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

One More Toy · 06-11-2019 10:31pm

Tried to buy a ebook - payment unsuccessful.

Any idea if they've pulled carrier billing?

baron von something · 06-11-2019 10:40pm

I just bought an ebook on Google store no problem

One More Toy · 06-11-2019 11:00pm

baron von something wrote: »

I just bought an ebook on Google store no problem

Three?

calnand · 06-11-2019 11:29pm

I was able to buy a movie with my 3 credit earlier, but now I've gotten two texts confirming my payment and the credit gone my account, so I'll be onto them.

kevinroche3333 · 07-11-2019 11:57am

Does anyone know if there is anywhere where i can buy digital music downloads, mp3s, using phone credit?

sweetie · 07-11-2019 12:51pm

kevinroche3333 wrote: »

Does anyone know if there is anywhere where i can buy digital music downloads, mp3s, using phone credit?

eh, google play music store

Heraldoffreeent · 07-11-2019 9:16pm

Got a text this morning from 3 confirming that my 11.99 payment for Google Premium services (for Netflix) had been successfully applied.

Went in and checked my credit balance, turned out that 23.98 had been deducted,

Got on to support on chat, was told that 11.99 would be refunded within 72hrs,

So far I haven't received the confirmation email from Google to the effect my Netflix has been paid.

h57xiucj2z946q · 07-11-2019 10:12pm

Yes they have mucked things up. I tried to buy a few books and the transaction failed in Google Play, however Three sent me a message to say the transaction was completed and deducted from my credit.

DareGod · 07-11-2019 10:21pm

Heraldoffreeent wrote: »

Got a text this morning from 3 confirming that my 11.99 payment for Google Premium services (for Netflix) had been successfully applied.

Went in and checked my credit balance, turned out that 23.98 had been deducted,

Got on to support on chat, was told that 11.99 would be refunded within 72hrs,

So far I haven't received the confirmation email from Google to the effect my Netflix has been paid.

I assume it's no longer possible to set up carrier billing for Netflix?

One More Toy · 07-11-2019 10:21pm

DareGod wrote: »

I assume it's no longer possible to set up carrier billing for Netflix?

Correct

One More Toy · 07-11-2019 10:22pm

Three have ballsed up, carrier billing not working

F1ngers · 07-11-2019 10:44pm

One More Toy wrote: »

Three have ballsed up, carrier billing not working

Worked for me just now.

Tom Mann Centuria · 07-11-2019 10:45pm

F1ngers wrote: »

Worked for me just now.

Yeah, worked for me as well.

Heraldoffreeent · 07-11-2019 11:14pm

DareGod wrote: »

I assume it's no longer possible to set up carrier billing for Netflix?

Hasn't been possible for over a year, I'm on this since 2014.

Thinking that if 3 have ballsed this up it mught be the excuse Netflix need to kick me over to Credit card, just removed my CC as an option on Google Pay for the moment.

One More Toy · 07-11-2019 11:32pm

F1ngers wrote: »

Worked for me just now.

Hmm must be just me

testtech05 · 07-11-2019 11:39pm

One More Toy wrote: »

Hmm must be just me

I had a failed transaction charged yesterday too. Had earlier had a successful one. So seems to be hit and miss. I received texts and my account was debited for both

webpal · 09-11-2019 8:27pm

Emery Blue Gasket wrote: »

Yes they have mucked things up. I tried to buy a few books and the transaction failed in Google Play, however Three sent me a message to say the transaction was completed and deducted from my credit.

I tried to buy a movie but got an error from playstore but a message from 3 to say it was applied, did you get your credit back?

One More Toy · 09-11-2019 8:33pm

webpal wrote: »

I tried to buy a movie but got an error from playstore but a message from 3 to say it was applied, did you get your credit back?

Same thing happening here

webpal · 09-11-2019 8:59pm

One More Toy wrote: »

Same thing happening here

Was just on chat, they said they'd contact me within 24 hrs

B Rabbit · 09-11-2019 11:16pm

similar story here. payment declined in store twice. However , got two texts from 3 stating it had been successful.
Will be in contact with 3

sweetie · 09-11-2019 11:36pm

Never got the 10e extra for topping up by 20 either. Anyone else?

h57xiucj2z946q · 10-11-2019 1:12am

webpal wrote: »

I tried to buy a movie but got an error from playstore but a message from 3 to say it was applied, did you get your credit back?

