Comments on: Fairfx Travel Money Card Dollar Review

By: David

David — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:45:36 +0000

Have used the US Dollar, Euro and Anywhere cards in multiple countries without problems. Top up via the Internet has always been quick, reliable and easy and currency conversion rates (for the Anywhere card) seem slightly better than other cards I have. It's also strangely reassuring to log on to the website at any time and see the card balance displayed, including card payments made only minutes before - the updating of card account details seems to be almost instantaneous. Very satisfied.

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By: Val

Val — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 14:28:54 +0000

I used the card for the first time with US dollars. It was accepted where I used it ok, but the drawback is if you have no internet access while abroad you cant check the balance on the card, so you need to keep an accurate record of useage to be able to use up the balance, otherwise you are left with money which there would be a $10 charge to have refunded, or as others say there is a fee to get the money in £ from ATMs, and unless you are lucky with the balance you have remaining, it is unlikely you will be able to get all the balance out as there is a £5 minimum on ATM drawings. So unless you are going to use the card for quite a lot of money the savings can be outweighed by the disadvantages.

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By: Richard Allison

Richard Allison — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:30:07 +0000

It is the second time Fairfx have let me down while abroad. This time on trying to top up my card in the USA I had problems and I could not get it to top up. The problem we have are just moving house, no problem say Fairfx just send us a utility bill from the house you are going to move into, very helpful when you are in the USA for the next 10 days before you even move in!! The other reviewers are also correct in saying it is not acceptable at a lot of ATM's etc. Avoid

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By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:40:33 +0000

I agree with the 3 reviews above. So many people scoring identical marks? Come on! Unless we're dealing with sheep they've all been produced using the same information supplied to them. Even the word counts are similar and, oddly enough, the large majority of the earlier ones were written on week days! My card arrived too late for me to take abroad, which was my fault for applying late. However the charges for retrieving my cash were ridiculous, an ATM fee, a percentage transaction fee and then the rate is reduced by a further 0.3%. This is worsened by having to repeat the process as ATMs have a daily limit. Great!

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By: Tim South Yorkshire

Tim South Yorkshire — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:03:52 +0000

Very disappointing performance from this card. Used on a recent trip to the West Coast of the United States. There were many occasions (mainly petrol stations) where the card was not accepted. The main reason we took it was for simplicity and ease of use. Given hindsight we would definitely have taken cash. The company also decided to reset my password for the website during my holiday -sending the details on how to reactivate my login to my work E-mail address not accessible from the USA. The card now has $13 left on it - which at the moment I cannot retrieve. Definitely WOULD NOT use this card again.

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By: Richard Morwell

Richard Morwell — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:03:08 +0000

Was looking for an alternative to my Nationwide Debit Card after it abandoned it's policy for fee-free foreign use. I thought the FairFX Anywhere Card might be the best alternative despite the costs. It is a 'next best' alternative, but can't really be compared. The costs for using the card are marginally better than other cards I possess (HSBC Debit, etc) but unless you are going to spend £10k or more, your savings are too low to worry about using this card. You will save - but things such as residual funds swallow this up. (You will struggle to clear the card in full due to the authorisation policy - 2% taken in case of currency fluctuations and adjusted later, therefore leaving you left with the option of occurring more charges in a second/third attempt to clear the card) I also encountered a problem when trying to use the card at a Restaurant which only accepted Debit - I can only guess it was treating it as a credit card and preventing the transaction. I won’t be taking this card on holiday again - it's not worth the effort.

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By: Gerry O'B

Gerry O'B — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 10:43:26 +0000

Don't quite understand what the reviewer Stephen Thoms' problem is - they state online quite clearly these charges for their Anywhere card. Read before you apply! Anyway - I used the Euro card and ordered euros from them for delivery last year for a Cyprus holiday. Updated the card from my phone (sms) while I was there. Worked like a dream

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By: Stephen Thoms

Stephen Thoms — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 19:18:58 +0000

This is the reply I received from Fairfx, which is the amount they charge if you when you deposit £10.00 and then attempt to withdraw the cash from a free ATM. -- Hello, Not the ATM fee, the FairFX ATM free, which is £1.50 + the 1.4%transaction charge. You would not be able to withdraw it back from an ATM, you can spend upto £8.60 in a shop instead to use up your funds. Thank you,Asha You have been warned!

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By: Marky

Marky — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:39:47 +0000

Almost all reviews are by FairFX staff. Nobody I know would write a review like that and give exactly the same number of stars in each one. Ignore them all!

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By: Keith

Keith — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 16:31:44 +0000

Spot the 40 reviews by the FairFX PR department.

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By: LordHolt

LordHolt — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 07:44:25 +0000

Got my trip ready in hours, picked up friends from their place and right now I am not worrying a bit about the whole thing. Well! Well! Well! Its my fairfx card that is handling the worrying part for me and my team right now, you can book and pay right away, without carrying real money at all.

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By: FuryOfAngel

FuryOfAngel — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 07:00:54 +0000

Hey…there is a good news..pals!! the Fairfx prepaid gold mastercard is of your own accord presenting all the customers with the free purchase protection. In case, the goods are found flawed or damaged, Fairfx would immediately dispute the transaction and even recover the funds which has already been paid to the merchant or accredited to your account.

