Cell phone calls in Tijuana
Did a little more research on good Mexican phone carriers we can use while in Tijuana. The carriers TelCel and Movistar seem to be inexpensive and reliable. You can even buy your Mexican SIM online at Ebay-dot-com before your trip, so you won't have to be looking for a phone store in Tijuana (or convenience store that sells SIMs). You know the SIM is that little chip that fits into GSM cell phones that work with AT&T and T-Mobile. However, Verizon and Sprint phones are CDMA ([B][u]not GSM[/u][/B]), so they don't use SIMs, so their phones won't work with TelCel or Movistar. Just take out the SIM in your current AT&T or T-Mobile phone and put in the TelCel or Movistar SIM.
Here's where you can get the TelCel and Movistar SIMs on EBAY:
[URL]http://www.ebay.com/itm/Movistar-Prepaid-Mexico-SIM-Card-Any-size-with-60-pesos-Airtime-/321156651132?pt=SIM_Cards&hash=item4ac66d987c[/URL]
[URL]http://www.ebay.com/itm/Telcel-Mexico-REGULAR-Sim-card-size-Sim-Card-Prepaid-Go-Phone-Sim-Card-5-0-/200865584946?pt=SIM_Cards&hash=item2ec4859732[/URL]
One of my phone carriers doesn't offer voice roaming at all in Mexico while my other carrier charges over $4 a minute for international roaming in Mexico. No bueno. I think the TelCel and Movistar prepaid SIMs should give you roughly 3 to 10 cents a minute for calls you make while in Tijuana to Mexican phones and to USA phones.