Mexico City eSIM: Arriving at MEX
Mexico's SIM registry lasted 375 days before the Supreme Court struck it down in full. Your Mexico City eSIM therefore arrives with no paperwork attached to it. It runs on the Movistar network and carries data, with no voice service.
12 plans for Mexico, from 1 GB at $3.99 to 20 GB at $30.99, plus 6 unlimited-data tiers. 5 GB for 30 days costs $12.99 — 5th cheapest of 53 in the Americas, against a $22.99 median. Our retail prices from the operator catalogue, checked 13 September 2026.
Mexico · Movistar · from $3.99
Last eSIM issued 1 day ago
Landing at Mexico City International Airport
The phone does nothing on its own after you land at Mexico City International Airport. The profile went on over Wi-Fi before the flight, scanned straight from your order. On arrival you switch data roaming on for the eSIM line in settings. That switch belongs to the eSIM alone, and the home SIM ignores it completely. You then select the eSIM as the line for mobile data, and Movistar registers the phone. The plan's first day starts at that moment, so an early install loses you nothing.
Which plan for Mexico City
Mexico City runs a metered ladder and an unlimited ladder from the same catalogue. The metered side starts at 1 GB over seven days and 2 GB over fifteen. Everything from 3 GB upwards runs thirty days, and 3 GB cost $8.49, checked 5 September 2026. The metered ladder tops out at 20 GB across those same thirty days. Unlimited plans run from three days to thirty, six steps apart, and the longest cost $74.99 on that date. Both ladders recharge online, and the credit you add carries no expiry.
The Mexican rule that reaches you
The rule that once demanded your identity in Mexico no longer exists. A national SIM registry ran for 375 days before the Supreme Court struck it down. That decision removed the registry in full, and not merely in part. The country page found no confirmed trap for a roaming data profile today. You buy the eSIM before you travel, and nothing is registered on arrival.
Topping up either ladder online
Both ladders recharge online, and the credit you add carries no expiry. A metered pack that runs dry is refilled without touching the profile. Movistar carries the line through the recharge and after it. Nothing is bought at a counter in the city for this. The metered side and the unlimited side are refilled the same way. Those terms were read on the Mexico entry, checked 5 September 2026.
Before you fly to Mexico City
- The Mexican SIM registry ran 375 days before the Supreme Court struck it down.
- Metered plans from 3 GB upwards all run for thirty days.
- Benito Juarez (MEX) is the arrival point for the capital.
The country page has the full rule and every plan: Mexico eSIM.