Equitel buy Jipimie bundles (minutes, data and text messages)

In this post I am going to show you how to buy Equitel Jipimie bundles on your line or for another Equitel phone number.

The bundles combine voice, text and data.

All the daily, weekly and monthly Jipimie bundles can be used to browse the internet and call and text across all networks in Kenya.

The bundles are similar to Airtel Kenya UnlimiNet combo / Tubonge bundles, Telkom Kenya All in One Monthly bundles and Safaricom All In One bundles.

How are these bundles different from Equitel Ongea and Data Plus bundles?

Ongea bundles only have a voice and text component. You can only use them to make phone calls and send text messages. You get no data with them.

Data Plus bundles however focus solely on data. They don’t come with minutes or texts. Just bigger allocations of data. Learn more here.

The tips and step-by-step instructions I’m going to show you are applicable to all the Jipimie daily, weekly and monthly bundles listed below.

Daily Jipimie Bundles List + How to buy

• 20 Minutes + 80 MB + 25 SMS at Kenya Shillings 99 – valid across all networks
• 10 Minutes + 30 MB + 5 SMS at KSh 54
• 5 Minutes + 7 MB + 5 SMS at KSh 22

How to buy Jipimie bundles valid for 24 hours

I’m going to use the 20Mins + 80MB + 25SMS @KSh 99 bundle to show you how to buy a daily Jipimie bundle below.

• Dial *544# on your phone, smartphone, tablet, laptop or desktop computer
• Enter 99 to go to view more items on the menu
• Select option 6. Buy Jipimie Bundles
• Reply with 1 to buy for your line OR 2 if you want to buy a daily Jipimie bundle for another Equitel line -> Enter number e.g. 0765123456.
• Select option 1. Daily
  Select option 1 to buy the 20Mins + 80MB + 25SMS @KSh 99 bundle
  You’ll see the following: ‘You have selected Jipimie of Daily 20Mins + 80MB + 25SMS @KSh 99 valid across all networks’
• Reply with 1 to Buy Once (get billed once) OR 2 to Buy & Auto renew (get billed every 24 hours) OR 3 to Cancel the transaction.
• Reply with 1 to buy using money from your airtime balance OR 2 to buy with money in your account
  If you reply with 1, 99 Shillings will be deducted from your airtime balance – and you’ll get a confirmation message with details of your purchase.
• If you choose to pay with the Account option, you’ll see the following: ‘ We sent you a push to choose an account, kindly wait.’ -> Press OK.
  A few seconds later you’ll see this pop up on your screen: ‘You are going to topup 20Mins + 80MB + 25SMS @KSh 99. Kindly choose source account.’ -> Press OK.
• Select Equity Bank account number connected to your Equitel line e.g. 7775120581447
• Enter account PIN e.g. 4790
  ‘You’ll receive 20Mins+80MB+25SMS @Ksh99. Charge Kshs 0.00. To cancel, send any number or letter within 25 seconds’ – only use this if you want to cancel the transaction before money is deducted from your account.
• Wait for a reply / SMS from Equitel confirming the success of the transaction

Weekly Jipimie Bundles List + How to buy

• 300 Minutes + 300 MB + 100 SMS at Kenya Shillings 999 – valid across all networks
• 110 Minutes + 100 MB + 50 SMS at KSh 549
• 20 Minutes + 50 MB + 20 SMS at KSh 109

How to buy Jipimie bundles valid for 7 days

To buy the 110 Minutes + 100 MB + 50 SMS at KSh 549 Jipimie weekly bundle for example, follow the steps below.

• Dial *544#
• Enter 99 to go to the next page on the menu
• Select option 6. Buy Jipimie Bundles
• Reply with 1 to buy for your line OR 2 if you want to buy a weekly Jipimie bundle for another Equitel line -> Enter number e.g. 0765123456.
• Select option 2. Weekly
• Select option 2 to buy the 110Mins+100MB+50SMS @Ksh 549 bundle
  You’ll see the following: ‘You have selected Jipimie of Weekly 110Mins+100MB+50SMS @Ksh 549 valid across all networks’
• Reply with 1 to Buy Once (get billed once) OR 2 to Buy & Auto renew (get billed every 24 hours) OR 3 to Cancel the transaction.
• Reply with 1 to buy using money from your airtime balance OR 2 to buy with money in your account
  Everything from here is similar to the steps I’ve shown you (check the Jipimie Daily example above).

Monthly Jipimie Bundles List + How to buy

• 1200 Minutes + 1500 MB + 200 SMS at Kenya Shillings 3499 – valid across all networks
• 500 Minutes + 1 GB + 300 SMS at KSh 2199
• 400 Minutes + 750 MB + 300 SMS at KSh 1599
• 300 Minutes + 200 MB + 150 SMS at KSh 1099

How to buy Jipimie bundles valid for 30 days

To buy the 500 Minutes + 1 GB + 300 SMS at KSh 2199 Jipimie monthly bundle for example, follow the steps below.

• Dial *544#
• Enter 99 to go to the next page on the menu
• Select option 6. Buy Jipimie Bundles
• Reply with 1 to buy for your line OR 2 if you want to buy a monthly Jipimie bundle for another Equitel line -> Enter number e.g. 0765123456.
• Select option 3. Monthly
• Select option 2 to buy the 500Mins+1GB+300SMS @Ksh 2199 bundle
  You’ll see the following: ‘You have selected Jipimie of Monthly 500Mins+1GB+300SMS @Ksh 2199 valid across all networks’
• Reply with 1 to Buy Once (get billed once) OR 2 to Buy & Auto renew (get billed every 24 hours) OR 3 to Cancel the transaction.
• Reply with 1 to buy using money from your airtime balance OR 2 to buy with money in your account
  Everything from here is similar to the steps I’ve shown you (check the Jipimie Daily example above).

How to check Jipimie bundles balance

To check your balance:

• Dial *544#
• Reply with 99 to view more items on Equitel’s bundles menu
• Reply with 8. Check balance
• Wait for SMS with your bundle balance details.

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