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Pay for Power On The Go (with your iPhone)!

Pondered by Nat over a year ago

The gang at PowerKiwi have long since been aware that the average New Zealander can’t get ENOUGH of analysing their power bill.

Actually, we know that you can, and you do, within about 2 seconds of seeing it in the letter box.

However, we also all know that if you don’t PAY the bill, you’ll be disconnected, and I for one, cannot handle icy cold showers all winter, or not being able to cook my new FAVORITE vegetable EGGPLANT, or being able to switch on the old electric blanket, etc etc.

So, while the rest of us were sitting around contemplating how to make your lives easier, Rowan made his first (?) iPhone app.

It’s pretty simple, and like most great inventions, solves one problem well. The Flower Power iPhone app allows you to plugin your current meter balances, then click through to be told how much power you need to buy, which you can then buy from your default Powershop provider.

The great news is that outside of stopping you from having to remember a series of numbers while you head back to your computer, or writing your balance on your hand, only to wash it off… it’s FREE, it’s super easy and it takes the pain away from paying your power bill.

So go on, download it, use it, and send us any feedback :)


2 Responses to “Pay for Power On The Go (with your iPhone)!”

  1. Gary Says:

    Would be nice if I could skip the meter read and go straight to the power deals, as I like to use this to top up my account based on estimated usage, but because of my living circumstance dont have access to actual meter readings.

  2. Rowan Says:

    Gary -

    At the moment the Powershop API doesn’t really allow us to do that, but as soon as we can we’ll offer this option.

    In the meantime, the meter readings that are displayed are estimated based on your usage history, so you can always just click ‘Save’ and that will take you to the top-up screen.

    Hope that helps?

    Cheers,
    Rowan.

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