Recharging Vodafone CallYa SIM

Thanks for the information on recharging a Vodaphone Callya account. I got around the problem of having a credit card with a German address by paying through my Paypal account. I used the 22922 number to recharge my account from the U.S. Vodaphone uses the AT&T network in the US. For some time have been trying to figure out how to top my account without having a German friend go into a Vodaphone shop. Thanks!

Guys, if you have an Android smartphone, there is an app on the market called “Mein CallYa”. If you go into any dm store (they seem to be everywhere here in Frankfurt) you can purchase a top-up card for Vodaphone which is simply a barcode that they scan at the register. When they scan this code, you will get a top-up number on the receipt from the register and they will keep the barcode to put back on the shelf.

Go into the Mein CallYa app, and there you can find under “Menu” an option that says “Aufladen”. Here there is a field that says “Aufladennummer” and you can simply type in the number from the receipt and click “Senden”. A few seconds later you will get a message that says “Vielen Dank” indicating that you’ve topped up.

Also, the first time you used the phone, it should have given you an option to have either German or English. You can dial 22044 on your mobile with the CallYa SIM installed and you should get some English options for managing it.

My name is Medhat Dessouki

I have a Vodafone CallYa prepaid SIM & it was roaming unitl very soon but now it is diconnected & I can not even recharge it by the internet how can I restore the SIM & recharge it from the internet

SIM details:

70 5085 0538229 1 g 0162

+491627270326

Thanks for this info, you saved me a lengthy drive to the store for minutes.

You have to key in:

*100*

then your Aufladenummer (usually 15 numbers)

then #

and hit call. you should instantly receive a message that says your phone has been topped up

i have a call prepaid sim card, i try to use the function by calling *100#. but it in germany, anyway to change to english version. thanks

I bought top up vodafone call-ya in germany… I used vodafone italy simcard… Until now I try to use code *100*aufladenummer# still can’t to top up… And the respond write internal error…

Can you guy help me how to top up…, I already call service number : 22922 but all is italiano language that I didn’t understand…

Thanks before… :)

Ok so I just tried buying credit on Aufladen.de but they said my phone number was incorrect. Has anyone had that problem?

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For those using vodafone.de (German) and want to change the instructions to English. The new way is:
1. Dial 22044 from your vodafone handy
2. wait a few seconds, press 5
3. wait a few seconds, press 4
4. wait a few seconds, press 2 (by now you should hear an English voice)

For voicemail, you can call the help line, either the one that came with you handy or 017222911, listen and press the correct number for an English speaking representative, it took me less than 3 minutes to connect (Free) and about 24 hours for the Voicemail to change to English.

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Hi,

a few weeks ago I visited Germany and bought 2 VODAFONE SIMS (One is a CallYa the second is a pre-paid but I’m not sure if it is also a CallYa).

Both SIMS still have some € credit on them.

As I’m not going to Germany every year and to recharge the SIMS from where I live costs a lot more than the 5 or 10 Euros (Fees + Exchange rate) my question refers to the Call Numbers of both SIMS.

Is there a limited period where after which I will loose the numbers if I don’t recharge and/or place or receive any calls ?

Is there any written contract or whatever where I can learn about the requirements etc ?

Any reply will be more than appreciated.

Thanks, Micky

OMG this was a Godsend! Thank you!!!! I was on a client conference call when I ran out of euro on the sim card. Mortified!

I did a quick google search and your article was the first to come up. Within 5 minutes I had a number to enter (by following your directions) and voila… I had service again! THANK YOU.

One thing to know… the afluden.de site is ONLY in German. I know absolutely zero german but by guessing the words by their position on the page, I was able to adequately get through without any mistakes at all. I also used Paypal so I got around the whole german address thing (though I guess I could have used the hotel address).

Either way… I have to say, this info is PRICELESS!

Now… I wonder if it will be as easy in italy! I have my sim for there that is very low and I’m off to Tuscany in a week. If I find out it works I’ll post back.

