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"Chris Blunt" wrote in message ... On Sat, 1 Apr 2006 11:50:04 +0700, "RAK" wrote: "Chris Blunt" wrote in message . .. On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 02:47:13 +0000 (UTC), echo wrote: Thanks to Jim and all those who replied. I notice no one had any bank recommendations. I have pretty much concluded that they all suck, so probably there is no good one. I have had accounts with HSBC in several countries for many years, and have been happy with their service in both the Philippines and Thailand. My main source of income is credited to another account I have with them offshore in the Channel Islands, and any transfers they do for me from there to my other HSBC accounts elsewhere in the world are free of charge. Also, it normally only takes a couple of hours for the money to arrive in my overseas account. Chris Interesting. I have an HSBC account in the UK (mainland) with offshore status (they may not issue new accounts like this any more, I think now offshores must be in the Channel Island or IOM). I cannot make overseas transfers from this account via the internet as the account data fields are fixed to the lengths of UK accounts (8 digits?) and sort codes etc.I therefore have another account with a different bank in IOM which allows overseas transfers via the net. I also have HSBC in Indonesia. Sounds like I would be better off moving my UK HSBC to the Channels islands if intenational transfers can be done over the net and are free. But it is a shame as now I can go into the HSBC branch from time to time when I am in the UK, which can be useful; I would not want to pop over to Jersey just to sign some form. I have had the Indonesian account for over 10 years, the UK one for about 20 years. In general I find HSBC gives good service though sometimes they are too expensive, e.g. their foreign exchange rates in Indonesia are terrible, so I take money out in cash and change it in a money changer or local bank. For some reason, HSBC do not allow international transfers to be carried out by internet banking on UK mainland accounts. I'm not sure why that is, because they permit it in every other country in which I have accounts with them, including Jersey. By the way, the international transfers are only free if you have "Premier" status with them. If not, I think they charge GBP15 each for transfers to other HSBC offices. The exchange rates at HSBC in Manila are not bad. Certainly as good as any other local bank, but perhaps not as good as a money changer. Thanks, I'll look into it when I am in the UK. I have a Premier account on the mainland but I guess it may not keep that status if I transfer. As for exchange rates in Jakarta: the buy/sell spread US$ to Rupiah (rate = about 9000) is about 100rp in local banks and good money changers for cash (new $100 notes) but somewhere around 500 for HSBC interaccount transfers and I think about 700 or so for cash - quite a difference. Some other major internationals (Citibank, Amex) are similar. *** Free account sponsored by SecureIX.com *** *** Encrypt your Internet usage with a free VPN account from http://www.SecureIX.com *** |
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Chris Blunt wrote: On 1 Apr 2006 01:24:01 -0800, wrote: Chris Blunt wrote: On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 02:47:13 +0000 (UTC), echo wrote: Thanks to Jim and all those who replied. I notice no one had any bank recommendations. I have pretty much concluded that they all suck, so probably there is no good one. I have had accounts with HSBC in several countries for many years, and have been happy with their service in both the Philippines and Thailand. My main source of income is credited to another account I have with them offshore in the Channel Islands, and any transfers they do for me from there to my other HSBC accounts elsewhere in the world are free of charge. Also, it normally only takes a couple of hours for the money to arrive in my overseas account. Like RAK I find this interesting, because I went into an office in Australia and the HSBC told me you must transfer $6000 at a time, and there would be a fee. And you did not say it was an internet transfer, so I doubt you meant that. I did mean via internet banking. So you can transfer money from bank to bank internally? How about to other banks as well, over the internet? I have been looking for a way to use a debit card to transfer funds to a bank, because the only way to wire transfer from one of my banks, is to physically go there, and I don't live there. And of course you are not from the USA (I don't think) so you do not have the restrictions on you as would one from the USA, and the reason the Channel Island banks seem unwilling to open accounts to Americans. (Because of the stock exchange rules and the IRS (yes just like the ones in Ireland) in the USA.) The only branches for HSBC are only in Bangkok (that I know of) so if you go anywhere else that won't work. That's right, but their ATM network in interconnected with one of the domestic networks in Thailand (ATM Pool??) and you can withdraw cash from other bank's machines elsewhere in the country. But as above if they want to deposit or wire transfer etc. they would have to take a trip to Bangkok. Of course you can use a ATM anywhere, but I doubt you can deposit there unless they have an agreement. |
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Wonderful; assuming your not a shill for HSBC.
