Indian Telcos Let You Recharge Other Numbers Now, Here Is How To Do So With Jio, Airtel, And Vodafone

Aadhya Khatri - Apr 13, 2020

This policy was made public after the three telcos were asked by the telecom regulatory body to help users with longer validity and free talk time

Indian telcos, including Airtel, Reliance Jio, and Vodafone have come up with another policy to help customers stay connected during the lockdown. According to the new offer, prepaid users can now recharge other numbers.

This policy was made public after the three telcos were asked by the telecom regulatory body to help users with longer validity and free talk time.

The new ability to online recharge other phone numbers comes with an incentive of cashback for anyone doing so.

Reliance Jio

Jio recently launched an app named JioPOS Lite. The app is available for Android users for the time being.

telcos JioPOS Lite — Jio recently launched an app named JioPOS Lite. The app is available for Android users for the time being

To use it, users must enter their Jio numbers and then wait for Jio to verify the account. Please bear in mind that it will ask you for permission to access your location, contact list, and storage.

The last step is to fill in an MPIN with four digits to make sure that only you can use the recharge functionality.

To start using the new function, users must have some money in their accounts. You will also have Rs 4.166 cashback for every recharge worth Rs. 100.

Vodafone Idea

Subscribers of Idea or Vodafone can use this recharge function right on the My Idea or MyVodafone app.

Vodafone telcos recharge for others — Subscribers of Idea or Vodafone can use this recharge function right on the My Idea or MyVodafone app

The new feature is now limited to prepaid users only and users can have up to 6% cashback.

The offer is valid until the end of April, which is also the time the lockdown order is supposed to be lifted.

Airtel

A similar offer is available for Airtel users via the Airtel Thanks app. When subscribers help someone else with recharging, they are subjected to a 4% discount.

Telcos Feel The Pinch

You might wonder why telcos offer cashback and encourage users to help others recharge while the regulatory body asks them to provide free talk time and extend the validity.

It turns out that with all the financial stress these telcos are going through, this is the best they can do.