Comments on: Why Your Phone Calls Cost More in Mexico http://travel.booklocker.com/2007/08/06/why-your-phone-calls-cost-more-in-mexico/ Bargain destinations and the cheapest places to travel Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:54:01 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Paul http://travel.booklocker.com/2007/08/06/why-your-phone-calls-cost-more-in-mexico/comment-page-1/#comment-84171 Paul Sun, 26 Aug 2007 20:02:42 +0000 http://travel.booklocker.com/2007/08/06/why-your-phone-calls-cost-more-in-mexico/#comment-84171 Even using a local Mexican mobile while in the country can be costly. Mexico is divided into 9 regions by the mobile phone companies, Telcel and Telefonica being the biggest ones. If you go outside your zone then you pay in country roaming charges to make and receive calls e.g. buy your phone in Mexico city and travel to Acapulco and you'll be roaming. Telcel is also part of America Movil, Mr. Slim's giant phone company with over 108 million users - http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Am%C3%A9rica_M%C3%B3vil Even using a local Mexican mobile while in the country can be costly. Mexico is divided into 9 regions by the mobile phone companies, Telcel and Telefonica being the biggest ones. If you go outside your zone then you pay in country roaming charges to make and receive calls e.g. buy your phone in Mexico city and travel to Acapulco and you’ll be roaming.

Telcel is also part of America Movil, Mr. Slim’s giant phone company with over 108 million users – http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Am%C3%A9rica_M%C3%B3vil

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