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Free Revolut physical card (normally €6)

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    #122
    Red Silurian
    Registered Users Posts: 8,368 ✭✭✭Red Silurian


    Muahahaha wrote: »
    if using this card on Amazon/ebay do you pay UK vat or Irish?

    Can't speak for eBay but the vat rate on Amazon is determined by your delivery address, not your card issuer so it doesn't make a difference


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    #123
    south
    Registered Users Posts: 1,625 ✭✭✭south


    upandcumming wrote: »
    Are they still available at this point?

    The never asked for payment anyway. I did have a small balance in my account though


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    #124
    J.pilkington
    Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 1,331 ✭✭✭J.pilkington


    to avoid confusion / frustration for new users, you need to wait for ID to be verified, once this happens you will have a black card with a number on it. You then need to delete this card and add a new physical one, only then will you get free delivery option.


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    #125
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Got this email 2 days after I paid €6 for a card :(


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    #126
    __..__
    Registered Users Posts: 452 ✭✭__..__


    So how do you use this card.
    If I order from amazon do I just add is a a master card debit card?
    Or is it a mastercard Credit card?
    And how much do revolute charge to topup?


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    #127
    The high horse brigade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,456 ✭✭✭The high horse brigade


    mrcheez wrote: »
    Hmm still not seeing the benefits of contactless when the downsides are far more prevalent. I wouldn't generally lose anything but I also wouldn't normally expect to find someone's hand in my pocket as I did in a crowded subway in Buenos Aires a few years back.

    So I'd rather spend the extra 3 seconds and suffer the "inconvenience" of having to enter my PIN every time I use it if it means more security.

    You can disable contactless on a Revolut card, something you can't do with the debit cards issued by most banks. You can even disable the card and enable it only when needed. The point of a Revolut or any other disposable debit card is that you don't use them as a current account but top them up as needed


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    #128
    Carroller
    Registered Users Posts: 1,505 ✭✭✭Carroller


    I tried signing up is it normal im asked to deposit 100 euro before I receive a card number


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    #129
    J.pilkington
    Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 1,331 ✭✭✭J.pilkington


    __..__ wrote: »
    So how do you use this card.
    If I order from amazon do I just add is a a master card debit card?
    Or is it a mastercard Credit card?
    And how much do revolute charge to topup?

    Seriously read the thread (or at least the last few pages) / google. It has been covered at least 10 times on this thread and probably 100s of times on boards and 1000s on google


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    #130
    __..__
    Registered Users Posts: 452 ✭✭__..__


    J.pilkington wrote: »
    Seriously read the thread (or at least the last few pages) / google. It has been covered at least 10 times on this thread and probably 100s of times on boards and 1000s on google


    Well thanks for a great answer to a simple question. It would have been quicker just to answer the question.
    I'll just go back and read 9 pages again so.

    Ive another question for anyone who actually feels like helping though.
    I tried to verify using a photo of me and my passport. Then it said they failed verification. So I went into verify identity again and now it want a copy of my Switerland visa or a picture of my residence card?
    Im Irish by the way and never been to Switerland.
    Anyone else ever get that.


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    #131
    wotzgoingon
    Registered Users Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    __..__ wrote: »
    Well thanks for a great answer to a simple question. It would have been quicker just to answer the question.
    I'll just go back and read 9 pages again so.

    Ive another question for anyone who actually feels like helping though.
    I tried to verify using a photo of me and my passport. Then it said they failed verification. So I went into verify identity again and now it want a copy of my Switerland visa or a picture of my residence card?
    Im Irish by the way and never been to Switerland.
    Anyone else ever get that.

    It's a long time since I signed up but I didn't have to do anything like that afair it only took a few minutes.


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    #132
    __..__
    Registered Users Posts: 452 ✭✭__..__


    wotzgoingon wrote: »
    It's a long time since I signed up but I didn't have to do anything like that afair it only took a few minutes.

    Maybe they didn't like the look of me :)


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    #133
    ECookie13
    Registered Users Posts: 443 ✭✭ECookie13


    Are the free cards gone ? Don't want to add €10 if there isn't any free cards left.


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    #134
    ZeitgeistGlee
    Registered Users Posts: 1,566 ✭✭✭ZeitgeistGlee


    ECookie13 wrote: »
    Are the free cards gone ? Don't want to add €10 if there isn't any free cards left.

    Just worked there for me.


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    #135
    padair
    Registered Users Posts: 1,314 ✭✭✭padair


    Just worked for me and herself. Cheers op, was going to order a touch card but wasn't willing to pay 6 quid delivery


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    #136
    mrcheez
    Registered Users Posts: 13,618 ✭✭✭✭mrcheez


    The high horse brigade wrote: »
    You can disable contactless on a Revolut card, something you can't do with the debit cards issued by most banks. You can even disable the card and enable it only when needed. The point of a Revolut or any other disposable debit card is that you don't use them as a current account but top them up as needed

    That's fine, but I guess the point I was making is that the only benefit for me personally of the new card is the extended expiry date as I don't really see the benefit of the contactless option (my current card not having it).


