Payzone Prepaid Mastercard

marko91

ive signed up on http://www.payzonemoney.ie/ and to get the card i have to buy it online with a credit card...y would i need this card if i already have a credit cardso my only option is to gointo a place that does payzone and buy a card package off them....but i went into a shop today and the woman didnt have a clue what iwas talking about!...anyone that has one of these cards that bought in a shop could u please explain how 2 get it?or even the place ur puchased it?id appreiciate any help cos this is annoying me:mad:

OutlawPete

marko91 wrote: »

ive signed up on http://www.payzonemoney.ie/ and to get the card i have to buy it online with a credit card...y would i need this card if i already have a credit cardso my only option is to gointo a place that does payzone and buy a card package off them....but i went into a shop today and the woman didnt have a clue what iwas talking about!...anyone that has one of these cards that bought in a shop could u please explain how 2 get it?or even the place ur puchased it?id appreiciate any help cos this is annoying me:mad:

I got mine sorted today. Bought mine in the Spar at the junction of North Earl St.

First things first:

They charge you €3.50 in the shop for any top-ups to €350 and €5.95 for ones between €350 & €500.

You will then be charged, from your card balance, 2.95% for using it Online, over the phone or in a shop.

It's cost's €1.50 for ATM transactions.

I took out €50 no problem from a Bank Of Ireland machine and a Centra let me buy €9.77 worth of food without asking for pin, just swiped and ask me to sign.

I'll let you know if Betfair will let me use it tomorrow

Nico

vsat

Ryanair prepaid card is better, only 85 euro pre year charge, and 0.75c pre transaction, and pin and chip.

marko91

Nico22 wrote: »

I got mine sorted today. Bought mine in the Spar at the junction of North Earl St.

First things first:

They charge you €3.50 in the shop for any top-ups to €350 and €5.95 for ones between €350 & €500.

You will then be charged, from your card balance, 2.95% for using it Online, over the phone or in a shop.

It's cost's €1.50 for ATM transactions.

I took out €50 no problem from a Bank Of Ireland machine and a Centra let me buy €9.77 worth of food without asking for pin, just swiped and ask me to sign.

I'll let you know if Betfair will let me use it tomorrow

Nico

nico u know when u buy the card pack should the person in the shop give u the "loading card" back? cos my friend never got his and he cant top it up:(....im gona buy it on friday:D

OutlawPete

marko91 wrote: »

nico u know when u buy the card pack should the person in the shop give u the "loading card" back? cos my friend never got his and he cant top it up:(....im gona buy it on friday:D

Yeah, they should hand it back with a receipt.

Nico

marko91

ah kk he told me he asked does he not need that other card but the man said its just to put money into it once....

vsat

I believe that is correct, the cardboard card can only load the mastercard once, then you register and the official one arrives in the post a week or so later.

regards,

OutlawPete

vsat wrote: »

I believe that is correct, the cardboard card can only load the mastercard once, then you register and the official one arrives in the post a week or so later.

regards,

That's correct. Thought the OP was refering to the 'Permanent Loading Card' he received through the post.

I'm still waiting for mine also.

I've posting on the 'Prepaid Debit Card Experiences' thread that the CCV codes are now on the Payzone Mastercard's website so it can now be used to shop online.

Will post back and report how things go ..

Nico

marko91

Nico22 wrote: »

That's correct. Thought the OP was refering to the 'Permanent Loading Card' he received through the post.

I'm still waiting for mine also.

I've posting on the 'Prepaid Debit Card Experiences' thread that the CCV codes are now on the Payzone Mastercard's website so it can now be used to shop online.

Will post back and report how things go ..

Nico

so the loading card thingy we aint dont get back yes?we get a plastic mastercard and a proper card will come in the post?

OutlawPete

marko91 wrote: »

so the loading card thingy we aint dont get back yes?we get a plastic mastercard and a proper card will come in the post?

Yup, it seems that that is the case. When I receive mine and top-up etc I'll post back.

Nico

OutlawPete

vsat wrote: »

Ryanair prepaid card is better, only 85 euro pre year charge, and 0.75c pre transaction, and pin and chip.

What's the craic with the 2.75% Sterling & Dollars transaction fees? Would that kick in with Ebay and PayPal transactions? Does the Net+ or Halifax.ie cards have these cross border transcation fees?

