Hi has anyone purchased a tourism sim card while travelling in Mexico before? Any recommendations on which provider/ est cost? The data roaming cost is high, so thinking of getting a sim card - appreciate any insights, thanks.

I get the international plan, it wasn’t much but allowed me cell phone use outside of the resort. It was nice not having a mobile for a lot of the trip

I believe telcel has a pretty good deal.

telcel

telcel is great,200 pesos lasted me a long time, get at any oxo .

I got telcel for 40 bucks from amazon. It worked great!

Jus goto oxxo like a 7eleven its cheap there no id required instant activation carrier wud be telcel

telcel. It’s $10 for a month with unlimited social media in Mexico and is free to call Canada and the US. The plan continues to work when you’re in Canada (with no roaming costs) and can be recharged from here too! You can go into any telcel store (they are everywhere) or OXXO.

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Amy interesting cos I checked amazon and it’s selling the SIM card here in Canada but it’s $39. So I should just buy when in Mexico instead then?

Amy wow this is amazing. Why are our cell providers SO EXPENSIVE in Canada?!

I always buy SIMs abroad. Always MUCH cheaper than roaming charges. Canadian cell phone companies are crooks! Bought in Vietnam, UK, France, Spain ... always cheaper.
I'm in France right now. A month of unlimited phone calls, 1000 texts, 4G of data cost me €20 plus €10 for the SIM (€20 to add any future months.)
€20 = CAD$29.36 for a month. Less than $1/day.
FIDO wants to charge me CAD$10/day roaming fees.
No thanks.
Do the math. Even if I were only here for FIVE DAYS, Fido would charge me $50 plus taxes
Still cheaper to buy a SIM and a month of coverage.
Works anywhere in Europe for data too.

If you have a “e-sim” compatible phone, I would recommend trying out airalo! I am currently using it for data during my trip around Asia and its easy to use. As it is a “e-sim” (not a physical simcard) I can still have my primary simcard in so family/friends can call/text me directly on my usual number.

Jess way more expensive than a local SIM card, I paid 20 euro for 60g data in Europe last month

It is valid all over Europe, my cousin that live in Paris found it, Europe has a lot of very cheap service

I across Asia I used skyroam

Khalid where can you buy)

I look into Esim not has easy has a local sim or has cheap

Most traveller carry a second phone specificity for travel

Esim can’t beat that

telcel. So cheap. I use it everytime. My parents use it here in Canada, it's so cheap!!

Rebecca And you can top up in Canada?

I'll find out what site, etc.

www.mobilerecharge.com select Mexico and then there's options!

Rebecca I use the Ding app. Easy to use and only a small service fee.

Make sure your phone is unlocked.

telcel. So cheap. You do have to bring ID when you purchase.

telcel, you can get it from any convenience store (Oxxo, 7-eleven or Circle K) it also includes unlimited social media, and free incoming calls from Canada, and the US, also has data roaming in Canada, and the US. I'm from Baja, Mexico and I travel through the US all the time, so I keep my telcel sim card to use it in the US as well, it's cheaper than the 7 cad per day for roaming I have on my Rogers plan.

Pedro good to know. Thank you! So you just need to maintain 2 numbers?

I got a tel cel card from amazon for $20. I refill it using tel cel website. Super easy

telcel. I change my chip as soon as I get to Mazatlan. It’s so cheap here. Usually $400 pesos is more than enough and is good for a month.
https://www.telcel.com/.../paqu.../paquetes-amigo-sin-limite

Get the card for a month way cheaper than short term and data is unlimited

Sim card is always worth it. I had to make 2 calls less than a minute each before I got mine and was charged about $50 in roaming and fees.

AMAZON has some options and they're really cheap! https://www.amazon.ca/Telcel.../dp/B010L0X3UW/ref=sr_1_3...

telcel and don't forget to save the sim card for next time
Walk into any oxxo to buy one and load money onto it

telcel They’re the biggest with the most coverage.
2.5 gigs for 300 pesos and 60-70 for the SIM card

Telcell. Was in Cancun last spring. $10us. For 2G for 2 weeks. Went into an actual telcel. 7/11 was more expensive. That is for data only. Then used whatsapp for calls. Also downloaded on google maps the area we would be in so it would work without using data.
Also that was purchasing a SIM card for my iPhone and swapping it out.

Mexicosimcard.com

I'm in Mazatlan right now. I buy a telcel SIM card as soon as I cross the border. It's about 10 CAD. This trip I put 500 peos (maybe 35 CAD) into a 33 day planwith unlimited text and calls in north america plus 12gb of data. I'll be getting the same plan each month until we go home.

Mike good to know, thanks!

Mike it just occurred to me.. Canadians don’t need visas for Mexico, right??

movistar also works well most places in Mexico.

I’ve had luck with telcel. You can’t really go wrong getting a SIM card everywhere in the world is cheaper than Canadian rates. Watch the fine print there are put falls in the deals offered.

We recently were down for 4 weeks. Got the telcel "Amigo sin limite" plan down there. Got the one for 33 days and it included 4 GB of data and free calling to Mexico, US and Canada. Paid 350 pesos which included the SIM card. That's $24.50 Canadian. For shorter times and less data, the cost is a lot less. It worked well. We got it set up at an English speaking shop. They tested it and all worked well. We had over 1 GB left in the end . Some resorts charge that much for 2 days of wifi. Make sure you phone is unlocked. Get them to show you how to see how much data is left.

Sharon Carrell JohnDittrich Thanks!

I also used my telcel data for banking. Was told it was secure and so far no issues. Resort WIFI is most often insecure.

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+1 for telcel

telcel!

Is there a card and plan that can be used in Belize?