Why does PayPal give a Timeout error?
PayPal for security reasons sets what is called a “session cookie” which tells PayPal how long you have been on that page for. If you have been on that page for longer than 5 minutes it will error as you have taken longer than is reasonable to complete payment. This is for security reasons. If you complete your payment in less than 5 minutes and it still errors then this is because you are blocking session cookies on your computer. This may be done by one of 3 ways: • Browser security settings • Security software such as Norton Security • Firewall either corporate or local Nothing can really be done about corporate firewalls unfortunately. However explore security settings if you have some security software on your system look for session cookie settings. In Internet Explorer you can check your settings via Tools, Internet Options, and the Privacy Tab, in Firefox you can check your settings via Tools, Options, and the Cookies Tab.
