Posted 1 July 2023
How to buy directly from Xbox Turkey Store at daily currency rates using a Reloadable FUPS or Oldubil Virtual Debit Card - NO VPN REQUIRED
UPDATE 02/01/24 - Message added purely in best interests of members of this forum. Recently, various users have commented on the use of Ininal cards for the purpose of buying "cheaper" games from the Xbox / PSN Turkey Store fronts. This requires providing Ininal with a copy of your UK Passport to obtain the necessary payment card. This "method" has been available for some time, however you will find it is noticeably absent from any of my guides on HUKD and there is a reason for that. Unlike Crypto.com and CryptoPay cards that came before it, Ininal is NOT FCA Regulated, in order words from a UK financial regulation standpoint, there is nothing, absolutely nothing, protecting your personal and passport information, this even extends to funds you hold with them. Ask yourself, do you trust Ininal with your passport information and what are they going to do if you have your personal data, identity or even your money stolen. The answer is nothing. You will have ZERO recourse against Ininal if any of these eventualities happen in the future, and the UK financial regulator will NOT be able to help you. It is unfortunate that FUPS is essentially closed to new users, but it is what it is. It does not matter how "cheap" digital games might be, ask yourself is it really worth risking having your identity stolen for the purpose of saving a few quid on games you might only play the once, or in some cases never at all. There is the old adage of not recommending or advising someone to proceed with a course of action that you would never take yourself, and that is the sole reason Ininal has never been discussed at any point in this guide. If you choose to proceed with applying for their card, you do so entirely at your own risk, and there are many of them. You have been warned, repeatedly. This will be the final update to this guide.
UPDATE 28/10/23: FUPS continues to work on the Xbox Turkey Store for those with existing FUPS accounts and cards, however signing up for a new FUPS account is currently not possible without a valid Turkish ID. Please note OlduBil cards are no longer accepted on the Xbox Turkey Store. These changes are due to regulatory changes in Turkey, specifically around the use of "anonymous" pre-paid cards and there are no current known workarounds. The guide will be left as is, in order to assist those with previously activated FUPS accounts.
You will need the following:
1) Firstly, download the FUPS app from the Apple Store or the Google Play Store. Both are available to download from the UK variants of the Apple and Google Play stores. FUPS is a virtual prepaid debit card issued in Turkey that allows you to pay anywhere in TRY without verification e.g. the submission of a passport or driving license for KYC puposes, this does however mean that you have a monthly limit of 2750 TRY - this monthly limit is reset on the 1st of each month. Once you have the app installed, the default language may be changed to English by clicking over the 3 dots to the top right of the screen and selecting English language accordingly.
Complete the FUPS registration by entering your first and last name, along with your email address. I have seen people suggest elsewhere that a Turkish name should be used, however I personally used my own, real, legitimate name for consistency across the board. Continue with the registration and enter the 6 digit code that will be sent to your email address.
2) You will now be required to enter a Turkish mobile phone number. Whilst there is an option present here to enter a UK mobile phone number, rest assured this DOES NOT WORK. The best option for obtaining a temporary Turkish mobile phone number is to use the PingMe app from the Apple Store or the Google Play Store. Basically, you need to click “Balance Recharge” and select your chosen payment method, note that 2 coins equates to 1 SMS received. I personally used the Apple store, where 5 credits costs £5.99. Once your coins are topped up, click “Verification” and select “FUPS” as the website to validate, with Turkey as the Country, and click “Next”. A temporary Turkey mobile no will then be displayed on-screen, if the PingMe app gives you an error that no Turkish number is available, simply refresh or try the process again. Copy and paste the provided Turkish mobile phone number into the FUPS app, you’ll then receive a 6 digit SMS code in PingMe that needs to be entered into the FUPS app for verification. Finish the FUPS app set up by setting your personal PIN.
It is advisable that you make a permanent record of the temporary Turkish number allocated to you, and that you keep that number safe for future reference. Importantly, you will need to specify the number used on registering for FUPS should you ever get locked out of the app, change your mobile phone, reinstall the app, or otherwise need to log back into FUPS at some point again.
