Maybe not a deal as such but I just discovered how to use up unwanted PAYG SIM credit to pay for apps on Google Play. I believe the same method will work on IOS devices. This works on EE, O2 and Three. EE (Chitterchatter) often have PAYG SIM cards on eBay with £5 credit for a quid so this is a very cheap way to buy apps, music and movies.
I don't have an Apple device so I haven't tested it but O2 has a link to doing this http://www.o2.co.uk/chargetomobile
and I suspect that other providers will do it too.
1. (optional) remove your usual SIM from your phone and insert the SIM with the unwanted credit.
2. Start up your phone and turn on data (even if WiFi is on).
3. Open Google Play, go to My Account, Payment Methods, Add Payment Method, Mobile Billing.
4. Choose whatever paid-for app you want and make sure you select Mobile Billing as the payment method.
5. You can now stick your usual SIM back in your phone but you will still be able to charge apps to your SIM with the unwanted credit. The payment method also shows up in other devices such as tablets.
6. Once your credit has been used up, go to Google Wallet https://wallet.google.com/manage/w/0/#paymentMethods:
on your PC and remove the mobile billing facility for that SIM card.
7. Repeat as required!
looks like you can buy movies and music as well...not just apps.
See post #51
- golo83
Top comments
jaydeeuk1
20 Nov 1541#14
Been doing this for years with t mobile sims. Its also the reason why several years ago they now limit the number of sims per 3 months. Pound shops still sell them though with £5 on.
Except I made an app (did naff all) and then used the credit to purchase it. Think it was listed in the top 500 at one point, and then for some reason joe public bought it, gave it 1 star reviews saying it was broken and got it taken down. Google takes about 30%, would make £1.80 per sim. Was boring and tedious, and destroyed several backplates of my old phone from removing the sim card so many times. Decided other money making ways were far more profitable.
nublets2k to RiverDragon8
21 Nov 1520#81
Me too, I've also found that you can get free food by stealing it from Tesco, and save money on petrol by driving off before you pay.
Tesco Mobile’s pay as you go Triple Credit tariff gives you three times as much credit when you top up with £10, £15, or £20. So you could get up to £40 of credit for free. Furthermore, when you top up £15 or more you can add an extra 5000 free texts, 150 free minutes or 500MB of free data – the choice is yours.
In the end I used the hmvgamecredit website as I couldn't find an alternative. I keep hoping something will turn up.
joshtbh
24 Jun 17#279
I am looking into the same - did you find an alternative? I notice o2's site here http://www.o2.co.uk/charge-to-mobile lists Microsoft store as a place which accepts charge to mobile, but I can't manage to find it in my MS account website, so wonder if it can only betransferred via a windows phone
chezybezy
2 Feb 17#278
Is there a way to use o2 sim credit for xbox live credit?
I read reviews for http://buygamecredit.com/ but the good ones are obviously staff, and real ones are very very bad, sadly even xbl "advertise" the company I think.
Any alternatives? Work arounds? Experience?
Daytrader
31 Jan 17#277
Ok, thx for letting me know.
nige182
30 Jan 17#276
Worked for me only last week with a preloaded sim. I have found that for the last few months it has been very temperamental though. Sometimes I have to take the sim out, reboot the phone, open play store, go to buy and cancel, reboot phone, put sim in, go to buy and add payment method then it works. Sometimes I have to do that a couple of times, it is really temperamental lately but I am still able to use EE preloaded sims to buy on Google Play.
Neostar
30 Jan 17#275
Tried a few methods and I've found something, if you top up your sim then it works but if you buy a sim with free credit or get offered free credit then it doesn't work
Daytrader
30 Jan 17#274
Yeh you cant use mobile credit from EE anymore on google play store, shame.
Alexandre77
22 Jan 17#273
am still trying to do the same am still trying to do the same
Daytrader
28 Nov 16#272
I need to use £10 PAYG credit on my EE sim, any other way than use on google apps, anyway to get the cash back.
dealondeals
7 Oct 16#271
I have transferred sim credit onto neteller they appear to allow you 3 sims a month. Don't even bother if you are not going to verify yourself.....They made me go through hoops to get fully verified...like showing my passport on a webcam with my live face next to it. registering a bank account was also interesting as they wanted my IBAN number (international equivalent of a standard bank account no) and the international sort code. had to ask my bank to supply these...I have had the account for a few months and it is going well....I have found out that they charge £5 for withdrawals to a bank account. So probably better to just buy things off Amazon with it. Prepare for frustration though....
lemonade
5 Oct 16#270
Can't do this with an O2 sim, keeps telling me it wont work. Does anyone have any idea if there is a way around this? I was trying to purchase an audio book from the Play store
patcho
21 Aug 16#269
I have found a O2 SIM with credit on but its not giving me the option to add mobile payments, odd.
smsmasters
17 Mar 16#268
Doesn't work for me for some reason. Thanks though!
dealondeals
17 Mar 16#267
With Neteller I have found only do 2 sims and get the credit off straight away and run for the hills as they are ready to block accounts......I'm surprised if you were verified that you had this issue though.
Alexandre77
17 Mar 16#266
Same here, which company is to be trusted, already lost money with netteler even with a verified account
dealondeals
14 Mar 16#265
Which poker company do you use please?
dealondeals
14 Mar 161#264
GiffGaff waste of time so don't bother. Orange you can use at google, psn, hmv online, neteller . depends how much you have got. loads of online casinos/sportsbooks where if you do matched bets you can get all your credit back.
smsmasters
13 Mar 16#263
Does anyone know how to convert Orange and Giffgaff credit into something useful?
dwl99
13 Mar 161#262
Yes but if you log onto the same Google Play account on another device such as a tablet the 3 mobile billing will appear as an option.
smsmasters
13 Mar 16#261
Step 5 doesn't work, I have to keep the SIM in the phone otherwise the mobile billing option for that particular SIM won't appear again.