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    #137
    GhostyMcGhost
    Registered Users Posts: 1,349 ✭✭✭GhostyMcGhost


    mrcheez wrote: »
    That's fine, but I guess the point I was making is that the only benefit for me personally of the new card is the extended expiry date as I don't really see the benefit of the contactless option (my current card not having it).

    The one thing that bugged me with the old card was the numbers being raised but in same colour as card meaning camera etc couldn’t pick up the numbers on it

    First world problems eh? .... anyway if revolut ever do support Apple Pay it will be surely with the new card provider meaning would need new card anyway

    Since it’s free, nothing to lose by getting it


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    #138
    wolfyboy555
    Registered Users Posts: 1,428 ✭✭✭wolfyboy555


    Cheers OP had an old card from the start so nice to be able to update for free.


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    #139
    bittihuduga
    Registered Users Posts: 1,870 ✭✭✭bittihuduga


    is the new free card contactless?


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    #140
    Aquos76
    Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 9,026 Mod ✭✭✭✭Aquos76


    bittihuduga wrote: »
    is the new free card contactless?

    Yeah it is.


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    #141
    mik_da_man
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 9,926 ✭✭✭mik_da_man


    Managed to switch my address to Ireland and get my free card, cheers OP


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    #142
    Padraig Mor
    Registered Users Posts: 9,532 ✭✭✭Padraig Mor


    Have used my contactless Revolut card quite a bit over the last few weeks, in Ireland and the UK. Must say that the reliability of the contactless function is VERY spotty - fails 30% of the time I'd say. Caused me quite a bit of delay at Gatwick on Friday as it meant I had to queue to buy a ticket rather just go through the gate. Also a number of failures when used online.


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    #143
    Wheety
    Registered Users Posts: 5,510 ✭✭✭Wheety


    Padraig Mor wrote: »
    Have used my contactless Revolut card quite a bit over the last few weeks, in Ireland and the UK. Must say that the reliability of the contactless function is VERY spotty - fails 30% of the time I'd say. Caused me quite a bit of delay at Gatwick on Friday as it meant I had to queue to buy a ticket rather just go through the gate. Also a number of failures when used online.

    Did you have all the security settings turned off?

    Is this the general experience?


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    #144
    Vic_08
    Registered Users Posts: 3,041 ✭✭✭Vic_08


    Padraig Mor wrote: »
    Have used my contactless Revolut card quite a bit over the last few weeks, in Ireland and the UK. Must say that the reliability of the contactless function is VERY spotty - fails 30% of the time I'd say. Caused me quite a bit of delay at Gatwick on Friday as it meant I had to queue to buy a ticket rather just go through the gate. Also a number of failures when used online.

    Did you have a high enough balance on the card for the contactless? I am not sure of the procedure used for them but I do know that you need enough balance for the journey to be valid, from Gatwick AFAIR it is £14 minimum.

    I have found the odd website refusing the card, similar to another prepaid debit card I had, I don't use contactless so can't say about that.


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    #145
    illdoit2morrow
    Registered Users Posts: 744 ✭✭✭illdoit2morrow


    Cheers Op, i didn't realise i could avail of the contactless card myself.


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    #146
    Padraig Mor
    Registered Users Posts: 9,532 ✭✭✭Padraig Mor


    Wheety wrote: »
    Did you have all the security settings turned off?
    Yip, all off.
    Vic_08 wrote: »
    Did you have a high enough balance on the card for the contactless? I am not sure of the procedure used for them but I do know that you need enough balance for the journey to be valid, from Gatwick AFAIR it is £14 minimum.
    Considerably higher than required. Gatwick min balance is £8.10 BTW - as I found out when I topped up Oyster to £7 (only going to East Croydon so £3 trip) and it was refused, so had to queue again to top it up over the £8.10!

    I mean, I think Revolut is great so far, but there's no way you can 100% depend on it!


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    #147
    Quackster
    Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 5,735 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quackster


    You need to have £10 minimum on Revolut before making your first Oyster journey as £10 is blocked until the final fare is determined.


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    #148
    Padraig Mor
    Registered Users Posts: 9,532 ✭✭✭Padraig Mor


    Quackster wrote: »
    You need to have £10 minimum on Revolut before making your first Oyster journey as £10 is blocked until the final fare is determined.

    I had over a grand on it so presumably that wasn't an issue!


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    #149
    DDC1990
    Registered Users Posts: 10,361 ✭✭✭✭DDC1990


    It asked me for €50 top up not €10. Weird.


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    #150
    Aquos76
    Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 9,026 Mod ✭✭✭✭Aquos76


    J.pilkington wrote: »
    to avoid confusion / frustration for new users, you need to wait for ID to be verified, once this happens you will have a black card with a number on it. You then need to delete this card and add a new physical one, only then will you get free delivery option.

    The black card has nothing to do with verification, if anyone has a black card showing all the need to do is log out of the app and then log back in. Revolut will send you a six digit verification code when logging back in. Once logged back in, the black coloured card will be gone.


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    #151
    StereoSound
    Registered Users Posts: 2,155 ✭✭✭StereoSound


    I ordered the contactless to replace my original non contactless card. The new card being issued has a different number on it so I assume I can cut up my old Revolut card now or is it still valid until I start using the new one?


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