There are many companies that offer free prepaid debit cards. Among some of the more popular companies include: American Express, Green Dot Card, Wired Plastic Visa, The Approved Card from Suze Orman and many more.
A prepaid Visa debit card or Mastercard are accepted by Paypal. "You can transfer money from your PayPal account to your debit card for free. Your money will be available on your debit card in 2 to 3 business days." - content provided by NetSpend.com (See link below for additional details)
There are many free prepaid credit cards out there. The most popular is the Green Dot prepaid card. You can obtain these from most drug stores and places such as Walmart and Kmart. Others include American Express Serve, Ready Debit and Account Now.
Prepaid debit cards are a great idea if you want a risk free financial plan. They can help avoid debt and help build your credit as well. There may be small monthly fees, however they are reliable. Visa and Mastercard participate in these cards.
you'd have to purhase one
It depends on which Visa prepaid credit card you got, so read the fine print before buying. A lot of them do come with free activation. Others, such as the Vision Premier Prepaid Visa Card have free activation as long as you fund it with direct deposit.
No it is like a debit card it takes from your bank account
All debit cards are free ! A debit card in simple terms - is electronic cash. No-one should be charged for using a debit card - as the only way the transaction can be completed is - if there's enough cash already in the account to cover the purchase.
There's no such thing as a 'free' prepaid card. Any company that supplies a debit card already loaded with a sum of money - WILL recover that money form the customer buy way of higher interest rates !
No, not unless someone purchases one for you as a gift.
By using a Debit or Credit card only
Of course you can use sms messaging on a prepaid cellphone, you can use a prepaid card, then insert it in your phone then get over a hundred text messages for free.
I doubt you'll find anything for free, but an alternative to a credit card would be a prepaid debit/credit card, or Western Union. If you open a checking account at a bank, some offer free checking with a debit card that can be used as a credit card for electronic transfers. Some also offer wire transfers from the bank to approved creditors for more convenient bill paying. You can also use PayPal, MoneyBookers, and a few other companies that handle free electronic money transfers. You will have to have a bank account to participate, however.