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Loading & checking airtime balance
To load a Vodacom (only) prepaid voucher:
SMS:
1234 AIRT*100*01*voucher nr#
to the cellphone nr of the
SMS Alert.
To check your prepaid airtime balance (any network):
SMS
1234 AIRT
to the SMS Alert. This does not report
bundle SMS balance. For use in South Africa only. The balance of a Prepaid SIM-card can also be checked by
registering the cellphone number of the SMS Alert on
To check SMS bundles balance (Vodacom only)
: SMS:
1234 AIRT*111*502#
Airtime can also be loaded via internet banking, an ATM, or by removing the SIM-card and putting it in your own
personal phone using the voice method
. Disconnect the power from the SMS Alert when the SIM-card is
removed.
Token voucher airtime can be loaded via SMS
:
MTN:
1234 AIRT*141*voucher#
Vodacom:
1234 AIRT*100*01*voucher#
Cell C:
1234 AIRT*102*voucher#
Virgin:
1234 AIRT*102*voucher#
To transfer airtime from one cellphone to another (from the same service provider):
•
Vodacom:
*111#
and select "
Airtime Transfer
".
•
MTN: dial *141*6328*, insert the recipient’s cellphon
e number, *, insert the rand amount, # and press call.
For example, *141*6328*0831234567*50# press call.
Restrictions / Limitations
This device (SMS Alert 15) has not been tested outside of South Africa.
SMS Alert Cellphone App (currently only for Android phones)
To download our SMS Alert app to your cellphone (currently only Android phone), please visit our web site at
. On the left-hand side of the home page, underneath the SMS Alert logo, there is a link you
can follow. Please note the link must be followed with your cellphone (not your PC), to download it to your
cellphone.
Because it is a new app, it is not yet available from the Google Play store.
An app for iPhones is being developed.
Antennas for poor reception:
3 meter Antenna
available for external GSM reception, or poor reception
