Dial 111 on your phone and choose English. Speak clearly to the bot and tell it what you want to do (e.g., "Balance Inquiry," "Activate Roaming").
Dial *111# on your phone.
Download the "My Econet App" from your app store.
For mobile money services, use the EcoCash App or dial *151#.
- Dial 111 and choose English
- Say: "Balance Inquiry"
- The system will tell you your Airtime (MA) and Data balance in ZWG and USD
USSD: Dial *111# and select "Balance Enquiry"
My Econet App: Open the app - your balances are shown on the main screen
This protects your airtime from being used for data when your bundles run out.
- Dial 111 and choose English
- Say: "Deactivate Out-of-Bundle Browsing"
- Confirm your phone number (MSISDN)
- Enter the OTP sent to your phone
- Confirm deactivation - you'll receive a success notification
- Dial 111 and choose English
- Say: "Activate Out-of-Bundle Browsing"
- Confirm your phone number (MSISDN)
- Enter the OTP within the allowed time
- Confirm activation
- Dial 111 and choose English
- Say: "Activate Roaming" or "Deactivate Roaming"
- Enter your phone number (MSISDN)
- Enter the OTP sent to your phone
- Confirm - you'll be informed of success
- Dial 111 and choose English
- Say: "I have an over-scratched card"
- Enter the 5 visible consecutive digits
- Enter the Serial Number
- Enter the Batch Number
- The system will provide the correct recharge key
Find out if your card is Active, Used, Expired, or Locked
- Dial 111 and choose English
- Say: "Query recharge card status"
- Provide either the Recharge Key or Serial number
- The system will tell you the status
Transfer airtime in USD or ZWG
- Dial 111 and choose English
- Say: "Transfer airtime"
- Enter the Currency, Amount, and Recipient
- Confirm the transfer
- Dial 111 and choose English
- Say: "Query roaming partners"
- Specify your query (e.g., "roaming partners in Botswana")
- Details of the roaming partner will be returned
- Dial 111 and choose English
- Say: "Query shop details"
- Specify your query (e.g., "directions to Joina Shop" or "shops in Harare")
- Details of the shop will be returned
For when you've locked your SIM card or need phone security numbers
- Dial 111 and choose English
- Say: "Retrieve PIN or PUK"
- Enter your selfcare PIN when prompted
- The system will share your PIN and PUK
Note: eSIMs do not have a PUK
Log complaints for data or SMS issues directly with the bot
- Dial 111 and choose English
- Say: "Log a Network complaint"
- Provide the requested complaint details
- Specify the category: "data" or "SMS"
- You'll receive a reference number (ticket) - keep it handy!
Buy daily, weekly, or monthly bundles anytime
- Dial *143#
- Choose "Data Bundles"
- Select bundle type (daily, weekly, or monthly)
- Choose your preferred bundle size
- Confirm your purchase