Now if their moron customers service dept. could understand English and answer simple questions. Chris Blunt wrote in : On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 02:47:13 +0000 (UTC), echo wrote: Thanks to Jim and all those who replied. I notice no one had any bank recommendations. I have pretty much concluded that they all suck, so probably there is no good one. I have had accounts with HSBC in several countries for many years, and have been happy with their service in both the Philippines and Thailand. My main source of income is credited to another account I have with them offshore in the Channel Islands, and any transfers they do for me from there to my other HSBC accounts elsewhere in the world are free of charge. Also, it normally only takes a couple of hours for the money to arrive in my overseas account. Chris "Big Jim" wrote in : Hello Echo It mostly relates to Cebu City but you can read my article on using ATM's in the Philippines he http://bigjimsphilippinesexperience.com/blog/?p=32 Regards: Jim Sibbick "echo" wrote in message ... Planning on traveling to Thailand,Philippines and also Central America. Then I will settle in one of the cities, with BKK and major city in Philippines on on the list. Need advice on how to make funds currently in USA major bank available to me in these cities. Which is better ATM or Debit card? Thinking I need a good international bank with branches in both USA and various overseas cities. Or is it better to stick with a local in country bank? Need your advice on which international banks if any are any good, preferably one that has a branch in the USA also. Any help? |
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Chris Blunt wrote:
On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 02:47:13 +0000 (UTC), echo wrote: Thanks to Jim and all those who replied. I notice no one had any bank recommendations. I have pretty much concluded that they all suck, so probably there is no good one. I have had accounts with HSBC in several countries for many years, and have been happy with their service in both the Philippines and Thailand. My main source of income is credited to another account I have with them offshore in the Channel Islands, and any transfers they do for me from there to my other HSBC accounts elsewhere in the world are free of charge. Also, it normally only takes a couple of hours for the money to arrive in my overseas account. I have an HSBC account in the UK, and was very disappointed (but not entirely surprised) to discover they were useless for accessing money overseas except through standard cash machines. That was even the case when they have HSBC in New York; banks other than HSBC were more convenient for getting at HSBC money. To get more cash than could be got through a cash machine would take days and cost a bundle. What kind of 'world-wide' bank it is, is a bit of a mystery; but that's probably just a facet of the US banking industry. In other countries HSBC-to- HSBC transactions are probably more feasible. [This was pre-11/09, so no anti-terrorist-funding constraints are involved, just crap banking] -- Ken Tough |
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On Sun, 2 Apr 2006 00:38:09 +0700, "RAK" wrote:
"Chris Blunt" wrote in message .. . On Sat, 1 Apr 2006 11:50:04 +0700, "RAK" wrote: "Chris Blunt" wrote in message ... On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 02:47:13 +0000 (UTC), echo wrote: Thanks to Jim and all those who replied. I notice no one had any bank recommendations. I have pretty much concluded that they all suck, so probably there is no good one. I have had accounts with HSBC in several countries for many years, and have been happy with their service in both the Philippines and Thailand. My main source of income is credited to another account I have with them offshore in the Channel Islands, and any transfers they do for me from there to my other HSBC accounts elsewhere in the world are free of charge. Also, it normally only takes a couple of hours for the money to arrive in my overseas account. Chris Interesting. I have an HSBC account in the UK (mainland) with offshore status (they may not issue new accounts like this any more, I think now offshores must be in the Channel Island or IOM). I cannot make overseas transfers from this account via the internet as the account data fields are fixed to the lengths of UK accounts (8 digits?) and sort codes etc.I therefore have another account with a different bank in IOM which allows overseas transfers via the net. I also have HSBC in Indonesia. Sounds like I would be better off moving my UK HSBC to the Channels islands if intenational transfers can be done over the net and are free. But it is a shame as now I can go into the HSBC branch from time to time when I am in the UK, which can be useful; I