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    Shitty Experience With Exchange4Free

    Here we go again ! Seems that X4F is at odds with “MoreArgentina”, so they swithed me and instructed me to pick up my funds from another Payout partener “Jet Peru Int`l”. (X4F keeps blaming “More”, … but I really think the problem is one argumentative representative at X4F) Went to pick...
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    Use Of Debit & Credit Cards In Brazil

    @mjohnstone: Were your cards accepted ? .. to pay hotels or restaurants etc ... or to get cash advance easily ? Which cards worked .. Debit [Argentine] or debit [home country] ... Credit[arg] or Credit [home] .... ? which didn`t? Years ago I used all kinds of cards in Brazil easily...
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    Use Of Debit & Credit Cards In Brazil

    Previously I posted my following question under a non representative title.
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    Prices Online Vs Irl

    I solved this mystery long time ago: .... the reason isssss (drums pls): drmdrmdrmdrm ..... they are brand new country with brand new brains (that never been used before). Years ago I was in a verdularia, ... saw olives that I liked. ... Price sign says: $10 per ¼. K. Fair enough ...
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    Shitty Experience With Exchange4Free

    Yes. The "Quote Window" problem has been fixed a while way back, ... been functional ever since.
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    Brazil Visa

    Things keep changing, ... and I don`t know what is the current situation with CreditCards or DebitCards (Canadian and Argentine) specifically in RioDeJaneiro ... and is it different from Florianopolis (as per above 2 posts 23 & 24) ??? Any up to date recent experience greatly appreciated !!
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    Shitty Experience With Exchange4Free

    Finally got a chance to check out coinbase.com .... Their rates are 3% more expensive than X4F rates. X4F turn around time is back to normal ... (more or less 24 hours). (I think it was a single case of: .... I got unlucky with one argumentative representative.) I will stick with X4F.
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    Shitty Experience With Exchange4Free

    In my case I made 4 transactions @ $1500 each, total 6000 Dollars. I think I can transfer any limitless number of transactions @ $1500 each. Don`t think limits/transaction would trigger paperwork. I think it has everything to do with compliance to the new Governments Money Laundry Laws. The...
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    Shitty Experience With Exchange4Free

    Finally X4F representative unblocked and released my transaction to “MoreArgentina” yesterday. Once the transaction arrived at “More”, they immediately phoned me with what missing documents they needed. Within minutes I emailed them EXACTLY what they wanted. ... and then walked few blocks...
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    Shitty Experience With Exchange4Free

    It used to be less than ONE day to transfer my monthly living expenses from my Canadian account to Argentina. It has been annoying to repeatedly be asked for the same info over and over again. (but still I must have supplied them with the same info more than 40 times over the years. by...
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    Skype Newbie

    Just created my 1st Skype account with my email address. Trying to add a "contact", ... it asks me for my phone number. Entering my Phone number, ... it says It can not verify my number. Pressed a button to Automatically Added Friends. It sent me email saying "successfully added friends". How...
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    Exchange4Free ..... Gone!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I found that WesternUnion is affiliated with Scotia. Last minute call saved by the bells, .... was too close for comfort. Online I transferred funds to myself from my ScotiaAccount to WesternUnionArgentina directly. That simple! Nothing else!!!!!!!!! No other requirements or complications, ...
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    Exchange4Free ..... Gone!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Thanks for for the helpful tip. Seems that you know how to use RBC to send money to Argentina. Please elaborate more. Do you send to ArgentineBankAccount or to MoreArgentina or ??? Any additional details of the full process or any other related info, ........ greatly appreciated.
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    Exchange4Free ..... Gone!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Exchange4Free was the only option I used in the past to send myself money from Canadian account. Today, .......... big big surprise! Can`t transfer money from Canada. What are the alternatives? I know Ria does not work for Canada either, or am I wrong? What to do?
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    Good Old Days

    Are you the real Joe or an impersonator hacking into his BAExpats account? To verify your ID you have to correctly answer the following questions: Will the $ hit 16 pesos : A. Yes. I`m absolutely sure 100%. B. No. Never ever will it hit 16 peso. C. Don`t have a clue. If your answer for the...
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    Good Old Days

    Elvis has entered the building ... ??????? Suspense !!!!! Any new polls coming soon ?????????
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    Traffic Anomalies

    NEVER EVER would I miss USA/Canada traffic laws ! I`d rather put up with the lunacy here. Previous thread : http://baexpats.org/...ubject +traffic
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    Another Mass Shooting In The Us...

    El Queso: I don`t think the violent in the ghetto is looking for an appeasement hand out from the government. I think their resentment will build up even more hearing such a degrading argument . And this is exactly what the problem is ! Now, it`s clear that the 1st option is dead. We are...
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    Another Mass Shooting In The Us...

    Hi ElQueso: Democracy has failed to address our sharply clashing BELIEFS. 2 ways to go about it: If Democracy is to survive we need to walk in the others` shoes (hard to do and next to impossible ). We can not pretend that Blacks in America are on equal footage. It`s a history and hundreds...
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