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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-money in your Serve account can be withdrawn directly to a linked bank account, which, if done too much, may be seen as risky by Serve, but in moderation should be fine.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 #1020 on: August 05, 2014, 11:46:07 PM »
is this for sure? what cards will count for points? Ink? arrival?
All except amex

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« Reply #1021 on: August 05, 2014, 11:47:43 PM »

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« Reply #1022 on: August 05, 2014, 11:47:52 PM »
How does one set up auto-add? Do you set it to expire never and it'll keep trying to add even after you reached the limit until next month starts? Will I get failure email everyday?

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« Reply #1023 on: August 05, 2014, 11:58:18 PM »

How does one set up auto-add? Do you set it to expire never and it'll keep trying to add even after you reached the limit until next month starts? Will I get failure email everyday?
Settings, you'll see an option for auto add. I set mine to expire after 5 days as I'm assuming you'll get the emails every day that it failed.

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« Reply #1024 on: August 06, 2014, 12:10:55 AM »
Settings, you'll see an option for auto add. I set mine to expire after 5 days as I'm assuming you'll get the emails every day that it failed.
so why 5 days? Just do 3 days (of $500)(assuming you signed up through ISIS)

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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #1025 on: August 06, 2014, 12:15:24 AM »
so why 5 days? Just do 3 days (of $500)(assuming you signed up through ISIS)
Lets assume if he does 5 days, that he has a $200 daily limit and didn't sign up through ISIS?

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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #1026 on: August 06, 2014, 12:17:13 AM »
Lets assume if he does 5 days, that he has a $200 daily limit and didn't sign up through ISIS?
your assumption is better :-\

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« Reply #1027 on: August 06, 2014, 12:18:00 AM »

Lets assume if he does 5 days, that he has a $200 daily limit and didn't sign up through ISIS?
Thanks. :)

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« Reply #1029 on: August 06, 2014, 01:01:06 AM »
Settings, you'll see an option for auto add. I set mine to expire after 5 days as I'm assuming you'll get the emails every day that it failed.
so one needs to set it up every month then

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so one needs to set it up every month then
I would assume so, although I never tested it to see if I'd receive those pesky emails.

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« Reply #1031 on: August 06, 2014, 01:04:01 AM »
I would assume so, although I never tested it to see if I'd receive those pesky emails.
ill report back. Right now I have it to never end. I'll need till Friday to find out

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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #1032 on: August 06, 2014, 05:59:19 AM »
1) can I have more then 1 isis account on the same iPhone?
2) dose the iPhone needs to be with AT&T (or it's different then the sim)

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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #1033 on: August 06, 2014, 06:44:50 AM »
seems like they have their act together. two accounts added with no problem. they could not verify the info in the past.
I just found a new supply of forks!

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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #1034 on: August 06, 2014, 10:09:19 AM »
your point??

Just wanted to share that Serve can be opened immediately after BB closure. I have read couple of posts where it was that we needed to wait 31 days, and then some who posted that they were able to open Serve immediately. Just another data point.

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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #1035 on: August 06, 2014, 11:33:28 AM »
If I don't plan on using my serve card very often, how would it work with the monthly fees? If my accts empty, would they send me a bill or would they just take off from my balance the next time I load it?

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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #1036 on: August 06, 2014, 11:40:36 AM »
Just wanted to share that Serve can be opened immediately after BB closure. I have read couple of posts where it was that we needed to wait 31 days, and then some who posted that they were able to open Serve immediately. Just another data point.
Signed up through Isis? No fees no worries

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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #1037 on: August 06, 2014, 12:38:10 PM »
If I don't plan on using my serve card very often, how would it work with the monthly fees? If my accts empty, would they send me a bill or would they just take off from my balance the next time I load it?
I don't know of this helps but if you live in new york or you sign up through ISIS you wouldn't have monthly fees.

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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #1038 on: August 06, 2014, 12:39:21 PM »
Is anyone else having problems loading with SP online?

I called serve and they said the bank is rejecting it.

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Re: Amex Serve.com
« Reply #1039 on: August 06, 2014, 03:08:23 PM »
Is anyone else having problems loading with SP online?

I called serve and they said the bank is rejecting it.
im having problems loading with my freedom