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You might try the small health food booth just inside Walmart. GNC is also likely to carry it. I know of one on the ground floor of the Mega store next to Costco.

You're right. The attendant must have been off duty or on a coffee break. Both gates were closed and nobody could be seen on Wednesday around 11:00 am. All was well on Thursday around 12:30.

Just passed the propane refill station across from Plaza Bougainvillea and found it was closed. Have they moved or gone out of business? Where can I get my small propane tank refilled? Thanks in advance.

Shocked?? Really, Pedro? Perhaps "electrified" is more apt. Seriously. Thanks for the valuable info.

Guilty. I was far more attentive to the installation and operation of the unit INSIDE the house. I had assumed (never assume) that the outside would be a piece of cake since all they had to do was follow the path of the existing Telecable/Wizz cable on the exterior wall. Didn’t occur to me that there was another (albeit lazier) way to do the install. Yes, I should have known from previous experience over the past 12 years. Let my guard down. Anyhow, Total Play finally arrived unannounced at 7 pm on Sunday to disconnect my system. Three days late.

I recognize belatedly that I should have received the board’s blessing before cancelling my Total Play service, not to mention posting a somewhat negative comment about the same. As for expressing satisfaction with the ugly duckling of the local internet providers, I plead guilty and beg for mercy from the board community. Apologies to Neil Sedaka while I’m at it.

For reasons perhaps unique to myself, I have chosen to cancel my subscription to Total play during the first month. With the assistance of a Spanish-speaking friend, we started the process about one week ago by signing a two-page form and submitting a copy of my ID online. We then made an appointment for them to pick up the equipment on Thursday between 2 and 7 pm. They never showed and neither did they come the following day. Calls to TP support were of little help since they claimed they have no means of tracking their service crews. So it's Saturday and I'm still waiting. I did receive a cancellation number but I'm guessing they must pick up the equipment before things are final. For the record, I had a similar and lengthy struggle to disconnect from DISH Mexico seven or eight years back. Took almost 2 months as I recall. As for Total Play, their initial installation was sloppy, with the tech deciding to drape the cable along a railing on our upstairs veranda. The team that came to fix that problem also went the extra mile to try to make their modem compatible with my set up (but ultimately failed because of how the modem was internally configured by Total Play). I've decided that I am happy with WIZZ, which isn't as speedy but meets my needs and has become very reliable over the past several years.

As long as we're pointing out errors, there is no US Embassy in Guadalajara. It's a Consulate General. The Embassy remains in Mexico City. Now, that felt good!

Working with my DNS Proxy provider and Total Play, it seems that the TP modem (actually referred to as a Optic Network Terminal ONT) can not be configured to accommodate a DNS proxy either because of company policy or the way they've hard-wired the configuration of the ONT. It appears there may be away to set up a VPN on Firestick, but I'm not about to buy another piece of gear just yet. (I would be interested in know more about this if anyone has had success with this method.) Anyhow, I'm sticking with WIZZ (former Telecable) for now as they've proved very reliable, although not with the high speed offered by TP.

I sent you a PM regarding VPNs on Total Play.

Will do. Should have an answer and hopefully a solution in the next day or so.

Thanks. I'll relay that to my DNS proxy techs, who may have figured that out by now. But a little more info can't hurt.

A discouraging word about Total Play. While their installation was prompt and seemingly efficient (same day!), an inspection this morning of the cable between the pole and our house revealed an extremely amateurish job. Rather than string the cable along our side wall and partially behind some bamboo (as was the case with our existing line from Telecable (now Wiz), they chose to run it along the top of the 8-inch wide decorative cement railing surrounding our second floor patio/mirador. I assumed they would have had better sense. Never assume. I plan to call them back to do the job right. Let's see how that goes.

I am wondering if there is anyone using a DNS Proxy with Total Play. Previously I had used a DNS-configured router connected to the modem supplied by my ISP (Wiz) and assumed that all I would have to do is plug that router into the back of the Total Play (Hwawei) modem. It appears it is not that simple and my previous configuration no longer works with Total Play. I am working with the company providing the DNS Proxy service for a solution, but thought I could shortcut the process by learning from people who may have had a similar experience. Thanks in advance for any input.