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By: CHIBI

CHIBI — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 07:09:45 +0000

The FairFx card is a pre-paid MasterCard, that I can top it up simply with a debit or credit card and it converts my sterling into Dollars or Euros giving you a very competitive exchange rate. When I looked at best rates this card was also at the top of the list when it came to the best deals.

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By: theroller

theroller — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 06:08:21 +0000

The Fairfx travel money card is now awarding all the customers with immense worth travel money along with market leading rates. It enthusiastically eradicates all the luxurious bureaus and kiosks that are being dealt with massive foreign currency exchange rates. It even provides with best priced euros and dollars according to your expediency.

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By: Icewik

Icewik — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:47:21 +0000

Be a man of today. If you are not so, then fix up with Fairfx! World tours is one of the hobbies you can accomplish with Fairfx prepaid mastercard. Go to sites and stations you have never been before and receive priced currency exchanges done through Fairfx prepaid mastercard! My trip to france was amazing last month!

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By: lito303

lito303 — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 08:31:51 +0000

I wished to transfer money to my friend in Rome but became sick of the Western Union money transfer since their services are quite burdensome with charging units going up every now and then .I tried fairfx for the first time and I was so proud to have saved a lot of money using it.

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By: Coverlie

Coverlie — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 08:41:45 +0000

Sending money to somewhere out of country or city when your dear ones or your companies worker gets wedged for lack of money, Fairfx does a astonishing job and it has long-ago saved lots of people and company from going into ruins in the final moments or any work or deals

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By: Foniko

Foniko — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 06:51:03 +0000

Now, that’s just a super cool offer. By accessing the Fairfx travel money card, now I can easily convert it in dollars and euros and even as a MasterCard, I can use it in all over the world! No longer, I am required to carry cash or traveler cheques while going to holiday.

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By: erciyaes

erciyaes — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 09:38:38 +0000

The fairfx travel money card is my all time favourite. Now, no matter where on earth I am, I can obtain all the facilities of this throughout the day, and all the days of a week. I can even load the money in my account just by sitting in front of my laptop for some time.

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By: Sebaloz

Sebaloz — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 05:45:45 +0000

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By: DaavKox

DaavKox — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 12:06:30 +0000

Money transfer had never been easier before, and I guess it is not possible to be easier than this either. With Fairfx I have done so many money transfers and without any exception, all of them have been executed smoothly and successfully! My best wishes are always with Fairfx forever!

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By: MacbethL

MacbethL — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 04:06:17 +0000

I have been a regular customer of fairfx since many years. Seems I have lost my count. I now wish to express my gratitude to fairfx for making my money matters so simple. Be it the prepaid cards for my holidays, money transfer to my parents or travel money, I trust fairfx anytime and anywhere!

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By: Coffinian

Coffinian — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 03:57:53 +0000

We all desire to do our entire job very swiftly since life has become so fast pace today. While in the race for obtaining our target we have to do many chores like fund transfer from one place to another place in a very short time period. In crisis Fairfx plays a very crucial role to save us

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By: Eua

Eua — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 03:39:38 +0000

Wanted to send money to my daughter abroad. Had been using western union but was tired of all their charges as it starts piling up when you are doing it more than once a month. However, after using Fairfx, I am so assured that everything claimed by it is so true.

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By: LifePak

LifePak — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 03:21:26 +0000

The reason I chose the fairfx card was because I thought the exchange rate was better than compared to the other cards where I would probably have gone for any cash or traveller cheques. It was so convenient and it only took 7 days for me to receive the card

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By: SirPreston

SirPreston — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 11:23:58 +0000

Money transfer is now such a trivial matter now. Unlike earlier days, when transferring money from one place to another was such a big deal. Now I can easily send money to my son in the minimal possible time. With Fairfx it is no more a trouble and absolutely scam free!

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By: C0LE

C0LE — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 10:52:54 +0000

We all want to do all our work very fast since life has become so fast pace today. We are all running towards our goal. While in the run of achieving our goal we have to do many errands like fund transfer from one place to another place in a very short span of time. Then we remember Fairfx which helps us in doing exactly that. Believe me in emergency situation Fairfx place a very vital role to save us.

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By: madmonkxx

madmonkxx — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 10:10:23 +0000

In today’s busy world where the huge globe or earth as we all knows has become very small and within our reach. A person standing at the Artic region could very easily send money at the middle of any desert in a jiffy. Life in today’s world has become so easy with the introduction of Fairfx.

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By: Vorrek

Vorrek — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:39:12 +0000

Imagine you are at London and have your son has gone on a science project tour to Uganda and he called up from their for some urgent fund. Well you do have a medium called Fairfx with which your can send money to your son immediately without any further delay. That is incredible.

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By: Ducky

Ducky — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 08:22:23 +0000

This facility or service provided by the bank helps to transfer money to almost any place within a very short span of time. This proves to be very handy when you are unable to reach that place and yet you have to send the money without delay and without fail.

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