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1000 meg, first 3 months, $33/mo from Cable and Wireless. The fiber cable goes into the box inside my house.
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There is a free smartphone app I use "Dminder" that shows I can get about 4000 IU in about 15 minutes here. For those folks that were stuck in apartments/condos without direct sunlight, too bad. However, starting Monday, get cracking! You are probably deficient, particularly retirees!
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Cuidado por duende pandilleros!
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1 hour ago, Jatsotserah said:
It is interesting to point out that sometimes ISP companies mistreat the technologies for the sake of confusion. Cable Onda so far here in Chiriqui use HFC which is a hybrid between cable and fiber optics. From what I know, they use optic cables for Premium services (Telecarrier's pure dedicated fiber) and for the nodes. So, they deploy their cabling from the nodes and for the end mile, they use normal coax cable.
C&W also uses the same but they were announcing to be provisioning clients pure fiber (Fiber to the home) but for now, I was told that only in Boquete.
A real FTTH connection will provide better stability, less latency, and overall better internet. With the plus that fiber does not get attenuated or to "get down" as coax does.
That's really fast! How expensive? Last week c/w ran optic down my street and said i could connect in a week or two. How did you get notified it was ready? I know I need to sign a new contract to get it, but the office is closed and the c/w website isn't much help. I currently have 3 meg ADSL line from c/w.
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7 hours ago, Moderator_02 said:
An Uber driver would have a really bad review if he did this!
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Makes sense! Not yours to rent. So my servidumbre has a guava tree (7.5 meters from road centerline). Can anybody help themselves to the fruit? Not a problem, just curious?
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Bud, I just sent money to a Panamanian Ngäbe worker from my PayPal account (US) to his that uses https://www.paypal.me/***, with *** being his user ID. I am not sure he has a Panama bank account. I will have to ask him how he set it up.
There is a PayPal Me that I think he signed up for.
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4 hours ago, Twin Wolf Technology Group said:
There are several ways to do it but the first question is does the person have US Dollars to send or are they converting from another currency to dollars? That can effect the answer as you then must look for the best exchange rate in addition to converting to US Dollars.
If the person sending already has dollars, they can go to a Western Union office and send them to you. They will have a "rate" for sending dollars or whatever currency the sending person has. They will need your FULL name, spelled EXACTLY and IDENTICAL to the ID you will be presenting on the Western Union office in Boquete when you claim the funds. I recommend you use your passport as your ID. Any misspelling or reason the name does not match (such as forgetting the middle name) will cause Western Union to deny paying you the funds. Be sure to stress this to the sending party.
The sending party will also need to tell them they are sending to Boquete in Panama but no further information is needed. They can send the money that day or the following day (sending the following day is a bit cheaper). Western Union will give the sending party e a claim number which they can send to you by email or whatsapp text. You will need that number to claim the funds. The sending party should also keep a copy of the number in case their is a dispute with Western Union or difficulty in delivering the funds to you.
You will take that claim number to the Western Union in Boquete along with your ID and they will give you the funds. There is no cost to you for receiving the funds. The sending party is charged at the time they send it. If the amount is large (more than a few hundred dollars) you should go later in the day to be sure the Western Union has the funds in the drawer to pay you. If it is very large, such as a thousand or more, you will need to go to David because Boquete never has that much on hand.
The Western Union shares the office with the Union Fenosa, on the corner and across the street from Multibank.
Hope that helps...
WU is great. I set up an account as backup. Also have the app on my iphone. When none of my debit cards worked on a trip to Colombia, I sent money to myself, this saved me. Fees were reasonable.
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Wells Fargo & Co. on Wednesday detailed steps it has taken to address problems following a series of scandals that have resulted in more than $4 billion in fines and settlements since 2016 and tougher scrutiny from regulators. also: https://nypost.com/2016/10/19/wells-fargo-under-criminal-investigation-over-fake-accounts/
Keith, this took me less than a minute. You could have done this yourself.
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On 4/25/2019 at 9:01 PM, Jim Bondoux said:
Wells Fargo has been experiencing repeated failures of its electronic systems, over a span of several months. Banking systems are supposed to have redundancies and backups so that service interruptions are quickly remedied. Wells Fargo has not been able to consistently and promptly overcome the failures. To my knowledge there have been no public explanations of the problem or problems from the bank, excepting the usual public relations platitudes. I am a customer of Wells Fargo, and I now plan my transactions with system unreliability in mind.
Interesting. I worked in electronic banking for a REALLY big bank. We had redundant data centers mirroring each other in realtime to avoid any possible disasters/glitches. So in addition to being a criminal enterprise, they appear to be incompetent too.
On 7/27/2018 at 6:42 PM, Bonnie said:It happened shortly before noon.
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Just now, Pantah said:
The mailed POL forms have a unique QR code for you, so download is not possible.
I believe you can get one from US Embassy/Consul and send to them. I did this in the past, when they were here in Boquete. Now a lot of this SS stuff has been transferred to US Embassy, CR, so heads up on that.
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The mailed POL forms have a unique QR code for you, so download is not possible.