For example, I setup mobile billing with 3, done. Next I insert an O2 SIM, reboot, only O2 billing appears.
richieWolf
7 Mar 16#260
Sorry I didn't follow up on this but you need some self-control if you are a gambler. I play online poker so I deposit to my poker account via mobile. Wait 48 hours and then cash out :smiley:
krazyasif786
21 Feb 16#259
Thanks for this.
Doesn't work with Giff Gaff though
Neostar
11 Feb 16#258
Just had a look at mine and it seems okay, did you verify your account?
Alexandre77
11 Feb 16#257
They close my account with money inside, no refund given, IMO they are scammers, currently looking how make a claim against them, know idea how to do it.
Here is the email they sent to me:
"Your account has been reviewed. Due to NETELLER's inability to properly validate the information within your account, your account has been closed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Should you have any questions regarding your account closure, please contact our Customer Service team by clicking on the following link: NETELLER Support.
Thank you.
Regards"
alan99
7 Feb 16#256
Anyone else having a problem using Neteller/Boku? I successfully made several deposits a month ago but now when I try I just get returned to the Account screen after confirming the phone number and amount. No trace of a declined transaction which I had previously when exceeding the daily amount e.t.c.
carltonbp
24 Jan 16#255
It wasn't I had a look on my tablet. It doesn't matter I've spent it on a book anyway. Thanks
dwl99
24 Jan 16#254
Yes but if you use the Google Play app on another device with the same account details the payment option will still be there! It should also be there if you log onto the Google Play store via a browser.
carltonbp
24 Jan 16#253
It worked on the 100gb sim, I was able to buy a 10p app but once I switch sims back the option to pay with sim credit disappears.
supervalue
22 Dec 15#252
It worked after I reduced the boku amount so that following texting Y (which cost 10p), there was still enough credit on the sim for the boku payment. E.g. £5 credit on sim, so boku £4.50 leaving credit for the text.
On another note, I could only select the boku payment to be £4.50 or £5. Anyone know if there is a way to bill smaller increments e.g. £4.90?
FrozenFire
18 Dec 15#251
Yes, I did & can confirm it support ...
popoyaya
18 Dec 15#250
So it failed even after you texted Y? Did you eventually succeed with EE?
supervalue
18 Dec 15#249
When trying to top up a Neteller account with Boku via an EE PAYG sim it failed a couple of times. When you reply to their text with Y, I was being charged 10p thus didn't have enough credit for the transaction. Make sure the amount you are transfering to boku leaves enough credit for the verification text!
popoyaya
18 Dec 15#248
I topped up a small amount as a test, £5, tried to spend on-line, and bam, locked account. Utter cnuts! There goes the idea of setting up new unverified accounts to get round the 2-sim limit.
Geemac
16 Dec 15#247
I was able to spend money; but if I were you I’d add a small amount and then verify the account. When they want info they reply to emails within 24 hours. I emailed for a refund 2 days ago no response so far. Funny that :disappointed:
popoyaya
15 Dec 15#246
When you say 2 transactions do you mean adding money or spending it? I'm about to add credit from a sim in 2 transactions and want to make sure I'll be able to access the funds.
Geemac
15 Dec 15#245
I was able to make 2 transactions and then locked. Then my problems really began, my online persona and real identity have slightly different names and a different date of birth. So I was unable to verify my account. I am now awaiting a refund; how they will do this I have no idea. I don’t want to give them my bank account details.
You can NOT verify your account before you load money.
popoyaya
15 Dec 15#244
Are you able to spend the balance on your unverified virtual master card? Someone previously said their account was locked as soon as they tried to spend it.
FrozenFire
2 Dec 15#243
can be tried, but in order to make an online payment, you need to add address even for unverified account and will be caught soon.
Geemac
2 Dec 15#242
Can you transfer between Neteller accounts? They may have procedures in place to prevent this, linked to anti money laundering. But maybe you could do it once or twice.
popoyaya
2 Dec 15#241
Would there be any problems in setting up new unverified neteller accounts for each new sim, loading with £30, and transferring the cash to a main verified neteller account?
FrozenFire
2 Dec 15#240
You are right, make sense. Question - any other prepaid MasterCard provide who use Boku ;-) anyone knows
Geemac
2 Dec 15#239
That makes sense. So no point verifying my Neteller account as it’s limited to £65 load a month, if Boku is 2 X £30 transfer limit a month
jonk
2 Dec 15#238
The limit might be account based: 1 account 2 sims so a total of 60 (2x30). That's probably why you were unable to deposit more than 20 the second time? Just guesswork.
Geemac
2 Dec 15#237
My unverified Neteller account limited to £65. a month. Yes I have a virtual Master card.
On my first O2 sim I was able to transfer over £40. In 3 transactions. Maybe the system didn’t catch up to what I was doing?
jonk
2 Dec 15#236
O2/Boku does seem to impose a £30 limit: I made a second deposit, making the total to £30 in the month, and it went through.
I thought Neteller account always has to be "verified" in order to be used (to rule out duplicate accounts). Geemac, you said you didn't verify it - do you have any limitation to use it? Do you get virtual Master card?
Geemac
2 Dec 15#235
Finally able to add a second sim and deposit £20. Still have £2.50 left on my Neteller monthly limit. But no matter which sim I use the deposit is declined.
FrozenFire
1 Dec 15#234
Try different browser...
Geemac
1 Dec 15#233
OK. I’m been trying with a second sim all day, but I keep getting logged out :disappointed:
FrozenFire
1 Dec 15#232
Last 3/4 days.. Added 2nd sim which went successfully but that has only £25 balance.
Geemac
1 Dec 15#231
Yes.
How long have you been trying to add more credit to Neteller and are you trying to do it from an O2 sim?
FrozenFire
30 Nov 15#230
Thanks, so you means o2 has a limit with Boku for £30-£40 for a month ?
