Earl Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 Does anyone know the earliest time you can go in and pay a bill at the CFE in Chapala? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomashellyer Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 Hola, the offices are open weekdays starting at 8:15 am. But you can pay your bills 24 / 7 using the machines... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcscats Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 Take your bill go into the two ATM like machines to the right of the front door. Let machine read bar code. After you see your information put money into machine and it will give you change and a receipt to put with your bill. Go slow its pretty obvious and does not require a high level of spanish. Voila......but why don't we have one of these machines in Ajijic?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canmex87 Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 3 minutes ago, lcscats said: Take your bill go into the two ATM like machines to the right of the front door. Let machine read bar code. After you see your information put money into machine and it will give you change and a receipt to put with your bill. Go slow its pretty obvious and does not require a high level of spanish. Voila......but why don't we have one of these machines in Ajijic?? There is usually a guard present that will assist you if you are not sure of the procedure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcscats Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 Is the Guard 24/7 ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WideSky Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 For an extra 5 pesos you can pay the bill at Soriana. Don't know how much Walmart or Oxxo charges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curmudgeon Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 1 hour ago, canmex87 said: There is usually a guard present that will assist you if you are not sure of the procedure. A CFE machine was installed in Bugambilias mall several years ago. As far as I know it never worked, and eventually it disappeared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lulugirl Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 Walmart doesn't charge for paying CFE bills there but I guess the OP has a reason to go to the office to pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVGRINGO Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 You need a current bill to pay CFE charges at stores. However, any past bill with the bar code will work at the machines at the CFE office in Chapala. It will bring up your current account, regardless of the age of the bill in your hand. Or, you can simply enter your account number, name, etc., to access your account at the machine. LCSCATS wonders why there is no machine in Ajijic. Well, it is not the center of the universe, is it? Ajijic is in the municipio de Chapala and the machine is centrally located, convenient to all. There is a machine in Jocotopec‘s CFE office, too, if you are west of Ajijic and might find that one more convenient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Berca Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 What? Ajijic is not the center of the universe? Damn. I'm moving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcscats Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 9 minutes ago, RVGRINGO said: LCSCATS wonders why there is no machine in Ajijic. Well, it is not the center of the universe, is it? Ajijic is in the municipio de Chapala and the machine is centrally located, convenient to all. There is a machine in Jocotopec‘s CFE office, too, if you are west of Ajijic and might find that one more convenient. Thanks for your rude comment RVgringo and you are showing your true colors.. Chapala is hardly the center of lakeside physically so your argument sucks. Telmex gives Ajijic a machine and if you don't have the new barcode at the bottom of the CFE bill you can't use anything but the machine at CFE in Chapala. Now I am a snob according to RVgringo because I don't want to drive to Chapala to pay a bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suegarn Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 RVGRINGO, since you haven't lived in Lakeside for about two years, how do you know that procedures and/or locations haven't changed as far as paying CFE bills? I think that the OP would prefer to get information from someone who is actually still here, and still paying CFE bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted June 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 I had to pay in Chapala because my bill was late. Thankfully, they didn't turn off my service. Thank you all for responding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVGRINGO Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 Time for a coffee break? Come on now, you knew all that stuff too. It seems that CFE only has machines at its central municipal offices. Maybe they have multiple locations in the big cities; I don‘t know. Yes, Telmex does have an office in Ajijic, but it is also the only one in the municipio, as you know. So, maybe the trade-off is equitable after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcscats Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 4 minutes ago, RVGRINGO said: Time for a coffee break? Come on now, you knew all that stuff too. It seems that CFE only has machines at its central municipal offices. Maybe they have multiple locations in the big cities; I don‘t know. Yes, Telmex does have an office in Ajijic, but it is also the only one in the municipio, as you know. So, maybe the trade-off is equitable after all. You don't even live here go away and leave us alone here to make perfectly good comments without your words of non wisdom. Can't you irritate someone local to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lulugirl Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 Now THAT is rude. lcscats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 Come on guys, let's be nice. We all know that Seattle is the center of the world. After all we have Microsoft. Amazon, Boeing, you name it. All you have is a rainy day down there. All kidding aside, I can hardly wait to get back. I have only 23 Hrs until the plane leaves sunny Seattle, back to Lake Chapala Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVGRINGO Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 Now, I really wish I were there & could go hunting. Never did take to cats much, anyway. Generally, I like people better. Most of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barcelonaman Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 dear god, two old timers having a go at each other about a simple question..just about sums up this board, and the other. no wonder both are losing posters. get a hobby or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 Why not open the online account and pay that way? I pay Telcel, Telmex, and CFE from home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 No fighting, no biting! I used the machine at CFE and it was a piece of cake. And I am definitely machine dumb. It's also a piece of cake to take your CFE bill into WalMart and pay it there at no cost. Ditto with your TelMex bill. CFE gets my vote as one of the most improved services around here. They are even managing to get the bill here reliably here, which was not always the case previously. TelMex has improved steadily as well. They've always been good at getting the bill here even when the phone didn't work. Chapala is the "central city" of this municipio hence it doesn't surprise me CFE has their office there and has done so for a long time. If you take your bill and pay it when you get it, that can be done a number of places. And there's always the online option. Nothing here to warrant sniping at each other about, folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mexart Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Where does one sign up online for CFE online payments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shira Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 The reason the CFE machine rarely worked in Ajijic and was finally removed because it was a stand-alone in the hallway of Bugambillas Mall. The kids played with it constantly and abused it and no one stopped them. The machine finally went out and never returned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hud Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 On 6/27/2016 at 1:45 PM, Mainecoons said: CFE gets my vote as one of the most improved services around here. They are even managing to get the bill here reliably here, which was not always the case previously.. Mine, too. When you are at the bottom, there is only one direction to go. CFE, una empressa de clase mundial !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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