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babble · **Another advantage of telcel sims... -** 15-10-2010, 17:42

@25jive1

Since you intend to return to Mexico, and because you already have two telcel sims, why not...

1. Spend 20 USD to keep one of your telcel sims alive for roughly a year.

Simply make two separate payments of 10 USD via the internet to maintain your number for two periods of 180 days.
https://www.prepaid.com/telcel

2. Just before your next trip to Mexico you could also buy a US DID from localphone.com

Initial setup charge: 3.00 USD, plus a 99 cent rental charge per month.
Minimum DID rental period is one month. You can cancel the DID whenever you wish.
In my experience, call quality from localphone to telcel is very good and reliable.
Incoming DID Numbers in United States with Localphone

3. Then you could receive cheap incoming calls from your localphone US DID to your telcel sim for 0.10 USD per minute.

4. As Petkow suggested earlier in this thread, why not use the betamax voipclient software (a java midlet installed in your phone) to set up very cheap callbacks (using telcel gprs data rates) between your telcel mobile and the rest of the world?

Or, if you are flush with cash, why not try teleroam´s suggestion: "Use a US AT&T prepaid Go Phone (25c/min in Mexico), ... if you're mainly calling the US/Canada (and if you don't mind the US$100+ a year it'll cost to keep it active)."

Alternatively, you could be adventurous once again and buy a new telcel sim next year...

And here is a special suggestion for anyone who already uses the betamax voipclient:
Several betamax services offer free call termination to "iNum" telephone numbers.
And localphone offers free iNums which can be installed in voip phones.
The services of both companies work wonderfully together.

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babble (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Fan Posts: 115 Join Date: 11 Oct 2007 Country:	Another advantage of telcel sims... - 15-10-2010, 17:42 @25jive1 Since you intend to return to Mexico, and because you already have two telcel sims, why not... 1. Spend 20 USD to keep one of your telcel sims alive for roughly a year. Simply make two separate payments of 10 USD via the internet to maintain your number for two periods of 180 days. https://www.prepaid.com/telcel 2. Just before your next trip to Mexico you could also buy a US DID from localphone.com Initial setup charge: 3.00 USD, plus a 99 cent rental charge per month. Minimum DID rental period is one month. You can cancel the DID whenever you wish. In my experience, call quality from localphone to telcel is very good and reliable. Incoming DID Numbers in United States with Localphone 3. Then you could receive cheap incoming calls from your localphone US DID to your telcel sim for 0.10 USD per minute. 4. As Petkow suggested earlier in this thread, why not use the betamax voipclient software (a java midlet installed in your phone) to set up very cheap callbacks (using telcel gprs data rates) between your telcel mobile and the rest of the world? Or, if you are flush with cash, why not try teleroam´s suggestion: "Use a US AT&T prepaid Go Phone (25c/min in Mexico), ... if you're mainly calling the US/Canada (and if you don't mind the US$100+ a year it'll cost to keep it active)." Alternatively, you could be adventurous once again and buy a new telcel sim next year... And here is a special suggestion for anyone who already uses the betamax voipclient: Several betamax services offer free call termination to "iNum" telephone numbers. And localphone offers free iNums which can be installed in voip phones. The services of both companies work wonderfully together.