NatWest/RBS/Ulster £200 Switching Offer 15/2/2024-2/4/2024

harz99

A heads up for anyone here who switched from Co-op before the £50 savings bonus was paid and isn't still following the thread...three of us have been paid the £50 into our savings accounts despite having switched current accounts away 😏

jameseonline

Got my Ulster Bank customer ID number today by email, hopefully I'll get a text message with my activation code in the next day or so then I can register for online banking 

jameseonline

Got my activation code today by text, don't think I can do anything with it as not confirmation of account details, card etc via post yet.

Wondering if my account details were on the form I signed, if so I have the sort code & account number 🤔

jameseonline

Ok I now have my card, nice bluey greeny colour.

I like that but the Ulster Bank app is all NatWest/RBS Purple 😒

Things are slowly coming together 

jameseonline

Now sorted with online banking with Ulster, card reader on the way & setup on app😊

jameseonline

Ponchos said:

jameseonline said:

I've only tried Ulster.

I'm a tad confused with them tbh.

So they pestered me to do that online ID thing, I did only the photo/selfie thing which went through as accepted, didn't do that upload document/ID thing, kept getting texts to complete online ID.

Very recently got a form to sign & date & post to Ulster, did that last week.

Today I got a text message saying:
Great news your current account is now open. We've posted out your account details. We'll shortly be sending you an email with instructions on how to access Anytime Internet Banking to manage your account.

So how long for the email?, shortly isn't good enough, been a few hours since getting the text message at 3.54pm and still no email 😏🙄🤣.

Then presumably I'll find out about switch etc later on?🤔

Ulster are a bit of an odd one, the paper forms you received, they send those to everyone, there is likely a part on them that says if you've passed on online identity verification then you can disregard the paper forms, and if theyve sent you texts saying that they're opening an account and stiching your old one then you did pass the ID check, so forget the letter. As for the other texts, those are normal texts to keep you in the loop once a new account is opened, so they will send you a card and a PIN separately in the post in the next few days. With the emails, it was about 48-72 hours before I got an email with instructions for Anytime Banking (strange they call it this rather than online banking like everyone else), so once that email has landed (check all your folders) you can set that up and then do the same with the app. And once you've set up Anytime Banking they will send you a card reader in the post as well (I found these a bit of a waste, but I've taken the batteries out of these to use in other things and the devices themselves will go in the electronic recycling next time I'm at the local tip). You don't have to register the card reader, but you have a maximum withdrawal of £750 per day if you don't so after you've left your £1250 in the account for 24+ hours, you'll have to move it back out in two chunks rather than one. Fingers crossed all goes smoothly, sounds like you've had an easier time with Ulster than I did (got the cash though)!

This might seem stupid question but

What do you mean by registering the card reader?.

Have I got to use app/website to increase the limit?

jameseonline

Sent over £1250 to Ulster so I'll leave that there for a few days and see if anything happens 

Ponchos

jameseonline said:

Ponchos said:

jameseonline said:

I've only tried Ulster.

I'm a tad confused with them tbh.

So they pestered me to do that online ID thing, I did only the photo/selfie thing which went through as accepted, didn't do that upload document/ID thing, kept getting texts to complete online ID.

Very recently got a form to sign & date & post to Ulster, did that last week.

Today I got a text message saying:
Great news your current account is now open. We've posted out your account details. We'll shortly be sending you an email with instructions on how to access Anytime Internet Banking to manage your account.

So how long for the email?, shortly isn't good enough, been a few hours since getting the text message at 3.54pm and still no email 😏🙄🤣.

Then presumably I'll find out about switch etc later on?🤔

Ulster are a bit of an odd one, the paper forms you received, they send those to everyone, there is likely a part on them that says if you've passed on online identity verification then you can disregard the paper forms, and if theyve sent you texts saying that they're opening an account and stiching your old one then you did pass the ID check, so forget the letter. As for the other texts, those are normal texts to keep you in the loop once a new account is opened, so they will send you a card and a PIN separately in the post in the next few days. With the emails, it was about 48-72 hours before I got an email with instructions for Anytime Banking (strange they call it this rather than online banking like everyone else), so once that email has landed (check all your folders) you can set that up and then do the same with the app. And once you've set up Anytime Banking they will send you a card reader in the post as well (I found these a bit of a waste, but I've taken the batteries out of these to use in other things and the devices themselves will go in the electronic recycling next time I'm at the local tip). You don't have to register the card reader, but you have a maximum withdrawal of £750 per day if you don't so after you've left your £1250 in the account for 24+ hours, you'll have to move it back out in two chunks rather than one. Fingers crossed all goes smoothly, sounds like you've had an easier time with Ulster than I did (got the cash though)!

This might seem stupid question but

What do you mean by registering the card reader?.

Have I got to use app/website to increase the limit?

Not a stupid question. When you receive the card reader, log into your online/anytime banking and there will be instructions for setting it up. I didn't bother doing this myself, but I assume it is an extra security step; if your card and card reader are both registered to you then it stops someone from stealing your card and using a random reader to access your account. As I said I didn't bother, just did two withdrawals of the £1250, one just after 24 hours was up, and then just after midnightthat night.

For a timeframe reference, I made my deposit to Ulster last Friday (12th) aroun 6pm-ish withdrew £750 on Saturday around 7pm, then £500 in the small hours of Sunday, and had a text confirming the £200 bonus was paid around 10am on Tuesday morning.

jameseonline

This is strange, had 2 switch letters from Nationwide, dated a day apart, 1 old branding & 1 new branding, both with different return addresses on the envelopes, reference numbers seem to be the same though

jameseonline

Switch complete and got £200 in my Ulster bank account today 😊