Owning an IPhone or any apple devices sometimes hinder users to access it’s full potential. For the reason that not everyone who owns one has a credit card, which is the only means one can buy apps and other add–on services offered by Apple.
Smart sees the opportunity to offer another world-first service to give a solution to this problem. Subscribers of Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) can now add to their monthly bill or use load credits to pay for App Store and iTunes purchases.
Dubbed “Pay-With-Mobile,” the new service eliminates the need for a credit card to get paid content and make in-app purchases through the App Store and iTunes, which has long been a barrier for many Philippine users in maximizing the full potential of their Apple devices.
The service works by giving subscribers the ability to sign up for a Pay-With-Mobile number, which they can use exclusively with their iTunes accounts. All app downloads, in-app purchases, and digital content bought using Pay-With-Mobile will be deducted from users’ prepaid load, or charged on top of their monthly postpaid bills.
How to Use Smart’s Pay-With-Mobile Service
To get started, users only need to register by texting REG to 4949. After texting, they will receive their Pay-With-Mobile number and other pertinent account details. Once ready, users can go to the Apple ID Account Settings page on iTunes or the App Store, select “MasterCard” as their payment option, and enter the number and other details on their corresponding fields.
Once the card number is associated with the account, users can already purchase all the apps, games, movies and music on their phones, as well as make in-app purchases within “freemium” apps. For every successful transaction, subscribers will receive an SMS notification to inform them of the purchase. (A 15% premium will be charged on top of the published App Store and iTunes rates to account for VAT (value-added tax) and foreign exchange rate difference in dollars. Will soon be available to Sun Cellular subscribers.)
Pay-With-Mobile Service will begin rolling out on February 16, with full availability by February 18 and is available for Philippine use only.
To know more about how to use Smart’s Pay-With-Mobile service as well as the various things you can do with it, visit smart.com.ph/paywithmobile.