3) You now need to buy a FUPS reloadable debit card from Plati.Market. CARE - You need to buy the actual card, NOT a top up, so avoid any options that say the words “Top Up”or “Recharge”. There will be quite a few sellers on there, try to look for a seller that accepts payments by PayPal, if that is your preference. Example - I managed to pick up a FUPS card here via PayPal from the seller with great feedback for approx £4. The card purchased has an expiry date of 2026. Note that these are reloadable cards that can be used time and time again, until the card expiry date. After payment you will receive an image of the card with a QR code from the seller. Please keep these card details safe and do not dispose of it, as the card details are not viewable from within the FUPS app. In the FUPS app click on “Cards” and scan the QR code and set up a 4 digit PIN to activate the FUPS card in your app.
IMPORTANT! (credit to & for helpful security tips): Whilst in the FUPS app, it is recommended that you change the following security settings. Remember, once the FUPS Virtual Visa Card is activated in your app, the card does still exist in physical form somewhere in the world. Whilst the risk of someone using the physical card to spend your own funds is relatively small (we are completely reliant on reputable sellers doing the honest thing and destroying the physical card safely following of the sale of the card to you via Plati.Market), the risk is obviously still there, and you can make changes to security settings in the FUPS app to minimise the risk further. It goes without saying that you should not keep your life savings and/or excess funds on these cards, only ever top up the amount of funds needed to buy what you need at any given time, and nothing more.
Fups App > Cards > Disable "Contactless Transactions"
Fups App > Cards > Settings > Disable "Shopping by Phone or Mail"
Fups App > Cards > Settings > Disable "ATM Usage"
Whilst you are in settings, check the following two options are enabled to ensure the correct functioning of your card on the Xbox store:
Fups App > Cards > Settings > Enable "Online Shopping"
Fups App > Cards > Settings > Enable "International Use"
4) There are very few ways to actually top-up the FUPS card, but Revolut works like a treat, in an instant. Firstly load up your Revolut account with the required funds and click “Exchange” in the Revolut app to convert the amount to TRY and complete the conversion of your funds. Then click “Transfer”, then “New” at the top right of the screen and select “Card recipient”, then fill in the required data i.e. your FUPS debit card number and the amount of TRY currency that you wish to transfer over. Note that Revolut will apply a very small charge here for doing so. The sent funds should reach the FUPS card pretty much instantly.
Be aware that FUPS will apply a 5% transaction fee to your purchase on the Xbox Store, please therefore account for this transaction fee when loading Turkish Lira to your FUPS card to ensure there are sufficient funds available for your purchase to go through successfully.
Note that you can also purchase directly from the Turkish Xbox store using an Oldubil card. Whilst technically much easier to set up, via their iOS or Android app with a regular UK mobile phone number, actually loading funds on to the Oldubil card is another matter. This can be facilitated via an International IBAN bank transfer, however users of MyDealz report missing bank transfer payments and the like. You can however top up the Oldubil virtual card (displayed directly in app after signing up) instantly with a Turkish debit card, which is where the FUPS virtual card comes in. Whilst not at all needed if you plan to use FUPS only, this does present a backup payment option should you run into difficulty using FUPS. You can also avoid the 5% transaction charge altogether by paying for your games using the Oldubil card.
5) You can then purchase your required games directly on the Turkish Xbox store via a web browser, without the use of a VPN. I personally used Chrome, without incognito mode, however that is something you may wish to try. You DO NOT need to formally change your account or console region, leave it as it is. Simply go to any game you wish to purchase on the Xbox store and change en-GB to tr-TR in the website URL, the store currency will change to TRY accordingly. You can use Google translate, however the Xbox store functions exactly how it does on the GB storefront. Click the green buy button and opt to add a new card, here you should enter details of your FUPS / Oldubil card. Proceed with the purchase and you should get a notification in the FUPS / Oldubil app advising the payment was successful. Any game you purchase should be in your regular console library to download.
Voila!
Q&A
1) Does this method work with Xbox pre-orders?
Yes, but only if the game is within 10 days of its release date.
2) Does this method work with Xbox Live and Game Pass Ultimate subscriptions on the Turkey Store?
Yes!
3) Oh no! I've been locked out of FUPS / changed mobile phone / re-installed the FUPS app / cannot access my FUPS account / otherwise need to log back into the FUPS app.... what do I do?
Guide credit to
You will need the FUPS Card and CVC numbers, the PIN number you assigned to it during setup, and the details of the temporary Turkish phone number originally used to set up the FUPS app.
