When I visited Mexico, I wondered if my phone would work. The answer is: sort of. I was able to connect to a Telcel GSM network, but I couldn’t place any calls. Whenever I tried to call, I got a “Call Failed: Call Barred” message, a double slap in the face:

The funny thing–it would tell me when I got a new voicemail, but not let me dial my voicemail number. And yes, I tried local numbers, international prefixes, the works.

2 Responses to “Cingular in Mexico”

1. norbert says:

   9/6/2006 at 7:07 pm

   I think with telcel you have to call them and have it authorized. There’s another provider movistar who lets you make calls and receive texts without pre-authorizing it.

   cheers,
   Norbert

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2. JD says:

   1/25/2007 at 6:09 pm

   I’m with Cingular in the USA and my 8525 (HTC) works fine in Monterrey. Keep in mind that if you are in Mexico you have to dial area code + local number (10 digits) and for cell phones it is 044+10 digits.

   Regads,
   JD

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