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Title: N/P: Neteller advice required Post by: Nem on March 31, 2006, 06:10:10 PM I'm going to open a Neteller account for the first time. Should I have the currency in £ $ or €?
All advice welcomed :)up Title: Re: N/P: Neteller advice required Post by: The Baron on March 31, 2006, 06:11:43 PM If you are looking to interchange between US poker accounts then definately $.
Saves on a charge everytime. This way the only charge is when you withdraw. Title: Re: N/P: Neteller advice required Post by: Nem on March 31, 2006, 06:15:35 PM Do Neteller accept Switch, Maestro?
Title: Re: N/P: Neteller advice required Post by: Nakor on March 31, 2006, 06:20:35 PM Nem,
Agree with Baron $ all the way. Only site I ever found it to be a disadvantage is Ladbrokes and we all know how you feel about that. Billy hills and the UK sites might be the same, as if you play with Sterling you would have to convert twice, but if you mainstay is $ then $ it should be. The only other thing is I can't get Netella to run through Firefox have to use IE. Share and Enjoy. Title: Re: N/P: Neteller advice required Post by: Nakor on March 31, 2006, 06:24:08 PM Just checked doesnt appear so (Debit Card). Credit card only.
In the days I used to deposit :) just had it withdraw from bank takes three working days. Title: Re: N/P: Neteller advice required Post by: Sark79 on March 31, 2006, 06:32:23 PM I always use VISA with my neteler account. I have never used switch with it. It is very quick using VISA
My account is in $ purely because my main site is pokerstars which work in dollars only I wish I had opted for paypal now. I may be wrong but amazon and ebay don't work with neteller. Title: Re: N/P: Neteller advice required Post by: I, Zimbra on March 31, 2006, 06:34:49 PM I opened mine in £ and wish wish WISH I'd opened it in $ !
(Aint hindsight beautiful?) 8) Title: Re: N/P: Neteller advice required Post by: madasahatstand on March 31, 2006, 06:36:18 PM Nem, Agree with Baron $ all the way. Only site I ever found it to be a disadvantage is Ladbrokes and we all know how you feel about that. Billy hills and the UK sites might be the same, as if you play with Sterling you would have to convert twice, but if you mainstay is $ then $ it should be. The only other thing is I can't get Netella to run through Firefox have to use IE. Share and Enjoy. whats the sory with laddies? Title: Re: N/P: Neteller advice required Post by: I KNOW IT on March 31, 2006, 06:45:16 PM Definately get a $ Acc as some US sites dont accept the £ Acc's.
I usually deposit using Visa debit card which is instant. Make sure you also apply for their debit card which you can use in any ATM with the Cirrus sign(which is almost every bank) Withdrawing into Netteller from Poker stars is instant, so you can then transfer funds from Neteller acc onto card and withdraw cash within the hour. There is a small % charge but its hardly anything. The way the debit card works is you load up the card from your neteller acc, but be warned once you have transfered funds onto the card it is irreversable(at the moment, neteller are working on this). Their customer service is usually 1st class too. My account works perfectly through Firefox. I Zimbra, I originally had a £ acc but when I realised that some US sites dont accept those I phone support and asked if I could change. I eventually was allowed but had to cancel original acc then open up a new one but it had to be a different e mail account. Phone them and try as they really are v good. Title: Re: N/P: Neteller advice required Post by: Nem on March 31, 2006, 06:47:41 PM Make sure you also apply for their debit card which you can use in any ATM with the Cirrus sign(which is almost every bank) I was told that these are very expensive. Title: Re: N/P: Neteller advice required Post by: I KNOW IT on March 31, 2006, 06:53:27 PM They are free, well they was when I got one?
Maybe they are expensive if you tell the Mrs the pin number :D Just checked they are free, make sure you apply for one when signing up. Title: Re: N/P: Neteller advice required Post by: totalise on March 31, 2006, 06:56:16 PM get the account in $, I cant imagine how much I have lost by having the account in GBP
The debit cards are quite expensive and pretty pointless.. charges for having the card/withdrawing/transferring money from the account to the card/getting a statement etc etc. Just use your bank-card and make sure your bank-account isn't empty AS for funding it, I just use a direct wire from my bank to my neteller account. It means I have to wait a couple of days instead of instant, but it makes everything easier Title: Re: N/P: Neteller advice required Post by: I KNOW IT on March 31, 2006, 07:01:35 PM get the account in $, I cant imagine how much I have lost by having the account in GBP Im never been charged for having a cardThe debit cards are quite expensive and pretty pointless.. charges for having the card/withdrawing/transferring money from the account to the card/getting a statement etc etc. Just use your bank-card and make sure your bank-account isn't empty AS for funding it, I just use a direct wire from my bank to my neteller account. It means I have to wait a couple of days instead of instant, but it makes everything easier The % charge on exchange is nothing for the convenience, if in US (VEGAS) there wont be any. Statements? never had one of those Title: Re: N/P: Neteller advice required Post by: way_too_tight on March 31, 2006, 09:03:46 PM Go for $.
Ladbrokes are a pain cos they transfer the Poker $ to GBP and then Neteller do some sort of conversion - you end up losing some value that way. I've got one of the ATM cards - it's v. handy if you need to go play a live game. I know for a fact that you can take at least $1K from the ATM in Bellagio near the poker room per day. Much cheaper than buying $ in a travel agent. No fees into or out of Full tilt. Funds hit the ATM card within an hour in my experience and any UK ATM seems to work (I've used Natwest / LLoyds so far). Title: Re: N/P: Neteller advice required Post by: Nem on March 31, 2006, 09:12:00 PM How much do they charge to withdraw from an ATM?
Title: Re: N/P: Neteller advice required Post by: I, Zimbra on March 31, 2006, 09:41:58 PM On my £ account (weep) they charge £2 per withdrawal, which is a good reason for me not to have one of their debit cards.
Title: Re: N/P: Neteller advice required Post by: lvlarc_uk on March 31, 2006, 09:52:58 PM I made my Neteller account about 6 months ago in £. They accept my Visa Electron wish I had made it in $ now after reading all these posts. How do you lose money then with the £ account?
Title: Re: N/P: Neteller advice required Post by: I, Zimbra on March 31, 2006, 10:02:35 PM Well... if you use Neteller to shift money between US accounts, Neteller buys and sells you the $s at a profit (for them)... e.g. if the ER is 1.74, they may sell you the $s at 1.7 and buy them back at 1.8.
SO every time you put money from your £ Neteller into a US Poker room, and then withdraw it back to Neteller, you get a little less back. If you only want Neteller for accounts that use £s (e.g. Bowman's or UK based places) then it makes sense to have the account in £s. Title: Re: N/P: Neteller advice required Post by: steeley68 on March 31, 2006, 10:59:14 PM I opened Neteller last week (in £ - damn) and used a Visa debit card. This replaced my switch card. Try one of them, Nemesis, I know you must have plenty :D
Title: Re: N/P: Neteller advice required Post by: I, Zimbra on April 01, 2006, 01:09:34 AM Actually, I have some real figures for Neteller's Exchange rate this month (the ones above were approximations, but not far off) :D
On March 10th I deposited to a US poker room via Neteller, and their conversion rate for that transaction was 1.704 On March 29th I made a withdrawal from a (different) US room via Neteller, and their conversion rate was 1.782 ;goodvevil; Title: Re: N/P: Neteller advice required Post by: Karabiner on April 01, 2006, 01:23:58 AM My Neteller a/c is in ££'s Nem, but I play mostly Laddies and Crypto and some Tribeca.
I have no problem using Firefox to access Neteller. |