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Your parents depend on you for recharging their prepaid phones. You can show them how to do it without your help, or you can do it quickly in minutes with the right app.
Your parents often approach you for recharging their prepaid phones. This is all very well when you are at home and have a few minutes to do it. But they are hampered when you are travelling for work or busy with something else. Then they must go to a friend or relative to help them out.
The solution lies in them recharging prepaid online themselves. But this is sometimes easier said than done.
What your parents need to know about recharging their prepaid phone online
Online prepaid recharge is a breeze for those who are Internet-savvy and for whom new technology is a blessing and not a challenge. But several senior citizens are unable to grasp the intricacies of accessing the worldwide web, and using the smartphone’s various features in their daily lives.
Bill payment and online prepaid recharge are two areas where they are most hesitant about trying on their own. They feel that they might end up making costly mistakes that deduct a lot of money from their account! Most of this fear is unfounded – after all, online transactions and the use of recharge apps is a matter of regular practice.
- If your parents are not aware about how to do the online prepaid recharge on their phones and they come to you for the same, you could start by showing them the different functions of their phone and where the recharge app is. They can experiment by opening different apps, looking up information on the Google search window, taking photos, switching on the torch, etc.
- If your mother enjoys comedy TV shows or instructional videos, then you can show her how to access YouTube or your Netflix account. If your dad likes sports or wants his own email account, you can set these up for him. Let them access these apps on their own over and over again till they are confident.
- The same applies to online prepaid recharge. Install a good recharge app like myAirtel on their phone – it can be used by both Airtel and non-Airtel subscribers – and show them how the prepaid recharge is done. Link the payment options like BHIM, debit/credit cards and Airtel Payments Bank with their accounts, and let them try recharging on their own.
How to use the myAirtel app for prepaid recharge
Install myAirtel app on your parent’s phone.
Take a look at how much balance is left on your parent’s phone. Now pick a quick recharge option (Rs 100, Rs 200, Rs 249, etc.) or input a specific amount from Airtel money/cards/net banking. The app is fully secure, so go ahead and save their card details for faster future transactions.
Hit ‘Recharge now’ and enter the recharge amount your parent will pay. The online prepaid recharge is done in just a few seconds after payment.
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