AlertPay or MoneyBooker... Which one is good?

Discussion in 'Payment Processing' started by kreativi, Dec 31, 2008.

  1. #1
    Hi everyone

    I want to use payment solutions other than paypal. Since, paypal is not supported in Pakistan.

    I am looking for alertpay or moneybooker. Do any one of you have any idea of these two payment solution services? Which of these in your opinion is good? Do they support payments via credit card?
     
    kreativi, Dec 31, 2008 IP
  2. ishan

    ishan Prominent Member

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    Using MoneyBookers you can pay someone in USA.
    AlertPay does not have such restrictions.

    Also, AlertPay has lower fees than MoneyBookers.

    Both support payments via credit card (link a credit card with the account)

    Ishan
     
    ishan, Dec 31, 2008 IP
  3. alexa_s

    alexa_s Peon

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    Personally I use AlertPay.

    Don't be put off by the "older stuff" you can still see around about them, saying they're a bit unreliable and their customer service isn't great. This has really changed over the last couple of years. They're very good now, they're really trying to give PayPal a run for their money, I think. Over the last year they've been a real pleasure to use.

    I do have a Moneybookers account as well, but have stopped using it because I strongly prefer AlertPay. I hear (recently, and in many places) that Moneybookers is ok until something goes wrong or until there's a problem, but their idea of customer service is dreadful and it can take over a week to get a reply to an email.
     
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  4. sampathsl

    sampathsl Guest

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    I think Its better you create both MoneyBookers and AlertPay then you can make transactions with more people.
     
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  5. nitinleew

    nitinleew Well-Known Member

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    I think Moneybookers is more safer..:)
     
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    phyza Well-Known Member

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    I use moneybookers and i think so its far better thn alertpay :)
     
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    shamkabir Active Member

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    For Bangladesh, Pakistan PP not support county and alertpay is not popular so MB is best.
     
    shamkabir, Dec 31, 2008 IP
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    cool_78 Guest

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    I'd go with moneybookers. I have been using them since 2005 and never had a problem, even with the address verification.
     
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    Dj.MushtaQ Peon

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    alertpay is better..
     
    Dj.MushtaQ, Dec 31, 2008 IP
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    My personal suggestion go with Moneybookers. But never make any suspicious transactions otherwise your account will be suspended and Moneybookers will not pay you even a penny. Using alertpay you can get a check of your earnings but it will consume a lot of time and at the time of encashment of the foreign bank check you will face difficulty.

    But using Moneybookers you can easily get your money through bank transfer using swift. That is most preferable and it saves time, fees and other difficulties.

    Choosing a payment gateway will mainly depend on your job and the sites for which you are working.
     
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  11. petjelly

    petjelly Active Member

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    I have never used MB but I am currently using AlerTPay. I really hate Paypal and i think Alertpay is the best alternative..
     
    petjelly, Jan 2, 2009 IP
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    shashankk2 Peon

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    Use alertpay for following reasons

    1. Website is friendly
    2. It's more trusted and accepted by more companies for payment
    3. Charges are reasonable
    4. Easy to use
     
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    Why not use both? Or go with a Flex ePayment account which accepts either through one Buy Now button?
     
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  14. ~Monty~

    ~Monty~ Active Member

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    This question is a trick question.. I am really confused lol.. Why not use both? Both are reputed and trusted. I guess Moneybookers takes less fees so I would go for MB! :)
     
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    Alertpay is much better.
     
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    ®wataru™ Well-Known Member

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    For me Alertpay is better but you can always try both.
     
    ®wataru™, Jan 3, 2009 IP
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    hm.

    have no luck make account for myself at alertpay. not sure does it my local problem or their but i prefer using mb at the moment.
     
    trtrader, Jan 6, 2009 IP
  18. kreativi

    kreativi Peon

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    Thank you all for your suggestions. Now what I have concluded is that I should provide both AlertPay and MB options. This way the payment process will be flexible for my users. :)
     
    kreativi, Jan 6, 2009 IP
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    Alertpay and Moneybookers are the same thing. 50% <> 50%
     
    iseree, Jan 7, 2009 IP
  20. midnight_focus

    midnight_focus Active Member

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    I got the same problem here I need an alternative to use in my website so I've contacted MoneyBooker to make sure that I can safely use their service in my website(before I actually add them as payment option) but the support blocked my account so I'd go with AlertPay they have much more friendly and faster support and better service
    Check out this AlertPay Review
     
    midnight_focus, Jan 8, 2009 IP