Barclaycard giving away Free bPay (contactless) fob or wristband

SnowTiger

darren72 wrote: »

Is there a direct link to the offer as I see from the original post it is available to all from today ? - I would be interested in seeing more about it ?

.

It contains personalised links, so it's probably not a good idea to post a URL to it.

More details can be found on the bPay website.

There's no doubt in my mind that Barclaycard will withdraw the service somewhere down the line, refunding punters what they paid for their bPay devices and stickers.

It's another one of those solutions looking for a problem to fix.

Chrysalis

northwalesd wrote: »

Then why not pass it on to someone who will?

I didnt know was limited supply.

Chino

Chrysalis wrote: »

I didnt know was limited supply.

You would have done if you had read your email:

cjv wrote: »

*This offer is open to recipients of this email immediately, and then to all customers on 21 July 2017. Offer ends 28 July 2017. And once the freebies are gone, they’re gone.

northwalesd

Chrysalis wrote: »

I didnt know was limited supply.

You do now.

Chrysalis

I do but I cannot turn back time.

Seafoam

I successfully ordered my free wristband and I've started using it! Works great

Shakin_Steve

Received my fob today. A SIM card is also included in the package. The fob itself is just a piece of plastic which you insert the SIM card into. Registering is a bit of a faff, but I figured since I'd ordered it, I might as well go through the motions. There is a number which comes with the SIM to be entered, various codes sent by text and, of course, all of your personal information. You can only choose one card to register with each device, it doesn't have to be a barclaycard.
You choose how much to preload it with, anything from a fiver to £200 (the max). I loaded mine with £40 and set it up to deposit £30 whenever the balance drops below £30, so the max I'll ever lose if I mislay it is £59.99.
And one more thing.....it works

Shakin_Steve

Sorry...one more thing...the app to manage it is available on google play store, but couldn't find it in the Apple Store on my iPad.

SnowTiger

Shakin_Steve wrote: »

Sorry...one more thing...the app to manage it is available on google play store, but couldn't find it in the Apple Store on my iPad.

The iThing app is here.

SnowTiger

Shakin_Steve wrote: »

Received my fob today. A SIM card is also included in the package. The fob itself is just a piece of plastic which you insert the SIM card into. Registering is a bit of a faff, but I figured since I'd ordered it, I might as well go through the motions. There is a number which comes with the SIM to be entered, various codes sent by text and, of course, all of your personal information. You can only choose one card to register with each device, it doesn't have to be a barclaycard.
You choose how much to preload it with, anything from a fiver to £200 (the max). I loaded mine with £40 and set it up to deposit £30 whenever the balance drops below £30, so the max I'll ever lose if I mislay it is £59.99.
And one more thing.....it works

Sounds like it's basically a prepaid card which, presumably, you can top up using a credit card or debit card. Can you top up with other credit cards or only a Barclaycard?

I guess it's an attempt to tie punters in to the Barclays ecosystem.