I'm not sure about this. It would be great if it is possible, because going into Santander can be a bit tilting. I was told at Santander that you must go in every time you want to send a wire to the U.S.

What were your fees at various points during the transaction and overall?

sorry for turning into banking thread...but nobody pays attention to that anymore anyways.

Rafael told me the same about coming in to do the xfers. Possibly if I xfer FROM santander TO a US bank, then I will have control of both accounts through my US bank. I'll update in 2 weeks or so, (banking thread as well) as I plan on linking MX and US accounts and sending wires to and fro. that's right, fro.

I don't know what Santander is going to charge me to send the wire. I'm going to guess @$30. My U.S. bank doesn't charge for incoming wires. Moneybookers charged me $2.45 or something.

Def. the best way to get money off other than trading. I hate going to the bank tho. I think the older female teller at Santander really dislikes me.

Success!! Been hard to find anyone getting $$ off this way (or any way) for low vig, good to know it's doable from Mexico. That **** adds up pretty quickly.

This would be awesome if true - does he mean by walking into a branch of your US bank or initiating the wire online?

ill be back out there tomorrow to lock up my place and get the process started. ive been slow and steady getting there, so hopefully ill start winning some races starting in january. woot!

I heard it all b4. I'll believe it when I see it.

Does anyone down there play tennis? Worth bringing my racquet?

done and done.

Yep we play tennis down at Palacio Del Mar, there's a court on the property.

I'm maybe a 3.5.

Hello everyone!

I'm hoping to move down to Rosarito ASAP to restart the grind after taking the last 8 or so months off. Anybody down there have any rooms available? I plan on splitting time between there and the LA area so I don't really want my own place.

Bolivar posted about having one, and I'm waiting to hear back because that sounds ideal, but if anyone else is looking, too, shoot me a PM.

I'm a PLO and PLO8 specialist, MTTs and SNGs mostly, and have used poker as my main source of income for the last 8 years. I'm pretty mellow though tolerant of most living styles.

Cheers,
Matthew

Nice I play like 5 times a week when the Oregon weather permits. Im about a 4.0 singles and 3.5 doubles. Ill shoot you a pm once im set up down there.

Curious; does anyone have or bring in a bike? (Were they taxed?) What does overall usage look like in the area? Anybody checked out the prices at Walmart? A fair selection, if they even stock them? Via google, only info I've found for local bike-shops in proximity is http://www.freitasbikes.com Anyone been there? I don't ride... Imagine I'd work it into my off grind hours. Wondering benefits or cons of bringing, buying, or owning a bike in the area. Are shops/parts closer than TJ... I'm sure someone might of seen something in their travels or those that know the local areas & shops well. I'll research all the various laws & whatnot on my own, but most grateful for any knowledge obtained thus far. Thank You.

You better hope it's true or I'll be sleeping on your front porch.

Are wires the only way to do this? I've heard people say there isn't much in the way of mail, so sending a check to your US bank like I was doing from Canada must be out?

I'm thinking maybe I will just keep my USD account in Canada that moneybookers is linked to and just try to find a different way to get pesos. Stars got the echecks up and running for CAD around July, hopefully there is a similar pesos withdrawal method, echecks is by far the best.

chillin balcony style. things could be worse obv.lol.

for the guy asking about bikes...
i thought about a that and after seeing the driving habits here, a bike is a real bad idea unless ur driving it to a trail or sth just for fun imo. not a good everyday mode of transpo from what ive seen. would be a scary ride. i love adrinaline and near death experiences, but like to be in control of my own destiny.lol.

just a HU, FWIW post. i heard someone talking about this before. i think they said u can only withdrawl from ur country of residence. this is heresay, but i think if ur in canada, but living in mexico, u could play while in canada, but only withdrawl while in mexico/mexIP or sth. keep us posted and gl.

Thank You "Nameless" for the heads up on the biking situation... Any others risking their lives or have thoughts on the subject? (Willing to ride or use a bike for transportation?) Or anyone braver; & stepped up to a dual-sport or motorcycle? From what I hear of the roads via this thread, it sounds somewhat hazardous to ride... Are they seen around town? Is the driving really that bad throughout or just on Mex1 in town? I recall reading that there is an auto-body shop on every corner?

I really wouldn't feel safe riding even a motorcycle here. People just can't drive very well at all.

Thank You for the extra info... I guess it'll be taxis til I get familiar with the city.

I see plenty of people riding around on bikes, and tons of motorcycles here as well. They have huge 50km bike rides here a few times a year from rosarito to ensenada, and I've seen big biking groups riding around in tijuana as well. I can't imagine any reason to be worried about safety riding around in rosarito, its a small touristy beach town with pretty mellow traffic at most times of the day. if ya scared go to chuuuch

What roads u been driving on? Mellow? I do love me some Boliver!

There r many bike races going on though as he mentioned.

anyone run into the problem of needing a MasterCard SecureCode and/or RFC code to cashout from MB ---> Santander?!

I've cashed out before with no problems. Calling moneybookers they say it's MasterCard's problems, not theirs. RFC code = mexican taxpayer ID. wtf?!

This, if you think they drive nuts here, dont go to Europe.

Such ****** nits itt