Fan Fest NicoNico

[ReplicaX]

Not a single card of mine works. MasterCard, Visa (with Verified by Visa)... Spoke to Visa, they are saying it's an issue on the merchant side.

So yeah. No excuses here, it literally does not work. See my other thread for full details.

Why I didn't quote you. I have 2 MCs and a Visa. Gonna try them this afternoon as all 3 are different companies.

I find this rather odd. Specifically because I order Arcade machine parts at least 2x a month of all different vendors in Japan, via MC, Visa, and Paypal. See if I get a vendor issues on my end as well and update results here.

[ReplicaX]

Confirmed MC declined. Called bank (5mins) requested transactions from Japan to be approved for the day. Processed instantly after phone call.

This is normal even for me making purchases directly via CC. PP is no issue. When I normally order I call my bank in advance. Just like my military example in my previous post. (Visiting Japan Date thru Date, please turn transactions on).

The whole point is to protect you from fraud and its normal restrictions on most bank and CC cards.

* The vendor issue someone's bank said is just poor uneducated customer service. Ask them specifically to temporarily remove the restrictions for transactions from Japan.

[odintius]

Pretty much if you using credit card outside of US and you haven't used it normally some credit card company consider it a warning sign that it might be identity thief and prevent the charges calling the credit card company and telling them that your making a purchase like mention usually solves this issue.

[Millen1]

I gave up. Credit card was declined twice. Called the card company the first time they stopped it(given it was a charge out of my normal pattern). Tried a second time, didn't go through. Then saw the Pay Pal thing to be a premium member so I wouldn't get kicked if too many log in. I gave up. Will log in to free stream if open. If not, I am not up for the hassle. If I recall the US one was both twitch and nico, though I could be wrong.

[MiniTofu]

Nico Live Stream server test here: http://help.nicovideo.jp/live_en/201...h-quality.html

It seems it only use 3Mbps of my connection... not even my full speed and it stutters / buffers sometime.

[Fuma]

I gave up. Credit card was declined twice. Called the card company the first time they stopped it(given it was a charge out of my normal pattern). Tried a second time, didn't go through. Then saw the Pay Pal thing to be a premium member so I wouldn't get kicked if too many log in. I gave up. Will log in to free stream if open. If not, I am not up for the hassle. If I recall the US one was both twitch and nico, though I could be wrong.

You're wrong. News post on JP lodestone point to twitch only for both NA and EU fanfests. If you "could be wrong" it's best not to post unless you've fact checked, people on this forum take everything to heart and blow things out of proportions even over misinformation.

source: http://jp.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...8dc160403e290e

[MiniTofu]

My CC works without problem, I was using VISA from RBC.

[ReplicaX]

I gave up. Credit card was declined twice. Called the card company the first time they stopped it(given it was a charge out of my normal pattern). Tried a second time, didn't go through. Then saw the Pay Pal thing to be a premium member so I wouldn't get kicked if too many log in. I gave up. Will log in to free stream if open. If not, I am not up for the hassle. If I recall the US one was both twitch and nico, though I could be wrong.

The only hassle is the bank you chose. Said hassle is your Bank's automatic fraud protection. If it's a debit card, it has even more restrictions than a normal Credit Card. This is all your bank, not even niconico.

[Vespar]

Yet others have had no issues buying it? You may want to be more careful when following the step by step instructions they laid out and contacting your CC company...

I love how you guys are so quick to jump on folks who are having issues with credit cards. Some people dont have alot of options when it comes to banks/cards, etc. Sorry we cant all have had a successful payment transaction.. We are asking for help and giving feedback in hopes of getting that help before the keynote airs. Stop being rude. Chances are the two of us are NOT the only two people having problems trying to pay for the stream. We want to give SE our money and watch the keynote just as much as anyone of you.

On a side note, my friend was able to pay for my stream for me using her card and I just gave her the money. Which is funny too because we have the same bank and same type of card.

[ReplicaX]

I love how you guys are so quick to jump on folks who are having issues with credit cards.

I purposely used a Debit Bank MasterCard as it is has the most restrictions to prove the issue for the ppl of this thread. It got declined. I called my bank to allow transactions from Japan for the Day. Payment was processed immediately after the 5min phone call with my bank.

You are not limited by Bank Choice. This isn't the 1960s or prior. There are full online electronic only banks now. I even take pictures of checks for deposit nowadays.

If you want to go on vacation out of Country this is something everyone with personal CCs and debit cards have to do. Unless you have a straight Credit Card (non-debit) that authorizes international transactions. These cards are typically Business CCs and some limited personal cards.

It's not being rude, its straight to the point. It's your Bank and you need to work with the bank you chose.