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9 years ago

CELL PHONES: Mexican Sim Card and Number (IN ADVANCE OF OUR MOVE)

9 years ago
After many months of research, others may as well benefit from the torture I endured (smile):

http://www.mexicosimcard.com/products/telcel-sim

It's an easy way to get a Telcel PrePaid Sim Card and phone number
PRIOR TO ARRIVING IN MEXICO. This way you will have that info in advance to do with as you please. Example: We wanted to be able to order engraved plates for our dog collars, with our new information, in advance of our move.

You may use your existing iphone. Each type of iphone has its own size sim card. For the iphone 4, the size is the micro. You must unlock your phone. If you are not under contract with your phone provider, you can request an unlock. If you are under contract, you can pay the early termination fee and then you will be able to unlock your phone. With our situation, we can simply pay that fee and stay as a ATT customer, until we leave for mexico, and in the meantime get our new Mexican sim card and number, while still in the states! That way when we cross the border, we will be able to just slip the sim card in and be good to go, no visit to Telcel/no standing in line!

Incoming calls are free.

There is another option as well: We can pay an extra 9.95 a month and that will make inbound calls from US no charge to those who call us (kids, family, friends). In addition to that there is no charge to us for inbound calls. So if they initiate the call, its free for us too!

We only use our minutes for calls we make, and those calls can be made to US/Canada/Mexico for the same low cost.

We must refresh our phone before each 60 day period or we will lose our remaining minutes. Those minutes will expire if we do not refill that account.

There is a one minute of airtime charge to retrieve messages.

As follows are the refill options.

Refills
• 200 Minutes to Mexico/US/Can - $22.95 0.11 per min
• 500 Minutes to Mexico/US/Can - $54.95 0.10 per min
• 1000 Minutes to Mexico/US/Can - $99.95 0.09 per min
• 20 Pesos Refill to keep SIM alive for 4 months - $2.00

If you do not do a minimum of the 20 Peso Refill, your phone number could be lost and service shut off in 2-4 months.

The initial amount is $19.95 (sim card cost) & your choice of one of the following plans:

250 mins 22.95 0.0918 per min
500 mins 54.95 0.1099 per min
1000 mins 99.95 0.09995 per min

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