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Robbo
Joined: 05 Sep 2010
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 Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 11:39 am Post subject: Using pre-paid visa cards from US? |
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(probably a dumb question) I will be going to SK after my contract elsewhere is up and I was wondering if anyone has ever used these Visa or MC cards. (basically, I don't want to open a bank account in the US again and thought this would be a good way to avoid carrying too much cash)
Oh yeah, I tried calling- this forum seems quicker! thanks for any help! |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 3:27 pm Post subject: |
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| You can't. Just use your US bank card. |
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Robbo
Joined: 05 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the reply. I have to say I'm disappointed; you'd think visa/mc would be fairly universal. Oh, well.... |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2010 1:01 am Post subject: |
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| Robbo wrote: |
| Thanks for the reply. I have to say I'm disappointed; you'd think visa/mc would be fairly universal. Oh, well.... |
They are, Visa and Mastercard aren't the problem, it's that the prepaid cards are in USD and say right on them that you can only use them in the States. |
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Wildbore
Joined: 17 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2010 5:52 am Post subject: |
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| northway wrote: |
| Robbo wrote: |
| Thanks for the reply. I have to say I'm disappointed; you'd think visa/mc would be fairly universal. Oh, well.... |
They are, Visa and Mastercard aren't the problem, it's that the prepaid cards are in USD and say right on them that you can only use them in the States. |
That doesn't sound right.
I've had some Canadian pre-paid gift VISA cards sent to me as presents, and they have worked fine in Korea. If the currency is not in CDN$, there is a 2% conversion fee. |
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eb
Joined: 24 Nov 2010
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| Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2010 6:09 am Post subject: |
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This doesn't sound right. They have a logo,therefore they should work just like a regular credit card.
Speaking of which, does anyone have the Paypal MC Debit? i can't figure out how to put money on it. |
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Robbo
Joined: 05 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2010 7:33 am Post subject: |
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I found an old card that doesn't say aything on about "only for USA".
I guess I assumed these cards were simply another form of liquidity since you can use them as cash (in the states). In any case, the more I think about it; I'll just bring cash... Going to be awhile anyway.
Maybe northway has seen more current cards than I have or it's in fine print on the package. |
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Robbo
Joined: 05 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2010 7:36 am Post subject: |
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BTW, eb, I noticed an older thread that addressed the "paypal" issue. I'm new and am not sure how to post a link but it wan't long ago. Hope that helps.  |
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mzeno
Joined: 12 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 4:52 am Post subject: prepaid visa |
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| I used a Visa prepaid sent from the US at the local SK mini-stop with no problem. I wasn't sure it would work, but it did. Not sure about other places though. |
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