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10-11-2011 , 12:07 AM
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Originally Posted by CBorders
Are there a lot of 3+ bedroom condos or houses close to grocery stores and possibly the beach which aren't listed online?
bro there's plenty of amazing rentals here that are not listed on Realtor site. I got mine from a private owner and couldn't be happier. Dam Realtor's are scammers!
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10-11-2011 , 12:16 AM
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Originally Posted by bustuw72
bro there's plenty of amazing rentals here that are not listed on Realtor site. I got mine from a private owner and couldn't be happier. Dam Realtor's are scammers!
How did you go about finding your place? Fwiw I like my realtor (that steel108 recommended)!

Possible dumb question, but can I hook an aircard up to a desktop?

I just got here today, looking forward to whatever!

Bustuw, PM me your skype/IM info you don't mind...
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10-11-2011 , 12:38 AM
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Originally Posted by shaniac
How did you go about finding your place? Fwiw I like my realtor (that steel108 recommended)!

Possible dumb question, but can I hook an aircard up to a desktop?

I just got here today, looking forward to whatever!

Bustuw, PM me your skype/IM info you don't mind...
Ya a few people have been scammed by Realtor's so far. It does seem like steel has a decent one. He hasn't done any 1 dirty at this point. He seems legit.

I am pming my skype now! I'll be happy to share with you anything that would be helpful.

The aircard just plugs into a ubc so you should be able to hook it up on your desktop with no concerns.

Good luck on your condo search, and on the grind!!
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10-11-2011 , 01:33 AM
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Originally Posted by ericgg
Enjoyed reading this thread, I'm a San Diego native, and have been thinking of setting up a office close to the border in Tijuana. Hopefully I can get a solid grind going, and relocate to Rosarito permanently.
Email me I can help you find a place on a gated community with Mx ISp.
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10-11-2011 , 02:42 AM
**Official Fine Dining Sub-Thread of Rosarito**

-In the spirit of this please don't post any fast food restaurants or chain restaurants here. Just local restaurants you have visited. Feel free to copy this text and modify/add on to this as you see fit. (Quote and unquote to keep spoilers and bold text please.)

One tip: When going out in large groups order a pitcher of drink (i.e. lemonade). You can do this at any restaurant and it will save you all a bundle.

Spoiler:

Excellent:
El Gerente (Mexican)
-Directions: South side of Rosarito - find the large brown 'El Nido's' steakhouse and go down the perpendicular street away from the ocean one block and there it is.
-Food: Great!! Best Mexican I've seen in Rosarito by a long shot and very cheap too. Ask for the 'Perrones' for tacos there. There's a secondary booth not to be overlooked that sells this great cucumber/kiwi juice, cantaloupe juice, spiced fresh mangos, bread appetizers and salads.

Le Cousteau (French/Italian)
-Directions: South side of Rosarito down the main drag (land side). Look for a french flag banner up top.
-Food: Highest quality dining I've seen in Rosarito. They have a huge selection of gourmet and well cooked foods at the standard bargain Mexican pricing. Choose from escargot, pastas, fire-wood pizzas as the easy stuff or select from their main entrees including filet mignon, cornish game hen, various sea foods and other top notch noms. Their desert menu also is pretty sweet. One huge added bonus about this place : *They accept credit cards!*

Nutrifood (Smoothies/health)
-Directions: South side of Rosarito down the main drag (ocean side), in between Del Alamo and Del Abeto (there will be two twin towers on the beach near them).
-Food: I'm very biased here because I tend to live off this kind of food but I think this place is fantastic for day-to-day living. They sell smoothies, custom fruit salads, breakfast items, wraps/salads/sandwiches, lasagnas, seafood and more. Almost everything is made from scratch (the smoothies they cut the fruit, fruit salads the fruit is cut in front of you... pancakes even have their batter prepared on the spot). Ask for the specials if you want more. They also deliver.

Estancia (Steakhouse)
-Directions: Just north of the major bend in the main drag. Its down the street where there is a large wheel fountain water thing - drive a few blocks towards the ocean.
-Food: Great quality steak and seafood for some of the cheapest pricing you'll find anywhere. Filet Mignon starts at $11ish. Fairly large selection to choose from. TVs and non-TV rooms allow you to choose your atmosphere. Caution! The plates are very hot when you are served food

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Recommended:

Akai Sakana (Sushi)
-Directions: Near the very southern tip of the main Rosarito drag on the land side (fairly close to the Rosarito Beach Hotel).
-Food: Probably the best sushi option in Rosarito. They offer a decent amount of medium-high quality rolls there and a few other things to pick from there as well such as Kobe beef for $20 (which I have not tried yet).

