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Adding money to your Telcel Amigo phone

Telcel Amigo is a prepaid phone account in Mexico. If you don't add money to it for a while, you can lose the balance on it, and eventually your number. To avoid this, you should add some money...

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Bancomer updating debit cards to "Chip and PIN"

Bancomer have begun the process of changing their VISA debit cards from magentic stripes to "Chip and PIN". They have started notifying customers that they need new debit/ATM cards. When a...

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Dormant Bank Accounts Will be Seized

Thanks to an alert from Ricky Lopez I've been looking into the rules for dormant bank accounts in Mexico. It is indeed something that anybody with an account that is used "only for the FM-3"...

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Credit Cards in Mexico

Most residents of countries like the USA and UK get a lot of credit card offers, and it's common to accept them with just a quick glance at the terms and conditions, which are in a standard format on...

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Online Banking with Bancomer

Here is a step-by-step guide to get you started with Bancomer online banking, even if you don't know Spanish......

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3G Internet access - Telcel Amigo

(updated 2010 Aug 12) I've mentioned previously a summary of the Telcel 3G internet access in San Felipe and the hardware options. In addition to the hardware, you need an account. Here I'll just...

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