On 30 Apr 2007 08:53:03 -0700, PeterL
wrote:
>On Apr 29, 6:17 pm, sechumlib wrote:
>> On 2007-04-29 20:57:33 -0400, zjkbly...@sneakemail.com said:
>>
>> > I have experienced myself that an ATM abroad just didn't
>> > give me any money without any explanation.
>>
>> Oh, really? What sort of explanation does it require? Does it need to
>> be in French or English, or will any language do? (You haven't said
>> what your native language is.)
>>
>> Personally, I have experienced no such problem at ATM's in Canada upon
>> going there from the US. I have no idea, therefore, what your problem
>> has been.
>>
>> But as far as I'm concerned, I wouldn't worry if I have more than one
>> credit card and an ATM card. Travelers' checks are not a major asset.
>
>
>Well actually I have experienced ATM problems in Canada. Mostly
>because at that time I only encountered private ATM's, e.g. not bank
>ATM's. This was true at the Toronto airport. I could not find a bank
>ATM, and none of the "private" ATM's would accept my bank card. So we
>couldn't get to a bank until we rented a car.
>
I had a problem in Montreal. After not having a single
problem using my debit Visa (linked to my savings account)
in twenty other countries an ATM outside a bank in downtown
Montreal would not accept it. I carry double back-up: a
MasterCard and a Visa credit card. The credit Visa worked,
so I was OK, but it would have been scary if it hadn't.
Which is why, of course, I carried back-up.
On a previous trip the cc Visa maxed out while we were in
France because a bank employee back home had failed to
transfer funds when the monthly payment came due. Rather
embarrassing at the supermarket checkout when the girl
started shouting in a foreign language (she seemed to assume
that louder meant understanding was more likely); but
quickly fixed when the MC worked.
Traveller's cheques have gone the way of photographic film
for wanderers like me. Something I used to use but no longer
practical.
Cheers, Alan, Australia
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