Wifi, cell service and tipping?

[Juliehall 1]

can anyone advice on how good the Internet is at the Marriott in Tijuana, hope to be able to chat with my children while I'm there. What about cell service, I'm from New England so I'm sure it doesn't work but if I have Internet then I'll be ok.

Also tipping questions...can I tip in US dollars or should I get pesos ?

Thanks!

[LezzieLez 180]

The internet was decent at the Marriott. I was able to chat, post on FB, and browse the internet with no problems. I installed the magic jack app on my phone and use the wifi at the hotel to make calls so I didn't have to worry about have cell reception and extra charges. Do that ahead of time and give everyone the new number. I also used glide and tango to video chat from my phone.

Tip in US dollars. I bought stuff at the hotel and they gave me US dollars back.. No need to change currency.

[Juliehall 1]

@@LezzieLez Thanks so much! that is great information! My surgery is on Monday! See we have the same doctor! How was your experience?

[LezzieLez 180]

I was scared because I went by myself. My boyfriend at the time waited until 2 days before to tell me he didn't buy a plane ticket because he didn't want me to go.

As for Dr. Garcia - I didn't really see much of him but he was cool. The doctor that I saw the most was a woman and I cannot remember her name but she had the surgery too and looked great! The Ready4Achange staff was great though. I got in late the night before so I didn't see anyone other than the driver until I got to the hospital the next morning. The coordinators were lively and answered every question I threw at them.

The hospital - (Florence) - the nurses were ok with me. They ran out of compression stockings so if you can bring some yourself - do so. The ekg machine and equipment they used were real old school except for the operating room which was decently high tech. The building is older as well and my shower was stone so I wore my flip flops in there (I couldn't tell if it was clean).

I am anemic and I knew prior to going. What I didn't realize was that my normal hemoglobin level was considered low to them and I had to have a blood transfusion and extra medicine. That came up to almost $400 unexpected costs.

All in all - I would recommend them to my friends and family. The process was smooth and I am happy!