How to Check Your Cell Phone's Call and Text Balance

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Every cell phone that runs on postpaid, prepaid, or a limited plan has a specific number of airtime balance, or minutes, allotted for its use. Keeping track of your remaining number of minutes will help you avoid going beyond your limit and incurring additional charges. The process for checking the cellphone minutes slightly varies from one popular US network carrier to another.

Method 1

Method 1 of 5:

Using AT&T

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Dial *646#. On your AT&T mobile phone, open your phone’s keypad (either on-screen or physically), and dial the *646# (*MIN#) code on the call screen.
- If you want to check your minutes in Spanish, dial *876# (*USO#) on your phone instead.
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Once you do, a confirmation message will appear on the screen saying that the request is currently being processed.

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After a few seconds, you will receive a text message containing detailed information about your account’s remaining minutes.

Method 2

Method 2 of 5:

Using Verizon

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On your Verizon mobile phone, open your phone’s keypad (either on-screen or physically), and dial the #646 (#MIN) code on the call screen.
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Afterwards, wait for the voice recording on the other end of the line to state the details of your current usage and your remaining number of minutes.
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After a few seconds, you will receive a text message containing the same information you heard from the voice recording to serve as your reference.

Method 3

Method 3 of 5:

Using Sprint

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On your Sprint mobile phone, open your phone’s keypad (either on-screen or physically), and dial *4 on the call screen.
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A voice recording will prompt you what to press next.
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Press 3 for “Account info,” then 2. You will then be informed of how many minutes you have left.
- Since you won’t get any text messages, it would be best to write down the information given to you by the voice recording so you’ll have a copy.

Method 4

Method 4 of 5:

Using T-Mobile

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On your T-Mobile phone, open your phone’s keypad (either on-screen or physically), and dial the #646# (#MIN#) code on the call screen.
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This will prompt the system to process your request.
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Barely taking a minute, you will get a message containing the detailed information about the current and remaining minutes on your account.

Method 5

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Using US Cellular

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On your US Cellular mobile phone, open your phone’s keypad (either on-screen or physically), and dial #225 (#BAL) code on the call screen.
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This will prompt the system to process your request.
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You’ll get a message containing detailed information about your usage, such as rates, text messages sent, and your available minutes.

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How do I check airtime balance on TracFone?

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If it's a basic phone, it should be on the home screen. If its a smartphone, go to the app market on your device and download the TracFone My Account app.

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How do I get my airtime to show on my Safelink track phone?

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If its a basic phone it should show on the homescreen. If it'a a smartphone, then go onto the Safelink site and log in to view your balance. The smartphone method is also valid for viewing on a desktop or tablet.

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Each of these methods for balance-checking is free of charge.

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The numbers to dial are fairly easy to remember, but just in case, you may want to program them into your cell phone's contact list.

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For other network carriers, check the owner’s guide or contact the respective customer service hotline to ask for the specific number to call so you can check your minutes remaining.

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