1. Bring ID, and 210 peso cash or a credit card 2. Go to Telcel store "Centro de Atencion a clientes Telcel" on Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas. From the Hilton Reforma, right across the busy street, just before the "Empire State building". 3. At reception, say that you want to buy a chip Telcel Amigo 4. You will get a ticket with a desk number to report to. Probably upstairs. 5. Go to that counter 6. Ask for Telcel Amigo 7 dias 200 mega 7. Costs 150 for sim, 59 for the data 8. Computer stuff is done, forms are filled out 9. You are taken to the payment area. Pay there. 150 for the sim 10. Back to the clerk's desk 11. You'll get the SIM card 12. Put it in the phone and wait until the network is discovered. Telcel 3G for me 13. Hand the phone to the clerk 14. They will call a number. Presumable to activate 15. The you have to pay a second sum for the data. 59 pesos. You'll get an activation code. The clerk entered it for me and showed me the text message that confirmed the 200MB of data. 16. All done. Phew. Enjoy your data.
This took me about 45 minutes, including the walk to and from the Hilton. Feel free to publish this somewhere on Wikimania wiki, or tell your friends...
Cheers!
That was really useful. Thanks a lot, I'll be arriving tomorrow and I can't live without data plan in my phone! You've saved me :)
Regards, Ravan
On Jul 14, 2015, at 7:00 PM, Siebrand Mazeland siebrand@kitano.nl wrote:
Bring ID, and 210 peso cash or a credit card Go to Telcel store "Centro de Atencion a clientes Telcel" on Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas. From the Hilton Reforma, right across the busy street, just before the "Empire State building". At reception, say that you want to buy a chip Telcel Amigo You will get a ticket with a desk number to report to. Probably upstairs. Go to that counter Ask for Telcel Amigo 7 dias 200 mega Costs 150 for sim, 59 for the data Computer stuff is done, forms are filled out You are taken to the payment area. Pay there. 150 for the sim Back to the clerk's desk You'll get the SIM card Put it in the phone and wait until the network is discovered. Telcel 3G for me Hand the phone to the clerk They will call a number. Presumable to activate The you have to pay a second sum for the data. 59 pesos. You'll get an activation code. The clerk entered it for me and showed me the text message that confirmed the 200MB of data. All done. Phew. Enjoy your data. This took me about 45 minutes, including the walk to and from the Hilton. Feel free to publish this somewhere on Wikimania wiki, or tell your friends...
Cheers!
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+1
Alternatively:
Go to an internet cafe in Insurgentes. Buy simcard there. Have to go to another place to get it cut down to nano size for 25 pesos. Momentarily lose your original simcard. Give up on the actual credit thing and spend a load on roaming with your domestic plan. Go to another place a couple of days later but then realise you don't actually have your new Mexican number so you can't get a data plan. Go through a complicated transaction to find out and be immensely grateful for your Hispanophone friend. Eventually get it all sorted out.
Or you can try Siebrand's way.
S
On 14 July 2015 at 17:00, Siebrand Mazeland siebrand@kitano.nl wrote:
- Bring ID, and 210 peso cash or a credit card
- Go to Telcel store "Centro de Atencion a clientes Telcel" on Eje
Central Lázaro Cárdenas. From the Hilton Reforma, right across the busy street, just before the "Empire State building". 3. At reception, say that you want to buy a chip Telcel Amigo 4. You will get a ticket with a desk number to report to. Probably upstairs. 5. Go to that counter 6. Ask for Telcel Amigo 7 dias 200 mega 7. Costs 150 for sim, 59 for the data 8. Computer stuff is done, forms are filled out 9. You are taken to the payment area. Pay there. 150 for the sim 10. Back to the clerk's desk 11. You'll get the SIM card 12. Put it in the phone and wait until the network is discovered. Telcel 3G for me 13. Hand the phone to the clerk 14. They will call a number. Presumable to activate 15. The you have to pay a second sum for the data. 59 pesos. You'll get an activation code. The clerk entered it for me and showed me the text message that confirmed the 200MB of data. 16. All done. Phew. Enjoy your data.
This took me about 45 minutes, including the walk to and from the Hilton. Feel free to publish this somewhere on Wikimania wiki, or tell your friends...
Cheers!
-- Siebrand Mazeland Kitano ICT
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And if you happen to have T-Mobile, starting tomorrow, there's this option: http://explore.t-mobile.com/3countryplan
On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 1:09 PM, Stuart Prior <stuart.prior@wikimedia.org.uk
wrote:
+1
Alternatively:
Go to an internet cafe in Insurgentes. Buy simcard there. Have to go to another place to get it cut down to nano size for 25 pesos. Momentarily lose your original simcard. Give up on the actual credit thing and spend a load on roaming with your domestic plan. Go to another place a couple of days later but then realise you don't actually have your new Mexican number so you can't get a data plan. Go through a complicated transaction to find out and be immensely grateful for your Hispanophone friend. Eventually get it all sorted out.
Or you can try Siebrand's way.
