Clarification: this quote was not mine.
> At 11:08 AM 16/08/01 +1000, Anthony Healy wrote:
> >Direct deposit is a thing we take for granted in Australia. I love the
> >ability most Australian bank have to do a direct deposit into
> someone else's
> >account over the internet, with an accompanying description. In
> fact I have
> >carried out conversations with people this way, transferring
> small amounts
> >each time (OK so I'm a geek :). Such a facility is not available
> at all in
> >the US, at least not with such convenience.
>
> Just to clarify the record a bit. I just got back to Awe-stralia [ :-)]
> from the US. My credit union there has all the ebanking you
> could want. I
> had direct deposit of my paycheck back in the mid 80s, no
> problem. Now the
> transfers amongst all types of accounts can be set up quite easily,
> including direct debits, etc. which is how I pay my ISP over there.
>
> The US isn't quite as '3rd world' as Alistair paints!
>
> Jan
> PS: whose name has been mispelt so many different ways in the US
> and Oz to
> give up expecting anything different!
>
>
> JLWhitaker Associates
> Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
> jwhit@primenet.com -- http://www.primenet.com/~jwhit/whitentr.htm
>
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