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| Thread ID: 122324 | 2011-12-15 07:57:00 | new air nz "smart" cards | globe (11482) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1248809 | 2011-12-15 07:57:00 | Got one of these through the post today . Didn't order it and reading the small print if you activate it & then don't use it for 3months it costs you $2/month in account fees . Unless I'm missing something . Guess I could just not activate it? Anyone else got one & can shed some light on this and if its a good offer or not? Cheers |
globe (11482) | ||
| 1248810 | 2011-12-15 08:15:00 | Looks like a great idea if you travel a lot, very versatile. www.youtube.com |
Safari (3993) | ||
| 1248811 | 2011-12-15 08:27:00 | You don't have to activate the debit card part if you don't want to. So you don't get the fees. I think though .. if you have $500 in the account you are exempt, in which form I am not sure about. I just got mine. AirNZ has said that if they get 15% of their clients activating the debit card they would be happy. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1248812 | 2011-12-15 08:42:00 | I hope they are not too important, I gave mine to a young (maybe 14 yo) lad trying to entice me to buy beer for him outside a supermarket. I hope he has a great deal of luck with it - he may go far. With a modicum of luck, he and his young friends manage to finagle the system and rip it to shreds. He was given it in Papakura, I hauled it from my mail on the North Shore, let the mayhem spread. If this crap actually originated with Air New Zealand, then I hope their Airbuses fester and implode. If they were not the originators, may their Airbuses implode unfestered. It is not that I am against spammers and scammers (unless their activities are targetted outside Bellamys client list), but I have a few fast rotating objects in mind that should be held against them. Regrettably, I didn't read the fine print, and seem to have missed the large bits too, but I really hope that in some small way I have made the festive season really miserable for the clown that originated the scheme. |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1248813 | 2011-12-15 09:02:00 | I hope they are not too important, I gave mine to a young (maybe 14 yo) lad trying to entice me to buy beer for him outside a supermarket. I hope he has a great deal of luck with it - he may go far. With a modicum of luck, he and his young friends manage to finagle the system and rip it to shreds. He was given it in Papakura, I hauled it from my mail on the North Shore, let the mayhem spread. If this crap actually originated with Air New Zealand, then I hope their Airbuses fester and implode. If they were not the originators, may their Airbuses implode unfestered. It is not that I am against spammers and scammers (unless their activities are targetted outside Bellamys client list), but I have a few fast rotating objects in mind that should be held against them. Regrettably, I didn't read the fine print, and seem to have missed the large bits too, but I really hope that in some small way I have made the festive season really miserable for the clown that originated the scheme. ummm, errrrr ok *ahem* |
globe (11482) | ||
| 1248814 | 2011-12-15 18:39:00 | This is your replacement AirPoints card. As mentioned earlier, the debit-card portion is optional, and if you don't activate it, you won't be charged anything. You should have received a letter several weeks ago explaining everything. |
somebody (208) | ||
| 1248815 | 2011-12-15 19:33:00 | You don't have to activate the debit card part if you don't want to. So you don't get the fees. I think though .. if you have $500 in the account you are exempt, in which form I am not sure about. I just got mine. From what I saw of a long post on this at Geekzone you have to put $500 / month every month on this card to prevent fees.. www.geekzone.co.nz |
paulw (1826) | ||
| 1248816 | 2011-12-15 20:33:00 | Geekzone thread pointed to the infographic on this page: twitpic.com | johcar (6283) | ||
| 1248817 | 2011-12-16 07:55:00 | The only problem I have with this card is that I currently have my Vic Student ID on one side of my wallet and my Snapper card on the other. This way I can just touch the appropriate side of my wallet to the appropriate device. Adding another card to the mix causes problems as multiple cards tends to thwart the readers! I will be leaving the Airpoints card at home :p | george12 (7) | ||
| 1248818 | 2011-12-16 08:14:00 | Within NZ, the new AirNZ doesn't really give you anything . It's the same as the AirNZ/Flybuys card that might have been shipped out a year ago :confused: If you use the new card in NZ ATMs, it cost $1 . 50 per time . ATMs are only free overseas . Compared to a std CC or EFTPOS, the AirNZ card has a $1 fee each time you top up the funds . If you use it too often and get below $500, they have penalty fees :p so you need top up and pay the lesser fee . It is a Flybuys card and you get e-pass for domestic flights but you can get that on a Smartphone . If you need multiple currencies it is cheaper than other solutions like Kiwibank/National Bank to name (2) - no comm charges and no ATM fees when abroad . That's about it . e-pass only works for domestic flights in NZ . |
Nomad (952) | ||
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