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I'm selling stuff on eBay currently, and I should have enough money to buy the Nexus 4. All my sales are going to PayPal though.
To my knowledge, Google and PayPal don't play nicely together. eBay for instance (I guess being with PayPal) bans the use of Google Wallet on their site. Play Store doesn't allow payment with PayPal.
I could just send the funds from PayPal to my bank account, but it seems my bank doesn't want to offer me a debit card (I'll have to look back into this though) Google Wallet also doesn't seem to be able to just take funds from Bank Accounts either. I had an idea of requesting a PayPal Debit Card and just using that on Google Wallet, but I'm not entirely sure if I'll be approved (waiting to hear back from them on this, but if I'm not approved, I'd rather have a backup plan).
Any suggestions as to what I can do?
So you bank didn't give you a debit card with Visa logo on it. Maybe I missed it.
my bank doesn't want to offer me a debit card
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Are you kidding me o_0 which bank are you using, get rid of them ASAP. And paypal also give a debit card so check everything again.
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Are you kidding me o_0 which bank are you using, get rid of them ASAP. And paypal also give a debit card so check everything again.
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I'll try checking with them tomorrow about it but I thought before I recall them not offering me a card for some reason.
espionage724 said:
I'll try checking with them tomorrow about it but I thought before I recall them not offering me a card for some reason.
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If that's the case, why on earth would you stay with them? Go with a local credit union, or Charles Schwab (no fees, free check card, lets you cash checks through a smartphone app).
If you get a Paypal debit card, you can set it up to use your bank account as a back-up funding source if your Paypal account has no balance.
It's a debit card, not credit, so I don't see why you wouldn't be approved. The only thing is that if you're planning to purchase the N4 on opening day, the card may not arrive by then.
So it seems my bank won't give me a card because of my credit score or something along those lines. I'll have to look more into this a bit later though.
Still didn't hear anything from PayPal about their debit card thing either.
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So it seems my bank won't give me a card because of my credit score or something along those lines. I'll have to look more into this a bit later though.
Still didn't hear anything from PayPal about their debit card thing either.
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Credit score matters with a debit card?
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Credit score matters with a debit card?
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Banks actually do a credit check nowadays just to let you open a current account. Another reason for needing a credit score with a debit card is because if Visa pre-authorises a transaction even though you don't have funds in your account, your bank has to honour the payment. This can and does does happen, if you withdraw all your money from your account at a cash machine then go and use your debit card straight away the Visa database still lags thinking you still the balance before you took your money out and authorises the payment. And guess what? The bank still debits your account, put your account in arrears, minus money in your account means lending money to you, which means they're taking bigger risks because of your crappy credit rating. Banks can't risk that can they? better safe than sorry.
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Banks actually do a credit check nowadays just to let you open a current account. Another reason for needing a credit score with a debit card is because if Visa pre-authorises a transaction even though you don't have funds in your account, your bank has to honour the payment. This can and does does happen, if you withdraw all your money from your account at a cash machine then go and use your debit card straight away the Visa database still lags thinking you still the balance before you took your money out and authorises the payment. And guess what? The bank still debits your account, put your account in arrears, minus money in your account means lending money to you, which means they're taking bigger risks because of your crappy credit rating. Banks can't risk that can they? better safe than sorry.
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I learn something new every day :good:
Goto Walmart and get a Walmart money card. Its a preloaded debit card that you can use with direct deposit. Basically a checking account with out a bank. Also has free bill pay and most frayed of a traditional checking.
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Goto Walmart and get a Walmart money card. Its a preloaded debit card that you can use with direct deposit. Basically a checking account with out a bank. Also has free bill pay and most frayed of a traditional checking.
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I was actually just at Walmart earlier and saw one of these cards; are they usable on Play Store? I thought I heard something about virtual credit cards or something
Edit: Someone also brought up the Play Store Gift cards, which I also saw at Walmart. Would anything stop me from just buying $300+ worth of gift cards, and redeeming them all on my account?
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Edit: Just checked my email, looks like I was approved for a PayPal Debit Card
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So it seems my bank won't give me a card because of my credit score or something along those lines. I'll have to look more into this a bit later though.
