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I have fibertel which is ok, only had 2 outages in last 6 months, one for a few hours, one for 23 hours.. however speed is not reliable, and never anywhere near what they advertise when accessing international content/websites etc, so dont expect too much. If you are accessing a local...

We all know that its not possible to eat for 6 pesos a day, but what i dont get is that no one calls the gov out on this kind of crap at all. Back home if someone in gov tried to spin this lie the media would be having a field day and would be asking the person who made the statement to prove...

That will teach me for not checking first... Checked out netup.cl from arg: 14 portal.lc-1.netline.cl (200.2.204.168) 436.339 ms 447.035 ms 453.225 from nz: 16 portal.lc-1.netline.cl (200.2.204.168) 310.819 ms 312.297 ms 321.315 ms i wonder why they have never done a link from...

Here is a little test i just done - speedtest done around 8:30, traceroutes done between 9 and 9:30am, so busy time... The first table is the netspeed test, first row ping speed, second download, third upload. The 2nd and 3rd tables are tracerounte tests, 2nd table from my laptop in BSAS, and...

I dont think it will make one bit of difference, as all argentine internet traffic to the outside world goes via brazil. If you want to view a chilean website the traffic goes to brazil, then the states (miami or NY) and then back down to chile - do a traceroute if you dont believe me. I would...

You should have your seeds in the ground by the end of this month for summer veges - things like tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, capsicums etc.. However i would be growing seedlings in punnets now, and then plant out at beginning of next month to get early crops. Carrots, cabbage, leeks, and...

I was asked about the bank account details last year when i renewed, and i told the girl i didnt have a bankaccount because i didnt have a DNI so couldnt open one, and that i used my ATM card and had travellers cheques, and she was happy with that.

Since you will be submitting a new passport, with no stamps etc, i wouldnt tell them anything. Just get your police clearance for the USA. They probably wont even ask. They didnt ask for me. I just submitted what i could for the visa.

Do you need to work or need to full in your day. You are in the naughty forties, so be naughty. If i was in your position i would: Do stuff i have been putting off for ages. Learn some new things/skills. Send the wife/husband out to work. Take my time looking for opportunities and network...

The fact is that residents and tourists are being ripped off here, the tourist are just being ripped off more. I can fly from NZ to AU for cheaper than i can fly from BSAS to Salta or Ushuaia. Its because areolineas is such an inefficient basket case of an airline, they need to charge alot...

I wonder how much growth is required to counter the effects that inflation is having in the economy. From my experience, when you have high inflation you have an economy that is shrinking, but because of inflation the economy still looks to be growing. People tend to spend every cent they have...

I have heard from a few people that foreign companies (especially IT related) are downsizing or closing up shop here due to the economy and cost/hassle of doing business here. As for myself, i have been here for close to 6 years now, but only spend around 6 months here per year, the rest of the...

I would love to know where you got all your info from - just a quick glance and this is what i see wrong: Your temps are way out.. they have been around 5c (40f) every morn this week and the past couple of weeks, and in summer i have been here when its been 40+c for weeks (108). The pop of...

The peso hit 6.80 today against the US$ around lunchtime, but has since dropped back to close at 6.74 on the blue market. The latest round of restrictions from last week (from what i remember reading is no more saving in US$, and if you are going on holidays you can only purchase US$100 for...

Just read this: http://en.mercopress.com/2012/07/17/as-the-dollar-clamp-tightens-in-argentina-the-greenback-traded-at-6.31-pesos "However in spite of the clamp and attempts to catch every possible dollar, Argentines managed to exit 131 million dollars during the last week." It amazes me...

I hope you fine some buyers soon as the blue rate has changed alot in the last week, from 5.95 last wednesday to 6.48 today.

I have noticed while walking around that a lot of shops have closed and the buildings are for rent. I guess business must be getting hard for some.

From what i have seen/read he was sacked because the team he was coaching didnt preform. He still had 1 year left on his contract but they decided his services were no longer needed.

Can i ask why you got the deposit back in peso's. All deposits i have paid in US$ i have gotten back in US$. What rate did they give you, as the blue rate is now 6.31 to the US$, so expect people to want that rate if they are going to change your peso's.

I have purchased only one new book in about 4 or 5 years, and that was off amazon last year. I download epubs off the net - sharing sites, and some free books sites. I did try to purchased one epub but the transaction wouldnt go through because i guess my CC is from NZ and i was trying to buy...