Here are the Archived entries for 2008
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| No broadband? Then register for €3/mo access next weekend
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| Written by HiVoltage |
Wednesday, 23 January 2008
If you or someone you know doesn't have broadband at home and haven't had any broadband since 1st December or earlier, then you should be considering the scheme the Government is offering where you can get broadband Internet access for a whole year for a whole year for just €3/month. This scheme, named Blueskies, is being offered by the Ministry for Investment, Industry, and Information Technology (MIT&I) and is being offered to all those who were holding back from getting broadband at home because they couldn't afford it, or who just didn't want to pay the price. To register for the offer, one should go to Merchants' Street, Valletta on Saturday 26th January between 9am and 1pm, or on Sunday 27th in St. Francis Square in Victoria, Gozo between 10am and 1pm. One should take an ID card for the registration, and then, will eventually receive a voucher by post which can be used with any major local ISP. To make things even more attractive, BOV are waiving the access fee for Internet Banking for those who apply for this scheme.
Meanwhile, those of us who already have broadband at home and have been paying high prices for a number of years, may continue to do so, and by doing so, they would be helping in subsidising the prices for those who simply don't want to pay...
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| Last Updated ( Tuesday, 19 February 2008 ) |
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| PayPal transactions failing?
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| Written by HiVoltage |
Wednesday, 30 January 2008
These last few days, a number of Maltese customers were complaining that they cannot use PayPal to pay for their purchases, because every time they try to do a transactions, they get an error message saying that the card cannot be verified.
The problem is that PayPal is attempting to charge Maltese credit cards in Maltese Lira - with the obvious result that the bank rejects the transaction as that currency is now inexistent. Multiple emails to PayPal to fix this issue resulted useless as they were ignored by the highly efficient PayPal support team. Fortunately however, until they wake up, there's a workaround. Exactly before accepting a transaction, in the "Review Payment Details" page, simply click on "Conversion options", and select "Bill me in the currency listed on the seller's invoice.". That way, PayPal will bill your credit card in whatever currency the item you are buying is in, and the transaction will get accepted.
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| Last Updated ( Wednesday, 30 January 2008 ) |
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