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Apology accepted. Maybe we can share a beer at Hook sometime. Also, my spanish isn't totally fluent yet and it is good to know I understood it right. I have ordered a MasterCard from my bank in the States so hopefully it will solve the problem, but I cannot help but think MasterCard won't do the same thing. Member #3314, I might try going into the bank to withdraw next time. Maybe the limits don't apply when you go inside. Who knows!

If this is the case go to the ATM by Exedra on Carlos Pelligrini. It will let you choose what network to use. It gave me about 6 choices.

I used cirrius (sp? And got cash a few hours ago. By card is a visa by the way.

Man that is fucked up, why is it Argentiana always continues to do thing to agrrevate its tourists. I have never met such close minded ignorant people like Argentina in my life. If it wasn't for the the cheap sluts here, I would have no reason to come.

I also had trouble on Saturday with a Visa / Debit card when I tried to get 700 pesos; the same ATM let me have the 700 pesos with my MasterCard / Debit card, so it was not low on money. Sunday I tried my Visa / Debit card at a different bank which gave the 6 choices (I used cirrius) and it let me have 300 pesos in one pop. I think the problem is with one local bank, not Visa.

BTW; the exchange rate was 3.066 and no fees.

I just checked a french travelling forum and a guy got the exact same problem with a mastercard card. Not more than 100 pesos withdrawal allowed. Here is the original text for the few francophiles around:

"Bonjour, je suis en ce moment à Buenos Aires.

J'ai une carte de retrait master card et je ne peux pas faire de retrait superieur à 100 pesos.

Est-ce quelqu'un a eu ce problème? Et avez-vous une solution?

Merci par avance.

Eric"

Looks like the limit got implemented today. Any person who actually tried to withdraw money from an ATM TODAY is welcome to post his comments.

I agree with Bad that this looks like a nasty little power play by the local banking cocksuckers. I'll try my mastercard debit card tomorrow. The beancounters hereabouts have hit upon an idea to add a few centavos to the coffers.

I just used my Visa / Debit card at "Banco Ciudad" at Esmeralda 660, for $900 peso withdrawal 30 minutes ago, no problem.

The ATM I had trouble with Saturday was "Banelco" at Esmeralda 736.

I had the same problem today with one of my debit cards. I think it applies to only one network though since I was able to withdraw the usual maximum of $1000.00 with the same card, from a different bank, without any problems.

I hope it doesn't spread to other networks when the others now become overloaded with frustrated tourists. $300 ARS per day is bullshit.

You all have been scaring the crap out of me. I need to find out if this is only isolated to the Banelco network or what. I used to also be able to get money out of the ATM's at those French banks as well (can't remember the name but there is one on the corner of Colonel Diaz and Las Heras in Palermo and also another that I know about in Puerto Madero). Has anyone tried to use a Visa card at any of those banks lately. I used to be able to get US dollars or Pesos from them and also somehow they had a higher withdrawal limit than 500 pesos. I have been using my credit card to buy groceries online. Etc. And running through a deposit refund on an old apartment so I haven't tried to use a machine in a long time.

Right, it is alarming. Let's hope it's an isolated outbreak and not an epidemic. Unfortunately, when you think about it, it is the kind of shitty thing some squirrely assholes would come up with. I hope my cynical view of human nature proves to be in error this time.

[QUOTE=Punter 127]I just used my Visa / Debit card at "Banco Ciudad" at Esmeralda 660, for $900 peso withdrawal 30 minutes ago, no problem.

The ATM I had trouble with Saturday was "Banelco" at Esmeralda 736.[/QUOTE]Hey Pibe,

Are you using my apartment again? I should be charging you a fee. I gather you won't be there in April?

Called our special chica yet?

Suerte.

Stowe

I was a little worried about this whole 100 dollars a day thing, so I went out and tried my Mastercard at the local LINK ATM. I had no problem withdrawing 1500 AR (which is my daily limit in any country converted into pesos) I think the problem is probably with Visa and Banelco, and the only thing I can say about this is FUCK BANELCO, lousy fucks. The only advice I can give is try getting a Mastercard from your bank back in the States. That or go ahead and use Moneygram, 3000 US limit a month, that, plus what ever your daily limit is at the ATM and what you brought with you should work for the average tourist here for 2-3 weeks. I hope this is only temporary, since the thought of only being able to withdraw 300 pesos a day is BS, You can barely buy pussy for that amount, let alone have a good lunch and dinner. Bullshit man, this will severely affect tourism and rightly so. Fucking Argie beancounting bastards. I hope this doesn't affect LINK ATM's or Matercards in the future.

I was able to withdraw 1500 pesos at a time from Banco Ciudad up until Jan. 2. After that I was only able to withdraw 500 pesos at a time. I use a Canadian Bank debit card, not a Visa or MC. I called my Bank Manager and he said it was not the Canadian Bank. It appears to be an Argentine thing. I have been using the 500 peso limit and just using it 3 or 4 times. I guess they just want the transaction fee. An American friend of mine tried his Visa at the Airport ATM and it was the same 500 peso limit.

At 00:18 I did a normal withdrawal of 1050p with a Cirrus / Visa Plus ATM card. This is the "new normal" after the "link system" starting limiting me from 1250p back around the first of the year.

My US bank said this is not them, but the local Argentine banks at work. I'm charged a percentage fee versus a flat transaction fee, so it is somewhat a mute point for me - just the inconvenience of another withdrawal or two per month.