Comments on: Keep Track of Bills with BillQ http://www.solutionwatch.com/458/keep-track-of-bills-with-billq/ Solution Watch surveys the bleeding-edge of the productivity world, reviewing and providing in-depth walkthroughs of today's best services all day and every day. Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:03:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Hector http://www.solutionwatch.com/458/keep-track-of-bills-with-billq/comment-page-1/#comment-301867 Hector Fri, 03 Aug 2007 04:07:06 +0000 http://www.solutionwatch.com/458/keep-track-of-bills-with-billq/#comment-301867 BillQ is a wonerful idea, but the application fails most of the time. I tried it on FireFox and IE and it freezes half the time. Especially when I am adding a new bill or updating one. It takes about 15 seconds once I click the "Add" button after I have entered all the info. I have also experience Rails error. I don't think the problem is with Ruby On Rails, but the server processing the information. I'm a developer myself and I know that posting small info such as a new bill should not take that long. I hope this is resolved because I like it. BillQ is a wonerful idea, but the application fails most of the time. I tried it on FireFox and IE and it freezes half the time. Especially when I am adding a new bill or updating one. It takes about 15 seconds once I click the “Add” button after I have entered all the info. I have also experience Rails error. I don’t think the problem is with Ruby On Rails, but the server processing the information. I’m a developer myself and I know that posting small info such as a new bill should not take that long. I hope this is resolved because I like it.

]]> By: Kevin P http://www.solutionwatch.com/458/keep-track-of-bills-with-billq/comment-page-1/#comment-26406 Kevin P Tue, 26 Sep 2006 14:03:18 +0000 http://www.solutionwatch.com/458/keep-track-of-bills-with-billq/#comment-26406 excellent application. I've been enjoying the SMS messages, especially since billQ allowed the SMS to be sent on a time of my discretion. excellent application. I’ve been enjoying the SMS messages, especially since billQ allowed the SMS to be sent on a time of my discretion.

]]> By: Abhishek http://www.solutionwatch.com/458/keep-track-of-bills-with-billq/comment-page-1/#comment-8654 Abhishek Thu, 13 Jul 2006 04:21:58 +0000 http://www.solutionwatch.com/458/keep-track-of-bills-with-billq/#comment-8654 Nick, Just dont forget to send my 10% ;-) Abhishek Nick,

Just dont forget to send my 10% ;-)

Abhishek

]]> By: Nick http://www.solutionwatch.com/458/keep-track-of-bills-with-billq/comment-page-1/#comment-8610 Nick Tue, 11 Jul 2006 16:18:23 +0000 http://www.solutionwatch.com/458/keep-track-of-bills-with-billq/#comment-8610 Interesting Idea Abhishek. While we definetly agree bank integration is ideal, maybe some form of PayPal or Credit Card process would be helpful. We'll continue to think about it as we improve billQ. Thanks again for the suggestions. Interesting Idea Abhishek. While we definetly agree bank integration is ideal, maybe some form of PayPal or Credit Card process would be helpful. We’ll continue to think about it as we improve billQ. Thanks again for the suggestions.

]]> By: Abhishek http://www.solutionwatch.com/458/keep-track-of-bills-with-billq/comment-page-1/#comment-8571 Abhishek Tue, 11 Jul 2006 01:39:33 +0000 http://www.solutionwatch.com/458/keep-track-of-bills-with-billq/#comment-8571 Nick, I am sure you guys are aggressively thinking of this. How about enabling payments via PayPal instead of integrating with Banks. Also banks may not be interested in hooking up with you as at some level you compete with part of their offering. I am sure you can enable PayPal or credit card payment of bills. These payments can result in you electronically submitting the money to the merchant or mailing a physical check. Abhishek Nick,

I am sure you guys are aggressively thinking of this. How about enabling payments via PayPal instead of integrating with Banks. Also banks may not be interested in hooking up with you as at some level you compete with part of their offering.

I am sure you can enable PayPal or credit card payment of bills. These payments can result in you electronically submitting the money to the merchant or mailing a physical check.

