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Foreign credit cards work perfectly fine in stores and restaurants. However, they don’t work very well online. I had the same problem with the Smart Ex app, and had problems with ordering .Hi all - I’m trying to register on Smart Ex so that I can purchase train tickets in advance, but I can’t seem to get past the page where I need to register a credit card. Every time I try to add a card, .
We called our credit card providers, and they told us it's the Smart EX website problems, not theirs. All our cards have 3D secure system. Anyone has had a similar experience and . I have read a lot of advice about using the Smart-Ex app and booking Shinkansen tickets a month in advance. It sounds like the app doesn't work for everyone, and that it won't .I've been making a list of pros and cons for Smart EX and JR pass. I found one major confusing statement regarding Smart EX which is: If you have downloaded App such as Mobile Suica to .
Are there any europeans that were able to make work the registration with Smart-EX with a european card? (if you are from Spain, even better). I know that AMEX cards seem to work, .Foreign credit cards work perfectly fine in stores and restaurants. However, they don’t work very well online. I had the same problem with the Smart Ex app, and had problems with ordering tickets to Universal Studios Japan. Seems that Visa cards have the most trouble. Hi all - I’m trying to register on Smart Ex so that I can purchase train tickets in advance, but I can’t seem to get past the page where I need to register a credit card. Every time I try to add a card, I get an error that says “we could not confirm the validity of your card”.
We called our credit card providers, and they told us it's the Smart EX website problems, not theirs. All our cards have 3D secure system. Anyone has had a similar experience and workaround? We are trying to book shinkansen tickets from NZ and worried that we might not have the chance to now. I have read a lot of advice about using the Smart-Ex app and booking Shinkansen tickets a month in advance. It sounds like the app doesn't work for everyone, and that it won't accept a Visa or MC if the CC is from a bank in the US.I've been making a list of pros and cons for Smart EX and JR pass. I found one major confusing statement regarding Smart EX which is: If you have downloaded App such as Mobile Suica to your smartphone, you cannot use QR-Ticket with Apple Wallet. Please print your QR-Ticket before you arrive at the station.
Are there any europeans that were able to make work the registration with Smart-EX with a european card? (if you are from Spain, even better). I know that AMEX cards seem to work, but I am not applying for a paid card and, on top, having to pay for exchange commissions and such. also, almost no-one uses Amex here.
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I tried to sign up with three different foreign (Canadian) credit cards and each time I failed. From what I can tell from Googling on the issue, the 1-yen charge that SmartEX uses to confirm that your card is valid is too low for most foreign banks to accept. This is different from the "pickup code (QR Code)" that you can use to pick up a paper ticket reserved on the Tokaido Sanyo Kyushu Shinkansen Internet Reservation Service (smart-ex). 1 You get the QR-Ticket that you can print yourself after you purchase the ticket. I have read a lot of advice about using the Smart-Ex app and booking Shinkansen tickets a month in advance. It sounds like the app doesn't work for everyone, and that it won't accept a Visa or MC if the CC is from a bank in the US. Yes, I am a frequent Smart EX user, as I go to Japan twice yearly, a month at a time, to visit my family. I, too, am experiencing Chase Visa cards denied but Citi MasterCard accepted. (all cards are currency conversion fee free).
Foreign credit cards work perfectly fine in stores and restaurants. However, they don’t work very well online. I had the same problem with the Smart Ex app, and had problems with ordering tickets to Universal Studios Japan. Seems that Visa cards have the most trouble. Hi all - I’m trying to register on Smart Ex so that I can purchase train tickets in advance, but I can’t seem to get past the page where I need to register a credit card. Every time I try to add a card, I get an error that says “we could not confirm the validity of your card”.
We called our credit card providers, and they told us it's the Smart EX website problems, not theirs. All our cards have 3D secure system. Anyone has had a similar experience and workaround? We are trying to book shinkansen tickets from NZ and worried that we might not have the chance to now.
I have read a lot of advice about using the Smart-Ex app and booking Shinkansen tickets a month in advance. It sounds like the app doesn't work for everyone, and that it won't accept a Visa or MC if the CC is from a bank in the US.I've been making a list of pros and cons for Smart EX and JR pass. I found one major confusing statement regarding Smart EX which is: If you have downloaded App such as Mobile Suica to your smartphone, you cannot use QR-Ticket with Apple Wallet. Please print your QR-Ticket before you arrive at the station. Are there any europeans that were able to make work the registration with Smart-EX with a european card? (if you are from Spain, even better). I know that AMEX cards seem to work, but I am not applying for a paid card and, on top, having to pay for exchange commissions and such. also, almost no-one uses Amex here. I tried to sign up with three different foreign (Canadian) credit cards and each time I failed. From what I can tell from Googling on the issue, the 1-yen charge that SmartEX uses to confirm that your card is valid is too low for most foreign banks to accept.
This is different from the "pickup code (QR Code)" that you can use to pick up a paper ticket reserved on the Tokaido Sanyo Kyushu Shinkansen Internet Reservation Service (smart-ex). 1 You get the QR-Ticket that you can print yourself after you purchase the ticket. I have read a lot of advice about using the Smart-Ex app and booking Shinkansen tickets a month in advance. It sounds like the app doesn't work for everyone, and that it won't accept a Visa or MC if the CC is from a bank in the US.
Recent Smart EX experiences??
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