Nico

poindexter

i'm going to the local shop now to get one of these. i intend to use it for an order of roughly €50 and want to use it on deal extreme/paypal.

is there anything i need to know first or is it straightforward??

marko91

poindexter wrote: »

i'm going to the local shop now to get one of these. i intend to use it for an order of roughly €50 and want to use it on deal extreme/paypal.

is there anything i need to know first or is it straightforward??

its fairly straight forward...when u get it register on the website its preety easy:D

poindexter

marko91 wrote: »

its fairly straight forward...when u get it register on the website its preety easy:D

if i buy it now though, say give the woman in the shop €50, can i then go onto paypal and i have €50 to spend, just like that???

marko91

poindexter wrote: »

if i buy it now though, say give the woman in the shop €50, can i then go onto paypal and i have €50 to spend, just like that???

no its nothing 2 do wit payla...u registed online and itl give u ur CVV number then go on ebay r watever and wen ur buyin something u put ur card number in and ccv number and the date on the car (card number and date is on card) the ccv number is on the website when u register:)

poindexter

marko91 wrote: »

no its nothing 2 do wit payla...u registed online and itl give u ur CVV number then go on ebay r watever and wen ur buyin something u put ur card number in and ccv number and the date on the car (card number and date is on card) the ccv number is on the website when u register:)

nice one. so now i have just ordered the bad boy online, paid €6 for the privelige :rolleyes:
so i can't buy one in the shop now? the one i wait to be delivered is it??


cheers by the way, i'm a bit of a dumbass til i know what i'm doing

marko91

poindexter wrote: »

nice one. so now i have just ordered the bad boy online, paid €6 for the privelige :rolleyes:
so i can't buy one in the shop now? the one i wait to be delivered is it??


cheers by the way, i'm a bit of a dumbass til i know what i'm doing

lol so am i dont worry its preety easy once u do it once:)i bought mine in the shop....according 2 some people on this thread once u register u get a real card in the post instead of the fakish one u get with the card pack..ill let u know once it comes

poindexter

marko91 wrote: »

lol so am i dont worry its preety easy once u do it once:)i bought mine in the shop....according 2 some people on this thread once u register u get a real card in the post instead of the fakish one u get with the card pack..ill let u know once it comes

should i get some activation thing in an email from them?? nothing came yet. i wanna log in to my account but don't have the email yet??

marko91

poindexter wrote: »

should i get some activation thing in an email from them?? nothing came yet. i wanna log in to my account but don't have the email yet??

u cant make or login to ur account until u get ur card, once u get that itl have instructions...ull get the hang of it preety easy:)if u need any help u can always private mail me.

Red Sleeping Beauty

Their website that says it's "FREE to use in shops and online!" is a bit misleading if they're charging you a percentage when you use it!!


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Amalgam

2.95% could amount to a fair bit..

Has anyone linked this card to their eBay account?

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I am currently using 3V, but for some reason can't pay through Paypal, even for external PayPal payments, not requiring Paypal, such as Deal Extreme.

OutlawPete

I used my card last week in Spar and they haven't taken 2.95% off as of yet. Has anyone had them take this precentage so far?

Or is it just like the Ryanair card in that they will only charge that if it's not Euros?

Nico

martin12

Hi
Just to let people living in Waterford City know they can now load there cards at Hayes Shop,Johns Park.There's 3 payzone agents in Waterford but only Hayes are setup for prepay card.

ttilting

what shops are selling these cards in dublin .. centre or/south west?

MrsMcSteamy

ttilting wrote: »

what shops are selling these cards in dublin .. centre or/south west?

If you go onto the payzone.ie website on the main page it should have a dropdown bar with all their services, what you are looking for is payzone worldwide money and the you should be able to select a county and you should be able to find a location near you.

OutlawPete

ttilting wrote: »

what shops are selling these cards in dublin .. centre or/south west?

In Dublin the Spar on O'Connell Street and Talbot Street seem to be the two to use. The website says loads of Spar's and Londis around the city I can assure you they don't and they tend to make a song and dance when you ask them if they don't know.

I think some shops think your trying to rip them off with a homemade mastercard or something. I had four staff surround me in the Spar (or is it Londis) on the corner of Westmoreland Street / O'Connell bridge syaing "please sir, you have to leave, we no do these cards, please sir, we have to call the guards".

All I had asked was could they swipe the Loading card through their system. They wouldn't even try, despite me explaining to them, very nicely I might add, that their shop is listed on the PayzoneMoney.ie website.

One guy from India, really smugly said 'What's the name of this road then' and smiled at the rest of the staff .. I just calmly said Westmoreland Street and told him that I worked on this very spot 18 years ago when it used to be Abrakebabra.

