Given the news from Bill Express today, we have been swamped with calls about alternatives. To help newsagents navigate the eziPass option I have prepared the information below.
EZIPASS, A BILL EXPRESS ALTERNATIVE. Newsagents looking for an alternative to Bill Express are encouraged to consider eziPass. Using eziPass, newsagents can easily sell: Visa Prepaid (BOPO alternative), mobile phone recharge, phonecards, magazine subscriptions, NSW fishing licences, CityLink top up and tourism tickets. eziPass does not currently offer a Bill Payment alternative nor does it offer Optus or Vodafone recharge.
MORE THAN 700 NEWSAGENTS USE EZIPASS. Just eight months old, more than 700 newsagents have signed up with eziPass.
HOW EZIPASS WORKS. eziPass is software which runs on any Windows based computer connected to the Internet and with a thermal receipt printer attached. If a customer asks for, say, a Telstra $30 recharge, you select this from a menu, confirm that this is the product you want and the voucher is printed. As the name says, easy! Because eziPass is PC based, you can run this on as many computers as you wish.
EZIPASS IS FREE. eziPass is free for all newsagents. Tower Systems provides telephone support for free as well.
HOW TO SIGN UP FOR EZIPASS. Go to www.ezipass.com.au and click on retailer sign up. Three are three forms to complete:
- Complete the eziPass sign up form and fax this to 03 9524 8099.
- Complete the SCX Visa Prepaid Signup Pack and fax this to 1300 650 843.
- Complete the Access phonecards Signup Form and fax this to 07 5526 9737.
- Email support@towersystems.com.au and when you have submitted these forms – we will track your applications with each of the companies for you. Please include your business name and contact number in the email.
WHAT HAPPENS ONCE YOU SIGN UP FOR EZIPASS. The various forms are processed and we send you a CD by Express Post. Under separate cover, for security reasons, we send you your password. You can start using eziPass once the three suppliers have processed your applications. This could take up to two weeks. However, we are working with each to fast track applications and get you running ASAP.
RECOMMENDED EFTPOS ARRANGEMENTS. For Eftpos facilities we recommend are those from St.George/Bank SA. Call 1300 768 975, tell them you are a Tower newsagent. If they say you need to be an ANF member, please let me know on 0418 321 338. You do not need to be an ANF member. They may try and sign up for mobile recharge. We recommend against this as it probably involved a long term contract through ePay.
AUSSIE PHONE CARDS – 30% COMMISSION FOR EZIPASS NEWSAGENTS.We have negotiated a 30% commission on Aussie phonecards for eziPass newsagents – this is 50% more than commission on other phonecards. Aussie offers good quality lines and no surcharges. Some cards, for example, have a charge per day regardless of whether you call.
EZIPASS CONTACTS: Technical support: 03 9524 8000 or by email at support@towersystems.com.au. For other queries please call Mark Fletcher on 0418 321 338 or Andrew Halpern 03 9524 8040.
Ezipass is great.
Does anyone know where to purchase prepaid vodaphone from
If you want Optus and Vodafone prepaid call e-pay on 02 8297 2888, they can provide a comprehensive set of products including all mobile networks, calling cards, prepaid Visa and Gift Cards
Mark, eziPass is easy to set up and use. Why it does not have Optus and Vodafone recharge? It is more then half of sale. Any things behind?
Why not try e-pay
http://www.epayaust.com.au
they have Optus and Vodafone
Mark – rather than pushing your own barrow, why don’t you promote e-pay as the true solution to newsagents woes at the moment as opposed to your own solution?
75% of our sales are generated by Optus & Vodafone.
Mark
Mark, Newsagents are getting communication from plenty of suppliers about alternatives. These companies don’t need me to promote them here. Mark Fletcher
i dont believe epay is the true solution. when i spoke to epay a while ago, they said they did not offer eftpos and phone recharge in the 1 terminal eventhough the website says they do. I would also not sign a 3 year contract purely for phone charge supply . I have 2 sites, 1 with tower and 1 without. the 1st one is using ezipass and am using the existing be/anz eftpos. i am holding out till a better intergrated eftpos solution arrives. and my other site is using st george with touch, which i beleive they are the true solution for an average newsagency.
can anyone tell me if ezi pass will work with any thermal printer ive got a posiflex 7000
Adam, The support line is the best place to ask this. The way to test is to install the software and print a test voucher. Mark