CONNECT - alternative payment methods?

TadW · 10-12-2006, 03:46 PM

Many folks don't have a credit card they can use to make personal online purchases. Others simply don't like to share their credit card online. And then there are hopeless non-US folks who cannot use their credit card to make online purchases at Sony CONNECT. So I wonder... why is Sony not offering alternatives payment methods?

My favorite payment method would be PayPal, but that's just me. What method would you prefer?

sarahw2275 · 10-14-2006, 09:20 AM

I'd also love an alternate payment method. Paypal seems the most obvious. I live in the UK so i am hoping to get someone to purchase gift certificates for me

Laurens · 10-14-2006, 12:19 PM

I thought it was possible to use non-US addresses with a credit card.

bostonte · 10-14-2006, 12:56 PM

It's not terribly convenient, but if you look into some of the prepaid debit cards available in the US and some of the options that people use for online Casino gambling -- there are prepaid debit cards out there to which you can assign any "billing" address you wish (Sony Headquarters anyone?).

Many of which can be loaded via debit from foreign bank accounts, some of which can be loaded from PayPal for a fee.

Might be more convenient to arrange to have a US person pick up one of these at the store and drop it in the mail, rather than constantly exchanging money/gift-codes.

I've gotta go through my old wallet and find the one that I liked the most and used when I lived abroad and needed a US billing address for access to things.

Laurens · 10-18-2006, 10:50 AM

*bump*

Aaargh! I lied about living in the US just to get the device registered and they fell for it, but now Connect is asking me for a US address for my credit card. So I take it non-US cards simply cannot be used? And what is this $50 store credit that people are talking about? Thanks for shedding any light on this.

ultim8fury · 10-18-2006, 11:04 AM

Once you have your PC and your Reader registered the $50 shows up in your account.

Laurens · 10-18-2006, 11:09 AM

Thanks. I'll go do that right now.

dare99 · 10-20-2006, 07:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ultim8fury

Once you have your PC and your Reader registered the $50 shows up in your account.

It hasn't on mine. I'm a UK user, I've registered my PCs and reader but if you try to buy anything it comes back with "No credit card registered" and there's no credit in the account.

igorsk · 10-20-2006, 09:14 AM

Try to click "redeem a gift certificate" and then cancel. I think that did the trick for me. Otherwise, try the reset routine described in another thread.

dare99 · 10-23-2006, 04:45 AM

I'll give it a shot, although I don't see the "application data" folder mentioned in that thread. Already tried the redeem gift cert route on the off chance there would be something there.

10-12-2006, 03:46 PM	#1
TadW Uebermensch Posts: 2,583 Karma: 1094606 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Italy Device: Kindle	CONNECT - alternative payment methods? Many folks don't have a credit card they can use to make personal online purchases. Others simply don't like to share their credit card online. And then there are hopeless non-US folks who cannot use their credit card to make online purchases at Sony CONNECT. So I wonder... why is Sony not offering alternatives payment methods? My favorite payment method would be PayPal, but that's just me. What method would you prefer?

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10-14-2006, 09:20 AM	#2
sarahw2275 Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 48 Join Date: Sep 2006	I'd also love an alternate payment method. Paypal seems the most obvious. I live in the UK so i am hoping to get someone to purchase gift certificates for me

10-14-2006, 12:19 PM	#3
Laurens Jah Blessed Posts: 1,295 Karma: 1373 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Netherlands Device: iPod Touch	I thought it was possible to use non-US addresses with a credit card.

10-14-2006, 12:56 PM	#4
bostonte Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Sony Reader	It's not terribly convenient, but if you look into some of the prepaid debit cards available in the US and some of the options that people use for online Casino gambling -- there are prepaid debit cards out there to which you can assign any "billing" address you wish (Sony Headquarters anyone?). Many of which can be loaded via debit from foreign bank accounts, some of which can be loaded from PayPal for a fee. Might be more convenient to arrange to have a US person pick up one of these at the store and drop it in the mail, rather than constantly exchanging money/gift-codes. I've gotta go through my old wallet and find the one that I liked the most and used when I lived abroad and needed a US billing address for access to things.

10-18-2006, 10:50 AM	#5
Laurens Jah Blessed Posts: 1,295 Karma: 1373 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Netherlands Device: iPod Touch	bump Aaargh! I lied about living in the US just to get the device registered and they fell for it, but now Connect is asking me for a US address for my credit card. So I take it non-US cards simply cannot be used? And what is this $50 store credit that people are talking about? Thanks for shedding any light on this.

10-18-2006, 11:04 AM	#6
ultim8fury Addict Posts: 219 Karma: 368 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK Device: PRS500, Looking at 700	Once you have your PC and your Reader registered the $50 shows up in your account.

10-18-2006, 11:09 AM	#7
Laurens Jah Blessed Posts: 1,295 Karma: 1373 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Netherlands Device: iPod Touch	Thanks. I'll go do that right now.

10-20-2006, 09:14 AM	#9
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	Try to click "redeem a gift certificate" and then cancel. I think that did the trick for me. Otherwise, try the reset routine described in another thread.

10-23-2006, 04:45 AM	#10
dare99 Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: PRS-500	I'll give it a shot, although I don't see the "application data" folder mentioned in that thread. Already tried the redeem gift cert route on the off chance there would be something there.