They're not available "*EVERYWHERE*" as you can't get anything like that in a majority of the world.
Even the UK prepay cards, which seems to be the nearest thing to the concept your describing, require an application for with some type of ID. So I'd say you're mistaken to say that "*ANYBODY CAN* do this" when you're talking about a provincial solution with limited availability. Al. -- * Written an Android App? - List it at http://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 lbcoder Sent: 16 July 2009 15:43 To: Android Discuss Subject: [android-discuss] Re: It looks like Android Market's payment options will be expanded Hmm. Well I've never heard of that kind of prepaid credit card, seems kinda pointless, more like a BANK CARD. I'm more referring to the kind that you go down to the local store, drop $15 on a prepaid visa card, pay for it in cash, do NOT give them ID, etc. You spend them until they're empty and then just throw them out. You cannot overdraft, you don't get an invoice, you don't even give them your name. They're available EVERYWHERE, and if, for some reason your local corner store doesn't have them, then order them by whatever means are available to you and have them mailed in. *ANYBODY CAN* do this. On Jul 16, 9:56 am, Peli <[email protected]> wrote: > > Anybody can buy a prepaid credit card > > Using a prepaid credit card may also not be the safest thing to > do:http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/07/15/quadrillion.dollar.glitch/ > > :-) > > Peliwww.openintents.org > > On Jul 15, 8:46 pm, lbcoder <[email protected]> wrote: > > > If you can pay your phone bill then I can't see why you wouldn't be > > able to pay for an app. Anybody can buy a prepaid credit card at their > > nearest convenience store. If you can't buy a prepaid credit card, > > then you wouldn't be able to pay the phone bill either, which means > > that you are a kid playing with mommy's phone and racking up a huge > > bill. To build a system to take advantage of THIS is DISHONEST and > > should be CRIMINAL. > > > On Jul 15, 1:15 pm, Sean Hodges <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Agreed. > > > > Though carrier billing will at least be better than not being able to > > > purchase paid apps at all. I think PayPal support on a Google service > > > is extremely unlikely, regardless of how much demand there is for it. > > > > On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 5:12 PM, Cary Harper<[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Keep in mind that a carrier billing option means your settlement will > > > > take > > > > 60 to 90 days and is usually more expensive than a credit card > > > > transaction. > > > > > I think a PayPal option where the user enters a PIN and the payment is > > > > complete would be best. > > > > > On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 7:09 AM, Streets Of Boston > > > > <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > >> Terrible!? > > > > >> As long as developers can opt-in and opt-out, the more payment options > > > >> the better! > > > >> Especially for customers in Europe, where credit card use is minimal. > > > > >> On Jul 15, 9:23 am, lbcoder <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > Thats pretty terrible. I wouldn't want any opportunity for google > > > >> > purchases to end up on a phone bill since they are NOT purchased from > > > >> > the phone company. > > > > >> > On Jul 15, 8:46 am, Streets Of Boston <[email protected]> > > > >> > wrote: > > > > >> > > Here is the > > > >> > > articlehttp://www.cnet.com/8301-19736_1-10285981-251.html > > > > >> > > Quotes from this article: > > > >> > > "Thanks to a coming update, Google Checkout will now support > > > >> > > multiple > > > >> > > billing systems and T-Mobile customers will be able to charge > > > >> > > purchases directly to their monthly bill" > > > > >> > > ... > > > > >> > > "Hopefully, the willingness to open the payment options will lead > > > >> > > the > > > >> > > way for a more open Market environment. Google could easily create > > > >> > > a > > > >> > > developer API and allow different companies to display the Market > > > >> > > information in new ways. I would love to see what the Amazon > > > >> > > recommendation engine could do for application discovery. A > > > >> > > referral > > > >> > > program could be created to reward the reseller and Google would > > > >> > > benefit from the increased units sold."- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
