Using Visa/Delta cards in Oz
Oct 19th 2003, 2:00 pm
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Using Visa/Delta cards in Oz
My Mum is a star at the moment- love her so much I could burst! She is taking the whole thing so well that I am so proud of her.
When we first told her she was agast and proclaimed she would never come out to visit. 6 months later she is telling me she has seen a nice 3 bed house with a Granny annex and she could live in the annex and rent out the house now
She is also saving for her fare to visit us next year.
I am currently trying to get her pension etc sent direct to her bank account and set up internet banking for her, so she can use it when in Oz ( I am hoping she will stay for 2-3 months). The question is can you use an English Visa Delta card out there to pay for things? It is not a credit card, but one that debits straight from your account.
Thank God she has cheered me up this weekend after the house sale saga. Let's hope it is all good news now!
When we first told her she was agast and proclaimed she would never come out to visit. 6 months later she is telling me she has seen a nice 3 bed house with a Granny annex and she could live in the annex and rent out the house now
She is also saving for her fare to visit us next year.I am currently trying to get her pension etc sent direct to her bank account and set up internet banking for her, so she can use it when in Oz ( I am hoping she will stay for 2-3 months). The question is can you use an English Visa Delta card out there to pay for things? It is not a credit card, but one that debits straight from your account.
Thank God she has cheered me up this weekend after the house sale saga. Let's hope it is all good news now!
Oct 19th 2003, 3:04 pm
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Hello - just a quickie about the delta/visa debit cards - I used mine with no problems last time we were in oz - I thint that you may need to check that the bank doesn't charge you for the use.Mine didn't but I'm sure that won't apply to all.
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Oct 19th 2003, 3:17 pm
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Re: Using Visa/Delta cards in Oz
Originally posted by tinaj
My Mum is a star at the moment- love her so much I could burst! She is taking the whole thing so well that I am so proud of her.
When we first told her she was agast and proclaimed she would never come out to visit. 6 months later she is telling me she has seen a nice 3 bed house with a Granny annex and she could live in the annex and rent out the house now She is also saving for her fare to visit us next year.
I am currently trying to get her pension etc sent direct to her bank account and set up internet banking for her, so she can use it when in Oz ( I am hoping she will stay for 2-3 months). The question is can you use an English Visa Delta card out there to pay for things? It is not a credit card, but one that debits straight from your account.
Thank God she has cheered me up this weekend after the house sale saga. Let's hope it is all good news now!
My Mum is a star at the moment- love her so much I could burst! She is taking the whole thing so well that I am so proud of her.
When we first told her she was agast and proclaimed she would never come out to visit. 6 months later she is telling me she has seen a nice 3 bed house with a Granny annex and she could live in the annex and rent out the house now
She is also saving for her fare to visit us next year.I am currently trying to get her pension etc sent direct to her bank account and set up internet banking for her, so she can use it when in Oz ( I am hoping she will stay for 2-3 months). The question is can you use an English Visa Delta card out there to pay for things? It is not a credit card, but one that debits straight from your account.
Thank God she has cheered me up this weekend after the house sale saga. Let's hope it is all good news now!
I didn't use ours in any shops but withdrew money from a cashpoint with no problems. Scary though, as it gave me my overdraft balance in dollars!!!
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Oct 19th 2003, 4:22 pm
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Re: Using Visa/Delta cards in Oz
No probs.
Used my VISA debit card all year and never paid any commission - apart from on cash withdrawals on the transaction, not the amount IIRC. Keep them large and infrequent.
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Used my VISA debit card all year and never paid any commission - apart from on cash withdrawals on the transaction, not the amount IIRC. Keep them large and infrequent.
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Oct 19th 2003, 4:51 pm
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Thanks guys, this sort of information is invaluable.
Oct 19th 2003, 11:30 pm
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You do not pay a commission but you do not get a preferable exchange rate. That is where the banks make the cash on international visa purchases.