would not want to pop over to Jersey just to sign some form. I have had the Indonesian account for over 10 years, the UK one for about 20 years. In general I find HSBC gives good service though sometimes they are too expensive, e.g. their foreign exchange rates in Indonesia are terrible, so I take money out in cash and change it in a money changer or local bank. For some reason, HSBC do not allow international transfers to be carried out by internet banking on UK mainland accounts. I'm not sure why that is, because they permit it in every other country in which I have accounts with them, including Jersey. By the way, the international transfers are only free if you have "Premier" status with them. If not, I think they charge GBP15 each for transfers to other HSBC offices. The exchange rates at HSBC in Manila are not bad. Certainly as good as any other local bank, but perhaps not as good as a money changer. Thanks, I'll look into it when I am in the UK. I have a Premier account on the mainland but I guess it may not keep that status if I transfer. If you have Premier status with HSBC in one country, then any other accounts you have with them elsewhere in the world will also be given the same status without having to meet the minimum balance requirements everywhere. They normally give better exchange rates to Premier customers, along with a few other perks, so it may be worth asking at your branch in Indonesia about it. Chris |
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On Mon, 03 Apr 2006 00:15:20 GMT, Ken Tough
wrote: Chris Blunt wrote: On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 02:47:13 +0000 (UTC), echo wrote: Thanks to Jim and all those who replied. I notice no one had any bank recommendations. I have pretty much concluded that they all suck, so probably there is no good one. I have had accounts with HSBC in several countries for many years, and have been happy with their service in both the Philippines and Thailand. My main source of income is credited to another account I have with them offshore in the Channel Islands, and any transfers they do for me from there to my other HSBC accounts elsewhere in the world are free of charge. Also, it normally only takes a couple of hours for the money to arrive in my overseas account. I have an HSBC account in the UK, and was very disappointed (but not entirely surprised) to discover they were useless for accessing money overseas except through standard cash machines. That was even the case when they have HSBC in New York; banks other than HSBC were more convenient for getting at HSBC money. To get more cash than could be got through a cash machine would take days and cost a bundle. What kind of 'world-wide' bank it is, is a bit of a mystery; but that's probably just a facet of the US banking industry. In other countries HSBC-to- HSBC transactions are probably more feasible. [This was pre-11/09, so no anti-terrorist-funding constraints are involved, just crap banking] I don't have a problem obtaining cash, and an ATM seems to be one of the most convenient way of doing that. I can withdraw up to GBP500 a day with an ATM card, which is more than enough for most people. If I need more than that I simply ask them to transfer whatever amount I need to my local account with them and the money is normally in the account ready to withdraw the same day. I'm not sure why it doesn't work as easily as that in New York. Chris |
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On Sun, 2 Apr 2006 22:38:38 +0000 (UTC), echo wrote:
Wonderful; assuming your not a shill for HSBC. Now if their moron customers service dept. could understand English and answer simple questions. I've never had a problem with them understanding me. Perhaps if you brushed up on your English you'd have more success in communicating with them. Chris Blunt wrote in : On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 02:47:13 +0000 (UTC), echo wrote: Thanks to Jim and all those who replied. I notice no one had any bank recommendations. I have pretty much concluded that they all suck, so probably there is no good one. I have had accounts with HSBC in several countries for many years, and have been happy with their service in both the Philippines and Thailand. My main source of income is credited to another account I have with them offshore in the Channel Islands, and any transfers they do for me from there to my other HSBC accounts elsewhere in the world are free of charge. Also, it normally only takes a couple of hours for the money to arrive in my overseas account. Chris "Big Jim" wrote in : Hello Echo It mostly relates to Cebu City but you can read my article on using ATM's in the Philippines he http://bigjimsphilippinesexperience.com/blog/?p=32 Regards: Jim Sibbick "echo" wrote in message ... Planning on traveling to Thailand,Philippines and also Central America. Then I will settle in one of the cities, with BKK and major city in Philippines on on the list. Need advice on how to make funds currently in USA major bank available to me in these cities. Which is better ATM or Debit card? Thinking I need a good international bank with branches in both USA and various overseas cities. Or is it better to stick with a local in country bank? Need your advice on which international banks if any are any good, preferably one that has a branch in the USA also. Any help? |
