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Latin International Dating Forums => Latin -> General discussion => Topic started by: beginthebeguin on July 25, 2011, 09:56:42 PM
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One of the nicest things my novia has admitted to me all month is that she rushes to the neighborhood cyber cafe after she drops off her son at school because she wants to see if I am online. (We chat at least twice a day.). Now at this point I am ready to hear more of these frank admisions of affection from her, who wouldn't? Of course after she admits this to me, my internet connection drops 8 times in the next twenty-five minutes because of a local storm passing through my end of the link.
Go figua! And by the time I get a much stronger signal the mood has passed and her timed session at the cafe is up, until later in the day, or even the next day.
Now before some of you start 'bustin' my chops', as to why I don't do something about getting a better connection, etc,,etc.. Please, just let that impulse pass.
I'm not looking for any sympathy here. One must expect Murphy's law to apply exponentially when trying a LDR especially to Colombia. It comes with the pursuit. I am just surprised that the lady has not given up in frustration. ;)
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"el red se cae" I know this very well, happens a few times every night....
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i try to call for 30 mins PLUS every time i get off watch or go on watch, i give up sleep to do this, if i am late in calling i hear about it, which is nice means she is paying attention, when i worked a diffrent shift, i was able to make random calls during the night, ususally from 6pm to midnight, then again at 6am to say good night. Sometimes i wonder if she knows i am giving up sleep to keep the communication with her good.
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Alright I have cursed 'el red' quite a bit but. We have been at this for a year now, an anniversary of a sorts, and the relationship is stronger than ever. Only a few more months to go.
Is it my imagination or are the connections in Colombia getting better since last summer? Seems that way to me at least.
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BtB you told us you ended things with her.
Only a few more months to go.
How many is a few?
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only 4 to go. But as usual fate will step in and botch things up. It always happens. Film at eleven.
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"La red se cae" ahh those dial-up days.... I remember...
If one of you is having connection problems more often than not just remember that chatting is not the only option, there are a lot of pocket friendly options out there for phone calls and the ever reliable email that no matter how much your connection fails, it will surely save at least part of that long love letter you were typing :)
I actually prefer non-online communication and I am lucky enough to have a good connection and usually the guys I talk to do as well, but then again after so long I guess I am just tired of internet!
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Hehehe! I knew who started this thread just by looking at the title!
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Hehehe! I knew who started this thread just by looking at the title!
He LOVES the internet!
:D
Fathertime!
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Roll film:
Managed today to get her on the internet today before her alloted time ran out and we were able to chat for a few moments. (The love letter to her ships out later tonight I_V ;) ). Anyway I told her about a potential medical problem I might be having, describing it's attendant symptoms and the first things out of her mouth were "Go to the doctor already. And you tell me when you go.") No ifs, ands or buts. She is already thinking like a wife. That reaction is somewhat out of character for one of those 'ditzy Colombianas' I hear described so often here. Needless to say I am very much impressed with her, for I also relayed the symptoms to my brother, a licensed PA, later in the day and he agreed with her.
Don't know how this is going to turn out yet. I am too old a codger to let a woman boss me around but she handled the news very well for a first reaction. Now the hard part comes later, reacting to the diagnosis together.
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BtB you told us you ended things with her. How many is a few?
You can lead a mule to water but to get him to drink.
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ehhhhh- hawwwwwwwww!!!!! :D
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One of the nicest things my novia has admitted to me all month is that she rushes to the neighborhood cyber cafe after she drops off her son at school because she wants to see if I am online. (We chat at least twice a day.). Now at this point I am ready to hear more of these frank admisions of affection from her, who wouldn't? Of course after she admits this to me, my internet connection drops 8 times in the next twenty-five minutes because of a local storm passing through my end of the link.
Go figua! And by the time I get a much stronger signal the mood has passed and her timed session at the cafe is up, until later in the day, or even the next day.
Now before some of you start 'bustin' my chops', as to why I don't do something about getting a better connection, etc,,etc.. Please, just let that impulse pass.
I'm not looking for any sympathy here. One must expect Murphy's law to apply exponentially when trying a LDR especially to Colombia. It comes with the pursuit. I am just surprised that the lady has not given up in frustration. ;)
The solution to your problem is quite simple.
To prevent the your connection from dropping, go see her in person!!
Guys like myself who have actually seen these women from South America in person will tell you "the connection" ( if there really ever was one) is very clear!!!
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Chris,
You mean that eventually you have to turn off your computer, get on a plane and, Gasp!!!! meet in person???
Dan LV
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Chris,
You mean that eventually you have to turn off your computer, get on a plane and, Gasp!!!! meet in person???
Dan LV
I don't know Dan, maybe there is a way to get married via webcam too. Then you NEVER will actually have to meet your wife. When one spouse dies the other can attend funeral via webcam also, just send the ashes in the mail.
Fathertime!
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You actually can get married via webcam in Colombia - that option was available at the notaria we used in Soledad.
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Chris,
You mean that eventually you have to turn off your computer, get on a plane and, Gasp!!!! meet in person???
