iLoad - Load Vendo Machine
Published on 29 Jun 2006 at 6:18 am.
37 Comments.
Filed under Mobile, Edong's Dreams.
There’s a vendo machine at the Shaw Blvd MRT station that allows users to load any pre-paid cellphone.
They call the vending machine “iLoad”. It’s has a touch screen, full-color monitor. It has a slot to accept paper bills and coins, similar to the vendo coke machines. I’m not sure if it dispenses change, but it probably does.
I tried out the vending machine, and it’s rather intuitive. You select the type of cellphone load you need (Smart, Globe, Sun), select the amount, enter the cellphone number of the recipient.
After entering the cellphone number, there’s a little delay. I initially got the impression the system verifies whether the cellphone number exists or whether it matches the prepaid card chosen. But after entering a couple of random cellphone numbers, I’m rather convinced that there’s no verification involved at this stage.
After getting the cellphone load info, the machine asks for your money. I don’t own a pre-paid cellphone. So I never really tried entering any money. But the paper bill slot is very similar to those in softdrink vendo machines.
What can we do with these vendo machines? How can they be improved?
First thing that comes to mind: these machines could be extended to load G-Cash or Smart Money. This gives m-commerce an additional way of bringing in m-cuurency into the mobile commerce network.
There is maintenance involved for these machines. Somebody needs to retrieve the cash in these machines every so often.
Nice gadget to have. I’m sure it can make the revenues needed to keep it running. But nothing spectacular yet. Let’s see how this vendo machine will evolve. I’m looking forward to this vendo machine catering to many more pre-paid products in the future.
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jepoy on 1 Jul 2006 at 12:46 am: 1
that was exactly the concept of my first thesis proposal few years back… A touch screen, computer connects to a server that has a database of pin numbers (hindi pa ata uso autoload nun), and prints the e-pins on paper, etc.
our professor rejected it…
“mahal touchscreen… mahal sensor to accept paper bills… kaya nyo bang i-program yan sa visual?? eh comp eng’g kayo.. mahal program license ng visual… kaya nyo ba tapusin in 6 months? yada yada yada pweh!”
So my friend and I ended up with a cheap mpu-based portable massage vest. hahahaha!
ka edong on 1 Jul 2006 at 10:55 am: 2
kaibigang jepoy!
What’s “mpu-based” ?
kumusta businesses mo?
iLoad Machines on 7 Nov 2006 at 3:53 pm: 3
Thank you for using the Iload we are the owners of the machines. We are currently upgrading the system to accept Gcash, Smart money, and other prepaid cards. We value your comments and suggestions.We are rolling it out with 3 major retail chains. Thank you.
ka edong on 8 Nov 2006 at 6:03 pm: 4
Goodluck! Hope it serves the needs of the market!
francis on 4 Dec 2006 at 9:24 am: 5
how much cause of vendo machine?
ka edong on 4 Dec 2006 at 12:57 pm: 6
hi francis. Do you mean *cost* of vendo machine? try contacting iLoad machines (sent you their email address).
iloadmachines on 4 Dec 2006 at 2:25 pm: 7
Hi ka edong,
thanks for sending us information regarding the inquiry.We just want to know who francis is and how we can be of service. thank you gain
Bobby Ang on 13 Dec 2006 at 5:46 pm: 8
does ILoad Philippines have a website? I’m very interested in this technology.
andy thadani on 13 Dec 2006 at 7:56 pm: 9
hi just wanna know if i can be a part of the iload vendo machine business,n how much is the cost. pls send details. 09183462626 pls txt me ur contract no 4 details
ka edong on 13 Dec 2006 at 11:42 pm: 10
try contacting: iloadmachines@yahoo.com
bienvenido bron on 27 Dec 2006 at 10:19 am: 11
hello im jhay
gusto ko mag aply pero hindi ko alam kung paano ang income dito? send nyo naman ako something na ma understand ko
ka edong on 28 Dec 2006 at 8:13 am: 12
bienvenido, goodluck! when you contact iloadmachines@yahoo.com, balitaan mo ako kung na-intindihan mo ang offer nila.
Jehrald T. Bancoro on 13 Feb 2007 at 12:40 pm: 13
pwede po ba pakibigyan nyo po ako ng kopya ng mga thesis na related about text vendo machine?.. malapit na po kase yun defense nmen sa thesis nmen eh.. salamat po
Don Garcia on 24 Apr 2007 at 1:54 pm: 14
Hi ka Edong,
This is iloadmachines, can we send you updated pictures of the screen shots you took so it can replace the old screens?So when we are asked questions we can share the correct photos. Would that be ok with you?
Thanks
iloadmachines
ka edong on 24 Apr 2007 at 4:14 pm: 15
Hi Don.
Let’s do it this way.
Go ahead and make a hyperlink from the comments section of technobiography pointing to the new photos.
I don’t see any reason to take down historical photos.
;-)
ka edong
bicol on 14 May 2007 at 11:46 am: 16
oiii ganda yan magkano po inabot?
ka edong on 14 May 2007 at 11:53 am: 17
Hindi ako bumili.
Try mo icontact ang iloadmachines@yahoo.com
Diyos Mabalos!
ka edong
Islander on 8 Nov 2007 at 3:57 pm: 18
Be a retailer of Wimax and you will be able to load all network without using other sim!!!
FOR ONLY 100P
Guys, ok ba itong business na to?
