If you are running (or already ran) out of balance in your mobile phone and can’t find any shop from where you can get your mobile phone recharged or if you don’t have enough money by which you can get your mobile phone recharge then you can send a free SMS to any of your friends or relative by requesting for balance transfer to your mobile number.
Most of the telecom services provides in India lets you transfer certain amount of balance from one mobile to another mobile, but both of them should be prepaid numbers and should belong to same telecom services provider. Who will be sending the balance will be charged between 1 and 3 depending upon the amount s/he will be sending and also depending upon which service provider you both are using.
To Request For Balance
Vodafone (Hutch): *132*A*N#
Airtel: Call *141# and follow the instruction
Docomo: N/A
Idea: SMS ASK N A to 55567
Aircel: *122*666# and follow the instruction
Uninor: *201*N*A#
BSNL: N/A
*Replace A with the amount (from Rs.5 to Rs.30) you are going to request and N with the mobile number from whom (your friends or relative) you are going to request.
To Transfer Balance
Vodafone (Hutch): *131*A*N#
Airtel: Call *141# and follow the instruction
Docomo: SMS BT N A to 54321
Idea: SMS GIVE N A to 55567
Aircel: *122*666# and follow the instruction
Uninor: *202*N*A#
BSNL: SMS GIFT N A to 53733
*Replace A with the amount (from Rs.5 to Rs.30) you are going to send and N with the mobile number to whom you are going to send.
You will not be charged for requesting balance from anyone, both donor and receiver should complete at-least 30 or 60 days with their service provider (depending on which network you are using). I am not sure about how we can do in these services (BPL, MTNL , Reliance, Smart, Spice, Tata Indicom and Virgin) so if you know then please do let us know by commenting below.