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You're taking roaming for granted. Roaming only works if Tello has an agreement with some local carrier, such as Personal in Argentina, that allows Tello subscribers to connect to its cell towers. Many smallish US MVNOs historically had little or no international roaming. Some only supported...

You can get an online appointment to take your blood pressure at Farmacity. Go to this page and click on "Quiero reservar un turno". Then select the service "Presión Arterial y Medición de Oximetría". I've saved the list of Farmacity locations in CABA that provide this service as pdf.

And eating at Applebee's? We're talking about phone service providers.

Using one SIM's mobile data connection for Wi-Fi Calling on another SIM is still a fairly niche feature. It's available on iPhones, Pixels, and certain Samsung flagship models, depending on the region. If your phone is not compatible, you have to carry a second phone with a local number and use...

I opened a Tello account and got a number from Argentina without using a VPN, but that was a couple of years ago. https://baexpats.org/threads/getting-a-non-voip-us-phone-number-from-tello-for-2fa.46924/

Have you called Western Union US or Western Union Argentina? When you tried to send money to your bank account, was it the same Western Union account you had used before for cash pickup?

There are two major notebook brands with a strong local presence here: HP and Lenovo. It may make more sense to bring a laptop from the US or buy one from Amazon US. The catch is that warranty support in Argentina can get complicated. MacBook Airs are considered fairly reliable, so you may...

It probably would have been a good idea to figure out who is paying the utilities before signing the contract. It depends on the service. For internet, if there is no current service with that company at the address, you can usually set it up without a DNI. But for utilities like electricity...

If you have an Android phone with NFC, you can also activate the balance from the SUBE app.

Just go down to the subway, give the ticket clerk some cash, say "Para recargar," and hold your card up to the reader. You don’t need to take a train.

Do you have tech questions that ChatGPT can’t answer?

Did your mail actually leave the country, or was it just accepted at the post office?

For people who still file paper tax returns, please keep in mind that Correo Argentino is currently not accepting mail to the United States. I went to the post office today to send my return, and they told me they are not delivering to the USA "por el conflicto bélico." Probably it's time to...

Which providers did you try? Did you try contacting them directly?

Tello supports Wi-Fi calling, which allows making voice calls and sending SMS over a Wi-Fi connection instead of a cellular network. The Tello number is treated as a regular mobile number (not VoIP), so it works for 2FA verification with banks etc., as it isn’t flagged as VoIP. Wi-Fi calling...