I have verified account still it don't allow me to add anything more than £30 from a sim
Geemac
30 Nov 151#229
Just spoke to O2, Was told the limit is £30-£40 a month? I think the limit is £30 per transaction?
jonk
30 Nov 15#228
I think the "new look" of Neteller site has problems with Boku connection. I have verified account but can't pay through Boku either.
Geemac
30 Nov 15#227
Thanks I did say "I’m limited to £65 a month with an unverified Neteller account.
popoyaya
29 Nov 15#226
Sorry, that's actually the neteller limits, not o2.
davidian84
28 Nov 15#225
Netflix only have terms for itunes, looks like you cant do subscriptions on google or amazon stores
Geemac
28 Nov 15#224
Thanks for that, do you have a link for that info on O2 please?
I know and accept I’m limited to £65 a month with an unverified Neteller account. So my difficulties may be something to do with O2?
Neostar
28 Nov 15#223
^^ very interesting...
popoyaya
27 Nov 151#222
According to the O2 website the limits should be...
Min amount 2.60 GBP
Max per transaction 26.00 GBP
Max daily amount 65.00 GBP
Max weekly amount 195.00 GBP
Geemac
27 Nov 15#221
That’s what I thought, but with commission I’ve only been allowed to transfer £49.50 in 2 days. So I should have been able to transfer another £15.50 today. When I click on the HELP in the Boku declined transaction page I get “This web page is not available”
According to Neteller I can transfer another £20.50?
So looks like there must be an unknown limit with Boku?
michaelsft
27 Nov 15#220
Looks like £26 per transaction (presume you can do more than 1 a day) and £65 a month limit. 11% fee.
Geemac
27 Nov 15#219
Anyone know the daily/monthly transfer limit from O2/Boku?
bigjeremy
27 Nov 15#218
I would avoid netteller I just opened an account ,transfered some money from my bank account and mobile phone and as soon as I tried to pay someone my account became instantly unlocked and the only way to unlock is send them copyies of passport or driving licience, i have mone of these so $20 lost!
kooks65
26 Nov 15#217
Me three, come on spill the beans :smile:
Alexandre77
26 Nov 15#216
Would like to know as well.
popoyaya
26 Nov 15#215
How do you go about doing this?
richieWolf
26 Nov 15#214
I have a better way to use mobile credit. Cash it out into your bank account. I've been doing it for years except now O2 limits £50 a month with pay via mobile :disappointed:
kooks65
26 Nov 15#213
I've sussed out how to get iTunes but I'm not into games so it would be films/music/books that I would use it on if I did it this way but I'd rather have some of the cash back so amy wait until I get a larger amount, thanks for your help.
dealondeals
26 Nov 152#212
Agree don't use neteller if you want iTunes, google play stuff, spotify, psn credit etc infact if you have under £30 mobile credit I probably wouldn't bother with neteller....but if you have a large mobile balance 11% commission to unlock this seems the best option in my opinion.
Geemac
26 Nov 15#211
I don’t think you need a Neteller account to buy iTunes vouchers with O2 though Boku. Log-in to your O2 account and you can do it directly from the O2 website? If you move credit to Neteller first you lose 11%
dealondeals
26 Nov 151#210
You set up an account with neteller.com it is a bit like a bank where you can deposit money in via most methods eg debit /credit card they also allow depositing via mobile (boku) that takes £26 max per day from your mobile and after charges 11% puts the remainder in your neteller account. So how do you access this cash well I understand that you can transfer it to a bank account, get a prepaid neteller mastercard, or pay via neteller if the retailer accepts neteller.
The depositing by mobile (via boku) is very straightforward this is all contained in the neteller site. you enter your mobile number and the amount you want to deposit and they send you a text the you just have to reply "y" to and the money is instantly transferred.
I am totally confused, I pay £15 per month on Big Talker with O2 so I do end up with a lot of credit. I was going to convert it to iTunes so getting the money back sounds better but I am getting mixed up with this Boku and Neteller, can anyone explain (in simple terms :wink:) how it works and if there are any charges? :smiley:
Geemac
26 Nov 15#206
Anyone know the best way to access Virgin PAYG credit please?
popoyaya
26 Nov 15#205
To get around the 2 number limit, couldn't you port a neteller registered number to another sim with credit on it?
FrozenFire
25 Nov 15#204
Neteller is not workable, any other company using Boku / mobile payments. I got 20 ee sims which needs to be sorted... Any brilliant idea ?
11%, so still pretty great. And one can make neteller for family members as well its not hard.
popoyaya
25 Nov 15#199
At least you can do it with a couple of the O2 sims to get £40 for free. How much commission do you lose?
alakagom
25 Nov 15#198
No, 2 different numbers is a limit in place to stop people abusing the system :wink:
alan99
25 Nov 15#197
So verifying the account allows you to use more than 2 different numbers?
popoyaya
25 Nov 15#196
How? And does that mean you can have unlimited mobile payments?
Geemac
25 Nov 15#195
You need to verify your Neteller account to raise the limit
nige182
25 Nov 15#194
I did find I could not use the mobile billing as a payment method from the handset with a different sim in, even with data turned off, I had to do it on the handset with the sim in I was trying to bill. I didn't get errors though, it just wouldn't let me select the payment method as bill to mobile account.
Neostar
25 Nov 15#193
I am in the country and same thing happens to me :disappointed:
MaximusRo
25 Nov 15#192
I managed to set up the EE SIM as a payment method, but when I want to purchase an app, it just gives the error message. Can't understand why, although I should add I am out of the country, but that should not matter, as the OP states that once the payment method is set up, you can actually take the SIM out of the phone.
So I am stuck so far...
MaximusRo
25 Nov 15#190
I have an EE SIM that I used to get the 100GB by topping up £10 a while ago with the trick to keep the £10 untouched.
However, when I try to buy an app using this payment method, Googple Play says "This payment method has been declined".