Abhishek

]]> By: Nick http://www.solutionwatch.com/458/keep-track-of-bills-with-billq/comment-page-1/#comment-8560 Nick Mon, 10 Jul 2006 19:56:34 +0000 http://www.solutionwatch.com/458/keep-track-of-bills-with-billq/#comment-8560 Hey Abhishek, Thanks for the comment. Right now, bill payment is a completely different animal for us. We would have to get banks to open up their service and allow us to integrate. Not to mention how many banks this would have to happen with. While this has definetly something that we have talked about, it isn't plausible right now. We do have some other plans to expand this app into more of a personal finance suite, so billQ is just the tip of the iceberg. We hope you stay tuned. Hey Abhishek,

Thanks for the comment. Right now, bill payment is a completely different animal for us. We would have to get banks to open up their service and allow us to integrate. Not to mention how many banks this would have to happen with.

While this has definetly something that we have talked about, it isn’t plausible right now. We do have some other plans to expand this app into more of a personal finance suite, so billQ is just the tip of the iceberg. We hope you stay tuned.

]]> By: Abhishek http://www.solutionwatch.com/458/keep-track-of-bills-with-billq/comment-page-1/#comment-8509 Abhishek Sun, 09 Jul 2006 13:33:58 +0000 http://www.solutionwatch.com/458/keep-track-of-bills-with-billq/#comment-8509 I signed up for this hoping the service would also let me pay my bills online. Alas it was only a reminder service. Now I am thinking as why I would use this service ever. Bank of America and Wells Fargo do a great job of bill tracking and payment online. They have great notifications and e-bills cpability. I just dont know why anyone would use this if they have a checking account with any of these banks. I seriously recommend adding the bill payment feature. Abhishek I signed up for this hoping the service would also let me pay my bills online. Alas it was only a reminder service.

Now I am thinking as why I would use this service ever. Bank of America and Wells Fargo do a great job of bill tracking and payment online. They have great notifications and e-bills cpability.

I just dont know why anyone would use this if they have a checking account with any of these banks.

I seriously recommend adding the bill payment feature.

Abhishek

]]> By: Greg http://www.solutionwatch.com/458/keep-track-of-bills-with-billq/comment-page-1/#comment-8377 Greg Wed, 05 Jul 2006 19:05:34 +0000 http://www.solutionwatch.com/458/keep-track-of-bills-with-billq/#comment-8377 Just do yourself a favor and use Paytrust, and you'll never have to worry about when to pay bills. Yes it costs money, but the time, postage and late fee avoidance more than makes up for it. Plus even your paper bills can be automatically paid. Just do yourself a favor and use Paytrust, and you’ll never have to worry about when to pay bills. Yes it costs money, but the time, postage and late fee avoidance more than makes up for it. Plus even your paper bills can be automatically paid.

]]> By: Never forget your bills again http://www.solutionwatch.com/458/keep-track-of-bills-with-billq/comment-page-1/#comment-8369 Never forget your bills again Wed, 05 Jul 2006 16:41:09 +0000 http://www.solutionwatch.com/458/keep-track-of-bills-with-billq/#comment-8369 [...] Update: Brian Benzinger at Solution Watch just did one of his step by step review of BillQ. [...] [...] Update: Brian Benzinger at Solution Watch just did one of his step by step review of BillQ. [...]

]]> By: Zack http://www.solutionwatch.com/458/keep-track-of-bills-with-billq/comment-page-1/#comment-8366 Zack Wed, 05 Jul 2006 15:54:12 +0000 http://www.solutionwatch.com/458/keep-track-of-bills-with-billq/#comment-8366 Hey Rob, Sorry that billQ doesn't support alternate currencies right now. For version 1.0 we wanted to just get the service out there, and being that over 80% of our audience uses $, that was all we decided to support at that time. But, we are actually going to be making a major update (which will include this feature plus much much more) to billQ in the coming week. Hopefully the updates will be more helpful. Hey Rob,

Sorry that billQ doesn’t support alternate currencies right now. For version 1.0 we wanted to just get the service out there, and being that over 80% of our audience uses $, that was all we decided to support at that time. But, we are actually going to be making a major update (which will include this feature plus much much more) to billQ in the coming week. Hopefully the updates will be more helpful.

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