General Reports

[QUOTE=OnceSailor;1941662]On this trip it seemed to me that the taxis were asking for more money to take you to places. Seems you have to spend more time negotiating prices. IMHO Uber seems to be catching on a lot in Tijuana, and the taxis are losing a lot of business. (A lot of the girls I hang out with now use Uber and won't get a taxi ever again.) So the easiest thing for them to do is jack up the prices on the "tourist".[/QUOTE]My T-Mobile doesn't work in Tijuana, it connects to Movistar but no internet. Anyone know? It is an iPhone 6, tried resetting and also airplane mode off and on but internet never works.

Yes, with this much notice, I should probably be able to make the trip in December. The 12th thru 14th are not really the "ideal" days for me for two-reasons (work schedule combined with the fact that Mondays and Tuesdays really don't compare to Wednesdays thru Fridays). But, we can chat about it. All good. Very kind words though from Donorita here - refreshing actually.

[QUOTE=BaxterSlade;1941115]Donorita, very nice post. Be sure to send a reminder as your trip dates get closer, you seem to have the right attitude and hopefully we can meet up for some Tijuana fun. And with this much notice I would guess Caprese 7 might even be able to make it.

And Kevin where have you been, with the report of 3 cops shot this morning out in the area between Adelitas and Hk it was still business as usual in the Zona. And Baxter is no longer in Mexico after hanging out with your friend who encouarages drinking. Just trying to sober up at the local In & Out before drinving home.[/QUOTE].

When I personally feel it is to dangerous to be down there I stay away. I have zero control of my cock when there, and can be wandering around early at 5 looking for that early morning nut. So when bullets are flying that is good enough reason to stay away. Like most of us mongers we have times we just do not monger. I hit the wall after seeing where this situation was leading to a year ago. Lets hope it does not go to a level I think it could go. Hard to tell with the zona, even the bad apples do not want to fuck with the flow of money, but some bad apples do not give one fuck and it is time to spill blood that's what they do. I do not know Baxter Slade, but the Baxter I posted is my mutt. I always forget who is who with different handles on different sites. You all be safe as one can be while hitting the zona for the next few weeks. The biggest thing to worry about is the bullets bouncing off the walls in the alley if something goes down. Get in door if you can or get away from the walls. I am sure some of our combat veterans can talk better on that. It is hard to avoid when the peso is so weak, so just be careful out the while in adult Disneyland. It is what it is. See you guys when I do not fell I need to wear a full body bullet proof condom.

[QUOTE=CoolBeanz;1941672]My T-Mobile doesn't work in Tijuana, it connects to Movistar but no internet. Anyone know? It is an iPhone 6, tried resetting and also airplane mode off and on but internet never works.[/QUOTE]I have the T-Mobile North America plan for 55 bucks and I have no problem connecting in Mexico. I just have to restart my phone when I'm in Mexico.

Also on that plan, during the summer I was in Spain and Peru, and I received text stating, "Your T-Mobile plan gives you unlimited data at 2 G speeds, calls at 20 cents / min and free texts. ".

Well worth the money!

[QUOTE=CoolBeanz;1941672]My T-Mobile doesn't work in Tijuana, it connects to Movistar but no internet. Anyone know? It is an iPhone 6, tried resetting and also airplane mode off and on but internet never works.[/QUOTE]By default most phones have roaming turned off, you may need to go into network settings and turn on data roaming.

[QUOTE=AnonX69;1942193]By default most phones have roaming turned off, you may need to go into network settings and turn on data roaming.[/QUOTE]It maybe because my phone is an unlocked Verizon phone it doesn't have the band for mexico 4 g, I tried data roaming on still nothing, I am going to pick up a cheap android phone to use for mongering. After my last run in with Tijuana finest policia I don't want to carry anything of value on me while in Tijuana.

[QUOTE=CoolBeanz;1942240]It maybe because my phone is an unlocked Verizon phone it doesn't have the band for mexico 4 g, I tried data roaming on still nothing, I am going to pick up a cheap android phone to use for mongering. After my last run in with Tijuana finest policia I don't want to carry anything of value on me while in Tijuana.[/QUOTE]All verizon LTE 4 G phones are unlocked and considered a world or global phone because it has the antenna for both CDMA, which is used by sprint and verizon, and GSM used by ATT and Tmobile. In the states, I have used both ATT and Tmobile sims on my Verizon note5. However, you can't get onto their 4 g network and limited to 3 g or hspa (3rd or 4th generation).

Verizon iphones 5 and up are unlocked and global phones, they have more 4 g bandwidths than andriods phones so you should not have a problems using it anywhere in the world. I have found that sometimes it can not detect the local APN automatically and you have to set it manually. Some APN apps can solve this problem. Just search for movistar apn, then set apn for movitar on your phone and use it when in mexico.

oh btw, verizon has a program, for $2 a day you can use your phone in mexico using you data plan and pay no roaming fee. you should get a text from them when you enter mexico, if you accept, you are charged $2 for every 24 use in mexico.

I was watching The Mask of Zorro with Catherine Zeta-Jones, Antonio Banderas and Anthony Hopkins on Crackles with a 4 K large screen LCD. The film was high-toned reddish, but the image definition was very fine and lively.

The movie was made in 1998. It had a bit of California and Mexico's 18 century history with some cultural life in the period.

Catherine Zeta-Jones was just the sweetest-looking, most ravishing young beauty in this Zorro movie series, worth watching. She looked old, over weight, not very attractive when she did "Traffic" with Michael Douglas.