Not yet. About 3 transactions failed on me that they deduced from my credit. Cowboys!

Damien360 · 10-11-2019 11:01am

sweetie wrote: »

Never got the 10e extra for topping up by 20 either. Anyone else?

Got it the first month and not once after that

cintec · 11-11-2019 11:28am

I got the bonus 10 euro this week.

Raoul · 11-11-2019 1:43pm

You can subscribe to Down Dog, a yoga app with your 3credit. It is 10 euro a month though and the whole year can be got for $35 on the US site. Still...someone might be interested in trying it out for a month.

bennyc · 11-11-2019 2:55pm

I have gone the coinbase route and bought some crypto (I have 2 accounts, a mobile and also a three router) , I then created a skrill account and was able to top up my Paddy Power account. Took a fair bit of messing and jumping around but worked out in the end.
Forgot to top up the phone over the weekend and burned through 35 quid :mad::mad::mad: so lost out on 13 euro.

loki7777 · 13-11-2019 3:43pm

I'm trying to iou buddy to my partner but it looks like now it is not working for everyone. Any charity i could donate ~7.5€ at once? I see 2,4,6€ but nothing worth 1€ to use it all?

One More Toy · 13-11-2019 4:18pm

loki7777 wrote: »

I'm trying to iou buddy to my partner but it looks like now it is not working for everyone. Any charity i could donate ~7.5€ at once? I see 2,4,6€ but nothing worth 1€ to use it all?

Did you try the alchemy app? Loads of charities on it

loki7777 · 13-11-2019 4:20pm

One More Toy wrote: »

Did you try the alchemy app? Loads of charities on it

No, but might try.

One More Toy · 13-11-2019 4:21pm

loki7777 wrote: »

No, but might try.

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

chasm · 13-11-2019 4:58pm

I thought I'd buy a few books with my credit before I switch providers tomorrow - waste of time! Play store throwing up error message, but 3 still deducted the money! Funny how these glitches always work in their favour lol

sweetie · 13-11-2019 5:03pm

chasm wrote: »

I thought I'd buy a few books with my credit before I switch providers tomorrow - waste of time! Play store throwing up error message, but 3 still deducted the money! Funny how these glitches always work in their favour lol

I bought a book earlier, no issue

One More Toy · 13-11-2019 5:19pm

chasm wrote: »

I thought I'd buy a few books with my credit before I switch providers tomorrow - waste of time! Play store throwing up error message, but 3 still deducted the money! Funny how these glitches always work in their favour lol

Same issue here

chasm · 13-11-2019 5:32pm

One More Toy wrote: »

Same issue here

Judging by the "community" section on their website, they have had issues with it for over a week!

thebo · 13-11-2019 5:48pm

bennyc wrote: »

I have gone the coinbase route and bought some crypto (I have 2 accounts, a mobile and also a three router) , I then created a skrill account and was able to top up my Paddy Power account. Took a fair bit of messing and jumping around but worked out in the end.
Forgot to top up the phone over the weekend and burned through 35 quid :mad::mad::mad: so lost out on 13 euro.

Can you go through steps of doing this. Would also like to top up my Paddy power with credit.

Thanks

LyonsForLife · 13-11-2019 5:52pm

Works for youtube premium subscription too (works on android, not sure about iPhone)

Nyum Nyum · 14-11-2019 9:35am

chasm wrote: »

I thought I'd buy a few books with my credit before I switch providers tomorrow - waste of time! Play store throwing up error message, but 3 still deducted the money! Funny how these glitches always work in their favour lol

Same thing here too. Still waiting for the refund after 2 days now.

davegilly · 14-11-2019 11:20am

bennyc wrote: »

I have gone the coinbase route and bought some crypto (I have 2 accounts, a mobile and also a three router) , I then created a skrill account and was able to top up my Paddy Power account. Took a fair bit of messing and jumping around but worked out in the end.
Forgot to top up the phone over the weekend and burned through 35 quid :mad::mad::mad: so lost out on 13 euro.