Anyone else used the EE credit?
nige182 to MaximusRo
25 Nov 15#191
I have used some credit from an old EE sim that wasn't part of that offer but was one of the 100MB free every month for life ones from last year. I have also managed to use 20p of 25p I had left on an old T-Mobile sim, the old Orange sim wasn't even able to be set up as a billing method though.
Geemac
24 Nov 15#189
Thanks for all the Help.
Signed up with Neteller , When I try to load money with Boku. I keep having to sign back in to Neteller again, again and again. It keeps signing me out.
If after many attempts you don’t succeed give up
Finally able to load money, but what a struggle :smiley:
nige182
24 Nov 15#188
Tried an old Orange sim and an old T-Mobile sim, both with small amounts of credit, it seems to work on T-Mobile but not Orange.
alan99
24 Nov 15#187
Any chance of sending me a PM...I'm a new member and cannot send PMs yet!
dealondeals
24 Nov 15#186
In my experience I would not bother with Giff gaff, peoples operator, lycamobile.
I probably would not even try Tesco. http://hmvgamecredit.com/GB/
dealondeals
24 Nov 15#185
In my experience I would not bother with Giff gaff, peoples operator, lycamobile.
I probably would not even try Tesco.
dealondeals
24 Nov 15#184
Yes agree
dealondeals
24 Nov 15#183
You can either get psn credit through your ps account and select pay by mobile or you can buy a £25 psn card for £30 from hmvgames
dealondeals
24 Nov 15#182
go to neteller.com and load you mobile balance through boku I only know about neteller.com
dealondeals
24 Nov 151#181
go to neteller.com and load you mobile balance through boku
FrozenFire
24 Nov 151#180
Lol... Ignore Boku. You signup for neteller which has Boku as payment option ;-)
Geemac
24 Nov 15#179
Thank you.
OK this is doing my head in now. The only Boku signup I can find is for: Merchant Partnerships
Ready to start accepting mobile payments? Fill out this form and our team will contact you.
How do I sign up to add money?
FrozenFire
24 Nov 15#178
They will show u before charging, I just done it yesterday
Geemac
24 Nov 15#177
Thanks, I read it as fee number 9 is 20% :neutral_face:
Geemac
24 Nov 15#175
So I could move money from O2 PAYG to Boku then to Neteller. And lose 20% in the process. :disappointed:
Don't worry they are good, the best ewallet service. Reviews are pointless for such sites, why cause if it works no one is going bother writing reviews for them that it works, anyway they operate millions transactions a day, one or two are just bound to have mishap and customer straight on writes bad review.. IDs are necessary for most sites like this, they need to know you are the person you claim to be.
FrozenFire
23 Nov 15#172
ID verified within 2 minutes, license, pretty good so far used virtual card to save cost ;-)
Paid via PayPal
Alexandre77
23 Nov 15#171
Was seeing the reviews on the net about Neteller quite bad reviews. I'm worried now About the my Identification I send to them to verify my account :disappointed:
What the expirience with Neteller from Hot uk deal users?
FrozenFire
23 Nov 15#170
I am in same boat, let me know if u find a way around
Alexandre77
23 Nov 15#169
Registered on Neteller verified my account, sent credit to my Neteller account from 2 different sim cards, tried third sim card with no luck :disappointed:
So the point of buying multiple sim cards Will not work.
If there is way please let me know :smiley:
dealondeals
23 Nov 15#168
Yes Agree
HotDealDude
23 Nov 151#167
lol I wouldn't believe it, but if that was said sincerely than you deserve kudos and a medal for doing something that is rarely seen on a forum board, or the internet in general. My respect to you, at the very least :wink:
But it's all good, either way.
Let's keep hunting down those deals :laughing:
darthvader666uk
23 Nov 15#166
any links to grab these sims or just pop into poundland / 99p stores etc?
ganon
23 Nov 15#165
So can you use the £10 credit from the EE 100gb Christmas sim?
RiverDragon8
23 Nov 151#164
Your right, i see the error of my ways, i will turn over a new leaf.
You don't need to be tech savvy to know the difference between a "good deal" and straight up theft.
You said it yourself; "most paid for apps from the playstore you can download free from torrent sites."
As a tech savvy individual you would understand that torrent sites are not official distributors and are most commonly used for sharing pirated digital goods...for free.
So, yeah, the comparison is exactly the same.... hence the reason ISPs were blocking these torrenting sites.
Geemac
22 Nov 15#161
O2 may well be affiliated with Boku BUT I still can only buy iTunes credit according to the O2 website
davidian84
22 Nov 15#160
So you arent going to explain?
fazeypie
22 Nov 15#159
The O2 PAYG sim is called the Big Talker. I ordered one a couple of weeks ago, popped it in a spare phone then waited for the email to say I'd get £20 extra if I topped up with £10. I phoned up to put £11 credit on (the extra £1 allows for the money taken off for the Psn confirmation text). I waited until the extra £20 was added then I used the £30 to top up my PSN wallet.
Geemac
22 Nov 15#156
I may be missing something? But I can only see: O2 in partnership with Boku, launches direct carrier billing for iTunes credit (Pay & Go too) ONLY? I can’t see a way to load a prepaid Mastercard
I think it's an on-going thing with o2. When the sim arrives they offer you £10 free credit for topping up. If you don't top up, a week later they up it to £20.
1apple
22 Nov 15#153
hot as phk
Hammondhammond
22 Nov 15#152
Too late then :disappointed:
nublets2k
22 Nov 151#151
I don't think it'll work like that, the N7 can't read your phone number. I think you'd need to initially set it up by having the sim you want to use in an android phone.
FrozenFire
22 Nov 15#150
I think not all providers are accepting Boku , I appreciate guide from senior members here . Love to see this option though
popoyaya
22 Nov 15#149
I ordered one recently for o2 priority and a week later started getting emails from them about the £20 credit
popoyaya
22 Nov 15#119
If you order a new o2 sim and top up by £10 you get an extra £20 credit. Would this be usable?
davidian84 to popoyaya
22 Nov 15#120
yes it would be
Cyanide_Reverse to popoyaya
22 Nov 15#122
Also interested in this, would order quite a few new O2 sims for this!
