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RTuesday · 31-07-2008, 04:17

Just to update this a little, I was back in Mexico recently and Telcel GPRS data is now working in the area I go to, with Amigo (an change since I last tried in March/April).

It works fine (with Edge) 80% of the time, but every now and then it gives a "403 forbidden" on any web page, followed by a Telcel message saying that I need a minimum 20 pesos balance to use data (I have more). Disconnecting and reconnecting GPRS solves that, but it would be a problem for anything where you poll at intervals for data, since it'll randomly break until you reconnect.

"Randomly breaking" pretty much sums up Telcel (over the space of a week or so, the local towers were down for hours one day and the balance enquiry wasn't always working). I doubt Movistar is better.

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RTuesday (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 344 Join Date: 28 Mar 2005 Location: See flag Country:	31-07-2008, 04:17 Just to update this a little, I was back in Mexico recently and Telcel GPRS data is now working in the area I go to, with Amigo (an change since I last tried in March/April). It works fine (with Edge) 80% of the time, but every now and then it gives a "403 forbidden" on any web page, followed by a Telcel message saying that I need a minimum 20 pesos balance to use data (I have more). Disconnecting and reconnecting GPRS solves that, but it would be a problem for anything where you poll at intervals for data, since it'll randomly break until you reconnect. "Randomly breaking" pretty much sums up Telcel (over the space of a week or so, the local towers were down for hours one day and the balance enquiry wasn't always working). I doubt Movistar is better.