nextel. Apparently oif you add a 3rd party browser, you can surf the web free and unlimited... something about the type of
connection bost gives all thier customers tcp/ip or something... BUY anyway, I have bought 3 Blackberry's off enay and they are on thier way.. One i
WILL turn into a Boostberry (boost) and the other I will put on Telcel... (I know , went overboard) But I got good deals, and this data stuff sounds
great.. and I have read alot about it!
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Riom
| Quote: | Originally posted by jdtrotter
The At&T plan for Canada, US, and Mexico is called The International Plan and it needs to be activated at Best Buy for the free device. It costs
$119.00 a month and you need to sign up for 2 years.
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Maybe it's the "DataConnect North America $109.99 per month." at
http://www.wireless.att.com/learn/international/roaming/affo...
This is NOT unlimited outside the US - gives you just 100MB of data for that $100+, then charges overages at $5/MB (more than Telcel or Movistar!).
So a couple of hundred MB/day (not hard with video) could run up thousands of dollars in a week...
I've been looking into ways to get unlimited (or cheap per MB) data in Mexico and there isn't really anything very practical, especially for part-time
use. But roaming with a foreign carrier like AT&T is almost always going to end up the most expensive.
Both Telcel and Movistar have "unlimited" data plans with their voice plans for about $65-90/month. Telcel have "Banda Acha Telcel" in 3G areas that
doesn't seem to need a contract for $65/month (but high equipment costs). By unlimited they mean 3GB/mo then they drop your speed down.
For the odd bit of email use, Movistar costs can be got down to $1/MB (their pay-per day deal) , and Telcel works out at $2.22/MB if you use the
largest recharge card with bonuses. Way too pricey for web browsing.
If an AT&T "International Plan" with unlimited data in Mexico really exists I'd love to see details, but it seems unlikely.
(Hopefully I'll get the Telnor fixed wireless installed and working soon (San Felipe) so I don't need to look at these alternatives , but that might
take a few months longer given the total lack of progress after I ordered it a month ago - I've been chasing it weekly but it appears to be
unavailable to new customers at present).
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Thanks----believe me, this is why I would not allow my arm to be twisted into signing a two year contract---have learned a lot here and will continue
to check it out.
When we were at Best Buy, it sounded a little too much like the old saying, If it sounds too good to be true----well, you know the rest. 
Diane
[Edited on 7-31-2008 by jdtrotter]
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Bajajorge
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I have Hughesnet in my US home. Do a couple of mega downloads and they cut my power for 24 hours. Hughsnet also does not support Skype. Don't know
about the ATT gadget you're talking about, but heard some turista with some kind of ATT device sent some pictures on the ATT hookup from Mexico and
got home to find a $400 bill from ATT.
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bajamigo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajalou
In san Felipe we have Telnor, a subsidiary of TelMex. I have their fixed wireless telephone and DSL internet (128K service) for 310 pesos a month. -
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That seems odd. We have Telnor (DSL) in the Ensenada area. It's 1 meg service, and the cost is 260 pesos/month. Wonder why there's such a marked
difference.
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MexicoGringoGuy
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Here is the link for BAM...
http://www.iusacell.com.mx/BAM/
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Riom
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajamigo
That seems odd. We have Telnor (DSL) in the Ensenada area. It's 1 meg service, and the cost is 260 pesos/month. Wonder why there's such a marked
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That's a wired service - the '"fixed wireless" phones on the north side of San Felipe (El Dorado) use an antenna mounted on the house connected by
radio back to a tower - which is why capacity/speed is limited. The price does include the phone rental as well.
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Riom
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Looks like another possibility for those in their coverage areas ($65/month on plans, not clear how prepaid is charged - $50 for 15 days?). But
compared to the other companies Iusacell has much less coverage. (at least, it doesn't cover where I live!).
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I was told at an AT&T store that if I used the device in Baja that I would have to pay roaming charges on top of fees.
Iflyfish
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Iflyfish
I was told at an AT&T store that if I used the device in Baja that I would have to pay roaming charges on top of fees.
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I suspected that and was headed to the AT&T store tomorrow.
Dang, looked too good.
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Diane
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Diane - 'it IS too good to be true' !!!! there would be huge roaming fees. We have ATT wifi cards $59 per month/card unlimited USA only - ATT
currently only offers in the USA. After a trip to SDiego last year, we got a $1200 bill .. of course we worked with AT&T on this but from what I
could understand our signal got to a tower SOB and someone got to jump on. I dont have an alternative to offer sorry, but I hope this helps some.
Lori
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by CaboMagic
Diane - 'it IS too good to be true' !!!! there would be huge roaming fees. We have ATT wifi cards $59 per month/card unlimited USA only - ATT
currently only offers in the USA. After a trip to SDiego last year, we got a $1200 bill .. of course we worked with AT&T on this but from what I
could understand our signal got to a tower SOB and someone got to jump on. I dont have an alternative to offer sorry, but I hope this helps some.
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Since our other home is close to the border in Imperial Beach, that could be a real problem!
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Diane
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wornout
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Riom
| Quote: | Originally posted by bajamigo
That seems odd. We have Telnor (DSL) in the Ensenada area. It's 1 meg service, and the cost is 260 pesos/month. Wonder why there's such a marked
difference. |
That's a wired service - the '"fixed wireless" phones on the north side of San Felipe (El Dorado) use an antenna mounted on the house connected by
radio back to a tower - which is why capacity/speed is limited. The price does include the phone rental as well. |
And the phone is mandatory because that is the only way they have to bill you. It is not great service but for being on a solar system in the desert,
it works just fine. The internet part is about $13 a month and the phone is around $15 and of course there are taxes added to that.
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Keri
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wornout, can you get that service in San Quintin?
Sounds like something I might be interested in, Please tell me more about it,k
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wornout
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Keri
Sounds like something I might be interested in, Please tell me more about it,k |
Probably not. Ours is a Telnor system. We had to put up money to have the tower installed and all the equipment that goes along with it. Then they
refunded the money once it was built and said they would pay for it with fees for long distance calls. It has been in a couple of years.
I am sure there are enough cell towers and wired service available that would not make this cost effective. El Dorado Ranch is a big development and
there aren't any phone lines strung, so this was a no brainer.
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CaboRon
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Iflyfish
I was told at an AT&T store that if I used the device in Baja that I would have to pay roaming charges on top of fees.
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You have got to take care of Slim and his family ....
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