Mexico and cell phones

Conch Republican · 01-07-2014, 07:29 PM

Caveat emptor...it is a work phone, so I don't give a ****...

That said, yup, AT&T is the service for me. I have used it LITERALLY all over the globe, and it works great. If the need is to talk to family, etc...use Skype or google hangouts. Free where you can get wifi. Be prepared for a large cost increase... One of my trips to Canada, still cost me 4k per month (3 months in a row), and the finance people had a few questions about it...but oh well. You could always pick up a burn phone or 2 and forward all calls to that local number...

Good luck!

jledou · 01-08-2014, 04:54 AM

Use Skype over wifi to call an outside number (landline or cell) because you can't beat the prices ($0.02/min) I will put $10 credit on at a time go through several trips without using it all.

You can also look into free VoiP apps on your phone such as magic jack and those are also free to call back to the US over wifi.

Just be aware of any data usage from phones and/or ipads unless you also setup international data on them before you go.

01-07-2014, 07:29 PM	#1
Conch Republican 10-78 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Margaritaville Posts: 2,879 Trading: (60)	Re: Mexico and cell phones Caveat emptor...it is a work phone, so I don't give a **... That said, yup, AT&T is the service for me. I have used it LITERALLY all over the globe, and it works great. If the need is to talk to family, etc...use Skype or google hangouts. Free where you can get wifi. Be prepared for a large cost increase... One of my trips to Canada, still cost me 4k per month (3 months in a row), and the finance people had a few questions about it...but oh well. You could always pick up a burn phone or 2 and forward all calls to that local number... Good luck! __________________ "Ceiling fan stirs the air, the cigar smoke does swirl" --Jimmy Buffett You can help out and win some cool stuff in the 2016 Troop Support supplies contest!**

01-08-2014, 04:54 AM	#2
jledou Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jay Location: Kansas Posts: 2,246 Trading: (27)	Re: Mexico and cell phones Use Skype over wifi to call an outside number (landline or cell) because you can't beat the prices ($0.02/min) I will put $10 credit on at a time go through several trips without using it all. You can also look into free VoiP apps on your phone such as magic jack and those are also free to call back to the US over wifi. Just be aware of any data usage from phones and/or ipads unless you also setup international data on them before you go.