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Open Serve: Do 1 of the following:
1) Buy a temporary card. (free in cvs in NJ won’t take cc)($3.95 fee), or
2) Open online. They’ll send you a card. (free)
Note that you COULD have more than one of these: Bluebird (BB), Redcard and serve. 

Loading Serve: Serve does not have any fees to load money.
a) At CVS, 7-11, and Rite Aid ONLY CASH can be loaded.
b) At Walmart GCs …uh Debit Cards (besides Vanilla cards) can be loaded onto Serve just like onto BB. Load limit: $2500/day up to $5000/month
c) At Family Dollar max $499.99/Day, not hard coded, YMMV, Cash or Debit/Gift Card.
WARNING: There are reports of debit cards being drained at FD, and not loading onto Serve, so FD is not recommended.
d) An Amex CC of the serve cardholder can be linked and used to fund your Serve ONLINE. Load limit: $200 per day/$1000 per month
Amex cc loads are not considered cash advance. They DO NOT earn points, or count towards a spending threshold.
e) Debit Cards linked to Serve: $200/day up to 1000/month ONLINE.  But only a permanent DC with your name on it. (NOT GCs)

So your total loading limit per month, if using all 3 methods is $7K.

-Serve has a $1 monthly inactivity fee (waived in VA, NY and TX) that is waived if you use Direct Deposit OR add $500.
-If Serve has a bonus for using direct deposit, use AP.

Using the funds on Serve:
-Free ATM use/withdrawal at MoneyPass ATMs. $2 elsewhere.
-Serve has a Bill Pay feature – same as BB.  You tell them who to pay, and they send a check for you.  You can pay up to 5k of unregistered billers, but 10K of registered ones (registered= those on their bill pay list). Pay your Credit Cards bills as well as many other bills or any person!
WARNING: Do not use the bill pay feature to pay the Credit Card that is linked for online loads.
-money in your Serve account can be withdrawn directly to a linked bank account, which, if done too much, may be seen as risky by Serve, but in moderation should be fine.
Withdraw to your bank https://secure.serve.com/Actions/WithdrawMoney

Make sure the name, address and phone number on your profile match your credit card billing address, or you may get declined.  When linking your credit card at serve.com, the website will only show you the address on your profile, but not the phone number, so this is easy to overlook.  Go to profile, and check/update your phone number there.

Error likely with the Serve account:
When you create a new account and add a credit card, you will be allowed to do the first transaction. After that, your account will probably go into system lockdown until you verify some information. Likely error message for this case is "Risk declined operation" when you try to add money on to the account. You will need to send in (online, fax or mail) a photo ID and a copy of your credit card or statement. Upload your documents here -
https://secure.serve.com/User/SecureFileUpload. Then Call up AMEX Account Protection Services at 1-800-555-4318 and tell them you uploaded the documents and ask them to verify it for you.
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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #1760 on: October 04, 2014, 08:22:10 PM »
SP loaded on 10/2 posted as purchase as well. So much for this drama.

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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #1761 on: October 04, 2014, 08:53:47 PM »
...and another one.
418pm, where are you posting from?

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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #1762 on: October 04, 2014, 08:55:26 PM »
So much for this drama.
Drama is in the eye of the beholder.
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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #1763 on: October 04, 2014, 09:00:26 PM »
418pm, where are you posting from?

Poland?  ;)

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« Reply #1764 on: October 04, 2014, 09:20:08 PM »
418pm, where are you posting from?
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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #1765 on: October 04, 2014, 09:54:51 PM »
418pm, where are you posting from?
He probably used that Shabbos app...

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Re: Amex Serve.com
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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #1767 on: October 04, 2014, 11:51:23 PM »
Anything going on with chase/serve ? just tried to add money from my freedom to serve and it was declined the automated service from freedom tells me was declined because it is a cash advance and I have it set to 0.00 I'm shocked because I did a transaction just yesterday and was perfectly fine, anybody know why this happened?

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« Reply #1768 on: October 05, 2014, 12:05:07 AM »

Anything going on with chase/serve ? just tried to add money from my freedom to serve and it was declined the automated service from freedom tells me was declined because it is a cash advance and I have it set to 0.00 I'm shocked because I did a transaction just yesterday and was perfectly fine, anybody know why this happened?
Read up the last few pages. Transactions are pending as cash advance and then posting as purchases. So if your cash advance is set to zero it won't go through.

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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #1769 on: October 05, 2014, 08:48:04 AM »
when i go to payee and put in many combinations of how I know Case --

it never auto populates -SPOKE TO SERVE CSR -they tell me --if does not populate not in system --- obviously I have not entered a correct name  for Chase --what name does chase populate with?

got answers from serve csr-- must send a check -do not want to send check

please advise what name Chase goes under on serve

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« Reply #1770 on: October 05, 2014, 08:52:34 AM »
Maybe I am not following what you are asking but when I put in Chase many options com up. Chase Credit Cards is one of them.
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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #1771 on: October 05, 2014, 09:19:12 AM »
Someone just messaged me that Capital One posted as Cash Advance...
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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #1772 on: October 05, 2014, 09:24:10 AM »
Tell them to post here or it is meaningless.
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« Reply #1773 on: October 05, 2014, 09:27:12 AM »
Tell them to post here or it is meaningless.

I'll try.
Dont understand what's meaningless, even though it isn't full proof yet.
Unless you're inciting me for no reason again...
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« Reply #1774 on: October 05, 2014, 09:32:05 AM »
Dont understand what's meaningless, even though it isn't full proof yet.
How can we possibly ask questions to find out what is going on if they don't post.

Any update on those reports you posted about Chase being a CA?
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« Reply #1775 on: October 05, 2014, 09:36:39 AM »
Maybe I am not following what you are asking but when I put in Chase many options com up. Chase Credit Cards is one of them.

tried chase credit cards and chase shows 

but--will this be now paid electronic --as I see

   
Delivery Date  October 07, 2014
"]Need it sooner? You can also use your Serve® Card number to pay bills on merchant websites"
October 07, 2014

csr said will be sent a check since gives October 07, 2014 pay date

if by check how do I  do electronic -- csr said reg on chase site -- can not as need a routing number for serve to enter on chase

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« Reply #1776 on: October 05, 2014, 09:38:00 AM »
How can we possibly ask questions to find out what is going on if they don't post.

Any update on those reports you posted about Chase being a CA?

I never posted a confirmed update of Chase posting as CA.
And the inciting continues, as we both know that Chase posted as a purchase.

And again, I know you like to speak hyperbole, but please tone down your statements such as "meaningless", or "the sky isn't falling" for clarity's sake.
Some people would like to hear if the sky might be falling.
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« Reply #1777 on: October 05, 2014, 09:42:14 AM »
I never posted a confirmed update of Chase posting as CA.
I am talking about the following post that started this whole mess. Any updates?
Numerous reports that Chase started treating it as a Cash Advance.
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« Reply #1778 on: October 05, 2014, 09:43:52 AM »
Some people would like to hear if the sky might be falling.
Then send them over to FT as I like to deal in facts not fiction.
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« Reply #1779 on: October 05, 2014, 09:50:20 AM »
tried chase credit cards and chase shows 

but--will this be now paid electronic --as I see

   
Delivery Date  October 07, 2014
"]Need it sooner? You can also use your Serve® Card number to pay bills on merchant websites"
October 07, 2014

csr said will be sent a check since gives October 07, 2014 pay date

if by check how do I  do electronic -- csr said reg on chase site -- can not as need a routing number for serve to enter on chase
Hopefully others will chime in that have paid Chase with BB, I have not.
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