You may apply at any branch of Banka Ekonomike for SMS-Top Up, and within only a few minutes, your services will be activated for use.

How does SMS Top Up work?

• Refilling your mobile phone (Ipko or Vala)

• only types the amount of money and send the SMS to the number 50005
• Example: 10
• The message will appear in this form: 10
• Refilling the mobile phone of a family member or friend:
• First type the mobile phone number of your friend, followed by a space, and the amount of money you want to refill, and then send this SMS to the number 50005.
• For example: Phone number SPACE the amount
• the message for IPKO operator shall look like this: 049123456 5, while for Vala operator like the following:  044123456 5
• Refill your landline phone of operator Ipko:
• Type the word fix, followed by a space, phone number, space and the amount of money and send this SMS to the number 50005
• E.g. : fix space phone number space the amount
• The message shall look like this: fix 038712345 20

For Ipko operator: First type the word int, space, username, then send the SMS to 50005. E.g.: int username

For IpkoTV operator

Type the word TV, followed by space, then the username and send this SMS to the number 50005.

E.g.: tv username DUOTV

Type the word duotv, followed by space, username and send this SMS to the number 50005.

E.g.: duotv username DUOFIX

Type the word duofix, followed by space,  username and send this SMS to the number 50005.

E.g. : duofix username

Refill limits

The minimum refill limit for mobile and fixed telephony is 1 EUR. You can refill your phone number starting from 1 Eur and more. You can refill your IPKO phone number only with fixed amounts such as: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 …20, 30… I.e. decimal amounts are not allowed by SMS. While the amounts which the operator Vala allows, are: 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 20, 40 Eur.