Bankwest Transaction account [General Discussion]

[SQ421]

Okay, that post should've been in the other Credit Card thread. OTOH, it prompted me to go through this thread today. I'd signed up back when the 10k promo was first offered, and after making a mental note to myself to explore micro transactions, I got distracted with other, er, ventures. Definitely made for an interesting read, this thread. Now to see which of my utility providers take payments in small quantities spread out across a month

 

[Compassion Fascist]

What's the account# ?

 

[FreddyFattler]

Definitely made for an interesting read, this thread. Now to see which of my utility providers take payments in small quantities spread out across a month

Just for giggles i just paid my energy australia bill 1c per transaction...thats 30 mins of my life i wont be getting back, don't think i will be collecting all that many transaction points personally as i don't have a telstra bill to pay ;/

Though i am on standby at work tomorrow so i will process another 50 transactions as i'll have nothing better to do most of the day ;P

 

[burmans]

Just for giggles i just paid my energy australia bill 1c per transaction...thats 30 mins of my life i wont be getting back, don't think i will be collecting all that many transaction points personally as i don't have a telstra bill to pay ;/

Though i am on standby at work tomorrow so i will process another 50 transactions as i'll have nothing better to do most of the day ;P

Why not automate it?

 

[FreddyFattler]

Why not automate it?

Do you mean by using the macro method? Energy Aust has a min $10 payment for online.

When i get a few days off im going to spend a few hours reading this thread front to back to get all the ins and outs down.

 

[Compassion Fascist]

I have had recent experiences of BW suspending the use of the card for payment transactions because they detected a cluster of micropayments. So far (twice) I've contacted them to get the suspension lifted by testifying that those payments all were authorised by me.

My Sydney Water bill arrives to MyPost Digital Mailbox (https://digitalmailbox.auspost.com.au/) and is able to be paid of in as small as 1c increments. Although I have had success using Imacros to run iterated small payments on other platforms and I know how to record and play successful scripts, the macros I record at their website and for that biller always fail to fully execute even to the stage of inputting the amount to be paid and sometimes even to the stage of selecting the payment method.

Has anyone had success automating payments to Sydney Water or through MPDM?

 

[Compassion Fascist]

Put a delay at the end of the script (say 90 seconds):
WAIT SECONDS=90

Or use this at the top of the macro to extend the builtin timeout (before it gives up and proceeds to the next command in the macro):
SET !TIMEOUT_STEP 120


You can also disable stop on error by using this at top of the macro:
SET !ERRORIGNORE YES

Can you diagnose what are my errors in this imacros script:
VERSION BUILD=8920312 RECORDER=FX
TAB T=1
URL GOTO=https://digitalmailbox.auspost.com.au/content/AP/en/home.html#billsummary?cid=As5jitS2QwqfxiN3ILL59A
TAG POS=2 TYPE=H3 ATTR=TXT:Water
TAG POS=1 TYPE=H2 ATTR=TXT:Bill<SP>Summary
TAG POS=2 TYPE=A ATTR=TXTay
TAG POS=1 TYPE=H2 ATTR=TXTay<SP>bill
TAG POS=1 TYPE=INPUT:TEXT FORM=NAME:NoFormName ATTR=NAMEayAmountInput CONTENT=.01
TAG POS=2 TYPE=A ATTR=TXTay
BACK

It is meant to pay 1c from a debit card to a Sydney Water bill posted with Australia Post Digital mailbox

 

[hossein_au]

Can you diagnose what are my errors in this imacros script:
VERSION BUILD=8920312 RECORDER=FX
TAB T=1
URL GOTO=https://digitalmailbox.auspost.com.au/content/AP/en/home.html#billsummary?cid=As5jitS2QwqfxiN3ILL59A
TAG POS=2 TYPE=H3 ATTR=TXT:Water
TAG POS=1 TYPE=H2 ATTR=TXT:Bill<SP>Summary
TAG POS=2 TYPE=A ATTR=TXTay
TAG POS=1 TYPE=H2 ATTR=TXTay<SP>bill
TAG POS=1 TYPE=INPUT:TEXT FORM=NAME:NoFormName ATTR=NAMEayAmountInput CONTENT=.01
TAG POS=2 TYPE=A ATTR=TXTay
BACK

It is meant to pay 1c from a debit card to a Sydney Water bill posted with Australia Post Digital mailbox

Without access I cannot help with specifics, but on first glance, the URL should be generic (your URL seems it is for a specific session). Use something like "https://digitalmailbox.auspost.com.au/content/AP/en/home.html" or "https://digitalmailbox.auspost.com.au/content/AP/en/home.html#billsummary" instead. Alternatively you may start the script at an earlier stage of accessing the web site (e.g. start with "http://digitalmailbox.auspost.com.au" and use the script to drill down to where you need to go).

