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Cell phones: Cell Phone in Mexico won't work.
Cell Phone in Mexico won't work.
by tippmannAK - 8/5/08 8:05 PMI have a Nokia phone for T-mobile in San Lucas. The capanies here use 1900 MHZ according to T-mobile which My phone works on it we called T-mobile berfore the trip to make sure and they said yes, but won't work. Any Ideas on how to make this work? Roaming is on and to thing says I can't access these cell phone services here.
roaming issue
by birdmantd - 8/5/08 8:36 PM In reply to: Cell Phone in Mexico won't work. by tippmannAKYou will have to contact T-mobile customer service to resolve the issue.
See if they will unlock your handset over the phone
by Pepe7 - 8/7/08 8:08 AM In reply to: roaming issue by birdmantdThat would give you the opportunity to use a local SIM card. Any visit back to Mexico would also give you this cheaper calling rate if you didn't absolutely *need* to use your regular number. It's *possible* the GSM network you're trying to access is not accessible to T-Mo customers. But the CSRs will clear that up.
-Pedro
Nextel works with limited functionality
by DrZ - 8/7/08 7:19 AM In reply to: Cell Phone in Mexico won't work. by tippmannAKIf the area you visited is remote maybe they have only one network that is incompatible with your phone. For example, I was surprised that my Nextel Blackberry worked in Guadalajara and surrounding cities in Mexico and also in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with some limits - the only operational features were data and direct connect (push-to-talk), while I couldn't make any phone calls myself, but could still receive calls from the US. Fortunately, they use direct connect feature a lot and often you will see an ad in the newspapers or a billboard with the corresponding PTT number.
Unlocked GSM phone: Get one or have yours unlocked - 1900 OK
by LannyM - 8/7/08 1:55 PM In reply to: Cell Phone in Mexico won't work. by tippmannAKWe have phones on the Tigo network in Colombia. Tigo only has the 1900 band here.
They work fine! As a previous poster suggested, you should consider carrying an
unlocked phone and buying a prepaid SIM card from a local operator, in the area you are visiting. That will save you a *LOT* of $ on roaming charges. Generally,
in the Americas (North and South) the GSM operators use the 850 and/or 1900 GSM bands. With few, if any, exceptions, those are the GSM frequencies in use in the Americas. Your phone is a Nokia. They are possibly the best, for getting a signal
in weak signal areas.
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