Hammondhammond to popoyaya
22 Nov 15#148
Where does it say you get an extra £20 if you top up £10 on o2 ?
popoyaya
22 Nov 15#147
Yes but why does it have to be a netteller card? Couldn't you link any card to a boku account?
FrozenFire
22 Nov 15#146
Thanks, that's brilliant. So practically all MasterCard providers who are accepting Boku are answer. Now few more examples like neteller are answer & need to find cheaper fee option though as this one is upto 20%
Any further guide will be appreciated ;-)
FrozenFire
22 Nov 15#145
Thanks, that's brilliant.
FrozenFire
22 Nov 15#144
Thanks, that's brilliant.
alakagom
22 Nov 15#143
If you can load up neteller via boku, you don't have to add it to pre-paid mastercard if a merchant has netteler option directly right?
dealondeals
22 Nov 15#142
You load your netteller account via boku (which takes money from your phone credit) and spend using the neteller mastercard.
dwl99
22 Nov 15#141
You need to have the SIM card physically in an android phone and connect to Google play, tethering won't work.
popoyaya
22 Nov 15#140
You could use any card/bank account with boku, no?
DeejayAJ
22 Nov 151#139
From what I understand the apk was just a dummy that he could buy with credit to get real cash, the app doesn't actually do anything? If that's the case, there's nothing stopping you from doing the same if you download android studio.
davidian84
22 Nov 15#138
What do you mean? i am tech savvy. how do you watch and listen to things you didnt buy without it being illegal?
dealondeals
22 Nov 151#136
Unfortunately giff gaff didn't work for me.
michaelsft
21 Nov 15#107
Wait, so you can get a prepaid MasterCard for free, buy say 5 EE Sims with £5 free credit on them and then send that £25 of credit to the card and spend it anywhere?
Has anyone done this?
FrozenFire to michaelsft
21 Nov 15#110
Which companies prepaid MasterCard accept payment from EE ? I can't find with any major provider as load options mentioned.
dealondeals to michaelsft
22 Nov 15#134
In theory yes but in practice they (neteller.com) will ask you to verify your account and will charge 11% per transfer and would probably restrict you to two sims.
dealondeals to michaelsft
22 Nov 15#135
In theory yes but in practice they (neteller.com) will ask you to verify your account and will charge 11% per transfer and would probably restrict you to two sims.
Yes I have done this free money really.
dealondeals
22 Nov 151#133
Go to neteller.com and set up an account then transfer mobile credit via Boku. then you can get a neteller mastercard and spend the balance. There are limits commissions etc but this is the quick answer.
slliw
22 Nov 151#132
Anyone successfully mange to get this working on iOS? Can't find any option to change to mobile payments
deany76
22 Nov 15#131
Thanks for your reply.
I have a wi-fi only Nexus 7 that I haven't used for ages. I am tethering the Nexus 7 to an iphone with the EE sim with £10 credit.
Have tried settings set up a new payment method.
Also tried buying 'when we were young' by Adele but when I click buy it does give me the mobile option.
Never mind.
dwl99
22 Nov 15#130
Try a reboot and make sure data is enabled but keep your wifi on to avoid using up any of your credit on data. Sometimes it takes 10 mins until it shows up.
Essex_Hal
22 Nov 15#129
O well.Well i just remembered I have a £10 Vodafone sim I got when I the moto E deal for £35 that shod still be ok to work
Essex_Hal
22 Nov 15#125
Just found GiffGaff Pay and go sim card with £5 free credit. Standard & Micro size for 99p will it work on this network?
moneysavingkitten to Essex_Hal
22 Nov 15#128
Don't think so.
moneysavingkitten
22 Nov 152#127
It didn't work for me, but if you call Sainsbury's customer service they will refund you or give to nectar points instead :smiley:
moneysavingkitten
20 Nov 151#1
Don't think it works with Vodafone/Sainsbury's Mobile any more, was trying to use up some credit this evening.
Link in step 6 is very useful, thank you :smiley:
FrozenFire to moneysavingkitten
20 Nov 154#3
Sainsbury credit is better to be converted to nectar points by calling helpline . Chance of double
Gordinho to moneysavingkitten
22 Nov 15#126
I was just thinking the same thing, I have about a fiver on a Sainsburys SIM and they stop working in the new year, would be a good way to use the credit up. I'll give it a go and see what happens.
deany76
22 Nov 15#124
can some one help on this.
at stage 3/ Add Payment Method, Mobile Billing
Mobile Billing is _not showing_ as an option.
I definitely have £10.00 credit its a 4 month old EE PAYG data sim
any ideas why I don't have the option? (I do have store credit already, I'm sure thats okay)
RiverDragon8
22 Nov 15#123
Obviously your not tech savvy.
davidian84
22 Nov 15#121
its exactly the same thing
nublets2k
22 Nov 15#118
It's still taking something without paying for it. Just because you don't believe it's wrong doesn't mean it isn't.
RiverDragon8
21 Nov 15#117
Yeah it the same thing... you obviously don't know how to or you wouldn't have made this comment.
davidian84
21 Nov 151#116
nope doesnt work. the extra credit is promo cash
Badgers
21 Nov 154#28
Might be useful:
Tesco Mobile’s pay as you go Triple Credit tariff gives you three times as much credit when you top up with £10, £15, or £20. So you could get up to £40 of credit for free. Furthermore, when you top up £15 or more you can add an extra 5000 free texts, 150 free minutes or 500MB of free data – the choice is yours.
Any way to build up the various credits on sim cards by sending to a Google wallet type thingie
normal
21 Nov 15#91
Very clever!
