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Janzie
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Telcel
Is there a TelCel plan that includes North America long distance? (USA and Canada)
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LarryK
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If you have AT&T international on your phone, add Mexico to that. All calls are free in Mexico and to the states and from the ststes
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imlost
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The same applies to T-mobile. All calls to/from Mexico are free, without having to sign up for anything special. I just dumped my long time
relationship with Verizon, and it's working great for me.
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PaulW
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Telcel is good for roaming in the states with no special plan Works fine in both countries. Never tried it for Canada.
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imlost
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It looks like the days of big charges for international roaming are just about over. It's just getting better and better.
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Fernweh
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I have a Telcel plan, approx. $199 pesos per month, unlimited call to the US and Canada, unlimited text, and unlimited call to Mexico when in the US
(not sure about Canada)
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mojo_norte
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Quote: Originally posted by Fernweh  | | I have a Telcel plan, approx. $199 pesos per month, unlimited call to the US and Canada, unlimited text, and unlimited call to Mexico when in the US
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Any data (internet) with this plan ?
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bajalinda
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Telcel has a plan called Sin Limites. It gives you unlimited calls in Mexico, the US, and Canada. The plan I'm on is 100 pesos for 23 days. It has
worked well for me - I make calls to US numbers while in Mexico and I made calls to US numbers when I was in the States with no problem.
A bit of background - this plan started out as 100 pesos for 30 days, then it went to 100 pesos for 25 days, and now it's 100 pesos for 23 days. I
believe the 25-day and the 30-day plans are now at 200 pesos and 200+ pesos - someone else posted about this a while ago (you could do a search for
that info). If you can live with the possibility of Telcel changing your plan at the drop of a hat, it's an OK plan. The one hassle is that you have
to remember to add money to your account every period (although Telcel will text you with a reminder) - you can't deposit for, say, 2 or 3 months at
one time.
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meme
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Telcel
The Telcel plan for 50 days is 500 pesos. Its a little more pesos than 25 day plan but you do not need to go there so often.It is my understanding you
cannot get this on first sign up but after that it is available to you every 50 days.
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Janzie
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Thanks for all the info. One more question. We'll be in Baja for about 5 months. Will we be able to hibernate the phone for 6 - 7 months, then come
back and re-activate with the same number?
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PaulW
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Just added more pesos for my Telcel phone. 100 pesos gives me 60 days of service. With the good exchange that is pretty low cost for phone service.
And yes it works roaming in the states.
Last time I checked
Phone service is stopped after 6 months. Buy more service before the 6 month deadline and all your existing credits are restored.
After 10 months of non use you loose your number and have to start over with no credits.
Be aware you can add pesos to your phone on teh web so there is no reason to run out of service or loose your number.
[Edited on 10-19-2016 by PaulW]
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wiltonh
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The government stepped in and made Telcel hold your number for one year. After that you will loose it.
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Books could be written. Dealing with Telcel is not for the faint of heart. The first thing you should know is that the employees are hired for their
looks, not their brains. They most certainly will not recommend the lowest cost service. Here are some interesting details. Firstly, if you pay 100
pesos you will get a plan, good for 23 days, that affords you unlimited calling to and from or within Mexico, the US and Canada. If you pay 150 pesos
it is good for 30 days. 300 pesos = 40 days and 500 pesos = 50 days. All plans include unlimited phone and text. There is a small amount of data
associated with each plan. All plans also allow 1000mb of WhatsApp, facebook and twitter. There are also cheaper plans, I think. Now it gets
interesting. If you pay before the 23rd, 30th etc. day the $ goes into your account - it may or may not get applied to your next period. In our case
it did not. Now when you pay you then have to either tell the clerk to advise the computer that you have paid for a new "up" for your plan or you
have to text Telcel and advise them that you have indeed paid for your next 23, 30 etc. days. There is a caveat here, you can ask them to set up your
account so that when you pay the plan will be automatically reactivated. If you do this be aware that the computer will take the highest amount of $
associated with this type of plan. In other words, the 150 and 200 peso plans are identical but the computer will take 200 pesos because it can.