S
On 14 July 2015 at 17:00, Siebrand Mazeland siebrand@kitano.nl wrote:
- Bring ID, and 210 peso cash or a credit card
- Go to Telcel store "Centro de Atencion a clientes Telcel" on Eje
Central Lázaro Cárdenas. From the Hilton Reforma, right across the busy street, just before the "Empire State building". 3. At reception, say that you want to buy a chip Telcel Amigo 4. You will get a ticket with a desk number to report to. Probably upstairs. 5. Go to that counter 6. Ask for Telcel Amigo 7 dias 200 mega 7. Costs 150 for sim, 59 for the data 8. Computer stuff is done, forms are filled out 9. You are taken to the payment area. Pay there. 150 for the sim 10. Back to the clerk's desk 11. You'll get the SIM card 12. Put it in the phone and wait until the network is discovered. Telcel 3G for me 13. Hand the phone to the clerk 14. They will call a number. Presumable to activate 15. The you have to pay a second sum for the data. 59 pesos. You'll get an activation code. The clerk entered it for me and showed me the text message that confirmed the 200MB of data. 16. All done. Phew. Enjoy your data.
This took me about 45 minutes, including the walk to and from the Hilton. Feel free to publish this somewhere on Wikimania wiki, or tell your friends...
Cheers!
-- Siebrand Mazeland Kitano ICT
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On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 12:18 PM, Sam Klein sjklein@hcs.harvard.edu wrote:
And if you happen to have T-Mobile, starting tomorrow, there's this option: http://explore.t-mobile.com/3countryplan
Does this work if I have T-Mobile from the Netherlands, or does this only work for customers of T-Mobile from the United States of America? (I already know the answer, it's the latter, but this was my passive aggressive attempt to request more precise information when people suggest alternatives. Sorry, Sam ;).)
Cheers!
Siebrand
On Jul 14, 2015 12:18 PM, "Sam Klein" sjklein@hcs.harvard.edu wrote:
And if you happen to have T-Mobile, starting tomorrow, there's this
option:
Movistar has free roaming "sin fronteras" within all central american countries, so can use sim card from different country.
Think they have something for us-Mexico also.
Katie
On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 1:09 PM, Stuart Prior <
stuart.prior@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
+1
Alternatively:
Go to an internet cafe in Insurgentes. Buy simcard there. Have to go to another place to get it cut down to nano size for 25 pesos. Momentarily lose your original simcard. Give up on the actual credit thing and spend a load on roaming with your
domestic plan.
Go to another place a couple of days later but then realise you don't
actually have your new Mexican number so you can't get a data plan.
Go through a complicated transaction to find out and be immensely
grateful for your Hispanophone friend.
Eventually get it all sorted out.
Or you can try Siebrand's way.
S
On 14 July 2015 at 17:00, Siebrand Mazeland siebrand@kitano.nl wrote:
Bring ID, and 210 peso cash or a credit card Go to Telcel store "Centro de Atencion a clientes Telcel" on Eje
Central Lázaro Cárdenas. From the Hilton Reforma, right across the busy street, just before the "Empire State building".
At reception, say that you want to buy a chip Telcel Amigo You will get a ticket with a desk number to report to. Probably
upstairs.
Go to that counter Ask for Telcel Amigo 7 dias 200 mega Costs 150 for sim, 59 for the data Computer stuff is done, forms are filled out You are taken to the payment area. Pay there. 150 for the sim Back to the clerk's desk You'll get the SIM card Put it in the phone and wait until the network is discovered. Telcel 3G
for me
Hand the phone to the clerk They will call a number. Presumable to activate The you have to pay a second sum for the data. 59 pesos. You'll get an
activation code. The clerk entered it for me and showed me the text message that confirmed the 200MB of data.
All done. Phew. Enjoy your data. This took me about 45 minutes, including the walk to and from the
Hilton. Feel free to publish this somewhere on Wikimania wiki, or tell your friends...
Cheers!
-- Siebrand Mazeland Kitano ICT
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Just to clarify: you must call T-Mobile to have this activated. This was the advice given to me when I called them—I’m planning to activate my Mobile Without Borders option tomorrow when the option becomes available. :)
Josh
Wiadomość napisana przez Sam Klein sjklein@hcs.harvard.edu w dniu 14 lip 2015, o godz. 12:18:
And if you happen to have T-Mobile, starting tomorrow, there's this option: http://explore.t-mobile.com/3countryplan http://explore.t-mobile.com/3countryplan
On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 1:09 PM, Stuart Prior <stuart.prior@wikimedia.org.uk mailto:stuart.prior@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: +1
Alternatively:
Go to an internet cafe in Insurgentes. Buy simcard there. Have to go to another place to get it cut down to nano size for 25 pesos. Momentarily lose your original simcard. Give up on the actual credit thing and spend a load on roaming with your domestic plan. Go to another place a couple of days later but then realise you don't actually have your new Mexican number so you can't get a data plan. Go through a complicated transaction to find out and be immensely grateful for your Hispanophone friend. Eventually get it all sorted out.
Or you can try Siebrand's way.
