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Pura Vida
Bill Maes

Edited on Sep 25, 2006 16:44

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From what I have heard, there are only seven qualified property appraisers in Costa Rica. I know of one of these appraisers at Banco de Costa Rica.

BCR was anxious to loan money on property and to fund building of a home.

The appraiser at BCR is Omar Arroyo cielo1@racsa.co.cr

You may be able to contact him directly. He is well know in Costa Rica as an appraiser AND one of their past premier soccer goalies.

Cheers
Bill Maes

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THere are several ways to contact Javier at his website:

http://www.residencyincostarica.com/contact.html

Cheers
Bill Maes

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I don’t know why the two phone from T-Mobile worked in Costa Rica. I would think that they were able to unlock them at the ICE office. Perhaps mediatica had the luck of the draw.

The sales people in the store are exactly that, order takers. They don’t know their products that well and seldom know of new products you see on TV.

T-Mobile must unlock their issued phones in order for them to work with another carrier, including ICE. I was mislead the first time that I had taken a phone to Costa Rica and it would not work. I placed the SIM card in the slot, put the battery back in and turned it on. On screen it asked for the code.

Call the T-Mobile customer service number and ask for the SIM unlock code for your phone. If you have been a customer for 90 days or longer they will unlock your phone. T-Mobile customer care will ask for a IMEI number off the phone to verify it is not stolen, it is their phone and to get the unlock code from the manufacturer. The IMEI is a number that identifies individual celluar phones.

You can get the 15 digit IMEI from under the battery, generally or enter the following sequence of characters on the keypad to get the IMEI number. Enter *#06#

Write it down carefully before calling Customer Care at T-Mobile for a SIM Unlock Code. It generally takes two weeks. They can send the unlock code in the mail oe e-mail it to you.

Here is a copy of the last SIM Unlock I received:

T-Mobile Sim Unlock Request
Sim Unlock Reference: 1243852
IMEI: 359804001172602

Unlock Code: 45746785

Thank you for taking the time to contact T-Mobile. Below you will see the Instructions for unlocking your Motorola device.

Before you start you must have a foreign (non-T Mobile) SIM card entered into the handset. If the display reads “Enter Special Code”, enter the unlock code and press “OK”. If the display does not ask for Special code, please enter the instructions below.

1.Press the Menu key on the keypad, and then quickly press 073887*.You should see the Enter Security Code screen.
2.Enter 000000 and select OK.
3.Scroll to Unlock SIM select it.
4.Enter the SIM unlock code and select OK.
5.Press the End key to return to the main screen.

NOTE: If the phone displays, “Please wait to enter special code” or “Contact service provider,” you will have to wait for it to change back. Please be aware that the phone must stay powered on to do this. If the battery is low, be sure to plug it in. It could take 15 minutes to an hour to change back. If the phone does not change back, the handset will need to be replaced.

Thank You,

Sim Unlock Department
T-Mobile USA, Inc.

Pura Vida
Bill Maes

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I am a Realtor® in the Denver market area. There has been a slow down for the last five years.

Denver metro area has about 29,000 single family homes and 9,000 condos on the market.

This market is not a very good place at the year. Denver and Colorado rank either number one or real close to number one for foreclosures.

If you have the money and want to invest, can wait another two years, there are bargains galore in this market and others. Lender owned properties is what I am referring.

We need a change in Colorado… and it looks like the rest of the country is finally following suit with the woes here.

Try to be Cheerful…
Bill Maes

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Lotus

This is great news. The only problem I forsee for me is the Juan Santamaria to San Ramon route.

These road projects are greatly needed.

Thanks for the FREE translation. You are appreciated.

Cheers
Bill Maes

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ICE Plans Tender For A Million Cellular Lines:

Costa Rica’s monopoly on telecommunications, the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) expects to launch a tender for at least a million cellular lines next year, with a view to having them available in 2008, according to ICE mobile services director Orlando Cascante.

From Insidecvostarica.com

Cheers
Bill Maes

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editer

I would almost bet on the fact that they have someone sitting in their office, cash in had, foaming at the mouth, wanting the next available property.

They receive hundreds of these e-mail daily and can’t possibly have any opportuntiy to answer an e-mail.

Tell Scott Oliver what you are looking for and he will direct you to a proper real estate sales person to fulfil your dream… Los Suenoe

Cheers
Bill Maes

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Janet

You can see the picture in the main video of the first page. It is right after the “anorexic girl” standing next to the male model.

There is a pause button you can click to stop the picture from flowing and you will be able to study the port.

It doesn’t look like Los Suenos, as the backgroung hills are to close.

Cheers
Bill Maes

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Wayne and Family

I love your adventurous spirit. You are an envy of many people that have not expressed their feelings. Some of the others rant in the wrong direction.

Make the trip… Have fun… Enjoy every countries you encounter… Eat the different foods in each state and country. Prepare for the best and most exhilirating experience in your life, one that I would like to make.

If you have a laptop, write of your experiences in a story of the road and send it to Scott Oliver. I would bet he would post your story for all to enjoy.

Then and only then, you will answer the question that has been asked over and over, again…

Enjoy a lifetime experience.

Cheers
Bill Maes

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http://www.sanandresescaribe.com/

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Very nice article for you to read:

http://sanjose.usembassy.gov/proprigh.html

Cheers
Bill Maes

[wmaes47]

I think you are paying to much for someone who says “I think”.

You should believe that there are several other places that will assist you, and quicker, for a lesser price. Try these places:

http://www.residencyincostarica.com/

This is a good link to read within WeLoveCostaRica.com written by a friend of Scotts:

https://www.welovecostarica.com/members/953.cfm

Another article:

http://www.vistasdesarchi.com/residency.php

Another lawyer to check with:

http://www.residenceincostarica.com/

Let us know if you need more.

Many of the articles from these site and others state that “you do not have to leave Costa Rica for the 72 hours after the application has been filed”.

Cheers
Bill Maes

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That is a real nasty thought. 1999 was the year that the US was trying to establish an FOL for drug enforcement.

“U.S. defense officials have shown a strong interest in establishing a Forward Operating Location (FOL), an arrangement that would allow U.S. military personnel to conduct counter-drug surveillance flights, at the international airport in Liberia, Guanacaste. Negotiations have been delayed by the ratification of the maritime counternarcotics agreement and by the likelihood that an FOL agreement would violate Costa Rica’s constitution.”

The full “old” story can be read at:

http://www.ciponline.org/facts/cr99.htm

We don’t need the US full military in Costa Rica.

Bill Maes

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Maravilla

There are others in one of the SA corporation that owns the big property. The one SA I have is for my Landcruiser and the cell phone under is me only. For legal and other possible reasons. I keep the Landcruiser with insurance under this corporation for liability reasons.

ICE in San Ramon asked for “a certification of your full power of attorney” for me to conduct business. I assume that they do not want to muddle through the books of the corporation and want to know that the corporation stocks have not been transfered to another person.

When I transfered a large amount into the corporate Banco de Costa Rica account May 2005, they asked for proof as to where the money had originated. It was finally released with proof of purchase of a property.

I have an unlocked cell phone you can have for a case of Bavaria Light beer in San Ramon. No bells and whistles, but a T-Mobile, tri-mode, unlocked functional phone… and I can fake a “bill of sale” they will not question.

I will call soon.

Cheers
Bill Maes

Edited on Sep 05, 2006 15:15

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