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For many years when we had a home in the US, we had one of our DISH receivers at our home in Ajijic and used the 8 foot dish to access the applicable satellite. No expense other than installation of the dish and occasional realignment. When we sold the US home in 2015, we used CP Electonics in Guadalajara (why not Ajijic Electronics you might ask? Long story...)and they assigned us a phantom Dish account based in NY for about $100US/mo. Later we added a smaller dish pointed SE to access DISH Mex so if it rained, it would automatically switch from the large dish (pointed SW) to the smaller one for uninterrupted service. Wonderful service from CP.
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Drive around your neighborhood and see if a utility pole is down and also see if any of your neighbors lights are on to eliminate any issues just with you.
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Good cellular carriers in Ajijic?
tomgates replied to Jim Sweet's topic in Ajijic/Chapala/Guadalajara
I know Consumers Cellular didn't work in Mexico. -
Temporary visitors health insurance?
tomgates replied to Jim Sweet's topic in Ajijic/Chapala/Guadalajara
www.insuremytrip.com If you are of Medicare age, most supplements and advantaged plans will cover emergency situations outside the US if they are 90 days or less. -
Yen closed in NY trading at 150.23 yesterday as quoted in the WSJ.
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Flying international Volaris with no checked luggage
tomgates replied to sm1mex's topic in Ajijic/Chapala/Guadalajara
Duh, you can do this with any airline. -
Dr Candy is worthless.
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And they say that Mexico is dangerous! Check out Chicago last night!
tomgates replied to NLU's topic in Mexico General
Violence in US cities is in the blue cities, not so much red cities. -
We were always happy with the Dish service from CP Electronics in Guadalajara.
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When we sold our home in 2020, our realtor suggested we put our RFC number on our utility bills. That plus Permante yielded no cap gains on the sale. As an aside, I have come and gone twice since then and not a glance upon presenting my passport and Res Permanent card. Passport stamped and no INM form to present.
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We always got the 4-way flu vaccine from Lydia, in the medical shop next to Vinos America.
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On any of the on-demand units, it is really helpful to have a water softener to reduce or eliminate hard water deposits on the internal components.
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Jre The yen was 250 a million years ago. In the recent history, hitting 150 is new low
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All are missing the real action in the currency market, that is the steady erosion of the Japanese Yen. We are knocking on the 150 door, a first in many years. Some may remember an exchange rate of 250 yen to the dollar many decades ago.
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Annual health insurance for 6 month coverage
tomgates replied to stuphel's topic in Ajijic/Chapala/Guadalajara
Your age could be an issue. All the insurance we were familiar with when we there was for a 12 mo policy. I was always declined because I was on 3 blood pressure meds and I was in my low 60's. Travel policies would be the way to go. -
My experience putting in air conditioning
tomgates replied to BenjiBoy's topic in Ajijic/Chapala/Guadalajara
Tio Sams provides all the service. -
They might actually pay the rent to owner as opposed to Don Pedro squatting all those years.
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I would think the high cost of electricity would discourage any activity.
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We had a Bosch and it worked fine. Two āDā cell batteries that I changed once a year.
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Are there still lots of good, inexpensive takeout options?
tomgates replied to blankletmusic's topic in La Cocina
Are you talking about "dusty chicken"? -
The illogic of a new one way street in Ajijic
tomgates replied to Ellie's topic in Ajijic/Chapala/Guadalajara
We did that for over 10 years! Not sure where your "there" was... -
The illogic of a new one way street in Ajijic
tomgates replied to Ellie's topic in Ajijic/Chapala/Guadalajara
Maybe the one way designation is only a suggestion! As long as we lived on Zaragoza, just east of Aquiles Serdan, we always went against the one way on Zaragoza to our driveway. -
Getting Prescription Glasses at Costco
tomgates replied to Natasha's topic in Ajijic/Chapala/Guadalajara
I have gotten prescription glasses at Costco on a couple occasions. Used their optical exam on one occasion and outside prescription on another. Also bought my wife's contacts there. Best prices and quality. -
Bought a couple cars thru S&S over the years, one used and one new. On the new one, Spencer and Karen were helpful in negotiating a low percentage fee for using a credit card to buy the car. This was important because of my desire not to exceed to US limit on money in a foreign bank account.