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Wait, so insurance and CC companies are the ones making the mistake?

leephillips 6y ago
Not too surprising. When I worked at the US Naval Research Laboratory someone submitted the paperwork for travel orders to attend a physics meeting in New Mexico, and it came back refused because he didn’t allow the required lead time for approval of foreign travel.
- selimthegrim 6y ago
  Do they think foreign countries have a ZIP+4 AND a +1 country code?
  - reaperducer 6y ago
    If they can't remember the names of 50 states, I wouldn't expect them to understand ZIP Codes.
    - rpeden 6y ago
      And +1 covers at least one foreign country.
      - selimthegrim 6y ago
        Canada doesn't use ZIP+4. Whatever, Breaking Bad should have put this problem to bed.
  - michtzik 6y ago
    The independent countries of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau use ZIP codes. LOTS of foreign countries use the +1 phone numbering plan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Numbering_Plan#Countries_and_territories https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Numbering_Plan#...
reaperducer 6y ago
John Preston: Just recently, my auto insurance was canceled when I gave them notice that I was moving back to New Mexico. After inquiring why, they replied, “We don’t cover Mexico.” https://www.newmexico.org/nmmagazine/articles/post/one-of-our-50-is-missing-december-2017/ https://www.newmexico.org/nmmagazine/articles/post/one-of-ou...
Symbiote 6y ago
A colleague's husband had his credit card blocked by his English bank when he travelled from England to Northern Ireland. He was hiking in an area with limited phone signal, so he phoned his wife (it was a joint account) and she tried to unblock it. The call centre employee said it was because of unexpected foreign travel. It's easy to believe the call centre person is ignorant. It's not so clear why the anti-fraud department of one of Britain's largest banks should think the same.

Not too surprising. When I worked at the US Naval Research Laboratory someone submitted the paperwork for travel orders to attend a physics meeting in New Mexico, and it came back refused because he didn’t allow the required lead time for approval of foreign travel.

selimthegrim 6y ago
Do they think foreign countries have a ZIP+4 AND a +1 country code?
- reaperducer 6y ago
  If they can't remember the names of 50 states, I wouldn't expect them to understand ZIP Codes.
  - rpeden 6y ago
    And +1 covers at least one foreign country.
    - selimthegrim 6y ago
      Canada doesn't use ZIP+4. Whatever, Breaking Bad should have put this problem to bed.
- michtzik 6y ago
  The independent countries of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau use ZIP codes. LOTS of foreign countries use the +1 phone numbering plan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Numbering_Plan#Countries_and_territories https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Numbering_Plan#...

reaperducer 6y ago

John Preston: Just recently, my auto insurance was canceled when I gave them notice that I was moving back to New Mexico. After inquiring why, they replied, “We don’t cover Mexico.” https://www.newmexico.org/nmmagazine/articles/post/one-of-our-50-is-missing-december-2017/ https://www.newmexico.org/nmmagazine/articles/post/one-of-ou...

Symbiote 6y ago

A colleague's husband had his credit card blocked by his English bank when he travelled from England to Northern Ireland. He was hiking in an area with limited phone signal, so he phoned his wife (it was a joint account) and she tried to unblock it. The call centre employee said it was because of unexpected foreign travel. It's easy to believe the call centre person is ignorant. It's not so clear why the anti-fraud department of one of Britain's largest banks should think the same.