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Autor de la hebra: Peter Motte
Peter Motte
Peter Motte  Identity Verified
Bélgica
Local time: 00:55
Miembro 2009
inglés al neerlandés
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Aug 31, 2021

After the trouble I had, I closed my PayPal account.
They don't want me to use a landline, and I consider smartphones unsafe for a bank account.
Moreover, they lied about EU policies: the EU compels the use of 2F-authentification, but NOT the use of smartphones, or text messages. The EU doesn't care what type of 2FA is used, as long as it is 2FA.
The fact that PP lied about that issue, shows that they cannot be trusted.
I actually liked PP the time I had it, but since a ... See more
After the trouble I had, I closed my PayPal account.
They don't want me to use a landline, and I consider smartphones unsafe for a bank account.
Moreover, they lied about EU policies: the EU compels the use of 2F-authentification, but NOT the use of smartphones, or text messages. The EU doesn't care what type of 2FA is used, as long as it is 2FA.
The fact that PP lied about that issue, shows that they cannot be trusted.
I actually liked PP the time I had it, but since a year or so, it isn't user friendly anymore, and certianly not client centered. It is PP centered.
It means I will miss some functions on Proz.com, and that's a pity too.
I think I might consider myself lucky that I got my money back. Some people can't.

[Edited at 2021-08-31 20:06 GMT] ▲ Collapse


Juvenal Neto
 
Joel Pina Diaz
Joel Pina Diaz  Identity Verified
México
Local time: 16:55
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No Aug 31, 2021

When you do not read the terms and conditions and you heat, it happens. No worries. But do not blow-a-fuse. First thing to do, is get a cell phone in US or anywhere in the world you want your PayPal account. i.e. https://callhippo.com/international-phone-number/ - once you have a one month or days contracted, use it as your phone number to register. Use a VPN if you want your account unt... See more
When you do not read the terms and conditions and you heat, it happens. No worries. But do not blow-a-fuse. First thing to do, is get a cell phone in US or anywhere in the world you want your PayPal account. i.e. https://callhippo.com/international-phone-number/ - once you have a one month or days contracted, use it as your phone number to register. Use a VPN if you want your account untracked or use the following video to have some feedback, https://www.google.com/search?q=register%20a%20paypal%20account%20in%20usa%20without%20be%20in%20usa&oq=register%20a%20paypal%20account%20in%20usa%20without%20be%20in%20usa&aqs=chrome..69i57.15914j1j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#kpvalbx=_9ZIuYamzKJ6o1sQPs_OYgAw37 - or follow the steps here: https://openhow.blogspot.com/2020/04/how-to-open-verified-us-paypal-account.html - If this just do not work for you use similar payment engines as Plooto, Skrill, Payoneer, Google Pay Send, Apple pay, Stripe, GoAllPay, Alipay or Unionpay (Chinese), Qiwi, Webmoney, Yandex, Mobiamo (Russian)... Good luck! ▲ Collapse


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Peter Motte
Peter Motte  Identity Verified
Bélgica
Local time: 00:55
Miembro 2009
inglés al neerlandés
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PERSONA QUE INICIÓ LA HEBRA
Thank you, but I prefer not Sep 1, 2021

Thank you, but I prefer not to use that kind of stuff anymore.
By the way: I'm in the EU, not the US
In the EU the banking system works rather well, which makes PP superfluous.

Juvenal Neto
 


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