International Mobile Top Up Presentation from iPayStation

In following with the previous post I came across another company who is doing this type of service. This presentation is by iPayStation on their international mobile top up business.

International Mobile Top Up Presentation From The Prepaid Press Expo Aug 20 2009

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C&W Lime Phones Now Rechargeable Through US Western Union Locations

C&W Lime mobile phone throughout the Caribbean can now be topped up at authorized Western Union locations in the United States. A patron with family and/or friends in the Lime Caribbean countries now can top up their friends and/or families Lime mobile phones just like they were wiring them money.

The process goes through MoreMagic Solutions IRR Global Hub, and is initiated just like a Western Union MoneyGram transfer, with a customer filling in the paper work with desired money amount and mobile phone number of the person's phone whom they wish to recharge. Once the funds are deposited to the account, the Lime subscriber receives an SMS message notifying them of the top up transaction.

This solution seems to be coming to market at just the right time since the poor economy is hitting quite hard in the Caribbean region (mostly due to the large decline in tourism revenues).

Individuals in the US can also purchase Lime top-up services online at https://www.etopuponline.com/lime/

Turbo Talk Calling Card from STI

Somewhat of a cheesy commercial but you can't beat the combination of a good looking girl and a fast motorcycle.

Total Call International Settles Class Action Lawsuit

Total Call International announced last week that they had reached a settlement in the class action lawsuit recently brought against them by plaintiffs nationwide. The class action suit alleged that Total Call International sold prepaid phone cards without properly disclosing all of the fees and charges on their products. While Total Call admits to no wrongdoings they have agreed to the settlement to keep from having to pay further dollars in legal fees defending this mater.

While the settlement is not completely finalized yet (still requires court approval), it will give any customer who purchased a card from them between January 1st 1999 to July 28th 2009 a replacement pin valued at $0.50 to customers calling domestically (with a $0.10 a minute rate) or a pin valued at $0.25 to those calling internationally (with an undisclosed rate).

To qualify to receive a replacement pin, customers must submit a PIN number from an eligible Total Call International calling card or submit a notarized, written statement declaring that they were the purchaser of an eligible Total Call International calling card. Seems like a big process to get a $.50 PIN especially if you don't still have the pin from one of your cards in the past!

For customers to file a claim they should visit Total Call's website at http://www.totalcallusa.com/news

Just one interesting point of note, the law firm that orchestrated this whole class action lawsuit is Freed & Weiss LLC, the same one that brought the class action suit against Locus Telecommunication last year.