Cannot directly use credit card from India
Hello. I am from India. In India, mostly credit & debit cards are locked such that to make any transaction, an OTP is also required along with Credit card number, cvv, expiry details.
So I am not able to link any of my card as linode doesnot have any system to get otp.
Please provide me other options so tgat I can make transactions and mainly signup on linode.
Many thanks :)
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My only suggestion would be to get a CC in another country that doesn’t have this OTP feature (OTP is a dynamic one-time password). The U.K. or the USA would prob be best.
Of course you’re going to have to prove to the issuing bank that you have some assets they can seize if you don’t pay your debts so you will probably need a U.K. or US bank account too.
I don’t know how you’d pass the inevitable credit check though…
FWIW, when I googled OTP, about a million sites came up on how to defeat it so the system has its share of scammers & profiteers ready to separate you from your money…
— sw
P.S. I pay for a year in advance (estimated). You might ask Linode if they accept wire transfers (denominated in US currency) and do the same.