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Discussion => Newbie discussion => Topic started by: LordEddard on July 02, 2013, 06:59 pm

Title: Cause for concern or just being paranoid?
Post by: LordEddard on July 02, 2013, 06:59 pm
Ok, so the last 3 or 4 times i've purchased BTC with my credit card my entire internet node has gone down. Should I worry?
Title: Re: Cause for concern or just being paranoid?
Post by: rokkitt on July 02, 2013, 07:02 pm
How do you buy BTC with credit cards? I've never seen a place that does this because of the risk of chargebacks.
Title: Re: Cause for concern or just being paranoid?
Post by: LordEddard on July 02, 2013, 07:04 pm
BTCQuick

https://btcquick.com/
Title: Re: Cause for concern or just being paranoid?
Post by: tutku on July 02, 2013, 07:07 pm
There is rather elaborate ways to purchase bitcoins with credit cards that usually involve purchasing some other unit of currency or voucher and exchanging it for bitcoins where it is accepted.

What do you mean by your internet node has gone down?
Title: Re: Cause for concern or just being paranoid?
Post by: Jack N Hoff on July 02, 2013, 07:10 pm
How do you buy BTC with credit cards? I've never seen a place that does this because of the risk of chargebacks.

The risk of fraud is even higher because a bitcoin transaction cannot be reversed and tolen credit card info only costs one to two dollars per credit card.
Title: Re: Cause for concern or just being paranoid?
Post by: rokkitt on July 02, 2013, 07:11 pm
The risk of fraud is even higher because a bitcoin transaction cannot be reversed and tolen credit card info only costs one to two dollars per credit card.
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Exactly... I wouldn't trust a place accepting CC/debit cards.
Title: Re: Cause for concern or just being paranoid?
Post by: LordEddard on July 02, 2013, 07:12 pm
There is rather elaborate ways to purchase bitcoins with credit cards that usually involve purchasing some other unit of currency or voucher and exchanging it for bitcoins where it is accepted.

What do you mean by your internet node has gone down?

I mean the cable companys internet node which supplies TV/internet service for my entire neighborhood, goes down... inexplicably. The cable company has sent ppl over to the house, twice, and sent people to check on the node and they have no answer. It goes down like this EVERYTIME I buy BTC - well the last 4 times I've bought it with a CC anyway.
Title: Re: Cause for concern or just being paranoid?
Post by: LordEddard on July 02, 2013, 07:13 pm
The risk of fraud is even higher because a bitcoin transaction cannot be reversed and tolen credit card info only costs one to two dollars per credit card.
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Exactly... I wouldn't trust a place accepting CC/debit cards.

They don't accept payment directly, they go through google wallet
Title: Re: Cause for concern or just being paranoid?
Post by: boaclon224 on July 02, 2013, 07:58 pm
I mean the cable companys internet node which supplies TV/internet service for my entire neighborhood, goes down... inexplicably. The cable company has sent ppl over to the house, twice, and sent people to check on the node and they have no answer. It goes down like this EVERYTIME I buy BTC - well the last 4 times I've bought it with a CC anyway.

Yeah man you're being massively paranoid. Firstly, there's nothing inherantly sketchy about buying BTC. And more importantly, if LE wanted to bust you, they would do that, not just repeatedly knock out the internet access of your whole street.
Title: Re: Cause for concern or just being paranoid?
Post by: FBI on July 02, 2013, 08:03 pm
I turned off your Internet connection.  8)
Title: Re: Cause for concern or just being paranoid?
Post by: LordEddard on July 02, 2013, 08:42 pm
well i guess its been a crazy coincidence then. i buy the coin, my net goes down, i hop on my phone 4g, complete the transaction to my wallet, internet comes back up. happened 4 times in a row.
well whatever the reason it sucks :P
Title: Re: Cause for concern or just being paranoid?
Post by: dolphin on July 02, 2013, 08:55 pm
I mean the cable companys internet node which supplies TV/internet service for my entire neighborhood, goes down... inexplicably. The cable company has sent ppl over to the house, twice, and sent people to check on the node and they have no answer. It goes down like this EVERYTIME I buy BTC - well the last 4 times I've bought it with a CC anyway.

Where do you live!?
Title: Re: Cause for concern or just being paranoid?
Post by: joolz on July 02, 2013, 08:58 pm
I got real cause for concern on here  http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/index.php?topic=179139.msg1298880#msg1298880
robbers
Title: Re: Cause for concern or just being paranoid?
Post by: LordEddard on July 02, 2013, 09:23 pm
I mean the cable companys internet node which supplies TV/internet service for my entire neighborhood, goes down... inexplicably. The cable company has sent ppl over to the house, twice, and sent people to check on the node and they have no answer. It goes down like this EVERYTIME I buy BTC - well the last 4 times I've bought it with a CC anyway.

Where do you live!?

I live in a state of the union :P
I suppose i am being paranoid, but if this happens for say a 5th, 6th and, 7th time in a row im just gonna assume somethings up that ill never know about

I got real cause for concern on here  http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/index.php?topic=179139.msg1298880#msg1298880
robbers

Your situation sounds pretty shitty tho. But, I don't see how the forums mods can help.