Ryanair 1 Million Free Flights

bittihuduga

i have got one of these entropay card
works like a magic on ryanair site

andrew1977

daveyjoe wrote: »

Here's a walk through of how to get a virtual Electron card using EntroPay and avoid paying Ryanair's €5 credit card charge.

Thanks a lot and will look into that this afternoon
Is there any hidden charges/sneaky fees etc ?

daveyjoe

Nope, it's all in the post. Flights will cost a grand total of one cent!

muppetkiller

I tried to setup one of them Entropay accounts and it wont accept Ireland or United Kingdom as my country ?

daveyjoe

Hmmm, worked fine for me yesterday using Ireland as my country.

They have a speedy team of support guys so get in touch with them if you're still having problems: http://entropay.com/info.contact.php

muppetkiller

I'm applying through a US IP address

Randi

daveyjoe wrote: »

Here's a walk through of how to get a virtual Electron card using EntroPay and avoid paying Ryanair's €5 credit card charge.

Thanks will have a look later

undo

My Entropay got blocked straight away as I applied with an IP from one country using a credit card from another. The support team is really great though and after I faxed in some confirmation of my ID, the unblocked it straight away.

daveyjoe

undo wrote: »

My Entropay got blocked straight away as I applied with an IP from one country using a credit card from another. The support team is really great though and after I faxed in some confirmation of my ID, the unblocked it straight away.

Yeah, that's the same problem that I had, although I didn't realise that my location was the problem, I presumed it was because the credit card wasn't under my name but under a family members name.

joeswatch

Is there a reason why GBP is chosen as the currency when the example given is Ireland? Surely EUR would be the obvious choice.

undo

Yes there is a very good reason: The card is accepted by Ryanair as a Visa Electron only if GBP is chosen as the currency. Otherwise, it becomes a normal Visa and you pay the usual €10 fee.

okidoki987

Seeing as half of Ryanair reads these threads, I'd guess it won't be long before they start charging on that card as well.

undo

Visa Electron has been free of credit card surcharge for quite some time now and Entropay has been known to work for a long time as well. I cannot imagine Ryanair would only find out about it via boards.ie.

Edit: Also, if they do start charging for Visa Electron, they won't be able to advertise "free flights, no fees or taxes" any more as there won't be a way to book without paying €10.

The_Hustler

It looks like laser card users can't use Entropay

undo

Laser won't work as you need a credit card to use Entropay and Laser is only a debit card.

RATM

Theres no booking fee with Entropay??? Is there a section with Entropay marked on the pull down menu when you book? Or do you just select Visa Electron ?

undo

You just select Visa Electron. But remember, your Entropay must be in GBP or it won't be accepted as a Visa Electron!

joeswatch

UNDO - just want to say thanks for your quick response to my question the other day ... which I hope will prove useful to all on boards.

tantipie

do i need to top this account up before paying for flights then??

Randi

tantipie wrote: »

do i need to top this account up before paying for flights then??

I tried this, booked flights to see would it work, 2 people to london for only 4 cent, how do they make their money, yeah you need to top up, I toped up 10.00 but they take 10.50 off your card, 50p for toping it up, well worth it

coco06

undo wrote: »

Laser won't work as you need a credit card to use Entropay and Laser is only a debit card.

In their home page there is the Maestro icon and in the FAQ section it says you can top up using credit or debit card. Is laser not the same as a debit card?

I got as far as putting in card number and it recognised it as being a Maestro (little icon came up beside card number) but then it says the card number is wrong

undo

Yeah, you're right they accept some debit cards. I had forgotten about that last night. Unfortunately, whatever system Entropay use to process payments seems very picky about cards and refuses many for no apparent reason. You could e-mail their support to see if they can help.

coco06

Ye i have done that, thanks.

johnfás

coco06 wrote: »

In their home page there is the Maestro icon and in the FAQ section it says you can top up using credit or debit card. Is laser not the same as a debit card?

I got as far as putting in card number and it recognised it as being a Maestro (little icon came up beside card number) but then it says the card number is wrong

Laser is the same as a debit card. Ryanair had a specific disagreement with Laser Card a number of years ago and it is stemming from that conflict that they refuse to allow it be used on their website. I think it concerned commission and other such issues but I am not sure.

undo

Ryanair only see the Entropay credit card number. They have no idea what means is used to top it up, so Ryanair's beef with Laser has no effect.

tantipie

i signed up anyway,,now all i need is some free flights,,lol

daftdave

guys,

i am trying to register and it will not accept my phone number saying its an invalid number,
it says it wants the area code, so i am putting 353 for ireland and 51 for waterford and then my number afterwards so it looks like 35351000000 (the 000's are an e.g)

what am i doing wrong ???

anyone else have this problem ??

undo

The 353 goes one field above into "telephone country code". In the phone number field, try 51xxxxxx and 051xxxxxx. One of these should hopefully work.

zuroph

kingtut wrote: »

Don't you just love the "low-fares" airline....
€10 handling fee when I'm the one doing the booking by myself?? What a joke.



no surprises there! latest news - €2 charge for the use of the toilet while on board :eek:

Maybe they could have a toilet at check in and charge u less for "leaving some excess baggage behind" :D:D

The_Hustler

Maestro in Ireland is not the same as the maestro in the rest of the world. It's usually only Irish sites that accept Irish laser. I know they work when you're abroad but unfortunately not on the internet. It's damn annoying.

