So I went to Capitec

JC Heat · Nov 8, 2019

capitec is an amazing bank i know alot of people family and friends that use capitec bank

airborne · Nov 8, 2019

airborne said:
I checked now and it is verified so not sure why I am having a problem

Uninstalled the new app, made the stock sms app the default , reinstalled and it worked this time.

spiff · Nov 11, 2019

Ok so it appears that my phone won't send an sms? Yet I receive sms's from capitec.

Capitec tried everything but no joy.

I do have have sms service and R100 worth of sms available.

Anyone know what the problem could be on a Huawei P7?

airborne · Nov 11, 2019

spiff said:
Ok so it appears that my phone won't send an sms? Yet I receive sms's from capitec.

Capitec tried everything but no joy.

I do have have sms service and R100 worth of sms available.

Anyone know what the problem could be on a Huawei P7?

Is that trying to send the activation sms?
The activation sms is some special premium rated sms and you need airtime loaded to send it, you can't use sms bundles, I've had that issue before.

spiff · Nov 11, 2019

airborne said:
Is that trying to send the activation sms?
The activation sms is some special premium rated sms and you need airtime loaded to send it, you can't use sms bundles, I've had that issue before.

Yes activation code.

So I must load air time?

Is there any other settings to change?

airborne · Nov 11, 2019

spiff said:
Yes activation code.

So I must load air time?

Is there any other settings to change?

Yes you must have airtime loaded and probably best to have the stock messaging app set as the default sms app.

spiff · Nov 12, 2019

airborne said:
Yes you must have airtime loaded and probably best to have the stock messaging app set as the default sms app.

ok so I did all that - stock sms app / full permissions etc. / air time etc. still no joy.

C4Cat · Nov 12, 2019

spiff said:
ok so I did all that - stock sms app / full permissions etc. / air time etc. still no joy.

You can't send sms at all? Or just this particular sms?

Antelope · Nov 12, 2019

spiff said:
ok so I did all that - stock sms app / full permissions etc. / air time etc. still no joy.

What version of android are you using?
The app should only work on Android 5.0 and higher

spiff · Nov 12, 2019

C4Cat said:
You can't send sms at all? Or just this particular sms?

I tried to send a sms to my work colleague now and it won't send, yet I get sms from mtn & capitec all the time.

spiff · Nov 12, 2019

Antelope said:
What version of android are you using?
The app should only work on Android 5.0 and higher

android 7

C4Cat · Nov 12, 2019

spiff said:
I tried to send a sms to my work colleague now and it won't send, yet I get sms from mtn & capitec all the time.

You need to get in touch with your network then, something is not setup properly if you can't send sms messages to anyone. Check you SMSC is correct

spiff · Nov 12, 2019

C4Cat said:
You need to get in touch with your network then, something is not setup properly if you can't send sms messages to anyone. Check you SMSC is correct

Thanks will do.

spiff · Nov 12, 2019

Ok so I checked my sms access number and it was wrong.
Typed in correct number and all is sorted now.

Capitec app working fine now.

Thanks all for the help.

Antelope · Nov 16, 2019

I've made online international purchases using my card, without being required to approve the purchase.
Previously I needed to approve the purchase from this same retailer

Swa · Nov 16, 2019

Antelope said:
I've made online international purchases using my card, without being required to approve the purchase.
Previously I needed to approve the purchase from this same retailer

It's voluntary. SARB now requires it but international payment providers can opt not to implement it but they carry the risk of charge backs.

Antelope · Nov 17, 2019

Swa said:
It's voluntary. SARB now requires it but international payment providers can opt not to implement it but they carry the risk of charge backs.

I used a capitec card to make the purchase

So will that mean that it's possible for an online retailer to bypass capitecs security measures?

Swa · Nov 17, 2019

Antelope said:
I used a capitec card to make the purchase

So will that mean that it's possible for an online retailer to bypass capitecs security measures?

International ones yes. Paypal also skips it.

LOTR · Nov 17, 2019

Have some surplus funds to put away for around 3-4 months. So I went to Capitec to try them out. They were offline and could not assist me. Went next door to African Bank, sorted in 10 mins. Sorry Capitec, maybe next time.

Quicks · Nov 17, 2019

Every time I walk past one of the Capitec ATM's I am happy I am not with them. no way I am standing in one of those queues.

So I went to Capitec

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