Topic: [ANN] Bit-Pay Mobile Checkout - this changes everything! - page 3. (Read 7923 times)

Friggin sweet.

Thanks for the find. This goes to show the exact purpose of such a website/app. I had no idea there was a merchant in my area that accepts bitcoins (chapel hill, NC).

totes going to bitvinyl later to pick up a beastie boys record.

Was thinking the same thing. I figured I would create one if it did not exist but made sure to go ahead and check first to see if there was one.

I found this:

http://www.bitcoinmap.com/

I have had a few problems getting it to start, but it could be because I am low on space. I sent a feedback request rather than posting it on the app review.  I am sure this will be a great app after reading all the posts here.

I think it's a good idea for everyone to download this if you have a smartphone, even if you do not think you will use it. I don't think I will use it but surely the more downloads this gets, the more popular the app will be and the more exposure bitcoin and bitpay receive. Winners all round =)

Awesome job mate, this will definitely help the Bitcoin economy out.  Thanks for all the hard work!

This is great, I love it.

I would like to see (not necessarily from your team, bit-pay merchant solutions) an app that embeds local stores that accept bitcoin onto a google maps type interface.

Does such an app (or even website) exist? I don't mean just a list of local stores, I am super lazy and a consumer whore. I need a map!

They do not hold your earnings, you receive those into your wallet every day. So worst case scenario is they steal one transaction and the company packs up and moves to Singapore. All for your 5 BTC.

I think the potential of 1-3% of all bit-pay transactions for years to come is decent motivation not to jump ship with your transaction of selling a bag of Cheetos.

I see promising projects in the Bitcoin world every week. I have to admit that this one is on another level, it could be a game-changer for the entire Bitcoin economy. This makes life so easy for both the merchant and the customers.

Please continue your good work, I am looking forward to the demo video

This is pretty cool! You guys are churning out products at an amazing rate - impressive! :-)

Do many of your merchants choose to get paid in USD? I have lately been thinking, that - while Bitcoin is still young and the exchange rate is volatile - it might be a good idea to not only protect the merchant from exchange rate volatility, but also the customer. So a customer would keep USD on their phone and only exchange those to Bitcoins at the last minute.

Of course this first seems a little paradoxical, to go from USD to Bitcoin back to USD. But one could think of Bitcoin as the common interface here, allowing variable partners on both sides.

A disadvantage is, that it would introduce the fees for an additional exchange step. On the other hand, the customer would have to exchange from USD to Bitcoin at some point anyway, so as long as the fee is on a percentage basis, it doesn't really make a difference whether they do it once in advance or always "just-in-time" for smaller amounts. And it might be possible to still be cheaper than credit cards even with all that factored in.

Obviously the exchanges are in the best position to offer this feature. If they have a mobile app, it should not be too difficult to offer a special payment screen, where the right amount of Bitcoins are bought on the market and then immediately transferred.

With a solution like this, customers would more or less have the impression of simply paying USD with their phone and as far as they are concerned, Bitcoin is just some technology that makes it happen in the background.

Well if you are desperate for information you are welcome to come ring my doorbell.  Our press girl has a phone number published on the site.  Our top merchants have our personal numbers.  If it's an emergency our merchants can always reach us.  

We are firm believers in bitcoin.  I've operated a web business for 10 years, called STARE Magazine, and when I learned about bitcoin, I asked the simple question "ok great, how do I accept this on my website?".  And for 2 weeks I got nothing.  And then, Steve and I teamed up and formed Bit-Pay.  Because if I had a need, thousands of other people had a need too.  And here we are.

Some us get anxious when we can't communicate with a business we are dealing with out-of-band via "snail-mail", or as Nagle suggested, in person.

My personal standard is only a PO box (since the only electronic payment I am comfortable with is bitcoin).

Wanna buy my house?  It's a historic preservation home.  almost 90 years old.   I don't know what you are getting at?

OK, let's do some due diligence.

bit-pay.com
"Domain control only" SSL cert.
No business address found on site.
Traceroute leads to a Rackspace location.

