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Long Distance Dialing
* From stationary telephones.
** To call long distance from any phone abroad (stationary or cellphone) to a Mexican cellphone add 1 after the country code 52 followed by the 10-digit number. Phone TipsA little info about calling here long distance: our country code here in Mexico is 52, and our local area code (LADA) for the Zihuatanejo-Ixtapa area is 755. So, for example, to call from the U.S.A. or Canada you would dial 011-52-755 then the local number. Most Zihuatanejo numbers begin with 554, and most Ixtapa and Troncones numbers begin with 553. We do have cellular phone services here, but check with your local company first to find out if you can receive calls here on your cellphone. Local cellular phone service providers currently are TelCel, IUSACEL, and MoviStar. To make a local call from a stationary phone to a cellphone first dial 044 followed by the 10-digit number. To make a long-distance call from a stationary phone to a cellphone first dial 045 followed by the 10-digit number. To make a long distance call from abroad to a Mexican cellphone add the number 1 after the country code 52 followed by the 10-digit number. Under Mexico's cellphone policy "Whoever calls, pays". [source: Telmex] Prepaid phone cards are readily available at many local stores for use in the Telmex public phones as well as for cellular phones. *NOTE* It is substantially more expensive to make long-distance calls from here to other countries than to call here from there. So if you call home from your hotel expect to pay quite a bit more than if someone calls you from abroad. If you need to call home, I recommend that after they answer you have them call you back. You'll save a bundle that way! 800, 866, 877, & 888 NumbersTo call 800 numbers in the USA or Canada first dial 001 then 880 followed by the 7-digit number. To call 866 numbers in the USA or Canada first dial 001 then 883 followed by the 7-digit number. To call 877 numbers in the USA or Canada first dial 001 then 882 followed by the 7-digit number. To call 888 numbers in the USA or Canada first dial 001 then 881 followed by the 7-digit number. These numbers are NOT toll-free from Mexico and international long distance charges will apply. Emergency Phone Numbers
No phone card is needed on public phones
for 3-digit emergency numbers.
Useful Phone Numbers
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