help wIth gsm prepaid in mexico (playa del carmen)

VladS · 15-05-2010, 15:32

Staff at the Telcel store in Centro Maya (a mall in the southern part of town, off the ) in Playa del Carmen speak pretty good english. Buy an Amigo SIM, top-up credit (recarga) and activate the 15 day BB plan by sending an SMS with the text BBI15 to 5050.

You will need to bring your passport along with you. Make sure you ask them to register your SIM card with both Telcel and the "Registro Nacional de Usarios de Telefonia Movil".

LevyRJ · 15-05-2010, 17:05

Many thanks, VladS. Am I correct when I send the SMS for the BB plan, it will automatically deduct from the prepaid balance? Any idea how much the BB plan is?

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Originally Posted by VladS

Staff at the Telcel store in Centro Maya (a mall in the southern part of town, off the ) in Playa del Carmen speak pretty good english. Buy an Amigo SIM, top-up credit (recarga) and activate the 15 day BB plan by sending an SMS with the text BBI15 to 5050.

You will need to bring your passport along with you. Make sure you ask them to register your SIM card with both Telcel and the "Registro Nacional de Usarios de Telefonia Movil".

RTuesday · 15-05-2010, 21:15

The Telcel Amigo blackberry 15 day plan is 286 pesos (possibly a few % more if that's not a border area). It's limited to 1.5GB of data in that time.

You probably get 50 pesos of calling with your sim (which costs 200 pesos in this area, it does vary). So you'll need an immediate recharge.

In round figures, local calls are over 30c (US) a minute, and over a dollar a minute to the US, on the standard tariff. Incoming calls are free (when you are in the area you brought the SIM).

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VladS (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Pioneer Posts: 590 Join Date: 22 Jun 2004 Country:	15-05-2010, 15:32 Staff at the Telcel store in Centro Maya (a mall in the southern part of town, off the ) in Playa del Carmen speak pretty good english. Buy an Amigo SIM, top-up credit (recarga) and activate the 15 day BB plan by sending an SMS with the text BBI15 to 5050. You will need to bring your passport along with you. Make sure you ask them to register your SIM card with both Telcel and the "Registro Nacional de Usarios de Telefonia Movil". VladS Mobile phones: iPhone 5, Blackberry 9900, Nexus S, Samsung S3322 duos Mobile data cards: Huawei E587u-5, Huawei E583c, Huawei E160 Postpaid SIMs: CA: Fido, Wind; INTL: Telna Prepaid SIMs: DE: Fonic, Lidl; AT: yesss!, bob; UK: O2; US: AT&T; RO: Orange, Vodafone; FR: b&you, Lycamobile; NL: Lycamobile; BE: Lycamobile, Jim Mobile; CL: Entel; MX: Telcel; INTL: eKit Blue, eKit Yellow Dead SIMs: too many to list

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RTuesday (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 344 Join Date: 28 Mar 2005 Location: See flag Country:	15-05-2010, 21:15 The Telcel Amigo blackberry 15 day plan is 286 pesos (possibly a few % more if that's not a border area). It's limited to 1.5GB of data in that time. You probably get 50 pesos of calling with your sim (which costs 200 pesos in this area, it does vary). So you'll need an immediate recharge. In round figures, local calls are over 30c (US) a minute, and over a dollar a minute to the US, on the standard tariff. Incoming calls are free (when you are in the area you brought the SIM). Sims: Telcel MX, T-Mobile US, Virgin Mobile UK, Orange UK, Knowroaming Voip: Localphone UK, Anveo US, Google Voice