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SMS for electricity

Local >mobile commerce company Swap Mobile has unveiled its mobile prepaid electricity voucher service that enables users to buy electricity vouchers directly from their cellphones.

According to the company, the electricity voucher service adds an exciting and practical new function to Swap Wallet, a payment tool already available on all South African cellphones.

 

Users need to register to get a free Swap Wallet account, before they can make use of the new electricity payment service, says Swap Mobile.

The mobile company maintains that any cellphone user can activate and use the Swap Wallet payment method, as it supports all cellphone makes and models and is available on any network.

Once registered, electricity purchases are simple, according to the company. Users dial *130*1313# and follows menu prompts to purchase electricity to the value of their choice with payment made from the Wallet, or from a linked credit card if the linking option has been taken.

The Swap solution, says the company, eliminates the concern of late payments, as vouchers are delivered by SMS directly to the cellphone, anywhere in the country, 24 hours a day.

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Whatever said:

Don't see the point
Why would anybody want to use SWAP - this service is available from all the major banks.

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June 25, 2009 Votes: -1

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