[george_helgerson]

After taking an overseas trip, Blackberry App World no longer allows me to buy any computer programs. No matter which of the 4 credit cards I use (all of which have been verified in the last 3 days with real purchases) give "Error 12000." A quick lookup shows

It appears I have to spend $99 to get technical support from RIM in order to get support for this issue.

Advice on how to repair this is appreciated.

George

[george_helgerson]

bump......

[SlcCorrado]

99 bucks? Where did that number come from? Usually switching payment method fixes my bbworld issues. Have you tried rebooting yet?

[freya09]

Same thing happened to me few months ago. I've tried using 2 different credits cards (mastercard and visa) but still gave me the same error. I've tried creating another BBID and my purchase went through, so I guess it has something to do with the BBID. Anyway, I wanted to use my old BBID so I resorted to using Paypal instead.


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[diegonei]

Two things you can do:

1. Change from PayPal to Credit Card (and/or vice versa);
2. Delete the wifi network, reboot, add the wifi network again (rebooting is optional, but doesn't hurt)

[george_helgerson]

Update, I called BB and was able to get them to input a support ticket today. It sounds like the issue is on their end, yes, something with the BBID. Per the suggestion above, rebooting (thrice now) does not work.

Here's how to crash your BB App World account:
(1) travel to a foreign country
(2) Hook your PB up to a local WiFi network while there
(3) buy an App in a different currency than that of your native credit card.

The CSR was pretty dodgy but I got the hint that they were going to look into it. The only other option is to set up a Paypal account, something I refuse to do based on previous bad experience.

And yes, I stand corrected. Post-90 day BB incident support is $49 per episode, not $99.

George