Isla what? "Isla" just means "island", and there are tons of Islas. :)

Since you mean Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Google maps does provide coverage, and there is an OXXO market there (best place to stock up on a all kinds of things. Enjoy!

OXXO: Calle Avenida Hidalgo No Supermanzana 1, Manzana 20, near Abasolo, Isla Mujeres (don't try this address in Google Maps - use OXXO instead).

Sorry for resurrecting an old thread, but I'm starting to wonder whether Telcel's website allows reloads with US cards at all. From what I've read online, "some" US cards supposedly work but every single card I've tried thus far (Chase, BMO/Diners Club, Capital One 360) and PayPal have resulted in the same error message telling me to contact my bank. It doesn't seem like it's actually going much farther than Telcel's servers either as I don't get the typical fraud alerts when something declines.

Thoughts?

You can download Telcel Pay and use PayPal with it

I didn't see a "Telcel Pay" app offhand but I'll look again. However, the Mi Telcel app seems to produce the same message as the website (and doesn't support PayPal either, unlike the website).

Currently in Mexico. Out of curiosity, I tried to reload online through MiTelcel again. This time I went through a process where I had to put in the amount in pesos they charge (under $1) as some sort of verification step. You're only given two attempts before the reload is cancelled altogether.

Of course, even after being able to complete verification on one of my cards (which required some calculation due to US banks only showing USD amounts), it still failed to reload. Not to mention that I ended up getting a fraud alert and needing to call Chase for my other card. :rolleyes:

Oh well.

Considering a Telcel prepaid 4GLTE SIM card for an US phone from Amazon for an upcoming trip to CDMX. Any thoughts/concerns? Are SIM cards readily available at MEX? Any other suggestions? Thanks!

Who is your US cellular provider? With some Verizon and AT&T plans roaming in Mexico is free.

T-Mobile too (roamed on Movistar when I was last in CDMX, no complaints). The Telcel SIM I also had was pretty much relegated to the hotspot that I brought along.