On Fri, 06 Apr 2007 17:15:13 -0500, Dennis Ferguson
<dcferguson@pacbell.net> wrote in
<slrnf1dhjh.80.dcferguson@akit-ferguson.com>:

>On 2007-04-06, John Navas <spamfilter0@navasgroup.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, 06 Apr 2007 15:30:40 -0500, Dennis Ferguson
>><dcferguson@pacbell.net> wrote in
>><slrnf1dbff.82.dcferguson@akit-ferguson.com>:

>>>10 pesos/minute for calls to the US. Also, while incoming calls are free
>>>on Mexican cell phones now, they usually cost a US caller 25 or
>>>30 cents/minute. At these prices, if most of your calls are to or from
>>>the US, if you can get the 59 cent/minute roaming rate from Cingular you
>>>may end up better off overall just using the Cingular phone and saving the
>>>cost and hassle of getting the local SIM.
>>>
>>>Of course, to pay 59 cents/minute, you need Cingular World Traveler
>>>or Cingular Mexico added to your account, at $6 and $5 monthly,
>>>respectively. If you can just add one of these plans for the
>>>month and then cancel it, the price will be paid for with less
>>>than 15 minutes of use.
>>
>> TelCel calls within Mexico are much cheaper than AT&T/Cingular roaming,
>> about 32 cents/minute, and it's sometimes possible to find discounted
>> SIMs that reduce the cost even more.
>
>I think you are just repeating what I said above. If you want to phone
>Mexicans, or have them phone you, the local SIM is fine, but most people
>who spend a week away are generally more interested in phoning home.

The big advantage of a local prepaid SIM for phoning home is free
incoming calls when used with an international callback service.

>I've
>not heard of a discounted SIM that charges less than that per minute
>price, or I'd buy one. I bought the same service that most of the Mexicans
>I know use, so if there is something cheaper it isn't widely known.

I've bought partially used SIMs at large discounts from returning
tourists.

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John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>