User guide

Mobile Internet Dongle User guide Ver 1.0 – Authored by Akugizibwe Simon Peter Page 8
Airtel Menu
To access the Airtel Menu Sub Feature, simply click the button Airtel Menu on the Display Bar. This menu enables the modem user to carry out
USSD functionality on the Modem. Figure below shows the lay out of the menu bar.
To carry out any USSD functionality, simply type the USSD string in the input section and the respective result will be displayed in the output
section.
The following basic Airtel Uganda USSD functionalities can be carried out via the Airtel Menu
No.
USSD string
Function
1
*120#
Own Number inquiry
2
*130*xxxxxxxxxxxx#
Prepaid Credit / Airtime recharge or loading
3
*131#
Prepaid account airtime / credit balance check
4
*444#
Postpaid account credit balance check
5
*175*1#
Activation of Dongle Promotion bundle
Note:
 The current new dongle bundle promotion offer for Airtel Uganda is dial *175*1# and get 5GB worth of volume for one month. This
promotion is subject to change in the future.
 For Blue interface modems, the user will have to insert the modem SIM card into the phone to implement all the USSD functionalities
after which they can re-insert in the modem to use the internet services.