The Top Regular Savers Discussion Thread

Bobblehat

PowerSavingMode said:

Nick_C said:

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Doesn't seem to be any option in the app to close the second account.  Will leave it unfunded, and message them once things have calmed down....

Monmouthshire BS App Exclusive Regular Saver - Issue 1 (7%)

If it's showing in the 'Your Accounts' section of the website, once logged in, you can usually close by viewing the account ('Details') and selecting 'Account Closure' on the left. Not sure if you can add this account to the 'Your Accounts' section if not showing, you usually can with non-app savers.

Mon CS said only add the Exclusive RS you wish to fund to the online accounts ... leave the one you don't need, off the online system. I did what they said!

FishInGlass

Update on my Monmouthshire Building Society regular savers.

I already had the Regular Saver saver Issue 8 which I opened earlier this month and has the initial £500. As the app was down this morning and as I can get to branch easily I went to open the branch version. Arrived about 10am and despite no appointments supposedly available I was able to see someone almost immediately. The whole process took about 10 minutes. The only difference is that it is no longer possible to pay in money by debit card so currently this account is unfunded. 

However I can see this account already in the app. I have as others have stated been able to open the app 7% version as well so I now have 3 new Mon regular savers with a potential deposit of £2000 every month. I just need to review things as I opened a Progressive RS at 5.5% only a couple of days ago as well. Worse decisions to have to make in life.

dlevene

Only just saw the launch of the MonBS 7% RS.

Had left £1 in an easy access after the 7% and 8% savers matured a year ago. 

Downloaded the app. Set it up. Attempted to open the RS. Screen timed out; when I logged back in the account was open. All done inside 10 minutes. Pretty happy!

Thank you Forumites

PowerSavingMode

Bobblehat said:

PowerSavingMode said:

Nick_C said:

...

Doesn't seem to be any option in the app to close the second account.  Will leave it unfunded, and message them once things have calmed down....

Monmouthshire BS App Exclusive Regular Saver - Issue 1 (7%)

If it's showing in the 'Your Accounts' section of the website, once logged in, you can usually close by viewing the account ('Details') and selecting 'Account Closure' on the left. Not sure if you can add this account to the 'Your Accounts' section if not showing, you usually can with non-app savers.

Mon CS said only add the Exclusive RS you wish to fund to the online accounts ... leave the one you don't need, off the online system. I did what they said!

It's so odd, isn't it? I now have the situation where I have one or two accounts showing online only, one or two on the app only, and one or two on both! 

dingling68

Mon Exclusive RS

I was still getting the maintenance message as I have done since last night so deleted the app again, reinstalled it and was able to open the account. It took a few mins for the application to process but then I had the account details and the email shortly thereafter. 

Will have to do the money shuffle later 🤣

Edit to add: on reinstalling the app today I had to set up as having a new phone after saying I was already a registered user. 

ThePirates

Still stuck at the 2FA screen with no options to pick...

This is after a reinstall. Looks like a phone call required.

Catted_Wonder

ThePirates said:

Still stuck at the 2FA screen with no options to pick...

This is after a reinstall. Looks like a phone call required.

I had the same problem, I ended up reinstalling and going through as if registering for the first time. Had to use my backup email and work mobile for 2fa, once I got through that I stopped encountering the 2fa screen of doom and was able to apply for the new account.

dingling68

ThePirates said:

Still stuck at the 2FA screen with no options to pick...

This is after a reinstall. Looks like a phone call required.

My reinstall was different just now to my earlier attempts, so could be worth retrying again a bit later 

SJMALBA

As one of the few? without a smart phone, I'm missing out on all of the Mon BS 'fun'!

I run Linux on my laptop, and it seems to be (theoretically?) possible to run Android apps in Linux?
As someone with no experience of smart phones, and therefore apps, let alone Anbox, Waydroid etc,, is this likely to be a realistic/practical option to open the Mon BS App Exclusive RS, or likely a potential nightmare on top of the apparent nightmare that Mon BS' app inherently appears to be?

If this was an option, and by some miracle it all actually worked, would further operation of the account through Mon BS' normal online system be possible, or would it all have to be app based?

snow62

I seem to be in a minority: MonBS App RS opened flawlessly.

Admittedly I didn't install the app when the 6% came out and only did so late this morning when the problems were in theory sorted out.  Thought the registration process was a bit of a faff.