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Payment possible with a non-UK credit card?

Frankie3
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Trying to top up my new pay-as-you-go O2 sim card with a non-UK credit card - but seem not to be an option? Called customer service who directed me to this site. Checking /searching on similar posts dating back in time to 2014 it seems that this was an issue then. Assuming there is still no solution in O2 for this? I pay my landline with BT having my own residence in the UK - they accept a residence address and a different payment address- - as I only am here part of the year and have residence in Norway - so hence no UK bank account - but for O2 - is there a fix to this?   

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pgn
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You could try this route to top up. Helps many people abroad, @Frankie3:

https://www.mobiletopup.co.uk/o2

O2 won't, as you have discovered, accept payment directly with a non-UK card.

I have made payments from outside of the UK by having a UK card (AmEx) set in my MyO2 app card wallet as a contract customer - no use to you as a PAYG customer.

All the advice in here applies for PAYG, not sure how much use if you are in Norway atm: Guide How to Top Up (PAYG) 

Good luck!

 

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pgn
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You could try this route to top up. Helps many people abroad, @Frankie3:

https://www.mobiletopup.co.uk/o2

O2 won't, as you have discovered, accept payment directly with a non-UK card.

I have made payments from outside of the UK by having a UK card (AmEx) set in my MyO2 app card wallet as a contract customer - no use to you as a PAYG customer.

All the advice in here applies for PAYG, not sure how much use if you are in Norway atm: Guide How to Top Up (PAYG) 

Good luck!

 

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See the community guide on topping up, which includes a link to http://www.mobiletopup.co.uk/o2 who you should be able to top up with @Frankie3 

Guide How to Top Up (PAYG) 

Please note, this is not customer services and we cannot access your account. Do not publish personal details (email, phone number, bank account).


Link to our guide on how to contact them can be found here

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Frankie3
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Thanks a million! It worked using the: https://www.mobiletopup.co.uk/o2

 

Great advice! Thank you! 🙂 

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One other option.  If you know someone in the UK--preferably someone who also has an o2 account--they can top it up for you and you can work out how to reimburse them.  You give them your number and they can go online and top-up for the amount you designate.

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