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ejcot. Thanks, but the issue with the wifi repeater is at best, you will loose 50% of the speed (as I understand it), but the real issue again (I have a repeater) is that the repeater has to receive a strong signal in order to repeat it. So in the current situation the repeater would have to...

Anybody have Fibertel 12 Megas Wifi? We had the 3 Megas in our house in Pilar and it worked "OK" for years. Last week I changed to 12 Megas Wifi. Fibertel had to send someone to the house to change the modem/router, because apparently the "old" modem/router could no be used with the 12 Megas...

I travel this route daily and it will save 15-20 minutes on an hour and 15 minute commute. That is significant! Apparently this had been stalled for years with in-fighting between the City and National government, but miracles do happen. My family and I thank those politicians and others...

I have been driving nearly the entire length (from autopista Illia to Ave. Belgrano) of 9 de Julio at least twice a day for several years. So my comment's are from a car commuters viewpoint. It remains to be seen whether or not the new MetroBus will improve the flow of traffic, however, I have...

It’s not a matter of points or no points on your license; it is a matter (at least with Avis) of your residency. I reserved and paid (with a U.S. credit card) in full for the cheaper ($323) rate. Of course I will have my DNI with me to prove Argentine Residency, but it just seems a bit odd...

Just wondering if anyone else has had this experience. On the Avis Car Rental web site, if you go through the procedure to rent a car (in the U.S.) as a U.S. Resident I get a Price of $914.65. But if I change the drivers Residency to Argentine (all other things the same), the price comes back...

Born and raised in the northeast of the U.S. Short stint in New Mexico then met my Porteña wife while I was on the faculty and she was in Graduate School at University (SEC). Decided to take an early retirement (20 years) and we moved here in 2006 and built a house in Pilar. I now work with...

We live in a barrio cerrado/country club in Pilar. For our family (2 kids; 3 and 7 years old) I think that it is great. We have easy access to the Panamericana, 5 minutes from a big shopping mall (Las Palmas) and 10 minutes from an even bigger mall (Tortugas Open Mall). There are movie...

I used to make lots of payments at Banco de la Nacion. That stamp is what they used to stamp a "Register Receipt" (that would be printed out on the spot) that has the date, amount, etc. Hopefully everything will be OK.

Curious, what are you (anyone) paying per kilowatt hour (kWh) for electricity? I pay $0.98/kWh (through a Coop) for my house in Pilar, con IVA, sin “subsidies”. I am charged $0.50/kWh (Edesur) for my office in MicroCentro, but then there is a “subsidy” subtracted on the bill making the...

I have used TaxAct online (http://www.taxactonline.com/) for years to file U.S. taxes. It is free and easy.

How is the price of a gram of cocaine determined? Could be some similarities to how the value of the "Blue Dollar" is determined.

OK, I'll weigh in on this, simply my opinion, observations and suppositions. In the past, between 2006 and ~6 months ago, when I used a credit card at Jumbo or Disco, and went over $1000 (pesos), the cashier told me that they had to split the bill, which was a bit of a hassle, simple because...

I'm in! 1. GS_Dirtboy 2. clooz 3. El Expatriado 4. demokritos 5.juampi123 6. arlean 7.lela 8. RSPlayer

Guys, this is the link to the BMW Motorrad training program here in BA, http://www.bmw.com.ar/ar/es/insights/driving_experience/drivertraining/trainings/training.html The course is very thorough, informative, professional and fun. Hey, it's BMW, one would not expect any less. I actually do not...

Just wondering if anyone that is a permanent resident and has the "old" DNI booklet has applied for the "new" DNI card outside of the Capital Federal, like in Pilar, for instance. I checked it out a while back in it seemed like the process was different for people who had their residence (home)...

BMW offers a 5 day course where you do NOT need to own a bike. I recently took the course offered in the autódromo here in B.A. Don't know all the contacts, prices ect. because it was arranged by my father in-law. It was fun, they use the BMW 800 GS, very nice bike. You can check out this...

I think that if you have a DNI (Permanent Residency) you need to have an Argentine drivers license. If you are on a tourist visa you might be OK, even without the International Drivers License, but you know, unfortunately it really just comes down to what the officer checking your documents...

I also cannot stand the litter everywhere, in the city in the countryside, everywhere. No, it is not part of their (Argentine) DNA, but it is part of their culture. Sometimes culture can change, as someone pointed out earlier, there was a lot more litter in the U.S. (than there is now) in the...

Just to clarify, Open Door is a town near Lujan. The Resort de Campo & Polo (used to be a Howard Johnsons) is located on the outkirts of the town of Open Door.