Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Moving to Mexico: Telecommunications

If you are planning on moving to Mexico, there are a number of telecommunication solutions to choose from. Take into consideration where you will be calling the most. If you plan on making local calls within Mexico, you might want to ditch your US cell phone for a Mexican cell phone. Carriers vary from city to city, but Telcel by far has the largest network in the country.

If you will be going back and forth between the US and Mexico, several of the wireless carriers have special international calling plans with reduced rates. AT&T has just announced a special Mexico calling program for their customers. Another great option for your home in Mexico is to set up a Vonage line. You can have a US area code that will ring in Mexico. That way, when friends and family call you from home they won't be charged international rates! Vonage is easy to set up and only requires a hi-speed internet connection.

Telmex can be very expensive. Calls to the US can be over $1 USD/ minute!!!

WIRELESS CARRIERS IN MEXICO
Telcel
Telefonica
Iusacell
Nextel
Unefon

LANDLINES IN MEXICO
Telmex

VOIP
Vonage

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