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[14 Jan 2011 | One Comment | ]
Yu Kenya short numbers and codes (USSD)

Codes

Balance enquiry – *131#
Airtime top up – *130*THE 14 DIGITS #
Activating password for sharing airtime – *140*0000*NEW PIN #
Sharing airtime (sambaza) – *140*AMOUNT*PHONE NUMBER*PIN #
Talk2Me (okoa) – *133*PHONE NUMBER #
Tariff migration – *145#
Yu Zone (Infotainment) – *841#

Short numbers

Emergency – 112
Child Helpline – 116
Customer Care – 100
Ringback Tone (dunda) – 850

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[7 Sep 2009 | One Comment | ]

Balance: *131#
Child Helpline: 116
Customer Care (experience): 100 or +254750100100
Emergency: 112 or 999
Loading airtime: *130*secret 14-digit number#

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[7 Sep 2009 | No Comment | ]

An equivalent of Safaricom’s Please Call Me on the YU network is the Talk2Me. If you have run out credit, YU allows you upto 5 free requests to get a friend or family to call you back.
Simply dial *133*Phone number#
Press the Call button.
**YU to YU calls only.

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[6 Sep 2009 | 19 Comments | ]

Below are the settings you need to Key in your phone to be able to access the internet on the Yu network.
GPRS / EDGE / WAP
*APN (Access Point): internet
*WAP Gateway IP address: 10.4.16.6
*WAP Server URL: http://www.yu.co.ke
*Port: 8080
MMS
*APN: internet
*Wap Gateway IP Address for MMS: 10.4.16.6
*Messaging Server URL: http://10.4.16.22/servlets/mms
**No username/ password is required for these settings and may vary handset to handset.

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[6 Sep 2009 | No Comment | ]

Before you start sharing your YU airtime, you must first register or activate your unique PIN before you use it for the first time.
Activating your PIN
-dial: *140*0000*new PIN#
Now you are ready to share your airtime:
-dial: *140*Amount*Phone number*PIN#