FOR FUTURE REFERENCE - To see the Turkish phone number used in the FUPS app, click the "My Profile" icon in the top right corner, and click into "Personal Information". The Turkish phone number starting with +90 is recorded there. As discussed earlier, it is worth saving all this information in a secure location for future reference.
To recover your FUPS account or add to a new phone etc., install the app, change the language to English from the 3 dots in the top right corner.
1 - After opening the app in English select - "Registered, let's go".
2 - Click "I forgot my password".
3 - Enter the Turkish +90 number for the account.
4 - Press "Continue" and enter last 4 numbers of the FUPS card and the CVC number.
5 - Enter your 4 digit card PIN that you setup during the initial registration.
6 - Select "Continue" and set a new six digit number password.
UPDATE 28/10/23: FUPS continues to work on the Xbox Turkey Store for those with existing FUPS accounts and cards, however signing up for a new FUPS account is currently not possible without a valid Turkish ID. Please note OlduBil cards are no longer accepted on the Xbox Turkey Store. These changes are due to regulatory changes in Turkey, specifically around the use of "anonymous" pre-paid cards and there are no current known workarounds. The guide will be left as is, in order to assist those with previously activated FUPS accounts.
You will need the following:
- FUPS iOS or Android app
- Temporary Turkish mobile no for receiving FUPS activation SMS (PingMe app recommended - see notes below)
- Reloadable FUPS debit card purchased from Plati.Market
- Access to a (new or existing) Revolut account for converting GBP funds to TRY and loading these funds on to the FUPS card.
- Some degree of patience, it is a bit fiddly to set up but once done significant savings can be made in the long term, or until Microsoft block this method.
1) Firstly, download the FUPS app from the Apple Store or the Google Play Store. Both are available to download from the UK variants of the Apple and Google Play stores. FUPS is a virtual prepaid debit card issued in Turkey that allows you to pay anywhere in TRY without verification e.g. the submission of a passport or driving license for KYC puposes, this does however mean that you have a monthly limit of 2750 TRY - this monthly limit is reset on the 1st of each month. Once you have the app installed, the default language may be changed to English by clicking over the 3 dots to the top right of the screen and selecting English language accordingly.
Complete the FUPS registration by entering your first and last name, along with your email address. I have seen people suggest elsewhere that a Turkish name should be used, however I personally used my own, real, legitimate name for consistency across the board. Continue with the registration and enter the 6 digit code that will be sent to your email address.
2) You will now be required to enter a Turkish mobile phone number. Whilst there is an option present here to enter a UK mobile phone number, rest assured this DOES NOT WORK. The best option for obtaining a temporary Turkish mobile phone number is to use the PingMe app from the Apple Store or the Google Play Store. Basically, you need to click “Balance Recharge” and select your chosen payment method, note that 2 coins equates to 1 SMS received. I personally used the Apple store, where 5 credits costs £5.99. Once your coins are topped up, click “Verification” and select “FUPS” as the website to validate, with Turkey as the Country, and click “Next”. A temporary Turkey mobile no will then be displayed on-screen, if the PingMe app gives you an error that no Turkish number is available, simply refresh or try the process again. Copy and paste the provided Turkish mobile phone number into the FUPS app, you’ll then receive a 6 digit SMS code in PingMe that needs to be entered into the FUPS app for verification. Finish the FUPS app set up by setting your personal PIN.
It is advisable that you make a permanent record of the temporary Turkish number allocated to you, and that you keep that number safe for future reference. Importantly, you will need to specify the number used on registering for FUPS should you ever get locked out of the app, change your mobile phone, reinstall the app, or otherwise need to log back into FUPS at some point again.
3) You now need to buy a FUPS reloadable debit card from Plati.Market. CARE - You need to buy the actual card, NOT a top up, so avoid any options that say the words “Top Up”or “Recharge”. There will be quite a few sellers on there, try to look for a seller that accepts payments by PayPal, if that is your preference. Example - I managed to pick up a FUPS card here via PayPal from the seller with great feedback for approx £4. The card purchased has an expiry date of 2026. Note that these are reloadable cards that can be used time and time again, until the card expiry date. After payment you will receive an image of the card with a QR code from the seller. Please keep these card details safe and do not dispose of it, as the card details are not viewable from within the FUPS app. In the FUPS app click on “Cards” and scan the QR code and set up a 4 digit PIN to activate the FUPS card in your app.
