Assuming credit is required, the following 17 results were found.
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Living abroad I'm a bit paranoid when it comes to my financial accounts and credit rating back in the States. It would really suck if I were the victim of fraud and didn't even know it. Even worse would be dealing with identity theft while living...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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It's tough to beat a credit card's convenience, so I felt naked and demoted after moving to Japan and encountering a sea of rejection when trying to apply for a local credit card. True...I could use my US credit card, but that weak dollar / strong yen...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Online Business BEST PRACTICES - FINANCIAL - Set OTP on all financial accounts (if you can). - Never use a debit card. Use credit cards or Paypal instead because it's easier to initiate charge-backs if necessary. - Turn on credit card & bank email...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: IT
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Back Like most problems I thought this one warranted a multifaceted approach. I attacked this from several angles. Call the Credit Card Company I called my credit card company and told them what happened. It was a straightforward story that they likely...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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one of those?? I know. I know. You love that keyboard, huh? Ummm...sorry, but no. Blackberries don't work with Bmobile. Is credit card the only accepted payment method? Can I pay via bank transfer or debit card? Only credit card. I don't have a Japanese...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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you can do" at stores. Many stores (especially around the holidays) would accept returns without a receipt, granting store credit or a product exchange. The scam was scandalously simple: Move a relatively small and expensive product in the store to a...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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number (USA / Canada) * call recording feature, but I couldn't figure it out * phone number verification * can purchase credit though iTunes WePhone * call recording feature, and it works! * 3 different rates to choose from, with varying quality * can...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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ride or delays), my Japanese cell phone that isn’t pictured, my planner, and my wallet that includes my PASMO card, cash, credit/debit cards, etc. I always carry a light jacket and umbrella with me because, well, you never know in Asia sometimes. This...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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to pay via Western Union or echeck or bank transfer? I'd steer clear if those are the only payment methods. Do they accept credit cards or Paypal? If so there's a better chance of getting your money back if things go wrong. Paypal and most credit card...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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to check on my "American stuff." For example, I use it when logging into my USA Paypal account or obtaining free yearly credit reports. After signing up with the service, all I had to do was modify the DNS settings on my home router, and I was good to...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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does not have this problem. You're your own sponsor. * You don't have to renew it every 1~3 years. * You can get stuff like credit cards and home loans. While it's not impossible to get these without PR, you can enjoy more options and higher credit...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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minutes! * Having to work Saturdays. * You have a sudden craving for Mexican food? Good luck, dude! I hope you brought your credit card.
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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in Japan for quite some time now, I of course still maintain a USA presence of sorts in the form of bank accounts and credit cards. Therefore, a common scenario is sending money between my Japan bank account and my USA one. While the options used to be...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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starts wearing thin as you boost the specs. * They suffered a bizarre "network outage" not long after I signed up. To their credit they did compensate my account due to the outage, and such an occurrence hasn't happened since AFAIK. Conoha PROS *...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: IT
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in Japan for some time now, I still maintain a "presence" of sorts in my USA homeland in the form of bank accounts, credit cards, Paypal, etc. The Internet with its access-anywhere convenience makes this reasonably easy; however, I smacked into a...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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that have, um, left a lot to be desired to say the least. Besides teaching for an internship I was doing for school credit towards my bachelor’s degree, I started off working through agencies that put you in touch with jobs when I lived in China. The...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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some money; but you may also lose that money and/or find yourself loaded with the time-consuming hassles associated with credit card fraud. Having dealt with it myself, I wish I had just bought an unlocked phone from Apple from the start. If your Apple...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: IT