On Fri, 06 Apr 2007 20:58:59 -0600, Todd Allcock
<elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote in <ev78l5$998$2@aioe.org>:

>At 06 Apr 2007 15:30:40 -0500 Dennis Ferguson wrote:
>
>> I have a negative opinion about local SIMs in Mexico. Last I checked,
>> Telcel was charging about 3 pesos/minute for domestic calls, and
>> 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.
>
>Agreed. However, to call back to the states, Movistar has a special
>prepaid plan that allows calls up to 30 minutes to the US for 11 pesos
>(about a $1.) You have to ask for that plan (called "por llamada") when
>you activate else you pay the regular per minute rate for calls to the US
>(9 pesos/min, IIRC.) ...

Good info! However, I've heard that TelCel service is much better than
Movistar service in Cancun (where the OP is going) -- no?

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