Traveling to TJ for my surgery this weekend. I am wondering what the best cell phone options are.

Should my traveling companion and I just use our US cell phones (T-Mobile) or will we get horrible roaming charges? Mostly we will be communicating with each other and the staff in TJ.

Are there pay as you go phones (TRAC phones or similar) that would be a good option?

Any thoughts or experiences?

Call up your provider and ask! I have Verizon and i called and spoke with them. I found out its cheaper to text than to call, but its still expensive! Most carriers have international plans but I don't think it's worth it. I just hope I get good wifi at the hotel

ATT has towers that go into TJ. I know this because when I come close to the border it lets me know that I will be charged int'l rates. I confirmed with ATT to let them know that I hadn't crossed the border but I had a message come up via txt.

A lot of people use skype. Skype has a mobile phone feature too so you can get calls on your skype # fwd'ed to your cell.

When I was there I had wifi- so i just texted my friends and family. It is possible to skype but I didn't do it. The hotel and hospital have wi-fi access to patients if you ask the front desk. My dad did have ATT near the border but a phone calling call is a good option. Also to call the staff you can use the hotel phone.

there was wifi at the hospital so I used FaceTime and iMessage to keep in contact with my family. didn't have any surprises on my bill.

May have to facetime with my kids on wifi.....good idea.

I have AT&T and added the Mexico international plan. I also found out the hospital allowed calls to the US for free. The DR told me that and I used it. You might want to ask if your DR has the same thing.

I have AT&T and added the Mexico international plan. I also found out the hospital allowed calls to the US for free. The DR told me that and I used it. You might want to ask if your DR has the same thing.

I wanted to add an international plan but the lady had me confused. She made it sound like it would mess up my unlimited data plan and I definitely don't want to lose that!