International Players : Do you use a US-bank w/ Neteller??

[robracing]

Sorry for going over somewhat well-trodden ground, but I couldn't find what I was looking for with the search tool.

I am a UK resident with a US$ Neteller Account.

What I would really like to get is an account with a US Bank (web-based or not, I don't care) that will give me a debit card. I don't care whether this account pays interest or not.

I know that Neteller themselves offer a debit card, but I also have seen lots of comments about it not working in many instances.

I need to be able to draw money in Vegas and elsewhere in the USA on business and vacations. I don't want to pay two conversion fees to draw money to my UK bank account and then to convert back to US$.

Any help would be gratefully appreciated.

Thanks,
Rob

[Spee]

Can't you just get an ATM card from your UK bank and use it in the states?

I'm the opposite. I have US banks but reside in the UK. I just use my bank ATM card to withdraw money. My bank exchange rate is usually within a few pence of the prevailing rate.

The only difference is UK banks typically don't charge an ATM usage fee whereas the US banks might.

One alternative is travelers cheques, but why bother when the ATM card is so easy? Another alternative in Vegas is to set up a line of credit. Assuming you meet the casino's requirements, this can be very straightforward.

[TonySoprano9]

most large uk banks offer USD accounts

[Misja]

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I don't want to pay two conversion fees to draw money to my UK bank account and then to convert back to US$.

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Isn't the Neteller account in Canadian dollars? That would mean that even if you have a US bank, your money would first be converted to Canadian dollars and back again. Or are US customers treated differently?
I live in the Netherlands and I know for a fact that when I withdraw euro's, the US dollars are firsst converted to Canadian and then to euro's.

[CWilly]

I was (and still am) in exactly the same situation as you. I researched a few of the USD accounts that the main UK banks offer, but they all seem to want evidence of a regular income etc. I guess this is to check that you arent a drug dealer/selling nuclear weapons etc. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] Anyway, I dont have a regular job so kinda just gave up and accepted the conversion fee's.

[CWilly]

And be glad that we don't have to pay taxes!! That'd add up to alot more than the exchange fee's.

[sandycove]

Rob...

I am an American, with an American bank account, credit cards, an accomodation address, the lot. But I am an Irish resident.

When I tried to do business with Neteller (U.S.) 10 months ago, they refused me on the ground that I did not physically live in the U.S. Why, they did not say.

Neteller (Europe), in my view, is too dear.