Still didn't hear anything from PayPal about their debit card thing either.
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this is a lie, it would really be useful if you say the name of the bank, even my girlfriend that has really bad credit got a debit card when she opened a checking account.
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this is a lie, it would really be useful if you say the name of the bank, even my girlfriend that has really bad credit got a debit card when she opened a checking account.
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Charleroi Federal Savings Bank
Banks will deny you a debit card if you are on a high risk checking account. Like if you write to many bad checks or have over drawn you're account too many times.
Credit scores may come in to play as well if you are young and have very little banking history. Debit cards are just as risky as credit cards for both the Banks and the consumer. They both allow you to spend more than what is available to you (credit limit or account balance, both can be exceeded).
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Banks will deny you a debit card if you are on a high risk checking account. Like if you write to many bad checks or have over drawn you're account too many times.
Credit scores may come in to play as well if you are young and have very little banking history. Debit cards are just as risky as credit cards for both the Banks and the consumer. They both allow you to spend more than what is available to you (credit limit or account balance, both can be exceeded).
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Ah, I see. I'm guessing my credit score might be pretty bad due to whatever a relative might of done with my personal info or something, but idk (I personally never actually signed up for a credit card); probably something I should figure out real soon...
As for the PayPal debit card, is there any reports of it arriving sooner then 7-10 days?
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Ah, I see. I'm guessing my credit score might be pretty bad due to whatever a relative might of done with my personal info or something, but idk (I personally never actually signed up for a credit card); probably something I should figure out real soon...
As for the PayPal debit card, is there any reports of it arriving sooner then 7-10 days?
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It took about a week to get mine.
this is what i don't get. why doesn't google let us pay with paypal? Is it because of competition with google wallet or something else?
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this is what i don't get. why doesn't google let us pay with paypal? Is it because of competition with google wallet or something else?
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I believe it is because of competition. eBay banned Google Wallet, PayPal won't let you deposit funds to Google Wallet, Google won't let you pay with a PayPal account directly :/
Hi,
I'm 18, and I'm looking to purchase the Nexus 4, but I do not have a credit card. I don't want to ask my parents for their credit card so I was wondering whether or not I can purchase the phone using the Play Store gift cards?
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Hey why don't you use a prepaid visa or MasterCard.If you wondering how a prepaid credit card work and how to get one you can pm me and I will tell you what you need to do. Take care!!!
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lol go buy $350 worth of Google credit!! Never heard of anyone doing that before!
From the google play gift card site:
"*Google Play gift cards cannot be redeemed for Android app subscriptions, magazine subscriptions, or hardware and accessory purchases. Refer to the Google Play Gift Card Terms and Conditions for more details. Content subject to availability by country."
You could go the prepaid visa or master-card route.
Better advice is for you to go to a bank or credit union and open a savings and a checking account. Get a debit card off your checking account and you can buy the phone with that. Look into a secured credit card as a possible way to build credit, at 18 you most likely have no credit history.
^ Yeah, Checkings and Savings accounts can be setup quickly. I opened up an account at Wells Fargo in 15-20 minutes with an employee and having a debit card is really nice for Amazon, Paypal, Google Play, and other online services. I'm 19.
Just give your parents cash and use their card. Or open a bank account.
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ImmenseGT said:
Hi,
I'm 18, and I'm looking to purchase the Nexus 4, but I do not have a credit card. I don't want to ask my parents for their credit card so I was wondering whether or not I can purchase the phone using the Play Store gift cards?
-Thanks
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Buy a green dot card at walmart. Most banks also offer something similar, a prepaid debit card to be used as a universal gift card. You could give your parents the money and have them buy the card from their bank for you. Or just set up a bank account, they're damn near necessary now days.
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Hey why don't you use a prepaid visa or MasterCard.If you wondering how a prepaid credit card work and how to get one you can pm me and I will tell you what you need to do. Take care!!!
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Are you guys sure it'll work with a prepaid credit card? Aren't they considered a "virtual credit card" as well?
