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| Ed Chait |
Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 2:30 pm |
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I recently installed the PayPal plug-in for Internet Explorer and just used
it for the first time today.
I am very impressed with both the convenience and security.
I can now use this plug-in to pay any online vendor, whether they accept
PayPal or not. It automatically fills in my demographic info and then
generates a one-time use credit card (Mastercard) for that particular
transaction. The one-time credit card number then expires and cannot be
used again.
This is one of the best things I've downloaded in a long time. I like to
shop vendors that accept PayPal, but the majority still don't. Now I can
buy from any vendor I want and use my PayPal account for the funds.
If you use PayPal, check it out.
My only gripe is that the plug-in only seems to work with IE and not other
browsers. I do like the current version of IE, however, so that's not a big
issue for me. Would be nice if it worked with Opera, which is my favorite
browser, but you can't have everything.
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| Jeannie |
Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 2:54 pm |
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"Ed Chait" <edchait4remove@earthlink.net> wrote in
news:U_udnQl27cNG9obVnZ2dnUVZ_j-dnZ2d@earthlink.com:
Quote: I like to
shop vendors that accept PayPal, but the majority still don't. Now I
can buy from any vendor I want and use my PayPal account for the
funds.
For a while, Paypal was doing the same thing. I installed a plug-in thing
from them and I would have it generate a one-time use master card number
for me to use and it would withdraw it from Paypal. |
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| mountain |
Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 3:23 pm |
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| ChuckM |
Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 6:55 pm |
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On May 2, 10:23 pm, "Ed Chait" <edchait4rem...@earthlink.net> wrote:
Quote: "mountain" <mountain.38s...@no-mx.forums.yourdomain.com.au> wrote:
BTW, you should try the latest firefox 3.0 beta 5. It is a lot faster
than the latest IE (and perhaps safer security-wise).
Unfortunately, the PayPal plug-in is not currently compatible with Firefox
3.0, arrrggghhhhh.
Thanks for the recommendation, however, that is the fastest browser I have
tried. I'm going to keep it.
Unfortunately, for those who've been using the 2.x series of Firefox
and have numerous plug-ins (like me , many of the plug-ins (most,
the last time I checked, which was a couple of weeks back) will be
incompatible with the new 3.x browser, at least for a while yet, until
they get "caught up."
In the interim, though, there's a way to check out the version 3 beta
without disturbing your 2.x installation.
Details here: http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable/test
Works slick if you follow the instructions carefully.
Anyway, the extension incompatibility problem will gradually lessen
and essentially go away as the official release nears, I'm sure. |
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| Ed Chait |
Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 7:00 pm |
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"Jeannie" <jwilson421@comcastspamkills.net> wrote in message
news:Xns9A92A17D261B1jwilson421comcastnet@216.196.97.136...
Quote: "Ed Chait" <edchait4remove@earthlink.net> wrote in
news:U_udnQl27cNG9obVnZ2dnUVZ_j-dnZ2d@earthlink.com:
I like to
shop vendors that accept PayPal, but the majority still don't. Now I
can buy from any vendor I want and use my PayPal account for the
funds.
For a while, Paypal was doing the same thing. I installed a plug-in thing
from them and I would have it generate a one-time use master card number
for me to use and it would withdraw it from Paypal.
That's what I was referring to, the plug-in from PayPal.
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| Ed Chait |
Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 10:23 pm |
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"mountain" <mountain.38sx3l@no-mx.forums.yourdomain.com.au> wrote in message
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Ed, tks for the paypal tip. I've been looking for an online payment
solution like this.
BTW, you should try the latest firefox 3.0 beta 5. It is a lot faster
than the latest IE (and perhaps safer security-wise).
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mountain
Downloaded that version of firefox and so far like it a lot, especially
after I found an extension that would give me mouse gestures like Opera
does.
Unfortunately, the PayPal plug-in is not currently compatible with Firefox
3.0, arrrggghhhhh.
Thanks for the recommendation, however, that is the fastest browser I have
tried. I'm going to keep it.
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| Samantha Hill - remove TRASH to reply... |
Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 3:17 pm |
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mountain wrote:
Quote: Ed, tks for the paypal tip. I've been looking for an online payment
solution like this.
Just be careful of the limits. If you do over something, I think, like
$500 or $1000 a month, you have to convert to a commercial account, in
which case any transactions get hit with their 2.3% (or whatever it is)
surcharge even if they are cash. |
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