"rod shaftesbury" wrote in message
news:2007052111112443042-upyours@bungholecom...
> On 2007-05-19 07:45:09 -0400, "A Mate" said:
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>> Loada' bollocks. In Canada as almost everywhere else in the world
>> (everywhere in the developed world) ATMs have a huge suite of
>> affiliations - Cirrus, Maestro, Plus, Star etc etc etc (Visa is Plus;
>> Mastercard is Maestro/Cirrus). When transactions fail it is almost always
>> due to a broken link between the ATM you are using and the affiliated
>> server you need.
>>
>> Of course it could also be your bank having 'blocked' your card.
>
> dude, why are you such an asshole?
>
> and no, my card wasn't blocked.
>
> Go . a kangaroo, you miserable .tard!
Obviously, in the past, YOUR card WAS blocked, due to hiring too many
hookers, no doubt.
>
>
>>
>> "rod shaftesbury" wrote in message
>> news:2007051811414977923-upyours@bungholecom...
>>> I jus thought I would share a gotcha that bit me a few summers ago while
>>> in Montreal...
>>>
>>> I'm not sure if it is still true, and if it applies to the whole country
>>> or not, but here is my little tidbit of info
>>>
>>> If you are trying to withdraw money from your US based account on a
>>> Canadian ATM, the Canadian ATM must have BOTH the type of card (VISA or
>>> MC), as well as the cash network (cirrus, pulse, nyce, maestro etc)
>>>
>>> If there is only 1 match (ie you have cirrus+mc and the atm is
>>> cirrus+visa) it will not work.
>>>
>>> I spent 1/2 day trying to figure this out, so I hope it saves someone
>>> else some hassle....
>>>
>>> like I said, it may no longer be true, as once I figured it out I just
>>> make sure that both items match up and I don't have any trouble
>>> withdrawing $$$....
>>>
>>> enjoy!
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