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  • I implore forumites to be patient and not phone MBS about their RS account applications. You will get your account details in the post in due course, possibly before 31st August so that you can get 2 separate months deposits of £300 in by September 1. They were overwhelmed by their last RS offering and no doubt their systems will be under pressure this time as well.
    You can implore all you like but I'm not gonna be happy if someone who applied after me gets an account in August and I miss out. It's a cruel world and it's dog eat dog and I aim to be at the front of the queue.
  • I have tried phoning Mon bs today but both lines give a dead tone after the recorded message.
    Many of us who applied yesterday might be wondering why a need to phone MBS, can you share your reason for needing to phone?
  • I have tried phoning Mon bs today but both lines give a dead tone after the recorded message.
    Many of us who applied yesterday might be wondering why a need to phone MBS, can you share your reason for needing to phone?
    Chasing up as not heard back from their IT team. Still trying to access online to view my Christmas saver. I have now spoken to an agent and after a few attempts they were unable to resolve and advised someone from IT will call but no timescale. 
  • ircE
    ircE Posts: 276 Forumite
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    On the log in screen for Monmouthshire there is a request for members to complete a survey to contribute to the development of a mobile app. A certain expression around carts and horses comes to mind...
    I no longer check the forums as regularly as I used to. If you wish to catch my attention please remember to tag me (@ircE) so I get a notification.
  • friolento
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    ircE said:
    On the log in screen for Monmouthshire there is a request for members to complete a survey to contribute to the development of a mobile app. A certain expression around carts and horses comes to mind...
    I filled that in yesterday because I love savings apps. What a disappointment. It mainly asked Qs about their existing website. If there were Qs about an app, I sure missed them…..
  • ircE said:
    On the log in screen for Monmouthshire there is a request for members to complete a survey to contribute to the development of a mobile app. A certain expression around carts and horses comes to mind...

    Alternatively... don't look a gift horse in the mouth!  
  • Gers
    Gers Posts: 13,473 Forumite
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    lcooper said:
    ircE said:
    On the log in screen for Monmouthshire there is a request for members to complete a survey to contribute to the development of a mobile app. A certain expression around carts and horses comes to mind...
    I filled that in yesterday because I love savings apps. What a disappointment. It mainly asked Qs about their existing website. If there were Qs about an app, I sure missed them…..

    It was asking about your experience with the website, from that I assume that they'll base the new app.
  • Catplan
    Catplan Posts: 448 Forumite
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    edited 24 August 2023 at 1:45PM
    I read something about new app being available before year end sure. It was as I perused the site prior to opening Easy access saver. It’s actually a bit on it in the About Us, current ambition is to deliver the app by end of 23, they say it might slip into 24.
  • francoghezzi
    francoghezzi Posts: 235 Forumite
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    edited 24 August 2023 at 1:55PM
    I implore forumites to be patient and not phone MBS about their RS account applications. You will get your account details in the post in due course, possibly before 31st August so that you can get 2 separate months deposits of £300 in by September 1. They were overwhelmed by their last RS offering and no doubt their systems will be under pressure this time as well.
    You can implore all you like but I'm not gonna be happy if someone who applied after me gets an account in August and I miss out. It's a cruel world and it's dog eat dog and I aim to be at the front of the queue.
    'It's dog eat dog ...'. WOW. Just asking for a friend: where do you live? (because I will do my best not to bump into you or your 'world' for the rest of your life). Reading what you all are getting through for a normal 7% saving account that will give you £136 more a year tells wonders about the kind of world we are living in, really ...
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