How do I load a data bundle on prepaid? Online?

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I have a prepaid SIM I use in my 3G modem. I have airtime. But how am I supposed to load a data bundle? Detailed instructions please! (They don't exist on the MTN site.)

I've tried dialling 808 but they only do contract stuff.

I've tried 173 - option 5 "pay as you go data support" but I have been cut off more than 15 times in the past hour, and on hold for far too long.

Isn't there an online way to do this? I don't want to keep paying R2/MB and I can't get service from 173.

I want to load a 100MB bundle which as I understand it is R80. It's been more than a month since I got my first bundle loaded (by Autopage).
 
SecretCode said:
I have a prepaid SIM I use in my 3G modem. I have airtime. But how am I supposed to load a data bundle? Detailed instructions please! (They don't exist on the MTN site.)

I've tried dialling 808 but they only do contract stuff.

I've tried 173 - option 5 "pay as you go data support" but I have been cut off more than 15 times in the past hour, and on hold for far too long.

Isn't there an online way to do this? I don't want to keep paying R2/MB and I can't get service from 173.

I want to load a 100MB bundle which as I understand it is R80. It's been more than a month since I got my first bundle loaded (by Autopage).
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Load the airtime on your phone and dial *141#
 
dial 141, follow voice prompts...
you pay for the data bundles with your current airtime, i think
if you don't have enuf airtime, topup first...
 
I don't have a pre-paid number :(

I would like someone to try and use *141#. AFAIK it gives you a choice off selections of which u then select you choice. Word of mouth of course.

Would be nice to have this myth busted in my head. :p
 
Just tried dialling *141# and as MTNDD it just gives you the airtime and data bundle balances, no options.
 
Use *141*pinnumber#

It works.

Instructions are printed on the voucher (if you get a physical one and not a virtual one.
 
Thanks all ... well all except Pitbull!:p ;)

141, option 3 for bundles, option 3 for data bundles, option 1 for once-off data bundle, option 2 for 100MB bundle (the others are there too, I didn't listen beyond 500MB), 1 to confirm.

I am now surfing at 80c/MB: happy.

@Pitbull: I also think there ought to be a USSD (text menu) way of achieving this. Probably not a single *141*amount# command, because the options available could change, but a command-menu-option thing like *123#

With the voice menu system I need to swap the SIM from the Huawei modem into my handset. Not too bad for once a month, but could still be better.

... thinks ... I didn't try *123# with the data SIM. It says nothing about bundles on my contract SIM but maybe the menu is different for different cases? Will try when I'm not online.
 
Insider said:
Use *141*pinnumber#

It works.

Instructions are printed on the voucher (if you get a physical one and not a virtual one.
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Does this work for data bundles? I thought vouchers were only for general airtime. I got my airtime via an ATM, but I'll happily buy a physical voucher if this technique is going to load me a data bundle.

Joe
 
SecretCode said:
Does this work for data bundles? I thought vouchers were only for general airtime. I got my airtime via an ATM, but I'll happily buy a physical voucher if this technique is going to load me a data bundle.

Joe
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Nope

MTNDD
 
SecretCode said:
Thanks for clarifying that, MTNDD. I thought not.

Now ...

Of course there's always another question ...

Any chance of this (prepaid data bundle vouchers) in the future?
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Not a bad idea will put it forward

MTNDD
 
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