so i had a really weird experience yesterday when i tried to topup a family member's prepaid online for the 1st time:
despite visiting a dozen different sites - they all had one flaw
requiring login / registration before paying!
is there no site that allows you to simply pay without providing any email address?
the goal is to replicate the offline mode where you can go to any shop, provide the number and pay
no password / name required ...
the built in password for all credit cards is already enough security / authentication
also many of the sites require you to mention the operator and circle
there was one that automatically detected this based on the number which is best
it can always be a default that the customer can change if incorrect
finally many sites provided a text listing of the various denominations that you have to type in manually
some would not provide refund if you wrote an invalid amount!
why not just make this a drop down list so there is no chance of human error / typo?
others charged fees instead of being free
and a few even charged in US$ so there was a big difference in exchange rates of 10-20%
i just want a free site in INR without any additional data other than phone and amount
apparently this is very rare!
anyone else have this issue yet?