How to Buy Electricity Using FNB

Do you wish to learn how to buy electricity using FNB. If you are an FNB customer, the good news is that you have various options when it comes to buying electricity from your phone. You can do so using the FNB app and you can also do so via FNB USSD banking. We are going to show you how to buying electricity tokens using both methods in this article. The great thing is that you can make your purchase from anywhere on your phone. No longer do you need to go to an outlet that sells prepaid electricity tokens.

How to buy electricity using the FNB app

The following is how to buy electricity using the FNB mobile app;

1. Open the FNB app on your phone or tablet.
2. Click on eWallet.
3. Go to Buy Prepaid.
4. Choose Prepaid Electricity.
5. Type in the amount of money that you would like to spend on your purchase.
6. Type in your meter number.
7. Click on Purchase.
8. Confirm your purchase.

How to buy electricity using the FNB USSD

The following is how to buy electricity using the FNB USSD;

1. Dial *120*277# on the phone that’s registered for FNB cellphone banking.
2. Open Prepaid.
3. Select Electricity.
4. Type in your meter number.
5. Input the amount of money that you wish spend on your purchase.
6. Confirm the transaction.
7. You will get the token as an SMS.

You need to be registered for cellphone banking

That’s how to buy electricity using FNB. The great thing is that this is a convenient way of buying prepaid electricity. You don’t need to run around looking for a store that sells electricity. You can make your purchase right from your phone.

However, in order to use the USSD option, you need to be registered for mobile banking. The good thing about this is that once registered, you literally get your bank on your phone. It doesn’t matter if you have a phone that does not connect to the internet.

USSD does not use internet. You can buy electricity even if you have one of those old phones that are good only for making calls. So, this option tends to be the best. The app option can be somewhat lacking because if you don’t have data in your phone you won’t be able to buy electricity.

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Summary

In this post we showed you how to buy electricity on FNB. It was noted that you have two options for making your purchase from your phone. You can use the app. Or you can use USSD. The USSD banking option works on any phone, but you need to be registered for mobile banking. From there, buying your token becomes a breeze.

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