If you have ever tried on recharging your pre-paid mobile online you must have come across lots of websites offering you recharge your mobile without taking any extra commission. Infact there are so many services that first timer would get confused. hence I decided to test few services and share my experience.
First, Try with your Mobile phone company
Most Operators directly or with a tie up with bank offers Online recharge facility. I tested Vodafone’s recharge facility which the provide in association with billdesk payment gateway.the services works nicely and my mobile was recharged in few seconds after transaction but the process of recharging is long and takes time – as you have to enter your details everytime you recharge, instead an option to register on site so that all details are saved should be given.Airtel is offering a innovative solution called M-check; which does away which need using a PC. instead you can recharge directly from your mobile, giving users the advantage of mobility.the only limitation is M-check only supports payment via credit card, so this service waste for students who’s talk-time finishes in middle of the night. However the process of recharging is user friendly.
State Owned operator, BSNL has recently launched its own online mobile recharge service for its prepaid customers. Sadly the service seems to be broken, as even after entering a valid mobile number. It report a error that number is not valid. Idea has a Option given on its website but website cried “due to heavy traffic the facility is unavailable” – certainly not a reliable service.
With your Bank or credit card company
I tested recharing via ICICI netbanking service, which is integrated into Netbanking portal. very easy to use and user friendly. the money directly debited from your bank account but sometimes recharge does not happen even though money has been debited from your account.this happens rarely but it does happen. Citi Bank you call up their helpline and request for recharge but it has a limit of 5transaction per month, it feels like using a handicapped service.
Third Party Providers
There are couple of services operated by third party which offer also bill payment,TV recharge(mostly DTH) along with mobile recharge option. the best of the lot are oxicash and rechargeitnow. Oxicash is operated by a Oxigen Services a delhi based company. both services are good but i did find oxicash better as rechargeitnow does not have airtel and bsnl recharge facility. also oxicash always runs some kind of promotion on their services which makes their services attractive. latest they have a Damakha offer in which they are offering free talk time and free sms.
Verdict
Go with Oxicash because it offers a complete e-wallet system for which you don’t even require a credit card, you can simply go to your nearest OxiCash Wallet outlet and purchase the pin. Also it support nearly all mobile operators including Bsnl and Airtel. Customer care is also Good, I called them to report a issue which was resolved within few minutes. And, their promotional offers act like icing on the cake.
This was my view, Please share your experiences?
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Hi Gaurish,
Nice post. Thanks!
I am also eager to know the technology behind this online mobile recharge. How this entire process is working? In simple words, If I would like to develop my own website which provide facility to mobile subscribers to top up their cell phonese then what is the process for this and how should I approach it? Is there any gateway, API or antyhing else available and will be required?
Any help is highly appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
First Question,
Why do you need to have your own website when there are plenty of them already? In recharge business margins are very less and costs are high.
Anyways, here is basic process
* You need to develop a website, hire something. if you can’t do yourself
* Get merchant account for accepting payment online from customers.
* Talk various service providers and make tie-ups
Thanks Gaurish for your response!
Why do you need to have your own website when there are plenty of them already?
Ans : I am a co-founder and operation head at MULTIDOTS a web development center at ahmedabad. One of my client wants to develop such type of application. So I am looking for the solution for this.
Thanks for your help!
Okay, in that case. you need to contact Individual operators or better contact an intermediary for franchise which already has tie-ups and you can get full basket of operators.
One these companies:
http://rmshub.com/franchise.php
Euronet Services India
Hi
this is Sunil Attri, I am a big fan of mobiles phones. I was searching some information about online mobile recharge & refill service providers and found your blog…….
i liked your blog post…..
this is steban
I would like to know how this prepaid works. if need to have a special software or anything like that , and what u really need to have your own bussines.
any comment please
Hello,
You may try http://www.rechargeguru.com they have very good reputation for mobile recharge & dth recharge. They support both paypal.com & Indian bank payment plus ITZ cash card. Try them good. They will you to get value for your money. Best thing that I like they have custom recharge option by using that U can create your own recharge.
Give them a click.
hello,
I am a internet cafe owner and i want to know which service provider is the best
for online recharge of mobile.and if i want to buy a frachise of those what are their
fee structure.as i saw most of them dont provide the list of topups and packages of
service providers but recently i saw rechargeitnow.com .they provide the list of total topups
of particule service operators but it still dont provide the sms packages and other daily
offers launched by various operators . and how is the itz cash company .
please help to choose the best one
Thanks
Naveen
if u want to recharge for all the denminations & to find tariffs visit http://www.ezrecharge.in
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dear sir,
I want to make my own online recharge website can you tell me from where I can get the full support i.e recharge support
Hi Guys, I m really fed up becoz I am not able to find one simple answer to online mobile recharge. Is there a single good website, so that i can recharge my mobile through sms as I am always travelling in India and am always confused about getting mobile recharge. I am really
looking for some great solution before I give Up. Can anyone please recommend me a website vich also recharges my Internet packs.
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Dear sir,
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Regards
Sanjeevi Anandan
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Hey guys nice conversation i am impressed from this site really nice work done by Anil. Thanks for your precious time give to the users who wnat to take free mobile recharge for their mobile phones.