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- Mon Dec 28, 2020 2:57 pm
- Forum: Living in Chile
- Topic: Foreign credit cards no longer work?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 566
Re: Foreign credit cards no longer work?
The timeout stuff has an obvious delay while the network tries to connect. This new thing does not-- it's an immediate decline on credit attempt. They clearly have switched the way the machines run transactions. Anyways, hopefully this helps someone in the same boat who finds themselves at the groce...
- Mon Dec 28, 2020 2:47 pm
- Forum: Living in Chile
- Topic: Foreign credit cards no longer work?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 566
Re: Foreign credit cards no longer work?
Found something interesting. So, these are Transbank machines. Not webpay. In all the years I have been in Chile, never once has a foreign debit/credit card worked as "debito" for me, only as "credito" Until now. Credito no longer works as an option, but Debito does. How they worked this, who knows....
- Mon Dec 28, 2020 1:56 pm
- Forum: Living in Chile
- Topic: Foreign credit cards no longer work?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 566
Re: Foreign credit cards no longer work?
Yeseeuunikkeiexpat wrote: ↑Mon Dec 28, 2020 1:32 pmJust an info point, these are the chip cards where all you do is insert in the slot at the bottom of the machine?
- Mon Dec 28, 2020 1:23 pm
- Forum: Living in Chile
- Topic: Foreign credit cards no longer work?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 566
Re: Foreign credit cards no longer work?
Not sure if they use webpay. Their machines are the same as they have always been and these are stores i have shopped at for years with no problems. I’ve always run into the same issues online though— webpay is crap.
- Mon Dec 28, 2020 12:29 pm
- Forum: Living in Chile
- Topic: Foreign credit cards no longer work?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 566
Re: Foreign credit cards no longer work?
This is not a bank security thing, this is a network-in-chile thing. Like i said, the banks told me that there were not even attempted transactions on their record. I managed to get some cash out at an ATM but all cards have failed me at several grocery stores and even at the hospital. Maybe it’s sa...
- Mon Dec 28, 2020 12:05 pm
- Forum: Living in Chile
- Topic: Foreign credit cards no longer work?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 566
Foreign credit cards no longer work?
I should clarify, “don’t work in chile” It’s weird, they just don’t work. Like the network doesn’t even try. Called banks for confirmation and they are not even receiving the requests. Not just once, this is a recurring thing. Anyone know what is happening?
- Thu Nov 14, 2019 9:34 pm
- Forum: Chile Crisis, Emergencies, Disasters
- Topic: State of emergency and curfews, October 2019
- Replies: 2569
- Views: 90051
- Thu Nov 14, 2019 2:43 pm
- Forum: Chile Crisis, Emergencies, Disasters
- Topic: State of emergency and curfews, October 2019
- Replies: 2569
- Views: 90051
Re: State of emergency and curfews, October 2019
Don't think it has been mentioned here, but garbage collectors have joined the strike in RM. No garbage collection in 42 municipalities. Also, footballers on strike. No national game nor Chilean league. Today is the 1 year anniversary of the death of Catrillanca. Could turn violent... Not a problem...
- Thu Nov 14, 2019 2:34 pm
- Forum: Chile Crisis, Emergencies, Disasters
- Topic: State of emergency and curfews, October 2019
- Replies: 2569
- Views: 90051
Re: State of emergency and curfews, October 2019
Um isn't the whole idea of democracy that citizens are responsible, responsible for educating themselves on who is who in elections etc, not saying it happens, but to start saying it's all the government and systems faults is a road to nowhere. All the destruction and all the anger and blame is a r...
- Wed Nov 13, 2019 11:27 pm
- Forum: Chile Crisis, Emergencies, Disasters
- Topic: State of emergency and curfews, October 2019
- Replies: 2569
- Views: 90051
Re: State of emergency and curfews, October 2019
Don't forget "We pretend to work and they pretend to pay us."
- Wed Nov 13, 2019 10:36 pm
- Forum: Chile Crisis, Emergencies, Disasters
- Topic: State of emergency and curfews, October 2019
- Replies: 2569
- Views: 90051
- Wed Nov 13, 2019 7:39 pm
- Forum: Chile Crisis, Emergencies, Disasters
- Topic: State of emergency and curfews, October 2019
- Replies: 2569
- Views: 90051
Re: State of emergency and curfews, October 2019
A Venezuelan perspective: De verdad es una locura... Esto se volvió puro vandalismo y delincuencia nada más... La gente que si esta reclamando por lo q dicen q se debiera cambiar debería apoyar a las fuerzas (policías) a q estos actos no se permitan.... Para hacer ver lo q esta mal nunca es necesari...