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Re: Bitcoin debit card for online payments
by
turvarya
on 17/10/2014, 08:32:27 UTC
What do you need a debit card for?
Just install a bitcoin client and go to an exchange to buy some bitcoins.
As long as you don't need bitcoin instantly, I wouldn't use anything else than an exchange to buy bitcoins(mostly takes about 2 days to get your bitcoin).

I need it for payments in all eshops which dont accept bitcoin.
Eshop accept just regular credit/debit card.
oh, ok, sorry, I got this wrong.
So, you load a debit card with bitcoins and when you pay with it, a third party converts that into USD?
I still don't get the advantage of that system. Wouldn't the third party still take their cut? Why not just load a debit card with USD?

Hope this explains..the cost advantage is when u use it abroad..and/or in non US$ countries

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=736643.msg8554196#msg8554196

vs

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=775185.msg8743918#msg8743918


Thanks.
Are you involved with Vapo?
I was asking about, if you can really save money by using Bitcoins when you are in another country, some time ago in a new thread, but didn't really get an  answer.
Do you maybe know, of some real case studies? The theory always sound nice, but I would be more interested about experiences people really made.
(I am also from an EUR-country so maybe something that involves EUR. )