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Well at least the Zona is protected by that undercover Tijuana Police officer are. Martinez #001 who likes to flash his badge to tourists who look like newbies. Sure that guy will protect us innocent mongers from the drug cartels.
Yeah I think a 19 year old female college student would be more in peril of being kidnapped than a fat balding American with a San Diego Trolly pass around his neck just looking for a BJ.
[QUOTE=Jackie888;2717835]300 casings probably came from the 4 sicarios and also the 1 bodyguard means that each shooter emptied only 2 mags. (5 shooter x 30 round mags x two mags each). One reload each is pretty low in a firefight.[/QUOTE]To be pedantic, the bodyguard wasn't roaming the mean streets of Rosarito with an AK on his shoulder. So that eliminates two 30-round mags from your equation. I'm not sure how many firefights you've been in, but this hardly seems to qualify. The guy was exiting a barbershop and had a few yards to walk to his armored truck. He got jumped by several "hitmen," presumably with automatic weapons. They sprayed lead all over the joint and took off. In your scenario they had time, in these few seconds, to reload and spray some more. And the results of this was the bodyguard was killed and a little boy wounded.
So, were they really, really bad shots? Or maybe they were just sending a message? Get out of our territory? Dunno.
[QUOTE=Jackie888;2717834]Maybe my judgement is swayed by desire for Tijuana pussy, but that's not a Tijuana cartel boss that was knocked out. That is a Sinaloa boss, probably a captain snooping around in Tijuana cartel territory and was taken out. The Tijuana cartel still has control of Tijuana so there isn't going to be a big turf fight.[/QUOTE]Well regardless, the USA Department of State alert for Rosarito / Tijuana did stem directly from that incident (and resulting arrest). Maybe they felt retaliation for the attempted assassination in Rosarito could extend into Tijuana, I don't know. Also my understanding is even though he was arrested in Rosarito, he's currently being held in Tijuana, so maybe a potential attempt by the cartel to free him (in Tijuana) could get violent.
[QUOTE=GentileBear;2718048]Well at least the Zona is protected by that undercover Tijuana Police officer are. Martinez #001 who likes to flash his badge to tourists who look like newbies. .[/QUOTE]That guy is full of shit. He runs away when the cops are around.
[QUOTE=BrotherMouzone;2718141]Well regardless, the USA Department of State alert for Rosarito / Tijuana did stem directly from that incident (and resulting arrest). Maybe they felt retaliation for the attempted assassination in Rosarito could extend into Tijuana, I don't know. Also my understanding is even though he was arrested in Rosarito, he's currently being held in Tijuana, so maybe a potential attempt by the cartel to free him (in Tijuana) could get violent.[/QUOTE]Where is the jail that is most likely holding him so we know which area to avoid?
Yesterday Friday night was extremely sparse. I think this is the annual summer break for the Chicas where they go home to see their kids on their summer break and come back in the Fall. There was some weird outage and the alley was kinda dark when the street lights failed to work. It must have been preplanned because many of the businesses in the alley closed early. So by 11 pm, it felt like 2 am. Without proper lighting I suppose a lot of people were kinda scared.
[QUOTE=Artisttyp;2718142]That guy is full of shit. He runs away when the cops are around.[/QUOTE]Yeah Roberto the con man. He sees me in the SG alley and pulls the same stunt about how he is Helping Tijuana and Tourists. I give my Pesos to the Con Women in Tijuana instead.
[QUOTE=Artisttyp;2715898]Are any of you guys using this down there and how is the connection?[/QUOTE]Is great in HK and Cascadas and no effort required to switch when entering MEX. It does it automatically. Also is great in USA Or anywhere cell phone coverage is spotty. I am using Google Fi via a Verizon hotspot now in an area in Central Texas where my regular Google Fi cell service is bad.
[QUOTE=CocrBrotheler;2718283]Is great in HK and Cascadas and no effort required to switch when entering MEX. It does it automatically. Also is great in USA Or anywhere cell phone coverage is spotty. I am using Google Fi via a Verizon hotspot now in an area in Central Texas where my regular Google Fi cell service is bad.[/QUOTE]Thanks for the info. I have Tmobile now and it works great in Tijuana. My concern though is if I move down there permanently my Mexico usage will be over 50% which Tmobile views as a breach of contract and they will terminate my account. I have received messages before from them giving me warnings about this. It seems like Google Fi would be made for someone like me or specifically for a Nomad Traveler. The concept is great but wondering how it truly works out for people.
One drawback that kept coming up is lack of brick and mortar support. Have you needed any support and have they been responsive to your needs? I find customer care with cellphone carriers to be a huge indicator as to overall service.