[QUOTE=CoolBeanz;1942240]It maybe because my phone is an unlocked Verizon phone it doesn't have the band for mexico 4 g, I tried data roaming on still nothing, I am going to pick up a cheap android phone to use for mongering. After my last run in with Tijuana finest policia I don't want to carry anything of value on me while in Tijuana.[/QUOTE]You will find majority ATT and Tmobile phones have the bands for various countries and will work just about anywhere. You can then use a local sim card if your phone is unlocked. Verizon phones have limited bands and check to see what your phone has. Just being unlocked does not matter if the hardware is not on the phone.

[QUOTE=LifeIsABeach;1942936]You will find majority ATT and Tmobile phones have the bands for various countries and will work just about anywhere. You can then use a local sim card if your phone is unlocked. Verizon phones have limited bands and check to see what your phone has. Just being unlocked does not matter if the hardware is not on the phone.[/QUOTE]Many Verizon LTE phones have the hardware, they have the qualcom modem in their samsung galaxy and iphone, but not the software to access the bandwidths because the carrier doesn't want you to use those bandwidths. Lifeisabeach is right, some models have less bandwidths than others. Verizon samsung and apple phones have the most bandwidths compared to other verizon phones. Verizon iphones 5 and up have the exact gsm/lte bandwidths as att or tmobile iphones, and an addition of cdma/lte bandwidths. For me, I needed a phone that can get onto both GSM and cdma networks so I went with verizon. Cdma has the best coverage in countries like the US and China.

With the android phones you MAY have to root the phone and run a custom rom to get rid of the carrier's android versions, this will allow you to access the hardware that is already in the phones. I had to do this years back on my galaxy s3 so i can enable the gsm/lte antennae because verizon disabled it. They only disabled it a year later with a software update. The hardware is there on verizon phones, they just disable it. now they have the antenna for both network enable..

With the iphones from verizon, there is no carrier iOS version, it uses apple's stock iOS, so the hardware is already enable, verizon iphones cover the most bandwidths of any phones on the market and considered a global phone. I have put up a pic of the spec on their latest iphone, you can see model for verizon has the exact bandwidths as the models for att/tmobil with an addition of cdma bandwidths. The verizon iphones uses the qualcom modem, the same in their intl models sold in China and Japan.

If you travel to mexico using a verizon iphone, you may be limited to the coverage of cdma/lte and may have to buy a local gsm sim for 200 peso and top it off. Verizon is phasing out their cdma coverage in mexico and canada, so using verizon cdma sim may have limited coverage.

on a side note. you can get onto verizon network on the 4th floor and up at cascadas on the north side of the building.

[QUOTE=AnonX69;1942946]If you travel to mexico using a verizon iphone, you may be limited to the coverage of cdma/lte and may have to buy a local gsm sim for 200 peso and top it off. Verizon is phasing out their cdma coverage in mexico and canada, so using verizon cdma sim may have limited coverage.[/QUOTE]FWIW, I have a Verizon Galaxy S5. I have their plan that gives me 4 GB (of data that I can use in the USA or Mexico, plus free texts and calls from / to Mexico. I've used it in Tijuana, Mexicali, Mexico City, Oaxaca and Chiapas with no problems, aside from occasional dead areas. Some places don't have 4 G coverage, but very few had zero data coverage. So, I've been very happy with Verizon's performance in Mexico.

[QUOTE=CaptainSolo;1942740]I was watching The Mask of Zorro with Catherine Zeta-Jones, Antonio Banderas and Anthony Hopkins on Crackles with a 4 K large screen LCD. The film was high-toned reddish, but the image definition was very fine and lively.

The movie was made in 1998. It had a bit of California and Mexico's 18 century history with some cultural life in the period.

Catherine Zeta-Jones was just the sweetest-looking, most ravishing young beauty in this Zorro movie series, worth watching. [b]She looked old, over weight, not very attractive when she did "Traffic" with Michael Douglas[/b].[/QUOTE]You sounded like Donald Trump when he talked about Miss Universe Alicia Machado.

[QUOTE=AnonX69;1942946]Many Verizon LTE phones have the hardware, they have the qualcom modem in their samsung galaxy and iPhone, but not the software to access the bandwidths because the carrier doesn't want you to use those bandwidths. Lifeisabeach is right, some models have less bandwidths than others. Verizon samsung and apple phones have the most bandwidths compared to other verizon phones. Verizon iphones 5 and up have the exact gsm/lte bandwidths as att or tmobile iphones, and an addition of cdma/lte bandwidths. For me, I needed a phone that can get onto both GSM and cdma networks so I went with verizon. Cdma has the best coverage in countries like the US and China.

With the android phones you MAY have to root the phone and run a custom rom to get rid of the carrier's android versions, this will allow you to access the hardware that is already in the phones. I had to do this years back on my galaxy s3 so i can enable the gsm/lte antennae because verizon disabled it. They only disabled it a year later with a software update. The hardware is there on verizon phones, they just disable it. now they have the antenna for both network enable...[/QUOTE]Thanks for the info, probably going to get a cheap 50 dollar android phone and unlock it from metropcs and use it for mongering, that way if I get robbed it's only a 50 dollar phone haha. Plus if I ever have a girlfriend in the states I won't have to explain all these weird photos I have on my phone hahahahahha.

Unlike the Donald, I 'd like to do a lot more kinky stuffs with the beauty queens than just talking about them.

[QUOTE=NDsg0911;1943318]You sounded like Donald Trump when he talked about Miss Universe Alicia Machado.[/QUOTE]

Officially today the emergency # in Mexico is the same as in the US.

[URL]http://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/emergency-number-in-operation-monday/[/URL]