There are many mentions of this on boards.ie

The_Hustler

coco06 wrote: »

Ye i have done that, thanks.

Could you let me know how you get on? I'd be really interested in this if I can use my laser

daftdave

undo wrote: »

The 353 goes one field above into "telephone country code". In the phone number field, try 51xxxxxx and 051xxxxxx. One of these should hopefully work.

sound pal, will try it tomorrow......cheers

Allah Hu Akbar

Would that card work with 3v? As someone said you need to fax them a copy of your credit card.

undo

You don't always have to fax them a copy of your credit card. It's only if they decide there is something suspicious about your account and want it verified properly.

So, you can try with your 3v and if instead of performing a top-up, your Entropay account is blocked - no harm done, really.

That said, using one prepaid credit card to top up another is a bit silly. Entropay recently added the possibility to top up by wiring the money from your bank account; this would seem like a much more sensible option for you (the downside being that the wire transfer takes a few days to clear).

maebee

I've made 5 attempts this evening to book a Ryanair flight using Entropay. I kept getting "invalid details" even though I thoroughly checked my details. I eventually gave up and used my regular visa card. Then it just dawned on me why it wouldn't accept my payment. In the "Name of Card or Account Holder", I had put in my own name. I now think I should have typed in "Entropay User".

Did then happen to anybody else or am I in a thicko league all of my own?

zuroph

maebee wrote: »

I've made 5 attempts this evening to book a Ryanair flight using Entropay. I kept getting "invalid details" even though I thoroughly checked my details. I eventually gave up and used my regular visa card. Then it just dawned on me why it wouldn't accept my payment. In the "Name of Card or Account Holder", I had put in my own name. I now think I should have typed in "Entropay User".

Did then happen to anybody else or am I in a thicko league all of my own?

you've bumped the wrong thread. but yeah, you're meant to enter name as "ENTROPAY USER"

Qprmeath

I use Entropay and used my own name/details etc. Dont think that is your problem. Ive never used "Entropay user".

undo

Entropay normally do not check any name or address data. You should be able to use any name and any address. Maybe the user who had troubles with Entropay accidentally selected "Visa" or "Visa Debit," not "Visa Electron" on Ryanair's website? Or maybe the Entropay card was in Euro, not Sterling?

poochiem

Qprmeath wrote: »

I use Entropay and used my own name/details etc. Dont think that is your problem. Ive never used "Entropay user".

That's odd, I always use "Entropay User" as per instructions.

oleras

i use my own name, the name on the virtual card.

lucernarian

I used my own name also, back in September.

dunkindonuts

Im trying to book flights. i have an entropay account. i don't know what i am doing wrong. can someone please help me and explain what i need to do.

i have account open with 50 euro funds ready.- that's the starting point.

Thanks in advance

undo

You need an Entropay account in Sterling (GBP), not Euro. Some people have reported success using a Euro account as well but these seem to be isolated incidents. In general, you will need a Sterling account.

Once you have that, you just proceed to book as usual, selecting "Visa Electron" as credit card type. You will then not be charged the €5 per passenger, per flight CC fee.

Qprmeath

Entropay give you a number for your virtual visa electron card. Use this when paying for flights. Select Visa Electron as your method of payment. I think you need to open your entropay acount in sterling to use on Ryanair but that has been contradicted on here lately.

zuroph

also, you may have to enter your name as ENTROPAY USER on the billing info.

Brimmy

My Entropay card says "Entropay User" on the card itself but I just put in my own name when booking and got given a confirmation number no bother.

I assume this won't be a problem as when registering it at the time I just put my own name down for all the details?

e: Just read the page previous to this... Can anyone who done this before though with their own name confirm there wasn't a problem? Payment's been taken out of the account but just want to confirm it first for obvious reasons before I haul ass to the airport.

undo

There will be no problems. The payment went through, your ticket is good.

Ryanair do not care what name is on the credit card. The only one who could care is Entropay - and you gave them exactly what they wanted, "Entropay User," so they, too, are happy.

Enjoy your flight.

Rowley Birkin QC

Cheers OP, I booked 8 flights for my mates over to Eindhoven for the princely sum of €0.08.

Entropay ftw.

zuroph

Brimmy wrote: »

My Entropay card says "Entropay User" on the card itself but I just put in my own name when booking and got given a confirmation number no bother.

I assume this won't be a problem as when registering it at the time I just put my own name down for all the details?

e: Just read the page previous to this... Can anyone who done this before though with their own name confirm there wasn't a problem? Payment's been taken out of the account but just want to confirm it first for obvious reasons before I haul ass to the airport.

nah, should be fine, it seems sometimes it doesnt go through, and sometimes it does.

Brimmy

bigkev49 wrote: »

Cheers OP, I booked 8 flights for my mates over to Eindhoven for the princely sum of €0.08.

Entropay ftw.

That's one way.........planning on leaving them there? :pac:

Cheers Zuroph. I'm raging though. Left it till the last minute to book them and then realized it covered Manchester as well. Was going to book tickets to go see United play Besiktas at the end of November but it was after midnight and the prices went back up. Hopefully they lower them again sometime soon