How to Call Mexico from the US

Calling Mexico from the US is simple. You just need to understand how to make an international call with a Mexican area code.

To call Mexico from the US, make sure your phone is set up for international calls. If you’re calling Mexico from a cell phone, you might need to enable international calls with your carrier. If you’re calling Mexico from an office phone, check with your administrators to make sure international calls are allowed.

Whether you’re calling your Grandma, arranging your next vacation, meeting with suppliers or conducting a remote interview with a superstar job candidate, the process for making a call to Mexico is the same. If, however, you call Mexico frequently or anticipate doing so in the future, your strategy might change—because making regular calls to Mexico can add up.

To call Mexico you need to consider...

• If you’re calling a Mexican cell phone or landline
• The area code of the place in Mexico you’re calling
• How much the call will cost

Pro Tip

Do you know calling a landline in Mexico is cheaper than calling a Mexican mobile number?

Have a look at the 8x8 mobile and landline calling rates here and decide based on your business needs.

How to call Mexico from the USA

Calling Mexico from the USA is simple! Follow these steps to call Mexico:

1. Dial the exit code 011. This will let your carrier know you’re going to make an international call.
2. Dial 52, the Mexican country code. This will convey to your carrier that you’re going to call Mexico.
3. Calling Mexico with a cell phone. If you’re calling a Mexican cell phone, dial 1 after the area code.
4. Remove trunk code. If the phone number has a trunk code. Trunk codes are 01, 045 or 044 and are used exclusively for domestic calls, depending on whether you’re calling a landline or a cell phone.
5. Enter the area code. Note that in Mexico’s three largest cities (Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey); the area code is two digits. In the rest of the country, the area code is three digits. Refer to Mexico’s area codes below.
6. Phone number. Now type in the entire phone number and make your call to Mexico from the United States.

Mexico Area Codes

Make sure that the phone number you’re calling includes an area code. Here’s a list of area codes in Mexico:

Examples

Call a landline in Mexico

Here’s how to call a landline in Mexico from the United States. In this example, we’re calling Cancun at 011-52-998-123-4789.

1. Dial 011, the exit code.
2. Dial 52, the Mexican country code.
3. Dial 998, the Cancun area code.
4. Dial 123-4789, the phone number.

Call a cellphone in Mexico

Here’s how to call a cell phone in Mexico from the United States. In this example, we’re calling the same number from Cancun at 011-52-998-123-4789.

1. Dial 011, the exit code.
2. Dial 52, the Mexican country code.
3. Dial 1, for the cell phone code.
4. Dial 998, the Cancun area code.
5. Dial 123-4789, the phone number.

Business Call With Someone in Mexico? Use These Tips

• Be on time, but do not be offended if the person you are calling is slightly late to a meeting. Timeliness is relatively flexible in Mexico. Send several meeting confirmations before you hold your call. Be polite and respectful in order to develop a rapport with the person you’re talking to. Develop relationships with small talk about family, friends and hobbies. If you leave a voicemail, follow up by calling again. It’s not customary for professionals in Mexico to return a call as it is expected that the person who left a voicemail will call again. While communicating address them with by their title and their last name. Use “Señor,” which means “Mr.,” “Señora,” which means “Mrs.” or “Señorita,” which means “Miss.” Avoid using first names unless you are invited to do so. If you don’t know how to speak Spanish, familiarize yourself with some common Spanish phrases, such as “gracias,” which means “thank you,” and “por favor,” which means “please.” You may want to hire a translator unless you have a good understanding of the Spanish language.

Is calling Mexico from the USA expensive?

Frequent calls to Mexico from your personal cell phone or a regular office landline can become expensive.

If you call Mexico regularly, it makes sense to look into other options that make it possible to make frequent calls without running up a big bill.

Using 8x8 for business calls from the USA to Mexico

The right enterprise cloud communications solution can help businesses reduce costs, drive significant productivity improvements and achieve strategic business goals.

With 8x8 business phone plans, you can reduce expenses required to maintain, support and upgrade traditional on-premise solutions. Businesses of any size, configuration or geographic location can benefit from the cost, performance and operational advantages of 8x8’s cloud-based communication solutions. Calling Mexico from the United States is even simpler—and much less expensive—when you use 8x8.

• One platform: One solution for voice, video, meetings, content sharing and messaging on one system of engagement enables your team to collaborate from anywhere, on any device.
• Quality at scale: Guaranteed availability and call quality around the globe.
• Secure: The highest security standards in the industry with externally validated support for security regulations and standards including HIPAA, PCI-DSS, Privacy Shield and FISMA.

8x8 can save you time and money

8x8 helps businesses of all sizes solve critical communication challenges. Some of the benefits of using 8x8 are:

• Increase customer satisfaction and loyalty
• Collaborate and communicate more effectively and securely
• Free up IT resources with maintenance-free communications and rapid deployment
• Unify communications throughout the entire organization
• Integrate mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets and laptops into your communications strategy
• View real-time and historical data about crucial business functions for faster, better decisions
• Keep costs low and productivity high, with one easy-to-use economical system

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