cell phone companies

what are the top cell phone companies in cancun? Anyone?:mexicoflag:

 

I'm wondering the same thing, particularly for CDMA as I have a globalstar1600 satalite trimode that uses CDMA for its cellular portion. Also looking into the sat rates in Mexico, I'm guessing they are standard.

None the less the major two that I have seen a lot of is telcel and movistar. Telcel also if I remember correctly has a lot of payphones. Movistar has ads everywhere.


I have found this website:

http://www.cdg.org/worldwide/index.asp

I also wanted to pick up that chinese phone panxing or something like that that has GSM and UHF/VHF modes.


This is what I found on the link above for CDMA

Mexico IUSACELL IS-95A Mobile,
800, 1900 MHz Commercial Alcatel-Lucent,
Nortel Click here to view coverage.
Mexico IUSACELL 1xEV-DO Rev. A Mobile,
800 MHz Commercial Alcatel-Lucent,
Nortel Click here to view coverage.
Mexico IUSACELL 1xEV-DO Rel. 0 Mobile,
800, 1900 MHz Commercial Alcatel-Lucent,
Huawei Click here to view coverage.
Mexico IUSACELL 1X Mobile,
800, 1900 MHz Commercial Alcatel-Lucent,
Huawei Click here to view coverage.
Mexico Telefonica Moviles Mexico IS-95A Mobile,
800 MHz Commercial Motorola Baja California, Chihuahua, Coachula, Durango, Nuevo Leon, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas
Mexico Telefonica Moviles Mexico IS-95A WLL,
1900 MHz Commercial Ericsson Nationwide
Mexico Telmex Mexico 1X WLL,
450 MHz Commercial Alcatel-Lucent,
Huawei,
ZTE Coverage Pending: All Cities.



I think I've figured out that I will need to use IUSACELL for the globalstarphone.
http://www.iusacell.com.mx/

 

Telcel is a virtual monopoly and forget ever getting a credit or refund for anything. That said, I have used it for years.

I have friends who use IUSACel and others who use and have quit using Nextel.

Also Movistar has a presence.

I am just guessing but I would think that Telcel, aka Tel-Hell has at least a 90% share of the market here.

Would you agree Steve?