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Old 23-01-2016, 17:03
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Just a heads up for those who use Unblock-Us, they no longer accept PayPal as a payment method.
The only payment options they now accept are:
Visa, American Express, Diners Club and JCB.
So for me, looks like come May I will be parting ways and looking elsewhere which is a shame.


Open: New Payment Method Options
Last Updated: Jan 22, 2016 08:18PM EST
We've made some changes to the options for completing payments. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. We've worked hard at keeping the disruption to a minimum.
Here's what you need to know:
We now accept payments by:
Visa, Amercian Express, JCB, and Diners Club for USD subscriptions.
Visa and American Express for CDN dollar subscriptions.

If you were paying by any other method previously, please login to your account, and choose “Update payment Method”. Any outstanding invoice will be charged immediately. Otherwise, no charge will be processed until your regular renewal period.
Due to changes in upgrading our billing interface some customers may not have the option to “Update payment method”. In this situation, choose option to “Manage your subscription & billing info.”
Payment information can only be updated at the end of your billing cycle and once an invoice generates to be paid. Select “view invoice” and proceed to payment screen to add payment information. Payment will be processed immediately.
Future automatic payments will be processed normally.
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Old 24-01-2016, 12:43
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Thank you for that information, unfortunately I am in the same boat as you & will need to jump ship, which is a shame as I was really happy with the service. A friend of mine uses Turboflix, so will take a look at them.
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Old 24-01-2016, 16:34
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I read that as them adding new payment methods, nothing about them stopping using PayPal.

Have you had confirmation from them that they will no longer accept PayPal payments? It would be a bit strange for them to not notify their users by email, if this were the case...
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Old 24-01-2016, 20:17
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I read that as them adding new payment methods, nothing about them stopping using PayPal.

Have you had confirmation from them that they will no longer accept PayPal payments? It would be a bit strange for them to not notify their users by email, if this were the case...
Yep had it confirmed, no PayPal or MasterCard when you existing subscription period ends.
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Hi Michael,

Thank you for contacting us today.

We apologize for any inconvenience the change of payment method may have caused, but current options are Visa, American Express, Diners Club and JCB.

Please see this article for more detailed instructions on how to add/update new payment method.
https://support.unblock-us.com/custo...method-options

We cannot confirm yet at the moment if we can add Paypal back.
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Old 27-01-2016, 05:56
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Why would Paypal be removed? Seems odd, most people prefer it rather than credit card...
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Old 27-01-2016, 09:40
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Could be a few reasons, maybe Paypal are charging to much or perhaps Film Studios / Netflix is putting pressure on them, and they see dropping Paypal as a way to placate them.
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Old 27-01-2016, 11:10
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That's annoying... I was about to signup again but I'm not happy to give them direct access to my CC
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Old 27-01-2016, 13:30
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Well, if Netflix are blocking access to VPN's/DNS servers, then Unblock US not accepting Paypal is a good excuse to cut ties with them from my end.
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Old 27-01-2016, 17:29
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For people who accept money (not exclusively retailers!) PayPal are an absolute nightmare. They take a huge chunk, are very uncooperative in disputes and take an age to answer the simplest queries. My organisation has looked into dumping them.

HOWEVER, we don't deal with customers from multiple countries, where it would be simpler to have just one system such as paypal, so I'm surprised at this move by UnblockUS.

Maybe it has something to do with the exchange rates they were getting from PayPal?
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Old 28-01-2016, 21:19
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I've just reactivated my account via PayPal with no issues. Working well
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Old 29-01-2016, 08:51
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I personally don't see the problem using a CC (unless of course you don't have one) I'd rather that than give my money to Ebay
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Old 29-01-2016, 10:12
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I personally don't see the problem using a CC (unless of course you don't have one) I'd rather that than give my money to Ebay
Thats all very well as long as your credit card isn't MasterCard as they only accept Visa.
I personally don't have a credit card and have no desire to do so, if I could I'd use my debit card, but as that's MasterCard it's ain't happening.
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Old 29-01-2016, 13:54
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I personally don't see the problem using a CC (unless of course you don't have one) I'd rather that than give my money to Ebay
eBay haven't owned PayPal since July 2015.
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Old 29-01-2016, 13:59
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^^ Didn't know that, still not keen on them
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Old 31-01-2016, 16:44
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According to an AVForums member they're now accepting MasterCard payments.
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Old 01-02-2016, 00:55
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According to an AVForums member they're now accepting MasterCard payments.
I have been paying for Unblock-Us since Oct 2014 with my MasterCard.
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Old 01-02-2016, 10:07
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I have been paying for Unblock-Us since Oct 2014 with my MasterCard.
They recently stopped accepting MasterCard when they stopped accepting PayPal, but seems MasterCard is being accepted again.
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Old 01-02-2016, 10:55
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Mastercard requires an annual $500 fee to use them worldwide (or US / EU)

Visa requires $500 in the USA - no fee required for EU so thats probably why there was a delay in accepting MC

Also, I had the 'you're using a proxy you filthy paying vpn pirate scumbag tosser' on netflix.

So midway through watching stuff, cant access it on netflix usa / belguium, not available on sky go, freeview, so um... what pay £20 for a blu-ray?

its easier, quicker, usually better quality to go on the seven seas - y'ar m'ateys lets go fishing for ye 'treasure
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Old 02-02-2016, 09:54
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Thanks for the info. I had just finished my 7 day trial and was about to sign up as it was good with nbcsn sports app.
Might have to go to another provider used unblockr and seemed ok guess will have to try a few others. really liked unblockus.
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Old 05-02-2016, 00:14
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Unotelly just emailed me saying they will no longer accept PayPal. Blaming PayPal.
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Old 05-02-2016, 07:42
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Here's the Unotelly email,
Thank you for your continued support at UnoTelly. My name is Nicholas Lin, and I’m the founder of UnoTelly.


On February 3rd, 2016, Paypal has severed payment processing agreement unilaterally and without prior warning. Paypal indicated that UnoTelly is not allowed to provide services that enable open and unrestricted Internet access.


As result, UnoTelly can no longer accept payment from Paypal. This development is outside of our control, and I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.


If you believe in an open Internet and value the services UnoTelly is providing, I hope you would continue your subscription by updating your payment method from Paypal to credit card.

Here is how to update your payment method: http://help.unotelly.com/support/sol...rticles/216145


Thank you again for your support.


Best Regards,

Nicholas Lin

CEO

UnoTelly.com
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Old 05-02-2016, 08:11
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Here's the Unotelly email,
Yes, I've had the same.

Sounds like PayPal are being leaned on by rights holders/Netflix to me. Why would they voluntarily want to lose business otherwise?

I've added my Mastercard for now. Not that happy about it though really, especially as transactions in $ will attract a fee.
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Old 05-02-2016, 08:43
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Wonder who owns Paypal now?

It's strange that they still support Ebay, which has had a lot of problems with fake goods etc, but they want to take a stance against unrestricted internet.
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Old 05-02-2016, 10:58
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Yes, I've had the same.

Sounds like PayPal are being leaned on by rights holders/Netflix to me. Why would they voluntarily want to lose business otherwise?

I've added my Mastercard for now. Not that happy about it though really, especially as transactions in $ will attract a fee.
To be safe i have set up a pre paid visa card on ibvpn account, a pre paid card might be a good option for anyone who is wary about giving their credit/debit card info out.
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Old 05-02-2016, 13:33
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To be safe i have set up a pre paid visa card on ibvpn account, a pre paid card might be a good option for anyone who is wary about giving their credit/debit card info out.
Never thought of that. Oh well they've got it now
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