If you're planning on coming to Mexico from the US for an extended period of time, you've probably given at least a little bit of thought to what you're going to do for your cell service. I (Jordan) had had my cell service through T-Mobile for 4 or 5 years and Maddie was on Verizon.
Using T-Mobile in Mexico
T-Mobile offered a great plan for Mexico, whereas Verizon's was significantly more expensive. Maddie decided to join my plan where we pay $50 USD (cost per line, tax inclusive) per month for unlimited text, calling, and data in all of the US, Canada, and Mexico. The only thing is, data speeds are slowed down after you use 5GB.
Our T-Mobile service worked great for while we were here, but I just received a notice that my service will be shut off a month from now because I've been using too much roaming.
This brings up an interesting topic because Maddie didn't get this notice. Granted, she has been losing far less data than me - I've been using over 10GB per month, whereas she has been using less than 2GB.
Someone else told us they have been using their T-Mobile service for two years in Mexico without ever getting their service disconnected. Therefore, it seems to me that they don't have any hard-coded rules for letting you use T-Mobile service in Mexico. It seems to me that it depends how much data you're using: If you're using a lot of data, it's no longer profitable for them to keep you as a customer. On the other hand, if you're using very little data, they can keep you as a customer while continuing to make some money off of you. Of course, I'm just postulating here, I don't actually know this, it's just what seems to make the most sense to me.
Now, I have to seriously look for a new phone plan here in Mexico. I know it's going to be cheaper than what I was paying, but what are my best options?
In one of our recent YouTube videos, we asked our subscribers what the best options are for cell service in Mexico. What better way to shop around for a phone plan than to have a bunch of Mexicans tell you exactly what plan they have, how much it costs, what they get for their money, and what their service is like?
The best cell plans in Mexico
I work in Telcel, I recommend You guys get the $399 plan, it has unlimited texts and calls, 3000 MB for internet and social media Is unlimited too.
At Telcel ask for a plan that’s called 200, that should be more than enough, it’s about 2GB if I remember correctly and it costs 200 pesos( there are variations of this plan/ contract ...400, 500, etc)
about the cell phone carrier you guys should go with "unefon" it's data, calls, and text totally unlimited for 16$ dollars which is around $300 pesos a month all year round service as long as you keep paying the bill the offer ends till last of this month may 31st
You should get a AT&T plan. They have month to month plans for like 200 pesos and it's unlimited text and talk and like 1gb of data. You can pay more for more data :) I think it's a better value than Telcel
Telcel is a good company but not the best in terms of prices, they offer the best plans and you tend to have really good coverage (for example i had 4G in the middle of the woods super far away from a city), i heard other companies have better plans in terms of prices, but they tend to have bad coverage, you could try AT&T (im not familiar with them), also you can try Virgin Mobile my friend is an uber driver and virgin seems to work pretty good for him in terms of internet and data plans, even though i believe he said virgin removed their stores from the cities and you can only purchase their services online
for your phone maybe At&T will be ok for you since you are crossing the border
If you have an unlock phone I think the best option is AT&T. You can buy the plan “AT&T con todo damos más.” You pay for 7 months and you get 5 free months. The cheapest one costs $2,443 MXN ($130 dollars). It includes 2 GB per month. This is the site where you can check the prices for that plan https://www.att.com.mx/att-con-todo-damos-mas.html.
It would probably be easier to get a metro pcs sim card. cheaper plans (but still part of the tmobile network) and calls to and from Mexico are only 5$ per month
Telcel is mos def the best carrier here.
We have Telcel pay as you go plans that work great for us. Our particular plan covers all of N. America, i.e., Canada, U.S., and Mexico. We get unlimited talk, text, and social media (i.e., FB) and 1GB of data for 33 days at a cost of 200 pesos, that's about $11 USD.
I'm not an expert, but I'll tell you I use "weex", wich uses Movistar's infrastructure just like Tmobile does (i think). It's quite cheap and you have a ton of options to choose. - I always buy the pack with Unlimited whatsapp, unlimited calls and 300mb of data (I'm not sure if they are daily since I don't always need them) for less that $100 pesos and unlimited texts for $1 peso a day.
I used to use Telcel $7 dollars at month
Telcel it's on the end expensive, yes it has good reception but if you are no travel outside Jalisco the best option it's at&t.
You should probably consider getting an AT&T mobile plan. Personally, I think is much better than Telcel.
If u get one u have service in all of North America, I went to NYC years ago and to Canada 1 year ago and it worked PERFECTLY👏🏻 I pay $400 (pesos) a month and I get 3 GB, unlimited calls and texts (no one ever texts anymore) plus unlimited social media (facebook, twitter and whatsapp).
It seems like the verdict is that we'll be paying 100-400 pesos ($5.11-$20.44 USD) per month, depending on which plan choose. It seems like the prices vary a lot depending on how much data you want to purchase. That's a heck of a lot cheaper than the $50 USD that we're currently paying. The most-recommended carriers were AT&T and Telcel.
What options do you have for cell/data service where you live? Is it comparable to my T-Mobile plan in the US or to these service options in Mexico?