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Android phones might want you to be in mexico to download mexico apps. It depends. I find it strange because people do roam in the US on telcel and
need to review their account via the telcel app. Maybe just a bug/oversight on google plays part.
Now, not to bog you down in geek details but if you are so inclined you could turn on your VPN and set it for Mexico so it looks like you are in
Mexico so you can download the telcel app.
If you have no idea what I'm talking about, don't worry and have fun todos santos. It will work out 
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pauldavidmena
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mrfatboy
Now, not to bog you down in geek details but if you are so inclined you could turn on your VPN and set it for Mexico so it looks like you are in
Mexico so you can download the telcel app.
If you have no idea what I'm talking about, don't worry and have fun todos santos. It will work out |
I'm a bit of a geek myself, and besides, I don't like being befuddled by a technical pothole. Do you mean to set up the VPN on my phone to point to a
Mexican proxy server? I've never done it myself, but I'm familiar with doing this in the browser.
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Correct. If Google Play is blocking you from downloading mitelcel because you are in the states (which I find a little strange) I would try to use a
VPN to make it look like you are in Mexico. Usually it's the other way around. You have to use VPN to get into the states 
I'm sure there are many VPN services for android. I just not familiar with any.
Having the VPN is a good thing anyway to look like you are in the states for some apps. Pandora and facebook are some examples. While in Cancun last
month my brother in law's Time Warner email was blocked but my using my VPN got him connected.
BTW, Telcel let's you tether for your phone (make your phone a wifi hotspot) for free. Comes in handy if friends or even yourself have a laptop, etc
and need a connection.
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The plot thickens. I just subscribed to Overplay, which provides VPN access to 60 different countries - including Mexico. I was able to make a
connection to that VPN from my phone, but still couldn't install the MiTelcel app. I continue to get the error "This item cannot be installed in your
device's country". I wonder if Google Play is using my current location regardless of the fact that I'm tunneled into a Mexican VPN. 
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It occurred to me that I can shut off the location service on my phone, so I did that, but still receive an error - a different one. This one is
"this application is incompatible with all of your devices". That sounds very odd to me.
On the plus side, I know that I can just go to the MiTelcel website from my laptop - which I plan to bring with me.
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Android is a little foreign to me. My buddy can add apps via his browser (google play) and they sync to his android phone. Does that trick it or do
you still get the error?
What if you insert the telcel him, turn off 3g/lte data (go into airplane mode) and the turn on wifi. Maybe use the vpn also. Does that work?
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I guess you can try downloading the app from a different store. Be careful tho.
https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+download+mitelcel+and...
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mrfatboy
Android is a little foreign to me. My buddy can add apps via his browser (google play) and they sync to his android phone. Does that trick it or do
you still get the error? |
When I do this from the browser it magically knows the make and model of my cell phones and does the same thing.
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What if you insert the telcel him, turn off 3g/lte data (go into airplane mode) and the turn on wifi. Maybe use the vpn also. Does that work?
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I thought this was a great idea. Sadly, I got the same error as above, as well as the error below if I decided to click "Install" anyway.
I *hate* to concede defeat, but I'm starting to become convinced - with the Telcel SIM in, Airplane mode on and tunneled into a Mexican VPN - that it
might be that the HTC One is incompatible with the app. I'll try to see if I can corroborate this from an online forum. In any case, I truly
appreciate your efforts to troubleshoot.
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I had my friend try with an old HTC Droid Incredible 2. He is getting the same error. Did you try downloading the app from a non Google Play store?
I'm out of answers now but I will never admit defeat! LOL
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Quite the Tecno- tele Baja discussion?! PD, you said you did fine w/o a cell phone on your last Baja visit, verdad? For most of us here it's best
left to minimal usuage. Myself, I remember before telcel-Moviestar cell towers. Fax was new? We all met at The Message Center!? They zap us here
like they do in the north. $$ disappears quickly so it is best to just forget about it! My family just has to snail mail me. Eliminates alot of BS,
in my opinion! Anybody else remember those "Old Days"? It seems like yesterday to me. Tio
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tiotomasbcs
Quite the Tecno- tele Baja discussion?! PD, you said you did fine w/o a cell phone on your last Baja visit, verdad? For most of us here it's best
left to minimal usuage. Myself, I remember before telcel-Moviestar cell towers. Fax was new? We all met at The Message Center!? They zap us here
like they do in the north. $$ disappears quickly so it is best to just forget about it! My family just has to snail mail me. Eliminates alot of BS,
in my opinion! Anybody else remember those "Old Days"? It seems like yesterday to me. Tio |
I remember
going to the caseta in Los Barriles where we had to fill out a slip with the name and # of the party we were calling, then the lady would hand crank
the phone to get your party on the line.
