Mexico Movistar Sim card on stock Sprint tp2

[amart79196]

I recently went to Cancun Mexico and purchased a prepaid SIM card from "TELCEL". They were very expensive. I was told that there is a company is great coverage called Movistar and they were very inexpensive. Can anyone provide me any info on where to obtain this SIM as I will be returning to Mexico again and want to get it BEFORE I get there so I am not roaming the streets of Mexico to get a working phone wasting vacation time.

Lastly, if you have experience on this, will I also get any Data with their SIM?

As always, thanks in advance.

[dallas contractor]

http://www.planetomni.com/SIM_CTRY_mexico_DTL.shtml

[amart79196]

That link is for the telCel sim card. I am looking for the Movistar SIM. Does anyone have any info on movistar sim's?

[Bigsmith]

The problem with both Movistar and Telcel is that they offer good rates for calls originated within the local area where you buy/activate the SIM, but rates tend to be significantly higher outside that zone. And it's difficult to get accurate current info on exactly what the rates are in various areas.

For prepaid voice service in Mexico with minimum hassle, I suggest getting an AT&T GoPhone account (set it up before leaving the U.S.) GoPhone's Mexico roaming rate is 25 cents/minute everywhere, INCLUDING calls to the U.S. Coverage within Mexico is pretty good, but I don't think they offer data.

[josefo07]

Bigsmith is right, I´m from Mexico, first of all, you need to know what Telefonica's (Movistar) zone you will be, then buy the sim for that zone to avoid paying roaming when you receive calls, if you are doing some calls outside your zone it's very expensive and to us more, so, if you have any possibility to get any plan in us that can be better do it, the data can get an sim and buy only a plan for 5 7 10 15 or 30 days and it's not that expensive
hope i could help you

[mstevens]

Originally Posted by amart79196

I recently went to Cancun Mexico and purchased a prepaid SIM card from "TELCEL". They were very expensive.

How can you possibly say that? My TelCel Amigo SIM's cost 140 pesos (about US$11.50) and came with a 50-peso usage credit! I have seen them in some shops for as much as 200 pesos, but that's still hardly "very expensive."

Generally, one of the easiest-to-find and least-expensive places to get TelCel Amigo SIM's is at Oxxo convenience stores.

I have no idea how much Movistar SIM's are, and TelCel minutes are reputed to be more expensive than Movistar's.

Did you mean to say that the service was very expensive rather than the SIM itself?