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  • 14-09-2008 12:17AM
    #1
    brianthebard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,165 ✭✭✭✭


    1) can you subscribe using a laser card?

    2) if not, can this be changed please? kthnksbai
    Post edited by Shield on


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  • #2
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,333 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    Don't think so, think it's something to do with paypal. As for changing that it would probably take a lot of development time and money so not really worth it I'd imagine.


  • #3
    Adam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,866 ✭✭✭Adam


    yeah, laser is not an option. ruggie bear used to allow people give him the cash and he'd set it up using his credit card i think.


  • #4
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Probably charges involved if boards setup subscriptions via Laser. You could try getting a 3v card (3v.ie), link to Paypal and then pay that way.


  • #5
    brianthebard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,165 ✭✭✭✭brianthebard


    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    Don't think so, think it's something to do with paypal. As for changing that it would probably take a lot of development time and money so not really worth it I'd imagine.

    But nearly everyone has a laser card at this stage, do you really think it wouldn't be worth it? I know I could get a 3v voucher, but they are a pain in the ass tbh, and when so many other Irish websites offer laser usage I thought it wouldn't be too outrageous a suggestion.


  • #6
    eVeNtInE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,020 ✭✭✭eVeNtInE


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  • #7
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,414 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    brianthebard wrote: »
    when so many other Irish websites offer laser usage I thought it wouldn't be too outrageous a suggestion.

    The difference is that they're commercial sites and would have a much higher volume of people wanting to pay for something every day. To be able to utilise laser costs money, and for a non-compulsory subscription site like here having a laser payment option for a handful of transactions every week just wouldn't be cost effective, both in terms of service charges and development time.


  • #8
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,333 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    brianthebard wrote: »
    But nearly everyone has a laser card at this stage, do you really think it wouldn't be worth it?

    To be perfectly honest, yes. Getting this to work and making it 100% secure would take a long time and I imagine it wouldn't work out cheap.


  • #9
    brianthebard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,165 ✭✭✭✭brianthebard


    OK fair enough, didn't realise it would be so costly to boards.


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