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

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    #362
    pl4ichjgy17zwd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,053 ✭✭✭pl4ichjgy17zwd


    Stecknight wrote:
    After today I'm unable to select three phone credit to pay in Google market place, can some let me know if you are experiencing the same issue?

    Mine is showing the same, but it's happened a few times with 3 on weekends, I'm not sure if they do some updating or something. Hoping it solves itself overnight


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    #363
    nsa0bupkd3948x
    Closed Accounts Posts: 783 ✭✭✭nsa0bupkd3948x


    Three carrier billing has stopped being an option for me. Last time I checked on Thursday it worked. Hopefully its only temporary.


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    #364
    Stecknight
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭Stecknight


    Just tried this morning and three was available again.

    Thanks :)


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    #365
    BKWDR
    Registered Users Posts: 2,172 ✭✭✭BKWDR


    Things I used it for

    Paying for Last Pass sub for year
    Paying for run keeper sun for year
    Paying for strava premium per month

    Actually while you are here, originally had set up LIGHTROOM CC on 3 bill but it was down so had to set it to PayPal. Now I can't put it back to 3 bill unless I put a credit card as my primary payment method on Google play... Any work around?


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    #366
    fixXxer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,283 ✭✭✭fixXxer


    BKWDR wrote: »
    Things I used it for

    Paying for Last Pass sub for year
    Paying for run keeper sun for year
    Paying for strava premium per month

    Actually while you are here, originally had set up LIGHTROOM CC on 3 bill but it was down so had to set it to PayPal. Now I can't put it back to 3 bill unless I put a credit card as my primary payment method on Google play... Any work around?

    Lightroom paid for with credit would be amazing. I stopped using it because of the monthly sub but with credit would be perfect.


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    #367
    corcaigh07
    Registered Users Posts: 6,244 ✭✭✭corcaigh07


    Excess credit with Vodafone on iOS is useless I take it bar text competitions and parking.


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    #368
    BigDinny
    Registered Users Posts: 43 ✭BigDinny


    fixxxer wrote: »
    Lightroom paid for with credit would be amazing. I stopped using it because of the monthly sub but with credit would be perfect.

    I just tried to upgrade on my phone and it works out at €4.99 per month from my 3 credit.


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    #369
    BKWDR
    Registered Users Posts: 2,172 ✭✭✭BKWDR


    BigDinny wrote: »
    I just tried to upgrade on my phone and it works out at €4.99 per month from my 3 credit.

    Yah I had that working away nicely and then for whatever reason it stopped and I used PayPal and now I can't use 3 to pay anymore


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    #370
    gazzaman22
    Registered Users Posts: 900 ✭✭✭gazzaman22


    Long shot here....Any body find a way to top up a three PAYG account from left over vodafone credit?
    Or
    vise versa.... Three credit to top up a vodafone account...


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    #371
    RossieMan
    Registered Users Posts: 6,766 ✭✭✭RossieMan


    Doesn't exist.


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    #372
    gazzaman22
    Registered Users Posts: 900 ✭✭✭gazzaman22


    So instead of trawling this thread looking for ideas, Has anyone complied a list of the best use of the excess credit?


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    #373
    Fuzzy_Dunlop
    Registered Users Posts: 5,493 ✭✭✭Fuzzy_Dunlop


    gazzaman22 wrote: »
    So instead of trawling this thread looking for ideas, Has anyone complied a list of the best use of the excess credit?

    First post in the thread is a good starting point.


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    #374
    RossieMan
    Registered Users Posts: 6,766 ✭✭✭RossieMan


    Yea pretty much nothing else. Youtube premium is worth it in my opinion.


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    #375
    Asus X540L
    Registered Users Posts: 1,448 ✭✭✭Asus X540L


    RossieMan wrote: »
    Yea pretty much nothing else. Youtube premium is worth it in my opinion.


    Is it?
    Cobra Kai is the only decent thing on it as far as I can see.
    And google still haven't blocked the ad-block add-on.


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    #376
    RossieMan
    Registered Users Posts: 6,766 ✭✭✭RossieMan


    Well my credit is doing nothing. I cant be arsed with the ad blocker ****ing up some of my other apps.

    Depends on what youd do with the credit otherwise.


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    #377
    mightybashful
    Registered Users Posts: 1,254 ✭✭✭mightybashful


    Looks like you can pay for NordVPN. But at the jaw dropping price of €90 per year....


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    #378
    lulzordan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 89 ✭✭lulzordan


    For 7euro p/m you can subscribe to di.fm premium radio through their app. You also get premium access to their other websites/apps

    Depending on the site/app you've got EDM/Rock/Jazz/Classical music, pretty good radio to stream when you don't know what to listen to.


