Banking Convenience / UTIL SMS Recharge
On the beach, during a party - you can recharge any prepaid phone (Chippie or Digicel) without buying a prepaid card, going to the ATM or starting-up MCB@Home. Use SMS and your phone is recharged instantaneously. The SMS (recharge) messages are FREE!
UTIL SMS Recharge allows you to recharge your cellular phone by sending an SMS to MCB.
How to register for UTIL SMS Recharge?
Register for this service at any MCB Bankomatiko ("ATM")
- Choose Phone Recharge from the main options screen
- Choose SMS Registration
- Choose your telephone service provider
- Enter your cellular telephone number.
- Choose if you would like to recharge other phones
- You will then receive a registration receipt from the Bankomatiko.
Once the process has been completed, you will receive an SMS message confirming your registration. In this message, you will also receive your SMS PassCode. This PassCode is needed to send recharge requests. Keep this code in a safe place. You also receive basic recharge instructions.
How to recharge PRE-PAID phones?
| How to recharge YOUR OWN phone? To recharge your cellular phone, send an SMS from the registered phone with the recharge command to the UTIL SMS number 1111. Send the following "SMS" recharge command to 1111: RC Example: To recharge NAf. 10.= with PassCode 1234 simply send the following message to 1111: RC 1234 10 Your cellular phone is recharged immediately for the specified amount. You will receive a message from your telephone service provider confirming the amount that has been added to your phone. The minimum amount accepted for SMS recharging is NAf. 10.= Your MCB account will be debited and your prepaid phone credited for the requested recharge amount. important note: Although the UTIL SMS service is free of charge your phone must have at least NAf. 0.01 on it, for the SMS to be sent. |
How to recharge OTHER phones? To recharge another phone (cellular or pre-paid land line), send an SMS from the registered phone with the recharge command to the UTIL SMS number 1111. Send the following "SMS" recharge command to 1111: RC <space> Example: To recharge phone number 1234567 with NAf. 10.= and PassCode 1234 simply send the following message to 1111: RC 1234 10 1234567 The other phone is recharged immediately for the specified amount. You will receive a message confirming the amount that has been added to the other phone. If the other phone is a cellular phone, it will receive a message from the telephone service provider confirming that the amount that has been added to the phone. The minimum amount accepted for SMS recharging is NAf. 10.= Your MCB account will be debited and your prepaid phone credited for the requested recharge amount. important note: Although the UTIL SMS service is free of charge your phone must have at least NAf. 0.01 on it, for the SMS to be sent. |
Other SMS commands
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How to change your PassCode? |
How to view your Transaction History? Send the following SMS command to 1111: H |
How to get help? To get an overview of possible SMS command, just send Help to 1111 ; |
How to cancel UTIL SMS?
You can cancel UTIL SMS Recharge at any time via any MCB Bankomatiko ("ATM")
- Choose Phone Recharge from the main options screen
- Choose SMS Registration
- Choose Cancel SMS Recharge
- Choose your telephone service provider
- Enter your cellular telephone number
- You will then receive a cancellation receipt from the Bankomatiko.
Once the process has been completed, you will receive an SMS message confirming your cancellation.
If you would like to setup UTIL SMS Recharge again, simple re-register at any MCB Bankomatiko ( "ATM").
When you have lost your phone
In case of a lost or stolen phone, please cancel UTIL SMS at any MCB Bankomatiko ("ATM"), or contact the Automated Services Department at 466-1836 to report your loss (466-0555 after business hours). The UTIL SMS Recharge service will be disabled until you re-register your phone at any MCB Bankomatiko ("ATM").
Important Safety Precautions For SMS Recharging
Here are some safety tips to avoid misuse of the SMS Recharge service.
- Please ensure your PassCode is kept in a safe place at all times.
- Delete the message containing the PassCode.
- Delete your Sent Messages with the request to recharge your phone.
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