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

One More Toy · 2018-05-08 14:37:01

Putting together a list of where to spend your excess credit, especially for those on Three whereby your 20e are accumulating over the months. Will add to the list as required: Firstly there are a wide range of charities that accept text donations: https://api.likecharity.com/charities/ Or via the Alchemy…

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Putting together a list of where to spend your excess credit, especially for those on Three whereby your 20e are accumulating over the months. Will add to the list as required:

Firstly there are a wide range of charities that accept text donations:
https://api.likecharity.com/charities/

Or via the Alchemy App:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.colmcoughlan.colm.alchemy

Play Store (Android):
- Premium Apps & In-app purchases
- Movies
- Books (via Play Books app)

Services & Subscriptions:

- Google Play Music
- Deezer
- Dropbox
- Office 365 (via Onedrive app)
- Donedeal Adverts
- Parking via ParkingTag App
- UFC Fightpass Subsscription
- Sky Sports Mobile

In app purchases worth a mention:
-Hearthstone
- Ultimate Rugby

Text Competitions
- RTÉ Shows (Eg. Late late)

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#2 08-05-2018 03:49PM

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Can you still pay for netflix using it?

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#3 08-05-2018 03:52PM

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Skelet0n wrote:

Can you still pay for netflix using it?

Nah didn't think you can anymore unfortunately

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#4 08-05-2018 04:07PM

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Ads in donedeal???

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#5 08-05-2018 04:35PM

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DCC and some other councils let you pay for parking via credit on the Parkingtag app

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#6 08-05-2018 04:37PM

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UFC fightpass subscription can be paid using credit

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#7 08-05-2018 04:58PM

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One More Toy wrote: »

Play Store (Android):
- Movies

Was looking over the weekend and the only decent offer I found was Lego Batman in HD for €5.99

https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/The_LEGO_Batman_Movie?id=OQN6Xb5EYQ0

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#8 08-05-2018 05:32PM

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How do you pay for Google music with it?

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#9 08-05-2018 06:13PM

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Pacifico wrote:

How do you pay for Google music with it?

Go to settings then update payment method

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#10 08-05-2018 06:30PM

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does this work with Tesco mobile also?

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#11 08-05-2018 06:35PM

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brokenarms wrote:

does this work with Tesco mobile also?

Not sure if it works for tesco but just try to purchase a paid app in the play store.

When selecting payment method choose carrier billing.

If this works then you'll be able to use your credit for purchases

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#12 08-05-2018 06:38PM

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brokenarms wrote: »

does this work with Tesco mobile also?

No. Only Three and Vodafone in Ireland currently.

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#13 08-05-2018 06:39PM

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For Android users, and picking up on the earlier LikeCharity mention, you can get a third party app if you want to donate quick and easy.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.colmcoughlan.colm.alchemy

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#14 08-05-2018 06:53PM

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How do you pay for Dropbox with this?

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#15 08-05-2018 07:05PM

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Simona1986 wrote: »

How do you pay for Dropbox with this?

Select upgrade account within the app

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#16 08-05-2018 07:27PM

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If you're into Hearthstone (Warcraft themed card game) you can buy in game packs with credit

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#17 08-05-2018 10:02PM

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Works for Deezer too

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#18 08-05-2018 10:20PM

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Any way to buy amazon store vouchers etc ??

Did they make an alternative way to buy ps4 game credit?

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#19 08-05-2018 10:28PM

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brendanwalsh wrote: »

Any way to buy amazon store vouchers etc ??

Did they make an alternative way to buy ps4 game credit?

Not that anyone's aware of

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#20 09-05-2018 09:03AM

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Thanks for this thread, had no idea you could spend the credit

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#21 09-05-2018 12:55PM

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I've been with tesco prepaid for 2 years , til this march.
Every year was building around 100 quid unused credit ( from the 15euro/month top up ) and donate it to about 10 charities through the short sms number value codes ( likecharity list )
The only other way to use the remaining tesco prepaid credit was to upgrade to bill pay and use the prepaid credit to pay the bills..

One of my mates on three network was looking to make a basic android app with < in app > spending, that way he would recover 40-50% of the credit...

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#22 09-05-2018 01:33PM

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ianob7 wrote: »

UFC fightpass subscription can be paid using credit

Via google play or directly?

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#23 09-05-2018 01:47PM

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Ultimate Rugby is another one to add to the list

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#24 09-05-2018 03:35PM

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go4it wrote: »

The only other way to use the remaining tesco prepaid credit was to upgrade to bill pay and use the prepaid credit to pay the bills..

So if I have a balance built up, I can switch to bill and won't have to pay anything until the balance is gone? Might do that as I'd probably get a few months free

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#25 09-05-2018 03:46PM

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nitromaster wrote:

Via google play or directly?

Via Google play .

At the moment I get the option to manage subscriptions when I go to the UFC app in the store

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#26 09-05-2018 05:52PM

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christy c wrote: »

Might do that as I'd probably get a few months free

at one point a sales rep in tesco store offered me the option to move from prepaid to bill pay ( and to enslave me for 2 years with bills..)
Afaik was a maximum amount that you can carry over from pre to post pay, around 200 quid or so

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#27 09-05-2018 06:52PM

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You can enter text competitions with Tesco Mobile .
Like the RTE comps .

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#28 09-05-2018 06:54PM

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Anybody know how to subscribe to google play music with carrier billing? Anytime I try to pick the payment method the only options I get are :
1. Add credit or debit card
2. Add PayPal
3. Redeem code

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#29 09-05-2018 06:55PM

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Anybody know how to subscribe to google play music with carrier billing? Anytime I try to pick the payment method the only options I get are :
1. Add credit or debit card
2. Add PayPal
3. Redeem code

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#30 09-05-2018 07:59PM

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Vision123456 wrote: »

I would much prefer Deezer if I could pay using my credit.

You can pay for Deezer with your Three credit on this page. If you don't mind creating a new Deezer account, the first three months are free. The subscription is then €9.99/month, deducted from your call credit.

Those on Vodafone can pay for Spotify Premium with their credit. I posted some info earlier in this post. This subscription is €5/month.

Google Music seems to have recently reduced its price as it now shows as €7.99/month. It gives me the option to pay by Vodafone carrier billing (shown below), so I assume the same remains true with the Three network, which I paid with in the past.

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#31 09-05-2018 08:13PM

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KinsellaJ wrote: »

Anybody know how to subscribe to google play music with carrier billing? Anytime I try to pick the payment method the only options I get are :
1. Add credit or debit card
2. Add PayPal
3. Redeem code

Sounds like you are on iOS. It doesn't support carrier billing in Ireland.

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