How to Call a Cellular Phone Number in Mexico

Many people each day need to call cellular phone numbers in Mexico from the United States for work or to talk with their loved ones across the border. Dialing a cellular phone number In Mexico is not exactly like dialing a cellular phone number from an American number to another American number. But once you get down the routine of calling a cellular phone number in Mexico, you can call to your heart's content.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Phone card or international long-distance service

1. Obtain an international calling card to make international phone calls from your phone if you do not have international long-distance service on the telephone you will be calling from.

2. Dial the toll-free number of the calling card. Enter your international calling card number printed on the card you purchased. If you have international long-distance service through your telephone provider, you can skip this step.

3. Dial 011, which is the international access code.

4. Type in 52, which is the country code for Mexico.

5. Push 1, which notifies the Mexican phone companies that you are calling a cellular phone number.

6. Punch in the city code of the city you are dialing in Mexico and the seven-digit cellular phone number you are calling. A list of city codes in Mexico is provided in a link in the Resources section. Wait for the phone to ring.

Resources

• Find a Mexico city calling code
• Buy an international phone calling card