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Just spent 2 weeks in Washington and had no trouble with Telcel. I signed up for their new international plan before I left.

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Just spent 2 weeks in Washington and had no trouble with Telcel. I signed up for their new international plan before I left.

I plan on checking it out. Did you receive any extra charges except for the 50 pesos as the plan describes?

This is what we're talking about.

http://www.telcel.com/portal/servicios/servicios_renta.html?mid=1406

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I just got a text message from telcel that I followed up on with my telcel vendor. If you are on a telcel contract which I am, then for 50 pesos a month for a minimum of 5 months you can have full use of your plan in the US (voice, data and messaging) with no roaming charges. I think this is Carlos Slim's attempt to stay ahead of ATT which has vowed to bring a NA wide pan into being as it makes huge investments in Mexico.

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Item in today's news Roaming charges are being ended in the US for pre pay customers.

America Movil (AMXL.MX) said on Sunday it removed roaming charges on calls to and data in the United States for 40 million Mexican prepay clients as it gears up to prevent new rival AT&T Inc. stealing market share on its home turf.

The company, owned by the family of billionaire Carlos Slim, said calls made to the United States by prepaid customers on "Amigo Optimo" and "Optimo Plus" plans would now be charged local rates. The same would apply when using data in the United States.

Its remaining prepaid customers, around 12 million at the end of the second quarter, could also request the change, the company said.

America Movil is currently facing a regulatory crackdown in Mexico, where it has 70 percent of the market mobile.

Since the law was passed last year, AT&T (T.N) challenged Slim by buying two Mexican wireless operators, prompting operators in both countries to start offering "borderless" call and data plans.

America Movil said in July it would eliminate roaming charges from Mexico to the United States for those of its 10.5 million post-pay customers who opt to pay an extra 50 pesos ($3.16) per month.

(Reporting by Christine Murray; Editing by Dan Grebler)

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