General Reports

[Sol12]

Just a heads up. Crossed on foot just before noon and line back north was running up the overpass. Bad. Headed to Premiere Hotel and sentri was almost to the second traffic circle. The non sentri line was, by my drivers estimation four hours. Wrapped up my pre lunch conference and headed to Steak house. The damn line was longer. Ate like Caligula and then headed to La Zona. HK had a great line up and was enjoyable clinking beers with all the ladies in the Green Room waiting for their 4:00 launch time into the danger zone. Some Asian dude was making it rain from the 2nd floor but don't think it was Fat Bastard. Watched the money collected for a smoking hot blond w a tiny ass on the north stage and it amounted to less than $140. The idiot even tried to wad up bills to launch to chicks on the bar top where I resided. The line going back at 5:30 was still all the way back to where the taxi drops off and people were crazy cranky. And smelly BTW. The G E Sentri line was 0:022 seconds. Don't know WTF a Wednesday was so busy but it seemed it was not a staffing problem, maybe just too many tourists.

Yes the line can be very inconsistent at times. The only good thing with the driving line is that it sometimes looks worse than it actually is. The Ready lane that lines up in the areápida I've seen backed up almost to where the Villa Dorada is, the reason is that they block off traffic up by Pueblo Amigo is so that the traffic going over the bridge to get to Rosarito can go by without having to clog up the Ready lane. When the traffic is clear they will then let cars go by and this moves the line up quickly. So what you may think is 4 hours turns out to only be about 2. Sentri is the same since they have to let traffic go by just before you go up the ramp. So the line looks long but is only about 45 minutes.

[Jackie888]

Just a heads up. Crossed on foot just before noon and line back north was running up the overpass. Bad. Headed to Premiere Hotel and sentri was almost to the second traffic circle. The non sentri line was, by my drivers estimation four hours. Wrapped up my pre lunch conference and headed to Steak house. The damn line was longer. Ate like Caligula and then headed to La Zona. HK had a great line up and was enjoyable clinking beers with all the ladies in the Green Room waiting for their 4:00 launch time into the danger zone. Some Asian dude was making it rain from the 2nd floor but don't think it was Fat Bastard. Watched the money collected for a smoking hot blond w a tiny ass on the north stage and it amounted to less than $140. The idiot even tried to wad up bills to launch to chicks on the bar top where I resided. The line going back at 5:30 was still all the way back to where the taxi drops off and people were crazy cranky. And smelly BTW. The G E Sentri line was 0:022 seconds. Don't know WTF a Wednesday was so busy but it seemed it was not a staffing problem, maybe just too many tourists.

The only time I saw such a fuck up was when some clown jumped out of his car in the ready lane and started to make a run for it. Every lane form normal to ready to sentri did an emergency shut down and as all officers went to assist with weapons ready to be drawn. Even after they cuffed the guy, they look a long time to inspect the vehicle before towing it.

[Bunter Hiden]

Just a heads up. Crossed on foot just before noon and line back north was running up the overpass. Bad. Headed to Premiere Hotel and sentri was almost to the second traffic circle. The non sentri line was, by my drivers estimation four hours. Wrapped up my pre lunch conference and headed to Steak house. The damn line was longer. Ate like Caligula and then headed to La Zona. HK had a great line up and was enjoyable clinking beers with all the ladies in the Green Room waiting for their 4:00 launch time into the danger zone. Some Asian dude was making it rain from the 2nd floor but don't think it was Fat Bastard. Watched the money collected for a smoking hot blond w a tiny ass on the north stage and it amounted to less than $140. The idiot even tried to wad up bills to launch to chicks on the bar top where I resided. The line going back at 5:30 was still all the way back to where the taxi drops off and people were crazy cranky. And smelly BTW. The G E Sentri line was 0:022 seconds. Don't know WTF a Wednesday was so busy but it seemed it was not a staffing problem, maybe just too many tourists.

[KBToys]

Were you referring to TJ or other places in Mexico ?

I'm referring to other parts of Mexico. Some places where these chicas live are remote and in small colonies with frequent electrical and water outages. It seems Telcel is pretty good coverage throughout the more rural areas and ATT focuses on the metros.

[Artisttyp]

if you decide to visit the local casas.

Were you referring to TJ or other places in Mexico ?

[JabberWock]

What is a good, trustworthy website where I can fill out the get the form and pay the fee. Thanks.

[DramaFree11]

Verizon gives me half a gigabyte a day in Mexico. I was using it up in less then ten minutes. Had to buy at as 2nd number, I can use the phone watching and reading, for 6 hrs, and not even hitb1 gigabyte on at. Verizon is running a scam operation, but cricket wireless was the same. Whenever I have a limited data plan, my usage gets used up about 15 tines faster than my data when I'm on unlimited. I'm surprised no lawer and phone geek figured out a class action lawsuit by now.

They did the same to me, I was going through my data this first few hours, I was in Mxico, but Verizon is so much better then TMobile in the states. Kind of sucks!

