Activating new telcel Mexico prepaid SIM

adahary · **Activating new telcel Mexico prepaid SIM -** 13-07-2011, 06:30

Hi,

I got from ebay a new telcel prepaid SIM.
I would like to know how to activate it out of Mexico.

I just want to check it (and even topup it online) and make it ready before I come to Mexico.

Thanks
Assaf

PhotoJim · 13-07-2011, 16:32

I don't think you can activate it outside of Mexico. Somebody from Telcel will need to see your passport to register you.

25jive1 · 15-07-2011, 13:40

I too don't think you can activate it outside of Mexico. I tried to activate one in Brownsville Texas just across the river in a TelCel signal but the language barrier prevented me from completion. I ended up having a girl in a TelCel shop in Matamoros do it for me.

Stu · 15-07-2011, 22:28

One of the oddities of Mexican roaming is that unless you are going to stay in one region of Mexico, it is cheaper to use an ATT prepaid GoPhone SIM in Mexico:

GoPhone Roaming in Mexico

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adahary (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 9 Join Date: 12 Jul 2011 Country:	Activating new telcel Mexico prepaid SIM - 13-07-2011, 06:30 Hi, I got from ebay a new telcel prepaid SIM. I would like to know how to activate it out of Mexico. I just want to check it (and even topup it online) and make it ready before I come to Mexico. Thanks Assaf

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PhotoJim (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 389 Join Date: 10 Dec 2006 Location: Regina, SK, CA Country:	13-07-2011, 16:32 I don't think you can activate it outside of Mexico. Somebody from Telcel will need to see your passport to register you. 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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25jive1 (Offline) Junior Member Amateur Member Posts: 13 Join Date: 17 Jun 2010 Country:	15-07-2011, 13:40 I too don't think you can activate it outside of Mexico. I tried to activate one in Brownsville Texas just across the river in a TelCel signal but the language barrier prevented me from completion. I ended up having a girl in a TelCel shop in Matamoros do it for me.

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Stu (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Guru Posts: 1,091 Join Date: 11 Feb 2004 Location: Detroit (formerly Dubai) Country:	15-07-2011, 22:28 One of the oddities of Mexican roaming is that unless you are going to stay in one region of Mexico, it is cheaper to use an ATT prepaid GoPhone SIM in Mexico: GoPhone Roaming in Mexico