Prepaid data

[niczaf]

How does one load airtime and then purchase data bundles when using a prepaid sim card in a data modem, E220.

Taking the sim out and putting it into a cell phone is far more effort than I'm prepared to make to pay for over-priced data from Vodacom. Surely there is an easier way??

 

[GrootBaas]

It is called vodacom4me.co.za.

 

[kronoSX]

also wondered about that but mad cleared it right up.

 

[morkhans]

...or using USSD codes from the MDMA app (sticky in the MTN forum).

 

[Iam3G]

How does one load airtime and then purchase data bundles when using a prepaid sim card in a data modem, E220.

Taking the sim out and putting it into a cell phone is far more effort than I'm prepared to make to pay for over-priced data from Vodacom. Surely there is an easier way??

Loading Airtime
- Vodafone SMS
- New
- To: 100
- Message: <voucher number> (or you could skip this step by using an EFT to your SIM from Internet Banking)
- Send

Loading Data Bundle
- Vodafone SMS
- New
- To: 100
- Message: MyMeg X / MyGig X (where X is, is the number corresponding to the data bundle you want to purchase)
- Send

Checking Bundle Balance
- Vodafone SMS
- New
- To: 100
- Message: balance
- Send
*wait for SMS to return with bundle balance

 

[niczaf]

Ah. That does sound easy! Thank you!

FYI - vodacom4me site hasn't worked since sunday. In fact it doesn't work that often.