Dan LV
He is not going anywhere Dan because he already has someone! If she "breaks" in the near future the good news is he can buy his new girlfriend fairly cheap right now.
HP Pavilion p7-1254 Desktop & 20" LED Monitor Package (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+Pavilion+p7-1254+Desktop+%26+20%22+LED+Monitor+Package/9999176500050003.p?id=pcmprd175900050003&skuId=9999176500050003)-$599.00
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You actually can get married via webcam in Colombia - that option was available at the notaria we used in Soledad.
I think that is a great option for BTB...when he is told to kiss the bride, he can embrass & kiss his fifthly monitor!
(http://www.freakingnews.com/pictures/25000/internet-kiss-25295.jpg)
Fathertime!
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whitey sez
You actually can get married via webcam in Colombia - that option was available at the notaria we used in Soledad.
I wonder if the notaria's computer monitor has rice marks on the screen. ::)
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Chris,
You mean that eventually you have to turn off your computer, get on a plane and, Gasp!!!! meet in person???
Dan LV
You had me shaking in my boots for a minute there as well Chris. However all is well because BtB can get married by webcam. Then they can live happily ever after on the internet. BtB must be so thrilled!!!
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Oh, I'm sure BtB will eventually get his butt on a plane and go see what the hype is all about. But for those lurkers too shy to even apply for a passport and are satisfied with a ni-jigen waiffu (2-dimensional wife), you'll eventually need to get an ona-hole (woman's hole) stress relief toy. I won't post any pics, otherwise I'd have to put myself on moderated status, but you can imagine what it is and go see some samples at the J-List web site that sells strange Japanese imports from innocent kiddie Pokemon cookie cutters to adult-oriented Hello Kitty "massage" devices for the ladies. All available through that cursed Internet, of course.
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I really should put myself on a moderated status for mercilessly poking fun at BtB when he always made it clear what his time table was. Most rude of me really. It's just the Aussie sence of humour. I'm actually really looking forward to reading his impressions later this year when he finally goes.
You are dead right that there are a hundred lerkers here that never even apply for a passport. :o
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I guess if you are cyber-dating it is still possible to kick 'em to the cyber-curb:
(http://www.aclib.us/files/nodeimages/Kicking_Computer.jpg)
.....gives new meaning to the term "reboot"......
Researcher
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V_Man sez
I'm actually really looking forward to reading his impressions later this year when he finally goes.
yeah, but i won't be able to buy a laptop or a pad this year, or next year for that matter to send the readers of P-L some reports on my arrival. One has to pay for the trip first. Yes? I could wind up using a cyber-cafe there and pay 1 mil pesos an hour to compose some reports. I have three desktops and am undecided as to which want to ship later. And my best one is the heaviest. Too bad, shipping charges will be 'muy costoso'. jajajaja
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V_Man sez yeah, but i won't be able to buy a laptop or a pad this year, or next year for that matter to send the readers of P-L some reports on my arrival.
Don't know if this helps, but PanDigital has a bare-bones minimally functional Android tablet for under a hundred bucks. No camera, no microphone I think, barely any memory, just an e-reader/media player with wifi for slow browsing. At that price, it's almost disposable. If it gets ripped off, you haven't lost too much. Our local Big Lots discount store has them on sale, and you can find them on Amazon. I was thinking about getting one for a friend's kids for Christmas since one of the kids is a voracious reader and the rest can enjoy Angry Birds and videos. 1 Gig will hold a small library of books and a few CDs of music. Just something to consider.
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yeah Bob that's the ticket. Nothing fancy. I have an incompatible Smartalk Samsung cell phone but I don't use it now here anyway and it would not be useful in Colombia anyway without a new compatible wireless chip in it, so a 'barebones' Wifi pad is not a bad option.
Anyone, how much would it take to swap out a new cellular phone chip for one that is compatible in Colombia anyway?
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If you have an unlocked GSM phone (one that uses a SIM card) it costs nothing. Just buy a SIM with prepaid minutes when you arrive in Colombia with a Colombian number. If you bought your phone from your phone company, it's probably locked. You can find instructions to unlock yours online. Just Google "unlock a (whateverphoneyouhave)"
I buy prepaid SIM cards wherever I travel when I arrive to have a local number and not get stuck with the roaming fees ($1 a minute in Mexico for AT&T)
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I have three desktops and am undecided as to which want to ship later. And my best one is the heaviest. Too bad, shipping charges will be 'muy costoso'. jajajaja
Well BtB, why don't you just ship all 3 and let her chose which one she likes best? I'm sure it can't be more than a 4-5 hundred bucks for shipping. :D [size=78%] [/size]
Fathertime!
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I buy prepaid SIM cards wherever I travel when I arrive to have a local number and not get stuck with the roaming fees ($1 a minute in Mexico for AT&T)
BTW, Jeff, if I might pick your brain for a minute, is there a prepaid SIM card you'd recommend for travel to Japan? My Verizon phone charges about 2 bucks a minute for roaming, and the rates I'm seeing for other providers are also pretty steep if (when) I go to a smart phone and want to access data for browsing, e-mail, and maps. And is it good for travel to Europe, or does that require a whole different SIM card?
