Strategy to obtain US Amex

[Grrr]

Yes I have activated two cards. Call them and they should be able to sort itout.

Do they ask about you being overseas ? There are a few threads on Reddit where people have been told the answer was to fly back to the US and activate the card there !!!

 

[zainman]

Do they ask about you being overseas ? There are a few threads on Reddit where people have been told the answer was to fly back to the US and activate the card there !!!

Didn’t ask me no

 

[Finale]

Has anyone added a Cap1 card to Apple Pay ?

When I try from iOS Wallet, it adds, but then verification options are the Cap1 App and a phone number. The phone number just has a recorded message saying "follow instructions on the app" (!)

The App fails to verify, saying "We cannot activate your card at this time"

I've tried doing it when my phone is on a US VPN and it didn't make any difference...

I had this issue with Google Wallet. The first time I called and sorted it out on the phone but had to be transferred a few times I think. Same issue on the new phone, this time it worked by using Tailscale for IP, disabling the Australian SIM, keeping T-Mobile sim on, and turning off private DNS and location. Using just Tailscale didn't work. One or more of those things with US IP will help so other VPNs might be ok.

 

[Grrr]

using Tailscale for IP

Do you have family/friend with a residential endpoint in the US that you use for this ?

 

[Finale]

Do you have family/friend with a residential endpoint in the US that you use for this ?

Yes, a friend set it up for me on her raspberry pi (a bit more complicated). I did it myself on a few locations using Wyse thin clients. Pretty cool for sharing Netflix and other things

Originally I set it up to access files on my home network and as a VPN when traveling. It's even more useful now. Amex Plat gives Walmart+and that gives Paramount+ too and US account won't work in Australia or on VPN. Disney+ is a bit better. You can't signup/change package using VPN but once you have an account, it works in Australia.

 

[Grrr]

Using just Tailscale didn't work. One or more of those things with US IP will help so other VPNs might be ok.

Ok managed to get it to work with just a standard US wireguard VPN (Surfshark trial) on wifi with all sims off (airplane mode)

Key step was to delete the earlier unverified card from iOS wallet, and re-add it when using the US IP address

I think the unique device id created for the card must have a location code in it - hence if created in Au it would fail to verify regardless when on a US address later