Nayno
21 Nov 15#90
Anyone confirm if this works on iPhone and can you use it for in app purchases?
montyburns56
21 Nov 15#89
Apparently Vodafone don't allow this kind of payment. :disappointed:
ssc1
21 Nov 15#86
Could you add to your google play balance rather than purchase? Thx
dwl99 to ssc1
21 Nov 15#88
Nope
mylocalhost
21 Nov 152#85
EE Network "Adding the cost of an app to your bill or using your credit to pay"
Works on the following app stores:
Google Play
Windows Marketplace
BlackBerry App World 2.1 and above
BlackBerry World
Nokia Store
Can anyone confirm if this works with iPhone / iOS? so far none of the comments mention thi
showstopper
21 Nov 15#82
U can't use it for iTunes apps as the minimum amount is £10
nublets2k to showstopper
21 Nov 15#83
Unless it's an app that's over £10...
RiverDragon8
21 Nov 15#69
I used to do this ages ago but stopped because most top paid apps from the playstore you can download for free from torrent sites, same goes with iTunes with their music. Last album i bought was in 2000.
dwl99 to RiverDragon8
21 Nov 151#71
Very risky nowadays with so many malicious apps around
nublets2k to RiverDragon8
21 Nov 1520#81
Me too, I've also found that you can get free food by stealing it from Tesco, and save money on petrol by driving off before you pay.
neilgwood
21 Nov 15#80
You could buy a few Chromecasts...
popoyaya
21 Nov 15#59
Can credit from several sims be combined to buy play store credit to make a larger purchase? Or does each purchase have to come from the one sim?
faxmax to popoyaya
21 Nov 15#79
Didn't think so, at least couldn't when I tried ages ago, but curious myself now.
faxmax
21 Nov 15#78
I didn't think (in fact, I was fairly certain) the credits didn't accumulate. So, you can't buy a 13.99 app/movie using SIMs with 5 credit each. Or can you? Did you buy multiple EE SIMs with 5 credit?
HOQUE.CO.UK
21 Nov 15#77
He do you use ee
midian09
21 Nov 15#76
Thanks. i didn't know this. i have some credit on tesco mobile but it is not on the list. still, will key an eye out for sims in poundland now.
cheers!
kooks65
21 Nov 15#75
This is handy as I'm a light data user and most of my contacts are on O2 so I can get the Big Talker for £15 use £5 credit and transfer the £10 to itunes :smiley:.
dybydx
21 Nov 15#74
Thanks! Never knew about this. :sunglasses:
J400uk
21 Nov 15#73
Could I set this up to pay for my Apple Music subs?
HUKDUSER94
21 Nov 15#72
Can you use it as part-payment on iTunes? E.g. £5 credit towards the purchase of a £15 app.
deany76
21 Nov 15#70
Apart from occasional duplicate albums uploaded, I can really recommend Google Play Music. I use it with the GPM iphone app. If you buy more than one cd a month and want to feel like you own a record store it seems to be the future.
kingosticks
21 Nov 15#65
The option for mobile billing isn't there on my account. Maybe it's me or maybe it's my Post Office sim card.
ijohnsnowi12 to kingosticks
21 Nov 15#68
Yeah, I'm pretty sure Post Office sim cards aren't part of this
ijohnsnowi12
21 Nov 15#67
No Vodafone, grrrr..
omgpleasespamme
21 Nov 15#66
In the old days I topped up an o2 SIM with £10 every three months to get £5 a month off my broadband bill. I have an o2 SIM that even today still has about £90 credit on it. I thought about using mobile billing about a month after they stopped selling hardware through the Google Play Store. I was annoyed. :disappointed:.
I don't mean to be a turd but... This isn't a deal....
6ixFoot1
21 Nov 15#56
I tried looking for the mobile billing option on some cheap phone but it wasn't there.
Was interested in knowing whether or not you had to top up your google wallet with a minimum amount (£5). Looks like you don't?
There are some apps that allow you to call abroad, want to buy credit for that app
peecee98
21 Nov 151#39
Worth to note that only limited set of mobile networks are recognised by Goole for payment in this way - Three, T-mobile (EE now) and O2. See this link and check for 'direct carrier billing' option as accepted payment methods. Google play payment methods
betabelf to peecee98
21 Nov 15#55
I am o2 but can't see mobile payment method
betabelf
21 Nov 15#54
Doesn't work
alladin
21 Nov 15#53
I just used my 1£ ee sim(with £5) to buy around £4 worth apps. Thanks OP.
aizeewizzy
21 Nov 15#52
Thanks OP. Very helpful post
golo83
21 Nov 15#51
OGB03
21 Nov 15#49
I'd love to know the answer to this too!
Geemac
21 Nov 15#48
Thanks but no and I don't download a lot of apps.
kowalski
21 Nov 15#43
thanks - I bought a couple of the £1 SIMs (with £5 credit) from eBay last month and had no idea how to spend the credit on the Play Store, will give this a try
Can this be used on an old EE 100GB SUMMERSIM? I think I still have £10 on that SIM too...
golo83 to kowalski
21 Nov 15#46
yes
deany76
21 Nov 15#45
ok thanks my GPM sub is due in a few day so will give it a try.
jaydeeuk1
20 Nov 1541#14
Been doing this for years with t mobile sims. Its also the reason why several years ago they now limit the number of sims per 3 months. Pound shops still sell them though with £5 on.
Except I made an app (did naff all) and then used the credit to purchase it. Think it was listed in the top 500 at one point, and then for some reason joe public bought it, gave it 1 star reviews saying it was broken and got it taken down. Google takes about 30%, would make £1.80 per sim. Was boring and tedious, and destroyed several backplates of my old phone from removing the sim card so many times. Decided other money making ways were far more profitable.
davening to jaydeeuk1
21 Nov 151#22
Thank you for sharing that. Enjoyed reading it very much.
dwl99 to jaydeeuk1
21 Nov 15#26
Do you feel like sharing the apk?
rdtorres to jaydeeuk1
21 Nov 15#35
Haha, brilliant.
