MoviePass

[Britnasty]

Originally Posted by Batman90

So I can't just show up to the theater and hand them my card for the movie?

Nope. You have to check into the movie on the app before they put the funds on the card.

[LynxFX]

Originally Posted by Batman90

So I can't just show up to the theater and hand them my card for the movie?

It's a debit card with no money on it. They'll just tell you it was denied. You need to check-in to the movie with the app first, which will load up the debit card with funds to pay for the ticket. It has been saying that I have a half hour to purchase the ticket once I check-in. You can do this as you are walking from your car to the box office.

[Batman90]

Originally Posted by jacobsever

Nope. You have to have your cell phone with you, with the MoviePass app on it.

They Need to explain on how to use this because this seems like it's going to be a hassle

[Batman90]

Originally Posted by LynxFX

It's a debit card with no money on it. They'll just tell you it was denied. You need to check-in to the movie with the app first, which will load up the debit card with funds to pay for the ticket. It has been saying that I have a half hour to purchase the ticket once I check-in. You can do this as you are walking from your car to the box office.

But my theater don't offer e-ticketing.

[cinemaphile]

Originally Posted by Batman90

They Need to explain on how to use this because this seems like it's going to be a hassle

It seems very simple to me. You pick your movie on the app, you walk in, you buy your ticket , and pay for it with the card.
That is too much hassle?

It has nothing to do with e-ticketing. You're basically just selecting the movie/theater/showtime on the app so they know how much to load onto your card to pay for the ticket.

[jacobsever]

Yeah, this is actually very simple and straight forward. If you own a smart phone, you should be able to navigate this system and figure it out in under 5 minutes.

No E-ticketing at all. MoviePass has it's own app. It pulls up a list of theaters, with the closest theater at the top. You click on the theaters name. You click on the movie and time you want to go to. It loads your MoviePass master card. You walk up and pay for the film from the box office or kiosk. You get your ticket and see the movie.

[Britnasty]

Originally Posted by Batman90

They Need to explain on how to use this because this seems like it's going to be a hassle

https://www.moviepass.com

It's literally shown under the "How It Works" section on the websites main page?

[Batman90]

Originally Posted by Britnasty

https://www.moviepass.com

It's literally shown under the "How It Works" section on the websites main page?

But where do they explain how to activate you're card? Their website looks like they just threw it together at the last min and there's no way to contact them except by email and tat will take days to get a reply back. Everytime I click on a time on a movie in the app it says no showtimes available.

[jacobsever]

Originally Posted by Batman90

But where do they explain how to activate you're card? Their website looks like they just threw it together at the last min and there's no way to contact them except by email and tat will take days to get a reply back. Everytime I click on a time on a movie in the app it says no showtimes available.

They've been a working, functional, up-and-running company for over 5 years.

And I think the activation of the card comes when you use it the first time. When you select a film at the theater, on the app, it makes you type in your cards last 4 numbers. Thus, it becomes activated.

[Britnasty]

Originally Posted by Batman90

But where do they explain how to activate you're card? Their website looks like they just threw it together at the last min and there's no way to contact them except by email and tat will take days to get a reply back. Everytime I click on a time on a movie in the app it says no showtimes available.

When you first check in to a theatre is when it activates on the app. You put the last 4 digits of your card into the app and then re-check in and it works.

[Batman90]

Originally Posted by jacobsever

They've been a working, functional, up-and-running company for over 5 years.

And I think the activation of the card comes when you use it the first time. When you select a film at the theater, on the app, it makes you type in your cards last 4 numbers. Thus, it becomes activated.

I got my card number on my app I typed it in but like I said when I select a movie it says no show times available.

[Batman90]

Originally Posted by jacobsever

They've been a working, functional, up-and-running company for over 5 years.

And I think the activation of the card comes when you use it the first time. When you select a film at the theater, on the app, it makes you type in your cards last 4 numbers. Thus, it becomes activated.

For a company that's been in business for over 5 years they sure are doing a bad job. They should have a contact number and they should have been able to keep up with the demand and not have people wait a month to get their cards. I'm feeling more and more like this is a scam.

[Britnasty]

Originally Posted by Batman90

I got my card number on my app I typed it in but like I said when I select a movie it says no show times available.

Did you get the physical card yet in the mail?

[Batman90]

Originally Posted by Britnasty

Did you get the physical card yet in the mail?

No but I'm got the last 4 numbers for both of the cards that I got in the app.

[DanTheMan]

Waiting for my mail lady any minute now.....

[cinemaphile]

Originally Posted by Batman90

For a company that's been in business for over 5 years they sure are doing a bad job. They should have a contact number and they should have been able to keep up with the demand and not have people wait a month to get their cards. I'm feeling more and more like this is a scam.

They've been in business for years, but then suddenly in a day or two had their customer base multiply exponentially to a level they didn't expect to hit until the end of *next* year. Had they realized how publicized this would be and the reaction it would get, they would have staffed accordingly to keep up with demand.

As for your scam concerns, this is from one of the guys behind Netflix and the former president of Redbox, so I think it's pretty safe to say it's legit.

[shinobipopcorn]

Originally Posted by Batman90

I got my card number on my app I typed it in but like I said when I select a movie it says no show times available.

Are you within the required distance to the theatre? Your phone has a GPS, it might not be working because you just aren't close enough.

[Batman90]

Originally Posted by shinobipopcorn

Are you within the required distance to the theatre? Your phone has a GPS, it might not be working because you just aren't close enough.

Yeah I got 3 theaters in my town 20 mins from all 3.

[eightslicesofpie]

Originally Posted by Batman90

Yeah I got 3 theaters in my town 20 mins from all 3.

You need to be within 100 feet of the theater to check in to a movie, and if you don't have your physical card yet then it's all moot anyway, just relax and wait for your card to come holy moly multiple people in this thread have already talked about getting their cards and using them several times, it's not a scam

[Mr.F]

Originally Posted by Britnasty

Also I don't know if it was just me, but when I was trying to check in to Ingrid Goes West Saturday night, it actually asked me to activate the card by entering the last 4 digits of it. I then had to back out of the check in and re-check in after about 5 minutes because it kept swirling, so be aware of that too!

I used my card for the first time today and this happened but rather than wait 5 minutes i closed the app, tried again and it worked perfectly