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A Virtual Credit Card (VCC) cannot be used with your purchase in the device store. Also, at this time, the country of your credit card must match the the country to which you're shipping.
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Thanks for the replies, I'll stop by Wells Fargo or CitiBank today.
Didn't see that bit. I'm going to guess that no they are not considered virtual credit cards. One of my banks does the virtual credit card, the way it works is if your about to make a purchase from a merchant you don't trust you can generate a one time use credit card number that only allows the amount you specify. They typically expire in 24hrs.
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Are you guys sure it'll work with a prepaid credit card? Aren't they considered a "virtual credit card" as well?
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Yeah okay, it sounds crazy but hear me out. I've never used Expansys, but guys on here seem to like them. I've always used Handtec (love them) and Negri (not crazy about them, but never a major problem)
So last night I place an order for 3 SGS4's (i9500) with expansys, using a credit card. This is the same credit card I've had for many years, I've used it to order *countless* phones from Handtec, Negri, etc. I prefer Google Checkout. Never an issue.
I get this email today:
Thank you for your order, however I'm afraid that we are unable to
accept it as a credit card order.
If you would still like us to ship your order you can pay for it by
bank transfer or Amazon checkout. .
Amazon Checkout can only be utilized if the item ordered is in stock and you will
need to create an account with Amazon (if you do not have one already) and be
subject to their security checks.
Please send a response email if you are willing to pay for your products via wire
transfer or wish to pay with Amazon checkout.
You must contact us via email so we can make sure the shipping charges are correct
before you send the wire payment.
We will send you wire instructions and the amount due. Your order will be
processed immediately upon receipt of funds in our account.
If you wish to pay with Amazon checkout, we will cancel this order and you will
need to place a new order and select that payment option.
Your credit card has not and will not be charged.
Thank you for placing your order with eXpansys.
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Okay, so I called them up to find out the problem. All he could tell me was due to security they can't accept *a* credit card. (not just *my* credit card) So I asked about going through Amazon. (I'm a prime member) He tells me they can't do that either, until the phones are actually in stock. So my ONLY choice is to pay a fee, and do a bank transfer. (which boggles my mind... the phones won't be shipping for at least 1.5 weeks)
So now what? Negri is the only other place with the I9500s, and they want $75 more per phone. I wish Handtec had them, but they only have the I9505s.
Is there something else I can do, or someone else I can talk to? I told they guy the only option I have is to use Negri, he didn't care. What am I missing?
(yes this is half rant, half question...)
Is your shipping or billing address different to the address attached to the card? sometimes they don't like that :s
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Is your shipping or billing address different to the address attached to the card? sometimes they don't like that :s
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No, everything is the same. Like I said, it wasn't an issue with my credit card, but any credit card. My ONLY option was a bank transfer.
Its looking like I'm going to have to use Negri.
Are you talking USA or the Brits? I have used a credit card at the USA website several times.
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Are you talking USA or the Brits? I have used a credit card at the USA website several times.
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USA. The order was for 3, totaling $2300 ish.
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Hmmmm, wonder if it's the amount either in dollars or number of phones? Might try and see if the website will accept an order for one. If they don't there is something up with your card. I can only go back to last years order but I made that one with a different card that was subsequently cancled do to a mass security leak. At any rate I have used two different cards there for sure. If they do accept the order you could order them one at a time I suppose. Guess if there was no time cruntch that would be the cheaper route.
Wire transfers bank to bank should not be that expensive, I have done a number of them for watches and never paid more than 40 dollars so that would still be quite a bit cheaper than Negri. IMO another route would be to call up and ask to be escalated up to someone who has the authority to make a call. I would guess if buying 3 that person might be willing to deduct it from the total price.
They made it VERY clear that it wasn't anything to do with my particular card. He just said no card could be used at all.
I'm going to try and get ahold of someone else tomorrow.
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I have ordered from them before, but only once and no issues. The dollar amount and qty of phones could be the issue and perhaps they are concerned about fraud given the popularity of the phones, risk of not getting paid if it were a case of fraud, etc.
