Registering with White Mobile

CaptainHaddock_2

Just a heads-up for anyone who wants to register with White Mobile (for top ups): If you try to register using PayPal as your payment method, you (may) get an error. You can register using a credit card and then once you are registered you can add PayPal to your account and set that as your top-up method, but you can't (it seems) use PayPal for the very first top-up.

(White requires you to do a top-up as part of the registration process).

wakeupalarm

Why do you need to register a credit card if its a PAYG tariff? What if they go the way of Ovivo, they might help themselves to auto top ups from you credit card before they go under. Seems a bit dodgy to me.

asset2004

just came on here to see if anyone else was having problems :mad: as finally my card arrived.
Not sure why they need my card though, i thought the idea of using paypal was of convenience

CaptainHaddock_2

wakeupalarm wrote: »

Why do you need to register a credit card if its a PAYG tariff?

It's not mandatory to register so you don't have to. I just prefer to top up this way rather than to use vouchers.

What if they go the way of Ovivo, they might help themselves to auto top ups from you credit card before they go under.

I suppose there is that theoretical risk. I just like the convenience of setting a "low balance" top-up that means I won't run out of credit.

asset2004 wrote: »

Not sure why they need my card though, i thought the idea of using paypal was of convenience

Exactly. But once you have registered with your credit card, you can also register PayPal as an additional form of payment. Then you can set up an auto-top-up for PayPal and remove your credit card as a form of payment, if you like.

asset2004

CaptainHaddock wrote: »

I suppose there is that theoretical risk. I just like the convenience of setting a "low balance" top-up that means I won't run out of credit.

lowest amount I could see to top up was £5, but got 10% extra free through offer with the sim today

virgo17

CaptainHaddock wrote: »

Exactly. But once you have registered with your credit card, you can also register PayPal as an additional form of payment.

I topped up £5 (plus the extra 10%) using a credit card as suggested. I don't seem to be able to set up Paypal unless I make a further payment which I don't want to do yet until I have evaluated the MVNO.

Have I missed something?

CaptainHaddock_2

virgo17 wrote: »

I topped up £5 (plus the extra 10%) using a credit card as suggested. I don't seem to be able to set up Paypal unless I make a further payment which I don't want to do yet until I have evaluated the MVNO.

Have I missed something?

No, you haven't missed anything - you will need to top up more in order to register PayPal as your payment method...just wait until you are satisfied, I suppose.

asset2004

anyone else having problems adding credit to the sim? I want to do it online via paypal because I'm nowhere near a shop and also I have a 10% code, it's telling me I need to go to a shop or do it through my phone.
Not had a lot of good from this, as there's not a good signal in my arena and calls keep dropping