Thanks guys, I now have an idea about the whole thing @ Zack, that I can ask them to configure it in SIM card, any idea about Short Code instead? Regards, Mugo On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 11:02 AM, Michael Pedersen <sku@kaal.dk> wrote:
Hi Zack,
As mentioned I agree it's currently the best option - I am just pointing out that it is not without it flaws too, so it is wise to program all sort of failsafe into your code to anticipate it.
The "repeated" messages I am talking about is naturally not the "intended" repeat but when the system does it in error after you have confirmed the first receipt of a message.
I was not aware that you could get a paybill associated with a SIM - the one I have is definitely not connected to one. I have heard about this in relation to "buy goods" accounts but that's a different story. Anyway that is interesting although slightly useless ;-)
.. Michael Pedersen
On 9/24/12 10:26 AM, Zack Githinji wrote:
Safaricom IPN is way better than the Sim Based, its more leliable and easier to intergrate, yes the messages are repeated and this is because the service keeps checking if the receiving server is live for a period of i think 24 hrs, its up to you to set up a primary key on ur db to check and stop repetition..
and yes a paybill number is associated with a sim.... you give safaricom sim cards that they configure to receive mpesa-paybill transactions..
On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 12:45 PM, Michael Pedersen <sku@kaal.dk> wrote:
The IPN API is not without it challenges and reliability issues. i.e. I have seen the same IPN message being repeated, messages being truncated most likely due to it originating from a system working with a SMS char-limit. But I agree it is probably the best options at the moment.
To answer the original question: No a paybill number is not associated with a SIM.
n.b. maybe you can find some useful code in PesaPi you can use for your integration.
.. Michael Pedersen
On 9/21/12 9:58 AM, joe mwirigi wrote:
Nowadays they have an IPN API whichis far better than the SIM terminal.
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