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[QUOTE=MrWoppers;434273]Ok thanks for the info..but sim cards for iphone you can buy there?[/QUOTE]Maybe not the miniature Sim Cards. Not sure.

Most of the Boys that come down here use I-Phones so I assume that they buy the cards here.

Your BEST Bet is to leave your I-Phone at home to avoid the "Apple Pickers" and to buy a $20.00 Throw Down Phone from E-Bay that will work in BA.

People kill for I-Phones.

TL.

[QUOTE=TejanoLibre;434275]Maybe not the miniature Sim Cards. Not sure.

Most of the Boys that come down here use I-Phones so I assume that they buy the cards here.

Your BEST Bet is to leave your I-Phone at home to avoid the "Apple Pickers" and to buy a $20.00 Throw Down Phone from E-Bay that will work in BA.

People kill for I-Phones.

TL.[/QUOTE]Apple pickers??

[QUOTE=MrWoppers;434276]Apple pickers??[/QUOTE]Apple Pickers..

Thieves that target Apple Devices like I-Pads, I-Phones, I-Pods, etc.

It's an International Sport.

TL.

[QUOTE=TejanoLibre;434277]Apple Pickers..

Thieves that target Apple Devices like I-Pads, I-Phones, I-Pods, etc.

It's an International Sport.

TL.[/QUOTE]Ok thanks for the advice..

I'm not sure if this got covered or not but I remember people asking about this, so here goes. I bought a "replacement" phone for a "lady" friend today and I noticed that the sim chip was perforated and could be used as a standard size chip or as a "mini" chip. It was a Movistar.

I think I am correct when I say I need to dial 54911 xxxx xxxx for a cell phone in BA from my Skype account, but what do I dial for the regular land line which is xxxx xxxx?

Thanks.

[QUOTE=Boston;435107]I think I am correct when I say I need to dial 54911 xxxx xxxx for a cell phone in BA from my Skype account, but what do I dial for the regular land line which is xxxx xxxx?

Thanks.[/QUOTE]5411 xxxx xxxx.

Hey guys this is what I will have when I come to BA this fall. Feel free to give me your thoughts on this phone.

[URL]http://www.ectaco.ca/products/ECTACO-Travel-SpeechGuard-TLX-ES/.[/URL].

[QUOTE=DavieW;435108]5411 xxxx xxxx.[/QUOTE]Thanks, Davie.

[QUOTE=Newfie45;435123]Hey guys this is what I will have when I come to BA this fall. Feel free to give me your thoughts on this phone.

[URL]http://www.ectaco.ca/products/ECTACO-Travel-SpeechGuard-TLX-ES/.[/URL].[/QUOTE]I'll be interested in your experience. I hope that you will share it with us. I don't think much of the online TEXT translation services. When the input is voice the result can only be worse.

I haven't had good result with optical character recognition software either. (But I have only tried the free stuff).

Please let us know.

Bob.

If I sent a text msg to someone there I will have no problem, but if someone sends one to my USA Skype number will they have a problem with cost?

Thanks.

[QUOTE=Boston;435143]If I sent a text msg to someone there I will have no problem, but if someone sends one to my USA Skype number will they have a problem with cost?[/QUOTE]Cost is the least of your worries! The networks here are notoriously bad and lose A LOT of messages. Sending a message between different local networks is a pretty hit or miss affair.

Even to someone on the SAME network isn't exactly reliable. Messages from my friend who's on the same account on the same network can usually be relied upon to arrive, albeit sometimes an hour after they were sent.

I've never successfully received a message from abroad, although admittedly I stopped trying a few years ago.

The moral of the story - always call!

[QUOTE=Newfie45;435123]Hey guys this is what I will have when I come to BA this fall. Feel free to give me your thoughts on this phone.

[URL]http://www.ectaco.ca/products/ECTACO-Travel-SpeechGuard-TLX-ES/.[/URL].[/QUOTE]It's really UGLY but you can drop it in the Jacuzzi and it won't miss a beat!

The fact that your incoming calls are Free is no big deal down here unless someone tries to call you from a payphone. Not Sure.

The Translator should be useful unless the accents down here throw it off when a local speaks into your phone.

You can always sell the thing when your finished for $1000.00 dollars more than you paid for it if you don't like it.

TL.

[QUOTE=TejanoLibre;435145]It's really UGLY but you can drop it in the Jacuzzi and it won't miss a beat!

The fact that your incoming calls are Free is no big deal down here unless someone tries to call you from a payphone. Not Sure.

The Translator should be useful unless the accents down here throw it off when a local speaks into your phone.

You can always sell the thing when your finished for $1000.00 dollars more than you paid for it if you don't like it.

TL.[/QUOTE]The antenna comes off so that should take some of the ugly out, laughs. I think I have lost 8 phones over the dock so maybe this thing can be rescued.

With my non existing spanish it should make for interesting conversations with the chicas as long as It don't insult them in the translations. I like the idea that it takes 2 sim cards.

What is the cost of data through Movistar on a pay as you go plan?

[QUOTE=Newfie45;435146]The antenna comes off so that should take some of the ugly out, laughs. I think I have lost 8 phones over the dock so maybe this thing can be rescued.

With my non existing spanish it should make for interesting conversations with the chicas as long as It don't insult them in the translations. I like the idea that it takes 2 sim cards.

What is the cost of data through Movistar on a pay as you go plan?[/QUOTE]I lost 3 phones in the toilet while playing games! Total Loss!

Lose the antenna for sure!

Dual Sims are a great idea because one number can be for the Chicas and the other number can be for your Mother!

I think it's about 1 Peso per day for Data with Movistar. Talking is about 4 pesos a minute or more. Nobody talks. Pure Text. At least the Chicas won't talk.

How much would it cost you for an "extra" piece of luggage? $200.00 dollars?

TL.