Short codes for every operator
Balance, credit, internet, bundles, your own number, mobile money and the emergency numbers, for MTN, Orange, Nexttel and Camtel.
A short code is a menu that runs on the network rather than in an app. It works on any handset, costs nothing to open, and needs no data, which makes it the most reliable way to do small things.
MTN Cameroon
*135*8#Find out your own number*155#Check your main balance*159*2#Check bonus credit*159*3#Check bonus SMS*157*99#Check your internet balance*147*9#Check your internet balance, the other way*157#Subscribe to an internet bundle*147#Internet bundles, the other way*701#Subscribe to a WhatsApp bundle*148#Subscribe to an SMS bundle*126*1#Mobile Money*150*amount*number*Me2U code#Send credit to someone*156*card number#Top up from a scratch card*121*amount#Borrow credit*159*86#Check what you owe on borrowed credit*165*1*number#Add a preferred number*166*number#Send a call-me-back101Voicemail*123#Everything else, as a menu8787Customer serviceOrange Cameroun
#99#Find out your own number#123#Check your balance. Press 0 for bonus, internet and what you owe#145*1#Check your internet balance#145*2#Subscribe to an internet bundle#131*421#Data bundles built around how you use them#131*1#Subscribe to an SMS bundle#150#Orange Money#144*number*amount#Send credit to someone*188*card number#Top up from a scratch card#133#Borrow credit#145*3#Borrow data#146*number#Send a call-me-back#119#The under-25s offers#111*0#Whatever is currently on promotion915Add a preferred number, by calling999Voicemail#111#Everything else, as a menu8900Customer service. 950 also still answersNexttel (Viettel)
*600#Find out your own number*801#Check your main balance*801*1#Check bonus credit*865*1#Check your internet balance*865#Subscribe to an internet bundle*865*5#Subscribe to a WhatsApp bundle*869*password*number*amount#Send credit to someone*802*card number#Top up from a scratch card*802#Borrow credit*804*number*1#Add a preferred number8123Customer serviceCamtel
*825*1Check your main balance and your internet124Check your balance, by calling*826*card number#Top up from a scratch card*126*amount*number*PIN#Send credit to someone825Customer serviceTwo Nexttel services are text messages rather than codes. To send a call-me-back, text 81 with CMB, a space, the number, a space, and up to ten characters of message. To block a number that keeps calling, text 808 with ADD, a space, and the number; text ON to 808 first if blocking is not already on.
Emergencies, on any network
112The general emergency number117Police118Fire119Ambulance8010Electricity emergencyShort codes change and differ between operators and tariffs. Confirm with your operator before relying on one.