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Where to spend excess Credit [Vodafone&Three on Android + iOS]

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    #1952
    One More Toy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,764 ✭✭✭One More Toy


    The Ayatolla wrote: »
    Just found this thread. Have around €90 free credit with Vodafone

    Pay for Spotify premium right now. Prob makes sense to move to YT Music / Google Music?

    You could buy some crypto too with it


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    #1953
    Raoul
    Registered Users Posts: 7,691 ✭✭✭Raoul


    One More Toy wrote: »
    You could buy some crypto too with it

    You only get 50% of the value or something though do you?


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    #1954
    One More Toy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,764 ✭✭✭One More Toy


    Raoul wrote: »
    You only get 50% of the value or something though do you?

    Well for me on 3 for a €35 phone call I get €15 in ethereum


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    #1955
    2lazytogetup
    Registered Users Posts: 828 ✭✭✭2lazytogetup


    anyone know if you can pay for google stradia with excess credit?


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    #1956
    Asus X540L
    Registered Users Posts: 1,448 ✭✭✭Asus X540L


    Hey peeps, Rocket League is free on Epic Games Store and you also get a ten euro voucher.

    I used the voucher to buy brand new release "Hades" for only 6.79 with credit.


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    #1957
    Boxfresh
    Registered Users Posts: 1,302 ✭✭✭Boxfresh


    One More Toy wrote: »
    You could buy some crypto too with it

    How do you go about this? Have a Coinbase account.


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    #1958
    One More Toy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,764 ✭✭✭One More Toy


    Boxfresh wrote: »
    How do you go about this? Have a Coinbase account.

    Coingate


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    #1959
    Boxfresh
    Registered Users Posts: 1,302 ✭✭✭Boxfresh


    One More Toy wrote: »
    Coingate

    Have you bought bitcoin with phone credit before?


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    #1960
    One More Toy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,764 ✭✭✭One More Toy


    Boxfresh wrote: »
    Have you bought bitcoin with phone credit before?

    Ethereum


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    #1961
    Boxfresh
    Registered Users Posts: 1,302 ✭✭✭Boxfresh


    One More Toy wrote: »
    Ethereum

    So let's I have 40 euro credit in mobile credit balance. I could then buy Ethereum with coingate and then transfer it into my Coinbase account and withdraw it from there?? Sounds interesting.


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    #1962
    One More Toy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,764 ✭✭✭One More Toy


    Boxfresh wrote: »
    So let's I have 40 euro credit in mobile credit balance. I could then buy Ethereum with coingate and then transfer it into my Coinbase account and withdraw it from there?? Sounds interesting.

    Not exactly,

    If you're on 3 the phone call costs €35 and for that you get about €15 ethereum. Add the coinbase fees into it it's not worthwhile

    I was an early investor in ethereum 3 years ago. I buy and hold ethereum in my ledger hardware wallet


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    #1963
    Korvanica
    Registered Users Posts: 3,992 ✭✭✭Korvanica


    I am subbed to brain.fm.

    If you sign up with the app you can pay through the Google Store and pay your subscription with 3 credit.

    Its 6.99 a month.

    Very good service if you need to concentrate.
    :cool:

    Normal link is above - however:
    Referral Link if you're feeling frisky


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    #1964
    EoinMcLovin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,895 ✭✭✭EoinMcLovin


    This could be interesting
    https://www.mobileindustryeye.com/eye-network/fortumo-connects-three-ireland-to-its-direct-carrier-billing-platform/


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    #1965
    Ten Pin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,815 ✭✭✭Ten Pin


    This could be interesting
    https://www.mobileindustryeye.com/eye-network/fortumo-connects-three-ireland-to-its-direct-carrier-billing-platform/

    Hopefully not the same kind of interesting as Zamano were in the past...

    https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/zamano-signs-deal-with-three-mobile-to-become-billing-partner-1.2179940

    https://www.boards.ie/search/submit/?sort=newest&date_to=&date_from=&query=Zamano+three


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    #1966
    EoinMcLovin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,895 ✭✭✭EoinMcLovin


    Ten Pin wrote: »
    Hopefully not the same kind of interesting as Zamano were in the past...

    https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/zamano-signs-deal-with-three-mobile-to-become-billing-partner-1.2179940

    https://www.boards.ie/search/submit/?sort=newest&date_to=&date_from=&query=Zamano+three

    Oh wow, never heard about this. I'd say better off having a wait and see approach with this


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    #1967
    Ten Pin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,815 ✭✭✭Ten Pin


    Red27 are the latest company giving consumers similar headaches with unsolicited premium SMS....
    https://www.boards.ie/search/submit/?sort=newest&date_to=&date_from=&query=Red27

    AFAIK a billing partner provides a back end platform that anyone can sign up to and start charging mobile accounts for a service (via PAYG credit or bill charge). The main difficulty is the confirmation from the consumer that they agree to the charges is not strictly enforced.

    Fortumo might not be in the same game but these words from the article are too familiar from previous providers...
    Fortumo’s merchants can now collect payments for games, in-app content and digital services

    ...which could include clickable ads through which the merchant gets your number from Three and starts charging without you even knowing about it until your credit is gone or the phone bill arrives.


