So what is USSD exactly?
Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) is a technology that allows users to access various services through the use of short codes. It usually consists of a number that start with a * and end with a #.
Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) is a technology that allows users to access various services through the use of short codes. It usually consists of a number that start with a * and end with a #.
Customers on prepaid, for example, often use USSD codes to load airtime:
Let’s take MTN as an example:
Load airtime voucher: (*141*VoucherPIN#)
check balances: (*141#)
send a please call me: (*121*CellphoneNumber#).
check balances: (*141#)
send a please call me: (*121*CellphoneNumber#).
So, here is a list of USSD codes for all the mobile networks in South Afica.
I will update this list so, yet again, please feel free to provide input regarding errors, ommissions and anything else.