Last updated on March 12th, 2023 at 01:57 am
There are three major cellular operators in Germany, Telekom, O2, and Vodafone, and are offering all types of plans. Almost all plans offer unlimited minutes and text messages but few plans still offer limited minutes and text messages etc. You can also see the 5 best plans offered by German cellular operators which are most suitable for tourists & business personnel. Some customers, including new and tourist or business personnel, may not be able to keep track of their telekom data usage and get surprised at the last moment when alerts of high usage are received by them.
It is better to keep a watch on data usage and to get details of phone plans for which shortcodes (USSD codes) are the quickest way to check account details, balance, the validity of the phone plan as well as many more things like direct recharge, call forwarding, etc.
How to Check data usage telekom and Balance of SIM
Here is the list of helpful USSD codes for customers of Telekom, O2, and Vodafone, by which customers may get some important information about their phone plan.
Deutsche Telekom:
Deutsche Telekom, formerly known as D1 De TeMobil, T-Mobile customers may dial the following USSD codes from their phone dialer pad.
1. *135# to check the account details of your phone
2. *100# to check the remaining prepaid balance
3. *100*2# to check called minutes so far
O2:
O2, formerly VIAG Interkom and E-Plus customers may dial the following USSD codes
1. *100# to check Account manager
2. *101# to query prepaid credit
3. *102# to check the validity of the prepaid card
4. *107# to see tariff information
5. *100*1# to check remaining balance
6. *100*2# to check remaining time
Vodafone:
Vodafone, formerly D2 Mannesmann customers may dial the following USSD codes
1. *100# to check Account manager
2. *102# to check the cost of the last call/connection
3. *104# to check balance.
4. *106# to check account balance
5. Dial 1112*2# to check your Internet data balance or send an SMS “Data Bal” to 144
I hope this article helps you as well as many tourists and businesses who visit Germany for a short period but are not aware of these USSD codes. Pl share your views/ experience in the comment box