yamakuza:

Will the airtime PIN be sent to their phones by sms, or automatically added to their balance?

The 1st is easy/straightforward, the 2nd is tricky cos not all networks have VTU.

webmpro:

Brother you may need to work hand to hand with two more persons. And i just hope the prize is worth it.

Meanwhile am sure dual core, yawatide, greenmouse will be at your help soon. Please try to contact them if possible by phone thank you and goodluck.

I have a job at hand, the client want to build a website where he can sell recharge cards online, so i thought it going to be an easy one

now my client said he does not want to store Recharge cards on the server that he want a solution like the ATM mobile recharge

ActiveMan:

The fist method will send the PIN by sms to the phone of the buyer, the amount will not be added automatically to the balance of the cllient

Am looking for a way for it to be added automatically to the buyer's account balance

hope you understand

DUAL CORE, YEWATIDE, DTML, and other no let me loss this job oh,  help,

Dual Core:

I strongly doubt the budget is even right seeing as the requirements were changed along the way. The topup method is what reloadng.com uses. There has to be a VTU API that MTN is hiding from the public so you will need to contact MTN for this. This will never work without an API initiating a VTU action.

When you have an API, its piece of cake.

Psuedocode:
Get phone number;
Get amount to credit phone number,
initialise payment gateway
if (payment is successful)
call the vtu api to credit phone number with stated amount
else, throw an exception.

yawa-ti-de:

Never assume any job will be easy.
Sounds like you should have had an agreement for the initial solution or, agree to the new one but sign another MoU of sorts. I say this based on the above quote. At any rate, I am not familiar with atm mobile recharge and so unfortunately, I won't be able to be of any help to you on this. Sorry about that. Hopefully, others will be available.

okeyxyz:

you will need an API from the ATM network operator in order to implement this job.
one ATM mobile recharge i'd seen is where u pay for airtime at the ATM & a recharge voucher is printed out, just like printing your acct balance.

yamakuza:

are you sure that is the way easytopup works?

I know mtn and airtel have vtu, but i cant say the same for glo or any of the cdma networks.

Besides, that method will come with its own challenges. Network congestion can make the credit not load, etc.

Better to sms, email or print the PINs.

doncigalo:

I would suggest you have a look at this mobile recharge website   http://www.mobilerechargeng.com,  they allow their registered users to use their Interswitch Verve Debit Cards to purchase airtime through the website. Heres on outline of the steps:

1. Register for free as a member.
2. Log in to your account
3. You are then redirected to the shopping cart page, here you can update the quantity to purchase, or add extra voucher types.
4. Click Buy Vouchers
5. You then select a payment method, and click make payment.
6. The system then redirects you to a secure interswitch module where you enter your card details and click pay. Please note that there is no extra bank charge, you are only charged for the cost of the voucher.
7. Once completed, your pin will be displayed and a copy sent to your email address.
8. You can load your pin now or send it to a friend.

So it would seem that Interswitch already has an agreement with the mobile networks operators that allows them to purchase airtime straight from the mobile networks operators through its online payment gateway . I would suggest you get in contact with Interswitch to find out more. Also endeavour to ask them whether its possible to send the voucher to the customers mobile phone directly instead of their email or even directly topup the customers mobile phones.

Hope this helps.

yamakuza:

Armed with a gsm modem or compatible Nokia phone, he can actually write his own api for mtn, airtel or any other network that supports vtu; if he knows how.

yamakuza:

i just had a look at Reloadng.com, and they provide for MTN only.

This further affirms that mtn and airtel are the only 2 out of about 10 networks that provide vtu.

From a business perspective, the proposed solution has little merit.

It is part of your job to advise and educate your clients accordingly.

[s]Besides, who has time to buy recharge card online, with the convenience of eTranzact mobile money phone recharge?

Money miss road, IMHO
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