FrozenFire to jaydeeuk1
21 Nov 15#42
Excellent. You are a genius ;-) any guide how to build an app ?
cheeky_chops
21 Nov 15#41
Can i send the credit to my kids google accounts for a xmas present? Got a old phone with nearly £50 of credit on it!
deany76
21 Nov 15#38
thanks op, this is a good idea I'm with EE, is it just for apps?
Can this method be used for GPM monthly subscription or to buy Adele 25?
dwl99 to deany76
21 Nov 15#40
I'm sure it will work on any Google Play purchase including music & movies
wi1bert
21 Nov 151#37
Can this be used to buy music too? Maybe a hukd charity single on the back of non UK tax paying mobile phone companies :smirk:
dealondeals
21 Nov 15#36
No, unfortunately not
jimmyandmel
21 Nov 15#34
Excellent tip, thanks for posting, heat added
HueKuhn
21 Nov 15#33
will be testing this out as I have plenty of sims with credit on them.
bestestbud85
21 Nov 15#32
Thank you! Will try it out. At the moment im paying for silly games and upgrades my son wants on his ipad. Yes i know Boo :stuck_out_tongue:
neilgwood
21 Nov 15#31
This is excellent, great find.
muntakim
21 Nov 15#30
Excellent post. Thanks
thelaine
21 Nov 151#29
Now just to find any apps worth buying.
bestestbud85
21 Nov 15#25
Thank you very much! What a good idea. But can you tell me how i would use it for ios? Replies appreciated.
dwl99 to bestestbud85
21 Nov 15#27
I assume that you would need to have an iPhone (boo!) or a 3G-enabled Apple tablety thingy and fire up whatever their app store is called.
golo83
21 Nov 15#24
Worked! :sunglasses:
Thanks
popoyaya
21 Nov 15#23
Will it work with the giffgaff sim you get with £5 free credit?
vassy201187
21 Nov 15#21
Thanks for the info. Got a few PAYG sims to use :smiley:
uk3g
21 Nov 15#20
Excellent idea. Heat added.
HereKittyKitty
21 Nov 15#18
Before I bother digging out my £10 EE SIM that I got with my new phone, will I be able to use mobile billing even if I have unspent Google Play credit on my account?
moneysavingkitten to HereKittyKitty
21 Nov 151#19
Yeah, you can choose which payment method you want to use. If the wrong one is selected, tap it and it will bring up a list of other payment methods.
sosen1327
20 Nov 15#17
excellent, set up, finally i find use for my £30 o2 spare card, thx
moneysavingkitten
20 Nov 15#16
Thank you very much :smiley:
FrozenFire
20 Nov 151#15
Sainsbury mobile - free helpline 40775
arczi19
20 Nov 15#11
Can you provide any links to such sim cards with £5 credit on eBay?
dwl99 to arczi19
20 Nov 15#13
None at the moment, these deals are very intermittent. Here's their eBay storefront in case you want to keep an eye on them. Pound shops sometimes have the same £5 EE SIM cards.
LetoKynes
20 Nov 151#12
Thanks op
azy77
20 Nov 15#10
Thanks for sharing. Some years ago I had google wallet and forgot password (entered it wrong a few times) and google wallet won't let me use this method unless I give them a copy of my driving license. I am not willing to give them this online. Is there any other way around this or any other ways to use payg credit? Thanks and heat added
superivanho
20 Nov 151#9
the problem is it takes ages to convert it to points. Actually since mobile by sainsbury's first announced their close-down last month I've phoned them convert my credits to nectar points. After I've phone them 10+ times and a month later, not only I got no nectar points, the original sim card and all credits have been wiped off. Everytime I called them they kept apologizing for the delay...
flintstone
20 Nov 152#8
this is one worth keeping a note of for the future
lost count of the number of SIM cards I throw out because I had no use for them and they still had a couple of pounds worth of credit on them :disappointed:
heat added
Baz417
20 Nov 151#6
Heat alone for the new idea. Thanks OP.
moneysavingkitten
20 Nov 15#5
Ohh that's very interesting, didn't know you could do that thanks very much! :smiley: Is it Sainsbury Mobile I need to call or Nectar? You wouldn't have the number would you?
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Opening post
I don't have an Apple device so I haven't tested it but O2 has a link to doing this
http://www.o2.co.uk/chargetomobile
and I suspect that other providers will do it too.
1. (optional) remove your usual SIM from your phone and insert the SIM with the unwanted credit.
2. Start up your phone and turn on data (even if WiFi is on).
3. Open Google Play, go to My Account, Payment Methods, Add Payment Method, Mobile Billing.
4. Choose whatever paid-for app you want and make sure you select Mobile Billing as the payment method.
5. You can now stick your usual SIM back in your phone but you will still be able to charge apps to your SIM with the unwanted credit. The payment method also shows up in other devices such as tablets.
6. Once your credit has been used up, go to Google Wallet
https://wallet.google.com/manage/w/0/#paymentMethods:
on your PC and remove the mobile billing facility for that SIM card.
7. Repeat as required!
looks like you can buy movies and music as well...not just apps.
See post #51
- golo83
Top comments
Except I made an app (did naff all) and then used the credit to purchase it. Think it was listed in the top 500 at one point, and then for some reason joe public bought it, gave it 1 star reviews saying it was broken and got it taken down. Google takes about 30%, would make £1.80 per sim. Was boring and tedious, and destroyed several backplates of my old phone from removing the sim card so many times. Decided other money making ways were far more profitable.
Tesco Mobile’s pay as you go Triple Credit tariff gives you three times as much credit when you top up with £10, £15, or £20. So you could get up to £40 of credit for free. Furthermore, when you top up £15 or more you can add an extra 5000 free texts, 150 free minutes or 500MB of free data – the choice is yours.
https://www.cable.co.uk/guides/3-ways-to-get-a-free-sim-with-free-credit/
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I read reviews for http://buygamecredit.com/ but the good ones are obviously staff, and real ones are very very bad, sadly even xbl "advertise" the company I think.
