http://smstextnews.disqus.com/Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanaticsenThu, 18 Sep 2008 09:52:44 -0000http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/09/als_prepay_travel_card_comes_with_text-top-up.html#comment-2422377I can identify with the card declined scenario. I was in France on business earlier this year & tried to pay my hotel bill with my HSBC Corporate card. Declined - try again - declined. I had a couple of personal cards so used one of those. Phoned HSBC when I got home & was told - 'you should have phoned us to tell us you were travelling abroad'. Firstly - it's a corporate card & what do business people with cards do - they travel - duh! Secondly, they'd happily authorised some other transactions on the same trip - so not even consistent.sevendotzeroThu, 18 Sep 2008 09:52:44 -0000