IMPORTANT! (credit to & for helpful security tips): Whilst in the FUPS app, it is recommended that you change the following security settings. Remember, once the FUPS Virtual Visa Card is activated in your app, the card does still exist in physical form somewhere in the world. Whilst the risk of someone using the physical card to spend your own funds is relatively small (we are completely reliant on reputable sellers doing the honest thing and destroying the physical card safely following of the sale of the card to you via Plati.Market), the risk is obviously still there, and you can make changes to security settings in the FUPS app to minimise the risk further. It goes without saying that you should not keep your life savings and/or excess funds on these cards, only ever top up the amount of funds needed to buy what you need at any given time, and nothing more.
Fups App > Cards > Disable "Contactless Transactions"
Fups App > Cards > Settings > Disable "Shopping by Phone or Mail"
Fups App > Cards > Settings > Disable "ATM Usage"
Whilst you are in settings, check the following two options are enabled to ensure the correct functioning of your card on the Xbox store:
Fups App > Cards > Settings > Enable "Online Shopping"
Fups App > Cards > Settings > Enable "International Use"
4) There are very few ways to actually top-up the FUPS card, but Revolut works like a treat, in an instant. Firstly load up your Revolut account with the required funds and click “Exchange” in the Revolut app to convert the amount to TRY and complete the conversion of your funds. Then click “Transfer”, then “New” at the top right of the screen and select “Card recipient”, then fill in the required data i.e. your FUPS debit card number and the amount of TRY currency that you wish to transfer over. Note that Revolut will apply a very small charge here for doing so. The sent funds should reach the FUPS card pretty much instantly.
Be aware that FUPS will apply a 5% transaction fee to your purchase on the Xbox Store, please therefore account for this transaction fee when loading Turkish Lira to your FUPS card to ensure there are sufficient funds available for your purchase to go through successfully.
Note that you can also purchase directly from the Turkish Xbox store using an Oldubil card. Whilst technically much easier to set up, via their iOS or Android app with a regular UK mobile phone number, actually loading funds on to the Oldubil card is another matter. This can be facilitated via an International IBAN bank transfer, however users of MyDealz report missing bank transfer payments and the like. You can however top up the Oldubil virtual card (displayed directly in app after signing up) instantly with a Turkish debit card, which is where the FUPS virtual card comes in. Whilst not at all needed if you plan to use FUPS only, this does present a backup payment option should you run into difficulty using FUPS. You can also avoid the 5% transaction charge altogether by paying for your games using the Oldubil card.
5) You can then purchase your required games directly on the Turkish Xbox store via a web browser, without the use of a VPN. I personally used Chrome, without incognito mode, however that is something you may wish to try. You DO NOT need to formally change your account or console region, leave it as it is. Simply go to any game you wish to purchase on the Xbox store and change en-GB to tr-TR in the website URL, the store currency will change to TRY accordingly. You can use Google translate, however the Xbox store functions exactly how it does on the GB storefront. Click the green buy button and opt to add a new card, here you should enter details of your FUPS / Oldubil card. Proceed with the purchase and you should get a notification in the FUPS / Oldubil app advising the payment was successful. Any game you purchase should be in your regular console library to download.
Voila!
Q&A
1) Does this method work with Xbox pre-orders?
Yes, but only if the game is within 10 days of its release date.
2) Does this method work with Xbox Live and Game Pass Ultimate subscriptions on the Turkey Store?
Yes!
3) Oh no! I've been locked out of FUPS / changed mobile phone / re-installed the FUPS app / cannot access my FUPS account / otherwise need to log back into the FUPS app.... what do I do?
Guide credit to
You will need the FUPS Card and CVC numbers, the PIN number you assigned to it during setup, and the details of the temporary Turkish phone number originally used to set up the FUPS app.
FOR FUTURE REFERENCE - To see the Turkish phone number used in the FUPS app, click the "My Profile" icon in the top right corner, and click into "Personal Information". The Turkish phone number starting with +90 is recorded there. As discussed earlier, it is worth saving all this information in a secure location for future reference.
To recover your FUPS account or add to a new phone etc., install the app, change the language to English from the 3 dots in the top right corner.
1 - After opening the app in English select - "Registered, let's go".
2 - Click "I forgot my password".
3 - Enter the Turkish +90 number for the account.
