After reading about the benefits of getting a digital ID and cybermoney ("Who Goes There?," June), I downloaded the CyberCash wallet. OK, I thought, now I'll go and spend some CyberCoins. First I had to load some coins into the wallet. Uh-oh! An error code back from the bank. The card was all right; there was plenty of credit still valid. So what was the problem? I found out that CyberCash accepts credit loads only from a credit card used by a U.S. resident or from a credit card issued by a U.S. bank. But 15 years ago I was able to use a U.K.-issued credit card to buy goods in the States with no problem.
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