DaniL

I don't trust myself with a real credit card again, which is a good Italian pre-paid to get? Poste pay seems pretty simple to use, I assume you can put money on it at the post office? I'm not sure I can handle doing transfers online, technical things in Italian panic me! O might be able to manage one that you can do at an ATM. Can you use a prepaid card for a mobile phone contract? I guess you can if it's got the security number on the back so you can use it online, but I ain't no expert on this stuff!

duffer

The CartaSi Club might be something for you. You don't even need a bank account for it. You can top it up from cashpoints and Sisal lottery desks.

Pecora Nera

It costs 1 euro to add money to your poste pay card regardless of the amount. I like the poste pay card because if I lose it or it is stolen there is a limited amount on the card. When I go to the UK I charge the card and use it in england.

To be honest I find it really easy. The only draw back is I have to top it up with the silly woman at the village post office.

TestaRossa

I've found MPS to be a really helpful bank. I have their pre-paid electron so no good for a phone but I'm sure they have prepaid CC too. Btw, if that's all that's stopping you getting a phone contract go to Vodafone - they let me set up the monthly payments direct from my Italian bank account. The bank charges €1 per payment, still cheaper than the PO!

DaniL

I already have a vodafone conract bu I pay i from my English debit card and there's no money left in that account. My bank account here doesn't allow direct debits so I can't do that. I want to use it for online shopping as well, seeing as all my money is in Italy now.
PN - do they give you the postepay card there and then in the post office?

Pecora Nera

Yes but as usual there are loads of forms to be signed and I think the first card costs 5 euros, or it costs 5 euros but there is 5 euros of credit on it. Can't remember.

I use mine for buying on line and I know if a site is hacked and they get my card details there is never more than a couple of hundred on it, unless i am going to the uk

ballerina

Beware the Postepay card if you plan to use it to buy anything online in sterling or to take to England and use it (i know, who would, except me?)
I had the dilemma of having to pay for a load of stuff for my wedding in England but only having money in Euros and after considering really expensive bank transfers loaded with fees and risking carrying thousands in cash, i decided to use the postepay card. What a mistake! When we got back fromt he honeymoon I had a letter from Poste Italiane saying I owed them E220!!! It must have been from exchange rates/charges that i didn't know about. I'm sure it was all there in the small print, but honestly, who reads all that? I'm more annoyed that it took them so bloody long to calculate the charges and added them on after, leading me into the red on my card.

fresh

Hello

Can anyone tell me if you can use the postepay card to book Ryanair flights?

Thank you

duffer

Have you tried looking at the drop down list of payment cards on their site?

fresh

It says they accept Visa Electron, which is the network that Postepay uses, so I'm hoping it will be alright.

giodafa

I've tried using visa electron a few times and they never accept it , so I got a prepaid mastercard from my bank

Cashmere Kate

Ryanair WILL accept Postepay, but you'll have to pay credit card charges for it. It used to be free with Visa Electron but the only way not to pay charges now is to get a pre-paid Mastercard.

37100

Never managed it either, but it turned out that the fault was with the cards.

Pecora Nera

Didn't know that had changed. I used my postepay card with Ryanair in November. There was no additional charges.

Cashmere Kate

It's been like that for over a year. See here: http://www.ryanair.com/en/news/maste...payment-method