How to make telephone calls in and out of Mexico

We want to briefly discuss and share with you how we manage our telecommunications while living in Puerto Aventuras, Mexico. 


First, we have a landline in Mexico through Telmex.  Our Telmex plan includes: unlimited calls to Mexico cell phones, and all local, national and international calls.  It also includes 5 Mbps internet for $587 pesos per month (see our cost of living blog post).

Second, we have AT&T mobile share value plan with our United

States cell phone. This plan has the option to opt-into the free Mexico roaming bonus. This bonus includes: unlimited talk (within Mexico and from Mexico to the United States), unlimited texting, and 1 GB data for use when roaming in Mexico.  In addition, we also signed up for the AT&T world connect value plan, which includes, unlimited calling from the United States to Canada and Mexico for $5 USD per month, per cell phone.

We encourage you to research your phone options and decide which plan will work best for you and your needs.

Instructions on how to call into and out of Mexico. The information in the listing below is credited to: http://www.mexonline.com/phon_lst.htm. Please visit their website for updates.  


Helpful hint: We keep a copy of this instruction sheet next to our landline phones in Mexico and the United States.  We also keep a copy of it on our cell phones (in Dropbox), to have easy access while we are out and about.

Happy Talking!!!

Primer for Dialing into and out of Mexico:
The number you are going to dial depends upon where you are and what phone you are using. The rules for phone dialing are different for land line and cell phones.

Dialing within Mexico:
Land line to local land line phone - dial the seven digit number (i.e. 143-1234)

Land line to long distance land line phone - dial 01 then the ten digit number (i.e. 01-612-123-1234)

Land line to local cell phone - dial 044 then the ten digit number (i.e. 044-624-122-1234)

Land line to long distance cell phone - dial 045 then the ten digit number (i.e. 045-612-123-1234)

Cell phone to local or long distance land line - dial the ten digit number (i.e. 624-143-1234)

Cell phone to local or long distance cell phone - dial the ten digit number (i.e. 612-122-1234)

Dialing into Mexico:
To dial a land line phone - Dial 011-52 then the ten digit number (i.e. 011-52-624-143-1234)

To dial a cell phone - Dial 011-52-1 then the ten digit number (i.e. 011-52-1-624-122-1234)

Dialing from Mexico to the US/Canada:
Dial 001 then the ten digit number (i.e. 001-303-333-3333)

Dialing from Mexico to the rest of the world:
Dial 00 then the Country Code and phone number

Dialing US Toll Free Numbers:
For 800 numbers - dial 001-880 then the seven digit number

For 866 numbers - dial 001-883 then the seven digit number

For 877 numbers - dial 001-882 then the seven digit number


For 888 numbers - dial 001-881 then the seven digit number