In my earlier post, I discussed the
different mobile network providers in Romania and the prepaid (pay-as-you-go)
plans they offer. As I did my research I found it quite intriguing, that
nowadays it is possible to top up airtime and credit on your prepaid phone and
pay-as-you-go plans in Romania online. In this article I want to explore the
pros and cons of these online top up sites that operate in Romania.
First of all, I want to explore the reason
why anybody would top up credit online in Romania. First of all,
some people will do it on the go, meaning they will just top up their prepaid credit with a smartphone, when they notice they are running low on credit or airtime. Second, some people might live in an area, in Romania, where the possibility
to top up credit is to far away for it to be convenient or people find it simply more
convenient to top up their credit on their prepaid card online at home. Then
there are many people who live outside of Romania. They are probably the ones
they truly want to use their service to top up credit in Romania online. They
will have relatives, friends or spouses who live in Romania. They have the
possibility to help out their friends and relatives in Romania with a online top up
of credit.
But all that aside, what really counts is
fees and availability, when you top up credit online in Romania. Of course there is always a transaction fee when you top
up prepaid credit online. The industries standard is between 25% and 50% per online credit top up!
