Please Call Me SAGet it on Google Play
Free for Android · Vodacom · MTN · Cell C · Telkom

Out of airtime? Send a Please Call Me in two taps.

Pick a contact and the app works out their network and dials the right code for you. No codes to remember, no airtime, no data.

What you'd dialFrom Vodacom
*140*#
Your network

The code comes from your own SIM's network, and reaches anyone on any network. In the app you never see this: it reads your SIM, labels each contact's network, and dials when you tap a name.

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R0airtime or data to send one
3airtime requests a day
Weeklyairtime prize for the top spot

How to send a Please Call Me

To send a Please Call Me, dial your own network's code, then their number, then #. On Vodacom and Telkom that's *140*number#, on MTN *121*number# and on Cell C *111*number#. It's free and needs no airtime or data.

The long way

Dial it yourself

Open your dialler and type your own network's code, their full number and a hash. Every time, with no typos.

Step by step, and what to do if it won't send →

The two-tap way

Tap a name instead

  1. Open Please Call Me SA.Your contacts are listed with their network beside each name.
  2. Tap who you want.The app picks your network's code, adds their number and dials it.

No codes to remember, no typing numbers, and it still needs no airtime or data.

Get it on Google Play
The Please Call Me SA contacts list, with a Vodacom, MTN, Cell C or Telkom logo beside each contact
1. Pick a contact
The app confirming that the Please Call Me is being sent
2. Sent
Promotions

Top the weekly board, win airtime.

This week's prize · closes Monday 00:00 SAST
An airtime voucher, loaded straight to your phone.
*130*888*PIN#
How the prize works →

Five leagues

Everyone starts in Bronze. Finish the week near the top to move up.

Tools and guides

Without the app, too.

ToolPlease Call Me codesThe exact code for your network, ready to dial. ToolWhich network is this number?Check any SA cell number by its prefix. GuidePlease Call Me on every networkCodes, steps, and what to do when one won't send.
Questions

Please Call Me questions

What is a Please Call Me?

A free text your network sends for you, asking someone to phone you back. People also call it a call me request, a call back, a call-me-back or a "pls call me". It works with no airtime and no data, on prepaid and contract.

What is the Please Call Me code for my network?

Vodacom: *140*number#. MTN: *121*number#. Cell C: *111*number#. Telkom: *140*number#. Put the other person's 10-digit number where it says number.

Do I use my network's code or theirs?

Yours. The code goes to the network your SIM is on, and it reaches anyone in South Africa on any network. A Vodacom user dials *140* even when the friend is on MTN.

Does a Please Call Me cost anything?

No. The networks send it for free, and you can send one with no airtime and no data.

How do I ask someone for airtime instead?

On Vodacom dial *140*02*number#, on MTN *136*6328*number#, and on Cell C *147*01*number*amount# (R5, R10, R20 or R30). MTN and Cell C requests go to a number on the same network. Telkom has no airtime-request code.

Can I send a Please Call Me from an iPhone?

Yes. The codes work in any phone's dialler, including an iPhone. The Please Call Me SA app, which dials the codes for you, is for Android.

Does it work outside South Africa?

These codes are for South African networks only. Networks in other countries have their own call-back services and codes, so check with your local network.

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