Registering on NetFlix US

AdrianH

AdrianH

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So last year September I opened a Netflix account using UnoTelly. I used the trial for a while on my XBox 360 and then forgot about it.

So now I want to continue the membership so I have to pay to use the service. Whatever option I choose be it PayPal or Credit Card, I get

We are unable to process your request at this time. Please try again later.

I tried both my local and US PayPal account which are both linked to my Standard Bank master card, and I tried using my credit card directly and also specifying a US zip code, but to no avail. I can only presume that the issue is my credit card.

Anybody else have this issue?
 
use a virtual credit card service such as entropay. their website can detect thru paypal and through your credit card no that it is not a US card hence the need for a virtual credit card. there are plenty of threads on this forum explaining the whole process of getting netflix to work here.
 
I was thinking Entropay about that until I read this.

shreez said:
However, I really do not recommend you open up an Entropay account. They require that you deposit a minimum of $20 of which they take an "Admin" fee of $4 or $5.
When my attempt to use this method failed and I wanted to close my account, they then charged me a further $6 to close the account. This is a rip off and I strongly recommend against it.
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I am actually thinking of just going to FNB and opening up VISA credit card account and try that. But I am lazy and I don't know when I will do it.
 
That won't work. the card needs to be from the USA.

AdrianH said:
I was thinking Entropay about that until I read this.



I am actually thinking of just going to FNB and opening up VISA credit card account and try that. But I am lazy and I don't know when I will do it.
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My standard bank Mastercard credit card works perfectly fine with Netflix.
 
Used my SA master card for Netflix and Hulu+, just when it comes to the address search US post codes using USPS with your cards numbers as the last 4 digits, there is a thread explaining this pretty well
 
Netflix has always worked fine with my FNB cheque card. I remember having trouble with Hulu about 6 months ago - something about my card not matching my address - but last month I was able to use my cheque card for hulu too, so they must have changed something.

No need for entropay.
 
Segg said:
Used my SA master card for Netflix and Hulu+, just when it comes to the address search US post codes using USPS with your cards numbers as the last 4 digits, there is a thread explaining this pretty well
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Are you saying I can't just use any valid US zip code. My last 4 card digits are 8403 but I used a valid zip code of 24333. Do you foresee that this is a problem.

The other thing is that I tried 3 times this morning and I got an SMS for each try from Standard Bank saying "R92.48 purchased from Acc: 8403 at NETFLIX.COM. I have a feeling this might be only an authorization though, but I am not sure. I'll check tomorrow and see if it has actually come off my account or not. I tried phoning but nobody from card division is working.
 
AdrianH said:
Are you saying I can't just use any valid US zip code. My last 4 card digits are 8403 but I used a valid zip code of 24333. Do you foresee that this is a problem.

The other thing is that I tried 3 times this morning and I got an SMS for each try from Standard Bank saying "R92.48 purchased from Acc: 8403 at NETFLIX.COM. I have a feeling this might be only an authorization though, but I am not sure. I'll check tomorrow and see if it has actually come off my account or not. I tried phoning but nobody from card division is working.
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AFAIK the zip code has to match the one on the banks records, mine is 2021, being Bryanston but looking up a similar us post code I get 42021, which I use for my cards, I also have a valid US address but using it never worked with my SA cards
 
Segg said:
AFAIK the zip code has to match the one on the banks records, mine is 2021, being Bryanston but looking up a similar us post code I get 42021, which I use for my cards, I also have a valid US address but using it never worked with my SA cards
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Ah, I understand now. Thanks so much!

I will just hang on till tomorrow to see what will happen with those 3 transaction. Then I will give it another go tomorrow evening with a valid zip code based on my postal code.
 
Used my local SBSA card for Unotelly, Netflix and Hulu+. Used USA address though
 
Strange i use my standard Bank cheque card for netflix and PayPal for unotelly, PayPal linked to same card. Works well. Very strange I think I just used one of those fake name websites to get an address and area code. Can't remember
 
Tremayne said:
Strange i use my standard Bank cheque card for netflix and PayPal for unotelly, PayPal linked to same card. Works well. Very strange I think I just used one of those fake name websites to get an address and area code. Can't remember
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Unotelly worked with my SA PayPal account linked to my Standard Bank credit card. Its just Netflix that doesn't work.
 
So I tried again with the 90210 zip code, bit I still get the same error even though I get an sms saying the the payment went through on my card.

I decided to phone Standard Bank and they said that all the transactions for NetFlix went through 100%, so I am not sure what is NetFlix's problem. I asked Standard Bank to reverse the transactions which they did.

Not sure what to do now to get subscribed to NetFlix :(
 
Using 34236 which is my actual US ZIP code didn't work, but using 42021 with 2021 being my ZIP code on record it did work
 
Segg said:
Using 34236 which is my actual US ZIP code didn't work, but using 42021 with 2021 being my ZIP code on record it did work
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Do you remember when you got the error and what it said? What is strange for me is that I get the error We are unable to process your request at this time. Please try again later. right at the end after my credit card has been debited.
 
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