"The future ain't what it used to be"
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pauldavidmena
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tiotomasbcs
Quite the Tecno- tele Baja discussion?! PD, you said you did fine w/o a cell phone on your last Baja visit, verdad? Tio |
@Tio - Usted tiene razón! When I visited in January, I found myself without cell phone access for a week. Given my high tech job, living off the
grid unexpectedly was strangely liberating.
On the other hand, the purpose of this trip is to find out whether or not we can live in Todos Santos when I finally retire a few years from now.
Chances are that my wife will continue to work, meaning that connectivity to the outside world - and specifically the US - will be vital to her
business. While this will definitely be a vacation, it's also a "test drive" of sorts, hence my geeky experimentation.
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I like a challenge. I don't always use the tech when I'm down there but I sure like to know how to use when I need it.  Sort of a techy MacGyver sort of thing.
5 years ago I got a kick out of calling my college buddy from the Miramar Bar in San Felipe from my ipod touch (just because I could) He was in
Japan. I was sipping on a cold one and ask if he was wearing any "ribbons of shame". Of course, pictures were sent also. LOL
Point Mrfatboy. LOL
@paul
I like geeky experimentation also. I look forward to hear how it works out for you. Someday, I to, look forward to retiring to mexico. I especially
want to hear if that mitelcel app gets download in Mexico. 
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I did a little bit of Googling this afternoon, and found a number of articles about MiTelcel support on the HTC One and other cell phones running
Android 4.1.2 ("Jelly Bean"). My Spanish is fairly primitive, but I know what "basura" means. See http://www.badappreviews.com/apps/113599/mi-telcel
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Dare I say.....iphone!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mrfatboy
Dare I say.....iphone! |
I work at an Apple shop, but I'm strictly a DIY Linux guy. And since Apple's support of Linux is virtually non-existent - despite OSX being based on
BSD - I'll live with the bumps and tweaks of Android.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by pauldavidmena
I did a little bit of Googling this afternoon, and found a number of articles about MiTelcel support on the HTC One and other cell phones running
Android 4.1.2 ("Jelly Bean"). My Spanish is fairly primitive, but I know what "basura" means. See http://www.badappreviews.com/apps/113599/mi-telcel |
From the link:
La calificación debería ser Cero- no sirve de nada, para que quieres ver el monto de la factura si esa te llega al mil, mam.adas de telcel como
siempre...
"The future ain't what it used to be"
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A funny thing happened when we got to Todos Santos and I tried to install the MiTelcel app on my phone (with the Telcel SIM inserted). It worked
immediately.  What didn't work - and what still doesn't work - is my data
connection. It's not the SIM card, as MiTecel correctly tells me that I've used 0 bytes of my allotted 1.5GB. Not a big deal when I have access to
WiFi, but annoying when that's not the case. I've emailed the provider of the card, but so far have not heard back.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by pauldavidmena
A funny thing happened when we got to Todos Santos and I tried to install the MiTelcel app on my phone (with the Telcel SIM inserted). It worked
immediately. What didn't work - and what still doesn't work - is my data
connection. It's not the SIM card, as MiTecel correctly tells me that I've used 0 bytes of my allotted 1.5GB. Not a big deal when I have access to
WiFi, but annoying when that's not the case. I've emailed the provider of the card, but so far have not heard back. |
I'm in San Felipe now. Just back from Gonzaga. I think you might want to try the apn settings now. Use the link I gave you above. Also make sure you
have your data on.
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Good news: I had already changed the APN settings without success, but it was more a function of the signal strength in Las Tunas, Todos Santos than
anything else. I wandered around our casita and noticed the comforting "4G" icon in certain parts of the house. Closer to downtown Todos Santos, my
data connection was nice and strong.
Thanks so much for your persistent help! Next time, I think I'll wait until I'm in Todos Santos before purchasing a SIM card, as my only option with
Telcel via mexicosimcard.com was the Mexico City area code (55). Still, I'm happy to be connected, and I might need it if Erick strands us. 
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