4 - Press "Continue" and enter last 4 numbers of the FUPS card and the CVC number.
5 - Enter your 4 digit card PIN that you setup during the initial registration.
6 - Select "Continue" and set a new six digit number password.
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sorted byThe information comes from the German Mydealz thread the OP mentioned.
It's possible to recover your FUPS account if you're ever logged out of it , replace your phone or just add it to a 2nd phone if you want.
However to do this you will need the FUPS Card and CVC numbers, the PIN number you assigned to it during setup and the details of the phone Turkish phone number the card was set up with.
To see the phone number in the FUPS app go "My Profile icon" and into "personal information" The Turkish phone number starting with +90 is there. It's worth saving all this information in a secure location for future reference !!!
To recover the account or add to a new phone install the app, change the language to English from the 3 dots in the top right corner
1 - After opening the app in english select - "Registered, let's go"
2 - I forgot my password
3 - Enter the Turkish +90 number for the account.
4 - Press continue and enter last 4 numbers of the FUPS card and the cards CVC number
5 - Enter your 4 digit card pin that you setup during the initial registration
6 - Select Continue and set the new six digit number password
It's actually easy to do but it very important to note all of the information used during the initial setup , most especially the Turkish number used !!!
However there will be a number of people who won't have Revolut. Or might just be casual/curious user and another really simple way to transfer is Remitly. The first transfer is free and the exchange rates are good.
Like Revolut you can do a near instant transfer to the debit card directly. After your first transfer there is a few of €2.99. I'm in the euro zone so not sure what the £ charge would be. So it's not the best option but it's not a bad backup method.
I also tried Remitly to top up Oldubil via the card directly however the card is unsupported. Apparently card that number start with "4" are supported but those that start with "5" are not. Oldubil virtual cards are are beginning with "5". I actually bought a physical card too in the hopes it would start with "4" but this began with "5" also.
I would also advise that anyone using FUPS disable the tap feature on the card and in settings disable shopping by phone/mail and ATM usage. As added security it's also possible to freeze the card in-between transactions. And keep the funds on the card at a minimum to avoid loses.
I recommend this because the card does physically exist in Turkey somewhere. It's not beyond the realms of possibility that some sellers may at some stage use try to use the physical card via tap transactions.
Again thanks for the guide it's worked brilliantly for me. As long as people are smart about the risks and they backup all the details of the FUPS card including the phone number registered to the account there is no reason why this card can't be used well into the future.
EDIT - I meant to say another provider that should work with the direct debit card transfer is Paysend. I haven't tried myself but they do support send to debit card transactions. I imagine it'll work with at least the FUPS card but Oldubil is a different matter. They say they supports MasterCard transfers, which is what Oldubil virtual card is. I might try later if I get a chance.
EDIT2 - I took the plunge and decided to try Paysend on Oldubil. It crapped out , took my money and then issued an instant refund which will take 5 days 🫣
EDIT3 - The repayment from Paysend to my card (Revolut) went through pretty quick but my account with Paysend was locked out. I got onto the support team and it was sorted out they unlocked it but never told me why it was locked.
Despite this I tired the transfer again to Oldubil with different cards and yet it refused to go through. Money was taken and refunded. I'm sure it will work for FUPS but I've no need to explore further as I have a working method with Revolt and Remitly (edited)
Can I ask what you mean by disable tap?
EDIT - Sorry I get what you mean now ie contactless. (edited)
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I tried topping up OlduBil with Starling and they held it for "checks" for around 10 days. Then I was told that those checks had been completed and that I should try it again, which I did.
It was subsequently held for "checks" a second time so, around two weeks after I'd tried the initial transfer, I opened a Revolut account and topped up OlduBil in about 20 minutes.
the top ups from account/debit cards into FUPS are really steep now, i dunno if something changed:
(i neve paid a dime)
- Top-up with Credit/Debit CardTop-up of 1,000 TL or more: 2.98%.
- Visa Direct: Up to 2,750 TL, 2% + 20 TL
They made me pay the second rate.
So, it only makes sense to do what was told not to do. Make a monthly BIG top up to ease on the fixed rate (20TR) of multiple top ups;
I used to frequently put 3x, 4x times 200 Tr a month, and now i would pay 25Tr (20flat+5var) of fee for each. and give 100tr a month to FUPS.