Knew there was no point asking anymore as when I was explaining to him about the PayzoneMoney.com website listing their shop and showing him the web address on the loading card, I could see he wasn't paying attention as he said "okay, I tell my boss about the website, now please leave ..".

I said "you gonna tell your boss about the website?" .. he said "yes" and said "What's the website address?" and put the card down I was showing him.

He starting stuttering and said "payzone.ie website" and I just laughed and said "no mate, don't worry about it, I'll talk to your boss myself tomorrow, I knew you weren't paying a slight bit of attention to what I was saying, you just wanted me out and that's fine I'll talk to your boss in the morning".

From some reason at this point the guy said to me 'No, I won't take slander!" and the big bouncer guy starting laughing at him and so did all the other staff.

Then as I went to leave another member of staff called me back and took my name and the PayzoneMoney.ie website details and said he say it to his boss and make sure the system is set up to take the loading cards asap.

I just hope this stuff is teething hassles as I thought I'd be putting experiences like this behind me after all my years using 3V Vouchers

Gonna try opening a Halifax account tomorrow also after the good reports.

Nico

MrsMcSteamy

I know there are alot of staff who do not realise they have this on their pinklink system, however if you can manage to get one of the to listen to you, tell them on their pinklink machine there should be other services on their menu options. It is within the other services option that they shall find worldwide money option for the cards.

AFAIK all the systems have this set this way, there will be engineers coming around shortly to all the payzone shops to update and improve the system. This might help generate awareness amongst staff.

poindexter

i received mine today, one question... when registering the card, it asks for an ID Card/Passport number. whats that about, do i have to give my passport number????

OutlawPete

poindexter wrote: »

i received mine today, one question... when registering the card, it asks for an ID Card/Passport number. whats that about, do i have to give my passport number????

I used my driving license number as that is what I hope to use to extend my limit if needs be. Passport's out of date

Nico

poindexter

Nico22 wrote: »

I used my driving license number as that is what I hope to use to extend my limit if needs be. Passport's out of date

Nico

jaysis i better do it again then, i used the 16 digit number from the front of the card :rolleyes:

where can i get the CVC2 Security Code so i can get some online shopping done??

Red Sleeping Beauty

Nico22 wrote: »

I used my driving license number as that is what I hope to use to extend my limit if needs be. Passport's out of date

Nico

You should still be able to use an out-of-date passport. It is still you isn't it ?

poindexter wrote: »

i received mine today, one question... when registering the card, it asks for an ID Card/Passport number. whats that about, do i have to give my passport number????

I wouldn't be giving that info to a website.

MrsMcSteamy

How long did it take for ye to get your permanent loading card?

poindexter

Alan Rouge wrote: »

I wouldn't be giving that info to a website.

i didn't, i put in the 16 digit number thats on front of the card.

how do i get my CVC2 Security Code do you know??

MrsMcSteamy wrote: »

How long did it take for ye to get your permanent loading card?

i ordered mine last Tuesday and received it within 7-8 days

DK47

just ordered the pay zone card, it looks handier then the 3v vouchers, has anyone experience with the ryanair card, is it worth €85?

jackbauer

i've had the ryanair since feb. no regrets. seems to be the more "professional" of the available prepaid cards. Lodge money from any postoffice is a huge bonus and only takes 3 hours to appear on the card. even at weekends.

vsat

Have a payzone master card, working fine, except can't see my transcations on the net.
Was working at the start but not now, has anybody had this problem, only shows balance left on card.

regards,:cool:

P.Bear

To be honest I think I'll be staying away from prepaid mastercards. I use 3v every once in a while which can be ok for buying stuff online but this mastercard thing is just riddled with fees, such as not using your card for 3 months they charge you a few euro. Like not using your card is really costing them! Sure a debit card will only be 10euro stamp duty per year. All I see with this mastercard is hassle and money loss.

Ha sorry I know I did rant on a bit but it had to be said! :P

marko91

P.Bear wrote: »

To be honest I think I'll be staying away from prepaid mastercards. I use 3v every once in a while which can be ok for buying stuff online but this mastercard thing is just riddled with fees, such as not using your card for 3 months they charge you a few euro. Like not using your card is really costing them! Sure a debit card will only be 10euro stamp duty per year. All I see with this mastercard is hassle and money loss.

Ha sorry I know I did rant on a bit but it had to be said! :P

im gettin a bit pissed with the fees aswell.....any other options other than a real credit card?