Tamale Inn (Breakfast)
-Directions: Near Nutri-food (see above). Look for the twin towers towards the south side of Rosarito on the main drag.
-Food: Solid place to get a decent breakfast. They offer all-American and all-Mexican options there as well as some standard lunch options. Every single 2p2'r basically ever has a huge crush on the girl that works there.

Sushi Place, name unknown
-Directions: Near Walmart in the main shopping mall area.
-Food: Decent sushi at a decent price. Nothing extraordinary but definitely a solid choice if you're craving sushi.

That's Amore! (Italian)
-Directions: A few blocks north of the bend in the main drag on the land side.
-Food: Pretty solid/standard Italian food with all the standard options. Not a huge menu selection. Everyone was a huge fan of the bruschetta that they served there. Somewhat fancy there by Mexican standards.

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Not Recommended:

El Nido's (Steakhouse)
-Directions: Near the southern end of Rosarito on the main drag in a big brown building on the ocean side (hard to miss).
-Food: Food there is mediocre and overpriced. Feel free to go here as its not horrible but there's simply no reason to go here when you can go to Estancia (see above.) The best part of the experience is its interior: its fairly cool yet romantic.

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Bad:
Ikeda of Japan (Japanese/sushi)
-Its horrible. Me and cafe noir individually determined this. Don't go.

Crepe store (Starbucks posh like interior, near the Hospital Banova)
-As a crepe lover I was excited about this place... Nice interior and all but after going twice I can easily say its just bad. Its like they have cheapened down every product down unnecessarily so yet are overpriced.

Casa De Mole (spelling slightly off, south side of Rosarito on the ocean side)
-Tasteless Mexican food at a decently nice looking establishment. I didn't care for it at all and my roommate hated it, lol.

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Created by theskillzdatklls, send PMs if you have any questions. If you add on to this feel free to include yourself in the credits.


Last edited by theskillzdatklls; 10-11-2011 at 02:47 AM.
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10-11-2011 , 03:19 AM
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Originally Posted by bustuw72
Ya but that was when they just switched. Pokerstars had me log in to check ip b4 anything proceeded and they said i was good. The other guys in las olas said they have been mex ip too with no issues. Las olas grand is a go. come here to live, play, smoke, and kick it with the rest of us here. The place is gorgeous!
sIGH
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10-11-2011 , 09:16 AM
Sick. Gave Stars all the info at 4pm yesterday, they just unlocked my account right now. 14 hour turnaround. Easy game. Just make sure you have all your documentation in order.

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Some Santander questions:

Does anyone know their SWIFT code? I found BMSXMXMMXXX online, but I'm not sure if that's our branch or just in general and if it will work?

Anyone sent/received wire transfers or other transfers yet? How did that go and any info you can share on it?

FWIW, the guy at Santander was asking why he had 20 guys around my age showing up to open accounts lately.
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10-11-2011 , 09:47 AM
lol make that 21. im headed down there tomorrow hopefully to open up an account.

btw: love fc barcelona xD
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10-11-2011 , 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by theskillzdatklls
**Official Fine Dining Sub-Thread of Rosarito**

-In the spirit of this please don't post any fast food restaurants or chain restaurants here. Just local restaurants you have visited. Feel free to copy this text and modify/add on to this as you see fit. (Quote and unquote to keep spoilers and bold text please.)

One tip: When going out in large groups order a pitcher of drink (i.e. lemonade). You can do this at any restaurant and it will save you all a bundle.

Spoiler:

Excellent:
El Gerente (Mexican)
-Directions: South side of Rosarito - find the large brown 'El Nido's' steakhouse and go down the perpendicular street away from the ocean one block and there it is.
-Food: Great!! Best Mexican I've seen in Rosarito by a long shot and very cheap too. Ask for the 'Perrones' for tacos there. There's a secondary booth not to be overlooked that sells this great cucumber/kiwi juice, cantaloupe juice, spiced fresh mangos, bread appetizers and salads.

Le Cousteau (French/Italian)
-Directions: South side of Rosarito down the main drag (land side). Look for a french flag banner up top.
-Food: Highest quality dining I've seen in Rosarito. They have a huge selection of gourmet and well cooked foods at the standard bargain Mexican pricing. Choose from escargot, pastas, fire-wood pizzas as the easy stuff or select from their main entrees including filet mignon, cornish game hen, various sea foods and other top notch noms. Their desert menu also is pretty sweet. One huge added bonus about this place : *They accept credit cards!*

Nutrifood (Smoothies/health)
-Directions: South side of Rosarito down the main drag (ocean side), in between Del Alamo and Del Abeto (there will be two twin towers on the beach near them).
-Food: I'm very biased here because I tend to live off this kind of food but I think this place is fantastic for day-to-day living. They sell smoothies, custom fruit salads, breakfast items, wraps/salads/sandwiches, lasagnas, seafood and more. Almost everything is made from scratch (the smoothies they cut the fruit, fruit salads the fruit is cut in front of you... pancakes even have their batter prepared on the spot). Ask for the specials if you want more. They also deliver.

