The Best Prepaid SIM Card for Mexico in 2023

Tourism in Mexico is one of the most important economic activities in the world. With 39.9 million visitors in 2017, is the first tourist destination for foreigners within Latin America, and is placed in sixth place worldwide in terms of arrivals of international tourists. 

This country has everything, from beautiful beaches, an amazing nightlife to a very rich culture. You can visit places like Mexico City, Playa del Carmen located in the Yucatan Peninsula, Acapulco and Cancun. If you are thinking about making Mexico your next travel destination, you will need to get a prepaid SIM card to stay connected wherever you go. Here we will show you the best SIM cards for Mexico.

Looking for an alternative solution? We have eSIMs for Mexico available!

What Are The Top SIM Cards Offers for Mexico?

	About the provider	Sim Card Features
	The first SIM Card that truly covers every country in the whole world! Enjoy a great internet experience within Mexico with the ISP Orange. They commit to provide the best service possible and have been awarded as the best internet operator in France many times in the row.	Data: 10GB Calls/SMS: No Credit Validity: 14 days Only $49.90	Learn more
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	Experience the amazing & most powerful mobile signal on T-Mobile's network throughout Mexico. As T-Mobile is one of the biggest network providers in Americas, you will enjoy an excellent internet coverage.	Data: 5GB Calls/SMS: Yes Credit Validity: 15 days Only $69.90	Learn more
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	Stay connected with America's fastest network provider AT&T. With the Prepaid SIM Card for Mexico you can enjoy unlimited data with endless entertainment.	Data: 30GB Calls/SMS: Yes Credit Validity: 30 days Only $79.90	Learn more
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What is The Best SIM Card for Mexico?

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AT&T Mexico 

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To start, we have this American company that is considered the world’s largest telecommunication company and the largest provider of mobile telephone services. They are headquartered in Dallas Texas, and they are also in Mexico City. If you are going to travel to Mexico, you can go without issues and get one of their prepaid SIM cards. The first thing that you need to know is that you can get a SIM card for free through their website. Then you will have two options for plans. One is the AT&T Unlimited & More Premium and the other is AT&T Unlimited & More. With these plans, you will get unlimited calls and texts in the United States, México, and Canada.

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T – Mobile – Deutsche Telekom AG 

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This company is a brand of Deutsche Telekom AG, a German telecommunications company worldwide recognized. The good news for you is that they also provide international services, so you will be able to use your phone without problems with one of their prepaid SIM cards.

You can buy their prepaid SIM card online, for only $10 and then you will need a data plan or package that will let you have data, calls, and texts. Here are the available options for Mexico and Canada:

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Movistar – A trademark of Telefonica

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This company has been operating in the country since 1995, offering services of fixed and mobile telephone, fixed and mobile internet and television. To get one of their prepaid SIM cards, you can directly to one of their stores when arriving in Mexico. Their stores are located throughout the country. The cost of the SIM card called Chip Movistar is only MXN $60, and when activated you can enjoy 1400 MB for browsing and unlimited access to social networks (Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Snapchat), for 15 days. Also, if you recharge MXN $60, you will receive an additional pack of 3000 MB to browse and 1000 MB to consume on Netflix and YouTube. 

Movistar has a lot of packages and services depending on your needs. Here we describe them: 

Prepaid packages with unlimited data available for social media and more:

Prepaid 3000 MB | MXN$ 200 ($10.25) – 3000 MB

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• Data: 3000 MB + 1000 MB (Netflix and YouTube)
• Calls: Unlimited
• SMS: Unlimited
• Credit Validity: 30 days
• Unlimited: (Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Snapchat)

Prepaid 2100 MB | MXN$ 150 ($7.69) – 2100 MB

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• Data: 2100 MB 
• Calls: Unlimited
• SMS: Unlimited
• Credit Validity: 28 days
• Unlimited: (Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Snapchat)

Prepaid 1400 MB | MXN$ 100 ($5.12) – 1400 MB

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• Data: 1400 MB 
• Calls: Unlimited
• SMS: Unlimited
• Credit Validity: 15 days
• Unlimited: (Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Snapchat)

Prepaid 500 MB | MXN$ 50 ($2.56) – 500 MB

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• Data: 500 MB + 1000 MB (Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Snapchat) 
• Calls: Unlimited
• SMS: Unlimited
• Credit Validity: 7 days
• Unlimited: WhatsApp.

