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How to get money in Cancun, Mexico?
Hey, for those who have been in Cancun, Mexico, how did you guys bring
or get money there? 1. Get some bucks in US and change them into Peso there? Or 2. withdraw peso from the ATM there? Are these two ways both feasible? Which is better? For the second way, what banks' ATM did you guys use to do that? |
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How to get money in Cancun, Mexico?
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xz wrote: Hey, for those who have been in Cancun, Mexico, how did you guys bring or get money there? 1. Get some bucks in US and change them into Peso there? Or 2. withdraw peso from the ATM there? Are these two ways both feasible? Which is better? Generally (well, in my experience, always) the exchange rate at an ATM will be better. -- Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN |
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How to get money in Cancun, Mexico?
On Dec 22, 2:33 pm, Bert Hyman wrote:
xz wrote: Hey, for those who have been in Cancun, Mexico, how did you guys bring or get money there? 1. Get some bucks in US and change them into Peso there? Or 2. withdraw peso from the ATM there? Are these two ways both feasible? Which is better? thanks for your reply! Generally (well, in my experience, always) the exchange rate at an ATM will be better. What Mexican banks' ATM we can use? And which American banks are they related to? Are there many of them? -- Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN |
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How to get money in Cancun, Mexico?
On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 12:44:14 -0800 (PST), xz
wrote: On Dec 22, 2:33 pm, Bert Hyman wrote: xz wrote: Hey, for those who have been in Cancun, Mexico, how did you guys bring or get money there? 1. Get some bucks in US and change them into Peso there? Or 2. withdraw peso from the ATM there? Are these two ways both feasible? Which is better? thanks for your reply! Generally (well, in my experience, always) the exchange rate at an ATM will be better. What Mexican banks' ATM we can use? And which American banks are they related to? Are there many of them? Banamex seems to be a good bank to use. I assume your ATM card is on a globally recognized system. -- ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |
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How to get money in Cancun, Mexico?
On Dec 22, 2:55 pm, Hatunen wrote:
On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 12:44:14 -0800 (PST), xz wrote: On Dec 22, 2:33 pm, Bert Hyman wrote: xz wrote: Hey, for those who have been in Cancun, Mexico, how did you guys bring or get money there? 1. Get some bucks in US and change them into Peso there? Or 2. withdraw peso from the ATM there? Are these two ways both feasible? Which is better? thanks for your reply! Generally (well, in my experience, always) the exchange rate at an ATM will be better. What Mexican banks' ATM we can use? And which American banks are they related to? Are there many of them? Banamex seems to be a good bank to use. I assume your ATM card is on a globally recognized system. I have Bank of American check card. Is that OK? I used it on BNP's ATM when I was in Paris and got very good exchange rate. So I am actually seeking for similar way in Cancun. -- ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |
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How to get money in Cancun, Mexico?
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xz wrote: What Mexican banks' ATM we can use? And which American banks are they related to? Are there many of them? Banamex is the only one that comes to mind, but only because the name's easy to remember. But, look at your ATM card to see which network(s) it belongs to, then check online to see where matching ATMs are located. It will probably be either Visa's "Plus" system or MasterCard's Cirrus system. Again, as I recall, the bank ATMs I encountered in Mexico would work on either network, but checking online will tell you where the machines are actually located. -- Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN |
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How to get money in Cancun, Mexico?
On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 13:10:36 -0800 (PST), xz
wrote: On Dec 22, 2:55 pm, Hatunen wrote: On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 12:44:14 -0800 (PST), xz wrote: On Dec 22, 2:33 pm, Bert Hyman wrote: xz wrote: Hey, for those who have been in Cancun, Mexico, how did you guys bring or get money there? 1. Get some bucks in US and change them into Peso there? Or 2. withdraw peso from the ATM there? Are these two ways both feasible? Which is better? thanks for your reply! Generally (well, in my experience, always) the exchange rate at an ATM will be better. What Mexican banks' ATM we can use? And which American banks are they related to? Are there many of them? Banamex seems to be a good bank to use. I assume your ATM card is on a globally recognized system. I have Bank of American check card. Is that OK? I used it on BNP's ATM when I was in Paris and got very good exchange rate. So I am actually seeking for similar way in Cancun. I don't know much about check cards as I have straight ATM cards, but I see no reason why it shouldn't work, especially if it works in Paris, where problems with ATMs seem to crop up a lot. Do check cards list systems like Cirrus and Star and Plus on them? -- ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |
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How to get money in Cancun, Mexico?