Estancia (Steakhouse)
-Directions: Just north of the major bend in the main drag. Its down the street where there is a large wheel fountain water thing - drive a few blocks towards the ocean.
-Food: Great quality steak and seafood for some of the cheapest pricing you'll find anywhere. Filet Mignon starts at $11ish. Fairly large selection to choose from. TVs and non-TV rooms allow you to choose your atmosphere. Caution! The plates are very hot when you are served food

--------------------------

Recommended:

Akai Sakana (Sushi)
-Directions: Near the very southern tip of the main Rosarito drag on the land side (fairly close to the Rosarito Beach Hotel).
-Food: Probably the best sushi option in Rosarito. They offer a decent amount of medium-high quality rolls there and a few other things to pick from there as well such as Kobe beef for $20 (which I have not tried yet).

Tamale Inn (Breakfast)
-Directions: Near Nutri-food (see above). Look for the twin towers towards the south side of Rosarito on the main drag.
-Food: Solid place to get a decent breakfast. They offer all-American and all-Mexican options there as well as some standard lunch options. Every single 2p2'r basically ever has a huge crush on the girl that works there.

Sushi Place, name unknown
-Directions: Near Walmart in the main shopping mall area.
-Food: Decent sushi at a decent price. Nothing extraordinary but definitely a solid choice if you're craving sushi.

That's Amore! (Italian)
-Directions: A few blocks north of the bend in the main drag on the land side.
-Food: Pretty solid/standard Italian food with all the standard options. Not a huge menu selection. Everyone was a huge fan of the bruschetta that they served there. Somewhat fancy there by Mexican standards.

--------------------------

Not Recommended:

El Nido's (Steakhouse)
-Directions: Near the southern end of Rosarito on the main drag in a big brown building on the ocean side (hard to miss).
-Food: Food there is mediocre and overpriced. Feel free to go here as its not horrible but there's simply no reason to go here when you can go to Estancia (see above.) The best part of the experience is its interior: its fairly cool yet romantic.

--------------------------

Bad:
Ikeda of Japan (Japanese/sushi)
-Its horrible. Me and cafe noir individually determined this. Don't go.

Crepe store (Starbucks posh like interior, near the Hospital Banova)
-As a crepe lover I was excited about this place... Nice interior and all but after going twice I can easily say its just bad. Its like they have cheapened down every product down unnecessarily so yet are overpriced.

Casa De Mole (spelling slightly off, south side of Rosarito on the ocean side)
-Tasteless Mexican food at a decently nice looking establishment. I didn't care for it at all and my roommate hated it, lol.

Spoiler:
Created by theskillzdatklls, send PMs if you have any questions. If you add on to this feel free to include yourself in the credits.

Add in Betuccinis, the italian place I was telling you about. Small menu, but good spaghetti and chicken alfredo, plus they have the best pizza I've had here. Also, they probably have the best set up/atmosphere of any restaurant in rosarito ive been. Definitely take a date here. They have live music on weekend nights.. and the one time I went at night it wasn't the ****ty Mexican music that eveyone hates, but some chill romantic ****. Another plus is they keep making pizzas late... like til 11 on weekdays and 1am or so on weekends I think.
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10-11-2011 , 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by jlevu
Add in Betuccinis, the italian place I was telling you about. Small menu, but good spaghetti and chicken alfredo, plus they have the best pizza I've had here. Also, they probably have the best set up/atmosphere of any restaurant in rosarito ive been. Definitely take a date here. They have live music on weekend nights.. and the one time I went at night it wasn't the ****ty Mexican music that eveyone hates, but some chill romantic ****. Another plus is they keep making pizzas late... like til 11 on weekdays and 1am or so on weekends I think.
i haven't been there yet so its hard for me to write a review on the place. like i said in the op feel free to copy and write in your own segment and decide where it should go. i'm obv more than down to go whenever we all happen on it.
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10-11-2011 , 06:10 PM
The Tellcell air card comes with 3 gigs of usage right? How long will that last if you are using the internet a lot.

Has there been any lag while grinding? Gonna be several days before Telnor can hook up my internet...
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10-11-2011 , 06:16 PM
Telcel air card will be fine for poker. The lag was pretty low. Maybe 100ms over standard internet. 3 gigs will last all month for poker. Not so much if you are doing youtube/music/whatever else.