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    #379
    editorsean
    Registered Users Posts: 777 ✭✭✭editorsean


    The Tunein Radio Pro app is another one worth considering (not to be confused with Tunein Premium). The €11 price tag is rather expensive for an App, but worth spending credit on (one off purchase) if you regularly listen to live radio or would like to record. No more annoying ads when launching Tunein or switching stations.

    The Pro version can schedule recordings, which is useful if you don't want to pay for a streaming music radio service. Just schedule a recording in the middle of the night of a station that plays music, e.g. 4-6am on RTÉ Radio 1 for oldies. Many music playing stations do not have DJs or ad-breaks during the early hours of the morning. It's generally the only time I listen to live FM radio in my car such as when picking up or dropping off family for an early-morning airport express bus.


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    #380
    BKWDR
    Registered Users Posts: 2,172 ✭✭✭BKWDR


    mightybashful wrote: »
    Looks like you can pay for NordVPN. But at the jaw dropping price of €90 per year....

    Just on that, there is a 30e limit that you are allowed pay in credit for any app


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    #381
    go4it
    Registered Users Posts: 455 ✭✭go4it


    I'm still hoping that someone with coding skills will do a simple/cheap app where he can sell in-app 'vouchers' for 20 euro and give us back 10 euro ( even as a vdf top up code ) ; google takes 30% and he keeps 20%


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    #382
    RossieMan
    Registered Users Posts: 6,766 ✭✭✭RossieMan


    It doesn't work like that at all. What about the cost of buying the voucher? If it was that simple, whybdont you do it? Or why have others closed down? The costs involved are top high to make any money on it.


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    #383
    Birneybau
    Registered Users Posts: 10,220 ✭✭✭✭Birneybau


    What's to stop someone self publishing any old piece of cr@p and using their credit to buy it on the play store? Money straight back bar Google's cut.

    Old school essays etc.

    Actually, they seem not to be taking any new self published authors on at the moment but maybe if you have your own 'Smelly Cat' or something sitting around a hard drive.


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    #384
    Rumple Fugly
    Registered Users Posts: 180 ✭✭Rumple Fugly


    So three have taken some of my accumulated credit from me, I had €100 (I think!) unused credit and now only have €85. It says at the bottom of their site :
    “If you make at least one chargeable call every six months, you will keep your top-up credit active and prevent it from expiring. If you don't do this, your cash credit will expire after six months of non-use“
    Just a reminder for everyone to make that one call. I use my sim in a router so I’ll need to pop it into a fone and ring somebody!


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    #385
    mrcheez
    Registered Users Posts: 13,618 ✭✭✭✭mrcheez


    Rumple Fugly wrote: »
    So three have taken some of my accumulated credit from me, I had €100 (I think!) unused credit and now only have €85. It says at the bottom of their site :
    “If you make at least one chargeable call every six months, you will keep your top-up credit active and prevent it from expiring. If you don't do this, your cash credit will expire after six months of non-use“
    Just a reminder for everyone to make that one call. I use my sim in a router so I’ll need to pop it into a fone and ring somebody!

    damn.. €15 is no small amount in Bargain Alerts land

    Price of 15 Fulfil bars :)


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    #386
    Rumple Fugly
    Registered Users Posts: 180 ✭✭Rumple Fugly


    Sh*tballs...5 second call to a meteor (eir) number = 50c!


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    #387
    RossieMan
    Registered Users Posts: 6,766 ✭✭✭RossieMan


    yea do it later in the evening ;)


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    #388
    Hococop
    Registered Users Posts: 5,737 ✭✭✭Hococop


    Would a text work?


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    #389
    RossieMan
    Registered Users Posts: 6,766 ✭✭✭RossieMan


    Yea, but most bundles give you free texts so its a no go area really.


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    #390
    Quackster
    Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 5,735 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quackster


    Rumple Fugly wrote: »
    Sh*tballs...5 second call to a meteor (eir) number = 50c!

    This is where using your Three credit to buy Yolla or Viber credit is a godsend! Then use Yolla/Viber for calling other networks at a fraction of the cost.


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    #391
    mrcheez
    Registered Users Posts: 13,618 ✭✭✭✭mrcheez


    Quackster wrote: »
    This is where using your Three credit to buy Yolla or Viber credit is a godsend! Then use Yolla/Viber for calling other networks at a fraction of the cost.

    Don't think that will count in this instance. You need to use your Three credit to make the call to ensure it doesn't expire.


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