Any alternatives? Work arounds? Experience?
am still trying to do the same
For example, I setup mobile billing with 3, done. Next I insert an O2 SIM, reboot, only O2 billing appears.
Doesn't work with Giff Gaff though
Here is the email they sent to me:
"Your account has been reviewed. Due to NETELLER's inability to properly validate the information within your account, your account has been closed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Should you have any questions regarding your account closure, please contact our Customer Service team by clicking on the following link: NETELLER Support.
Thank you.
Regards"
On another note, I could only select the boku payment to be £4.50 or £5. Anyone know if there is a way to bill smaller increments e.g. £4.90?
You can NOT verify your account before you load money.
On my first O2 sim I was able to transfer over £40. In 3 transactions. Maybe the system didn’t catch up to what I was doing?
I thought Neteller account always has to be "verified" in order to be used (to rule out duplicate accounts). Geemac, you said you didn't verify it - do you have any limitation to use it? Do you get virtual Master card?
How long have you been trying to add more credit to Neteller and are you trying to do it from an O2 sim?
I have verified account still it don't allow me to add anything more than £30 from a sim
I know and accept I’m limited to £65 a month with an unverified Neteller account. So my difficulties may be something to do with O2?
Min amount 2.60 GBP
Max per transaction 26.00 GBP
Max daily amount 65.00 GBP
Max weekly amount 195.00 GBP
According to Neteller I can transfer another £20.50?
So looks like there must be an unknown limit with Boku?
The depositing by mobile (via boku) is very straightforward this is all contained in the neteller site. you enter your mobile number and the amount you want to deposit and they send you a text the you just have to reply "y" to and the money is instantly transferred.
So I am stuck so far...
However, when I try to buy an app using this payment method, Googple Play says "This payment method has been declined".
Anyone else used the EE credit?
Thanks for all the Help.
Signed up with Neteller , When I try to load money with Boku. I keep having to sign back in to Neteller again, again and again. It keeps signing me out.
If after many attempts you don’t succeed give up
Finally able to load money, but what a struggle :smiley:
I probably would not even try Tesco.
http://hmvgamecredit.com/GB/
I probably would not even try Tesco.
I only know about neteller.com
OK this is doing my head in now. The only Boku signup I can find is for: Merchant Partnerships
Ready to start accepting mobile payments? Fill out this form and our team will contact you.
How do I sign up to add money?
Paid via PayPal
What the expirience with Neteller from Hot uk deal users?
So the point of buying multiple sim cards Will not work.
If there is way please let me know :smiley:
But it's all good, either way.
Let's keep hunting down those deals :laughing:
http://www.o2.co.uk/chargetomobile
You said it yourself; "most paid for apps from the playstore you can download free from torrent sites."
As a tech savvy individual you would understand that torrent sites are not official distributors and are most commonly used for sharing pirated digital goods...for free.
So, yeah, the comparison is exactly the same.... hence the reason ISPs were blocking these torrenting sites.
"United Kingdom
Everything Everywhere, Hutch, O2, Virgin, Vodafone"
Any further guide will be appreciated ;-)
You could use any card/bank account with boku, no?
Has anyone done this?
Yes I have done this free money really.
I have a wi-fi only Nexus 7 that I haven't used for ages. I am tethering the Nexus 7 to an iphone with the EE sim with £10 credit.
Have tried settings set up a new payment method.
Also tried buying 'when we were young' by Adele but when I click buy it does give me the mobile option.
Never mind.
Link in step 6 is very useful, thank you :smiley:
at stage 3/ Add Payment Method, Mobile Billing
Mobile Billing is _not showing_ as an option.
I definitely have £10.00 credit its a 4 month old EE PAYG data sim
any ideas why I don't have the option? (I do have store credit already, I'm sure thats okay)
Tesco Mobile’s pay as you go Triple Credit tariff gives you three times as much credit when you top up with £10, £15, or £20. So you could get up to £40 of credit for free. Furthermore, when you top up £15 or more you can add an extra 5000 free texts, 150 free minutes or 500MB of free data – the choice is yours.
https://www.cable.co.uk/guides/3-ways-to-get-a-free-sim-with-free-credit/
psn credit
xbox credit
get a prepaid matercard loaded with your credit
transfer balance to online casinos
spotify
If so ,which card would you suggest ?
"Transfers – Ability to send P2P transfers directly from customers’ mobile phones using their prepaid card balance"
http://prepaysolutions.com/case-study/ee/
Go here, choose a charity and pay by sms:
https://home.justgiving.com/
Works on the following app stores:
Google Play
Windows Marketplace
BlackBerry App World 2.1 and above
BlackBerry World
Nokia Store
http://ee.co.uk/help/accounts-billing-and-topping-up/billing-and-payment/view-and-pay-your-bill/paying-for-apps-and-tracks---an-overview
cheers!
:sunglasses:
Heated.
Was interested in knowing whether or not you had to top up your google wallet with a minimum amount (£5). Looks like you don't?
There are some apps that allow you to call abroad, want to buy credit for that app
Can this be used on an old EE 100GB SUMMERSIM? I think I still have £10 on that SIM too...
Except I made an app (did naff all) and then used the credit to purchase it. Think it was listed in the top 500 at one point, and then for some reason joe public bought it, gave it 1 star reviews saying it was broken and got it taken down. Google takes about 30%, would make £1.80 per sim. Was boring and tedious, and destroyed several backplates of my old phone from removing the sim card so many times. Decided other money making ways were far more profitable.
Can this method be used for GPM monthly subscription or to buy Adele 25?
Thanks
lost count of the number of SIM cards I throw out because I had no use for them and they still had a couple of pounds worth of credit on them :disappointed:
heat added