Check nyo po sa sulit.com.ph..
Gusto ko kasi malaman kung ok to…
Salamat po…
jeffry on 3 Dec 2007 at 10:30 am: 19
hello,
can you send me some back ground of the study of vendo machine,
joy on 10 Dec 2007 at 10:43 am: 20
HELLO! GUD DAY!. BALE MAY THESIS PROPOSAL PO KAME, VENDO MACHINE WITH 3 SERVICES, FOR SMS MESSAGING, CELLPHONE CHARGING, CELLPHONE LOADING. POSSIBLE PO BA NA GUMANA ITO NG SABAY SABAY. THEN ANO MAGANDANG SOFTWARE NA GAMITIN PARA SA PROGRAM. THANX PO!!!
ka edong on 10 Dec 2007 at 11:01 am: 21
Kung kaya mong isipin, kaya mong gawin!
If you can conceive it, you can achieve it!
Goodluck!
Edwin
monchit on 12 Dec 2007 at 5:34 pm: 22
hi im a comp. eng’g student, could you please send me the list of the materials that has been used in iLoad… we are looking forward to create with alike thesis but we want to know first how much are we going to spend if we continue our proposal… please email it to me and we’ll very much appreciate it… thank’s… (mj092006@yahoo.com)
jerald on 13 Dec 2007 at 12:03 pm: 23
hi, gud day,im very much interested that loading machine, pls send me the details at my e mail address luxury_jerald@yahoo.comor u may contact me at 09183526915, tnxs
jerald on 13 Dec 2007 at 12:10 pm: 24
hi, gud day,im very much interested that loading machine, pls send me the details at my e mail address luxury_jerald@yahoo.com or u may contact me at 09183526915, tnxs
dave on 28 Jan 2008 at 2:20 pm: 25
im a sti comp. engineering and currently taking my thesis..is the iload machine a Computer based or MCU(microcontroller unit) based?pls answer my question
ka edong on 28 Jan 2008 at 9:53 pm: 26
kay monchit, jerald, dave,
try contacting iloadmachines@yahoo.com , see if they can help you with your questions.
ka edong
maCar on 31 Jan 2008 at 2:25 pm: 27
hi! we’re doing a thesis and ung iload is related study na pwde naming magamit…
gusto q sanamg makahingi a detail kung paano nagawa at mga requirements sa paggawa nian…
i hope you can help me..
online aq everyday so checheck q lagi kung mayreply kana, mejo rush na kc gnwgawa namin eh..
maricar_suell@yahoo.com
any1 na pwdng makatulong.. sana send nio sa e-mail q..
salamat.
ian on 11 Feb 2008 at 10:19 pm: 28
pwede po bang paki send ung pwede maging thesis for vendo machine… or topic na pwedeng maging thesis ECE student po ako
jet on 26 Feb 2008 at 9:10 pm: 29
we made a vendo machine like this.. we named it Electronic loading vendo machine.. that is for our design project.. mgnda nman cia.. we spend almost 50K for that project.. hay.. kso knkabahan ako sa defense nmin this coming march 28,08..
we tried nman ung iload sa my shopwise sa cubao.. oo touchscreen cia pero hndi cia ngbabarya.. so you need to insert an exact amout pra mkapagpaload.. my cancel button sa program but hndi cia ngcacancel.. instead, hndi nya ibabalik ung pera mo if u will cancel it.. super sensitive ung sensor sa bill acceptor which is one of its disadvantage.. touchscreen lng cia..
ung gnwa nmin, ngcchange at hndi ganu ksensitive.. un nga lng it cant detect if the bill u will insert is athenticated or not.. kc mahal ung sensor n kayang mgsimulate.. it costs 99K.. student plang kmi kya un lng nkayanan nmin.. hehe… ok nman project nmin.. we use wimax for our access in loading 3 different network.. sun, smart and globe..thnx wimax..!! nwey.. hndi lng ang grupo nmin ang gmawa nun,, i mean my consultant kmi kc hndi nman kmi pmilyar sa mga pyesang ggmitin eh.. kung cnu man my mga project n gnto, try to search PCUM.. i dnt have its cntact # eh..un lng po..
cute on 4 Mar 2008 at 3:30 pm: 30
gusto namin yang maging project for thesis,, ka edong help us naman plz.. thanks
dave on 4 Mar 2008 at 3:53 pm: 31
ung thesis namin ay similar sa iloadmachines….
kung sino po pede tumulong sakin pede po send a mail to my email add.
daveyanson@gmail.com
dan3650_dave@yahoo.com
sna tulongan nyo kmi…
ka edong on 4 Mar 2008 at 8:17 pm: 32
Hi Cute, Dave,
All the info i have about this machine is on this page. Goodluck!
ka edong
cute on 7 Mar 2008 at 10:20 am: 33
ka edong,
what do u mean by that?? please help us,,
cute on 7 Mar 2008 at 10:26 am: 34
dave,
wat pala title ng thesis nyo??
dave on 14 Mar 2008 at 9:57 am: 35
to cute
automated load dispenser…
wat email add u?para me communication tayo…
hrp ng tesis!!!lalo na pag la pera
hjy on 28 Mar 2008 at 8:06 pm: 36
hi
coe-iv-a on 18 Apr 2008 at 10:54 am: 37
wala na po b iba pwd gawn thesis hehehe!…..need namin design proposal