Which I think is great! However, I've been donating $5/month for years and they're still trying to charge me $1.99/month. I feel like supporters should be exempt from the fee.
Signal is doing online backups for $1.99/mo
Which I think is great! However, I've been donating $5/month for years and they're still trying to charge me $1.99/month. I feel like supporters should be exempt from the fee.
19 Comments
Steve@communick.news · 26 pts · 282d
Donations are donations. You knowingly get nothing in return.
No reason not to do both.
infeeeee@lemmy.zip · 19 pts · 282d
Donate $3.01, pay $1.99 for the backup
Steve@communick.news · 2 pts · 282d
Then they're paying for 2 credit card fees.
infeeeee@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 282d
Is it common that you have to pay for that? Card payments are free in my bank
Steve@communick.news · 6 pts · 282d
It's got nothing to do with the banks. All the credit card processors (Visa, Mastercard, etc.) charge fees to retailers. Some times it's a flat amount per charge, other times it's a percentage.
Realy though in this case that might not matter so much, as Google and Apple are in the middle, charging Signal 15-30%.
infeeeee@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 282d
So Signal gets less, but you pay the same, right?
Steve@communick.news · 4 pts · 282d
Yes. I just found out Google and Apple don't take a cut of donations to non-profits. But since this is a subscription for an actual product instead of a donation, it would be subject to their 15-30%. That is most likely the reason they don't just give backup services to donors.
dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 282d
yes, that was the original point - it's worse for Signal, if you're trying to donate, it's better to consolidate transactions
damnthefilibuster@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 282d
What bank is that?
infeeeee@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 282d
Here in all banks card payments are free, as it's included in your monthly plan. But you have to pay for transfer and for cash withdrawal. Mine is just a small a local bank in a European country. But banking is very different here from the US (from your comment history I guess you are from America), e.g. credit cards are rare, everyone have debit cards, cheque payments are non-existent.
JiveTurkey@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 282d
Wouldn't they be paying two fees no matter which way you split the money?
Steve@communick.news · 2 pts · 282d
Yes 2 charges would be 2 fees. But I did forget that Google and Apple are in the middle charging their 15-30%. So that might not matter.
Unrelated@feddit.nl · 2 pts · 282d
Do Apple and Google not have policies in place that don't take a charge on donations?
Steve@communick.news · 3 pts · 282d
I don't know...
Seems they do. But that wouldn't apply to the Backup subscription. That may be the reason they don't just automatically give it to recouring donors.
zdhzm2pgp@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 282d
I'll consider donating if they dump MobileCoin.
basilisa@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 265d
Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org · 1 pts · 281d
Is there a way to pay for the backup without having to use google payment stuff?
bartleby1@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 278d
Woah… free backup of all your text messages? Was not expecting such a generous thing
Psyhackological@lemmy.ml · 0 pts · 282d
Not an option on Molly though
Catalyst_A@lemmy.ml · -1 pts · 282d
Move to the FOSS version of Molly.
Minimac@lemmy.ml · -1 pts · 282d