Hsbc new secure key - i hate it !!!

adamc260

You say you all hate it... yet you'd soon complain if money went bye byes from your account! HSBC have made it as small as possible and it's a lot smaller than all other similar devices out there.

Sagz_2

I hate the little gizmo and am changing banks because of it. And thanks to Quidco I'll even make a profit on the swap

adamc260

Sagz wrote: »

I hate the little gizmo and am changing banks because of it. And thanks to Quidco I'll even make a profit on the swap

Santander... Your really going to move all your finances to Santander... because of a little gizmo? lol

Sagz_2

Oops my mistake - not Quidco (forgot I found a better one), First Direct.

Abbafan1972

I have an account with HSBC and I got a letter to say that I would be sent one soon, but it hasn't arrived yet.

Luckily the HSBC isn't my main account, so I wouldn't need to use it that often.

d123

adamc260 wrote: »

You say you all hate it... yet you'd soon complain if money went bye byes from your account! HSBC have made it as small as possible and it's a lot smaller than all other similar devices out there.

Yes, I'm another one who hates it, they might have made it small but it has all the build quality of a 70's Chinese calculator.

And people who have managed to break the screen have found out that you get no access to the online banking till they send out a replacement.

System

Sagz wrote: »

Oops my mistake - not Quidco (forgot I found a better one), First Direct.

First Direct is part of HSBC so won't they be introducing this gizmo sooner or later?

Sagz_2

scgf wrote: »

First Direct is part of HSBC so won't they be introducing this gizmo sooner or later?

Ok, better use the £100 quid they give me for changing banks towards a new matress then

alanq

scgf wrote: »

First Direct is part of HSBC so won't they be introducing this gizmo sooner or later?

"First Direct Secure Key" has been copyrighted.
http://www.ipo.gov.uk/t-tmj/journals/6871/domestic/2566455.html

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baby_frogmella wrote: »

To all those First Direct customers who think they'll never have to use a secure key/card reader...think again! I recently closed my HSBC current account due to the secure key requirement and called up First Direct to ask them if they had any plans to introduce the secure key. First their agent said they didn't have any plans, i asked him "are you 100% sure?" he kept me on hold for 10 mins and then said " sorry, we do intend to introduce something similar within the next 12 months

Hurdler

Abbafan1972 wrote: »

I have an account with HSBC and I got a letter to say that I would be sent one soon, but it hasn't arrived yet.

Luckily the HSBC isn't my main account, so I wouldn't need to use it that often.

Same here - I have a Barclays one, Natwest and now waiting for HSBC.
But at the moment I am resisting having any of the related iPhone apps for the banks I use because I'm not sure I trust those!!

I have become so used to the Barclays one as my main account, it doesn't feel like much of a big deal for me. Useful advice to lock them away - they are normally tucked away in a tray somewhere.

I make it a point to do my Internet banking on one PC at home and never used my work laptop at all for that. So apart from a number of these gadgets - I don't think I am that affected. Just waiting now for LTSB and Halifax to follow suit and then I guess I will have a full set!!!