I had that problem quite often at first. I fixed it by modifying the
static variables in the lvl code to cache the credentials more than
one minute.  The code is well documented. Check it out.

On Oct 26, 2:28 pm, Arron <[email protected]> wrote:
> I included the Android Market licensing (LVL) in my application and is
> currently using it to block invalid users.  However users are emailing
> me that they are legit and include proof that they indeed bought the
> application.  In looking at the errors generated during
> authentication, I get something along the line of "failed to reach
> server 505 error" which basically means that the Android Market server
> isn't responding and authenticating the users correctly.
>
> In my personal experience when I encountered this once in my testing
> (I was hoping it was unique but it's not), I had to wait 30 mins
> before it finally worked.  My phone was using wireless and clearly had
> no network issues.  Ultimately the Android Market server is glitchy
> and faulty (which is nothing new) and was just not responding and
> authenticating for around 30 mins.  This leads to an extremely crappy
> experience for my users.
>
> Other than dropping using this licensing scheme, I don't know what
> else to do.  Android market connection is just too faulty for everyday
> usage.
>
> Do other developers have a better experience?  Others using LVL at
> all?  Others with similar experience??

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