Serenade Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Seeing as it's a free payment gateway, does everyone use it? If not, why? I was asked a few questions in the chat support, and there doesn't really seem to be any hidden fees. I know there's the merchant account cost of $10 but it's still cheaper than everything else I've seen. Is there anyone else I should look at? Some times smaller companies have better rates etc. Tell me your thoughts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffeingol Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 We've been using CDGCommerce for years and switched about 6 months ago from Authnet to Quantum. No issues or problems. CDGCommerce is rock sold as far as I'm concerned. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted March 13, 2008 Author Share Posted March 13, 2008 Excellent. This is a little off topic, but what do you guys find is the most commonly used payment method? Paypal, or credit card? (or others) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffeingol Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 I think you are going to find this will vary a lot depending on the hosting you provide. Frank 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAJI26 Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 I have no issues with cdc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted March 13, 2008 Author Share Posted March 13, 2008 I think you are going to find this will vary a lot depending on the hosting you provide. Frank Mostly shared hosting, I don't really have the time nor dedication to run VPS and dedicated servers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACscr Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 CDG is great. I have met a few a of their staff members in person and they very nice and helpful people. Decent rates too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted March 14, 2008 Author Share Posted March 14, 2008 All right then, seems like CDG is the way to go. Thanks guys. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 All right, just found out CDG commerce isn't the way to go. They only accept US businesses. Even though the Canadian / UK market is huge, we're considered high risk. I mean sure, there's endless scams in india but there's hardly a difference here. English is first language etc. I think this is stupid and typical from an american thrived company. So in my honest opinion, CDG commerce is a terrible company. 2CO is a million times better / cheaper (even though you don't get a merchant account). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 CDG is not a "terrible" company just because they don't accept applications from outside of the US. Unfortunately it IS high risk for them work with companies that are not in the same legal system as them. 2CO is *NOT* cheaper in the long run, and like you say, you are not getting a merchant account. I am sure though that there will be some recommendations for other companies if you just ask nicely. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAJI26 Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Well put Brett! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACscr Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 2CO is a horrible company. I would never due business with them. Very shady and charge ridiculously high fees. I dont think you understand how much risk a company like CDG is taking on when accept a merchant. They are 100% liable for all your transactions. That means that if you went under, they would be liable to visa or whoever to refund all of your clients. The only mainstream quality merchant in the UK that i know of is ProTX. But they are a little more expensive. Its funny how you want to say horrible things about a company just because their american, yet your the one that wanted to go with them in the beginning and are upset that you cant use them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
araunah Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 UK UK Hum ? yes the 51st state of the union ? Lol. Just kidding. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted April 2, 2008 Author Share Posted April 2, 2008 Well, their rates are a little more expensive but it's a one time fee compared to $10 a month + other fees. Really depends on how much revenue you're getting I suppose. Also, according to a chat with one of their operators, the high risk thing is somehow 9/11 related? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACscr Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Well, their rates are a little more expensive but it's a one time fee compared to $10 a month + other fees. Really depends on how much revenue you're getting I suppose. Also, according to a chat with one of their operators, the high risk thing is somehow 9/11 related? What are you talking about? Their (2CO) CC processing fees are almost triple that of CDG. Plus CDG came with a lot of extras for the $10. Including a maxmind account. Plus, you dont look like a cheapo company when you use CDG versus 2CO. Plus 2CO will actually try to regulate what you sell and require you to put a 2CO link all your pages. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted April 2, 2008 Author Share Posted April 2, 2008 Well MACscr, as much as I value your opinion and somewhat agree with it, there's not much I can do anyways. No way am I going to pay a huge setup fee at authorize. My options aren't overwhelming. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACscr Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Well MACscr, as much as I value your opinion and somewhat agree with it, there's not much I can do anyways. No way am I going to pay a huge setup fee at authorize. My options aren't overwhelming. You can get an authorize.net account usually for setup fees as low as $50, but the company providing these accounts might still have that US or CA requirement. Not really sure. I would ask you what your actual predicted credit card volume per month would be, so I can give you better advice, but i know forums really arent the place for it. Unfortunately I do think your options are limited since your outside the US. Mainly because the restrictions/taxes that are forced on companies in the EU and such. So their prices are a bit higher. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 You can get an authorize.net account usually for setup fees as low as $50, but the company providing these accounts might still have that US or CA requirement. Not really sure. I would ask you what your actual predicted credit card volume per month would be, so I can give you better advice, but i know forums really arent the place for it. Unfortunately I do think your options are limited since your outside the US. Mainly because the restrictions/taxes that are forced on companies in the EU and such. So their prices are a bit higher. The problem usually is not the fact that you live outside the US, but that you do not have a SSN. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 The problem usually is not the fact that you live outside the US, but that you do not have a SSN. No, not really. I have an SSN, though they're all forcing to be in the US. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACscr Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 No, not really. I have an SSN, though they're all forcing to be in the US. Im confused. Are you a US citizen, but have a company that is not registered in the US? If your a US citizen and have an company registered in the US, then its non issue. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 I do all my business under my brother's name, and he lives in the US. It's blocking my registration though since I have a canadian IP. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAJI26 Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Use a proxy or have your brother do it for you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjdj1999 Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Here is a dumb noob question. I don't see CDGCommerce as an option in the Payment Gateways. How would we use it with WHMCS? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACscr Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Here is a dumb noob question. I don't see CDGCommerce as an option in the Payment Gateways. How would we use it with WHMCS? Its gateway is called Quantum Gateway 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjdj1999 Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Thanks MAC! I have just submitted my app to them and I did see during the app process that it would be Quantum but you had replied before I could get back here to post. I wish WHMCS support was that fast. lol 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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