does the walkman w580i phone from Peru would work in California?
my uncle peru bought one and he doesnt know if it work . i'm planning to buy one . but i dont know if it will work here in San Jose, California. if anyone could tell me, that will be GREAT !
Peru - 3 Answers
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Yes, it will work under some conditions. The phone has to be unlocked. Unlocked meaning you can enter a chip (SIM card) from any other country and it would work. You can easily take it to a swapmeet or something similar in San Jose and have them unlock it, it won't cost anything over $25 to do that. You then have to get a phone plan (under Sprint, AT&T, T-Mobile, ect) insert that chip into your phone. You can also get a pre-paid service which includes a chip. If you need any further information on unlocking your phone take a look at the website i found for you. http://www.thetravelinsider.info/roadwarriorcontent/unlockingfaq.htm
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only with a chip if not it won't work
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Only if the phone is unblocked only. Cell phone providers usually block the phones so that only a chip from their own company will work (from Peru it might be Nextel, Claro or Telefonica). I know some people can unblock your cellphone for $20 or $25 dollars on craigslist.org Good luck
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Will USA Playstation 2 games work in Peru
Will USA Playstation 2 games work in Peru?
I live in the U.S. I have a large video game collection, and I want to send some PS2 games to a friend's son in Peru. He has a PS2 there. Will the games I send work on his console?
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They should, since the coding is the same as in the USA (NTSC). If he'd be in another continent, however, they wouldn't work.
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yes, they do, play stations and their games are the same here as in the u.s. my brother always buys PS2 games in the states cuz it's less expensive, and he plays them here in peru. as far as i know play station is the same everywhere in the world.
I live in the U.S. I have a large video game collection, and I want to send some PS2 games to a friend's son in Peru. He has a PS2 there. Will the games I send work on his console?
Peru - 2 Answers
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They should, since the coding is the same as in the USA (NTSC). If he'd be in another continent, however, they wouldn't work.
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yes, they do, play stations and their games are the same here as in the u.s. my brother always buys PS2 games in the states cuz it's less expensive, and he plays them here in peru. as far as i know play station is the same everywhere in the world.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
i am a electrician with an associates degree can i find work in peru
i am a electrician with an associates degree can i find work in peru?
i am 27 and have been in my profession for almost 9 years. my native language is english and my level of spanish is conversational i want to move to peru to be with my wife but i do not know if i can find work that will allow me to support my 50% of our family. she has an mba and works for a peruvian bank. is this possible
Peru - 5 Answers
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mmm wow i don't know but if you are white then that is going to help cause they are so racist (they help white or light skin people more than very dark people of Native American Indian descent-its very stupid go figure, well its the Spaniard system of racism imposed in the society to favor europeans and their descendants....long history), but electrician? mmm since u know English i would say a private high school or the embassy or in an hotel with tourists. I don't think electricians make much over there (its not like the USA, electricians are very poor) in Peru, the ones with money are the business owners and the PHD level professionals. (doctors, good attorneys, etc) I would give it a try but I would recommend you to bring your wife to the USA instead as you would have more opportunities here than in Peru (my country by the way). I love Peru but you gotta be lucky to find that good job even though speaking English helps, having a skill helps but you don't speak Spanish and that is going to be a problem. Go and experience yourself maybe you get the opportunity and stay if not, have a back up plan to come back, you have nothing to lose and if you are going to be there, learn Spanish, you will love Perú and I hope you find a good job there or open up a business (restaurant, hotel, etc) there are forums in the internet where US Americans talk, google it, google Americans living in Peru or American ex patriots in Peru. Also contact the embassy of USA in Peru as they have openings all the time, also look for English/American high schools.
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Why not bringing your wife here? As an electrician you are going to have to be lucky to do well. People in construction, electricians, and those areas don't make much money. Apply for a visa for your wife and bring her here, I would suggest that. Other thing you could try to do is to teach English in an institute. Take some teaching courses and apply to some private institutes, they pay ok. Hopefully everything works out. You are going to love Peru, but I don't know about being an electrician.
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In addition to the low pay already mentioned, it is very hard for a foreigner to work in any of the South American countries unless he can prove he has a skill or training that natives cannot provide. If you could get a job, and someone to sponsor you, as a teacher/trainer you might be able to get a work visa.
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well, you know, life is sometimes a matter of making the right choice, if the matter is how you would be, come back to your place, but, of course you have to consider who looses more, you electrician or your MBA wife who would have to loose her bank job and spend a couple of years here to get the same MBA in a very low financial career market. So, may be it is wise to go there, have her as the main home supporter and start looking for something in your field or in any field close related. Finally, that is what all immigrants have done (included me myself),
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You could actually open a new small business over there, give service to all the foreigners that live in Lima. There are many embassies, foreign companies, hotels, and ex patriates that are located in Lima and you could give them an excellent service being bilingual. You could first contact a local electrician so he can teach you the basics in Peruvian electricity and then open your business, contact the US Embassy in Lima and work for them or any of the diplomats families. Your business could really be top of the line. Good luck!
