In a post I wrote a few months ago, I showed Safaricom subscribers how they could use M-PESA HAKIKISHA to check for peoples names. In this article I am going to show you how to activate M-PESA Hakikisha if you have been barred from using it – something that might happen if you cancel M-PESA
One unfortunate thing that sometimes happens when sending money via Safaricom M-PESA is people finding out, after they have completed the transaction, that they have sent money to the wrong person – to the wrong Safaricom number; to someone they didn’t intend to send money to. And we have all heard horror stories of people
Have you ever wondered what the cheapest data bundle available to Safaricom customers is? Have you ever wondered how it compares to similar products from the likes of Telkom Kenya, Airtel Kenya and Equitel? This article is going to explore how Safaricom is trying to help Kenyans access the internet at some of the cheapest
In this post I am going to show you some of the methods you can use to stop autorenewal of Safaricom data bundles. Why use the Stop Autorenewal feature? Sometimes when purchasing a data bundle you will find yourself selecting the Auto renew option instead of the Buy Once option. Here is what that means
Want to learn about Safaricom All In One Bundles? In this post, I am going to show you everything you need to know about these bundles. I am going to show you how to purchase bundles under the various options in the All In One Bundle menu on your Safaricom line. I am going to
In this post I am going to show you how to buy Safaricom Advantage Plus bundles on your feature phone, smartphone, tablet, laptop or desktop computer (if you’re using your Safaricom SIM card in a modem or router). I am going to share the full list of bundles under the menu. At the end of
In this post I am going to show you how to buy Safaricom data bundles for your line. I am going to show you examples – step by step instructions you can follow – to buy daily data bundles, 7 day data bundles, 30 day data bundles and 90 day data bundles. I am also
I published an article about Safaricom M-PESA awhile ago. In the article, I wrote about the various options you’d see when you access M-PESA via the Safaricom SIM Toolkit menu. What you may not know is that there are even more M-PESA options / services not included in the normal M-PESA menu you usually see
What is Safaricom Bonga Points? This is the reward scheme Safaricom has set up for its customers. Through this scheme, users get rewarded every time they use various Safaricom products and services. Every time you top up and spend (buy minutes, SMS or data bundles on your Safaricom line) you earn points – points you
If you buy Safaricom data bundles you have probably come across the Giga Bundle option nestled somewhere in the *544# menu. These bundles don’t get talked about a lot like the daily, 7 day, 30 day, 90 day and All in One Bundles. Having purchased Giga many times, I thought I had to create a
In this post I am going to show you how to buy Safaricom Platinum bundles on your line. Platinum bundles combine SMS, data and minutes. They are almost similar to the bundles Safaricom sells under the *544# > All in One Bundles menu. So, what do you get exactly with Platinum plans / bundles? each
What do you immediately see when you access Safaricom online portal? Here’s what I see when I try to check my data bundle balance online on Safaricom.com/bundles. At a glance I see my Account Type (Prepaid), airtime balances and expiry date, Okoa Jahazi balance and expiry date, Bonga SMS and expiry date, Bonga Points Balance,
If you live in Kenya by now you have heard of many people talking about M-PESA. If you are new to the country, you have probably seen signs all over with the words M-PESA – mostly on green backgrounds – one of the colours used a lot by the mobile phone service provider Safaricom. Today
What is a Safaricom international calling bundle? It is a bundle that gets you minutes you can use to call the following countries: USA Canada China and India These bundles are effective for calls to USA, Canada, China and India only. Note that Airtel Kenya & Telkom Kenya international bundles can be used to call
In a previous article I showed you how to top up your own Safaricom line using various methods listed here. In today’s post I am going to show you how to use some of those methods to top up another Safaricom phone number. The methods I am going to cover in this article include: Loading airtime
Want to learn how to top up your Safaricom line or another line? I am going to show you how to load airtime using scratch cards, Safaricom M-PESA, Safaricom online portal, Equitel or online (using a debit card or credit card). I am also going to show you a list of websites you can use
If you are tired of Safaricom eating into your airtime every time your data bundle is finished you can now have some peace. To get that peace, all you have to do is use the Data Manager feature on your line. In this post, I’ll show you how to activate it / deactivate it for
First, Safaricom came with Okoa Jahazi – a service subscribers on the network would use to borrow airtime and repay later. The airtime would be used to make calls, send text messages and actually buy data bundles. Then they came up with Okoa Data – a service subscribers could use to borrow data bundles directly.
What is Safaricom Okoa Jahazi? This is a service Safaricom subscribers can use to borrow airtime – and pay later when they top up their prepaid lines. It is an airtime advance service similar to Telkom Kenya PEWA, Airtel Kenya Kopa and Equitel Jiokolee Credo. The airtime borrowed from the service can be used to:
Want to learn how to send Safaricom please call me text messages when your airtime balance is low? In this article, I am going to show you how to use the Safaricom Please Call Me feature to request another Safaricom user to call you back. Every day, Safaricom gives each of their users 5 Please
Want to learn how to check if a Safaricom SIM card is 4G enabled? In this post I am going to show how to do that. I am going to share various methods / Safaricom USSD short codes you can use to quickly check if your SIM supports 4G or not. To check if your
In this post, I am going to show you how to get the PUK code for your Safaricom line. The methods I am going to show you can also be used to get the PUK code for another Safaricom phone number / line. The actions outlined in this post can be used on any Safaricom
Want to learn how to check expired bundle balance on Safaricom? I am going to show you the step-by-step instructions you can follow to get your balance. I am also going to show you how to use various Safaricom USSD shortcodes (*544#, *100# and *456#) to get your expired bundle balance. What is an expired
What is STORO BONUS? This is free airtime Safaricom awards their customers for using their line. Every time you make a call, send a text message or purchase data bundles you get closer to your daily target. If your daily target is Kenya Shillings 15, you can buy a KSh 10 daily bundle (15 MB
In this post I am going to show you how to buy Safaricom Tunukiwa offers. When you use the *444# USSD short code, you’ll find bundles you can use to make calls, send text messages (SMS)and browse the internet at really cheap rates. I am going to show you how to purchase Tunukiwa minutes, SMS