The Best Cell Phone Plans to Call Mexico

If you are calling Mexico frequently, you have options. Big name brands, like Sprint and T-Mobile, do offer plans. Still, you can also find a variety of smaller carriers that offer exactly what you are looking for. You might even find a simple add-on to your current plan that ensures you aren't spending more than necessary.

T-Mobile

One of the best choices for T-Mobile customers is the Mobile Without Borders plan. With this type of plan comes the opportunity to call within three different countries, all without the extra fees commonly associated with international calling throughout North America. Call Mexico or even Canada with unlimited minutes. This is a great choice for the frequent traveler as well. This plan also allows customers to use their data while in Mexico at no additional cost. Plus, unlimited data is available in case you meet your LTE limit while on the road. The T-Mobile ONE plan also comes with global texting that is unlimited. More than 140 locations are on the list.

Are you already with T-Mobile and want to upgrade your prepaid plan? You can receive the same benefits of Mobile Without Borders for an extra fee, about $10 per line currently. If you're already on the T-Mobile ONE plan, Mobile Without Borders is totally free.

To summarize, the Mobile Without Borders plan allows you to receive and make unlimited calls and texts to Mexico. You can also receive unlimited texts and calls. You also have the ability to use your data allowance without paying for roaming in the event that you do visit Mexico with your phone. Additionally, you can benefit from unlimited music streaming if you are in Mexico.

Cricket

If you have a Cricket phone plan, you will find that they have begun to add a variety of plans that allow you to call and text Mexico. It offers a Smart plan at $50 and a prepaid plan at $60. High-speed data allows you to visit Mexico without paying for roaming fees as well. Unlimited calling and texting between Mexico and the United States is available free with both of these options. The plan also comes with unlimited calls and texts within the United States. You will also be able to text 38 other countries.

MetroPCS

As a prepaid branch of T-Mobile, MetroPCS does have a lot to offer. With your plan, you will be able to call Mexico or explore the country without paying for roaming. Each of these plans starts at $40 per month. With the North America Unlimited package, you will have the opportunity to make and receive unlimited calls to and from Mexico. Plus, you can text anybody in Mexico on an unlimited bases. If you choose to travel to Mexico, you won't have to pay roaming charges. The extra cost could be as low as $5 per month per line.

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Simple Mobile

With the Unlimited International Calling plan offered by Simple Mobile, you will be able to make unlimited calls internationally. You will also be able to send and receive unlimited texts through the carrier. The best choice for those who want to call and text with people in Mexico is the Extended Nation plan, which is technically a domestic feature. The plan offers calling and texting to Mexico for just $40. Plus, this plan offers free roaming if you intend to visit Mexico on occasion. As a bonus, you'll also be able to call Canada, India, China and a few other countries.

Sprint

While Open World may be a relatively new plan, it has a lot to offer those interested in making international phone calls. This plan is technically a free add-on for anybody with Sprint who has the right kind of phone. Not only can you make (and take) unlimited phone calls to (and from) Mexico, but you can also make unlimited texts. You can also use your phone on an unlimited basis while you are in Mexico. Traveling to Mexico also allows you to use high-speed data up to 1GB. You won't even have to pay those pesky roaming fees while you are away. As a bonus, you will also have access to free texting and low calling rates to 50 other countries. You'll also receive unlimited calls and texts to and from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras, and other Latin American countries.

Virgin Mobile

You won't find a plan for calling and texting Mexico on the prepaid unlimited phone plan; however, you will find add-on plans that start at just $5 per line per month. The International add-on plan will provide you with unlimited phone calls to landlines throughout Mexico. You will also have unlimited global texting.

If you want more, you can add the International+ option to your plan, which allows you everything the International add-on does in addition to 1,000 minutes of talk time with mobile phones in Mexico. You will also have unlimited calling to landlines in a variety of other countries. You also receive discounted calling rates to an additional 200 locations. This plan costs $10 extra per month.

AT&T

Any AT&T customers using an AT&T Unlimited plan will have access to the Mexico Roaming Bonus for free. With this add-on, you will have access to unlimited talk time while traveling in Mexico. You can also use 1GB of data in Mexico without the roaming charges, and you will also be able to text anybody globally. The details about whether those with this plan will be able to call Mexico from the United States not clear. An additional add-on may be necessary.

Verizon

Several international calling plans are available for those looking to call Mexico. One plan offers 1,000 international minutes, shared for those on the family plan. You can add this to your previously existing account. It is only $10 per month to call Mexico, and overage charges are 10 cents per minute.

Verizon also offers a Value Plan at an additional $5 per line per month. This plan allows you to call Mexico or even Canada at no extra cost per minute. It also offers a discounted rate for calling other countries. More than 230 countries are accessible with this value plan. Verizon also offers several other ways to call Mexico, as well as other countries. It just depends on how many minutes you want to use each month and how much you are willing to pay in overage fees.

If you are looking for an easy and convenient way to call Mexico, there are plenty of options out there. Getting in touch with people you care about does not have to be that difficult. Speak to your current cell phone carrier to learn more about add-on options, or consider changing plans to find one that speaks more to your international calling needs. You might be surprised at how affordable it actually is to make international calls and texts.