i am 27 and have been in my profession for almost 9 years. my native language is english and my level of spanish is conversational i want to move to peru to be with my wife but i do not know if i can find work that will allow me to support my 50% of our family. she has an mba and works for a peruvian bank. is this possible
Peru - 5 Answers
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mmm wow i don't know but if you are white then that is going to help cause they are so racist (they help white or light skin people more than very dark people of Native American Indian descent-its very stupid go figure, well its the Spaniard system of racism imposed in the society to favor europeans and their descendants....long history), but electrician? mmm since u know English i would say a private high school or the embassy or in an hotel with tourists. I don't think electricians make much over there (its not like the USA, electricians are very poor) in Peru, the ones with money are the business owners and the PHD level professionals. (doctors, good attorneys, etc) I would give it a try but I would recommend you to bring your wife to the USA instead as you would have more opportunities here than in Peru (my country by the way). I love Peru but you gotta be lucky to find that good job even though speaking English helps, having a skill helps but you don't speak Spanish and that is going to be a problem. Go and experience yourself maybe you get the opportunity and stay if not, have a back up plan to come back, you have nothing to lose and if you are going to be there, learn Spanish, you will love Perú and I hope you find a good job there or open up a business (restaurant, hotel, etc) there are forums in the internet where US Americans talk, google it, google Americans living in Peru or American ex patriots in Peru. Also contact the embassy of USA in Peru as they have openings all the time, also look for English/American high schools.
2 :
Why not bringing your wife here? As an electrician you are going to have to be lucky to do well. People in construction, electricians, and those areas don't make much money. Apply for a visa for your wife and bring her here, I would suggest that. Other thing you could try to do is to teach English in an institute. Take some teaching courses and apply to some private institutes, they pay ok. Hopefully everything works out. You are going to love Peru, but I don't know about being an electrician.
3 :
In addition to the low pay already mentioned, it is very hard for a foreigner to work in any of the South American countries unless he can prove he has a skill or training that natives cannot provide. If you could get a job, and someone to sponsor you, as a teacher/trainer you might be able to get a work visa.
4 :
well, you know, life is sometimes a matter of making the right choice, if the matter is how you would be, come back to your place, but, of course you have to consider who looses more, you electrician or your MBA wife who would have to loose her bank job and spend a couple of years here to get the same MBA in a very low financial career market. So, may be it is wise to go there, have her as the main home supporter and start looking for something in your field or in any field close related. Finally, that is what all immigrants have done (included me myself),
5 :
You could actually open a new small business over there, give service to all the foreigners that live in Lima. There are many embassies, foreign companies, hotels, and ex patriates that are located in Lima and you could give them an excellent service being bilingual. You could first contact a local electrician so he can teach you the basics in Peruvian electricity and then open your business, contact the US Embassy in Lima and work for them or any of the diplomats families. Your business could really be top of the line. Good luck!
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Can a Nextel phone from the United States work in Peru
Can a Nextel phone from the United States work in Peru?
I have a Nextel cell phone with radio that's from the United States, I would like to know if there has to be any process for me to put service on it from Peru. If there is, how much is it? Can I just bring the phone over to a Nextel store in Peru and just pick my plan and go on my way or what? Please help. Thanks.
Peru - 2 Answers
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I called Nextel today to ask some things, they said I would be able to communicate by radio from Canada to Peru, with the local terminal. The required service is called CDI (International Direct Connection).
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Are you talking about just the telephone or the telephone with Nextel service (from the US): -If you are just bringing the phone to get service in Peru, you will need to unlock it. However, you can usually get it unlocked in the phone repair shops in Peru (not Nextel stores) for less than US$10. Once you go to the Nextel store, you can just get the chip for the phone and either start a contract or buy a rechargeable chip (you have to buy prepaid nextel cards to add money to your phone's account). By the way, you can also buy unlocked nextel phones on ebay or amazon. -If you are bringing a phone already with service Nextel/Sprint. Making regular calls will cost you around $2.49 per minute due to the international roaming. If you add the "International Direct Connect" add-on which is $10 you will be able to use unlimited radio in the US, Mexico, Peru, Argentina and Brazil though. Also, if you get free text messaging in your service, you can use that to send messages to people in the US without extra charge.
I have a Nextel cell phone with radio that's from the United States, I would like to know if there has to be any process for me to put service on it from Peru. If there is, how much is it? Can I just bring the phone over to a Nextel store in Peru and just pick my plan and go on my way or what? Please help. Thanks.
Peru - 2 Answers
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1 :
I called Nextel today to ask some things, they said I would be able to communicate by radio from Canada to Peru, with the local terminal. The required service is called CDI (International Direct Connection).
2 :
Are you talking about just the telephone or the telephone with Nextel service (from the US): -If you are just bringing the phone to get service in Peru, you will need to unlock it. However, you can usually get it unlocked in the phone repair shops in Peru (not Nextel stores) for less than US$10. Once you go to the Nextel store, you can just get the chip for the phone and either start a contract or buy a rechargeable chip (you have to buy prepaid nextel cards to add money to your phone's account). By the way, you can also buy unlocked nextel phones on ebay or amazon. -If you are bringing a phone already with service Nextel/Sprint. Making regular calls will cost you around $2.49 per minute due to the international roaming. If you add the "International Direct Connect" add-on which is $10 you will be able to use unlimited radio in the US, Mexico, Peru, Argentina and Brazil though. Also, if you get free text messaging in your service, you can use that to send messages to people in the US without extra charge.
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