Marketplace Payout - Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello,
I sold over 450 app units, which should be about 400€. I have entered all the banking and tax information that are required for the Dev Center and reached the threshold of 200$. I did not get any money, yet. In the FAQ I read that every publisher is being paid at the end of the month (with a delay of 6 days?). But it's the 7th of August and the Dashboard still says 0.00$.
I am sorry if I misunderstood anything, but I would like to get some money soon.
Thank you

Not really the right place to ask about it. You'd probably do better with Marketplace issues to go to the AppHub forums.
There are other Marketplace devs here, and some might be able to help you, but this site is more devited to homebrew. None of my apps are paid, so I can't help you personally.

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Market & CC Misuse ??

Hello all,
In case this is misplaced here, my excuses, @Moderator: please move this to the appropriate forum.
I am new to the Android mobile phone world. Have purchased a new phone just lately and placed two purchases in the 'market' application. For this I am expected to inform my CC information to Google, which I did, expecting that Google was a place I am safe to place my data.
I just got a call from my bank requiring confirmation about internet payments from my CC, one small of 'less then 2 dollars' and then immediately a big one for services I have nothing to do with. I am very glad that the bank found out in time and I did not lose any money.
But I am now very afraid that the information of my CC got to these 'crooks' through 'market'. Anyone else has this experience ?
I am now left with the question how to purchase software for this phone.
I only know about 'market' which I obviously start to mistrust now.
Where can I purchase software or how is there a better way to pay for the software in market. In my phone I got only the CC variant proposed as payment.
regards and thanks for any help here,
Ruud
The Market uses Google Checkout, which means Google handles the transactions - the seller of the app is never given your credit card details (and any purchases through checkout should show up as "GOOGLE <seller name>" on your statement)
Hi Benjymous,
the sales are shown as Google. The lady from my bank confirmed these and I told her to let these transaction live without question, I really did purchase the software. The transactions which came today are not showing Google, these are 'crooked'.
I just started wondering that this fraud happened so shortly after I placed my orders with Google.
If nobody else had this experience, I will feel confident in placing my orders with my new CC after it arrives.
best regards,
Ruud
You could also, what i did, use a prepaid 'credit' card.
That IS an idea !
But I have to confess I do not know where to get these in Russia, will need a it of "asking around'.
Thanks for the feedback.

[Q] Advice Needed

Hello XDA,
I am an occasional viewer but first time poster. I have searched the forum but couldn't really find anything to help. I was in Germany in December and used htcsimunlock.com to provide me with a code to unlock my HTC desire (locked to Virgin).
I paid the intial fee then then told me I need to pay another fee for a "deep search" and I recieved my code. From what I can tell from reading previous posts it seems this is a legitimate way to do it (not that I agree with the way they informed me about the charges).
However the code they gave me didn't work. I have since emailed them 3 times to get a refund as they advertise how you can get a full refund but They have completely ignored me.
It seems some people have used this company sucessfully but from my perpective it seems like a terrible company a best and a complete scam at worst.
I am just hoping somebody can advise me how to go about getting a refund?
Thanks again.
jiduvah said:
Hello XDA,
I am an occasional viewer but first time poster. I have searched the forum but couldn't really find anything to help. I was in Germany in December and used htcsimunlock.com to provide me with a code to unlock my HTC desire (locked to Virgin).
I paid the intial fee then then told me I need to pay another fee for a "deep search" and I recieved my code. From what I can tell from reading previous posts it seems this is a legitimate way to do it (not that I agree with the way they informed me about the charges).
However the code they gave me didn't work. I have since emailed them 3 times to get a refund as they advertise how you can get a full refund but They have completely ignored me.
It seems some people have used this company sucessfully but from my perpective it seems like a terrible company a best and a complete scam at worst.
I am just hoping somebody can advise me how to go about getting a refund?
Thanks again.
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tried em years ago and had the same thing occur... theyre just a terrible company. sadly theres n real way to get a refund. no real way to dispute. youre just out money. always post in the phones respective forum here and ask for a good unlock person... lotsa scam artists

Donating HTC Hero devices to developers etc.

Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this, if I'm wrong please move my thread to the correct location. I wanted more traffic than what the Market Place could give, and since this is a donation and not for sale I figured General would work best.
I've got 3 CDMA HTC Hero's that were from an MVNO *Mitel - Sprint Backbone*. We've recently switched over 65 devices to the newer yet still crappy-ish HTC Detail (Read - HTC Evo 4G without any support and running stock 2.2). Of those 65 original Hero phones I was able to get my supervisors to 'ok' a donation to any developers who may want a new test device.
These phones are old, slow, and no longer being updated by any carrier, but they work, have good ESN's and are great for any developer who wants to test their applications on slower hardware with a smaller screen (for cross compatibility?).
My reason for thinking someone would want this is, if it runs on a old Hero, it'll run on pretty much anything.
So how do you get one should the demand be more than the three I'm posting, well the first 3 will be offered for free, including shipping. Those who read and reply the quickest become the lucky ones. I might be able to sale the others if there is a demand, however we will have to work this out in the "Market Place" should I get the go ahead for that as well.
One Per Person (Location). Sorry but only ship to Lower-48 in the US (No international shipping).
if your offer still stands i would be of help with creating apps that are suitable for the device
my location is Malta
If its still possible to get one, id like one for some testing im from denmark
this is one hell of an offer, if you'd like to sponsor a college student i'm currently studying deving and the emulators are just so fking slow =.=
If you three could send me a PM with a ship to address I'll have them out asap
Thanks XDA for making the community great!
I like this. Have a thanks
many, many thanks!
A huge sorry to International viewers, but shipping outside of the US is a lot more than what I was told by our shipping department. We were given the OK for up to $40US (which was their estimate), however the costs far exceed this (by more than double). I'm upset with the fact that I promised these devices and am unable to deliver them to you.
If you'd like to pay for shipping I've sent a PM with an estimate of cost. However the cost of the device is 1/15th the cost of the shipping and I highly recommend that you do not.
That said I still have two devices for anyone in the lower-48 States of USA.
Zothes I've sent you a PM with Tracking information for your device.
I personally apologize to Archer and Deaimian.
If one is still up for grabs, I'd love to get one.
I'm in Illinois. Can send you a pm with my address whenever you'd like!
Black_V!per said:
A huge sorry to International viewers, but shipping outside of the US is a lot more than what I was told by our shipping department. We were given the OK for up to $40US (which was their estimate), however the costs far exceed this (by more than double). I'm upset with the fact that I promised these devices and am unable to deliver them to you.
If you'd like to pay for shipping I've sent a PM with an estimate of cost. However the cost of the device is 1/15th the cost of the shipping and I highly recommend that you do not.
That said I still have two devices for anyone in the lower-48 States of USA.
Zothes I've sent you a PM with Tracking information for your device.
I personally apologize to Archer and Deaimian.
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Sorry to hear that mate, but no apology required for me.
a) It was a generous offer, regardless
b) I didn't ask for one I just thanked you cos you're helping the community out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1236273

TechDY basic bear, anyone buying?

