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ischris85 said:
You can deregister the mobile by going into the settings on the PC online banking I believe

It gives the same 'Mobile app access' opion as was on the mobile. I took the plunge and removed my smartphone and sure enough it's reverted back to sending an OTP to login.
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As we are talking about avoidance of doubt, here is something for the avoidance of doubt:RG2015 said:colsten said:
Sure. Many of us have legacy instant access accounts still paying at least 1.2%.jimjames said:
Can you confirm where you can get that for instant access?typistretired said:Can get better than 0.50% elsewhere
Hence your statement saying that you can get better than 0.50% elsewhere is incorrect. You either already have it or you cannot get it.
A bit verbose, I know but this is for the avoidance of doubt.
Nobody said that you can get better elsewhere. Also, I don't already have the interest that I can still get in the account(s) I already have.
So your statement saying that my statement is incorrect is incorrect 🤣🤣🤣0 -
@colsten, Apologies, I made a mistake. It was @typistretired who said "can get better than 0.50% elsewhere".colsten said:
As we are talking about avoidance of doubt, here is something for the avoidance of doubt:RG2015 said:colsten said:
Sure. Many of us have legacy instant access accounts still paying at least 1.2%.jimjames said:
Can you confirm where you can get that for instant access?typistretired said:Can get better than 0.50% elsewhere
Hence your statement saying that you can get better than 0.50% elsewhere is incorrect. You either already have it or you cannot get it.
A bit verbose, I know but this is for the avoidance of doubt.
Nobody said that you can get better elsewhere. Also, I don't already have the interest that I can still get in the account(s) I already have.
So your statement saying that my statement is incorrect is incorrect 🤣🤣🤣
I inferred that they were saying such accounts were currently available. I believe that by their question, @jimjames also read more into the comment than was actually said.1 -
@typistretired can defend themselves but I would say they did not mean to say, and definitely didn't say, that people can currently open instant access accounts paying more than 0.5%. They were responding to the question as to why people don't appear to be making much use of the Virgin attached savers - - to which one very reasonable answer is that people can get better than 0.50% elsewhere. The most obvious 'elsewhere' is legacy instant access accounts, but there are also current accounts as well as quasi-instant access Regular Savers that people can still open now, and then there are quite a number of accounts which might not offer instant access but do offer substantially better interest (anything from double to 6 times 0.5%) and which can be applied for by everybody. These kinds of accounts are the reason why I am not tempted to keep a penny in the Virgin attached savers.
I pray to God we'll soon be out of those interest and stay-at-home doldrums so we can move on to more exciting discussions......0 -
I have just opened a fourth VM Current Account, so another grand can earn a bit extra interest . . . . . for now!1
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Why would you highlight this?wiseonesomeofthetime said:I have just opened a fourth VM Current Account, so another grand can earn a bit extra interest . . . . . for now!2 -
Because others have questioned how many can be opened.
Sorry if it does not interest you.1 -
Ah right.wiseonesomeofthetime said:Because others have questioned how many can be opened.
Sorry if it does not interest you.
Thought it was a stand-alone brag that risks killing a golden goose.
My mistake2 -
Some will never learn, nor think of possible consequences.veryintrigued said:
Ah right.wiseonesomeofthetime said:Because others have questioned how many can be opened.
Sorry if it does not interest you.
Thought it was a stand-alone brag that risks killing a golden goose.
My mistake2
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