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Jan Husar jan.husar at skosi.org
Sun Mar 29 12:08:52 BST 2009


Jan Claeys wrote:
> Op zaterdag 28-03-2009 om 18:55 uur [tijdzone -0400], schreef Craig
> Huffstetler:
>> I also donated via PayPal, but that was today. I do know PayPal
>> accepts most major forms of payment including the above referenced
>> form and bank transfers (EFTs).
> 
> I don't really want to be a PayPal client (they stole more than 100 euro
> from someone I know--and if you look around the internet, he wasn't
> their only victim).
> 
> Not being a PayPal client also means that I can't pay through them
> (unless I have a credit card, which of course doesn't solve the issue).
> 
>> I, however, can not comment on
>> Canonical's payment system, unfortunately, because I have not used it.
> 
> I tried to use it, and I investigated the problem, and I mailed the shop
> with what I found out.
> 
> What the "Maestro" logo on their site really means is that their payment
> processor accepts Maestro cards issued in the UK.  But considering that
> "Maestro" is a worldwide standard for debet cards, this is a practice
> that (at least in Belgium) would be considered an (illegal) "deceptive
> commercial practice".
> 
> Of course it's not really clear who's at fault here (Canonical or their
> payment processor), but I would have appreciated an answer, at least...
> 
> 

with MAESTRO it can be a problem, since MAESTRO in MASTERCARD is like
VISA electron for VISA and this usually cannot be used in other 
countries for online payments, only in shops and ATMs . Paying with 
MASTERCARD or VISA souldn't be a problem (online payments I mean)


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