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Telcel Amigo (prepaid) 3G tariff
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Default data rateEdit
$1.48 USD / MB. See link for more information in spanish, and you'll find some details in english here.
Data feature packsEdit
Pre-paid or pay-as-you-go data is bought through SMS. To buy any pack, sned an SMS to the number 5050 and input the SMS code in the body of the message.
E.g. Recipient: 5050 Message: bajo30 (30 days worth of low tier internet)
You will receive a confirmation message in Spanish after sending the message.
| Valid for | MB/GB | Price (w/ V.A.T.) * | SMS code |
1 hour | 10 MB | ¢37 USD | bajo1h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | 30 MB | $1.38 USD | bajo1 | ||||
| 2 days | 50 MB | $2.83 USD | bajo2 | ||||
| 7 days | 200 MB | $4.29 USD |
bajo7 | ||||
| 15 days | 600 MB | $14.47 USD | bajo15 | ||||
| 30 days | 1 GB | $21.74 USD | bajo30 |
| Valid for: | MB/GB | Price (w/ V.A.T.) * | SMS code | 1 hour | 30 MB | ¢65 USD | medio1h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | 50 MB | $2.10 USD | medio1 | ||||
| 2 days | 100 MB | $4.29 USD | medio2 | ||||
| 7 days | 400 MB | $7.2 USD | medio7 | ||||
| 15 days | 1 GB | $16.65 USD | medio15 | ||||
| 30 days | 2 GB | $29.01 USD | medio30 |
| Valid for: | MB/GB | Price (w/ V.A.T.) * | SMS code | 1 hour | 100 MB | ¢87 USD | alto1h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | 150 MB | $3.56 USD | alto1 | ||||
| 2 days | 200 MB | $5.74 USD | alto2 | ||||
| 7 days | 1 GB | $14.47 USD | alto7 | ||||
| 15 days | 1.5 GB | $21.74 USD | alto15 | ||||
| 30 days | 3 GB | $36.29 USD | alto30 |
- price calculated to a 13.75 MXP to 1 USD ratio based on currency from Google on May 9th 2012
See link for more information.
AvailabilityEdit
SIM cards are called (chips) and can be bought from local Telcel dealers you'll find almost everywhere in the country.
SIM sizesEdit
Mini-SIMs exist. Micro SIM are mostly available as well. Most dealers will just cut an ordinary mini-SIM to micro-SIM size in case micro-SIMs are not available.
TetheringEdit
Available on all carriers without incurring on extra charges.
Iusacell (prepaid) 3G tariff Source Edit
Iusacell and Unefon have hybrid networks (CDMA/GSM).
Data feature packsEdit
Pre-paid or pay-as-you-go data is bought through official dealers: List of official dealers
| Valid for: | MB/GB | Price* | 1 day | 150 MB | $3.63 USD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 days | 500 MB | $7.27 USD | |||
| 7 days | 1 GB | $14.54 USD | |||
| 15 days | 1.5 GB | $21.81 USD | |||
| 30 days | 3 GB | $36.36 USD |
| Valid for: | Price (month) | Price (total) | 6 months | $29.09 USD | $174.54 USD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months | $24.45 USD | $305.45 USD |
| Valid for: | Price (month) | Price (total) | 6 months | $43.63 USD | $261.81 USD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months | $36.36 USD | $436.36 USD |
Movistar (prepaid) 3G tariff SourceEdit
Movistar can be bought in any Movistar dealer in Mexico, with most airports having one. I bought mine in the centro comercial in Juarez. The pre-paid SIM card costs $200 MXN or about $14.54 USD and comes with $50 MXN worth of credit.
Data feature packsEdit
They have a one hour plan (¢65 USD, 40 MB), one day plan ($1.38 USD, 100 MB), one week plan ($7.2 USD, 400 MB) and a one month plan ($14.47 USD, 1 GB). The assistant at the shop should be able to activate your phone for you and put in the message to activate your internet. If you'd rather do it yourself, follow these steps:
- Dial #100# + SEND
- Select the option: "Comunicación y entretenimiento"
- Select the option: "Internet por Tiempo"
- Choose the amount from the list
- Confirm your purchase
- Profit :D
Technical detailsEdit
One problem I had after this was that the card did not activate any APNs on my phone, so it couldn't connect to the internet. I did some Googling and ended up finding a default APN that seems to work:
APN: internet.movistar.mx
user: movistar
password: movistar
Movistar's coverage has been reported to be not as good as Telcel's, but towers are less crowded and top speed is much better on Movistar than on Telcel.
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