F**k**g crappy ATM's

ZygOte

is it just me or do ulster bank ATM's annoy the hell out of other people aswell?. They seems to be made by Fisher Price (powered by FPOS). they are just so god damn slow to do anything, accept the card, read the card, enter the PIN, dispense the cash. i can physically feel myself aging and see the sun crossing the sky while decaying in line at these things :mad:

sry rant over...

Ghost Train

send me your card and pin and i'll withdraw the money for you

ZygOte

eolhc wrote: »

send me your card and pin and i'll withdraw the money for you

really? great! now where did i put my card..........:rolleyes:

dr.bollocko

It's the accent that gets me. "Hy mych Minny do yee wont?"
Them Ulster fellas should learn to speak the queen's english.



*hides*

Miss Fluff

Yep, the ATMs are sh1te and their online banking site is equally sh1te.

catyb20

I totally agree!and they seem to be the only ones available in pubs/shops etc now! Seriously head wrecking.

irlrobins

Meh, I don't find them any different from any other bank ATMs. The ones in Spar/Centra are always going to be slow as they connect up using dialup/ISDN line and not a fast connection like a proper bank one.

Had an Ulster Bank ATM reset on me once, one minute I was entering my PIN the next I got a "Windows XP is restarting" screen. Ugh....

irlirishkev

Not sure about the ones on the street, but the Merchat ATMs (Ulster Bank) in Spar etc.. are on Dial Up. That accounts for a lot of the slow speeds. And yes, it's very annoying!

Other better banks tend to use 'always on' ISDN (or faster) for their merchant ATMS..

brayblue24

Beware the Ulster Bank ATM at Tesco, Bray....

bronte

I find the ulster bank ones particularly crap alright! Grr.

Rb

irlrobins wrote: »

Meh, I don't find them any different from any other bank ATMs. The ones in Spar/Centra are always going to be slow as they connect up using dialup/ISDN line and not a fast connection like a proper bank one.

Had an Ulster Bank ATM reset on me once, one minute I was entering my PIN the next I got a "Windows XP is restarting" screen. Ugh....

What he said.

The EasyCash ones are the worst of any ATM though, I had my card swallowed by one the day before I went on holiday (fantastic timing) recently, had to go to the customer service desk in Dundrum Town centre to get the number for the company. Rang the company and got on to a very confused customer service rep, who couldn't quite understand what was going on, but eventually informed me that the only thing that can be done is for me to cancel the card and order a new one.

Bastards.

The Real B-man

Yes and AIB ones too the interface doesnt seem to have changed in 10years Newer Permanent Tsb ones are great even have a guard so nobody can see you typing your pin.

ZygOte

irlrobins wrote: »

Meh, I don't find them any different from any other bank ATMs. The ones in Spar/Centra are always going to be slow as they connect up using dialup/ISDN line and not a fast connection like a proper bank one.

Had an Ulster Bank ATM reset on me once, one minute I was entering my PIN the next I got a "Windows XP is restarting" screen. Ugh....

the ones in shops dont wind me up so much i expect them to be slower as they are on dial ups and all that. Its just with the ulster bank ones (the ones in the wall by the banks) even entering you pin takes forever as it seems to stick between every digit

The Real B-man wrote: »

Yes and AIB ones too the interface doesnt seem to have changed in 10years Newer Permanent Tsb ones are great even have a guard so nobody can see you typing your pin.

they may not have changed the interface, but its always quicker and easy to navigate, ill take function and performance over looks any day

TPD

I dont like the ulsterbank ones, never manage to tell me my balance. Grrr

Edit: Possibly AIB ones.

Go Bank of Ireland! Woo!

antodeco

TPD wrote: »

I dont like the ulsterbank ones, never manage to tell me my balance. Grrr

Edit: Possibly AIB ones.

Go Bank of Ireland! Woo!

Ulster bank ATM's wont tell you your BOI account balance?! lol

Beanstalk

I don't really care about how long they take, as long as they give out tenners....

armour87

BOI ATMs all the way

unreggd

PTSB ftw!

Fast card-grabber, and fancy lights an colours :P

They even have finger covers

Overheal

The Real B-man wrote: »

Yes and AIB ones too the interface doesnt seem to have changed in 10years Newer Permanent Tsb ones are great even have a guard so nobody can see you typing your pin.

No need to change a system that works. I prefer the AIB machines over all others; they dont waste time bogged down in bull****.

that said PTSB ones are very good at snapping your card up, and thats where the AIB ones fail.

As for pin-guard: its called a wallet.

Neamhshuntasach

i used one of their ATM's about 30 mins ago and all the on screen part was just as quick as any other ones i use. The only slow part was the length of time it took my card to come out. I actually thought it was stuck it ejected that slow.

stepbar

I'm waiting for the day when "some" Irish bank comes up with a system where a customer can apply for a loan, overdraft etc through an ATM machine. Imagine the amount of people who use ATM's on a daily basis.... thousands.... I know it can be done.

