Mobile auto top-up question

meglome

There a number of places mobiles can be topped-up from. Some of these auto top-up the phone by applying the credit directly without the need to receive a code and enter it. Anyone know if the mobile networks have a standard procedure for this that can be hooked in to or can the code be sent to the phone in some way (without a manual entry)?

Any pointers would be appreciated.

Thanks.

smartblaa

If you're with Meteor, when you use the Top-up Direct service you can register a Laser card on the account, and have a Top-up schedule. ie. once a month.
With this, the Top-up is automatically applied without any need for codes.

Is this what you're getting at?

I can't speak for any other networks

Smartblaa

meglome

Well yeah but in the generic sense. So if a third party wanted to set-up a service to do this for each network.

smartblaa

Ah, I see!

Well certain banks allow ATM top-up to all networks.
This would be applied to the mobile phone account straight-away, no codes.

I think the networks probably only allow this kind of code-less top-up from banks.

Banks may offer this service if you got set-up with a Merchant account.
Is it something you want to do which will be web-based or SMS based?

edit: Payzone have all the info you need, note what they say(Pin Printing Versus Direct Interface to Operator), looks like you're looking for the later

http://www.payzone.ie/pages/partners/payzone-products/licensing/migration-road-map.php