How to Send “Please call me” messages on MTN, GLO, Etisalat & 9mobile

By Omokolade Samuel Last updated Jun 7, 2020

One of the most annoying situations one could ever get involved in these days is trying to communicate with somebody without having the call units to do so. Trying to get a message across to somebody without having enough or zero credit balance is the most terrible state you could find yourself in.

There are moments when you wouldn’t be able to get your line loaded with call units due to one reason or the other, some people might just have to stay calm and forget about it, while others might get into serious trouble for not communicating with their loved ones at the time they were supposed to do so.

There are several ways that have been available by the network providers to help their customers get over situations that seem unpalatable, one of the ways that have been made available in the sending of calling me back text message to the line of the person you would love to communicate with.

Although you could also make use of the “borrow me credit” feature that has been made available by the various network provider, it has been discovered that most people don’t use this feature, either because they are not eligible or they don’t want to get involved in the high-interest rates that accompanies the offer.

What we would be discussing in this article is how you could send the “please call me” messages on all possible networks. It is undoubtedly the best to get out of the embarrassing situation of wanting to communicate with people without having call units on your mobile phone.

The “please call me” service is an SMS service that is used to communicate different messages to another customer using the same network, this service is available on all networks for free and can be performed on all registered lines that is still active.

Below is how to send a “please call me” message to various numbers on your mobile phone, we have taken time to source for the codes needed in sending these messages on all existing networks in Nigeria.

Sending the “please call me” on your MTN line

To send a call me back message on your MTN line, kindly follow the procedures below carefully:

Make sure you have an active MTN line, it being active means it hasn’t been blocked by the network provider.
Dial *133# on your line.
A message will pop up, asking you to enter the number you would love to send the message to, enter the number correctly without any space in between and press the enter key.
After you must have entered the number correctly, another message will pop up asking you to select the type of Call Me Back message you would love to send; these include; “please call me”, “call me back, I love you”, “send me credit”, “call me, I have a gist for you” and “call me, I need your assistance”.
Select your preferred message, by clicking on the number attached to the option.
Click on send and the message would be immediately delivered to the person it is being directed to.

Sending the “please call me” on your 9mobile line

To send a Call Me Back message on your 9mobile line, kindly follow the procedures below carefully:

Make sure you have an active 9mobile or Etisalat line, it being active means it hasn’t been blocked by the network provider.
Dial *266# on your line.
A message will pop up, asking you to enter the number you would love to send the message to, enter the number correctly without any space in between and press the enter key.
After you must have entered the number correctly, another message will pop up asking you to select the type of Call Me Back message you would love to send; these include; “please call me, thank you”, “please call me, I landed safely”, “please call me, I am now available” and “call me back, it’s an emergency”.
Select your preferred message, by simply clicking on the number attached to the option.
Click on send and the message would be immediately delivered to the person it is being directed to.

Sending the “please call me” on your GLO line

To send a Call Me Back message on your GLO line, kindly follow the procedures below carefully:

Make sure you have an active GLO line, it being active means it hasn’t been blocked by the network provider.
Dial *125*Recipient’s Number# on your line.
Click on send and the message would be immediately delivered to the person it is being directed to.

NB: The number you are directing this message to must be an active GLO number.

Sending the “please call me” on your Airtel line

To send a Call Me Back message on your Airtel line, kindly follow the procedures below carefully:

Make sure you have an active Airtel line, it being active means it hasn’t been blocked by the network provider.
Dial *140*Recipient’s Number# to send please call me back or send *141*8* Recipient’s Number# to send the “please send me credit” message.
Click on send and the message would be immediately delivered to the person it is being directed to.
N: B the number you are directing this message to must be an active Airtel number.

Conclusion

What makes the “please call me” feature awesome is that you could make use of it with or without call units on your phone. However, you could only send the free message to a number using the same network as you.