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talosian

Oct 30, 2006, 6:00 AM

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Does anyone know the actual Moviestar cellphone rates?

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I tried to search for forums and got:

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So I will ask here.

I have MovieSTar service. I buy $300 in credit and usually get another $100 or $200 bonus. So far fine. The problem is that I have been given half-dozen different stories about the cost of calls. Even the (very) young girls who sell the credits in Soriana's are not sure. I do know one thing, I really don't call much or get that many incoming calls, but the minutes just seem to disappear. The website is in Spanish and I can't really tell.

If there is anyone here who uses MovieStar personally and really knows how the rate system works, I would appreciate help rather than guesses or hearsay.

BTW, I hears someplace that Mexico has the highest cellphone rates in the World.

Thanks.
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johanson / Moderator

Oct 30, 2006, 2:20 PM

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Re: [talosian] Does anyone know the actual Moviestar cellphone rates?

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The only thing I remember about MovieStar is vague, and not very helpful, but I guess it is just a little be better than nothing, and so far no one has offered an answer. Here is what I remember. Talosian, you do or you did live lakeside (Lake Chapala) and these comments apply only to those who live lakeside. When you subscribe to a TelCel account with your cell-phone, you are given a Guadalajara number not a local lakeside #. When you phone someone in your home town of Ajijic, you are paying long distance from Guadalajara even when you are standing in Ajijic

Maybe 4 years ago MovieStar came to Ajijic-Chapala, it was called something else then, and offered cell phones with local lakeside tel #s and when you were lakeside, it was not long distance to call lakeside. However it was a long distance to call Guadalajara. I understand that for the past several years, MovieStar stopped giving out local Ajijic-Chapala telephone numbers.

I also know that MovieStar Phones only worked in certain areas lakeside. At one time and perhaps still today, for example, MovieStar coverage did not work as far West as San Juan Cosola or Jocotepec.

Sorry. I didn't say much. Hopefully someone else can add to my comments

AND WITH TELCEL when I pay 100 pesos I get 100 pesos worth of minutes. I can't remember what it is with 200 pesos. When I spend 300 pesos I get 450 pesos worth of time and when buy a 500 peso card, I get 900 pesos worth of time.

(This post was edited by johanson on Oct 30, 2006, 2:23 PM)

Brian

Oct 30, 2006, 2:58 PM

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Re: [talosian] Does anyone know the actual Moviestar cellphone rates?

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Since you say that the minutes seem to disappear, I assume that you have a prepaid account. I dumped Movistar a long time ago in favor of Telcel. Perhaps, as in the case of Telcel, you allowed the time to lapse for which the minutes are good. Its a use it or lose it kind of deal. Here is the link you want:

http://www.movistar.com.mx/n1/n1_prep_tipo.html

Brian

talosian

Oct 31, 2006, 5:38 AM

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