I rather do 1x 1000Tr top up, and pay 20Tr flat rate, and the other 20Tr variable rate.
I'm just waiting to see if the Tomb Raider pre-order goes through at 38TL (or however much it was) & how much the TLOU2 upgrade is. Been a pretty good 6 months with FUPS though.
Transferred this morning TLR to Oldubil and they were credited at around noon. (edited)
I used their Denzibank account to transfer. (edited)
Tried it on a couple of pre-orders and it worked first time. They are due out 27/07 so maybe it allows it if it isn't to far away from launch? (edited)
Went the Oldubil route but regretted it. Haven't tried it but FUPS method is probably easier. Wasted HUGE amounts of time. But now I've got 20 games for £35 instead of £100+.
EDIT: According to Congers816 (below) the Revolut card can be used to topup Oldubil. If thats the case then I'd definitely recommend Oldubil.
MY OLDUBIL PROBLEMS
Getting the card was easy enough, problem was loading it with money. OP pointed that out, but thought I'd give it a go anyway, so its all on me. Tried with Halifax Clarity as that can pay in foreign currency - Oldubil app just wouldn't accept it (vague error just said that card cannot be used). Tried Electronic Transfer (via OFX) and after a day got a phone call asking for my life history and financial statements! As Turkey has been marked as a dodgy financial area, they have to do extra legal checks. Fine. I did it all. Next day, instead of processing or rejecting - they passed it onto their compliance team. After half a day I could see they were umming & arring about taking the risk (for £35!), and time was running out, so gave them couple hours deadline & they cancelled it. Also this EFT method needed me to find a lot more details about the particular bank & branch (for that account number) for paying into Oldubil.
So, signed up for Binance - the other way found on Internet for loading it. Wow. Thats wasn't an easy process! Well, it is easy once you know what you're doing, which takes a long time because you're basically joining a giant wall street-like financial system. And what you do has to be DONE VERY VERY CAREFULLY because any small mistake could mean loss of your money or your reputation on there (& then blocking). They're super-hot on authentication because anything to do with bitcoin gets attacked by hackers and fraudsters and once assets are gone they're impossible to get back. In addtion, the way to pay into Oldubil is not standard account name and number - you have to select one of their many bank accounts in their Turkish banks & get that account number and use their company name, not your name or Oldubil, and your card number to transfer money in.
So, I learned it all, went through the email and SMS authentication hoops, set-up all the security and managed sell some coins for Turkish Lira onto my Oldubil, then Binance decided before I could send the guy who gave me money already, I had to install Google Authenticator app! No choice. Problem is, if I didn't give the guy what he paid for, I could get into trouble with Binance & get blacklisted as a crook (because there are lots on there). OK, I did the Google Authentication. Of course, now Binance decided that wasn't enough! So, I also needed the email authentication at the same time! EXCEPT BINANCE WOULDNT SEND THE AUTHENTICATION CODE. Its like they were trying to make my first transaction fail & turn me into a crook. Ridiculous. Fortunately, the buyer was patient. In the end I had to talk to support who made ME raise an appeal about the transaction(?)(somehow they couldn't just sort it), and include proof the funds were transferred (even though I told them they were). This was OK to do because Oldubil app shows receipts & you can email those. Anyway, they confirmed the transaction and all OK. This all added an hour delay to the transaction. I guess Binance are anal about this because lots of people have been conned. You must make sure the person who bought your bitcoin is the one who transferred the money into Oldubil, otherwise, a chargeback could be done afterwards and Oldubil would have cancelled the transfer after you'd released your coins to the fraudster. And probably still charged you for the transfer and whatever for the chargeback too.
Here's the next problem that makes the Oldubil method not as good - they take 10% of the money you transfer in. That was £3.50 in my case. This may be more expensive than the plati.market route. I wouldn't mind this charge, but put together with all the other mess, I can't recommend Oldubil method unless you're confident with bitcoin dealing or experienced in it and very careful about checking & double-checking all the little things in transactions & anal about following the Binance guides. (edited)
Many people on MyDealz and Dealabs have long since reported missing bank transfers to OlduBil, which is why the approach isn’t discussed in the guide. I’d rather not people potentially lose money.
I’ve literally done all the legwork already here so others don’t have to.
Or leave the funds, and hope it goes through come next year?
To recover your FUPS account or add to a new phone etc., install the app, change the language to English from the 3 dots in the top right corner.
