Top-up your phone from your online bank

OneVu, which provides online bill payments for the UK, says it's preparing to launch mobile phone top-up facility available for internet bank users. The service is expected to be available from Spring 2009. [Press release]

Vodafone top-up boycott ends

The organiser of a campaign to boycott Vodafone after the network cut the amount of commission it paid for top-ups has ended his protest. Kevin Hunt said he was disappointed he hadn't managed to change Vodafone's opinion but he didn't want to continue inconveniencing his customers. He said some retailers were considering a surcharge for Vodafone top-ups but his business wouldn't be charging any extra. [Source: Mobile News]

Top-up commission cuts expected from all UK networks

The National Federation of Retail Newsagents says Vodafone's decision to cut prepay TopUp commission by 1% will probably lead other UK networks to do the same - much as we'd predicted in this week's podcast. [Source: Mobile News]

Shopkeepers boycotting Vodafone top-ups

Almost 3,500 shopkeepers in the UK have said they'll temporarily stop selling Vodafone TopUps for prepay customers because the company is cutting commission payments by 1% to 5.5% from August. Nick Birtwistle, Head of Channel Partners at Vodafone UK, has responded to feedback from retailers by promising there'll be no further cuts for at least two years. [Source: Telegraph.co.uk]