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Recharging your prepaid service by SMS

This support article will explain how you can recharge your prepaid service via text message.

How to recharge by SMS.

To recharge by SMS, send a unique keyword to 1511 and follow the prompts. Sending an SMS to 1511 is free, which makes it a great way to recharge your prepaid service.

You can also send a text message to 1511:

  • To top up your My Credit balance.
  • To get an add-on for your prepaid service.

You’ll need to register a credit/debit card or PayPal account to use our recharge by SMS service. You can also use your My Credit balance or a voucher to recharge by SMS.

Recharge keywords.

Find your recharge below to see the corresponding keywords.

Prepaid Plus
Value Keyword
$12 PLUS12
$35 PLUS35
$45 PLUS45
$55 PLUS55
$160 PLUS160
$250 PLUS250
$320 PLUS320
Pay and Go
Value Keyword
$12 PAYGO12
$35 PAYGO35
$45 PAYGO45
$55 PAYGO55

SMS keywords for Add-ons.

For details about inclusions, check out our Prepaid Add-ons page.

Data Add-ons

Add-on

$3

$5

$7

$15

Expiry

1 day

1 day

3 days

28 days

Data to use in
Australia

1.5GB

4GB

4GB

4GB

Keyword

DATADAYS

DATADAYL

DATAS

DATA28L

International Add-ons

Add-on

$7

$5

$15

Expiry

7 days

28 days

28 days

Standard calls to selected
Destinations

60 min

200 mins zone 1

300 mins zone 1 and
60 mins zone 2

Keyword

INTS

INT28S

INT28L

Talk Add-ons

Add-on

$7

$5

Expiry

7 days

28 days

Standard national calls

Unlimited

100 min

Keyword

TALKS

TALK28S

Prepaid Roaming Add-ons

Headline

$5 Roaming Add-on

$15 Roaming Add-on

$35 Roaming Add-on

Expiry From the time of purchase

1 day

3 days

7 days

Data

1GB

3GB

7GB

Standard incoming and outgoing
call minutes
Excludes video calls

100 mins

150 mins

350 mins

Text

100 SMS

150 SMS

250 SMS

Recharge by text to 1511

ROAM1

ROAM3

ROAM7

Prepaid Roaming Add-ons can’t be purchased with My Credit.

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