Computer Tricks and Secrets

Short answer: On a Vodafone (Vi) prepaid line I dial *111*10# to open the Low Balance / Chhota Credit menu, or I text CREDIT to 121 . If I am eligible, a small emergency talktime loan is added within a minute, and the amount plus a tiny service fee is auto-deducted from my next recharge. What an airtime loan actually is An airtime loan is a short emergency advance of talktime. When my balance drops too low to make a call or send an SMS, the operator fronts me a few rupees of credit so I am not stuck. It is not free money: the borrowed amount and a small fee come out of my very next recharge, before anything lands in my usable balance. I treat it as a bridge for an urgent call, not as a way to dodge recharging. Eligibility conditions I always check first The request only works if my account fits a few rules. In my experience these are the usual conditions. Condition Why it matters Line is a prepaid connection Postpaid accounts bill differently and do not use this feature. Connection ...