I would say its a tough call, doing a $2300 transfer is something I wouldn't do no matter how much I liked a reseller, you could wait until they are in stock, but you risk them selling out quickly.
What kind of guarantee are they giving you if you needed to cancel the order, how long to get the funds back, are there any fee's etc. Would they do something to offset the fee's, say a credit towards accessories, etc? Never hurts to ask and that is a nice order.
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I have ordered from them before, but only once and no issues. The dollar amount and qty of phones could be the issue and perhaps they are concerned about fraud given the popularity of the phones, risk of not getting paid if it were a case of fraud, etc.
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Yeah, I can understand that. Heck when I saw the email I thought "okay, gotta call em up" But they didn't even ask. And I called less than 10 minutes after getting the email. The guy didn't even wanna deal with me.
The person who sent me the email had already gone home, so I dealt with him. I emailed her back, perhaps I'll hear something tomorrow.
I bought my gt-i9100 and motorola xoom off of expansys. First time cc worked no problem second time they asked for money transfer which I did. Everything went fine they shipped right away. Just make sure you ask the to fill out the international warranty papers in the box.
If you'd like to PM me I can get to the bottom of this for you. Is your CC by chance issued outside of the USA? That is what initially comes to mind.
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Corey
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If you'd like to PM me I can get to the bottom of this for you. Is your CC by chance issued outside of the USA? That is what initially comes to mind.
Regards,
Corey
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Nah, its a normal US CC. Ive used it for some pretty large phone purchases with Handtec and Negri in the past. (some of my friends don't have their crap together, so they pay me to order them phones)
PM me order Ref and I can look at it.
Hopefully the OP wont mind since I reckon he is interested as well... When do you anticipate stock and subsequent shipment Corey?
In my case, contacted UK Expansys for a quote, as US chat support told me to contact their UK division for a quote, with European tax and warranty. Two days and no reply yet :/ Support it's not serious at all and this could be a problem in case warranty support it's needed.
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Hopefully the OP wont mind since I reckon he is interested as well... When do you anticipate stock and subsequent shipment Corey?
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limited amount of white landing today, but our annual inventory starts at noon. If fedex gets to us by 10:30am, all white backorders go out today.
Bummer, I'm in early but for the black. Thanks for the update regardless.
Just an FYI for the thread, Corey was able to take care of the problem for me, but I had already placed an order w/Negri. (it shipped the very next day, no time to cancel)
Hi, all...
Does anybody know anything about Google PlayStore Gift Cards ?
I don't have a credit card (but do have a debit card), and there's a fair number of apps I would like to buy from PlayStore...
...and these Gift Cards seem like a viable alternative for somebody who doesn't have a credit card.
So, how do they work? Does one need a credit card in order to redeem one? Do they have anything to do with Google Wallet?
I'm aware this question has little to do with the Nexus 7 generally, but in my defence, the stuff I'll be buying will be Nexus 7 related... for example, franco.Kernel updater.
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So if anybody has any experience of using these cards, and any details they could provide... it would be very much appreciated.
I would hate to buy one... and then find (for whatever reason), I can't use it.
Thanks in advance.
Rgrds,
Ged.
I use them all the time. It just goes straight to your google account. You can even do app refunds with them. Go get one man their cool.
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Dno if any1 knows, but since I purchased my N7 when that deal was on, I got £15 play credit.
However I still have 59p of it left, which is unusable as most apps are 62p or higher.
If I purchased another £15, would my 59p be added on, so its £15.59 or would it just go to £15 and I'd loose my credit?
THANKS!
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Dno if any1 knows, but since I purchased my N7 when that deal was on, I got £15 play credit.
However I still have 59p of it left, which is unusable as most apps are 62p or higher.
If I purchased another £15, would my 59p be added on, so its £15.59 or would it just go to £15 and I'd loose my credit?
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When you redeem a card, it goes into your Google account. Any added credit is lumped into that sum.
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When you redeem a card, it goes into your Google account. Any added credit is lumped into that sum.
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Sweet cheers bud,
I've paid for apps using a debit card before.
Credit card seems to be just an American wording
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I've paid for apps using a debit card before.
