What is M-PESA Tuma Popote? This is a service that allows Safaricom M-PESA customers to send and receive money directly from other mobile money customers registered on other networks (Airtel or Telkom).
It's free bundles for WhatsApp at night on Telkom. To qualify for the bundles, Telkom subscribers must have a 4G-enabled SIM and 4G enabled device. In order to sign up, customers need to dial *544#. The bundles are on auto-renewal but customers have the option of canceling.
Easily top up your airtime using our M-pesa Paybill number 777711
- Go to the M-pesa Menu.
- Select Paybill.
- Enter business number 777711.
- Enter Account your Telkom Mobile Number.
- Enter the amount.
- Enter your M-pesa pin then send.
Telkom mobile prepaid data – old vs new prices
| Telkom Mobile Prepaid Internet Bundles | Old Pricing | New Pricing |
|---|
| 100MB | R30 | R29 |
| 250MB | R50 | R39 |
| 500MB | R95 | R69 |
| 1GB | R180 | R99 |
How to convert telkom airtime to data and Buy Internet Data Bundle online for Telkom Mobile ( 8ta)?
- Step1: Send this Message. *180#
- Step2: Press 1 from the list (bundle purchases)
- Step3: Press 1 from the list (data bundles)
- Step4: Press (1 to 7 ) from the list (select the amount)
- Step5: Press 1 to (Confirm).
Topping up your LTE account is easy.
LTE Top Ups
- Log in to the Internet Usage Tracker.
- Once logged in, click the Top-Up menu item on the left.
- Select the amount of data you wish to add and click Purchase Data. Rain and Cell C: Telkom LTE once-off:
- You'll be asked to confirm the Top Up, click the Purchase Data button.
The new WhatsApp data bundle is available through the *123# USSD menu by selecting option 2. While Telkom's WhatsApp product will be attractive to certain Telkom subscribers, it is not the best deal available in South Africa. MTN offers the same product for R10.
Buy an electronic pin-based data voucher and use the USSD command *188*PIN# and the data will be loaded on to the SIM card, unlike the traditional way where you buy an airtime voucher and convert it to data bundles.
Here is how to access the bundle options and buy them.
- Dial *544# or *444# and press the call button.
- Select the option 'Buy tunukiwa bundles'.
- Choose the bundle option number and select 'send'.
- Select whether you want to pay via airtime or M-pesa then click send.
- A confirmation message will pop-up.
Using MPESA
- Go to the M-pesa Menu.
- Select Pay Bill.
- Enter Business No. 220220.
- Enter Account No. AIRTXXXXXX (Where XXXXXX is your Airtel Mobile number)
- Enter the Amount.
- Enter your M-Pesa PIN then send.
Through the Blaze app (Blaze is available as an option in the main Safaricom mobile app) or the short code *555#, they can subscribe to either the 1GB per day for Kshs 100 data bundle or the Daily 20 and Daily 50 plans (see image below for clarity on what those entail) and qualify for the free unlimited WhatsApp.
If you have enough airtime in your phone, you can purchase bundles by dialing *544#. Once you have dialed the number, select “buy internet bundles”. You will now have the option of purchasing bundles with either airtime or m-pesa account. Another way is by sending a sms of the price of the bundles to 450.
You can only access FREE WhatsApp after you have depleted your data bundles but still within the bundle validity. Free access to WhatsApp kicks in when you do not have any other active data bundles.
Dial *544#, select Voice from menu and follow prompts to complete purchase.
- My Android device.
- YouTube videos.
- Snapchat.
- WhatsApp groups.
- Instagram.
- Facebook.
- Twitter.
Zidisha Plus is a prepaid service that provides affordable calling and Internet rates to small and medium sized businesses. The service, which is only available to registered businesses, can be accessed via *485# where you can choose from a range of voice and data bundles.
No, the WhatsApp will be FREE as long as the Bundle validity has not expired. Who can purchase the new data bundles? The new data bundles are available to all safaricom customers (prepaid, postpaid and hybrid).
