Major Additions - Mobile Phone SMS Plugin v1.1.3 (Subscriptions via SMS) Updated

Mobile Phone SMS Plugin is a product that integrates vbulletin with the MobileBill Reverse SMS Billing Solutions. Registration is free but use of service is billable. (Works the same way as Paypal, except payment is taken from your members Mobile Phones, no credit cards needed).

Please Note: This service is currently open to the UK mobile phone networks, we will be introducing the rest of the world very soon.

Version
Latest Version: v1.1.3

Summary

MobileBill allows you to charge your members for accessing a restricted forum, by billing them monthly via their mobile phone (The money is taken from their phone credit or added to their monthly bill). This plugin is free to install, with no time limits.

1) Download and install this plugin (instructions below)
2) Signup for a FREE SMS account www.mobilebill.net
3) Configure the plugin in your vBulletin Admin Area
4) Create a new private forum that only the VIP members usergroup has access to
5) Add the sms signup link to any page on your forum and your good to go!

vBulletin Installation Instructions

1) Upload the files in the ZIP to your forum FTP
2) Import XML file (as product): AdminCP > Plugin System > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product]
3) To set options: Go to: AdminCP > vBulletin Options > MobileBill SMS > Settings

Supported Mobile Phone Networks



Key features of Mobilebill vBulletin SMS Plugin

• FREE to setup & download (Less than 16Kb!)
• Very easy to install (Only 6 Files to Upload!)
• Configures in minutes (via the vBulletin Admin)
• Within 10mins you can be earning revenue
• 24/7 Support
• Easy to use Members Area
• Create as many campaigns as you require (for multiple forums!)
• Access reports and stats
• Turn your forum into a money making tool

Whats the catch? Why's it Free to setup?

Because we work like Paypal.......You can charge your forum members either ?1.50, ?3.00, ?6.00 per week or per month and Mobilebill takes a small cut of this revenue, which means, setup is free! and no monthly fee that you pay out of your own pocket!



As you can see, YOU get the biggest cut of the payment, with the mobile phone operators taking their costs and Mobilebill taking the least amount of the revenue share. We have one of the best payout rates in the business!

How does it work?

You may have some audio, video, tutorials, photos, litterature or simply a private area of your forum that you can offer to your members as an additional bonus for them signing up as a VIP Member.

Because they will be upgraded to a VIP usergroup, you can give that usergroup extra privileges such as bigger private message capacity, different colour user titles, bigger avator/profile pictures, you could remove advertising banners just for that usergroup....

Your members then decide if they want to upgrade, so they text to our SMS Number (78889), our server then authorises and takes payment from their mobile phone. Once verified, our server sends your member a text message with a password in, they must then enter that password in the sms signup page on your forum (Supplied by us).

Our server then verify's this once more, before sending back a success request to your forum, which then in turn, upgrades their usergroup to the VIP usergroup.

Your members then have instant access to your premium content & private forum, and within minutes you have earned either ?1.50, ?3.00 or ?6.00 from that member, and it continues to bill their mobile phone, every week or month, untill they text STOP to 78889.

We have a strict policy against scammers, and we ban such people from our network. We expect all members to adhere to strict rules and we insist on our customers displaying info on how your members can cancel at any time.

Your members are sent these instuctions via text on how to cancel when they sign up, so everything is crystal clear from the start.

When the next payment is due from your member, our server will automatically take the next payment off their mobile phone.

If they have no credit left our server will notify your forum, which it will then downgrade their usergroup back to the one it was before it was upgraded.

Its a fully automated system from start to finish. And all you've got to do, is worry about keeping the premium content up-to-date, giving them a reason to stay signed up as a VIP member.

Example of LIVE Signup Page

This page is 100% customisable, you can quickly edit the text in the vbulletin admin, or you can edit the whole template from the Templates & Styles in the admin.

http://reversesms.net/sms_signup.php

[mobilebill]

Originally Posted by uk-sims.com

i cant get the Configure the plugin in my vBulletin Admin Area can any1 help just pm me

Hi there,
Please log into the mobilebill.net website and click on support, where you may open a ticket for us to help you

Thanks!

[Goomzee]

i am from pakistan can i use this feature with pakistani Telecom Services

[mobilebill]

Just another suggestion, why not make another modification so that users can buy points for a forum using sms, it's just an idea and could make your mobile bill company even more money.

Yes thanks for the suggestion, we will create that as our next plugin. At the minute we are focusing on launching this plugin and any bugs that occur.

i am from pakistan can i use this feature with pakistani Telecom Services

Not at the present moment in time. We will be opening up to the rest of the world in the next few months however.

For everyone experiencing problems, please add us to msn for support.

support@mobilebill.net

Due to the large amount of people on our support list, expect a short delay in answering your request.

Thanks.

[lisss001]

Your idea is so kool This mod rocks.

[mhmd1983]

Originally Posted by mobilebill

Answers to Questions:

Can I sign up still if I live in Australia?
Yes you can still signup no matter what country you're from, just for the time being, you can only bill customers from the UK.

so it doesn't work in my country yet .. but we'll wait

[mobilebill]

mhmd1983: We are launching the UK market first, but opening up to other markets. Australia is high on our list.

[Goomzee]

Originally Posted by Goomzee

i am from pakistan can i use this feature with pakistani Telecom Services

please replay my above post

[koolasia]

this is good but untill this is made world wide i wont use it

[mobilebill]

please replay my above post

Hi Goomzee,

We did reply to your post, please read post number 23 above.

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It appears there was a typo in the first initial release (version 1.0)

The plugin has been updated, so please uninstall the product in your admin, and download & re-install this new version 1.1


Thanks
MobileBill

[Dannyloski]

Seems like a really cool mod, just curious as to how high in your list is the United States Market?