1rosario
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Since we travel often to Mexico, I'm thinking about getting an internet stick from Telcel.
I was looking at the MF30.
Anyone used this for Netflix? I know it will require large data usage, but is it fast enough? What data plans do they offer?
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keelhauler1
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Do you just want internet on one computer when you are in Mexico?
Why did you pick the MF30?
I got a MF180 on a special that gave me 5 GB over a 2 month period for only 400 pesos for the stick and the service. Telcel Banda Ancha - MF180
It worked great everywhere. It could be slow for streaming movies, but I never tried it. It uses a lot of GB for video which may get expensive.
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almalibre
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How much are these to buy?
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1rosario
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Our LED TV is Wi-Fi capable and has the Netflix application. We also have an iPad, laptop( I mostly use it for our business ) and our smart phones can be connected as well( Verizon data in Mexico is VERY expensive). That's why I think this is our best option.
Since we could also use some free Wi-Fi on the go, here and there, that's how we've usually done it, but sometimes it's a hassle to go out and find a Wi-Fi signal.
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We have used a Telcel stick for two years at our place in the Yucatan. This year I brought it with us on our drive north, and it is way better connection to the internet than weak wi-fi signals I have relied on in the past.
Telcel has a variety of internet stick plans. For different lengths of time 1 day to a month, and different data needs -- bajo, medio and alto.
I remember going to their site and doing a questionaire which categorized your usage. I didn't understand it all, and in the end, we always go for the biggest package, alto30 which gives us all we want for the month.
However, we do not stream buy a few YouTubes and no movies, which I understand are data hogs.
BTW, you have to understand the enlisting procedure which includes sending and receiving a text message to confirm your package, otherwise your bandwith disappears quickly.
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wandering mike
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You can also now both add credit to your account and buy various packages on line at MiTelcel.com. You can see how much you have left in the way of Megabytes. I got the HUAWEI U5705 stick and it worked plug and play in my Cradlepoint 350 wireless router that I also use with a verizon stick up in the US. If you use Chrome for your browser, you can get it to translate the pages at the site. It works mostly. Maybe other browsers do that too.
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Telcel is great for email and some surfing and a few other things but not so much for video as you often don't have enough speed and it gets pretty expensive after the initial plan. As Keelhauler says - we got the stick and 5G for 60 days for 400 some pesos. But we used it up in a couple weeks because we took a lot of pictures and they were being sent to the cloud for backup. Went to buy more and paid almost 400 pesos for 2GB - and a couple weeks later another 2GB. We were not streaming video. We quit sending pics to the cloud and our use went way down.
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moisheh
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You will not be able to access USA Netflix in Mexico. Same goes for a lot of the other streaming services. The owners of those services do not have the rights for that media in Mexico. There is a Mexican Netflix service but I am told that the movie offerings are old. There are workarounds to hide your IP address but many do not work well. Using Park WiFi systems in Mexico for streaming is "iffy". Not only that you would be compromising the internet service for all the other RV'rs.
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1rosario
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OK. Thank you for the information.
The few times we've used Netflix has been with a friends Wi-Fi. We know the material is different, but there is some kid movies not offered in the US. So it's good entertainment for the kids.
But with the feedback, I don't think the mf30 will work well for streaming. Still may be worth it for our internet sessions, reading news, checking up on the business, etc.
The parks Wi-Fi, has never worked well for us. Not the Parks we've visited anyway. So we don't plan on using their wifi to stream movies. Thanks for the reminder, Moisheh. Had not thought about the wifi signal for others.
Does the Data expire if not used within the month purchased? I can always add Data whenever I'm in Mexico, right?
Thank you.
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wandering mike
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You can use streaming services and such if you use something like "HotSpot Shield". The service is essentially a private VPN and the receiving website thinks you are someplace in the US usually. That is a free service with somewhat intrusive voice advertising. You can also do a $5 per month "elite" coverage which is what I ended up doing, but my need was to use it with Skype and a USB stick (which would get blocked somehow otherwise since I had a US Skype Virtual number.) If I had Hopspot Shield on I could get Pandora and without, I could not.
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