Wifi or Phone Access

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  1. Janda40

    Janda40 Newbie Registered Member

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    Just wondering what everyone does. While we would love to just turn them off, we will have to connect with the kids at home. Should we just buy wifi? Call Verizon? we have iPhones so we can Facetime and iMessage on wifi. Just wondering what others have done.

    Thanks in advance we can't wait till Friday!!!!
     
  2. Chris and April

    Chris and April Guru Registered Member

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    call Verizon and change your plan to the More Everything Plan and add Mexico/Canada to it..You can talk all you want and texts are 50 cents to send and 5 cents to receive..and 4 gb of shared data for 2 phones..We do it everytime we go to Mexico and it works great..We call and change our plan the day before we leave and change it back when we return..ends up adding about maybe $10 to our bill for the month
     
  3. Youngmarriedcouple

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    Does anyone know if I can purchase a SIM card down there to use? What providers do they have?
     
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    You can get a Telcel sim for down there. The amigo prepaid plans are cheap. Service is good all over the resort with the sim too. I've used that for data a number of times and it's nice.
     
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    DK_Calgary Regular Registered Member

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    I tried to check my fb last time... realized it was all in Spanish... I took that as a sign to get back to the sexy pool
     
  6. Don&Olga

    Don&Olga Guru Registered Member

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    You can order a sim card and prepaid plan for the time you are there online with Mexico Sim card
     
  7. Cheers2US

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    We have AT+T. Can't remember exactly what we did last time (April) but I know I turned my cellular data and cell service off. So my phone, while in Mexico, could not make/receive calls or texts or go online. Basically it was a camera only at that point. For my husband, I think we signed him up for international roaming for calls + texts. He also got an international data plan for the internet, but I can't recall how much it cost. In any event, it was much cheaper than not doing anything. Leaving your existing data + call services will probably run you up into the $$$ while in Mexico.

    Good luck!
     
  8. EdwardNCara

    EdwardNCara Enthusiast Registered Member

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    The fact that the phone didn't ring was one of the best parts. I left the phone plan on, but shut off texting. Paid the $70 for Internet access on my laptop (to check the nannycam, I leave a 20 year old at home) and checked it once a day and that was more than enough.
     
  9. Cheers2US

    Cheers2US Guru Registered Member

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    OMG can you imagine if you saw something on the Nannycam that worried you + you had to head back? :icon_cry:
     
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    EdwardNCara Enthusiast Registered Member

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    We would probably just cheer him on. (And then call someone to swing by).
     
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