Re: Great SWT Program

From:
=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Arne_Vajh=F8j?= <arne@vajhoej.dk>
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Date:
Sat, 20 Oct 2007 22:41:23 -0400
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nebulous99@gmail.com wrote:

On Oct 18, 8:12 pm, Arne VajhHj <a...@vajhoej.dk> wrote:

Then what are you complaining about ?

There are banks that offer internet banking.

If your prioritize other characteristics higher than internet banking,
then that is your choice.


WAS my choice, BEFORE the Internet went mainstream. Now I'm stuck with
it. Of course, hindsight is always 20/20. How though could I guess
back then that a) there'd be some new important stuff you'd need from
your bank in the future and b) only THIS one and THAT one would
provide it when the time came, so better set up my account with one of
those two? :P You expect too much of people, and not enough of big
business. People don't have crystal balls that can perfectly predict
the future.


Life consist of choices.

If you need internet banking you switch to bank that offers it.

If you don't think the benefits of internet banking is worth
the trouble of switching bank, then keep your current bank.

It is your choice.

But don't blame others for your choice.

Such banks issues credit cards that work in practically any ATM.


I don't see how. They don't actually physically exist, after all.
Where does the card come from? If you actually make it yourself and
encode it with data you download, what do people do that don't have
whatever special sort of printer is needed to print bank cards? Also,
what stops massive fraud if the user somehow turns a download from
their virtual bank into a physical bank card? If they can make such a
card, anyone can. Or do they issue just PINs and other numbers that
can be used at an ATM without needing a physical card? I've never
heard of such a thing being done.


Most internet banks issue normal credit cards.

You have been told about a case of a non physical credit card
to be used for internet transactions.

But that is not the only way.

You can get paper money for coins in any bank not just your own.


What are you blathering about? Any such service would be complete
charity on their part, unless they skim a little off, e.g. taking
eleven dollars in coins and handing you a ten note. In which case I
like being able to do it for free TYVM.


Of course they like to be paid for their service.

Banks exist to make money of their customers.

I don't think coin exchange fees would be a big financial
cost for many.

Arne

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