Eloquently stated, E.T. Chris, E.T. is quite correct.
I posted merely to share information about the iOS app with a short follow-up as to why one may choose to use it. Mark -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of E.T. Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2016 2:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Some Info on The PayPal PrePaid Mastercard App for iOS Simple no frills answer? Its called sharing of information. From E.T.'s Keyboard... [email protected] Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 6/8/2016 2:24 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: > I know that you're not trying to promote it. Shrugs. > > If you insist though. I'm gonna ask this one final question though, > then, I swear on my life, I won't say anything further about it on > list, nor off, I absolutely cross my heart. > > Why, if you're not promoting it, nor the app, are you telling us about > it to start with? Isn't that somewhat of a contridiction, with all > due respect? > --- > Christopher Gilland > JAWS Certified, 2016. > Training Instructor. > > [email protected] > Phone: (704) 256-8010. > ----- Original Message ----- From: "M. Taylor" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2016 4:46 PM > Subject: RE: Some Info on The PayPal PrePaid Mastercard App for iOS > > >> Hello Chris, >> >> As I do not want to give the appearance of promoting this card, >> please send future enquiries, that are not app related, to me, off-list. >> >> However, to answer your question, the URL for requesting a PayPal >> Prepaid card is: >> http://paypal.com/prepaid >> >> Mark >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >> Christopher-Mark Gilland >> Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2016 1:20 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Some Info on The PayPal PrePaid Mastercard App for iOS >> >> Mark, >> >> Once logged into my PayPal account on the web with Safari, where then >> do I need to go to request such a card? >> --- >> Christopher Gilland >> JAWS Certified, 2016. >> Training Instructor. >> >> [email protected] >> Phone: (704) 256-8010. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "M. Taylor" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2016 3:28 PM >> Subject: Some Info on The PayPal PrePaid Mastercard App for iOS >> >> >>> Hello Everyone, >>> >>> I am cross-posting this to let you know that the PayPal Prepaid >>> Mastercard App for iOS is more than reasonably VoiceOver accessible. >>> There are two VoiceOver bugs that are immediately obvious. >>> >>> 1. >>> The primary menu button, located in the upper left corner of the >>> display, is not labeled; it just reads as, "button." >>> >>> 2. >>> It is sometimes necessary to perform a single-finger, double-tap and >>> hold >>> gesture in order to activate items labeled as links. >>> >>> Other than these two items, all of the information one needs, in >>> order to >>> conveniently manage the card account, is accessible. >>> >>> I have submitted a bug report to the developer and, hopefully, these >>> bugs >>> will be addressed in future releases. >>> >>> Please note that I am referring only to the PayPal Prepaid Mastercard >>> and >>> not to the PayPal Debit card. >>> >>> Just in case some are wondering, the PayPal Prepaid Mastercard is a >>> secured >>> debit card. This is to say, one must load money onto the card, either >>> online or at a local market, such as 7 Eleven in order to use it. >>> >>> There are several reasons for using such a card. Some use these >>> kinds of >>> cards because they either have no established credit line or bank >>> account >>> or >>> have a very bad credit history which prevents them from obtaining a >>> traditional revolving credit card account. It should be noted, however, >>> that prepaid cards will not, unless explicitly stated in the terms of >>> use >>> agreement, help either establish or improve one's credit score. >>> >>> Another reason, which is why I have one, is because one does not want to >>> give an untrusted vendor access to a revolving credit line or bank >>> account, >>> such as would be the case if one were to use a standard debit or credit >>> card. >>> >>> As a scenario as to why one may consider using a prepaid card, and this >>> has >>> happened to me in the distant past, a vendor was only supposed to charge >>> me >>> a fee, once. However, the vendor began billing me monthly. While I >>> eventually received a refund for the unauthorized charges, I had to both >>> file a credit dispute and cancel the account. The real inconvenience >>> came >>> when I found myself having to update several trusted online vendors with >>> the >>> new credit card number. >>> >>> Remember, a prepaid card can only be charged up to the amount loaded on >>> the >>> account. >>> >>> So, in the above scenario, assuming that I had funded the card only >>> up to >>> the amount that I was to pay the vendor, subsequent billing attempts >>> would >>> have been denied. Assuming that I had received notifications of the >>> failed >>> attempts, I could have investigated the problem, before money was taken. >>> Even in the event that subsequent unauthorized charges had gone through, >>> however, I could have cancelled the card without having to update all of >>> my >>> online accounts, assuming that I had not used the prepaid card for them. >>> >>> You should know that while there are no interest charges associated with >>> prepaid cards, there are, however, associated fees that, depending on >>> the >>> brand of the card, can make using the card unreasonably expensive. >>> >>> The prepaid card market has exploded in recent years; so much so that >>> even >>> major banks such as Chase are offering such accounts. >>> >>> If you are considering a prepaid card, be sure to shop around and make >>> certain that you thoroughly understand the fees associated with using >>> the >>> card. >>> >>> Just so there is no confusion, I am, in no way, promoting/recommending >>> prepaids cards to anyone. I am merely providing feedback on the current >>> VoiceOver accessibility of the PayPal Prepaid Mastercard App, for iOS >>> and >>> describing a scenario in which the outcome would have been different if >>> such >>> an instrument had been used. >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>> Visionaries list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >>> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >>> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>> >>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is >>> Cara >>> Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] >>> >>> The archives for this list can be searched at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the >>> Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>> send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, >> or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact >> the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is >> Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> an email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, >> or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact >> the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is >> Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> an email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. 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