Hi Sean, >>"I will update the bug reports and see if I can re-engage some interest from >>Google support" <<
Anywhere I can vote for your bug that you reported? -- Anton Spaans. On Apr 6, 6:02 am, Sean Hodges <[email protected]> wrote: > Inder, Al, > > I think there is a level of truth in what both of you are saying: > Maestro is an international service and is supported in the U.S. to a > limited capacity. For instance, I can walk up to an ATM in the U.S. > and take out money (in dollars of course!) using my Maestro card. > However, some retail stores do not let me use my card for POS > purchases, they usually explain this is because they do not have a > chip-and-pin reader in the store (although there may be more to it > than this). > > My last post describes the problem in slightly more detail, but > ultimately the solution might involve shifting to a more U.S. friendly > form of payment that is also supported by the U.K. banks. I'm looking > to how Apple and U.S. international stores achieve this, but any other > suggestions are welcome. > > I will update the bug reports and see if I can re-engage some interest > from Google support. This is really dragging on, but for many reasons > I really want the Android market to succeed in the U.K. and Europe. > > Also, I'd like to just thank everyone for their input, I realise many > of you are based in the U.S. so this issue does not affect you as > significantly as it does for those of us in the U.K. - Hopefully if we > can come to a solution that works for everyone, and this thread has > been pretty valuable for me when trying to define that goal. > > > > On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 5:12 PM, Inderjeet Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I still stand by my statement. The statement that you point to is > > fairly general and doesn't really mean much. Can you find me an online > > store that allows USD purchases using Maestro? > > > Inder > > > On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 12:50 AM, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> I don't think your right. The UK part of the maestro website > >> (http://www.maestrocard.com/uk/) says; > > >> "Maestro is MasterCard International's lead debit brand and offers over 540 > >> million cardholders highly secure and convenient access to their current > >> and > >> deposit accounts in over 100 countries across the world." > > >> Al. > > >> --- > > >> * Written an Android App? - List it athttp://andappstore.com/* > > >> ====== > >> Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > >> company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, > >> 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. > > >> The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not > >> necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's > >> subsidiaries. > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] > >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Inderjeet Singh > >> Sent: 04 April 2009 06:42 > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: [android-discuss] Re: Cannot pay for applications in UK market > > >> AFAIK, UK Maestro is a domestic debit card. It can be used to make retail > >> purchases in USD, but is not allowed for Internet purchases. > >> The items that you have bought online are probably priced in GBP at the > >> time > >> of the sale (I suspect that they show up as GBP purchases on your > >> credit-card statements). > > >> When you buy a USD good on Android market, the purchase is carried out in > >> USD, and hence it gets disallowed by Maestro. I agree that it would have > >> been better if Android Market converted it to GBP behind the scenes, but > >> that is not how it is at the moment. Changing it is also hard since Google > >> Checkout fixes a currency for a merchant and the merchant is not allowed to > >> post carts in a different currency. > > >> Inder > > >> On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 7:09 AM, Sean Hodges <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > > >>> An update on the UK market payment problems: > > >>> It's not looking good, so far Google's stance can be paraphrased as > >>> "UK Maestro debit cards cannot be used for transactions in US dollars, > >>> we'll look at making the error message clearer." > >>>http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Android+Market/thread?tid=57912f > >>> 7eefae2e5f&hl=en&fid=57912f7eefae2e5f0004668f33a2ba91 > > >>> Now I'm pretty sure Switch/Maestro is able to handle U.S. > >>> transactions. I've personally bought imported books and DVD's using > >>> the same card that I am trying to use with Google checkout for U.S. > >>> purchases. Paypal allow me to buy U.K. and U.S. products, and direct > >>> debit work for both as well (as long as Switch/Maestro is listed in > >>> the first place). Google Checkout lets me use my card for U.K. > >>> payments, but not U.S. ones. So the blame has to be placed on either > >>> the Google Checkout service or the Android Market software. > > >>> I'm getting numerous people emailing me for updates on this situation, > >>> and I don't have any answers. I'm sure this issue will eventually be > >>> addressed, but I've had nothing to even suggest this might happen > >>> until other countries start complaining. I'm just not sure where to go > >>> from here; perhaps I should tell these people not to worry because > >>> Google will make the error message more obvious soon? > > >>> In the meantime, there are still developers on this list arguing that > >>> poor sales are due to customers being fickle and tight-fisted... NO! > >>> IT'S BECAUSE WE CAN'T BUY YOUR APPS!!! > > >>> On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 9:56 AM, Sean Hodges > >>> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> You're right, SlideME supports statistically more payment methods > >>>> than the android market. I was really just venting my frustration > >>>> because when I initially scanned that payment page I saw the Maestro > >>>> card symbol and assumed that meant it was supported. My mistake. For > >>>> the record, I'm planning to keep an eye on SlideME in the future, it > >> looks very promising. > > >>>> I've since received an email from the Klaxon developer stating that > >>>> his app is only available on the Android market, so looks like I may > >>>> have to wait out on google for this one, or just develop my own clone > >>>> when I get a few spare hours. > > >>>> Some good news is that the debit issue bug reports are being > >>>> investigated, so hopefully we will be able to buy apps on the Android > >> market soon! > > >>>> On Mar 20, 2009 6:21 PM, "george_c" <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>> On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 6:56 PM, Sean Hodges > >>>> <[email protected]> > >>>> wrote: > > > I shouldn't ... > > >>>> That is not true. https://slideme.org/paymentsThese are what are > >>>> *switched on* at the moment: > >>>> MasterCard > >>>> Visa > >>>> Delta > >>>> Visa Electron > >>>> Amex > >>>> Discover > >>>> JCB > >>>> Diners > >>>> Bank Debit > >>>> Amazon Balance > >>>> (Don't see how SlideME offers less payment methods than the Android > >>>> Market as you mentioned > >>>> : > >>>>http://www.google.com/support/androidmarket/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answe > >>>> r=105916) The whole list of payment methods tagged as pending indeed > >>>> is not available. > >>>> Start stocking up the content and ask us what you want enabled and it > >>>> will be done. No point paying service fees for such payment options > >>>> if they are not in use. > >>>> So you know running such a huge list of payment methods is not free > >>>> for SlideME. We are offering it all to developers at cost, hence the > >>>> high payouts reaching even 98% to the developers along with managing > >>>> the taxes and sales/invoicing globally. One stop shop(managed from > >>>> SlideME) and you earn the lot. > >>>> Put simply, earn while you can! > >>>> George > > >>>> > > Even > the Amazon payment scheme only works with > >>>> Visa/Mastercard/Delta. VERY > frustrating! >...- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. 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