Google Checkout down?

[pgudge]

Hi all, trying to signup for Google Checkout but, when I go to the page it says.

"Sorry, there seems to be a problem. The service you're looking for is temporarily unavailable. We're working hard to restore your access as soon as possible. Please try again in a few hours. Thanks for your patience."

Been getting this since last night. As anyone had any luck using Checkout?

Thanks

pgudge.

[intelliot]

The first and only time I used Checkout was a few months ago, and it worked without a hitch. My guess is that they're making some changes or are under heavy load, since I'm sure the system is complete by now.

[pgudge]

Thanks, I hope they hurry up, getting too close for deliverys for christmas, and I wanna take advantage of the $10 discount

[sodeep]

Hi,
I have tried to signup to a google checkout account since available for UK but I keep getting this same error . That's sooo annoying, Google support doesn't help at all (clear cache, delete cookies...) They reply with a template even if told them I have tried different times, different places, different computers, same problem.
I have searched on the Inernet but apart from this post I can't find anyone else with the same issue, maybe you can help.

Everytime I try to sign in google checkout to create an account I get this screen:::

Welcome to Google Checkout!

Sign up for a free Google Account in order to use Google Checkout:
A faster, safer and more convenient way to shop online.
Email: *********@gmail.com
Sign in as a different user
Credit card number:
Expiration date: /
CVC: What's this?

Cardholder name:

Google Home | Sign In

Google Accounts
Sorry, there seems to be a problem. The service you're looking for is temporarily unavailable. We're working hard to restore your access as soon as possible. Please try again in a few hours. Thanks for your patience.

©2006 Google - Google Home - Terms of Service - Privacy Policy - Help

I have of course no means to create an account this way !

It seems to be an account related issue since I get the same thing for weeks and from whatever computer I am trying.

Please save my life

[sodeep]

Google Checkout Team to me

Hello,

Thank you for your email. If you are having trouble making a purchase or
creating a Google Checkout account, you may need to clear your browser's
cache or delete your cookies. We've included instructions below. Another
solution would be to try using a different web browsing application.

If you continue to experience this issue after clearing your browser's
cache and cookies, please respond to this email and include the following
information:

- The merchant from which you are attempting to place your order
- The items in your shopping cart (you can provide links to the items)
- The date and time of all attempted purchases
- A sequence of steps to replicate the problem
- The browser and operating system of the machine where this error
occurred
- The frequency of the problem
- A screenshot of the error message (see below for instructions)

Once we have further information from you, we will investigate this issue
further. We appreciate your patience.


CLEARING YOUR BROWSER'S CACHE

To clear your cache in Mozilla Firefox, follow these steps:

1. ...

DELETING YOUR BROWSER'S COOKIES


To clear your cookies in Mozilla Firefox, follow these steps:

1. ...

CREATING A SCREENSHOT

....
Please feel free to reply to this email if you have any additional
questions.

Sincerely,

Joe
The Google Checkout Team

Me to Google

Hello,
Here the info you need to investigate my issue further:
Following your advice I have:
-Cleared my browser cache
-Deleted my cookies
-Tried using different computers to check it was not due to the computer or network: in a cyber café, at work, at a friend's house, from a different country (UK,France), using IE 7, Opera 9
-Tried over a period of 4 weeks
>Result: exact same issue

Info you requested:
- The merchant from which you are attempting to place your order
I am not attempting a purchase, I am wanting to sign up for a google checkout account, therefore I come from this website:
https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=sierra&continue=https%3A%2F%2 Fcheckout.google.com%2F%3Fupgrade%3Dtrue&nui=1&ltm pl=v2_SmB_ltlv_1_0
- The items in your shopping cart (you can provide links to the items)
No items are in my shopping cart because I don't even have an account yet
- The date and time of all attempted purchases
No attempted purchases but rather dates I tried to setup an account: yesterday around 14.00 GMT, but I did try for the past 4 weeks from different locations and times of the day.
- A sequence of steps to replicate the problem
1-go on Google Checkout website:https://www.google.com/accounts/Serv...2_SmB_ltlv_1_0
2-type in my Google account name (*****) and password then click on "Sign in"
3-the page to enter credit card details appear with error message at the bottom (screenshot attached). I cannot register my card and cannot do any other step of the registration process
- The browser and operating system of the machine where this error
occurred
The one I am currently using at Work (even if also tried from various platforms and locations)
Windows XP Pro 2002 SP2
Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 sp2
- The frequency of the problem
Everytime a sign up is attempted
- A screenshot of the error message (see below for instructions)
See attachement

This in my opinion is due to an account problem, not the platform I am using.
Thank you for your help.
SoDeep

[sodeep]

Thank you for your email. We've investigated your situation and determined
that you may be receiving this error because you are logged in while
trying to create a Google Checkout account. You may want to try logging
out and then creating your account.

Additionally, you may want to try signing up with Google Checkout using a
different email login name.

For general program or account questions, please review our Help Center at
http://checkout.google.com/support.


Please feel free to reply to this email if you have any additional
questions.

Sincerely,

Joe
The Google Checkout Team

[ndoen]

Sorry...
What is Google Checkout? and what for?

[leftybogs]

well i think most of the google services are going to have some changes... ive noticed it when this year come...
and its very interesting...