The big question is how good your reception is inside of your apartment.
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10-11-2011 , 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by TheMetetrown
Telcel air card will be fine for poker. The lag was pretty low. Maybe 100ms over standard internet. 3 gigs will last all month for poker. Not so much if you are doing youtube/music/whatever else.

The big question is how good your reception is inside of your apartment.
Seems to get just a couple bars, but the internet is working so hopefully it'll be suitable until Telnor gets here.
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10-11-2011 , 08:41 PM
Also, I went to Santander to open an account today, and all I could get was an account in Pesos. They said I needed a utility bill (I think electric or gas specifically) to open one in USD. Not a big deal but I was surprised.
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10-11-2011 , 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by shaniac
Also, I went to Santander to open an account today, and all I could get was an account in Pesos. They said I needed a utility bill (I think electric or gas specifically) to open one in USD. Not a big deal but I was surprised.
That's standard from what I know. Anyone able to get a USD account anywhere?
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10-11-2011 , 08:58 PM
I have a USD Santander. I used telnor for the utility.
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10-11-2011 , 09:04 PM
Are you able to cash out from Stars to that USD account?
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10-11-2011 , 09:50 PM
For the sake of posterity...you can text "VIGENCIABAT" to #5050 on your tellcell card to see your usage...thanks Ramsey F for the info.
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10-11-2011 , 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by jlevu
Add in Betuccinis, the italian place I was telling you about. Small menu, but good spaghetti and chicken alfredo, plus they have the best pizza I've had here. Also, they probably have the best set up/atmosphere of any restaurant in rosarito ive been. Definitely take a date here. They have live music on weekend nights.. and the one time I went at night it wasn't the ****ty Mexican music that eveyone hates, but some chill romantic ****. Another plus is they keep making pizzas late... like til 11 on weekdays and 1am or so on weekends I think.
The best pizza in town is "Ollie's" before Las Gaviotas (Km 38).
Simple menu, only Pizza, price 10-13 Dlls for a small. Only 5 Star ingredients.
If you are looking to relocate in Rosarito, call or email me.
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10-11-2011 , 11:46 PM
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The best pizza in town is "Ollie's" before Las Gaviotas (Km 38).
Simple menu, only Pizza, price 10-13 Dlls for a small. Only 5 Star ingredients.
If you are looking to relocate in Rosarito, call or email me.
sik im close to that place so ill go tomorrow to observe and report.

Miguel I give you credit realizing the poker players will continue to come. Good job getting on the biggest poker forum in the world.
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10-11-2011 , 11:47 PM
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Originally Posted by StrippersNBlow
sIGH
SNB get ur ass out here man! Come down with Scott and hang at my place a few days to check it out!!
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10-11-2011 , 11:48 PM
Question for you guys down there:

Did any of your bring a full desktop down there? If so, how did you manage to bring it? How would I feasibly take a desktop via airoplane?
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10-11-2011 , 11:59 PM
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Question for you guys down there:

Did any of your bring a full desktop down there? If so, how did you manage to bring it? How would I feasibly take a desktop via airoplane?
Well I drove with mine, but I guess if i had to fly with it, I'd just box it up really well (professionally) and then let the airline know that it's fragile cargo.
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10-12-2011 , 12:56 AM
will be down beginning of january. Moved to vancouver, but think mexico will be a better fit.

Just curious on pricing for a maid, cook etc? I cannot find much on the subject when googled, the little I have found seems absurdly cheap. like $3.75USD/day for a maid. So if anyone has a non-live in maid, would love to know the pricing.

My main concern though is the internet connection. I 24 table and need a really clean connection to work, it isn't possible for me to play without it really. Wondering if they have satellite or if you can have multiple connections, like baja wireless plus another one.

Awesome thread though, love all the info.
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10-12-2011 , 01:48 AM
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Originally Posted by mrdurdenptp
will be down beginning of january. Moved to vancouver, but think mexico will be a better fit.

Just curious on pricing for a maid, cook etc? I cannot find much on the subject when googled, the little I have found seems absurdly cheap. like $3.75USD/day for a maid. So if anyone has a non-live in maid, would love to know the pricing.

My main concern though is the internet connection. I 24 table and need a really clean connection to work, it isn't possible for me to play without it really. Wondering if they have satellite or if you can have multiple connections, like baja wireless plus another one.

Awesome thread though, love all the info.
I pay $30.00USD/day (8 hrs) for maid.
Depending on the area you can have multiple connections like:Telnor (infinitum), Baja wireless, Rosarito wireless, cable Rosarito, w-com, wireless cards from different carriers (telcel, movistar, iusacell)

Let me know if you need help finding a place down here.
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