[KBToys]

Verizon gives me half a gigabyte a day in Mexico. I was using it up in less then ten minutes. Had to buy at as 2nd number, I can use the phone watching and reading, for 6 hrs, and not even hitb1 gigabyte on at. Verizon is running a scam operation, but cricket wireless was the same. Whenever I have a limited data plan, my usage gets used up about 15 tines faster than my data when I'm on unlimited. I'm surprised no lawer and phone geek figured out a class action lawsuit by now.

Get a unefon chip at ATT in plaza rio. You can recharge every 20 days for 200 peso and you get unlimited data. An additional 5 days for unlimited WhatsApp, Instagram, etc. Best deal in Tijuana, but not sure if you need a local ID. Telcel has the best coverage, but I used to burn through their data in days and not sure if it was due to apps running in background. Another option would be Telcel mobile hotspot for 2,500 peso and 500 peso recharge for 8 gb. Plenty of affordable local options, but UNEFON is best deal in town. Coverage can be spotty if you're in the outskirts of larger city centers due to it using ATT towers. Telcel works best outside of city centers if you decide to visit the local casas.

[Dogers69]

Thanks for the info. I have Tmobile now and it works great in Tijuana. My concern though is if I move down there permanently my Mexico usage will be over 50% which Tmobile views as a breach of contract and they will terminate my account. I have received messages before from them giving me warnings about this. It seems like Google Fi would be made for someone like me or specifically for a Nomad Traveler. The concept is great but wondering how it truly works out for people.

One drawback that kept coming up is lack of brick and mortar support. Have you needed any support and have they been responsive to your needs? I find customer care with cellphone carriers to be a huge indicator as to overall service.

Verizon gives me half a gigabyte a day in Mexico. I was using it up in less then ten minutes. Had to buy at as 2nd number, I can use the phone watching and reading, for 6 hrs, and not even hitb1 gigabyte on at. Verizon is running a scam operation, but cricket wireless was the same. Whenever I have a limited data plan, my usage gets used up about 15 tines faster than my data when I'm on unlimited. I'm surprised no lawer and phone geek figured out a class action lawsuit by now.

[Artisttyp]

Yes, you need to be careful. I have going over on my data, and it gets expensive quickly. I have not had any issues with the calls, but they slow my speed and then you have to pay $50-100 for more data. Verizon does the same.

One tip I came up with is if you have T mobile phone you can download the DIGITS app to another device. It allows you to receive your Tmobile calls on another device. In my case I have the app on my Tijuana burner phone and it works really well. I get notified when I receive calls or messages on my US phone via the app on my Tijuana phone. The only caveat is it sometimes it asks you to log in with a pin code sent to your USA phone! I think you can do that once then bypass it for awhile. Still working on that end of it but the DIGITS app is worth looking into.

[WombatEd2]

Are any of you guys using <Google FI> down there and how is the connection?

This isn't about Google FI, but my experience with Google's customer support has been pretty bad.

Yesterday, I found a $5 mystery charge on my credit card bill. I spent hours trying to figure out which branch of Google it came from: Google Pay, Google Play Store, etc. , etc,. Their Manila-based technicians, using garbled phone lines, could not be made to understand the question.

But I don't really know. Maybe Google FI is better.

[DramaFree11]

Thanks for the info. I have Tmobile now and it works great in Tijuana. My concern though is if I move down there permanently my Mexico usage will be over 50% which Tmobile views as a breach of contract and they will terminate my account. I have received messages before from them giving me warnings about this. It seems like Google Fi would be made for someone like me or specifically for a Nomad Traveler. The concept is great but wondering how it truly works out for people.

One drawback that kept coming up is lack of brick and mortar support. Have you needed any support and have they been responsive to your needs? I find customer care with cellphone carriers to be a huge indicator as to overall service.

Yes, you need to be careful. I have going over on my data, and it gets expensive quickly. I have not had any issues with the calls, but they slow my speed and then you have to pay $50-100 for more data. Verizon does the same.

[Artisttyp]

Is great in HK and Cascadas and no effort required to switch when entering MEX. It does it automatically. Also is great in USA Or anywhere cell phone coverage is spotty. I am using Google Fi via a Verizon hotspot now in an area in Central Texas where my regular Google Fi cell service is bad.

Thanks for the info. I have Tmobile now and it works great in Tijuana. My concern though is if I move down there permanently my Mexico usage will be over 50% which Tmobile views as a breach of contract and they will terminate my account. I have received messages before from them giving me warnings about this. It seems like Google Fi would be made for someone like me or specifically for a Nomad Traveler. The concept is great but wondering how it truly works out for people.

One drawback that kept coming up is lack of brick and mortar support. Have you needed any support and have they been responsive to your needs? I find customer care with cellphone carriers to be a huge indicator as to overall service.

[Cocr Brotheler]

Are any of you guys using this down there and how is the connection?

Is great in HK and Cascadas and no effort required to switch when entering MEX. It does it automatically. Also is great in USA Or anywhere cell phone coverage is spotty. I am using Google Fi via a Verizon hotspot now in an area in Central Texas where my regular Google Fi cell service is bad.

[GentileBear]

That guy is full of shit. He runs away when the cops are around.

Yeah Roberto the con man. He sees me in the SG alley and pulls the same stunt about how he is Helping Tijuana and Tourists. I give my Pesos to the Con Women in Tijuana instead.