Patent ID: 7031693

Claim:
A method for effecting delivery of a refill code by a distributor of refill codes to an end user of prepaid telecommunications services associated with a provider of said services, comprising the steps of: displaying refill code types, each refill code associated with one of a plurality of providers to an end user at a station, said station being linked to a computer network and having a visual display; receiving a refill code request from said end user; obtaining a refill code corresponding to said refill code request; reserving a refill code for said end user prior to securing payment from said end user; delivering said refill code to said end user by at least one of electronic mail, facsimile, short message system, visual display at said station, physical display on a printed medium, voice mail, and, transmitting said refill code to said provider in association of said refill code with said end user's telephone number for crediting said end user's telephone number; wherein said refill code information is displayed to said end user on a web site of a distributor and said web site of said distributor having one appearance of a plurality of appearances, said appearance is associated with a retailer and each of said plurality of appearance is associated with a different retailer.