On Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:35:22 -0400, Spehro Pefhany wrote:
:: I rarely use a credit card in Asia except for (midrange and
:: better) hotels
:: and air tickets. For most other things, cash is expected. An ATM
:: card is
:: the way to go

Many debit cards now have either Maestro or Visa association, so you 
can use them in places that may only accept credit cards, with the 
difference that the money would come straight out of your bank 
account, with no interest to pay, especially if you use the pin 
number. Some will charge as a cash advance if you sign a voucher 
instead of the pin number.

The prepaid cards are a good idea, as one problem will be, that with a 
creid card you'll have to either have a direct debit to pay something 
off the card each month or have access to an internet bank account to 
transfer money over. That route, it owuld be a good idea to pay about 
4 days in advance of the due date in case the banking system is a bit 
slow.

Colin 
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