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I'm not sure about now, but Verizon used to offer to 'unlock' your phone for you for free before you went overseas, but depending on what system or phone's on (GSM, CDMA, etc) it might not work anyway.
I typically buy a used phone from a pawn shop overseas and either resell it or give it away towards the end of our stay, but if it's a 'smart' phone, that might be pricey. I'd call Verizon's main store and a few branches a few times--in my experience, they can all do it, but not all are as willing.
In the Philippines, in most cities there are guys set up on the sidewalks, working on milk crates and using things like a lap top computer loaded with phone brand software, some basic electronic tools and stuff like dental tools, who can unlock, root operating systems and more. I've only had one phone I brought from the USA that they couldn't crack--they tried for 3 days and didn't charge my white a__ a single peso for their trouble.
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BTW, Jeff, if I might pick your brain for a minute, is there a prepaid SIM card you'd recommend for travel to Japan? My Verizon phone charges about 2 bucks a minute for roaming, and the rates I'm seeing for other providers are also pretty steep if (when) I go to a smart phone and want to access data for browsing, e-mail, and maps. And is it good for travel to Europe, or does that require a whole different SIM card?
I get a different one for each country - but one for the EU is probably good enough. I've forgotten which one I picked up in Japan last time - just walked into a store and bought 60 minutes or something for 2000 yen I think. I was with my wife so let her do the talking. The last one I got was a Movistar in Mexico, but have also bought them in China.
I picked up a prepaid ATT SIM card in one of my unlocked phones for when the girls were here last month - 100 minutes of talk and unlimited text for 30 days for $25.
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I think that is a great option for BTB...when he is told to kiss the bride, he can embrass & kiss his fifthly monitor!
Fathertime!
Actually he doesn't have to...
(http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/images/4/2007/11/kissphone_invention.jpg)
http://gizmodo.com/320801/kiss-phone-opens-up-new-frontier-of-teledildonic-possibilities (http://gizmodo.com/320801/kiss-phone-opens-up-new-frontier-of-teledildonic-possibilities)
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Ok I_V I'm gonna get you for that one. Putting ideas in Fathertime's head. jajajjajajajajajjaajaaaaaaa
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Actually he doesn't have to...
(http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/images/4/2007/11/kissphone_invention.jpg)
http://gizmodo.com/320801/kiss-phone-opens-up-new-frontier-of-teledildonic-possibilities (http://gizmodo.com/320801/kiss-phone-opens-up-new-frontier-of-teledildonic-possibilities)
LOL!!! Good One IV! I also give credit to BTB for understanding we all have a pretty good sense of humor around here at PL.
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I get a different one for each country - but one for the EU is probably good enough. I've forgotten which one I picked up in Japan last time - just walked into a store and bought 60 minutes or something for 2000 yen I think. I was with my wife so let her do the talking.
Thanks. Good plan. That should be cheaper than the rental cell phone I used last trip.
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Ok here is a question. Which would you rather have a 4G smart phone that is going to audibly remind you of appointments or a latina novia, who wanting to be indispensible to you, wants to slip in the conversation ever so nimbly a question as to when your next doctor's appointment is scheduled? Sort of like a mnemonic appliance only with great curves and eyes that drive you wild. I'll take the latter, she may be more expensive to maintain but she beats Apple's SIRI appliance by 10 kilometros. jajajajajajajjajajajajajajjaja
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BtB if your Spanish is OK then I'm not sure what you are going to use one of those devices for anyway.
A smart phone or a laptop is a nice to have. You don't need it if you are only visiting. I took my smartphone and a cheap tablet. This meant that I was able to:
* listen to music and watch videos during those many hours I spent in airports getting there (which is not much of an issue for you guys in the USA). I was also an option when I was on some flights that did not have personal entertainment systems.
* I wanted to use it for translation when I was not in public places. Unfortunately for one reason or another, the vast majority of the time I was without WiFi so that did not work out as I expected.
* Camera. I used the camera a few times.
* The internet. I.e. to buy plane tickets, search for accomdation etc. However since we didn't have WiFi at the times we needed it, we ended up doing this at an internet kiosk at Exito.
* Bluetooth. i was able to receive some phones that others took.
If you decide you want your smart phone or tablet to connect to the Colombian 3G network, then a word of warning: a lot of devices will not work with the carriers there. If your device works then great but it is a risk.
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Ok here is a question. Which would you rather have a 4G smart phone that is going to audibly remind you of appointments or a latina novia, ...she may be more expensive to maintain but she beats Apple's SIRI appliance by 10 kilometros.
But as entertaining as this? --> http://whysiriwhy.com/
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just what everyone needs! a thing socially awkward people can talk to and become even worse... maybe I should get one, looks so fun haha
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Bob, I need to get an iphone just for the siri fun thanks for sharing.