[QUOTE=Artisttyp;2718312]Thanks for the info. I have Tmobile now and it works great in Tijuana. My concern though is if I move down there permanently my Mexico usage will be over 50% which Tmobile views as a breach of contract and they will terminate my account. I have received messages before from them giving me warnings about this. It seems like Google Fi would be made for someone like me or specifically for a Nomad Traveler. The concept is great but wondering how it truly works out for people.
One drawback that kept coming up is lack of brick and mortar support. Have you needed any support and have they been responsive to your needs? I find customer care with cellphone carriers to be a huge indicator as to overall service.[/QUOTE]Yes, you need to be careful. I have going over on my data, and it gets expensive quickly. I have not had any issues with the calls, but they slow my speed and then you have to pay $50-100 for more data. Verizon does the same.
[QUOTE=Artisttyp;2715898]Are any of you guys using <Google FI> down there and how is the connection?[/QUOTE]This isn't about Google FI, but my experience with Google's customer support has been pretty bad.
Yesterday, I found a $5 mystery charge on my credit card bill. I spent hours trying to figure out which branch of Google it came from: Google Pay, Google Play Store, etc. , etc,. Their Manila-based technicians, using garbled phone lines, could not be made to understand the question.
But I don't really know. Maybe Google FI is better.
[QUOTE=DramaFree11;2718396]Yes, you need to be careful. I have going over on my data, and it gets expensive quickly. I have not had any issues with the calls, but they slow my speed and then you have to pay $50-100 for more data. Verizon does the same.[/QUOTE]One tip I came up with is if you have T mobile phone you can download the DIGITS app to another device. It allows you to receive your Tmobile calls on another device. In my case I have the app on my Tijuana burner phone and it works really well. I get notified when I receive calls or messages on my US phone via the app on my Tijuana phone. The only caveat is it sometimes it asks you to log in with a pin code sent to your USA phone! I think you can do that once then bypass it for awhile. Still working on that end of it but the DIGITS app is worth looking into.
[QUOTE=Artisttyp;2718312]Thanks for the info. I have Tmobile now and it works great in Tijuana. My concern though is if I move down there permanently my Mexico usage will be over 50% which Tmobile views as a breach of contract and they will terminate my account. I have received messages before from them giving me warnings about this. It seems like Google Fi would be made for someone like me or specifically for a Nomad Traveler. The concept is great but wondering how it truly works out for people.
One drawback that kept coming up is lack of brick and mortar support. Have you needed any support and have they been responsive to your needs? I find customer care with cellphone carriers to be a huge indicator as to overall service.[/QUOTE]Verizon gives me half a gigabyte a day in Mexico. I was using it up in less then ten minutes. Had to buy at as 2nd number, I can use the phone watching and reading, for 6 hrs, and not even hitb1 gigabyte on at. Verizon is running a scam operation, but cricket wireless was the same. Whenever I have a limited data plan, my usage gets used up about 15 tines faster than my data when I'm on unlimited. I'm surprised no lawer and phone geek figured out a class action lawsuit by now.
[QUOTE=Dogers69;2718892]Verizon gives me half a gigabyte a day in Mexico. I was using it up in less then ten minutes. Had to buy at as 2nd number, I can use the phone watching and reading, for 6 hrs, and not even hitb1 gigabyte on at. Verizon is running a scam operation, but cricket wireless was the same. Whenever I have a limited data plan, my usage gets used up about 15 tines faster than my data when I'm on unlimited. I'm surprised no lawer and phone geek figured out a class action lawsuit by now.[/QUOTE]Get a unefon chip at ATT in plaza rio. You can recharge every 20 days for 200 peso and you get unlimited data. An additional 5 days for unlimited WhatsApp, Instagram, etc. Best deal in Tijuana, but not sure if you need a local ID. Telcel has the best coverage, but I used to burn through their data in days and not sure if it was due to apps running in background. Another option would be Telcel mobile hotspot for 2,500 peso and 500 peso recharge for 8 gb. Plenty of affordable local options, but UNEFON is best deal in town. Coverage can be spotty if you're in the outskirts of larger city centers due to it using ATT towers. Telcel works best outside of city centers if you decide to visit the local casas.
[QUOTE=Dogers69;2718892]Verizon gives me half a gigabyte a day in Mexico. I was using it up in less then ten minutes. Had to buy at as 2nd number, I can use the phone watching and reading, for 6 hrs, and not even hitb1 gigabyte on at. Verizon is running a scam operation, but cricket wireless was the same. Whenever I have a limited data plan, my usage gets used up about 15 tines faster than my data when I'm on unlimited. I'm surprised no lawer and phone geek figured out a class action lawsuit by now.[/QUOTE]They did the same to me, I was going through my data this first few hours, I was in Mxico, but Verizon is so much better then TMobile in the states. Kind of sucks!