Well said: Thats why such payment options are being implemented to cater for the world consumer.https://slideme.org/payments
They seem (referring to non-US users) to ask for apps they find on Cyrket or from friends and they can't seem to get them cause some developers are not interested in stocking into other stores to promote, market, distribute their apps. Why are these global consumers not interested in using Google Checkout should also be asked even if they could use it? https://slideme.org/sam2 10,000+ downloads and counting. Don't you think the more apps users see the more global downloads SAM will have for example? You want users of SAM to find your app?... the #'s won't come till they see apps/content. Its twofold, users needs apps and developers needs users. Most important you need marketing and distribution(developers are doing neither I see, but complain), and you think big G with all they have on their plate will be able to handle all this for you? IMHO, high payouts from SlideME for application content types should go. George On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 4:05 PM, Streets Of Boston <[email protected]>wrote: > > This is one of the reason I put my app for sale on Handango.com as > well. > But, i agree. The payment option differences don't make it easier for > both the customer and the developer. I wish PayPal was accepted by the > Market or that purchases would appear on customer's phone bills. I get > quite a few messages of people who don't have a credit card and there > can not buy an app from the Market. > > > On Mar 18, 10:00 am, Sean Hodges <[email protected]> wrote: > > You are right, I obviously didn't read the purchase information carefully > > enough. > > > > I've just successfully purchased a UK application from the market, took > me a > > while to find one amongst the flood of U.S. ones! Thanks for pointing > that > > out for me Stoyan :) > > > > So it looks to me that I have 4 options when getting US applications: > > > > 1) Avoid them > > 2) Change to a bank that offers a U.S. accepted card > > 3) Obtain by direct sale from developer (assuming this is possible) > > 4) By illegitimate means (e.g. cracked version from Internet) > > > > Just for completeness, is there another method of payment that will make > > purchasing U.S. applications possible for me, such as Paypal integration > or > > payments by standing order in Google Checkout? Alternatively, it would be > > nice to be able to hide U.S. paid applications as long as I am unable to > buy > > them, so I can search for only applications that I am able to pay for... > > > > My bank account is with Natwest, which is one of the leading banks in the > > UK. Assuming most Natwest customers are in the same situation as me, this > > will probably have a big effect on U.K. market sales, as people will not > use > > the market if they can't buy the majority of the paid applications being > > advertised to them. > > > > The reason I point this out (apart from my obvious frustration with not > > being able to buy applications on my phone ;) ) is that there are a > number > > of people on this list discussing the low revenue from UK sales; this is > one > > possible reason for it. > > > > On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 1:16 PM, Stoyan Damov <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > The link you posted might answer your question: > > > > > Purchases with U.S. Sellers > > > > > Orders with U.S. sellers can be completed with any credit, debit, or > > > gift card with the following logos: > > > > > * Visa > > > * MasterCard > > > * American Express > > > * Discover > > > >>>>>>>> Look, no Maestro here <<<<<<<<<<<, > > > > > Purchases with U.K. Sellers > > > > > Orders with U.K. sellers can be completed with any credit, debit, or > > > gift card with the following logos: > > > > > * Visa > > > * Visa Electron > > > * MasterCard > > > * Solo > > > * U.K. Maestro > > > > > That is, if you're trying to buy something from a *US* seller, it won't > > > work. > > > > > Cheers > > > > > On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 2:42 PM, Sean Hodges > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I've recently tried to buy an application on the market (the Klaxon > alarm > > > > clock, specifically, but I have since tried others); when I click > "Buy" > > > and > > > > "OK" on the permissions screen, I get the following error: > > > > > > Invalid credit card > > > > Please enter a valid credit card or visit checkout.google.com to > edit > > > your > > > > payment methods. > > > > <Add card> <Cancel> > > > > > > I have tried setting up my card via the "Add card" screen, it appears > to > > > > submit the information, but then returns me back to the "Invalid > credit > > > > card" dialog > > > > > > I have successfully set up my card on the Google Checkout website, > but > > > the > > > > error message still appears when I try to buy an app on the market. > > > > > > My payment is via a UK Maestro debit card, the market help claims > that > > > this > > > > is supported for UK users: > > > > >http://market.android.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=105916&topic=1. > .. > > > > > > Has anyone else experienced this? Can anyone report they are > successfully > > > > buying applications in the UK? I just wonder how many people have > quietly > > > > given up on paying for applications because they have not been able > to > > > set > > > > up their payment method in the first place... > > > > > > If there is a better place to raise my issue, please let me know and > I > > > will > > > > report it there as well. I would love to start actually buying some > > > > applications! > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Sean- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
