Phone/Internet
Saturday, November 19 2011
The plans on Telcel Amigo (prepaid) 3G data, including the SMS activation codes, have been revised. In addition, the data allowances have been doubled, in a temporary promotion that runs until Jan...
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Thursday, March 31 2011
Amazon's Kindle is a electronic book reader. It can store thousands of books, and download new books wirelessly. There are some small differences in the way a US-based Kindle operates when in Mexico,...
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Friday, October 15 2010
Telcel's 3G fast internet service is far from perfect, but for many in the more rural parts of San Felipe it's currently about the best internet you'll get. To use it with a single computer, you need...
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Phone/Internet
Friday, July 23 2010
Telcel have doubled the download data allowances on the Amigo (prepaid) 3G tariff, and introduced the "microchip" smaller SIM card needed by the iPad....
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Tuesday, February 23 2010
(updated 2010-Apr-14) If you have a Mexican cell phone (Telcel, Movistar) that you activated before April 2009, it will probably stop working after April 10th 2010 unless you register it with the new...
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Wednesday, January 20 2010
If you have a Telcel Amigo prepaid mobile phone (cellphone) account, it costs money to check your balance either by phone or text. But you can check the balance, and activate internet access, online...
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Monday, November 23 2009
(updated 2010 Aug 12) I've mentioned previously a summary of the Telcel 3G internet access in San Felipe and the hardware options. In addition to the hardware, you need an account. Here I'll just...
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Thursday, November 19 2009
To use Telcel's 3G internet service, you need suitable hardware (as well as an account, which is the subject of a separate article). This hardware can be either a phone, or a modem (dongle) that...
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Wednesday, November 18 2009
(latest update: 2010 Apr 22) In November 2009 the Telcel 3G intenet signal was switched on at the Telcel tower near El Dorado Ranch (the one just outside Pete's camp). So high speed internet is now...
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