Keep your Nepali number active while you're abroad
Working in Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia or Malaysia, or studying in Japan, Korea, Australia or the UK? A small top-up keeps your Ncell and Nepal Telecom prepaid line alive, so eSewa and Khalti OTPs, bank codes and calls from family keep working, and the number stays yours.
- ✓ Recharges from Rs 100, delivered in about a minute
- ✓ Pay in rupees, pounds, dollars or euros: card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, UPI in India, bank in the UK
- ✓ Email receipt with the operator's transaction ID
- ✓ Your own number, your own line: nothing to install
Questions
What happens when Ncell balance validity expires?
Validity can be extended up to 730 days. Once it expires, outgoing calls stop for 365 days, after which incoming service stops too. A recharge at any time restores service. Keeping a small balance on the line before you fly, and topping up during a long trip, avoids losing the number.
Do I need the SIM in a phone?
No. The recharge lands on the line whether or not the SIM is in a phone. For OTPs and calls you do need it in a phone with roaming on, or in the second slot of your travel phone.
How fast is it?
About a minute from payment. You get an email receipt with the operator transaction ID.
Can I pay from India or the UK?
Yes. Pay by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay from anywhere, by UPI in rupees if you are in India, or from your bank in pounds if you are in the UK. Prices are shown in your currency.
Can you top up my number every month?
Set a reminder for the validity date, or keep a Slashtel Balance so the next recharge is one tap.
Sending credit to someone in Nepal instead? Use the full Nepal recharge page. Keeping another number alive: Indian · UAE · Philippine · Saudi · Qatar · Kenyan · Pakistani · Bangladeshi · Sri Lankan · Egyptian · Ghanaian · Moroccan · Jordanian · Nigerian · what it costs by country.