Hey,
I have a pre-order on this phone but I do not know whether or not to trust this company and buy this sweet little phone. By the end of tomorrow I'll make my decission but I was rather curious if anyone here is going for it ?
Their website does not show any specifications anymore like it used to and paying by cc and giving a company like this my cc information is kind of risky. Qualcomm 600 + 2GB ram for only 199$ too good to be true?
Robin>Hood said:
Hey,
I have a pre-order on this phone but I do not know whether or not to trust this company and buy this sweet little phone. By the end of tomorrow I'll make my decission but I was rather curious if anyone here is going for it ?
Their website does not show any specifications anymore like it used to and paying by cc and giving a company like this my cc information is kind of risky. Qualcomm 600 + 2GB ram for only 199$ too good to be true?
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Yeah I ordered back in June/July too and just got the request for payment too. I'm hesitant to pay too especially given their site has no new info and their Facebook is very much outdated.
The fact the email says its automated too makes me sceptical.
I emailed them asking for more info but heard nothing.
Same here. Pre-ordered back when it first came out. Don't think I'd be paying now.
yash3339 said:
Same here. Pre-ordered back when it first came out. Don't think I'd be paying now.
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Yes, better safe then sorry. Rational thinking points in the direction of a scam I guess.
I have paid, and just receaved the payment info,
The status is On-hold, and i've ask for more info by email,
Will keep you updated, hope i didn't lose 270$...
Well I guess at least that is positive, they at least changed the status
Keep us updated !
Techdy Bear Pro Preorder
I sent mail to Techdy and Also ask some question in Bear Pro Add review but they didn't replied:crying:. I told that your website and Facebook page not updated a long time ago, why we provide you our credit card information can;t you give us Paypal Option so that it will be safe and secure rather than loosing $283 including shipping we are happy to pay 10-15$ PayPal charge at least our money will be safe. also i asked when u will revel the upcoming bear specification and handset picture but no answer, guys i think it's a totally scam. these Chinese can do any thing to get your money, their website Alibaba is worst scammed in money catching, same thing i suspicious in techdy, i also preorder the bear-pro but still i didn't paid, very much unsecured for money and credit card information leak. those who paid first confirm the handset in hand with all specification than after we can think about it. remember it's your hard earned money and nobody want to waste it on some noodled people.
waiting for mine
Tell
Tell us if u actually get it and if u do can u do like a small video review
Check out this site techdybear.com . Unlike techdy.com it is updated. It is surely made by the same people...
what happen?
did anyone recieve their Bear products? I think techdy is just trolling everyone. I have been waiting for a real review of this. I had originally pre-ordered the bear pro but unsure what has happened. well I hope to hear some good news from guys that have already paid. techdy doesn't use Facebook anymore, or at least their own page. abandoned ship I guess. who knows.....
smoovy said:
did anyone recieve their Bear products? I think techdy is just trolling everyone. I have been waiting for a real review of this. I had originally pre-ordered the bear pro but unsure what has happened. well I hope to hear some good news from guys that have already paid. techdy doesn't use Facebook anymore, or at least their own page. abandoned ship I guess. who knows.....
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Do not be naive
Stop waiting.
Greetings

Just wanted to warn people about Odesk.com

I needed an Android app designed and I've no idea how to do it myself. I've used websites before to get other work done, such as website help I was stuck on. I decided to give Odesk.com a try. It's a website where I post a job, people bid on the job.
What a scam / rip-off!
I have a decent idea for an app, which I don't see out there currently. There is another device that can do what my app would do, but this is a piece of hardware for $20, when I could design the app and sell it for 99 cents.
So, I posted my job and hired someone in India. He assured me he could do what I needed. We communicated on what I wanted and I accepted his bid. My app is something small and simple, so I don't think a lot of work is required, hence the low price I was hoping to get the work done for.
I was required to pay 20% in advance, which wasn't that much, so I did it.. less than $30. I figured that was a good deal. I pay a few bucks up front to show I am serious. Another website holds the money in escrow. Not this website.
About a week or a week and a half go by and I ask the guy how things are coming along. I had given my project a deadline to be finished by next month. No answer from the person, but a few days later he replies that my app is all done, here you go, job marked as finished.
First off, how the hell can someone just mark a job as completed just because some other guy says it is? What about me? I don't get a say on whether it's completed or not?
I was surprised he finished it. I was thinking it would be something I could alpha or beta test. If things went well I would provide a splash screen he could insert in the beginning. But to my surprise it booted up with a name and a logo already.
He STOLE the software from another website! Just typing the name of the app in the web pulls up their website. The app doesn't even do what I want. Sure, it has similar elements, but it doesn't do what I want. All he did was rename their APK to my name.
The seller will not respond and Odesk not will refund my money. They warn you to not make a pre payment of any amount, yet they allow people to request a pre payment and their system allows you to pay, even though no work was finished.
I have an investigation going on with Odesk. If they spend two seconds they'd see that the guy stole the software and could refund my money. That could take awhile, so I went ahead and filed a claim with my credit card company, lodged a complaint with the Better Business Bureau.
Anyway, I thought I'd warn people not to use this site. I've used freelancer.com before, previously vworker.com, previously rentacoder.com with no issues, but since they switched to freelancer.com I think their rates went up is why I don't use them and am looking for another place.
If anyone knows a place to get an app designed for a fair price (not game), lemme know.

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