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    Denuncia Against A Phone Repair...+ No Factura

    Hi All, I am instigating a denuncia for a bad cell phone repair, it turns out the receipt they gave is not a Factura so the Consumido de defensor asked me to go to AFIP to add it to the denuncia. I was not registered with AFIP, Has anybody had a similar experience and what happened? Best...
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    Parcels From Abroad And Customs Marlarky.....

    Hi All, A little story for your delectation. My daughter's birthday was the 13th of March. Her Gran sent a wee parcel 2 t-Shirts and a dress + 2 Bday cards. It was sent registered post and left for here on the 5th March. On the 17th of April we received a 3 page telegram from the Argentine...
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    Credit Unions.. Bancocredicoop

    Hi Anybody using this bank care to give an appraisal... Is it really credit union like or has it been turned ? Comments appreciated. Thanks
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    Podcasts

    Hi All, Recently I've got into podcasts through helping a blind friend with his computer/iphone and other tech malarky. Here are a few I listen to. Post yours please. No agenda The hosts are Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak They look at mainstream news and take it apart. Their formula is...
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    Long Hot Summer ...power Cuts

    On Power cleanliness lights flicker lots but most laptop or desktops can deal with this with modern power supplies. Fluorescent light bulbs never last their stated life time with luck a year instead of 5 or 6. G
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    Long Hot Summer ...power Cuts

    I thought I had heard it all. Now it seem Homer Simson is working for EDESUR and messed up yesterday by throwing the power switch to the city. Here we were out for about 2 hours.
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    Long Hot Summer ...power Cuts

    Looks like I am on the mark............... It is going to get hotter, and not just summer heat i feel...
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    Long Hot Summer ...power Cuts

    Hi All, We are hardly a week into hot weather and all ready here in Avellaneda there's been two power cuts. Yesterday for almost 3 hours and a 6 hour outage less than a week ago. Is this what this summer is going to be..... G
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    Anulling passports????

    Hi All I see a post in FB about AFIP and the interior ministry thinking about annulling current Argentine passports and then you have to organise a new one, also if you want to leave the country you will have to hacer un trámite de salida integral Maybe the road to Chavez is a distraction and...
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    Price for a furnished rental Barrio Norte

    Have a look at airbnb you can check out similar places and see what the going rate is even put it on the web site and see what happens
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    Telecentro issues. Internet

    I have TeleContro's 3 meg package also. In general it's very good but it does go down for a couple of hours every now and again. Usually I need to reset the router I have connected to their modem, Switching on and off isn't enough. Then I have to make the wireless secure again. Also the BBC pic...
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    Public Transportation

    Depends on your Bue route on Several now you can buy an card like in the subte. Other lines let you buy prepaid tickets. Other wise it is change though usually it is not necessary to have the exact change. Many bus routes are preparing to allow card payment some ready to go early in the New...
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    3 steps to Heaven

    Hi All, I have been living in BA on and off for the past several years. Now here full time with my partner Lucia and daughter. We run a milonga and teach Tango so if your interested in taking your first steps give us a shout. Cheers Gerry
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