How to top up the funds in my prepaid phone account

Overview

Bell offers various prepaid options to fit your needs. Keep your account active by topping up before your funds expire. You'll also carry over any unused minutes from one month to the next.

Pre-authorized top up

Never worry about running out of minutes. Just pick the option that fits you best and we’ll take care of the rest.

Bonus: Get an additional 15% talk time when you choose Allowance or Automatic Allowance.

Automatic Top Up
Tops up your account when your balance drops below $5 or when your funds expire.
More about the Automatic Top Up Program

Allowance
Tops up your account on a designated day each month and ensures unused funds carry over to the next month.
More about the Allowance Program

Automatic Allowance
Tops up your account on a designated day each month and if your funds run out before the end of the month, ensuring unused funds carry over to the next month.
More about the Automatic Allowance Program

Top up on the go

• Log in to My Bell at bell.ca/mybell - top up using a prepaid, credit or debit card
• Access Self Serve on your phone's Mobile Browser (excluding BlackBerry® phones) - top up using a prepaid card or credit card
• Send a free text message to 82273 (TCARE) - top up using a prepaid card
• Call #321 from your mobile phone or 1 888 537-9999 from a home phone for free - top up using a prepaid card or credit card

Last Update:14/10/2011

Automatic Top Up Program

To register for the Automatic Top Up Program

1. Log in to My Bell.
2. Select the My prepaid account tab.
3. Under Top up options, select Learn about pre-authorized top-ups.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions and select the Automatic Top Up Program.

You can also register by calling #321 from your mobile phone or 1 888 537-9999 from a home phone for free, or by downloading the PDF form, filling it out and faxing it back to the number on the form.

¹ If your balance is below $0, your credit card or bank account will be charged the amount required to bring it to $0 as well as the amount required to bring your account balance to your registered amount. Taxes extra. Allow up to 48 hours for funds to be added to your account.

Last Update:14/10/2011

Allowance Program

The Allowance Program automatically tops up your account by $15, $25 or $50 on a designated day every month. The funds are deducted directly from your bank account or credit card every month, and you don’t have to worry about any unused balance expiring.

Bonus: get an additional 15% talk time when you choose the Allowance top up option. Unused bonus funds expire after 30 days.

Here's how it works: If you are on the $15 Allowance program, you qualify for a bonus of $2.25. The bonus is valid for 30 days. If you have unused bonus funds, they will not carry forward. However, unused funds from your Allowance balance will automatically carry forward.

To register for the Allowance Program:

1. Log in to My Bell.
2. Select the My prepaid account tab.
3. Under Top up options, select Learn about pre-authorized top-ups.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions and select the Allowance Program.

You can also register by downloading the PDF form, filling it out and faxing it back to the number on the form.

Last Update:14/10/2011

Automatic Allowance Program

The Automatic Allowance Program tops up your account ($15, $25 or $50) on a designated day each month and if your funds drop to $5 before the end of each month. Unused allowance funds carry over to the next month.

Sign up now and you’ll also get a 15% bonus on your allowance top up amount every month. The funds will be deducted from your bank account or credit card every month, so you don’t have to worry about losing unused balances. Please note: bonus funds expire after 30 days.

Here's how it works:
With a $15 Allowance Program and $15 Automatic Top Up Program, for example, you get $2.25 in bonus funds. If you use $10 of your allowance funds within 30 days, the unused $5 from the program will carry over to the next month but the $2.25 bonus will expire. Funds from the Automatic Top Up Program also expire after 30 days.

To register for the Automatic Allowance Program:

1. Log in to My Bell.
2. Select the My prepaid account tab.
3. Under Top up options, select Learn about pre-authorized top-ups.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions and select the Automatic Allowance Program.

You can also register by fax. Download and complete the PDF form and fax it to the number on the form.

Last Update:14/10/2011

Top up with a prepaid card

You can buy prepaid cards at Bell stores, or at one of many retail locations.

You must use your prepaid minutes before they expire. However if you add funds to your account before the expiry date, you’ll be able to carry over your unused minutes.

Note: Your card rate will vary depending on your usage and prepaid plan. See all prepaid plans.

To add the funds from your prepaid card to your mobile phone account, call #321 from your mobile phone or 1 888 537-9999 from a home phone for free and follow the instructions provided on the phone.

You can also add funds from your prepaid card to your account online:

1. Log in to My Bell.
2. Under My prepaid account, select Top up now.
3. Select By prepaid card.
4. Enter the card number and complete the transaction.

You can also add funds from a prepaid card to your account by launching Mobile Browser on your phone and selecting Self Serve. Data charges may apply.

You can also use TCARE, our text messaging service, to add funds from a prepaid card. Here’s how:

1. Send a text message to 82273 (TCARE).
2. Wait for the following response:
   Welcome... Please reply A: Airtime balance/Expiry date, B: Add a Prepaid Card, C: Add a feature, D: Feature Info
3. Text back the letter B and then follow the instructions in the response.

Learn more about using TCARE.

Note that you must use the minutes from your prepaid card before they expire (see the funds expiry chart). However if you add funds to your account before the expiry date, you’ll be able to carry over your unused minutes.

Last Update:14/10/2011

Top up with your credit card

The easiest way to use your credit card to add funds to your prepaid phone account is online.

1. Log in to My Bell.
2. Under My prepaid account, select Top up now.
3. Select By credit card.
4. Choose the top-up amount and complete the transaction.

If you prefer, you can also use your credit card to add funds to your prepaid phone account. Launch Mobile Browser on your phone and select Self Serve (data charges may apply), or call #321 from your mobile phone or 1 888 537-9999 from a home phone for free and follow the instructions.

Last Update:14/10/2011

Express Top Up Program

To register for the Express Top Up Program:

1. Log in to My Bell.
2. Select the My top up account tab.
3. Under Top up options, select Create your express service PIN.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to register to for the Express Top Up Program.

You can also register by downloading the PDF form, filling it out and faxing it back to the number on the form.

Last Update:14/10/2011