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Bonnie, I agree. I signed up mymedicare.gov today, but can't sign up for the my social security using the same Boquete address. Go figure! Anyway the hold time to call SS is 55 minutes vs 10 minutes some time back. Especially maddening when they keep screwing up my deposits.
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The oft bashed US dollar makes the following currencies about 30% more expensive: Canadian and Australian dollars. The following currencies have taken a major exchange hit too: Euro, pesos from various Latino countries, etc. People from these places are facing significantly higher cost buying stuff here in Panama. Restrictive border hopping has made residential tourism less attractive. I know of 2 more developed countries where costs are 25 percent lower. There is competition for expat dollars.
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I think there is a fine and a visit to the police station if one can't produce a cedula. Kudos for helping a ciudano.
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On 10/16/2018 at 11:20 AM, Brundageba said:
What was the medicine they were giving? What did they say was the origin of this seeming pandemic Boquete gastroenteritis that drew them here?
Just recovered from an almost 2 wk bout. Tried probiotics and then took eskapar and it cleared up in hours. Probably from not nuking hot water long enough for coffee. Never a problem before living for years in Bajo Boquete.
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Checking documents does not prevent horrible car wrecks, patrolling the highways for reckless behavior does, with the resources available, in my opinion.
To be clear, the limited transito resources are being used for the wrong activity.
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1 hour ago, Moderator_02 said:
So when is Uber coming to Boquete?
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1 hour ago, TwoSailors said:
Tell Oscar. He will get rid of the J. A.
We have driven in many countries but so far our experience driving in Panama is the worse. There are too many drivers that are careless and just plain rude. Especially the commercial drivers, taxis, and buses. Need to start throwing their butts in jail for a few weeks and get them off the roads.
6x the highway fatality rate of the US per 100,000 km driven. I might even buy an airbag jacket (they do exist)!
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For vehicles registered in boquete, I paid $8 late fee for current yr. Another vehicle was inop for several years. I got a mechanics letter (Ludwig) for being inop and they waived previous years late feel.
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3 hours ago, Dennis Philpot said:
I also have wondered why there's no enforcement of speed limits or dangerous driving in Bajo Boquete. Since I walk around the area a few times each day, I always see lots of craziness -- even cars passing Policia. I've also had lots of driving to and from David and up and down the PAH, so have seen all the situations and even experienced getting a ticket. But the lack of concern in so many areas is confounding.
The money is better checking documents at the Caldera Checkpoint!
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2 hours ago, JohnF13 said:
The main point about the deterrence thing, as others have mentioned, is not to let anyone too close to your house without you knowing about it. After that, especially with some of our “aged” community, it is too late. Cameras, dogs, perimeter alarms, rooftop sirens all play a part, but you also need to advertise the fact that you have them. Thieves in every Country, unless you are the specific intended victim, are lazy and scared. If your home looks and is advertised as being well protected they will most likely head to another, less prepared place. It’s the old case of “I don’t have to be faster than the bear, I just have to be faster than you”. Yes, it would be far preferable if all thieves were apprehended prior to committing their deeds, but that is just not possible.
Good advice generally, but I actually had my security camera ripped off the stantion and taken. The same maleante broke into my neighbors house and he had several dogs in his yard. The perp was on drugs. So crazy (like the recent story here) and drugged out changes the equation.
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15 minutes ago, Whskyman said:
Keith (and others) .... I am curious --- what would YOU do if you wondered upon this person sitting on your porch? Call Rodny? The Policia?? Maybe defend your family and your property first; detain (restrain) him; then call???
I would like to know what OUR rights are if we happen upon this guy on on property --- what are we allowed to do, if anything??
Thanks,
Brian
My female housesitters called the linces. I have seen the guy Bonnie saw (about 8 months ago), as have some people in Volcancito. This guys MO is the same, as the Bonnie's perp. If you have a posted sign i believe you have more legal rights, as this person is violating your "curtilege", don't know what that is in Spanish. One of the housesitters was outside and saw him coming up the entrada, in the dark, so she hurried inside and locked the door. I am going to hazard a guess that most women are going to react differently than men to potential threats, and are more likely to not engage in conversation. I of course can't do anything as I am out of the country (hence the housesitters).
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12 hours ago, Marcelyn said:
I’m also beginning to wonder if this is a guy who is unwell. Steals money/valuables and is non-threatening; uses the same m.o. to gain entrance to someone’s property, and walks around different areas of town.
Must not have a job or be accountable to anyone, IMO.
His behavior is definitely not normal, in my case to go so far as to walk 20 meters uphill past a gate to sit on a chair that he could not see from the road. My house sitters (both local females) were so stressed that only one of them dared look at him from behind a barred window. This guy is wreaking substantial emotion damage just by his very inappropriate (and criminal) behavior. He needs to be caught!
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Panama's residential internet, the second fastest in all of Latin America
in Communications: Mail Services, Print / Electronic Media, Internet, etc.
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Internet only, speed goes to 50 meg after 3/mo. I signed a new contract with c/w ofc. in Boquete (I had 3 meg ADSL). BTW fiber optic is available mostly Bajo Boquete for now, AFAIK.