Prepaid 300 MB | MXN$ 30 ($1.54) – 300 MB

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• Data: 300 MB + 200 MB (Facebook and Twitter)
• Calls: Unlimited
• SMS: Unlimited
• Credit Validity: 3 days
• Unlimited: WhatsApp.

The unlimited calls and texts in the packages above are valid for any company in these North American countries: Mexico, the United States, and Canada.

Data packages for YouTube and Netflix:

Package 3000 MB | MXN$ 50 ($2.56) – 3000 MB

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• Data: 3000 MB 
• Credit Validity: 3 days

Package 2000 MB | MXN$ 30 ($1.54) – 2000 MB

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• Data: 2000 MB 
• Credit Validity: 3 days

Package 1000 MB | MXN$ 20 ($1.02) – 1000 MB

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• Data: 1000 MB 
• Credit Validity: 1 days

Package 500 MB | MXN$ 10 ($0.51) – 500 MB

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• Data: 500 MB 
• Credit Validity: 1 days

To activate any of these plans call #100#.

Packages for unlimited calls and texts to Mexico, the United States, and Canada:

Prepaid 10 | MXN$ 10 ($0.51)

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• Calls: Unlimited
• SMS: Unlimited
• Credit Validity: 1 day

Prepaid 20 | MXN$ 20 ($1.02)

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• Calls: Unlimited
• SMS: Unlimited
• Credit Validity: 2 days

Prepaid 30 | MXN$ 30 ($1.54)

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• Calls: Unlimited
• SMS: Unlimited
• Credit Validity: 3 days

Prepaid 40 | MXN$ 40 ($2.05)

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• Calls: Unlimited
• SMS: Unlimited
• Credit Validity: 4 days

Prepaid 50 | MXN$ 50 ($2.56)

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• Calls: Unlimited
• SMS: Unlimited
• Credit Validity: 5 days

If you want to activate a plan call #100#.

Are you interested in buying a Movistar SIM card for your travel to Mexico? Visit their website and find more information.

Telcel – A part of America Móvil

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This is a leading company of wireless telecommunications in Mexico with almost 30 years of experience offering mobile telephony services. It currently has 75 million users. Telcel could be the ideal company you are looking for if you travel to Mexico. To acquire one of your SIM cards you can do it in one of their stores or through their website. This SIM card has a cost of MXN $0.99 and comes in three formats: Standard, Micro, and Nano.  

Below you will find the details of packages and services that are available for you:

Telcel Max Without Limit 5000 | MXN$ 499 ($25.57) – 5000 MB

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• Data: 5000 MB + 5000 MB
• Calls: Unlimited
• SMS: Unlimited
• Credit Validity: 31 days
• Unlimited: WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram and UBER.
• Claro Video: Subscription without cost. 

Additional services:

Internet per time Package | MXN$ 15 ($0.07)

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• Data: Unlimited
• Credit Validity: 2 hours

More Megabytes Package 10000 | MXN$ 599 ($30.69)

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• Data: 10000 MB
• Credit Validity: 31 days

More Megabytes Package 5000 | MXN$ 349 ($17.88)

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• Data: 5000 MB + 5000 MB
• Credit Validity: 31 days

More Megabytes Package 2000 | MXN$ 149 ($7.64)

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• Data: 2000 MB + 2000 MB
• Credit Validity: 31 days

More Megabytes Package 1000 | MXN$ 99 ($5.07)

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• Data: 1000 MB + 1000 MB
• Credit Validity: 31 days

More Megabytes Package 500 | MXN$ 49 ($2.51)

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• Data: 500 MB 
• Credit Validity: 31 days

Here you have the additional charges:

• Voice mailbox: MXN $1.19 ($0.061)  (Cost for message recovery call)
• Calls to 01 800 numbers being in México: MXN $0.98 ($0.05)
• MMS: MXN $2.08 ($0.11)
• Rescatel Integral*: MXN $32.33 ($1.66)
• Rescatel Plus*: MXN $23.28 ($1.19)
• Additional KB: MXN $ 0.000244 ($0.000013)
• *Insurance for tariff clients that includes specialized medical assistance.

If you are thinking about buying a SIM card for your trip to Mexico, find more information about Telcel on their website.

We showed you the main telecommunications companies that work in Mexico, which are AT&T, Movistar, Telcel and T-Mobile, and the details about each of the prepaid SIM cards that they have available for you. So now you have all the information needed to choose the best prepaid SIM card that best fits your needs on your stay in Mexico.

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