 

[Steelite]

Quick question, (l looked through the thread but l couldnt find the answer). When paying through Telstra (logged into my account), what is the line to press the "continue" button (after you type in the transaction amount). For some reason l cant get iMacro to record this move.

 

[hossein_au]

Quick question, (l looked through the thread but l couldnt find the answer). When paying through Telstra (logged into my account), what is the line to press the "continue" button (after you type in the transaction amount). For some reason l cant get iMacro to record this move.

Do you mean "EVENT TYPE=CLICK SELECTOR="#continue-button" BUTTON=0"? And why do you need to enter the code yourself? Why not record it?

 

[burmans]

Do you mean by using the macro method? Energy Aust has a min $10 payment for online.

When i get a few days off im going to spend a few hours reading this thread front to back to get all the ins and outs down.

So when you mentioned above you were paying it 1c a time how were you doing it?

 

[FreddyFattler]

So when you mentioned above you were paying it 1c a time how were you doing it?

A very slow, painful method which is why i said i don't think i'll be earning many points this way

1 phone call, enter cc details once then rinse and repeat the following 50 times!! (acc# 001#1122) I only did it as i was standby at work today thus had sfa to do and couldnt go anywhere, but this obviously isn't a good way of making points haha.

I'll have to experiment a bit to find a better way

For my dedication they should reward me tbh!

 

[burmans]

A very slow, painful method which is why i said i don't think i'll be earning many points this way

1 phone call, enter cc details once then rinse and repeat the following 50 times!! (acc# 001#1122) I only did it as i was standby at work today thus had sfa to do and couldnt go anywhere, but this obviously isn't a good way of making points haha.

I'll have to experiment a bit to find a better way

For my dedication they should reward me tbh!

Not entirely convinced you couldn't automate this, you can make phone calls from a PC! But certainly harder.

 

[Steelite]

Do you mean "EVENT TYPE=CLICK SELECTOR="#continue-button" BUTTON=0"? And why do you need to enter the code yourself? Why not record it?

Thanks! works now

 

[wxxnxs]

Is there anyone could kindly send me a macro for the payment of Virgin Mobile? I have tried many ways, but none of them is working

 

[QF WP]

I continue to get my pittance by actually using the account for paying expenses the old fashioned way...

05 JUN 15

BANKWEST TRANSACTION ACCOUNT 05JUN15

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148

 

[Compassion Fascist]

On the weekend I used the self-checkout at Coles to see if I could elect to do 1c payments. I didn't see the way. When I elect to pay by card, the entire total is deducted whether I pay by paywave or inserting the chip into the eft terminal. How do you select to pay part of the payment and then continue with repeating the payment until the entire amount is covered?

 

[benjy]

On the weekend I used the self-checkout at Coles to see if I could elect to do 1c payments. I didn't see the way. When I elect to pay by card, the entire total is deducted whether I pay by paywave or inserting the chip into the eft terminal. How do you select to pay part of the payment and then continue with repeating the payment until the entire amount is covered?

You select the multiple payments option, usually the selection on the far right hand side.

 

[gizzard]

On the weekend I used the self-checkout at Coles to see if I could elect to do 1c payments. I didn't see the way. When I elect to pay by card, the entire total is deducted whether I pay by paywave or inserting the chip into the eft terminal. How do you select to pay part of the payment and then continue with repeating the payment until the entire amount is covered?

I don't do this anymore after Rick's experience but the quickest way is to keep the card held against the card tap reader all of the time. With the other hand you then select "split/partial payment" enter "1" (for 1 cent, it doesn't need the decimal) and confirm.

I don't remember the exact keys but you will get the idea. As soon as the payment is confirmed you start tapping again without removing the card.

 

[gizzard]

Well, it looks like Telstra IT have been tinkering with their system. I can't get any payments through today and am getting new messages that I haven't seen before.
Also, I haven't been getting the email confirmations for a few days and then, last night. the entire backlog came rushing in as hundreds arrived.

Also, checking my BW statement, it indicates that I have already made payments today which I have not. It could be that is where the problem lies if BW has it recorded that I have made my 50 payments for the day. I'm hoping that the problem will clear later today or tomorrow.