Red Sleeping Beauty

P.Bear wrote: »

To be honest I think I'll be staying away from prepaid mastercards. I use 3v every once in a while which can be ok for buying stuff online but this mastercard thing is just riddled with fees, such as not using your card for 3 months they charge you a few euro. Like not using your card is really costing them! Sure a debit card will only be 10euro stamp duty per year. All I see with this mastercard is hassle and money loss.

Ha sorry I know I did rant on a bit but it had to be said! :P

I agree . I'll be sticking with the 3V as their charges are open and transparent. It's grand for once off use. Sod paying a % every time I use the card and sod paying a charge if it's not used .

I agree . I'll be sticking with the 3V as their charges are open and transparent. It's grand for once off use. Sod paying a % every time I use the card and sod paying a charge if it's not used .

Red Sleeping Beauty

marko91 wrote: »

im gettin a bit pissed with the fees aswell.....any other options other than a real credit card?

I think everyone who wants to buy online is being taken for a ride here.
UK people can use their debit cards to buy online but us poxy Irish have to jumps through hoops and get these crap prepaid things.

I think that any website that is making a sizeable ammount of money from Irish customers should have to cater their site for us and accept Laser. I bang my head off a wall at the fact that Play accepts Maestro but not Laser, they accept Euro payments but not Laser and they make a bloody fortune from ROI

P.Bear

I don't think I'll ever touch a real credit card!! Me with something of the sort could be disasterous. Laser I can handle but if it's the account I get paid into then I'll be in trouble. I think 3v keeps me in line! ha

Red Sleeping Beauty

Credit cards should be renamed "Debt cards" anyway.

P.Bear

Yup I agree. It's beyond me why anyone would need one if they could afford what they're using it for. They just make it way too convenient to spend.

Red Sleeping Beauty

That's the crux of it right there. It's in everyone's best interests to keep us all in credit debt.

poindexter

i use it for it's paypal usage only, there might be a charge but whats the alternative~??? i can only use whatever amount i put on the card, so am not in debt to it

OutlawPete

P.Bear wrote: »

To be honest I think I'll be staying away from prepaid mastercards. I use 3v every once in a while which can be ok for buying stuff online but this mastercard thing is just riddled with fees ..

I hated 3V .. I must have left 100's of euros on the vouchers as it was too little to redeem and they charge you 2.50 just to transfer money from one voucher to the other.

Nico

OutlawPete

vsat wrote: »

Have a payzone master card, working fine, except can't see my transcations on the net.
Was working at the start but not now, has anybody had this problem, only shows balance left on card.

regards,:cool:

Click on Recent Transactions & you'll see the following:








Type a number in the number of days box (where I have 22) and hit Display/Refresh ..

Nico

OutlawPete

Alan Rouge wrote: »

I agree . I'll be sticking with the 3V as their charges are open and transparent. It's grand for once off use. Sod paying a % every time I use the card and sod paying a charge if it's not used .

I agree . I'll be sticking with the 3V as their charges are open and transparent. It's grand for once off use. Sod paying a % every time I use the card and sod paying a charge if it's not used .

Heard ya the first time

Reminds me of the guy in Goodfellas, "Gonna get the papers, get the papers"

I'm not sure that this will be more expensive than 3V. I haven't be charged any fees yet except the Eur3.50 for the Top-Ups and if needs be you can use the ATM. I also haven't been charged the Eur1.50 for this either but I'm sure I will.

Also, it's good to know you can top-up and if a balance remains you can use it in any shop. Spar asked me tyo sign when I bought stuff and didn't need the pin.

Nico

OutlawPete

P.Bear wrote: »

Yup I agree. It's beyond me why anyone would need one if they could afford what they're using it for. They just make it way too convenient to spend.

You can't even go on Ebay these day's without having a Credit / Debit card to verify your not a crook. Lot's of people on low-wage jobs can't get credit cards yet need one to get things done.

Look at the situation with concert tickets. Most go within the hour to people with five or six credit cards getting eight tickets on each card and then flogging them for three times their face value. I had mates who stayed out overnight outside the Jervis Street Centre's ticket master to get U2 Croke park tickets and were turned away as the tickets went on sale at 8am online.

Nico

OutlawPete

poindexter wrote: »

how do i get my CVC2 Security Code do you know??

Log in and click on 'Internet Payment Function' on the left and should see:







Just type in your password and you'll see your CCV number printed on the front of the card's image.

Nico

lisij

hello there, recived the card couple of days ago, today decided to inlodge some funds, but the town where i live is not supporting them yet, what the £$^^$£" i live in Enniscorthy town, could some one advice which is the nearest town or shop that knows what i'm tallking about, thanks