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Oyster card online store, from US- no joy
Hi All,
Just for your information, and for any lurkers, you CANNOT use a US based credit card in the online Oyster store. I tried, failed, thought there was a mistake in may registration, and so when in London last week called the Oyster Help line, and was told that they were unable. That's sad, since it would be very convenient to go online a day or two before I fly, and purchase passes or value to be picked up at Heathrow when coming in. I currently have some Pay-as-you-go value on my Oyster Card, but it means if I want to start out my trip with a 7-day pass (as I have done in the past), I need to queue for a window or machine at Heathrow, something to be avoided, if possible. 73, doug |
Oyster card online store, from US- no joy
"Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604" wrote in message
... Hi All, Just for your information, and for any lurkers, you CANNOT use a US based credit card in the online Oyster store. I tried, failed, thought there was a mistake in may registration, and so when in London last week called the Oyster Help line, and was told that they were unable. That's sad, since it would be very convenient to go online a day or two before I fly, and purchase passes or value to be picked up at Heathrow when coming in. I currently have some Pay-as-you-go value on my Oyster Card, but it means if I want to start out my trip with a 7-day pass (as I have done in the past), I need to queue for a window or machine at Heathrow, something to be avoided, if possible. 73, doug It's most likely and anti-fraud precaution... Most oyster users have British credit cards, so I guess it's a problem they don't come across too often. |
Oyster card online store, from US- no joy
"d" writes:
It's most likely and anti-fraud precaution... Most oyster users have British credit cards, so I guess it's a problem they don't come across too often. That's their excuse. They'll take a US card if I'm actually there in front of their machine, which seems to me to be very nearly as susceptible to fraud. 73, doug |
Oyster card online store, from US- no joy
"Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604" wrote in message
... "d" writes: It's most likely and anti-fraud precaution... Most oyster users have British credit cards, so I guess it's a problem they don't come across too often. That's their excuse. They'll take a US card if I'm actually there in front of their machine, which seems to me to be very nearly as susceptible to fraud. 73, doug You'll be on CCTV then, so I guess they'll have your picture or something... I'm sure there's a good reason :-P |
Oyster card online store, from US- no joy
That's their excuse. They'll take a US card if I'm actually there in
front of their machine, which seems to me to be very nearly as susceptible to fraud. There's a difference between 'cardholder not present' transactions and those where you insert the card. Admittedly, the fact that you don't currently need to sign or enter a PIN does make a bit of a nonsense of it. Hopefully it will soon be changed so you will have to enter a PIN, but this will of course introduce new problems if you don't have one. Before we got C&P in the UK, you could simply use your ATM PIN abroad (e.g. Sweden). Jonathan |
Oyster card online store, from US- no joy
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Oyster card online store, from US- no joy
James Farrar writes:
PINs appear to have problems internationally. I've just got back from two weeks in California, during which time I signed for all in-store transactions, and if a machine (except an ATM) asked me for a PIN, it rejected it (thanks, BART, amongst others). -- Well, BART is not an organization that I'd expect to make things work, but I've been told that only 4 digit pins are universal. Do you have more digits? I've never used a PIN in a transaction with BART, myself. 73, doug |
Oyster card online store, from US- no joy
On 21 Sep 2005 13:11:10 -0400, Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604
wrote: James Farrar writes: PINs appear to have problems internationally. I've just got back from two weeks in California, during which time I signed for all in-store transactions, and if a machine (except an ATM) asked me for a PIN, it rejected it (thanks, BART, amongst others). -- Well, BART is not an organization that I'd expect to make things work, I dunno, it's always worked pretty well for me. And they had stored-value tickets years before Oyster. but I've been told that only 4 digit pins are universal. Do you have more digits? Nope. I've never used a PIN in a transaction with BART, myself. They've got new (or have upgraded their) machines since I was in SF last year that allegedly take cards. On the plus side, you can use their ticket machines to convert a $1 bill to four quarters without buying a ticket, which is muchos useful. -- James Farrar . @gmail.com |
Oyster card online store, from US- no joy
James Farrar writes:
On 21 Sep 2005 13:11:10 -0400, Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 wrote: James Farrar writes: PINs appear to have problems internationally. I've just got back from two weeks in California, during which time I signed for all in-store transactions, and if a machine (except an ATM) asked me for a PIN, it rejected it (thanks, BART, amongst others). -- Well, BART is not an organization that I'd expect to make things work, I dunno, it's always worked pretty well for me. And they had stored-value tickets years before Oyster. They had to, that is the only kind of fare that exists. No period passes nor per trip tickets. And even then, they've been known to break the model, such as on AirBART, the shuttle from OAK to the nearby BART station. For a long time, the only payment acceptable was a BART card with $2 (or more if you wanted to throw away money), which they took. Now, in a major improvement, they can accept correct change in real money!!! but I've been told that only 4 digit pins are universal. Do you have more digits? Nope. I've never used a PIN in a transaction with BART, myself. They've got new (or have upgraded their) machines since I was in SF last year that allegedly take cards. They've had a few machines that would take credit cards for a long time, but they've only been widely deployed fairly recently. And I've used those, but they don't require a PIN. OTOH, BART machines will not accept dollar coins, and it took them a while to get their machines upgraded when the $20. note was changed. It was well after the time the notes were in circulation. 73, doug |
Oyster card online store, from US- no joy
On 21 Sep 2005 17:31:37 -0400, Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604
wrote: James Farrar writes: On 21 Sep 2005 13:11:10 -0400, Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 wrote: James Farrar writes: PINs appear to have problems internationally. I've just got back from two weeks in California, during which time I signed for all in-store transactions, and if a machine (except an ATM) asked me for a PIN, it rejected it (thanks, BART, amongst others). -- Well, BART is not an organization that I'd expect to make things work, I dunno, it's always worked pretty well for me. And they had stored-value tickets years before Oyster. They had to, that is the only kind of fare that exists. That doesn't follow. You could have a system with only single and return fares but only issue one-trip tickets. -- James Farrar . @gmail.com |
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