Thanks again.

Hi!
Yes you can do this easily online.
Then you dont even need to follow any operator instructions,
when you finish your order the website will give you a code, you
just need to dial

*100*123456789012345#

Where the 123… is is the actual charging code.
Be sure to put the # at the end!

Und das ist alles!

The aufladen.de does have a English version - just click on the German flag in the upper right hand of the page and you will be given and English option. Also, when you put in your phone number, you need to have the correct country code.

Absolute genius……just used it to send credit to a friend…

Thank you so much!! You really helped me!

For anyone trying to change the default language to English, the number and prompts changed once again. I was able to get the new information via a chat session with someone at Vodafone.de.

1) Dial 22044

2) wait for a bit

3) Choose options 5 then 4 then 2.

You cannot press option 5 right away, I hit 5 a few times before and the recorded message kept going. Eventually I could tell that the first portion of the recorded message was over and I was allowed to choose the first option (5). After than you can immediately go to 4 and 2.

I have one of these callya fun sim card which was supposed to have a 15 Euro credit attached to it. I do not know why but I immediately got a message saying that I am down to 1 euro. Am I missing something? furthermore, I have 200mb of data which dropped down to less than 100 mb after 2 days of very light usage…how to I top it up?

Thanks guys for having this thread. This thread appeared on top my google search on “how to top-up vodafone prepaid in Germany”. I was able to successfully top-up 25 euros on my SIM after 10 minutes of reading through your insights and comments. Really helpful!

The aufladen.de option to deposit directly to my Vodafone prepaid number and to pay via PayPal worked flawlessly and instantly topped me up. Thanks!

YAY! This was soooo great! At first, my google search only brought up a bunch of German answers (which I’m sure were wonderful, but I’m still working on my German… and google translate is GREAT but only goes so far). So I was SO thankful to find your nice, concise way of adding minutes. It didn’t take my American CC so I took the paypal route and that worked just fine. I also had it sent directly to the phone (which was an option now for .50 cents more).

Anyway, THANK YOU for taking the time to share this!

So when I top off my phone with a card from a kiosk, does it also go towards data?

After going through all the help notes and comments posted, and trying same, I went to the Vodafone store where I purchased the top up to be told it was not possible to top up a SIM card from uk in Germany. Since they would not issue a refund, they offered another SIM card from them and wanted pieces of ID to register this pay as you go card.lesson is, if you can’t charge your fone in the store, don’t buy a top up there.

Hi I got one of these Callya Smartphone FUN 15 at media mart when I bought a new Nokia Lumia because of its good camera. But its been a pain to set up. First it said I had no money so I topped up at a store they recommend and no when I dial numbers it says I have the wrong number but my friends iPhone with a Blau prepaid was able to call those numbers and overseas too. Mind you the Blau was hard to get right initially. Why can’t Germany get this to simple, it’s not rocket science !!

Thank you for your post!, also the comments are very useful!

If anyone is interested, the directions to switch to English have changed slightly. Call the same number with the phone with a CallYa SIM (dial 22044), then press 5, then 1. It was about 10 seconds of silence, and then a message played saying all notifications will now be English.

Thank you. I recommend everyone in Germany who speaks English to use this.. It can be very annoying trying to navigate the vodafone calls. Dial 22044, press 5 (after the lady has started speaking) and then 1. After, call 22922 to add the CallYa card credit to your phone.

just an update when recently i used the above trick to change to english menu. after dialing to 22044, you should follow by 5, 4 (ask if you want to change language) then 1, which asking if you want english menu, 2 is to keep the current language

hope it helps.

Update for changing to English:
Press 5, then 4, then 1.
You can press each as soon as she starts talking, but I don’t recommend typing 541 all at once ;)

You are f*cking amazing. I was pulling my hair out in Germany trying to figure this out. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

THANK YOU SO MUCH! I was struggling with the Hotline service trying to figure out what to do.