Add-On Releases - OnVerify Phone Verification

This plug-in verifies each paid subscription before the actual payment with automated phone calls. The verification is done just before the redirection to the payment processor.

In order to install and setup the plug-in, follow these steps:

1. Download the plug in files, extract them to a folder
2. Move upload directory contents to VB DocumentRoot
3. From VB Admin, import product-onverify_phone_verify.xml from Plugin & Products -> Manage Products -> Add/Import Product
4. Open an account at onverify.com (Setup is free, but in order to use verifications account needs to be in positive balance)
5. Get userid and apipass from My Profile tab at onverify.com
6. Edit or add template according to your needs (you can adjust the wording in the verification)
7. Go back to VB Admin, set options from VBulletin Options -> OnVerify Phone Verification Options

This plug-in works for the Paid Subscriptions.

In options you have option to verify each sale or verify once per user.

Details & Demo are available at http://vb.onverify.com/

Each verification is billed when the call is answered. The complete list of rates is available at http://www.onverify.com/phone-verification-rates

This is the first version of OnVerify.com's contribution to VBulletin community, we are open to suggestions, comments and requests related with Phone & SMS Verification. Fill free to comment or ask.

About OnVerify.com

OnVerify.com provides automated phone verification service to reduce fraud and get tracable phone numbers. Phone Verification helps all types of online business, from multi-million companies to single person web business.

Fraud, Scam, Unauthorized Access, Anonymous Access are the common issues in online business today. All sizes of web business suffer loss due to these reasons, and Phone Verification by OnVerify.com helps to combat and solve these problems.

With a very competitive price structure, OnVerify only bills for the answered calls. All verifications can be customized over web interface, or on the fly when the automatic call is generated. Verification call flow is 100% customizable

OnVerify.com has got multi-language Text to Speech; you don?t have to upload wav files, just you need to enter the text, rest is handled by OnVerify.com. Still you have option to upload your prerecorded wav files.

OnVerify.com supports all types of phone numbers and works worldwide.
Several types of Phone Verifications supported:

Standard Phone Verification: PIN is announced on the phone, entered on the web site
Reverse Phone Verification: PIN is displayed on the web site, entered on the phone
Call in Phone Verification: Customer calls from registered phone number to get the PIN to enter on the web site
Call in Reverse Phone Verification: Customer calls from registered phone number to enter the PIN displayed on web site
SMS Verification. Rather than a phone call, text message is sent to mobile phone
In all phone verifications, OnVerify.com provides phone type information and geolocation to the phone number to further check.

Staff Note: While registration is free, be aware that you will be charged for verification calls.
The Rate list is at http://www.onverify.com/phone-verification-rates

[FreshFroot]

wow this looks like it could help stop a lot of scam at sites like DP, WHT etc..

Nice work, I hope people start looking into this solution!

[cynthetiq]

Very interesting.

I would be interested in this as a verification for community members. Is the phone number saved in VB or is it something that Onverify hosts and keeps?

I would also like to see this as verification for community members that it autopromotes them to VERIFIED user or allows them access without the need for payment as an option AND additionally also hooked in for payments.

[onverify]

Sure we can add this property. Actually the plug in is modelled as to be working for any form on vbulletin. At which step you will need verification of community members? On registration, as an upgrade option?

Phone number is saved in user table, this plug in adds following columns to user table:
ov_verified, ov_pincode, ov_phone, ov_calls

phone number is stored at ov_phone column.

[Hornstar]

Nice to see this included with vbulletin.

I have several Paid Subscriptions. Of course I would not want to use this on some of my cheap $3.95 a month subscriptions as some calls might cost me nearly that eg. Australia up to $2.09 per call

However it would be useful for longer length subscriptions such as a yearly $99 one or another subscription that would be worth it.

So it is possible to select which subscriptions to use this with? if not please add.

[Paul M]

I have updated your description slightly to comply with our rules. Ive also added a note to make it clear to members that charges will apply if they use this service.

[TNCclubman]

thanks paul, i was about to ask. Looks like you have to pay everytime it authenticates someone.

[FreshFroot]

Originally Posted by TNCclubman

thanks paul, i was about to ask. Looks like you have to pay everytime it authenticates someone.

Wait is that because of the software or because of the telephone provider?

Because I get free calls worldwide with my telephone provider

[onverify]

You are right, I left your update, also added the rate list link to clarify.

Originally Posted by Paul M

I have updated your description slightly to comply with our rules. Ive also added a note to make it clear to members that charges will apply if they use this service.

[onverify]

Thank you for the feedback. To explain the costs to Australia, here is the list

Australia 61 0.06
Australia-Canberra 61261 0.06
Australia-Cocos&Christmas Isla 16777215 0.06
Australia-Melbourne 6138 0.05
Australia-Mobile 6114 0.46
Australia-Shared Cost 6113 0.06
Australia-Sydney 6128 0.05
Australian Ex Territories 672 2.09
Australian Ex-Norfolk 6723 2.09


2.09 is only valid for Austalian Ex-Norfolk and Ex Territories. Otherwise it's 0.06-0.46

You have the option to block the calls that cost higher than your threshold from onverify.com. Also you can block per prefix or per phone type.

But we also started to work on your suggestion, ability to mark a subscription to be verified (or no verification)

Originally Posted by Hornstar

Nice to see this included with vbulletin.

I have several Paid Subscriptions. Of course I would not want to use this on some of my cheap $3.95 a month subscriptions as some calls might cost me nearly that eg. Australia up to $2.09 per call

However it would be useful for longer length subscriptions such as a yearly $99 one or another subscription that would be worth it.

So it is possible to select which subscriptions to use this with? if not please add.