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Never turn left by stopping in the middle of a highway with your left signal on Instead, pull off the highway onto the right shoulder, wait for traffic to clear, and then proceed across the road Credit cards are generally not accepted for gas purchases Places called vulcanizadora or llantera repair flat tires Such places are commonly open 24 hours a day on the most traveled highways Even if the place looks empty, chances are you ll find someone who can help you fix a flat When possible, many Mexicans drive away from minor accidents, or try to make an immediate settlement, to avoid involving the police If the police arrive while the involved persons are still at the scene, everyone may be locked up until responsibility is determined and damages are settled If you were in a rental car, notify the rental company immediately and ask how to contact the nearest adjuster (You did buy insurance with the rental, right )

The three letters that define much of the world s wireless capabilities are GSM (Global System for Mobiles), a big, seamless network that makes for easy cross-border cellphone use throughout Europe and dozens of other countries worldwide In the United States, T-Mobile and Cingular use this quasi-universal system; in Mexico, USACell and Telcel are the predominant mobile carriers, and both use GSM If your cellphone is on a GSM system and you have a world-capable multiband phone such as many Sony Ericsson, Motorola, or Samsung models, you can make and receive calls across civilized areas on much of the globe, from Andorra to Uganda Just call your wireless operator and ask for international roaming to be activated on your account Unfortunately, per-minute charges can be high usually $1 to $150 That s why it s important to buy an unlocked world phone from the getgo Many cellphone operators sell locked phones that restrict you from using any other removable computer memory phone chip (called a SIM card) other than the ones they supply Having an unlocked phone allows you to install a cheap, prepaid SIM card (found at a local retailer) in your destination country (Show your phone to the salesperson; not all phones work on all networks) You ll get a local phone number and much, much lower calling rates Getting an already locked phone unlocked can be a complicated process, but it can be done; just call your cellular operator and say you ll be going abroad for several months and want to use the phone with a local provider For many, renting a phone is a good idea (Even worldphone owners will have to rent new phones if they re traveling to non-GSM regions, such as Japan or Korea) Although you can rent a phone from any number of

overseas sites, including kiosks at airports and at car-rental agencies, we suggest renting the phone before you leave home That way you can give loved ones and business associates your new number, make sure the phone works, and take the phone wherever you go especially helpful for overseas trips through several countries, where local phone-rental agencies often bill in local currency and may not let you take the phone to another country Phone rental isn t cheap You ll usually pay $40 to $50 per week, plus airtime fees of at least a dollar a minute The bottom line: Shop around Phone rentals in Mexico are still rare, so it s best to rent before your arrival One option is to purchase an inexpensive phone that takes prepaid cards, which you can purchase at any Telcel service provider in Mexico, for just the amount of service you feel you ll need during your trip Two good wireless rental companies are InTouch USA (% 800-872-7626; wwwintouchglobalcom) and RoadPost (% 888-290-1606 or 905-2725665; wwwroadpostcom) Give them your itinerary, and they ll tell you what wireless products you need InTouch will also, for free, advise you on whether your existing phone will work overseas; simply call % 703222-7161 between 9 am and 4 pm EST, or go to http://intouch globalcom/travelhtm Another option that can cut down on the cost of making international calls from Mexico is through Internet phone services, like Net2phone (% 877-627-4663; wwwnet2phonecom); you can purchase an international calling card, find out the local access number, and then use a pay phone to make a local call, put in an access code, and dial internationally for less than 5 a minute If you have a laptop, you can also download Skype (wwwskypecom), which allows you to call from one Skype member to another for free, or you can purchase minutes that allow you to make international calls to regular telephones from your computer for a really low rate