How To Load Recharge Cards MTN, GLO Airtel Etisalat Visafone

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Erudite
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Location: Naija
 

December 23rd, 2012, 4:34 am

To load recharge cards for airtime on MTN, Glo, Airtel, Visafone, Multilinks in order to top up your airtime balance, you need to make use of some codes together with the recharge pins most at times printed on sealed papers as highlighted below:

Airtel Nigeria
Airtel Nigeria recharge card pins contain a 16-digit number. To recharge on Airtel network, a subscriber incorporates the recharge PIN in the following USSD format: *126*PIN# and then Send/Ok. If the PIN is 1111 2222 3333 4444, input *126*1111222233334444# and press Send or Ok. Dial *123# to check account balance.
Note: The above is for prepaid lines. I shall update this post to include post-paid and other networks shortly.

MTN Nigeria
To recharge an MTN Nigeria line, a subscriber incorporates the recharge PIN in the following USSD format: *555*PIN# and then Send/Ok. MTN Nigeria recharge card PIN has 12 digits. If the PIN is 1111 2222 3333, input *555*111122223333# and press Send or Ok. Text 8 to 131 or dial *556# to verify account balance.

Etisalat Nigeria
Etisalat Nigeria recharge codes contain a 15-digit PIN. To recharge an Etisalat line, a subscriber incorporates the recharge PIN in the following USSD format: *222*PIN# and then Send/Ok. If the PIN is 111 222 333 444 555, input *222*111222333444555# and press Send or Ok. Dial *232# to check account balance.

To recharge a Friend and Family line from your phone, dial *222*PIN*Recipient'sNumber#. The recipient will be credited and be notified of the transaction.

Glo Nigeria
Glo Nigeria recharge codes contain a 15-digit PIN. To recharge a Glo line, a subscriber incorporates the recharge PIN in the following USSD format: *123*PIN# and then Send/Ok. If the PIN is 1111 2222 3333 444, input *555*111122223333444# and press Send or Ok.
Dial #124# to check account balance.

Visafone
For Visafone recharge, scratch the silver panel area on your recharge card to reveal 14 digit PIN number.

Now, type the following on your phone:

*889* followed by 14 digit recharge number. Press YES/OK/SEND to recharge (889* PIN SEND)

OR

Dial *888* Listen and follow the voice instruction, press 1 and enter 14 digit PIN, then the # key.

Your credit should now be automatically loaded with the recharge card value and you will then receive a text confirmation of your recharge.

To check credit balance on visafone,

Dial *775# Send
OR
Dial *888* Listen to the voice prompt, then press 2

Starcomms
To recharge on Starcomms Network,
Scratch off the silver panel below to reveal Recharge number.

For EXPRESS RECHARGE: Dial *333* followed by the recharge Number. Listen to the voice prompt and press 1 to confirm.

OR

Dial *999* from the Starcomms phone you wish recharge. Then listen and follow the simple voice instructions provided by the system.


To check credit balance on Starcomms Network, dial *225#, hang up the phone and then await an sms.

Multilinks

To recharge on the Multilinks Network,

Dial 152 on the phone and follow the instruction from the voice prompt.

To check account balance on the Multilinks Network,

Dial 150 and listen to the voice prompt.

Note: The above are for prepaid lines. I shall update this post to include post-paid and other plans plus other networks too shortly.
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J0E
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April 27th, 2013, 9:34 am

Thanks for the updates. :good:
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Swizz
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September 9th, 2013, 10:53 am

Thank you for the quick reference knowledge. sometimes u forget...
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December 5th, 2013, 7:57 am

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