As for the crappy ATM's best to use laser.... no hassle.. and no chance of fraud TBh.

FearDark

what annoys me most is the fact that i can never get a tennar when i want one

Bmark

Ulster bank machines are cursed !!!if it ever spits the card back and says cannot connect with your bank, check your bank the next day - it happened me a couple of times and the money was taken out twice - it takes about 2 weeks for your bank to sort it out !!!!

Overheal

Neamhshuntasach wrote: »

i used one of their ATM's about 30 mins ago and all the on screen part was just as quick as any other ones i use. The only slow part was the length of time it took my card to come out. I actually thought it was stuck it ejected that slow.

yup. they need to swap out the mechanism in the card reader for new ones imo.

considering you need to remove the card to collect your cash, what happens if your card does get stuck in transaction? Could turn into a bit of a situation.

stepbar

irlrobins wrote: »

Meh, I don't find them any different from any other bank ATMs. The ones in Spar/Centra are always going to be slow as they connect up using dialup/ISDN line and not a fast connection like a proper bank one.

Had an Ulster Bank ATM reset on me once, one minute I was entering my PIN the next I got a "Windows XP is restarting" screen. Ugh....

Think thats bad... My friend was in the airport in Thailand. Proceeded to put his credit card in the ATM (one of those offsite ones) and the damm thing sucked it up. 20 minutes later it spitted back out. He was sweating hard for those 20 mins......

Davidius

Every ATM's a right old bastard. Here is the conversation an ATM and I had.

ATM: What transaction would you like to make.
ME: Cash withdrawal
ATM: K, how much do you want? You can take out €10, €20, €40, €60 or a specified multiple of 20.
ME: €10
ATM: Oh we don't have any of those!
ME: But you-hmm..OK, I'll just take out €20 for the week.
ATM: K, just give me a sec and...oh lol, don't have any of those either.
ME: Fine €40 then!
ATM: Think larger.
ME: €60 then.
ATM: Nope.
ME: Well **** you I'm using the one downtown!

So I head down to the other ATM and he says the same thing. I decided I might as well take out everything. You know what the cheeky son of a branch does? He gives me €80 made up of a €50 note, a €20 note and that god damn €10 I wanted the whole time.

I swear they're out to get me.

OPENROAD

Why doesn't any atm I go to in Ireland allow me to take out 10 Euro.

dr.bollocko

Because what in the hell are you gonna do with ten euro? Wipe your ass?

OPENROAD

dr.bollocko wrote: »

Because what in the hell are you gonna do with ten euro? Wipe your ass?

What else would I do with it.

Davidius

dr.bollocko wrote: »

Because what in the hell are you gonna do with ten euro? Wipe your ass?

You, it's all your fault. You're in league with the ATMs aren't you!?

I'm watching you "Doctor". Like a hawk.

MrJoeSoap

Theres one in Koh Lanta, Thailand thats top of my hitlist.

Soby

The non-bank atms are complete and utter S**e..Tesco celbridge one never working..Gala wasnt working either [although their phone lines were cut by robbers so i forgive them] then londis one also broke..its a disgrace..only one ive known to work is a centra one down the village..But whats it on the same street as???..yes the Bank

Corruptedmorals

BOI in Trinity gives tenners to everyone. I like Ulster Bank ones because they give tenners too. In my shop, we had 3 AIB ones which was handy for bank balance but now they've been replaced by BOI. Apart from that, I don't like AIB because they force you to take €50's almost all of the time. I reply on the PTSB one on Stephens Green and the TCD BOI one. They're really fast.

L1011

Tried to use one in Northern Ireland last night that:

1: Didn't take Bank of Ireland Republic of Ireland cards, but went through the motions, printing me an 'unauthorised use' receipt
2: Didn't take Mastercards, telling me 'we cannot process your transaction at this time'

All this coupled with having the smallest screen in the world - about 4 inches across - it wasn't a pleasant experience. Less pleasant was walking around Banbridge looking for another, though!

L1011

Soby wrote: »

The non-bank atms are complete and utter S**e..Tesco celbridge one never working..Gala wasnt working either [although their phone lines were cut by robbers so i forgive them] then londis one also broke..its a disgrace..only one ive known to work is a centra one down the village..But whats it on the same street as???..yes the Bank

These 'non bank' ones in Ireland are always operated by banks... generally Ulster Bank ("Easycash").

cooperguy

What really annoys me is most ATMs wait until you choose how much you want before they say they dont have 10's or 20's or whatever. Why the hell cant they just fade out the options on the screen for the amounts they dont have the notes for?

Jo King

I remember the time before there were ATMs. trying to get cash was a nightmare, begging shops and pubs to cash cheques!
One thing i have noticed in recent time is how bad Ulster bank have become. There was a time they had a decent standard of service. I think it is time to go back to the Post Office.