1 - After opening the app in English select - "Registered, let's go".
2 - Click "I forgot my password".
3 - Enter the Turkish +90 number for the account.
4 - Press "Continue" and enter last 4 numbers of the FUPS card and the CVC number.
5 - Enter your 4 digit card PIN that you setup during the initial registration.
6 - Select "Continue" and set a new six digit number password.
ive just tried to do as you said but I need to put in a postcode, what did you do to make it work?
Will you be banned? That's a different question. One that no one knows the answer to.
AFAIK, no one has ever been banned for buying from foreign Xbox stores but as with all things like this there's always a risk. (edited)
Topic Fups it is possible to log in from the app and also log in on another device. In case you did not know
- +90 phone number Fups credit card (Account -> Personal information)
- Last 4 payments from Fups credit card
- CVV from Fups credit card
- Card Pin (already set at registration)
1. set app in English (for better understanding)
2. registered, let's go
3. I forgot my Password
4. enter +90 number from account (Account -> Personal information)
5. continue
6. enter last 4 payments from Fups credit card
7. enter CVV
8. enter card pin (you have set during registration)
9. continue
10. set new password
11. finished
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Has the above still worked for other people today?
Just to clarify please on:
"monthly limit of 2750 TRY - this monthly limit is reset on the 1st of each month."
I setup today so I can topup again on the 1st October to 2750 TRY based on above?
Also what happens if you try to send money from Revolut to FUP and passed limit 2750?
Thanks
If you try and fund the account whilst at the monthly limit FUPS will simply reject the transfer and send it back to Revolut.
Workaround; use Revolut & VPN tried by chance and sailed through, back to monthly subscription 64.99TL 🏻
All this time people flocking to get a FUPS card because it is a turkish currency card when all along revolut is a multi-currency card that supports TL, so of course it was gonna work! D'oh, I can't believe I never thought of this! Lol bet so many people have let revolut slip under the radar. (edited)
The only change is you need a turkish ID number to get the FUPS card, adding an extra step.
Googling it, Wise (How to Open a Turkish Bank Account Online (Even for Non-Residents) (monito.com) mentions you need ID but a "Tax ID Number or Foreigner’s ID Number" could work?
How Can Foreigners Get Tax ID Number in Turkey? (expatguideturkey.com)
Dijital Vergi Dairesi (gib.gov.tr) Potential Tax Number Application for Foreigners
Wondering if that would work, although looking at the FUPS page everything is in turkish. Although per your instructions, phone number is needed after email verification. So can give it a go and see if it works i guess.
Edit: Sorry to dissapoint, they emailed back. Asked specifically about Tax ID but doubtful.
In order to register and use FUPS, you need to be Republic of Türkiye citizen or have residence permission ID. All transactions are done on Turkish ID card number, i guess they track it that way (edited)
1. connected to Turkey via NordVPN on PC
2. shared that network adapter with the mobile hotspot adapter
3. connected to the PC hotspot from the console
4. changed the console region and MS account region both to Turkey
5. added my FUPS card through a browser on PC
6. paid on the console
Avatar and Prince of Persia on PC, here we go! (edited)
It is also possible to gift games from the Turkish store even though the function is not officially present. All it needs is some network traffic manipulation as presented in this guide. Comes in handy if you've got a friend who does not have a Turkish credit card of his own. Only works for games, though, and not the subscriptions.
I've had a look but the 1 and 3 month plans seem to be more expensive?
@deleted449189 don't suppose you're thinking about doing Xbox Turkey sale threads now are you? (edited)
Netflix Turkey
Disney+ Turkey
Spotify Turkey
Xbox Series X
Xbox.com
works great!
All good advice.
Just to reiterate:
- Fups App -> Cards-> On the Card (Settings) -> Toggle "Shopping by Phone or Mail"
- Fups App -> Cards-> On the Card (Contactless & Transac. Option) -> Toggle
Has anybody else encountered this and if so, how did you get around it?? Thanks in advance.
I seem to remember something similar when Argentina was working. Joey or someone else may remember
Just wonder when they will block it :/ (edited)
It currently shows the last 4 digits whilst everything else is "*****" etc
example: 50RS Gift Card (Brazil) buy for £7.43 and redeem making sure your VPN is on and connected to Brazil.
job done. Simple process