I'll second the CBA card.
They give you two incase one stops working (which it did... 2 nights in on a 22 night trip)
Had to call CBA from universal to deactivate, was no drama.
I don't think we had an issue anywhere with it.
So you cant have both in operation at once from the one account? ie one for me and one for wife?
Yes they are both linked to the one account, activated and active at the same time.
I checked ours the other week, to make sure they worked, just got a balance at our local comm bank ATM, both worked fine.
You can also set up phone alerts, so it will send you a balance at the end of each day or week, what ever you select
oh great thanks, that's useful. The Velocity one you have to pay to get a another linked card
I would have normally used our 28 Degrees card which has a great FX rate and no fees, but I want to start buying some currency over the coming months to to hedge my bets. Ive read quite a number of different reports about where teh AUD is heading and the only thing I know for sure, is that no one really knows!They certainly know to get more money from you. With the comm bank one, you get two right away over the counter, you deposit you money on it right away and cash shows up within 45 minutes, a txt gets sent to your mobile phone to let you know it is there. You set up net bank, if you don't already bank with them, and set it all up there, shows what cash you have in wha currency.
I would have normally used our 28 Degrees card which has a great FX rate and no fees, but I want to start buying some currency over the coming months to to hedge my bets. Ive read quite a number of different reports about where teh AUD is heading and the only thing I know for sure, is that no one really knows!
With the two different rates, it is a difference of well over $1000 for us. So glad I listened to my gut feeling and changed it when I did. Moral of the story - go with your gut feeling, don't listen to others who tell you "you will be right, as everything is paid for"