TLBaja79
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Loreto - Does Verizon Work?
Hello, I think I ask this about every time I got to Loreto.
Do Verizon phones work in Loreto?
What is your experience, do you have to sign up for a Mexico plan before? Data?
Any information will be great.
In the past we have purchased a 'GoPhone' from AT&T and it works great but I'd rather use my own cell phone if it works.
Thx
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Santiago
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Yes, got signals in June.
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Udo
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There have been numerous reports that Verizon has the worst roaming here in Baja.
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wiltonh
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A far better approach than using Verizon is to get your phone unlocked before you leave the states and then purchase a SIM from Telcel. Here is a
link that discusses that:
http://windsurf.mediaforte.com/Baja/Telcel_Info.html
Here is some updated information from 2016.
http://windsurf.mediaforte.com/Baja/Telcel_2016.html
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Quote: Originally posted by TLBaja79  | Hello, I think I ask this about every time I got to Loreto.
Do Verizon phones work in Loreto?
What is your experience, do you have to sign up for a Mexico plan before? Data?
Any information will be great.
In the past we have purchased a 'GoPhone' from AT&T and it works great but I'd rather use my own cell phone if it works.
Thx |
Mine works fine anywhere there is a signal. Even able to stream Pandora.
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BajaBill74
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Check your settings. Do you have roaming turned off? My USA Verizon even works in little ol' Mulege. As I recall it costs about a dollar a minute.
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baja Steve
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Mine worked great last fall and winter anyplace my mex cell worked
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joel
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I have free Mexico roaming for voice and DATA on Verizon. It's been great for me in Loreto.
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BooJumMan
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The new Verizon plans (as of a few months ago) come with free Mexico roaming. The plans essentially bills you the same way as if you were in the
states. So unlimited talk and text, and however data you've purchased. I haven't tested it further than Ensenada since I've switched, so I don't know
about Loreto.
You need to have a global phone, and make sure the settings are correct while in MX.
In that pre-Google Earth and social media epoch, The Code was adhered to. It was based on a simple verity: if a locale had been transformational for
you, and you had put the hard yards in to get there and to learn it, to know it, why in god�s name would you broadcast the news, thus ruining the
future experience not only for yourself, but for future adventurers?
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joel
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I'm on a monthly plan, and it requires one of their larger packages. If you share your plan among multiple users it's relatively easy to justify the
larger plan. The free roaming in Mexico, using your U.S. allowance, is an excellent deal for regular visitors to Mexico.
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BooJumMan
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Yep, sorry, Joel is correct, you need one of the larger packages for it to be full on "included". However they have made it easier to setup smaller
packages while visiting through the website.
In that pre-Google Earth and social media epoch, The Code was adhered to. It was based on a simple verity: if a locale had been transformational for
you, and you had put the hard yards in to get there and to learn it, to know it, why in god�s name would you broadcast the news, thus ruining the
future experience not only for yourself, but for future adventurers?
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