MTN has launched a service that allows MTN customers who have run out of airtime to make reverse-charge calls.
In a statement released today, MTN said the service, called MTN Pay4Me, enables customers to reverse-call the receiver, who will be liable for the cost of the call.
The customer receiving the call will be pre-notified and given the option to either accept or reject the Pay4Me call.
Should the receiver accept the call, they will charged on behalf of the caller at 99c per minute on per second billing, regardless of their tariff plan.
Pay4Me, which has been available to MTN customers since Friday, is applicable between MTN to MTN calls only.
Customers who want to initiate this service need to dial 127 from their MTN SIM, followed by the number they wish to call. Alternatively, they can dial *127*, followed by the cellphone number they wish to call, followed by the # button.
Sponsor customers can manage the number of people calling them on the service by dialling *127#. The menu allows the customer to add the cellphone numbers of accepted people calling them.
MTN SA chief marketing officer Larry Annetts says this functionality means the person paying for the call does not have to approve a Pay4Me request every time the frequent users of the service calls them.
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