Another step in the right direction for bitcoin :-).
Keep up the solid work bitpay
Topic: Gyft and BitPay Open 50,000 Retail Locations to Bitcoins - page 2. (Read 5730 times)
This service was so vital to bitcoin it hurts to see it come out as late as it did but happy to see it out
ive been using this app for a few days now and it is Awesome, I used to buy amazon GCs from bitmit and people on the forums but now I can buy them from Gyft and receive them instantly, Literally instant,
Please get these guys to add Prepaid phone minutes because there have been other services out there that offer Amazon GC as well as prepaid minutes and do not see why Gyft couldnt do this as well
So happy to see a real business fill this gap to bad this wasnt out during the forbes article cause the lady would have had no problems eating with this,
ive been using this app for a few days now and it is Awesome, I used to buy amazon GCs from bitmit and people on the forums but now I can buy them from Gyft and receive them instantly, Literally instant,
Please get these guys to add Prepaid phone minutes because there have been other services out there that offer Amazon GC as well as prepaid minutes and do not see why Gyft couldnt do this as well
So happy to see a real business fill this gap to bad this wasnt out during the forbes article cause the lady would have had no problems eating with this,
Solution: Get an Android phone and embrace a more open platform! 
Still have an iOS device? This ^ And stop complaining ! 
Here's a recent graph for the Gyft android app downloads
Wow, there's some consumer muscle getting flexed.
Has any body got any details on the inner workings of the crypto of these gift card apps? Transaction privacy and security specifically ... just to be sure this is not some kind of trojan to trawl lots of user data for free for example ... proprietary code I assume?
Here's a recent graph for the Gyft android app downloads
Nice!
Used their service to send a last-minute mother's day gift. Bought the Gyft card with bitcoins.
Life is good.
Used their service to send a last-minute mother's day gift. Bought the Gyft card with bitcoins.
Life is good.
Great news though! I'm looking forward to seeing more terminals in shops that accept Bitcoins directly, but this is a good way to get the ball rolling!
Solution: Get an Android phone and embrace a more open platform!
Android only. Blahhhh! Does Apple hate Bitcoin? Wish you could use the gyft.com site.
NO KIDDING !!! I downloaded the app and installed on IOS .. no bitcoin option to pay for gift cards...
You'd think they would at least have the purchase cards with bitcoins option on their website.. I can't even find a purchase cards option on the site, much less pay with BTC
Really bummed.
Sigg
This is fantastic news! Hooray!
Android only. Blahhhh! Does Apple hate Bitcoin? Wish you could use the gyft.com site.
Yes apple block some bitcoin apps
Nice ! - I just bought a $25.00 GC for .2222 BTC
At the current exchange rate, that cost me $25.02
This is MAGICAL!
I'm going to eat lunch everyday for the next month using only Bitcoin!
This is great news At the current exchange rate, that cost me $25.02
This is MAGICAL!
I'm going to eat lunch everyday for the next month using only Bitcoin!
Dammit .. I just did the whole download/install/sync/signup malarky only to realize I missed the crucial "Android only" bit. No love for the iPhone here today. Hopefully this isn't gaylord Apple cockblocking bitcoin again and it will be coming for us in a future update. Otherwise this isn't very useful for me.
It's too bad the cards you can buy within the app are a small subset of the cards that the app supports -- no Best Buy, for example. It's still a neat new option, though.
This sounds like great news ... and the gift cards are transferrable? how many hops can they do?
Wonder they work ... are the gift cards encrypted bearer vouchers that get redeemed on Gyft's server's? What's the technology?
Wonder they work ... are the gift cards encrypted bearer vouchers that get redeemed on Gyft's server's? What's the technology?
Android only. Blahhhh! Does Apple hate Bitcoin? Wish you could use the gyft.com site.
Beautiful. I see a lot of gift cards in my future.
Article about the Gyft deal: (I posted it in the press section too)
http://techcrunch.com/2013/05/09/your-bitcoins-are-finally-worth-something/
http://techcrunch.com/2013/05/09/your-bitcoins-are-finally-worth-something/
A few of the places you can buy a giftcard from on the spot:
Walmart, Target, Amazon, CVS, KMart, Lowe's, Sears, Basspro
JCPenny, Old Navy, Gap, American Eagle, Footlocker, Nike
Chili's, Burger King, On The Border, Papa John's
This...is a big deal.
Walmart, Target, Amazon, CVS, KMart, Lowe's, Sears, Basspro
JCPenny, Old Navy, Gap, American Eagle, Footlocker, Nike
Chili's, Burger King, On The Border, Papa John's
This...is a big deal.
Huge deal. You couldn't ask for a bigger lineup.
Earlier this morning, I sent an E-mail to Gyft Support that said
I just downloaded your Android app (1.4) to my Sony Xperia TL and can not seem to figure out how to purchase gift cards in the app.
What am I missing?
This was their reply a few minutes ago.
Sidenote: I'm guessing that they are getting a ton of Bitcoin related e-mail questions today because my initial question said nothing about Bitcoin.
I just downloaded your Android app (1.4) to my Sony Xperia TL and can not seem to figure out how to purchase gift cards in the app.
What am I missing?
This was their reply a few minutes ago.
Quote
Thank you for using Gyft!
You have to purchase cards like you normally would in the app. (Click the airplane to send a gift card- it will take you though all the steps of who you want to purchase it for- then on the payment page, you should see 'pay with bitcoin' If you want to send one to your self, you have to add yourself as a contact in your phone first.
I can walk you thorough over the phone if you want too. 415-827-5966
Hope this helps!
You have to purchase cards like you normally would in the app. (Click the airplane to send a gift card- it will take you though all the steps of who you want to purchase it for- then on the payment page, you should see 'pay with bitcoin' If you want to send one to your self, you have to add yourself as a contact in your phone first.
I can walk you thorough over the phone if you want too. 415-827-5966
Hope this helps!
Sidenote: I'm guessing that they are getting a ton of Bitcoin related e-mail questions today because my initial question said nothing about Bitcoin.
Jump to: