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I'll be in Thailand for 3 weeks starting in Late May.
Is it worth it to travel from Thailand to Angeles City for a few days? If so, how many days before returning to Thailand? I hear it's a ways from the Manila airport.
Any suggestions on how to get to Angeles City from Bangkok or some other Thai international airport?
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Spidey - or anyone else who may know
I have a retired Motorola nexus phone that uses a Sim card. Do you know if this would be compatible with the cell phone cards in PI? Are all SIM type cell phones compatible with all cards? I can probably haul it along just in case.
I will post this in a couple other forums so please forgive me if you get tired of seeing it.
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J Boy,
If it uses a SIM card, then it would be compatible with the SIM cards for sale in the Philippines.
But you have to check whether your phone is the same bandwidth. Most, if not all (GSM or PCS), U.S. phones are locked to the 1900 Mhz frequency. The Philippines uses the 900 or 1800 Mhz. If that Motorola is a "tri-band" phone (meaning using all three abovecaptioned freqs), then it can be used here.
If not, you can just buy a "used" local phone with SIM card for less than 2K php. Just ask around, I am sure you will get to find one.
Good luck.
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Hi guys,
For those of you that send money back to the PI for your lady, have you found a convienient way to do it.
I was thinking paypal but it doesn't work in the PI. I was thinking of a bank account such as at Equitable PCI and wiring the money in but that sounds expensive, as it's gonna only be $100 or so a month.
What have you guys done?
Mook
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Mookman,
Look for a PNB (Philippine Natl. Bank) remitance center. (there is another company also, but I will have to look up their name and PM you with it later). You can send money bank to bank, the person receiving the money must have an account with that bank. The cost is $8.00 per trasnaction. It goes by the transaction not the dollar amount such as Western Union. If you really get serious and want to send I think its $3,000.00 to $4,000.00 they will wave the $8.00 fee. So if you have that much send me some also.
This is the cheapest way I have ever found & they get the money the next banking day. Hope this helps Mook, I will PM you with the other company later today.
Have fun.
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MookMan,
You can try http://paydirect.yahoo.com. Just follow the steps there and you can send money several ways. One way I find interesting is you can send someone an ATM card and yu just transfer money to the card. The cost to send 100.00 is only 7.45 USD.
The Filthy One
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If this is a special woman and you want to do it on a regular basis. Try this, open up a checking account here. Make sure it's a stand alone account not connected to any of your other accounts. Then ask for and get a atm/debit card. Send her the card via fed ex, ups or any of the other couriers out there.
This makes it easy for you to send her money, deposit it in the account and tell her when the money would be available. This way all she has to do is go to any atm machine to withdraw the set amount up to the daily limit. You get a statement at the end of the month so you can see how much was set and where it was withdrawn from. The atm cost can't be more the 1.50 to 2.00 usd.
However, I highly recommend you make sure it is a stand alone account. But if you keep it within the same bank you can transfer money into via phone anytine of the day or night.
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Thanks for the suggestions,
I think Robert Lee's idea is the easiest. Didn't even dawn on me to do that. I think last time I used my ATM in the PI to withdraw money from my checking it only cost a total of $2 from an Equitable PCI ATM, this bank seems to have all the big ATM networks, like STAR and PLUS.
I already have a Paypal only linked checking account so opening a sending money to the PI account shouldn't be a big deal. There's a lot of banks offering free checking such as Washington Mutual and Union Bank at least in California. Just have to remember to not have overdraft protection on it because you never know with these girls.
As for remittance I will look into PNB and LBC.
Everyone knows obviously to be careful when supporting a girl there cause some of the bad ones probably have many guys sending money and plus they ask for money from everything from "my parents can't give me tution this semester" to "my mother is dying of cancer". How many times I got that email and even letters from the girls I've met is too many to count.
Thanks for the advice guys.
Mook
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I try this way with CitiBank, b/c it is worldwide, but when I went to CitiBank, or the ATM to withdraw some money. It was rejected. I called the Citibank in the Philippines, and they told me that they will not accept ATM outside of the Philippines, b/c of too many scams with the ATM cards there.
I don't have the problem in Hong Kong. I, also use BofA. I think maybe some people should look into HKBC, b/c it is all over SE Asia, and the worldwide. Problem is they are expensive in fee.
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Spidey.
I don't know why you had problems with that atm. All I can say is that I have used this method for a filipina I was interested in. So I know it works. I know there is the chance of abuse, but their is any method out there. I eventually stop dealing with this filipina( got too greedy). All I had to do was call the bank and cancel the card. End of that problem.
How ever I still stress this should only be with someone you consider special and you have them on an allowance of some type.
Also it gives in an insight into how she can or could manage a credit card. Useful if you plan on marrying her.
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Mookman,
If you qualify to join a credit union, you might want to consider that option.
I belong to a credit union in the U. S. , and they charge no fees whatsoever for ATMs anywhere in the world. Sometimes the local banks will have a fee, but I haven't found that to be the case anywhere outside the U. S.
Even if you do not think you qualify, you may just want to call around. The enrollment restrictions are typically quite lenient. Often times you can join for just living in a particular county, or having a relative at a certain company.
Good luck,
Pacific Blue
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Robert,
Which bank are you using? Anyway, I did think of this ideal, and that some day, if I live in SE Asia, this is how I would do it.
How is that for Automation. I love putting my life on auto. Of course, I am still working on it.
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I will be visiting Angeles (on a side-trip from Thailand) for the first time from 15th June to 30th June.
Please can anyone recommend a (mid-price) hotel for me to stay during that time.
This is probably a stupid question, but are ALL hotels in AC girl-friendly?
Also, am I right in thinking that June is low-season in AC? and if so, can I expect a discount if staying 2 weeks?
Finally, I would be interested in meeting anyone from the forum who 'just happens to be' in AC during that time to learn the scene/benefits/hazards of life in AC.
Thanks for any help guys.
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Filipinas, Malaysians, or Indonesians:
I've asked this question on the Malay and Indo section; I'm curious what's the difference for those who really know:
This question is for those rare people who know all three. I'm asking this question in the Malaysian and Indo sections too. Women from these three countries, in general, look similar. Which do you prefer? I have been to the PI several times and understand Filipinas reasonably well. I worked with a Malaysian woman who looked like she could've been from the PI. She was equally as beautiful but, more "intelligent". I have no experience with Indonesians.
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what is the situation like in the phillipines? Is it still to dangerous to go?