Credit card seems to be just an American wording
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I too have paid for apps on Debit Card, however I'd prefer to have a pre-paid card applied. (Too many transactions in my account as it is)!
And Credit Card has nothing to do with Americans.
Debit Card = You need Funds in your account to buy items etc, and have a very small if any over-draft.
Credit Card = You need 0 Money what so ever, the card pays for the items and add's it as "Credit" to your account, then at the end of every month you pay the credit off. Its a type of loan sort of, hard to explain.
I know the difference, what I meant was that they don't seem to define a difference between the two in America that I've come across.
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I know the difference, what I meant was that they don't seem to define a difference between the two in America that I've come across.
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Well, in America, I've never seen a debit card that can't be processed as either debit or credit. As long as the money is in my account, I can use my debit card as credit or debit. The only real difference is that some point of sale transactions take longer to process if I run my card as credit.
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Well, in America, I've never seen a debit card that can't be processed as either debit or credit. As long as the money is in my account, I can use my debit card as credit or debit. The only real difference is that some point of sale transactions take longer to process if I run my card as credit.
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Thanks everybody for your input.... (sorry for not getting back sooner, but been busy with family stuff).
I recall trying to use a debit card a while ago, and for some reason it didn't work. So I suspected I needed a credit card... or maybe I was just doing something wrong.
Anyway... I've bought a Google Play Store gift card, and I intend to buy several more... 'cos they're really easy to use!
Spent the past couple of days splurging (relatively speaking)... updated Apex to PRO, Titanium to PRO, got HD Widgets, francos updater app, Temple Run Oz and a whole slew of other stuff.
Just got be careful I don't HARDBRICK.... my wallet!!.
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For anybody considering buying one of these Gift Cards, but might be a bit reticent (as I was) - here is how they work.
(This is from my experience as a UK user... it might be slightly different elsewhere.)
First, you definitely don't need a credit OR debit card (this was my primary concern) to use one.
Just buy the Gift Card... they come in £10, £25 and £50 denominations.
Scratch of the cards backpanel... this yields an alphanumeric code.
On your Nexus 7, open the PlayStore App. From the menu, select the 'Redeem' option.
Enter the alphanumeric code from the Gift Card.
On first use, you will be requested to set up a Google Wallet... this just requests your Google Account password and your postcode.
And that's it... you are now free to buy whatever you want from PlayStore.
Rgrds,
Ged.
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Well, in America, I've never seen a debit card that can't be processed as either debit or credit. As long as the money is in my account, I can use my debit card as credit or debit. The only real difference is that some point of sale transactions take longer to process if I run my card as credit.
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You can't have a Debit card that acts as a Credit Card, they're two totally different processes.
Hense the name difference. Debit is just "Credit" that you already have, a.k.a Money, Credit is where they loan you the money and you pay it back, which is why you have a "Credit" rating, to say how good you are at paying Credit back.
You can't have a credit card until your 18, hence there is a vital need for Debit cards, especially nowadays with the digital revolution and all.
You have to remember, all money on a credit card and in a bank doesn't actually exist, they're just digits on a screen, the only reason you have those digits is because you have handed your banker money (which he then invests to earn a profit). I've ranted a little here, but I didn't want you to assume they're the same, banking is very complex and thats why they have a variety of different banks and cards.
I don't want to sound Smug, but I must stress THEY ARE TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
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Thanks everybody for your input.... (sorry for not getting back sooner, but been busy with family stuff).
I recall trying to use a debit card a while ago, and for some reason it didn't work. So I suspected I needed a credit card... or maybe I was just doing something wrong.
Anyway... I've bought a Google Play Store gift card, and I intend to buy several more... 'cos they're really easy to use!
Spent the past couple of days splurging (relatively speaking)... updated Apex to PRO, Titanium to PRO, got HD Widgets, francos updater app, Temple Run Oz and a whole slew of other stuff.
Just got be careful I don't HARDBRICK.... my wallet!!.
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For anybody considering buying one of these Gift Cards, but might be a bit reticent (as I was) - here is how they work.
(This is from my experience as a UK user... it might be slightly different elsewhere.)
