Visa flopping ffs

nlyh · 1 Jun 2018 at 22:26

Waiting for the blame "Russian Hackers" news.

agnes · 1 Jun 2018 at 22:27

CREATIVE!11 said:
Fair enough. But I can't say I find myself getting angry at people who write things like that. They're morons if they are acting like it's the end of the world when it's a minor inconvenience/annoyance at best.

It's Friday afternoon here, I'm hung over and cranky, I admit, I went a little over the top in my initial post.

I need a beer. I need a cold larger in a proper pub

CREATIVE!11 · 1 Jun 2018 at 22:28

agnes said:
It's Friday afternoon here, I'm hung over and cranky, I admit, I went a little over the top in my initial post.

I need a beer. I need a cold larger in a proper pub

Crack open a cold one for the boys, it's the weekend.

Armageus · 1 Jun 2018 at 22:39

Raymond Lin said:
Wonder what you can do if you are at a road side petrol station and no cash point nearby.

Put it through as a magstripe + signature transaction as happened to me earlier today.

malachi · 1 Jun 2018 at 22:40

Paid in Nandos via Google Pay linked to my Visa card. Worked fine.

Spook187 · 2 Jun 2018 at 00:43

Which is why cash is king, some thicko IT bod forgot to do a basic plug ethernet in the banking system, overpaid clowns

aowc02 · 2 Jun 2018 at 00:58

Spook187 said:
Which is why cash is king, some thicko IT bod forgot to do a basic plug ethernet in the banking system, overpaid clowns

only untill you lose your wallet

Hotwired · 2 Jun 2018 at 01:58

aowc02 said:
only untill you lose your wallet

I'm not sure losing your wallet is anyones dream start to paying for goods.

Delvis · 2 Jun 2018 at 07:17

Everyone going on about Apple pay and Android, surely there is a delay in taking your money? Much like paying pa the pump?

Rroff · 2 Jun 2018 at 07:39

aowc02 said:
only untill you lose your wallet

Hopefully not jinxing myself but in nearly 30 years managed not to lose my wallet. Though I know people who could lose 30 wallets in a year with ease :s

mushtafa · 2 Jun 2018 at 07:42

This explains the huge queue at the petrol station yesterday. Contactless not working, and card got declined twice.

d_brennen · 2 Jun 2018 at 08:01

Was having dinner and drinks last night. Lots of people being declined, mine worked second time of asking (boo!)

malachi · 2 Jun 2018 at 08:18

Is this effecting Visa Debit or Visa only? Used my Lloyds card in Tesco last night via contactless and it worked first time.

MooMoo444 · 2 Jun 2018 at 08:56

Screeeech said:
Sat in a restaurant and everyone is being told it’s cash only, must be a pretty big problem if it’s affecting all of the EU

Wonder how that works, barely anyone pays cash at a restaurant and presumably don’t have it on them. The restaurant can’t hold people to ransom, so free meals?

Gabbatek · 2 Jun 2018 at 09:05

ultralaser said:
Always recommend you have a few different types of payment mechanism available (I.e. try to keep an Mastercard / VISA and AMEX available).

exactly, this is why i have a credit card for emergencies

Chris Wilson · 2 Jun 2018 at 09:17

malachi said:
Is this effecting Visa Debit or Visa only? Used my Lloyds card in Tesco last night via contactless and it worked first time.

It seems to be Visa cards only.

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/affect-vs-effect.18821546/

Mobius 1 · 2 Jun 2018 at 09:24

Delvis said:
Everyone going on about Apple pay and Android, surely there is a delay in taking your money? Much like paying pa the pump?

Apple Pay is instant.

Like any contactless payment.

I ask for a pint. They bring said pint, with card machine. I double tap my home button and hover my phone over the machine. Instant payment and I walk off with my pint

the whole process is much quicker than paying by cash

DXP55 · 2 Jun 2018 at 09:30

Angilion said:
I'm old enough to remember when the only way to pay for most things was cash and the only way to get cash was to go into a bank between 09:30 and 15:30 monday to friday only (unless it was a bank holiday, when the banks would be closed) or keep it from your wage packet (which was a literal packet with cash in it).

Eh, when I were a lad.

I remember as well - my first wage packet had £2-6s-0p in it - 1959 - now all my money is printed out on a sheet and it means nothing at all. It is probably why most people are in debt- they are spending nothing in effect - not same as handing over half of money in your pay packet. :rolleyes:

Chris Wilson · 2 Jun 2018 at 09:44

Minimum £10 credit / debit card transaction in many pubs round here. Can't say I have ever seen anyone try and buy a single pint on a card.

Derek W · 2 Jun 2018 at 09:50

malachi said:
Is this effecting Visa Debit or Visa only? Used my Lloyds card in Tesco last night via contactless and it worked first time.

It affected my visa debit card. Ordered something at macdonalds last night via a machine and it declined my card. Checked the account this morning and it's showing up as a pending transaction.