Anyone got a US$ credit card

[onlytease]

We have just opened a $ acccount with lloyds tsb and they say they can't do a US$ credit card.
Does anyone else have one and any ideas how to get one?

Cheers

Paul

[Damian]

We have just opened a $ acccount with lloyds tsb and they say they can't do a US$ credit card.
Does anyone else have one and any ideas how to get one?

Cheers

Paul

http://www.americanexpress.com/lacidc/iccsite/american_express_dollar_and_euro_card.shtml

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[Atomic Playboy]

hi paul,

yes we do, we have an account with citibank that has a US $ credit card

chris

[Greenie]

I have a Citibank USD account with a Debit Card. Any Good ?

http://www.citibank.co.uk/personal/banking/international/eurocurrent.htm?merchant=citi


:P

[dvtimes]

why do you want a us credit card?

whats the point as a uk one will work in any country.

[Greenie]

why do you want a us credit card?

whats the point as a uk one will work in any country.


As webmasters most of us would be receiving cheques in USD, surely it makes sense to pay them into a USD account and then spend those dollars thus avoiding any costly exchange rates.

I mean you can buy loads of stuff in dollars - Domain names & hosting for a start.

Perhaps it's me that's dimmy.


:alc:

[dvtimes]

As webmasters most of us would be receiving cheques in USD, surely it makes sense to pay them into a USD account and then spend those dollars thus avoiding any costly exchange rates.

I mean you can buy loads of stuff in dollars - Domain names & hosting for a start.

Perhaps it's me that's dimmy.


:alc:

yes

he has a usa account so do i.

but he askes if he can get a credit card.

well a uk one will work in any country.

[Damian]

yes

he has a usa account so do i.

but he askes if he can get a credit card.

well a uk one will work in any country.

spaz

[dvtimes]

spazpoo face

[onlytease]

yes

he has a usa account so do i.

but he askes if he can get a credit card.

well a uk one will work in any country.

dv if i have a usd credit card i can then pay for our hosting in usd and avoid the need to change my dollars to $

[dvtimes]

dv if i have a usd credit card i can then pay for our hosting in usd and avoid the need to change my dollars to $

you can with a uk credit card.

if you pay for somthing in a different country ie usa, the card takes payment in the local currency.

its the same if somone from the usa came to the uk and bought somthing. it would convert automaticly to pound.

thats my point.

[Scotty.T]

you can with a uk credit card.

if you pay for somthing in a different country ie usa, the card takes payment in the local currency.

its the same if somone from the usa came to the uk and bought somthing. it would convert automaticly to pound.

thats my point.

So when you use your UK credit card to pay for stuff from your host or bandwidth provider in the USA, what exchange rate do they use?

[onlytease]

you can with a uk credit card.

if you pay for somthing in a different country ie usa, the card takes payment in the local currency.

its the same if somone from the usa came to the uk and bought somthing. it would convert automaticly to pound.

thats my point.

i give up :character0079:

[dvtimes]

So when you use your UK credit card to pay for stuff from your host or bandwidth provider in the USA, what exchange rate do they use?

i use paypal.

[dvtimes]

i give up :character0079:

he he

get back yto shooting models i shot years ago.

[onlytease]

get back yto shooting models i shot years ago.

so you got any other castoffs for us :cheer:

[dvtimes]

so you got any other castoffs for us :cheer:

dont feel bad

one day u will have a decent site.

:-)

[Damian]

I stand by my earlier observation.

:D

[Simon]

fake knee, real legs

[-HF]

why do you want a us credit card?

whats the point as a uk one will work in any country.
where EXACTLY did anyone mention a US card, other than you?

i use paypal.
charged using what?

[Simon]

I have an USD Amex which works very well for hosting and stuff that seem to process the cards offline. Its turned out to be less useful for online transactions as the dollar card / uk address or IP address seems to upset a lot of payment systems.

Citibank were personal account only, not business, when I looked a few years ago.

What you really need is a US dollars account in the US. Lower fees and you can wire using online banking - which our UK bank won't let us do.

[Atomic Playboy]

you can open a us dollar account in many us banks without a US address. we have a disney vacation club membership and pay our annual dues monthly. in order to be able to do this then you need to have a US based account.

suntrust bank certainly do it, as thats what we did, just walked into a branch and opened a US dollar US based account.

hope this helps (something to consider on your next trip to the US)

[AdultRooms]

American express but some people still refuse to take that

[Grisey]

http://www.americanexpress.com/lacidc/iccsite/american_express_dollar_and_euro_card.shtml

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Finally got my card through today :alc: