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When I first got my Bold 9650 I saw that QuickLaunch was a must have app, and coming from a Droid 1, I thought Appworld was just like Droid's Appstore. The purchase went wrong some how and I was out approx. $4.99 or so. Filed a complaint thanks to fellow Crackberry user's instructions, and in the end I won the Dispute..got my moneyback and had already re-purchased QuickLaunch and everything since from MobiHand.
Since then I have only downloaded approx. 3 or 4 apps from appworld and ONLY ones that are free.(Like Poynt, etc..)
Tonight I stumbled across GPS Guru Pro on Appworld for $3.99 and first thing I did was check MobiHand. I searched and searched and it never showed up at MobiHand. So I decided...since this is a "Newer" version of Appworld, I will give it a shot.
The purchase directed me thru PayPal and in the end it said Purchase Not Received Payment Declined. THANKFULLY PayPal security had flagged it and it didn't go thru, but long story short....
Blackberry Appworld tried to charge my Paypal account $1,500.00 for a $3.99 app.
They are nuts!!
And then I get an email from Appworld notifying me of a new Activation code for QuickLaunch due to a PIN change. They are so stupid they don't even realize they lost a dispute and gave me my money back for QuickLaunch..yet they still send me codes for the app. RIM needs to seriously go over Appworld. From speaking to a few of the Developers, they don't even like to deal with Appworld.
BTW, if the Developer of GPS Guru Pro reads this...Please make your app available on MobiHand.
Guys..I was warned, and I stayed away. But I stupidly thought progress was made with their newer versions of Appworld and this time was worse than the last. But now I can promise I will NEVER attempt to buy an app on appworld ever again.10-29-10 10:19 PM - Wow.. went to bed after posting this last night and wakeup to find this "Evidence" demand.
I will provide the below image... I blurred out some of the last numbers..but basically I don't know what the string of numbers are and if putting this out there could make me vulnerable.(That's the only reason I blurred the last part of numbers)
Here is your proof:
Luckily Paypal saw something fishy and flagged it... or I would be Freaking out today trying to find support numbers, emails, etc...
I can understand some of the proof demanders...especially if they have looked at some of my posts and see that I'm a previous droid user.(And they think I might be "trolling". I love my BB. My Droid 1 has a layer of dust on the screen cause it just sits on a shelf.
I REALLY wanted this app because it would help me somewhat in what I do for a living.
Hopefully it will end up at MobiHand. (Hope someone at MobiHand sees this
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BTW, when I had my first problem when I purchased QuickLaunch... the Developer of QL told me to stay away from Appworld. So that tells you how messed up it is.10-30-10 08:21 AM - Just get your apps directly from the developer websites. This is what I do. If they only deal with publishing their apps on AppWorld, then I don't bother with them. Sometimes it sucks, but it's the best way to deal with sending a message.
The new version of AppWorld is said to support carrier billing as well. Imagine the headache of trying to get this resolved with those CSRs.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com10-30-10 09:20 AM - The Grand Total of the Purchase was $4.25. But when it went bad it said "Credit Card Declined". (Because PayPal flagged it).
But to those who say "Exactly" and "Mine showed that too"... Why in the world do they need a $1,500.00 credit line for little $3.00 and $9.00 apps?
They've struck out 2 for 2 with me, and proven they don't know how to run their app store. I got ANOTHER pin change activation code for QL from BB World this morning. (Ummm... you lost a claim on that and I don't own it thru you ...and you've sent me two codes within a 10-12 hour period)
However... the first problem with QL happened on a different 9650 (and different PIN) and the purchase crapped out halfway thru and it showed in "MY WORLD" as One of my items, but under it it said "Purchase not found". (SEE THIS POST for that deal)
Now this problem happened on a different 9650, same bb world account account.
Just know that the Devs I spoke to said stay away from App World. And IF you have bought anything and didn't get it, file a claim immediately... they said that Appworld wouldn't even respond to the claim, and I would get my money back in the end.
--So I did File a claim...BB World never did respond to Paypals requests/emails...and I did get my money back. It went EXACTLY like the devs told me it would go.
All in all it was a good FINAL lesson. As some posters have said..Crackberry store and MobiHand are the best. But to each his own.10-30-10 11:30 AM - This number is totally different from anything you provided earlier.
Again... It is not because "they need a $1,500.00 credit line". It is because as explained to you earlier that this is what is available to you for the method of payment that you chose to use.But to those who say "Exactly" and "Mine showed that too"... Why in the world do they need a $1,500.00 credit line for little $3.00 and $9.00 apps? They've struck out 2 for 2 with me, and proven they don't know how to run their app store.
It seems you have learned your lesson about AW, and that is all that counts. I have read the other thread as well and the whole thing seems a bit convoluted for my taste, and small problems were made a whole lot bigger for no reason. I'm sorry I could not be more helpful to you. Maybe others can explain things a bit better than myself. This thread makes no sense to me.
Good luck.10-30-10 11:48 AM - That's what it is... I don't understand the problem.. In theroy you would get your apps faster, and not have to wait for paypal to take the money from your bank and then to app world... I'm not sure why they picked 1500 as the "limit" but really it doesn't matter does it? In theroy, paypal would transfer the money within a few days from your bank back into the "cedit limit" thus you should never reach the 1500 limit, I hopeLol at the idea of AW indicating a "credit line" with PayPal for people's accounts. That's a good one!
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com10-30-10 03:17 PM
