Yeah I've got a bunch of apps I use for stuff like testing, or verifying things before posting responses on the groups, etc..., that I need to evaluate now. Several have tiny little charges showing up some days which will translate to $9/month. Kind of a bummer.
On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 11:44, JH <[email protected]> wrote: > .37/day = $11.1/month > .9/day = $9/month/minimum so not a huge savings... > > I posted earlier that I agree the new pricing is not so bad... small > hobby apps however do take a hit with $9/minimum... it's feasible with > 1 or 2 apps but if you have 5 or 10 project apps the minimums can add > up. > > On Sep 18, 8:01 am, JH <[email protected]> wrote: >> Or they could bill you once you reach a certain amount like $20. Just >> as ad words doesn't pay until you are owed $100.... >> >> On Sep 18, 12:13 am, Gerald Tan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > You're forgetting the $2.10 per week (~$9/month) minimum charge, which is >> > actually annoying for small apps that only bill for a fraction of that, >> > like >> > mine where I am projecting spending about $0.80 per week but will be billed >> > for $2.10 per week because of the minimum charge. >> >> > I understand that Google is doing this because it gets expensive incurring >> > credit card charges per transaction for very small transactions. Which is >> > why I'm suggesting that small apps should be able to pre-pay for credits >> > (e.g. $5) in lieu of the minimum charge. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google App Engine" 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/google-appengine?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" 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/google-appengine?hl=en.
