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HOW DO I PUT CREDIT ON MY POLISH MOBILE?


wildrover  98 | 4430  
6 Apr 2010 /  #1
I have just gone and bought 20 zloty worth of credit from the local Zabba sklep for my plus gsm mobile...but i don,t know how to put the credit on my phone...?????

Can anyone run me step by step through the process please....???
dtaylor5632  18 | 1998  
6 Apr 2010 /  #2
There should be a number on the card or piece of paper to phone.
Harry  
6 Apr 2010 /  #3
What language is the operating system on the voice-thingy in? Does it speak to you in Polish or English?
OP wildrover  98 | 4430  
6 Apr 2010 /  #4
err don,t know about any speaking...i thought you just texted some number , then put in the number from the reciept....

I guess the people at plus gsm will speak Polish....
the only phone numbers i can see are 5555 and 123 telekod...

I guess its pretty simple for anyone the has a plus gsm phone...but i have not used this system before...
dtaylor5632  18 | 1998  
6 Apr 2010 /  #5
Once again ( I think you have been eating too many beans) on the reciept it will have a number to dial to call up. Wait to the end of the Polish automated voice to stop talking and it should ask you if you speak English. Then follow instructions.
Harry  
6 Apr 2010 /  #6
err don,t know about any speaking...i thought you just texted some number , then put in the number from the reciept..

It used to be that you called some number and then when prompted you put in the number from the receipt.

The people at Plus do speak English and it is worth calling them anyway so you can have all the options set to English rather than Polish (a lot of stuff can be in either language).
convex  20 | 3928  
6 Apr 2010 /  #7
ah, edit. my memory is bad.

*123*NUMBERonRECEIPT#

and then push the call button.
OP wildrover  98 | 4430  
6 Apr 2010 /  #8
Just tried that and a nice voice in English and Polish told me they are unable to complete the call...
Harry  
6 Apr 2010 /  #9
I guess its pretty simple for anyone the has a plus gsm phone...but i have not used this system before...

When I used one it was call some number but that was a good ten years back....
convex  20 | 3928  
6 Apr 2010 /  #10
I just did it with mine, and it worked

just dialed *123*5555555#

got back unknown voucher number.....

uh, dumb question, you sure you have plus?
OP wildrover  98 | 4430  
6 Apr 2010 /  #11
I did actually ask the girl in the Zabba shop to put the credit on for me...she pressed some buttons , told me it was ok...and i left...only when i got home and tried to send a text did i discover there was no credit on the phone , so she obviously did it wrong...

Last time i got some credit my friend Magda did it for me , and somehow provoked my mobile into asking for a puk code , which i did not have , so that was that mobile rendered useless...

So now with a new sim card i try again.... It never ceases to amaze me how difficult even the simplest thing can become in a country where you dont speak the language well... Spend some money , a lot of time...and the result....nothing usually....

The only numbers on this reciept are 5555 and 123 telekod...and of course the kod doladowujacy.....i have tried dialing 123 5555 and 5555 123 both result in a voice telling me they cant connect the call....
convex  20 | 3928  
6 Apr 2010 /  #12
try calling 5555 and see if it's available in english.
OP wildrover  98 | 4430  
6 Apr 2010 /  #13
if i dail 5555 i just get some woman babbling in Polish , a recorded message....

I am going to take the back off the phone...and replace the sim card with a bean....if that does not work..its going in the bin...trouble is...i really need my phone..i am stuck out here in the forest all alone....what if there is a spider in the bath or something and i need to call somebody....any more suggestions....please....????
convex  20 | 3928  
7 Apr 2010 /  #14
This might not help at night, but you should be set during the day.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoke_signal
OP wildrover  98 | 4430  
7 Apr 2010 /  #15
well it would work....i would have a bunch of peeps coming round with sausages if they saw smoke from my place.....
convex  20 | 3928  
7 Apr 2010 /  #16
That's win-win. You still alive? Need to leave instructions, we'll check in on you here every 15 minutes to see if you're still with us.
grubas  12 | 1382  
7 Apr 2010 /  #17
well it would work....i would have a bunch of peeps coming round with sausages if they saw smoke from my place.....

Try it bro ,some of them may know how to activate your phone,plus you may have free diner.Here is night remedy for your problem

en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Drum_(communication)&oldid=331563285
Ajb  6 | 231  
7 Apr 2010 /  #18
wildrover

Shame they dont have top-up swipe cards like in the UK, To save any problems i use my internet banking to top-up my mobile in Poland :)
Jay24  12 | 64  
7 Apr 2010 /  #19
Definately the easiest way IMO. I'm with PKO BP and they have this option with their online banking. I'm sure most other banks in Poland would also have this facility.
Ajb  6 | 231  
7 Apr 2010 /  #20
and also WBK

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