unbob
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Ordering on the net - shipping to Baja?
Greetings,
I want to order a new wireless Adapter card for my laptop from one of the internet retailers (and maybe other stuff as well).
Question: I do I get it delivered to Baja (BCS)?
I don't have a Baja address and anyway they probably wouldn't ship outside USA. Even if they do, I'd probably never receive it! And I don't know
anyone who's driving down in the next week or two who could deliver it to me.
I'm pretty sure there's a service whereby you can have shipments sent to an address in the US - and they then "forward" via truck or air to their
location in places like La Paz or Cabo. I would then pickup at the Baja location.
Anyone have any specific info on such a service? Or another idea for accomplishing the same thing?
TIA, Rob
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tehag
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shipping
Check Estafeta.
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vandenberg
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Buy one in La Paz or Cabo, otherwise you have a good chance that it arrives in your BCS destination, while you've been long home.
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unbob
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Thanks, but it looks like Estafeta is for commercial enterprises - not individuals shipping single, small packages. The entire content of their web
site is targeted to business.
What I'm looking for is more like Kinko's or Mailboxes, Etc. - where an individual (or business) can be a customer.
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unbob
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| Quote: | Originally posted by vandenberg
Buy one in La Paz or Cabo, otherwise you have a good chance that it arrives in your BCS destination, while you've been long home.
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Sorry, that won't work - I'm 99.9% sure that the product I want is not available anywhere in Baja.
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Diver
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Where are you ?
We are coming down the second week of January if we can help with a possible delivery. What card are you looking for ?
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longlegsinlapaz
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You could have it sent to someone at a USA address & then have that recipient DHL it to you in La Paz, that'd get it here in 2-3 days after
leaving the USA. Conventional "snail mail" takes an average to 3-4 weeks into & out of this area. Two weeks is extraordinarily FAST, 3 weeks is
pushing it & 3-4 weeks is typical. Also, there's the added anticipation of whether or not you'll ever receive a package sent via snail mail. There's a certain % of "lost" mail, especially during the holidays when gifts would
typically be sent. I've had good luck with letters, but packages not sent via US Express Mail have a way of disappearing. Express Mail is tracked
& signed for on this end...but it takes just as long to get here!! If you have the time to wait & want to send it to a La Paz P.O. Box, U2U
me & you're welcome to have it sent to my P.O. box. Other than that, DHL would be the fastest & most reliable...but it'll cost you around $20
for a 1-2 page letter size package. Assuming you're south of the border now, is there a possibility that Office Depot or MicroSystemas in La Paz
would have what you need?? That might be a lot easier in the long run!
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unbob
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Diver
Where are you ?
We are coming down the second week of January if we can help with a possible delivery. What card are you looking for ?
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La Ventana
Product --> http://rokland.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=265&am...
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unbob
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| Quote: | Originally posted by longlegsinlapaz
You could have it sent to someone at a USA address & then have that recipient DHL it to you in La Paz, that'd get it here in 2-3 days after
leaving the USA. Conventional "snail mail" takes an average to 3-4 weeks into & out of this area. Two weeks is extraordinarily FAST, 3 weeks is
pushing it & 3-4 weeks is typical. Also, there's the added anticipation of whether or not you'll ever receive a package sent via snail mail. There's a certain % of "lost" mail, especially during the holidays when gifts would
typically be sent. I've had good luck with letters, but packages not sent via US Express Mail have a way of disappearing. Express Mail is tracked
& signed for on this end...but it takes just as long to get here!! If you have the time to wait & want to send it to a La Paz P.O. Box, U2U
me & you're welcome to have it sent to my P.O. box. Other than that, DHL would be the fastest & most reliable...but it'll cost you around $20
for a 1-2 page letter size package. Assuming you're south of the border now, is there a possibility that Office Depot or MicroSystemas in La Paz
would have what you need?? That might be a lot easier in the long run! |
Office Depot or MicroSystemas in La Paz? I seriously doubt it - this card is not exactly "mainstream". Appreciate your DHL suggestion tho - I'll check
that out.
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Diver
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I just got a Senao 200mx card from Rockland.
We will be in La Ventana by January 25, the latest if you want to wait that long.
Is the guy from CA still offering wifi in the big campground ? It was still hard to get last year so I got a better card and external antenna.
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I wonder if they give you the instructions on how to modify them to be legal in the US?
[Edited on 12-26-2006 by bajalou]
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802.11b cards are becoming obsolete
unbob:
You're aware, of course, that this wireless PC card uses the old 802.11b standard that was originally released in 1999.
Maximum data rate for this standard is 11 Mbit/s.
Almost all manufacturers have now switched their products to the newer 802.11g Wi-Fi standard (June, 2003) whose maximum data
rate is 54 Mbit/s, which is almost five times faster, plus the maximum range of 802.11g devices is slightly greater
than that of 802.11b devices.
Just sayin'...
-- K.H.
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here IS the answer...
deliver it to a USA address...
have the receiver go to the post office and EXPRESS MAIL it to your local Post Office in Baja... General Delivery
you'll get it in 5-6 days.
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unbob
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Diver
I just got a Senao 200mx card from Rockland.
We will be in La Ventana by January 25, the latest if you want to wait that long.
Is the guy from CA still offering wifi in the big campground ? It was still hard to get last year so I got a better card and external antenna.
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Yup, Kevin's Wi-Fi is going strong and the DSL connection speed was just doubled to 2 Mbps. See Kevin at Puesta Del Sol (Pablo's) between 8-10am to
sign-up. I have line-of-sight to Kevin's antenna so it works pretty well for me. I'm at the north end of CG, so I'd guess I'm roughly 200m from the AP
antenna. With your new card and antenna, you'll have no problem.
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unbob
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Kimpatsu_Hekigan
unbob:
You're aware, of course, that this wireless PC card uses the old 802.11b standard that was originally released in 1999.
Maximum data rate for this standard is 11 Mbit/s.
Almost all manufacturers have now switched their products to the newer 802.11g Wi-Fi standard (June, 2003) whose maximum data
rate is 54 Mbit/s, which is almost five times faster, plus the maximum range of 802.11g devices is slightly greater
than that of 802.11b devices.
Just sayin'...
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Good point. However, my concern is range - not speed. 11 Mbps is fine - but I need a solid long range connection. Say at least 400m (or more).
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Diver
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BTW,
I ran a 30-50mx card then switced to he 200mx Senao.
Reception went from "very poor" to "fair" with the new card and little antenna and to "good" with the external antenna up to 20' then "fair" to 500
then "poor" to 700 then "very poor" to 800 then no signal.
This is using a standard, non-amplified Linksys router from inside the house.
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