First, you definitely don't need a credit OR debit card (this was my primary concern) to use one.
Just buy the Gift Card... they come in £10, £25 and £50 denominations.
Scratch of the cards backpanel... this yields an alphanumeric code.
On your Nexus 7, open the PlayStore App. From the menu, select the 'Redeem' option.
Enter the alphanumeric code from the Gift Card.
On first use, you will be requested to set up a Google Wallet... this just requests your Google Account password and your postcode.
And that's it... you are now free to buy whatever you want from PlayStore.
Rgrds,
Ged.
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HARDBRICK your wallet. Haha :good:
Might have to get myself another, I loved just splashing out on some really nice apps.
and the more we do, the more Dev's are gonna want to create Android apps WINWIN!!
Wilks3y said:
You can't have a Debit card that acts as a Credit Card, they're two totally different processes.
Hense the name difference. Debit is just "Credit" that you already have, a.k.a Money, Credit is where they loan you the money and you pay it back, which is why you have a "Credit" rating, to say how good you are at paying Credit back.
You can't have a credit card until your 18, hence there is a vital need for Debit cards, especially nowadays with the digital revolution and all.
You have to remember, all money on a credit card and in a bank doesn't actually exist, they're just digits on a screen, the only reason you have those digits is because you have handed your banker money (which he then invests to earn a profit). I've ranted a little here, but I didn't want you to assume they're the same, banking is very complex and thats why they have a variety of different banks and cards.
I don't want to sound Smug, but I must stress THEY ARE TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
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While I understand that the two cards are different, he was saying that a debit card can be processed as a credit sale at the register. I do this all the time. When you pump gas for example.. the pump will ask "credit or debit " , if you choose debit, you enter your pin number. Credit you don't..
Yes the cards are different, but both cards can generally be used interchangeably during a point of sale transaction.
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Serinety said:
While I understand that the two cards are different, he was saying that a debit card can be processed as a credit sale at the register. I do this all the time. When you pump gas for example.. the pump will ask "credit or debit " , if you choose debit, you enter your pin number. Credit you don't..
Yes the cards are different, but both cards can generally be used interchangeably during a point of sale transaction.
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While this may be the case, if your card is a "Debit" card, you can not use it as a credit card.
Credit Card being the card that allows you to have transactions without actually having the available funds.
I have only a debit card, and yes I use it to pay for gas, but I have to already have the funds within my account. Whereas if I had a credit card, I could have $0.00 or £0.00 in my account and still purchase the gas.
I think we are agreeing here, but in a different mind set.
Hello all, I have a question about purchasing a nexus 6p, I googled this topic for about 30 minutes last night and couldn't find an answer so I put it to the fine folks of XDA in search of an answer:
I want to split my payment for my N6P over two sources. One of the two is a "rewards debit card" that gets loaded with money when I hit certain incentives at work and I'd be able to cover half the cost of the phone with the amount of rewards Ive earned. Sadly, I can't add money to it or pull money out of it. So since I'm confident that I can't split tender on googles website, and I don't have enough rewards to put it all on the reward card, my next step was Google wallet/google play. I'm confident I read somewhere that one can't use Google play credit to buy devices, but my searching hasn't found a definite confirmation of that. At the checkout screen for the phone there was an option that said "Google play balance: $x.xx" but it was greyed out due to insufficient funds, not the fact that was an invalid payment type. So I'm hoping I'm wrong about not being able to use GP credit but am unwilling to test this theory by buying a bunch of Google play gift cards, loading them to my account and then not being able to spend them.
Would anyone be able to give me a hand on this one? Last night 64gb aluminum a were in stock and I was unable to pull the trigger due to the confusion and I'd hate to miss another chance at them.
Google Play balances CANNOT be used to purchase devices. It's in the T&C on the website and on the physical Play Store gift cards in stores.
You might need to purchase a reloadable debit Visa/Masterdcard, and load funds to it from your two sources, then use the one card to make your purchase. But I leave that scenario for those who have experience in this. I just wanted to tell you about the Play Store balance before you wasted any money on it (they dont give refunds on Play Store balances)