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who offers the best online banking experience?

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  • izools
    izools Posts: 7,513 Forumite
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    chuckley wrote: »
    Abbey, hands down, as they update instantly and the fast payment thing.

    Abbey don't exist any more so I presume you mean santander?

    In which case

    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

    Sorry, santander are the most appalling shower of proverbial ever to scathe and scar the face of British banking.

    Everything about them is dire and should be avoided at all costs. Please for the love of god don't consider them! Just Google "Santander Complaints".

    End of :cool:
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  • chuckley
    chuckley Posts: 4,405 Forumite
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    why laugh?! whats so bad about their online system?!
  • izools
    izools Posts: 7,513 Forumite
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    edited 21 February 2011 at 12:21AM
    It's unstable, it doesn't work properly, it randomly decides to send things BACS when there's no reason for them not to go FP, it doesn't show transfers to other accounts when you request them, upto 24 hours later instead, [edit] it has a piddly 300/day FP limit compared to most other banks 10K limit...

    I could go on. Sorry if you weren't being sarcastic. You actually like banking with Santander? :eek:
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  • Nessie23
    Nessie23 Posts: 245 Forumite
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    You might want to check what the faster payments limits are prior to opening a new account, here is the link

    http://www.ukpayments.org.uk/faster_payments_service/value_limits/
  • Cmdr_Bond
    Cmdr_Bond Posts: 631 Forumite
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    The only thing I thing Santander have right is their security implementation of a One Time Passcode texted to your mobile instead of using a card reader.

    but I'm afraid thats it - and some people don't even like that.
    Not as green as I am cabbage looking
  • hansi
    hansi Posts: 3,001 Forumite
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    FWIW I have used Smile for a number of years now with no problems. FP and transfers show immediately.
  • hansi
    hansi Posts: 3,001 Forumite
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    chuckley wrote: »
    why laugh?! whats so bad about their online system?!


    Not just their online system. They are c**p and a joke!
  • jen245
    jen245 Posts: 1,606 Forumite
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    I like Natwest's (same as RBS I believe), and I have used Lloyds TSB, Halifax (old and new), Satandire, and in the more distant past, Barclays.
    Debt free and staying that way! :beer:
  • chuckley
    chuckley Posts: 4,405 Forumite
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    I must b the only 1 that loves Abbey. never had a major issue with them.
  • Inactive
    Inactive Posts: 14,509 Forumite
    chuckley wrote: »
    I must b the only 1 that loves Abbey. never had a major issue with them.

    You are probably the only person in the country still using " Abbey ".;)
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