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From what I've been reading, it sounds like Google Wallet was really the weak link in the chain. A significant number of reports from people who were lucky eno
by BHSPitMonkey 14y ago
From what I've been reading, it sounds like Google Wallet was really the weak link in the chain. A significant number of reports from people who were lucky enough to grab a slot indicated 5xx errors and other difficulties with the payment processing stage. If that hadn't been an issue, I think the sellout would have been reached a lot sooner.
- eitally 14y agoFour people from my team were able to get to the Wallet stage after 1-3 cycles of waiting for a ticket, but the purchase failed to convert to registration for all of them. For one, the CC charge went through but the redirect to the registration form didn't happen. For two of them, they were able to get to the payment phase again and successfully converted into registered purchases. I suffered a number of 500 errors and long waits, but at about 7:35 PDT I was able to get a ticket and pay+register painlessly (Wallet processed the payment nearly instantly). What a mess, but hey, all but one of the people from my team who tried to get a ticket were able to. #Winning?
- chadmaughan 14y agoSeveral people at my work had the same Google Wallet problem. Most of us had a $900 charge that was later cancelled. Ultimate tease. This was my favorite tweet: "Another year, another batch of developers who will be sure to never ever use +Google Wallet in anything they build. #io13" [1] [1] https://twitter.com/seedifferently/status/311856162440093696 https://twitter.com/seedifferently/status/311856162440093696
- sjh 14y agoIt would have been better for aspirant attendees to have been able to put the price of the tickets into an escrow attached to Google Wallet and/or pre-authorise the transaction with their payment provider.