Preferred payment method.
[blue]Greetings everyone,
Since I added the Subscription Membership option, I have received a number of suggestions for alternate payment methods. I have also been researching a number of options myself, but it appears that there is no one great system that addresses everyone's issues of anonymity, online payment security, local access to payment system, local currency options, no credit card, etc.
Therefore, I am posting this poll to give me more direction as what alternate payment systems I should develop.
For example, a number of Forum Members have suggested an anonymous mail drop where they can send a money order. This is certainly feasible, but it would require me to pay monthly service and forwarding fees and would have a one to two week delay.
Additionally, several Forum Members have suggested that I create a completely benign website selling a generic software program (such as a file viewer, a browser enhancement, an email wallpaper collection, etc). The idea is that if you wanted to buy a Forum subscription, you would visit the software website, buy the "program" via a standard online credit card processor, and then wait a day or two until we can manually setup your Forum subscription. The credit card charge would appear as the name of the software company, something generic like "Acme Software".
As always, I look forward to receiving your suggestions.
Thanks,
[i]Jackson[/i][/blue]
Alternative payment method
I prefer paycom.net as it has a better country coverage. The current payment system does not cover Saudi Arabia-therefore I can not upgrade.
payment option anonymity concerns
In second place (with the exception those who voted that things should be kept free) the snail mail drop seems to have great support.
This is because it guarantees the highest degree of anonymity. Jackson, I know I recommended SMS billing, but I forgot about snail mail, that would also address my concern.
For everyone that voted for anything else, I bet most of them would not support it if they went to google now and typed WSG Charities and saw the result.
In other words PayPal or your credit card company can identify what your transaction is for (if they should so wish). Of course they couldn't care less that you have suscribed to the ISG forums.
That's not the point. The point is that you have left a track that potentially identifies you as ISG forum subscriber.
Using a prepaid Visa card
Hi guys!
Don't know how it is in other countries, but here in Norway we're able to buy prepaid Visa cards from SpendOn at some of the the gas stations.
You can load them with from about $34 up to about $850. No name connected to the card. I just used it to pay ISG.
I used;
- The name of the card as first and last name (as specified by SpendOn)
- SpendOn's address, city and Zip (as specified by SpendOn)
- Land code followed by XXXXXXXX as phone number.
Went through, and seems to be a good way to pay anonymously.
Already on my way now to purchase the penis training course that I don't want my wife to find on my ordinary card report.
Delete credit card records
One concern is that ISG could someday be hacked, and the credit card info obtained. It would be reassuring to know that the credit card file is routinely deleted (permanently) by ISG.
Mailed payment and its been around 4 week.
Hello,
I know it mention that possibility of an issue if we mail cash but I am just checking to make sure if it was lost or nobody got around to see if payment has arrived. I mailed cash $25.00 and it indicated 2 weeks to get updated.
Any thoughts?