Heh. movistar in San Diego!

PhotoJim · 18-02-2010, 07:35

Except in rural areas where there is no coverage on the other side of the border, Canadian and US carriers certainly attenuate their signal as much as possible near the borders. I couldn't get reliable AT&T or T-Mobile coverage at a hotel on Front Street in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, only two blocks from the Niagara River, a couple of weeks ago. To get movistar here (indoors!) is astounding.

FBlack_111 · 12-04-2010, 20:48

We live in San Diego and if we go hiking near the Light House in Point Loma we get a message on our Verizon phones that says "Welcome to Mexico" etc. We have to be careful if we make a call not to pay Mexico Roaming. Point Loma is pretty far from the border too.

ronwi · 02-05-2010, 05:21

Isn't there zero danger of an inadvertent outgoing call, as the dialing codes are different in Mexico, and the standard 1+area code +7 digits would not go through?

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Originally Posted by FBlack_111

We live in San Diego and if we go hiking near the Light House in Point Loma we get a message on our Verizon phones that says "Welcome to Mexico" etc. We have to be careful if we make a call not to pay Mexico Roaming. Point Loma is pretty far from the border too.

Motel75 · 02-05-2010, 09:25

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Originally Posted by ronwi

Isn't there zero danger of an inadvertent outgoing call, as the dialing codes are different in Mexico, and the standard 1+area code +7 digits would not go through?

You should always set up your numbers with the + sign, followed by country code and number so they will work anywhere (such as +12125551212 or +491722222222). It's true, by omitting the GSM-standard plus sign, they might not work in Mexico, but that's no guarantee they won't call something else instead.

FBlack_111 · 02-05-2010, 21:43

Motel75:

You are probably correct. I never tried making a call when the phone roamed to Mexico. This area has a number of hiking trails and cliffs. My bigger fear was not being able to make a call in the US if we were inadvertently set to roaming. FYI, our carrier is Verizon.

ronwi · 02-05-2010, 23:02

I did state there was little danger of an inadvertent "outgoing call". An inbound roaming call is probably more likely.

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Motel75:

You are probably correct. I never tried making a call when the phone roamed to Mexico. This area has a number of hiking trails and cliffs. My bigger fear was not being able to make a call in the US if we were inadvertently set to roaming. FYI, our carrier is Verizon.

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PhotoJim (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 389 Join Date: 10 Dec 2006 Location: Regina, SK, CA Country:	18-02-2010, 07:35 Except in rural areas where there is no coverage on the other side of the border, Canadian and US carriers certainly attenuate their signal as much as possible near the borders. I couldn't get reliable AT&T or T-Mobile coverage at a hotel on Front Street in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, only two blocks from the Niagara River, a couple of weeks ago. To get movistar here (indoors!) is astounding. CA: SaskTel, Wind postpaid; Rogers, Bell postpaid iPad flex plans; US: T-Mobile postpaid data, prepaid voice; PureTalk (AT&T MVNO) prepaid voice/data; AT&T prepaid iPad plan Hardware: Too much but notably iPhone 5, iPad Mini Retina LTE, Moto G LTE (N.A. version), iPhone 4. All unlocked.

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FBlack_111 (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Fan Posts: 171 Join Date: 27 Feb 2008 Country:	12-04-2010, 20:48 We live in San Diego and if we go hiking near the Light House in Point Loma we get a message on our Verizon phones that says "Welcome to Mexico" etc. We have to be careful if we make a call not to pay Mexico Roaming. Point Loma is pretty far from the border too.

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FBlack_111 (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Fan Posts: 171 Join Date: 27 Feb 2008 Country:	02-05-2010, 21:43 Motel75: You are probably correct. I never tried making a call when the phone roamed to Mexico. This area has a number of hiking trails and cliffs. My bigger fear was not being able to make a call in the US if we were inadvertently set to roaming. FYI, our carrier is Verizon.