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    #1968
    EoinMcLovin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,895 ✭✭✭EoinMcLovin


    Fortumo are doing the carrier billing for epic games hopefully they do the same with PSN or even Spotify


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    #1969
    Discodog
    Registered Users Posts: 15,828 ✭✭✭✭Discodog


    I used to buy music from Google Play using 3 Credit. I see that Google Play is now YouTube music & you can't buy tracks.

    Does anyone know another site where you can buy music with 3 credit?


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    #1970
    at9qu5vp0wcix7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 738 ✭✭✭at9qu5vp0wcix7


    Does anybody know if you can use credit to purchase ppv events on BT Sport?

    From the link it seems you can use carrier billing
    https://www.ufc.com/news/ways-watch-ufc-254-ukie


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    #1971
    RossieMan
    Registered Users Posts: 6,766 ✭✭✭RossieMan


    That's UK.


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    #1972
    okidoki987
    Registered Users Posts: 10,618 ✭✭✭✭okidoki987


    Son is on 3 at €20 a month and had built up credit of over €100.
    He checked yesterday and it had all disappeared.
    He contacted Live Chat who told him there was 180 day expiry on it.
    That true?
    I thought it there no expiry on the plan he is on with credit?
    Also if there was 180 day expiry on the credit, the payments from 5 months up todate should all still be there?


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    #1973
    Ten Pin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,815 ✭✭✭Ten Pin


    It wouldn't all expire on the same day. Each 20e top up would expire 180 days after it was applied.

    Having said that, the 180 day expiry is supposed to only apply to customers who moved to the newer prepay plans since June 2020.

    Were there any out of bundle charges? 3s data is a euro per MB when plan expires.

    Not a good idea to build up that amount of credit. Three are always waiting to pounce on it whenever they can. Data addons and play store are ways to spend it.


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    #1974
    okidoki987
    Registered Users Posts: 10,618 ✭✭✭✭okidoki987


    Ten Pin wrote: »
    It wouldn't all expire on the same day. Each 20e top up would expire 180 days after it was applied.

    Having said that, the 180 day expiry is supposed to only apply to customers who moved to the newer prepay plans since June 2020.

    Were there any out of bundle charges? 3s data is a euro per MB when plan expires.

    Not a good idea to build up that amount of credit. Three are always waiting to pounce on it whenever they can. Data addons and play store are ways to spend it.

    That's what I assumed.
    He's on unlimited data now so nothing extra to come off there, sounds like a load of bull to me.
    Even if it was 180 days, why would they wipe the last 5 months off it?
    I feel a small complaint coming their way ;).
    Tx.


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    #1975
    Quackster
    Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 5,744 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quackster


    Ten Pin wrote: »
    Having said that, the 180 day expiry is supposed to only apply to customers who moved to the newer prepay plans since June 2020.
    No, the 180 day expiry has always been there, as least for the many years I've had a Three SIM on the legacy 3Pay plan.

    Also, it's only top-up credit that's 'in the queue' that expires after 180 days of non-use. The top-up credit that you're actively using never expires as long as there is a credit-reducing event at least every 180 days.


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    #1976
    Quackster
    Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 5,744 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quackster


    okidoki987 wrote: »
    That's what I assumed.
    He's on unlimited data now so nothing extra to come off there, sounds like a load of bull to me.
    Even if it was 180 days, why would they wipe the last 5 months off it?
    I feel a small complaint coming their way ;).
    Tx.
    No way that credit expired. It sounds like data was used when the plan wasn't active and that would clear out any credit balance in minutes.


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    #1977
    Raoul
    Registered Users Posts: 7,691 ✭✭✭Raoul


    I wish you luck with your complaint. But realistically they will just bs you. See if you can get a usage charge.


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    #1978
    BobbyMalone
    Registered Users Posts: 322 ✭✭BobbyMalone


    Raoul wrote: »
    I wish you luck with your complaint. But realistically they will just bs you. See if you can get a usage charge.


    Keep on at them. They will absolutely feed you the bs, and tell you that they don't hold usage reports for top up accounts beyond a certain period of time, but it just depends on how persistent you are.


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    #1979
    okidoki987
    Registered Users Posts: 10,618 ✭✭✭✭okidoki987


    Cheers.
    Having recently had the "pleasure" of a Vodafone Live Chat rep for an hour over a mobile offer problem, I'm looking forward to wasting another hour of my life with Three when I eventually get all the details :rolleyes:.


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    #1980
    DrZeuss
    Registered Users Posts: 878 ✭✭✭DrZeuss


    Might be worth opening a thread on their community, I have found that to be the best place to get help and from someone that appears to be a level or two higher support than their chat or on the phone.

    https://community.three.ie/t5/Prepay/bd-p/Prepay


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    #1981
    Damien360
    Registered Users Posts: 6,297 ✭✭✭Damien360


    okidoki987 wrote: »
    Cheers.
    Having recently had the "pleasure" of a Vodafone Live Chat rep for an hour over a mobile offer problem, I'm looking forward to wasting another hour of my life with Three when I eventually get all the details :rolleyes:.

    You won’t just be an hour. Three are atrocious to deal with. Live chat crawls along. They will after many hours agree and you may think that’s the end of it. But it will not be resolved and you won’t get money back. I took screen shots of the entire conversation I had and it might as well have never occurred. They don’t allow upload of images to live chat and will deny all. Still with them as nothing else compares for the price of €20 per month.


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