I've been getting numerous purchases lately from users represented by google as "mobile-user" with a transaction number after that. When this happens, my clients do not receive their e-mail notifications with their product keys and download links.
Has anybody else figured out how to get around this?
Sorry to post again, but is anyone else experiencing an issue similar to this? seems like it could be an issue on google's side, but it happens several times a day and I'd like to get it worked out. Any help is greatly appreciated.
I'm asking Development to look into this, since it seems to be getting into a nitty-gritty area we support techs never ordinarily deal with -- at least, I've certainly never encountered anything like this before.
Offhand, I might guess it could be related to some setting in your Google Checkout account; obviously, we can't send the buyer a thank-you email with the link to our download page if no email address is provided, as sounds like is happening here. You might also try contacting Google Checkout to see if they know why you're getting mobile-user instead of an email address.
I don't know if it's relevant or would help, but it can't hurt to double-check every step of our Google Checkout integration instructions to make sure something hasn't been overlooked: http://www.e-junkie.com/ej/google-checkout-shopping-cart.htm
# POSTED ON: January 6, 2009 @ 13:38 GMT -7 MODIFIED ON: January 6, 2009 @ 13:44 GMT -7
I verified my e-junkie and google checkout settings. Doesn't seem to be any issues with my settings, or options for mandating an e-mail be entered.
I did notice, however, that for standard google checkout orders, I receive a customer name, a @checkout.google.com email address, and an address. For these MobileUsers, I do not receive a name, do get a MobileUser-XXXXXXXXXXXX@checkout.google.com address, and no physical address (it shows my business address as theirs instead).
From this, it almost seems like google is providing an e-mail address to you guys just like normal, but not collecting any information from the actual buyers, so the e-mail is never forwarded to them. Any ideas on how to get beyond this?
Sorry for the delay in response, but I hadn't received any MobileUser orders in a wihle and thought maybe the issue had worked itself out somehow.
Have either of you found a solution for this? I also just noticed this happening today - i'm afraid if my situation is the same as rquinn then my customers will not receive receipts or download links as well.
I've figured out WHAT the problem is I think, but I haven't quite figured out how to fix it. When google requests information from purchasers, it lists e-mail address as an optional field. If the user does not supply the e-mail, however, they do not receive the key.
I haven't figured out how to fix the problem yet, but I've added a note to my checkout page stating that the e-mail is not optional. Any ideas on how to fix this for real would be greatly appreciated though!
I hate to bump this post again, but this problem is getting a little out of hand again (got a recent bump in issues like this). I've done some research, and I realize that the problem seems to be on google's side (they give the option for users to hide their e-mail address, this seems to be when the issue occurs). Is there any chance you guys have any way of helping me get this fixed?
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