Bit-Pay, LLC
Dun and Bradstreet has a report.
Location: BIT-PAY LLC
411 E AMELIA ST, ORLANDO, FL

Checking address:
Property type:   Residential Duplex (2 units)
Last sale:    $635,000  on May 10th, 2005
Bedrooms:   4
Bathrooms:   3
Year built:   1925

Also at this address:
SOOPERMODELS LLC, 411 E AMELIA ST, ORLANDO, Florida
http://www.soopermodels.com/
operates "Stare Magazine"
http://www.staremagazine.com/
Listed under bit-pay "Featured Merchants" on
https://bit-pay.com/featuredMerchants.html

Also at this address
AEROTECH

Checking Florida corporate registration:

Florida Limited Liability Company
BIT-PAY LLC
Filing Information
Document Number   L11000063599
FEI/EIN Number   NONE
Date Filed   05/31/2011
State   FL
Status   ACTIVE

Principal Address
411 E AMELIA ST
ORLANDO FL 32803

Mailing Address
411 E AMELIA ST
ORLANDO FL 32803

Registered Agent Name & Address
BUSINESS FILINGS INCORPORATED
1203 GOVERNORS SQUARE BLVD STE 101
TALLAHASSEE FL 32301-2960 US

Manager/Member Detail Name & Address:

Title MGRM
GALLIPPI, ANTHONY
411 E AMELIA ST
ORLANDO FL 32803

Title MGRM
PAIR, STEPHEN
3135 FOXHALL OVERLOOK
ROSWELL GA 30075

Annual Reports
No Annual Reports Filed

Image of filing: http://www.sunbiz.org/COR/2011/0613/00142789.Tif
Email address in filing: [email protected]

Checking Anthony Gallippi:
http://www.manta.com/g/mm8px9r/anthony-gallippi

Aerotech Southeast
411 E Amelia Street
Orlando, FL 32803-5315
Phone: (407) 426-7797
"Aerotech Southeast in Orlando, FL is a private company which is listed under motion picture producers and studios. Current estimates show this company has an annual revenue of Less than $500,000 and employs a staff of 1 to 4."


OK, that's a quick start. We now know that "bit-pay" is operating out of an house, who's behind it, and some other things they're doing. So if they "lose" any funds, it's clear where to send lawyers and cops.

but it certainly is true of bitcoin counting since March. so i guess it depends on exactly when you count from, huh?

by the way bit-pay guys/girls, this is awesome work! i'm using Andreas' Android wallet and happy with it so far.

Only the merchant has to type in the total.  For the buyer, tt's even easier.  Open wallet, Scan, Send.  No typing!

I tried a bunch of wallets, and they all worked fine.  In the video we do make actual payments using Mt Gox Mobile.  That seems to be the best wallet right now.  But for the screencap on the website I needed something brand-neutral.  and through a bit of testing, I had emptied the wallet :/

Really smart feature. You're making real life payments with bitcoins almost as easy as online payments.

Is there any specific protocol for QR-Codes? I noticed you used address=...?amount=... Are there any other QR Code specifications common to all mobile wallets? This reminds me of this thread.

PS: in the screenshot from Step 3 you actually couldn't make the payment, could you? It says 0 available BTCs
PSS: this chick looks even hotter than the other one

It's web based.

Great Job!
Is the ap for the Iphone only for Jailbroken phones, or is it web based?

it is a currency in the way that you can use them to barter for products.... isn't that the definition of a currency? I am selling a few items for a bitcoin price, the value of bitcoins decreased a bit, so I raised the price a bit. in the end, i get my btc and then use those to buy other things, once my fiat is turned to digital coins, I do not go back, I just use it till its gone.

Bitcoin is not (yet?) a currency, it is a payment method = USD proxy and a speculative commodity.

Why? Because noone actually accepts Bitcoins, as people tie the prices to the current exchange rate in FIAT money, making it impossible to know how many Bitcoins a certain product is going to cost in a day or even in a few hours. A functional currency is also something you can hold to preserve most of your purchasing power for hours, days, weeks and months. This is not true for Bitcoin, counting since June.

Problem?

More amazingness from the Bitpay guys. Getting tired of all the amazingness.