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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-money in your Serve account can be withdrawn directly to a linked bank account, which, if done too much, may be seen as risky by Serve, but in moderation should be fine.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
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« Reply #821 on: July 29, 2014, 12:37:00 PM »
Nope I tried it just says "searching for accessory case"
Anyone have one to lend out?
Check eBay, maybe we can get used?

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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #822 on: July 29, 2014, 01:02:04 PM »
ATT: I just walked in to Verizon next to my house and, using the Lgg3, signed up for Serve using the Isis wallet and then signed out of Isis. I got a $25 credit on my Serve account without owning an nfc-capable phone.

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« Reply #823 on: July 29, 2014, 01:05:26 PM »
ATT: I just walked in to Verizon next to my house and, using the Lgg3, signed up for Serve using the Isis wallet and then signed out of Isis. I got a $25 credit on my Serve account without owning an nfc-capable phone.
WOW!
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« Reply #824 on: July 29, 2014, 01:09:36 PM »
ATT: I just walked in to Verizon next to my house and, using the Lgg3, signed up for Serve using the Isis wallet and then signed out of Isis. I got a $25 credit on my Serve account without owning an nfc-capable phone.
Will you get the higher limits even when loading outside of ISIS?
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« Reply #825 on: July 29, 2014, 01:29:20 PM »
ATT: I just walked in to Verizon next to my house and, using the Lgg3, signed up for Serve using the Isis wallet and then signed out of Isis. I got a $25 credit on my Serve account without owning an nfc-capable phone.
thanks I'll try that

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« Reply #826 on: July 29, 2014, 01:30:54 PM »
ATT: I just walked in to Verizon next to my house and, using the Lgg3, signed up for Serve using the Isis wallet and then signed out of Isis. I got a $25 credit on my Serve account without owning an nfc-capable phone.
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« Reply #827 on: July 29, 2014, 01:54:28 PM »
Though it's fine to pay your spouse's card...

There are many workarounds.
I'm only stating what isn't allowed.
That is paying a connected CC directly.
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« Reply #828 on: July 29, 2014, 02:01:19 PM »
I just spoke to Serve and they said that since I signed up for Serve online (not via ISIS) in order for me to get the $500/day and $1500/month limits I'd need to close my current account and open one via ISIS. She also said that it takes 30 days between closing one account and opening a new one. Anyone have any experience opening one less than 30 days after closing another one? TIA
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« Reply #829 on: July 29, 2014, 02:21:26 PM »
I just spoke to Serve and they said that since I signed up for Serve online (not via ISIS) in order for me to get the $500/day and $1500/month limits I'd need to close my current account and open one via ISIS. She also said that it takes 30 days between closing one account and opening a new one. Anyone have any experience opening one less than 30 days after closing another one? TIA
Even if it really takes 30 days, time it right.  In the middle of the month, so you get Aug on you old acct and Sep on the new.
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« Reply #830 on: July 29, 2014, 02:29:21 PM »
Even if it really takes 30 days, time it right.  In the middle of the month, so you get Aug on you old acct and Sep on the new.

Since I'd only get $500/day it would be cutting it close to get that $1500 done by the end of August, and that's if I can close my old one today.
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ATT: I just walked in to Verizon next to my house and, using the Lgg3, signed up for Serve using the Isis wallet and then signed out of Isis. I got a $25 credit on my Serve account without owning an nfc-capable phone.
thanks for the tip I just went it took me a couple tries (wasn't working right on the galaxy S5) but i got it!

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« Reply #832 on: July 29, 2014, 04:13:45 PM »
Will you get the higher limits even when loading outside of ISIS?

I don't think you get the higher limits without the phone because later on I logged in online through my actual phone and although my account had $25 the website said I could only load upto $1000/month $200/day.

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« Reply #833 on: July 29, 2014, 04:18:10 PM »
Att whoever is planning on doing the Verizon store shtick: Officially the Isis app isn't supposed to work on the on-display phones [according to the Verizon guy at the store near me].
So just for own sake try not to be obvious about it:)

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« Reply #834 on: July 29, 2014, 04:42:07 PM »
I don't think you get the higher limits without the phone because later on I logged in online through my actual phone and although my account had $25 the website said I could only load upto $1000/month $200/day.
It doesn't give you the full higher limits till you activate the card I just loaded $400 on from my computer.
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I don’t have a physical Serve card yet, I just have the virtual card in my app now. It let me load $400 on the first day with my credit card and another $100 on the second day with a credit card. Once I activate my physical Serve card I’ll be able to load the full amounts

Att whoever is planning on doing the Verizon store shtick: Officially the Isis app isn't supposed to work on the on-display phones [according to the Verizon guy at the store near me].
So just for own sake try not to be obvious about it:)
I was very discreet looked at all the other phone while it was loading and helped another customer pick out his first smartphone plus I really did need to ask them a couple questions.

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« Reply #837 on: July 29, 2014, 06:02:08 PM »
Workflowy. You won't know what you're missing until you try it.

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« Reply #839 on: July 29, 2014, 06:09:44 PM »
Buttons we're pressed when the phone was in my packet. Tried deleting but couldn't find how.