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Re: Mail? Phone?
[Re: Scotty]
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07/17/2023 06:09 PM
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It all makes sense. I was just making sure I wasn't forgetting to do something. You can also sihn up with USPS for them to email you each morning a copy of mail that has been received. you could then use this to remind yourself what needs to be paid
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Re: Mail? Phone?
[Re: Bluesfan]
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07/17/2023 06:54 PM
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Have a trusted friend pick up "held mail" at Post Office once a week and notify you of important mail. They could then email it. No way to get mail forwarded to SXM. Keep your phone on airplane mode and call using wi fi. I have Verizon service and when I arrive to SXM, I turn off the airplane mode and just turn off my cellular data. Then I can receive important calls and messages. No charge for unanswered calls, so I return them on Wifi calls or FaceTime. The charge for incoming text messages is 5 cents. For a 3 week stay, my bill has always been less than $20. No help on the mail... I know they offer the free service to email what they are holding, but not sure that would be a big help if you couldn't open it. We have all the bills that we can put to autopay so we don't have much that isn't automatic these days.
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Re: Mail? Phone?
[Re: Scotty]
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07/17/2023 09:00 PM
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Appoint a trusted relative or your bank as limited POA to handle that for you. Some bank trust departments will do that, for a fee...
Paradise is an island in the Caribbean!
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Re: Mail? Phone?
[Re: o2bnsxm]
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07/18/2023 07:38 AM
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You can easily refill those meds here if you carry the container with your script on it. Now if I go to the US with mine, they would laugh in my face.
Elaine ********************************* God Bless the broken road....
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Re: Mail? Phone?
[Re: BillandElaine]
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07/18/2023 11:54 AM
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Thanks BillandElaine for that info. Wondering if the Insurance would cover the Pharmacy in SXM? My insurance doesn't cover all the pharmacies in my area, so I would have to check with them to see if they would allow someone in SXM to refill..
Last edited by o2bnsxm; 07/18/2023 11:56 AM.
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Re: Mail? Phone?
[Re: jazzgal]
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07/18/2023 12:30 PM
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Linda and others--I have never tried to have my mail held for over 30 days, but when I do a mail hold, I do it online. Just curious, do you do an actual physical CARD, or do to do it online? I wonder if you try to do it online, whether the computer would not allow you to do over 30 days? Just curious.
With regard to prescriptions, we have done that numerous times, just informed the pharmacy that our meds would run out before we return to the country, and never had a problem getting more meds.
Carol Hill
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Re: Mail? Phone?
[Re: MotownTim]
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07/18/2023 01:00 PM
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Tim, they are pretty good, so long as it's NOT narcotics and a few special others I expect. My scripts here actually never say how many refills. My BP med is a script given to me years ago and I just take an empty box to the pharmacy. Original script was written in US. My family doctor here gives me a check up every year and we haven't had to change it yet.
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Re: Mail? Phone?
[Re: Scotty]
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07/18/2023 01:01 PM
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Scotty--Interesting. I don't have a camera view, but I've only ever done it online and never called and reminded them to not deliver. Always when we come home, our mail is in the box with a rubber band around it, and a printed out copy of our mail hold request attached.
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Re: Mail? Phone?
[Re: o2bnsxm]
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07/18/2023 01:05 PM
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Can't help with insurance as we have global so we are reimbursed. I find the meds quite reasonable. My BP meds are just under $20 a month so if you're stuck, it's a decent option.
If you are concerned, take Linda's advise and arrange for "vacation" meds prior to travel.
Last edited by BillandElaine; 07/18/2023 01:09 PM.
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Re: Mail? Phone?
[Re: o2bnsxm]
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07/18/2023 07:59 PM
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Thanks BillandElaine for that info. Wondering if the Insurance would cover the Pharmacy in SXM? My insurance doesn't cover all the pharmacies in my area, so I would have to check with them to see if they would allow someone in SXM to refill.. I think you would find the cost significantly less than in the US and quite possibly not worth getting insurance to cover it.
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Re: Mail? Phone?
[Re: Scotty]
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04/05/2024 06:18 AM
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My parents usually handle mail for me. They collect any important mail and keep it safe until I return. And most of my bills are on auto-pay. As for phones, I rent a private number from AnonymSMS if the country where I go doesn't have local eSIMs. This allows me to receive SMS codes for banking and account verification.
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