Bear in mind that you need to find a Telcel main office not a sales office. Forget trying to straighten out your phone at a satellite Telcel sales
office. Pretty much none of this stuff will be told to you and you. Should you fail to pay on the exact day due, and you have a balance in your
account you will fall back on the "pay as you go" plan which will drain your account in a few short calls. I am sure we have burned through literally
thousands of pesos learning this system. Oh, it also changes from time to time. Lastly, because my brain hurts, you must go to the Telcel centro de
servicio and tell them to activate your roaming if you plan a trip north of the border. If you have a roaming problem up north (you will) you have to
call either *500 or 01.800.02626 Don't take anything here as gospel, some of it tho, is probably correct.
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I looked the numbers up on Telcel website.
23 days cost 4 MXN per day, 50 days cost 10 MXN per day, both plans are unlimited, - wouldn't make sense paying for more than 23, right?
What I found is - there are limits to data and SMS, lower in 23 plan, higher in 50 plan.
Voice calls appear to be unlimited, though it says "free incoming calls" and nothing about outgoing.
And then there is MXN 0.85 por minuto when "las tarifas bajo demanda" kicks in. They say, this could happen when you reload amount from $10 and then
let expire your benefits included in reload from MXN 20. A bit cryptic - or I didn't quite decipher Espanol. See the line below the blue table: http://www.telcel.com/personas/telefonia/amigo/tarifas-y-opc...
[Edited on 10-21-2016 by Alm]
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surabi
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You guys are making it WAY more complex than it is.
Sin Limites: no need to go to a Telcel office, no need for plans.
Go to OXO or anywhere they take Telcel payments.
Put 100 pesos on your phone number for 23 days unlimited calling, Mex, US and Canada. You donīt tell them anything, just put the 100 pesos on your
number.
BEFORE you make any calls or texts, send a text message which says "SL100". Send this text to 5050.
Youīll get a message back saying your Sin Limites is activated. Ignore all the other messages they will send you.
When it runs out, go put another 100 on it for another 23 days and send the same text message to 5050.
I advise saving the text they sent saying it was activated, because they have a nasty trick of sending you a message a week before your time runs out
saying that it is about to or has expired. If your 23 days isnīt up, ignore it. You will still be able to call until the 23 days expires.
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surabi
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And I used this when was in Canada to call Canadian numbers. Unlimited. No need to go to a Telcel office to activate roaming.
However, when you are in Canada or States, if someone from there calls you, they will be charged as if they are phoning you long distance to Mexico.
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I have a SINLIMITE plan on my TelCel which I use at our vacation home in San Jose del Cabo, but when I put land in Vancouver, it always says I'm
Roaming and I get the text message telling me it's .85/Mb etc.
I thought I was good for calls in AND out while in mexico, USA or Canada. I'm confused. Why is it telling me I'm roaming when I have the SINLIMITE
plan?
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weebray
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| Quote: Originally posted by ychurly | I have a SINLIMITE plan on my TelCel which I use at our vacation home in San Jose del Cabo, but when I put land in Vancouver, it always says I'm
Roaming and I get the text message telling me it's .85/Mb etc.
I thought I was good for calls in AND out while in mexico, USA or Canada. I'm confused. Why is it telling me I'm roaming when I have the SINLIMITE
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Confused??? With Telcel?? Impossible. Let's just say their system is "fluid". Your results may vary.
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surabi
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ychurly, my Telcel phone on Sin Limites worked fine when I was in Canada and never got a message saying my calls were 85 centavos/min. I didnīt use it
much, cause I wasnīt actually sure if Iīd get the Sin Limites rate. I just have an old school cheapo Nokia- not a smart phone, so wasnīt being used
for internet, etc., just calls and messaging.
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Janzie
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So, we have a new to us phone. Unlocked. In Canada. Do we have to go to Ensenada or LaPaz to get a sim card from TelCel before we use one of the
plans mentioned above?
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