Wannes Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 I've been wanting to subscribe myself a while now but never got around to it. Why? I'm not too happy on giving out credit card information, not even on PayPal. However, I've got some money on PayPal by which I can buy a subscription. Is there a way to transfer money through Paypal without having an credit card attached to it? Or will I be forced to add one? ( I know about other payment methods, I'm referring to this one ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fr33k Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 You will need a bank account at least, but of you want instant payment you will need to attach a credit card too. How PayPal Works https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cm...erWorks-outside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gary7 Subscriber² Posted June 16, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted June 16, 2008 I got instant payment with only my bank account number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannes Posted June 16, 2008 Author Share Posted June 16, 2008 I got instant payment with only my bank account number. Hmm, I'll see what I can do with this. Thanks. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdsams Veteran Posted June 16, 2008 Veteran Share Posted June 16, 2008 Hmm, I'll see what I can do with this. Thanks. :) Your more willing to give out your bank acct number than a CC#? atleast with a credit card you can fight the transactions if your account gets compromised...with a bank # they can drain your funds and your screwed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY1 Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Your more willing to give out your bank acct number than a CC#? atleast with a credit card you can fight the transactions if your account gets compromised...with a bank # they can drain your funds and your screwed 100% correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannes Posted June 16, 2008 Author Share Posted June 16, 2008 Your more willing to give out your bank acct number than a CC#? atleast with a credit card you can fight the transactions if your account gets compromised...with a bank # they can drain your funds and your screwed I don't know how it's like down there but here you are nothing with a number unless you want to deposit an amount. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian M. Veteran Posted June 29, 2008 Veteran Share Posted June 29, 2008 I know it's a little late, but it's a FYI that may be helpful in the future. If you have funds in your PayPal account (i.e. somebody has transferred funds into it) you do not need a credit card or a bank account to send that money to anybody else. You only need a bank account or credit card if you want to send more than is actually in your account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jamesyfx Subscriber² Posted June 29, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted June 29, 2008 I've got a credit card ban on myself at the minute, so I'm only using my Solo card for online purchases. Can I use that to subscribe to Neowin? I can use it through Paypal normally, but I couldn't see an option this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboTuna Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 I don't know how it's like down there but here you are nothing with a number unless you want to deposit an amount. :) That isn't true. Jeremy Clarkson thought the same thing, so published his bank details in his news paper column, one week later he had donated over ?500 to some charity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni_78 Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 I don't know how it's like down there but here you are nothing with a number unless you want to deposit an amount. :) Same here (Finland), I could post my bank account number everywhere on the internet and no one wouldn't be able to do anything with it. I know it's the same in Germany too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannes Posted November 5, 2008 Author Share Posted November 5, 2008 I know it's a little late, but it's a FYI that may be helpful in the future.If you have funds in your PayPal account (i.e. somebody has transferred funds into it) you do not need a credit card or a bank account to send that money to anybody else. You only need a bank account or credit card if you want to send more than is actually in your account. That's what I had to know. I'll just make sure I'll get some funds on my paypall without adding a card. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee G. Veteran Posted November 5, 2008 Veteran Share Posted November 5, 2008 I got instant payment with only my bank account number. Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yusuf M. Veteran Posted November 10, 2008 Veteran Share Posted November 10, 2008 I can only get instant payments with my bank account plus my credit card. The credit card acts as a backup payment source just in case I don't have enough funds it my account. Instead of cancelling the payment, it'll simply charge the credit card. If it was my bank account alone then I'd have to wait 6-8 days to transfer funds to my PayPal account then pay. And 8-10 days for a direct payment. It's quite stupid if you ask me but oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+shift. MVC Posted November 24, 2008 MVC Share Posted November 24, 2008 ... True, but as stated above that only applies if you are looking to transfer more funds than you have existing in your Paypal account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deactivated01032015 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 As I see it's only possible to transfer money to US accounts. Or am I missing something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Lyle Global Moderator Posted November 25, 2008 Global Moderator Share Posted November 25, 2008 You can, just need checks (or cheques) to transfer. Making sure you have a chequings account Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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