On 22 Dec 2007 21:24:30 GMT, Bert Hyman wrote:
In xz wrote: What Mexican banks' ATM we can use? And which American banks are they related to? Are there many of them? Banamex is the only one that comes to mind, but only because the name's easy to remember. Apparently, Banamex is part of CitiGroup now. But, look at your ATM card to see which network(s) it belongs to, then check online to see where matching ATMs are located. It will probably be either Visa's "Plus" system or MasterCard's Cirrus system. Again, as I recall, the bank ATMs I encountered in Mexico would work on either network, but checking online will tell you where the machines are actually located. I can't speak for Cancun, but banks are sure easy to spot in Puerto Penasco, Sonora. -- ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |
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How to get money in Cancun, Mexico?
On Dec 22, 3:24 pm, Bert Hyman wrote:
xz wrote: What Mexican banks' ATM we can use? And which American banks are they related to? Are there many of them? Banamex is the only one that comes to mind, but only because the name's easy to remember. But, look at your ATM card to see which network(s) it belongs to, then check online to see where matching ATMs are located. It will probably be either Visa's "Plus" system or MasterCard's Cirrus system. So what you mentioned here is a general way to withdraw cash through the Visa or MasterCard's network system? which means, you can use *any* check card with Visa Plus or MasterCard Cirrus to withdraw cash from *any* ATM with the corresponding network, and it does not matter which bank your card is issued by and which bank's ATM you are withdrawing cash from. Is that true? I just found this information from Bank of America's website. There are some specific banks in other countries that you can withdraw money from your BOA checking account, e.g. BNP in France. Is this essentially the same thing as you told me above? or it is another different and better way to get money from outside US? http://bankofamerica.via.infonow.net...tLoadAction.do Use your ATM card or Check Card within our Global ATM Alliance in the countries shown with no fees. Barclays (United Kingdom) BNP Paribas (France) China Construction Bank (China) Deutsche Bank (Germany) Santander Serfin (Mexico) Scotiabank (Canada) Westpac (Australia and New Zealand) Again, as I recall, the bank ATMs I encountered in Mexico would work on either network, but checking online will tell you where the machines are actually located. -- Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN |
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How to get money in Cancun, Mexico?
On Dec 22, 3:24 pm, Hatunen wrote:
On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 13:10:36 -0800 (PST), xz wrote: On Dec 22, 2:55 pm, Hatunen wrote: On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 12:44:14 -0800 (PST), xz wrote: On Dec 22, 2:33 pm, Bert Hyman wrote: xz wrote: Hey, for those who have been in Cancun, Mexico, how did you guys bring or get money there? 1. Get some bucks in US and change them into Peso there? Or 2. withdraw peso from the ATM there? Are these two ways both feasible? Which is better? thanks for your reply! Generally (well, in my experience, always) the exchange rate at an ATM will be better. What Mexican banks' ATM we can use? And which American banks are they related to? Are there many of them? Banamex seems to be a good bank to use. I assume your ATM card is on a globally recognized system. I have Bank of American check card. Is that OK? I used it on BNP's ATM when I was in Paris and got very good exchange rate. So I am actually seeking for similar way in Cancun. I don't know much about check cards as I have straight ATM cards, I thought check card and ATM card are the same thing, ain't they? but I see no reason why it shouldn't work, especially if it works in Paris, where problems with ATMs seem to crop up a lot. Yes, but what I was actually asking was which specific bank's ATM in Cancun I can use? But it seems like this is not a question according to Bert's answer. I asked the question because I used BNP in Paris, which is specifically related to BOA and listed on BOA's website. And now I found from the following webpage http://bankofamerica.via.infonow.net...tLoadAction.do that Santander Serfin is BOA's global ATM alliance so everything is clear now. Do check cards list systems like Cirrus and Star and Plus on them? Yes, they do. -- ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |
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