phone options(need help)

[railrunner]

hello everyone,arriving sunday the 13 and staying at sandos caracol.wife needs to phone home(CANADA) daily. are the phones expensive to use at the resorts?do the telemex phone cards work on the resorts.What about buying a prepaid cell phone in playa.and where would i get one? thanks railrunner

[penalipee]

Originally Posted by railrunner

hello everyone,arriving sunday the 13 and staying at sandos caracol.wife needs to phone home(CANADA) daily. are the phones expensive to use at the resorts?do the telemex phone cards work on the resorts.What about buying a prepaid cell phone in playa.and where would i get one? thanks railrunner

Get the 800 number from your local operator and you will reach a canadian operator from the payphones there. You then have options to bill to your calling card or call collect. I don't know where in Canada you are....for us in the West it's Telus. But the 800 number is Canada wide.

[Susie Q Roo]

Do NOT call from your hotel room! And the phone cards are too complicated and a pain in the neck. Go to an internet cafe on 5th or 10th somewhere and use their phones. Inexpensive, easy... best way to go.

[penalipee]

Originally Posted by Susie Q Roo

Do NOT call from your hotel room! And the phone cards are too complicated and a pain in the neck. Go to an internet cafe on 5th or 10th somewhere and use their phones. Inexpensive, easy... best way to go.

I too use the internet cafes but only because I am blonde or maybe had a few too many margaritas and don't remember the 800#. If you are phoning home to Canada, this is the cheapest way possible tho. When you call the 800#,you are billed by your local phone company whatever your plan is. So if you are paying 3¢ a minute for long distance....then that is what you pay. I believe this only applies to canada. (I worked there for 25 yrs. you'd think I'd know this number by heart!!)

[Babaloo]

Originally Posted by penalipee

I too use the internet cafes but only because I am blonde or maybe had a few too many margaritas and don't remember the 800#. If you are phoning home to Canada, this is the cheapest way possible tho. When you call the 800#,you are billed by your local phone company whatever your plan is. So if you are paying 3¢ a minute for long distance....then that is what you pay. I believe this only applies to canada. (I worked there for 25 yrs. you'd think I'd know this number by heart!!)

800 numbers work in Mexico?
odd it is

[sonofdob]

as stated, definitely do not call from your hotel room...I always use the prepaid phone cards...find them inexpensive, convenient and easy to use...

[penalipee]

Originally Posted by Babaloo

800 numbers work in Mexico?
odd it is

Yes, actually, they do. Wonders never cease huh??