Does this work with Vodafone credit? Would you mind giving a bit more detail on how you managed to get money into Skrill?

chasm · 14-11-2019 12:32pm

Nyum Nyum wrote: »

Same thing here too. Still waiting for the refund after 2 days now.

I am switching provider today so 3 have said they will not be able to refund me! I will be lodging a complaint with Comreg. 3 will be refunding me, even if it is by cheque!

*Edit - 3 have now credited my account with the price of the ebook, but have said I can not use the credit on the play store due to the difficulties they are experiencing. So where else can I spend 3 credit?

webpal · 14-11-2019 1:24pm

I just got text to say it would be another 3 days. First it was 24hrs, then another 24hrs, then 2 days and now 3 days. I will definitely move if credit can't be spent in playstore

Quackster · 14-11-2019 1:45pm

chasm wrote: »

I am switching provider today so 3 have said they will not be able to refund me! I will be lodging a complaint with Comreg. 3 will be refunding me, even if it is by cheque!

*Edit - 3 have now credited my account with the price of the ebook, but have said I can not use the credit on the play store due to the difficulties they are experiencing. So where else can I spend 3 credit?

All else fails, consider donating to charity.

https://api.likecharity.com/charities/

FFVII · 14-11-2019 7:50pm

thebo wrote: »

Can you go through steps of doing this. Would also like to top up my Paddy power with credit.

Thanks

Just give to a charity haha

Never thought I'd say that but you are just throwing it away anyway.

rubix02 · 14-11-2019 8:49pm

Use the credit to enter competitions via SMS for example: https://www.rte.ie/tv/competitions

One More Toy · 14-11-2019 9:09pm

Does anyone bother to read the OP

bennyc · 15-11-2019 10:13am

davegilly wrote: »

Does this work with Vodafone credit? Would you mind giving a bit more detail on how you managed to get money into Skrill?

I would imagine it would work with Vf, the steps for me were a bit messy, if you set up a bitpay wallet instead of a coinbase one it will save time.

Set up a Coingate account to buy Crypto from your phone credit
I had a set up a coinbase account to transfer the Crypto into so my funds were there.
Skrill would only accept payment from BitPay so I had to set up a Bipay account and transfer from my Coinbase wallet into this.
Then transferred Bitpay to Skrill.
Finally Paddy Power top up page allows payment from Skrill.

A whole lot of hassle but passed a few hours setting it all up.

mrcheez · 15-11-2019 11:17am

bennyc wrote: »

I would imagine it would work with Vf, the steps for me were a bit messy, if you set up a bitpay wallet instead of a coinbase one it will save time.

Set up a Coingate account to buy Crypto from your phone credit
I had a set up a coinbase account to transfer the Crypto into so my funds were there.
Skrill would only accept payment from BitPay so I had to set up a Bipay account and transfer from my Coinbase wallet into this.
Then transferred Bitpay to Skrill.
Finally Paddy Power top up page allows payment from Skrill.

A whole lot of hassle but passed a few hours setting it all up.

So say you had €50 credit. How much in the end actually ends up in the Paddy Power account?

About €25 after all fees/conversions or thereabouts?

15-11-2019 11:19am

mrcheez wrote: »

So say you had €50 credit. How much in the end actually ends up in the Paddy Power account?

About €25 after all fees/conversions or thereabouts?

https://www.boards.ie/search/submit/?thread=2057869861&query=coingate

35 euro credit ~ 13 euro

Stupify · 15-11-2019 11:24am

So is the play store working now for 3 credit? Anybody tried recently?

Raoul · 15-11-2019 11:44am

Stupify wrote: »

So is the play store working now for 3 credit? Anybody tried recently?

I tried yesterday and it didn't work.

youcancallmeal · 15-11-2019 2:26pm

Stupify wrote: »

So is the play store working now for 3 credit? Anybody tried recently?

I just bought 2 ebooks from the play store with 3 credit so it's working fine for me

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

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