paybox, Zahl's mit dem Handy, is an austrian service.

There are three possible ways to use paybox:

Buying on the internet

• Fill your cart at one of the accepted partners
• Click the paybox-Logo to buy
• Type in the registered paybox phone number respectively your chosen number
• paybox calls you on your mobile and tells you the amount and the receiver of the amount
• You authorise the payment by typing your paybox PIN and confirm it with the #-button.

Buying in real life

• Tell the salesperson your egistered paybox phone number respectively your chosen number
• The salesperson transmits your number and the amount to paybox
• paybox calls you on your mobile and tells you the amount and the receiver
• You authorise the payment by typing your paybox PIN and confirm it with the #-button.

Pay directly with your mobile phone

• Your are buying via SMS or WAP
• paybox calls you on your mobile and tells you the amount and the receiver
• You authorise the payment by typing your paybox PIN

I am wondering how successful this service is and if it incites the telcos to further the payment via mobile. Still the three different payment solutions do not fully convince me as there is a phone call in-between.