S
On 14 July 2015 at 17:00, Siebrand Mazeland <siebrand@kitano.nl mailto:siebrand@kitano.nl> wrote: Bring ID, and 210 peso cash or a credit card Go to Telcel store "Centro de Atencion a clientes Telcel" on Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas. From the Hilton Reforma, right across the busy street, just before the "Empire State building". At reception, say that you want to buy a chip Telcel Amigo You will get a ticket with a desk number to report to. Probably upstairs. Go to that counter Ask for Telcel Amigo 7 dias 200 mega Costs 150 for sim, 59 for the data Computer stuff is done, forms are filled out You are taken to the payment area. Pay there. 150 for the sim Back to the clerk's desk You'll get the SIM card Put it in the phone and wait until the network is discovered. Telcel 3G for me Hand the phone to the clerk They will call a number. Presumable to activate The you have to pay a second sum for the data. 59 pesos. You'll get an activation code. The clerk entered it for me and showed me the text message that confirmed the 200MB of data. All done. Phew. Enjoy your data. This took me about 45 minutes, including the walk to and from the Hilton. Feel free to publish this somewhere on Wikimania wiki, or tell your friends...
Cheers!
-- Siebrand Mazeland Kitano ICT
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Thanks Siebrand, this was really helpful.
I have asked at the reception, they said a nearby oxxo store has sim cards. I was there, but they only had regular sim cards, and I needed micro sim (nexus 4, android 5).
I went to Telcel. It was easier than expected (after looking at your instructions) but it is strangely complicated just to buy a sim card. The only step I did not need is calling a number.
Željko
On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 11:00 AM, Siebrand Mazeland siebrand@kitano.nl wrote:
- Bring ID, and 210 peso cash or a credit card
- Go to Telcel store "Centro de Atencion a clientes Telcel" on Eje
Central Lázaro Cárdenas. From the Hilton Reforma, right across the busy street, just before the "Empire State building". 3. At reception, say that you want to buy a chip Telcel Amigo 4. You will get a ticket with a desk number to report to. Probably upstairs. 5. Go to that counter 6. Ask for Telcel Amigo 7 dias 200 mega 7. Costs 150 for sim, 59 for the data 8. Computer stuff is done, forms are filled out 9. You are taken to the payment area. Pay there. 150 for the sim 10. Back to the clerk's desk 11. You'll get the SIM card 12. Put it in the phone and wait until the network is discovered. Telcel 3G for me 13. Hand the phone to the clerk 14. They will call a number. Presumable to activate 15. The you have to pay a second sum for the data. 59 pesos. You'll get an activation code. The clerk entered it for me and showed me the text message that confirmed the 200MB of data. 16. All done. Phew. Enjoy your data.
This took me about 45 minutes, including the walk to and from the Hilton. Feel free to publish this somewhere on Wikimania wiki, or tell your friends...
Cheers!
-- Siebrand Mazeland Kitano ICT
M: +31 6 50 69 1239 Skype: siebrand
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Thanks Siebrand for your detailed instruction.
I tried this, and I believed I could be back in 30 minutes or so, but it took 70 min. actually. Because...
1. The clerk let me try (already activated) data SIM to confirm it is really unlocked and data connection is available, however, it was not working at first. The reason it didn't work was installed APN profile (used in Japan) was not suitable for it.
My advice: remove the current profile in advance.
2. After that, purchased SIM just did not work. When inserted, "No SIM" sign didn't disappear. I showed him another SIM works, and this was a problem of the given SIM, not my iPhone's. Finally, he tried his iPhone 6 and confirmed that this was a problem of the SIM. It took me 20+ minutes...
My advice: don't believe that SIM always works. And make sure to detect what is the problem.
Anyway I managed to got it. Hope you do it successfully.
--Takashi [[User:Takot]]
On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 1:00 AM, Siebrand Mazeland siebrand@kitano.nl wrote:
- Bring ID, and 210 peso cash or a credit card
- Go to Telcel store "Centro de Atencion a clientes Telcel" on Eje
Central Lázaro Cárdenas. From the Hilton Reforma, right across the busy street, just before the "Empire State building". 3. At reception, say that you want to buy a chip Telcel Amigo 4. You will get a ticket with a desk number to report to. Probably upstairs. 5. Go to that counter 6. Ask for Telcel Amigo 7 dias 200 mega 7. Costs 150 for sim, 59 for the data 8. Computer stuff is done, forms are filled out 9. You are taken to the payment area. Pay there. 150 for the sim 10. Back to the clerk's desk 11. You'll get the SIM card 12. Put it in the phone and wait until the network is discovered. Telcel 3G for me 13. Hand the phone to the clerk 14. They will call a number. Presumable to activate 15. The you have to pay a second sum for the data. 59 pesos. You'll get an activation code. The clerk entered it for me and showed me the text message that confirmed the 200MB of data. 16. All done. Phew. Enjoy your data.
This took me about 45 minutes, including the walk to and from the Hilton. Feel free to publish this somewhere on Wikimania wiki, or tell your friends...
Cheers!
-- Siebrand Mazeland Kitano ICT
M: +31 6 50 69 1239 Skype: siebrand
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