''We have made a decision as a company that effective midnight tonight, customers will be able to reactivate their expired data bundles by simply just buying a new one and if you are not able to buy at that particular time, we will hold it for you, kind of freeze it or pack it for you for a week as you organise
How to buy a bundle.
- Dial *180# and choose 'bundle purchase'
- Log on to our self-service portal.
- On the Telkom mobile app for iOS or Android, but you'll need data to log on!
- Buy at Telkom Stores, FNB, ABSA, Nedbank, Standard Bank, Edcon, Ackermans, Flash, PEP, Shoprite, Dunns, Foschini and Shoe City.
There are a number of methods you can use to purchase these Telkom mobile data deals. They include: On your mobile phone, dial *180# and choose the option 'bundle purchase' Log in to your self-service portal and click on the "purchase bundle" option.
Telkom Mobile intros new data, LTE offerings
| Telkom Mobile prepaid data promotions | Price |
|---|
| 500MB Telkom Mobile only | R69 |
| 1GB Telkom Mobile only | R119 |
| 5GB Telkom Mobile only | R349 |
| 10GB Telkom Mobile only | R999 |
Telkom mobile prepaid data – old vs new prices
| Telkom Mobile Prepaid Internet Bundles | Old Pricing | New Pricing |
|---|
| 1GB | R180 | R99 |
| 2GB | R349 | R139 |
| 3GB | New | R199 |
| 5GB | R819 | R299 |
So, in short, WhatsApp is free to use with Telkom if you've bought their FreeMe package. But it only remains free while that bundle has data left on it. Once FreeMe has run out, the messaging service will then start costing you.
The new plans include a 20GB option (plus 20GB of “night surfer” data for use between midnight and 7am) priced at R355/month. Other plans are also aggressively priced — 1GB of data (plus 1GB night surfer), for example, costs R40, while 10GB (plus 10GB) fetches R200 (see table below).
Telkom mobile prepaid data – old vs new prices
| Telkom Mobile Prepaid Internet Bundles | Old Pricing | New Pricing |
|---|
| 1GB | R180 | R99 |
| 2GB | R349 | R139 |
| 3GB | New | R199 |
| 5GB | R819 | R299 |
Telkom offers a SmartBroadband Uncapped Wireless package (with a Huawei B315 LTE Router) at a cost of R799 p/m. The package includes: Free Unlimited Wi-Fi Bundles (10 GB FUP) Out of bundle rate for data: R0.
Using the app for your bank or through the bank's website, select Telkom from the beneficiary list given by your specific bank. To make an electronic payment, use the EFT reference number, which is on the first page of your bill. The Telkom accounts number is unique and valid for this account.
How to Buy Zidisha Plus Data Bundle Using M-PESA
- Dial *485# and select the “Zidisha Plus” option.
- Select the “Buy Bundles” option.
- Select the mobile number /employee you want to buy for.
- Select data bundles as the bundle type.
- Pick any of the data bundles.
- Select “Buy using M-PESA”
Here is how to buy Telkom airtime using Safaricom M-PESA
- On your Safaricom phone, go to Sim Toolkit.
- Select 'M-PESA'
- Select 'Lipa na M-PESA'
- Select 'Pay Bill'
- Enter business no.
- Under Account no., enter your Telkom number e.g 0777****** or 020*******
- Enter Amount you want to top up in Ksh.
To purchase Airtel airtime from Mpesa, use the procedure below:
- Go to the Mpesa Menu.
- Select Pay Bill.
- Enter Business No. 220220.
- Enter Account No.
- Enter the Amount of airtime, you wish to buy and then press OK.
- Enter your MPesa PIN.
- Then hit send After entering your Mpesa pin,
- confirm your details and then press OK.
- Emergency Top will be available via USSD *180# and the Telkom Portal. How do I activate Emergency Top Up? - Dial *180#, select Emergency Top Up and then Opt-In for Emergency Top Up. You can then select the R10 set amount.