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Chris Blunt wrote: On Mon, 03 Apr 2006 00:15:20 GMT, Ken Tough wrote: Chris Blunt wrote: On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 02:47:13 +0000 (UTC), echo wrote: Thanks to Jim and all those who replied. I notice no one had any bank recommendations. I have pretty much concluded that they all suck, so probably there is no good one. I have had accounts with HSBC in several countries for many years, and have been happy with their service in both the Philippines and Thailand. My main source of income is credited to another account I have with them offshore in the Channel Islands, and any transfers they do for me from there to my other HSBC accounts elsewhere in the world are free of charge. Also, it normally only takes a couple of hours for the money to arrive in my overseas account. I have an HSBC account in the UK, and was very disappointed (but not entirely surprised) to discover they were useless for accessing money overseas except through standard cash machines. That was even the case when they have HSBC in New York; banks other than HSBC were more convenient for getting at HSBC money. To get more cash than could be got through a cash machine would take days and cost a bundle. What kind of 'world-wide' bank it is, is a bit of a mystery; but that's probably just a facet of the US banking industry. In other countries HSBC-to- HSBC transactions are probably more feasible. [This was pre-11/09, so no anti-terrorist-funding constraints are involved, just crap banking] I don't have a problem obtaining cash, and an ATM seems to be one of the most convenient way of doing that. I can withdraw up to GBP500 a day with an ATM card, which is more than enough for most people. If I need more than that I simply ask them to transfer whatever amount I need to my local account with them and the money is normally in the account ready to withdraw the same day. I'm not sure why it doesn't work as easily as that in New York. It is because it is America, they have laws on the use of condoms. There is nothing in the USA that does not have a law attached to it, they have to have laws to tell you what you can do. That is why those from the USA cannot get an account in the Channel Islands, so many laws it is not worth their while, those from the USA cannot access the US Stock Market from those accounts, so what is the point for them. I think you have been damn decent as always, I'm not sure why some have gone after you. While the rest of the world is moving toward tolerance of others, the USA is moving in the direction of making intersexual children and homosexuals second class subhuman beings. Were Bush to get the Marriage Ban Amendment put into the US Constitution, intersexuals would find themselves in a world that they could never legally marry. What does that say to them, that they are freaks that are not human beings. After all who does a hermaphrodite legally marry if they only legal marriage is one between a man and a woman. |
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Chris Blunt wrote:
I don't have a problem obtaining cash, and an ATM seems to be one of the most convenient way of doing that. I can withdraw up to GBP500 a day with an ATM card, which is more than enough for most people. If I need more than that I simply ask them to transfer whatever amount I need to my local account with them and the money is normally in the account ready to withdraw the same day. I'm not sure why it doesn't work as easily as that in New York. Go figure. I didn't have an HSBC-USA account, and as far as they were concerned they had no relationship with HSBC UK. It could have been Barlays and Save-o-Matic of Manhatten for all they thought. It would have taken many days at large expense to get a few thousand dollars transferred, with the additional problem of not having a local account to put it in, and not being able to open a local account without a residential address. USA is the only place I've ever known that had also refused to accept a credit card because it wasn't issued in the US. A VISA is a VISA is a VISA everywhere else in the world. But not for buying airline tickets in US over the phone, even in pre-11/09 days. -- Ken Tough |
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