Spareroom.co.uk uses ImpulsePay to Launch New Mobile Purchasing Access
Get a head start to the newest Early Bird ads on your mobile phone
London, 21st September 2010: Spareroom.co.uk,
the UK's most popular flat and house share website, has launched a
new mobile purchasing option for people who wish to access the website
on their mobile phones. Using ImpulsePay's (www.impulsepay.com) mobile
purchasing service, mobile users can pay for access to 'Early Bird'
ads on Spareroom.co.uk and get a head start on finding their next
room.
Thanks to ImpulsePay's implementation of Payforit, it takes just one
click for Spareroom.co.uk's mobile users to purchase access to 'Early
Bird' ads on their mobile phone. The cost, which is taken directly
from the user's mobile phone bill or available credit, is just £3
for 24 hours access or £10 for 10 days access.
"Thousands of users already choose to access Spareroom via their phones,
now they can also receive the most up-to-date ads, by purchasing Early
Bird access on their mobiles," said Rupert Hunt, MD and founder of
Spareroom.co.uk. "The ImpulsePay solution is a very simple and clear
way for our users to pay, and as it utilises Payforit we know that
anyone in the UK can use it."
Spareroom.co.uk has more than 60% of the UK's specialist flatshare
market and is free to both list your flat and to search, although
paid for services such as Early Bird and bold listings are also provided.
ImpulsePay provides a mobile purchasing solution to all online content
owners or service providers. By using Payforit, the service backed
by all the UK's mobile operators, ImpulsePay provides an alternative
option to Premium SMS or credit card payments.
"By introducing a mobile purchasing solution Spareroom.co.uk has provided
more choice for its users and at the same time created more revenue
opportunities," said Paul Paterson, Operations Director of ImpulsePay.
"We are seeing more and more content owners and service providers
that want to increase the range of purchasing options and offer a
solution that can be accessed by nearly every adult in the UK – mobile
purchasing."
ImpulsePay's mobile purchasing solution allows users purchasing from
a mobile website to complete the whole transaction with a single-click.
While consumers that are using the service online just need to complete
a simple 3-step process. This involves entering their mobile number
online, receiving an SMS containing a PIN code and then entering that
code online.
ImpulsePay was recently awarded with a Global Messaging Award for
the best Messaging Application: Business for its mobile purchasing
solution.
About Spareroom.co.uk
Spareroom.co.uk was launched in 2004 as a national version of intoLondon.com, the first flatshare site in London. Launched in 1999, intoLondon was inspired by the founder, Rupert Hunt's struggle to find accommodation when he first moved to London. Since then the SpareRoom network has grown and now has more than 1.5 million registered users.
