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Just to update this: my phone started working as a hotspot the next day. I don't know why it wasn't. Either there was some transitory problem with the Personal network or it was operator error. Either seems pretty likely to me!

you can use also credit card via the app/website on Personal, FYI. Or are you saying that with Claro you can just buy a pack directly instead of loading credit first?! What's the advantage of an Arg. CC? We have both, but I don't recall which I used to put a little credit in my Personal...

Are you on a prepaid plan?

Hi, I'm in BsAs for a month visiting inlaws and it's been awhile (thanks, COVID) so I'd appreciate some advice on the current lay of the land regarding cell phone plans. I need to do some remote work from the apartment we're staying in but there is no wifi installed. I had assumed I'd pop in a...

Hi all, I may have a lead on several groups of visitors from the US to Buenos Aires for about a week centered around December 20th because we're having our wedding there then. Their lengths of stay may vary as may their exact arrival and departure dates. I'm also not yet sure how many people and...

Ok, I am really sorry to anyone who I offended. I was taken way more seriously than I intended. I was going for a humorous tone, but obviously failed and came of as inflammatory. We just get a kick out of how mate is marketed and portrayed here compared to my personal experience with it...

Guys, are any of you aware of what's going on with yerba in the US? I think it's trying to become the next hippie food trend in the style of açai, kombucha, coconut water, or the word "probiotic". I'm in Santa Cruz, CA, where you can't find a decent burrito or chinese food, but you can find...

Hi all, I'm a fake BA expat. I've briefly lived in Argentina but live in the states now. However, I'll be getting married in Argentina soon and I'm trying to advise a bunch of US visitors on the whole dollars peso thing who'll be visiting for my wedding. Basically, I remember how things work...

my two centavos: I lived in Belgrano (without kids) but I was always impressed by what a child-friendly place BA seemed to be when I went out for walks. I think Belgrano is beautiful, safe, quiet-ish, and comfortable, but I've never really considered living anywhere else; it's where my...

Thanks to all, I think the credit card route is going to be the best for us, since it is a relatively small amount. We'll have her pay for lots of stuff here and I'll give her cash in return. Even with the 35% that comes out to be a pretty good rate.

Hi all, forgive me because I'd bet this was covered once here but the search function isn't the greatest and the laws change so fast I'm hoping for a fresh answer: My girlfriend is from Argentina and will soon be living in the US with me for the foreseeable future. She is also in the states...

Matiasba, while I agree with your sentiment in principle, your response is exactly what I hate about this otherwise wonderful forum. Didn't your mother tell you if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all? The OP wanted friendship and familiarity, not judgement and life advice...

Thank you! Certainly has a slant to it, but I learned a lot about a topic that continues to mystify me.

Dear excellent expat community, I am stateside and my Argentinian girlfriend's birthday is in two days. I would like to get here a gift certificate for a massage or spa, maybe for her and a friend. Here are my ideal requirements: -not a brothel masquerading as a massage place. -takes US credit...

A furniture store somewhere on Cabildo, "BLOW! Muebles infantiles" (www.mueblesblow.com.ar) really cracked me up. My favorite has to be when my Argentine friends asked me if "touch and go" meant the same thing to us (in the states) as it does to them. Maybe this is widely known here, but I...

What part of that story is "fairly good"?

I too have found it very had to come by in BsAs. I always ended up with hierba de gata, which is just the digestive grass. I'm back in the states for the next several months, but I've left some catnip seeds with my girlfriend. If you're interested in growing your own, I could ask her if she...

Turbo tax e-filing is free this year? that's news to me.

Yup, I had to transfer in Barriloche too.

I really liked going to El Bolsón. I went via bus and actually didn't think it was bad at all, though I know that's not a popular opinion here: it takes way longer than a flight but to me that's more than made up for by the increased comfort if you spring for the fully reclining seats. If you're...