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08-03-2011 , 07:47 PM

#201

Ricepaw1226

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have you decided on rosarito OD?

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08-03-2011 , 08:36 PM

#202

overrdose.

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Originally Posted by Ricepaw1226

have you decided on rosarito OD?

I'm leaning towards that way....although I had a pretty awesome dream last night about visiting PDC lol

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08-03-2011 , 10:19 PM

#203

clayton0719

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Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 59

I really like fishing alot and thats what really made up my mind for me. It is a personal opinion on where is better and what best suits you, and for me it is def cabo!

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08-04-2011 , 12:00 AM

#204

The Lipo Fund

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Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 13,484

its slow season right now because of heat, so you can get great deals fishing wise. we get offered everyday but havent done it yet

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08-04-2011 , 12:28 AM

#205

Duffman08

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Originally Posted by The Lipo Fund

its slow season right now because of heat, so you can get great deals fishing wise. we get offered everyday but havent done it yet

gah, Mexico sounds like effing paradise. Hopefully I can get my start-up dumped for a decent price and get out there soon. Anyone tried getting a Swiss bank account type thing, like in panama, so that way you have reliable bank outside the US and can move somewhere new every few months? OR is PokerStars not down with that and you must have a bank close too where you're living?

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08-04-2011 , 12:37 AM

#206

Holdem1588

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Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 418

I believe I read that they are wanting your bank account location and your new country of residence to be the same for now. I'm leaning towards moving to Cabo this month and getting the bank account set up successfully and quickly is my biggest worry for now.

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08-04-2011 , 03:26 PM

#207

DumpslikeaTruc

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Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 8

I drove into mexico the other week to check out some places. You drive straight through without any problems. They only check your passport when your driving back into the US

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08-05-2011 , 02:14 PM

#208

randominternet2345

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for those of you that have Scotiabank. Is there a number I have to call to activate the card?

also, should I set up moneybookers in USD or peso?

thanks!

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08-05-2011 , 03:20 PM

#209

coinflipper

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Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,223

ive been living in mexico city for 3 years with no luck opening account, i was always entering and exiting the country on vacation visas. recently got my dual citizenship so i should have my IFE (voting card/gov id) in 2 weeks that i can use to open a bank account finally.

My cousin works in the investment division of scotiabank and even using his connections he was unable to get me an account in my name.

i didnt read this whole thread but did anyone find a workaround to getting an account without have an fm2 or fm3?

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08-05-2011 , 03:26 PM

#210

randominternet2345

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Yes for everyone I believe has been a piece of cake opening Peso account.

all I needed was passport, FMM, lease, and copy of utility bill

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08-05-2011 , 03:54 PM

#211

coinflipper

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Originally Posted by noseeds99

Yes for everyone I believe has been a piece of cake opening Peso account.

all I needed was passport, FMM, lease, and copy of utility bill

with this new info im going to have a go again at scotiabank and at bancomer tommorow. i just told my cousin about this news and he doesnt believe me. Hes checking now at the head offices for me again, he thinks maybe the rules are different in cancun/pdc because its a tourist destination.

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08-06-2011 , 04:15 AM

#212

z32fanatic

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Originally Posted by coinflipper

Worked for me at both Bancomer and Scotia in PDC. Didn't work at HSBC, they required a FM3 (or at least they thought they did). When you go in, just act like it's totally standard, most of them won't know what's allowed because they probably won't have much experience opening accounts for non-citizens. If you go in and ask what's allowed and what's not allowed, you're way more likely to get shot down than if you are confident. If they tell you that you can't open an account with just FMM/passport/utility, tell them you know for a fact that several others have done it. Sounds crazy but doing all this will help.

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08-06-2011 , 02:41 PM

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A__theKevlar__2

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Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 216

Just found this thread when I was looking for info on how banking works down here. I got to playa 2 days ago, I'm staying with a friend who has a beachfront condo on the north end. So far I like it. I'm going to start looking for my own place this week and hopefully can get setup rather quickly. Thanks for all the info in here and we should definitely meetup.

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08-06-2011 , 05:30 PM

#214

WeakerthanPaul

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Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 493

My Pokerstars' account will be active on Monday/Tuesday. I will be making an attempt to withdraw to Moneybookers, then to my Bancomer account. Will post results.

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08-06-2011 , 06:41 PM

#215

randominternet2345

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Originally Posted by A__theKevlar__2

my roommate and I are heading somewhere on 5th later to watch UFC. If you're interested Skype is noseeds99

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08-07-2011 , 11:40 AM

#216

TeeJayOrTJ

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Has anyone brought their GF to someplace in Mexico? I was thinking of finding a place for 3 months or so and was just wondering if anyone has brought a GF with them to either cabo,PV,Playa etc.

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08-07-2011 , 11:48 AM

#217

Keyztone

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Haven't yet Teejay but planning on moving to Cozumel come January with mine so would be very interested in how it goes for you.

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08-07-2011 , 12:58 PM

#218

The Lipo Fund

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Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 13,484

my old roommate from orlando got a 1br for himself and his gf

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08-07-2011 , 01:48 PM

#219

TeeJayOrTJ

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Any idea how much she is liking it? My GF does not speak spanish and I am just nervous that it might be hard for her to meet people and have things to do while I play 40 hours of poker a week

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08-07-2011 , 01:55 PM

#220

bumpking

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Originally Posted by TeeJayOrTJ

Has anyone brought their GF to someplace in Mexico? I was thinking of finding a place for 3 months or so and was just wondering if anyone has brought a GF with them to either cabo,PV,Playa etc.

My wife and I live near Playa and she loves it.

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08-07-2011 , 01:57 PM

#221

bumpking

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Originally Posted by WeakerthanPaul

My Pokerstars' account will be active on Monday/Tuesday. I will be making an attempt to withdraw to Moneybookers, then to my Bancomer account. Will post results.

Do you have a USD account with Bancomer? If so, have you already connected it to Moneybookers? I'm working with MB to connect my USD account, but since that account resides outside of Mex, it's not too streamlined.

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08-09-2011 , 04:11 PM

#222

bumpking

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Originally Posted by WeakerthanPaul

My Pokerstars' account will be active on Monday/Tuesday. I will be making an attempt to withdraw to Moneybookers, then to my Bancomer account. Will post results.

After several rounds of emails/phone calls, MB says it cannot add my Mexican USD account. #*#!%$* !!!!

Did you find out anything WeakerthanPaul?

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08-10-2011 , 02:05 PM

#223

overrdose.

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So to sum up. What is currently the best way to cashout or deposit onto Stars from Mexico?

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08-10-2011 , 02:18 PM

#224

jsnipes28

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Originally Posted by overrdose.

So to sum up. What is currently the best way to cashout or deposit onto Stars from Mexico?

STARS-->MB-->MEXICAN BANK OF CHOICE and vice-versa. it's pretty seamless once you get MB set up

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08-10-2011 , 02:29 PM

#225

overrdose.

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Originally Posted by jsnipes28

STARS-->MB-->MEXICAN BANK OF CHOICE and vice-versa. it's pretty seamless once you get MB set up

And how much are you losing in fee's conversions etc on average? I assume I will only be able to get a PESO Account first. I might see if I could western union from mexico straight to stars if that's even possible.

ONE MORE WEEK!

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