Telephone cards for use with these Telmex phones are available for 30 -100 Pesos at all Pharmacies and many other stores, such as liquor stores.

Local calls cost 1 peso per minute.

You can call to the US or Canada using these cards from a public ‘LADATEL’ phone for only 5 pesos (.50cUS) a minute.

These Smart-Phone-Cards display on the screen of the phone how many pesos are left to spend.

It’s a lot cheaper to buy a 100 pesos card and talk till it runs out, than to call from a hotel at a higher rate with the added service charge.

Avoid the Long Distance Collect or Credit Card offers from the many telephone boxes covered with Credit Card logos on the street. These are extremely expensive. You may have a heart attack when you see the bill when you get home.

Free Calls to the US / Canada

There are many cyber cafes, and a few bars and coffee shops that now offer free international calls to their customers.

Cell Phones

The CDMA and TDMA protocols used in the U.S. for cell phones are also used in Mexico. Some cell phone companies have a roaming agreements within Mexico. Ask your provider at home in the US who they use for roaming in Mexico… that will tell you who to sign up with when you get here. GSM phones (VoiceStream) will also work here on a frequency of 1900 MHz.

If you have a pre-paid card cell phone, it can easily have a local number added, just for the cost of buying a local SIM card.

Pre-paid cards cost from 100 Pesos up and are available at any pharmacy or liquor store.

Charges:
Local Calls – 5.50 Pesos per min.
National – 6-8 Pesos per min.
International – 14-18 Pesos per min.
Incoming calls. : Now all are free

Information for dialing Cell phones in Puerto Vallarta and Mexico

Local

To a cell phone with an area code in Puerto Vallarta (322)

044 + 322 + seven digit phone number

Long Distance

Regular phones with contract with Telmex:

To a cell phone with another Area Code eg. Guadalajara (333)

045 + 333 + seven digit phone number

Regular phones with contract with Alestra, Avantel, Axtel and Maxcom phone services in Mexico:

To a cell phone with another Area Code eg. Guadalajara (333)

01 + 333 + seven digit phone number

From USA and Canada to Puerto Vallarta (322)

011 + 52 + 1 + 322 + seven digit phone number