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Tesco mobile Top-up Online: top up credit and data in 1mn!

You have a Tesco mobile phone that needs to be topped up? Or perhaps you need to top up a friend's or a family member's Tesco mobile phone and you don't know how to do it... This article is here to help you to figure out which option is best for you! We shall list and explain every Tesco mobile top-up method. We'll cover online top-ups on Tesco mobile's website, topping up with vouchers, over the phone or via the Tesco mobile app. We'll also let you know how to check your Tesco mobile account balance. Then we'll introduce you to Allo by Monisnap, a fast and seamless online way to top up your account as well as a friend's or a family member's Tesco mobile phone in less than a minute.

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Tesco Mobile

Tesco Mobile is a mobile virtual network operator co-owned by British multinational corporation Tesco and international telecommunications brand O2. It runs on O2 network and gathers 5.2 million users in the UK. Just like most mobile network operators, Tesco Mobile offers its customers both pay monthly and pay-as-you-go deals (also known as top-up deals). Top-up deals imply that customers are not bound by any contract to their mobile network operator. They can choose to top up their phones with phone or data credit whenever they need or want to.

How can I top up my Tesco mobile phone?

Top up Tesco Mobile

Tesco mobile offers several top-up options. Customers may top up their phones:

  • By phone
  • On Tesco mobile's app
  • Through vouchers
  • Online, on Tesco mobile's website
  • With an E top-up card

In the next sections, we'll go through and explain each of these top-up methods.

How can I top up online with Tesco?

Tesco offers several ways to top up online. Users may use Tesco's online top-up service, top up their phones buying an online voucher or add credit to their accounts through the Tesco mobile app.

Top up on Tesco mobile's website

Tesco mobile's online top-up service lets customers top up their phones by credit or debit card, via PayPal or directly via direct debit. To top up on Tesco mobile's online top-up service, go to Tesco mobile's website. Open or hover your mouse on the Shop section of the main menu, and click on Top-up online.

If you already have a Tesco mobile account, log in to it and select your top-up amount as well as your payment method. You can also top up your phone without registering an account. Just select New user on the Online top-up page and follow the instructions.

Note that you may set automatic top-ups only if you have registered an account.

Top up with an online voucher

To buy an online voucher to top up your Tesco mobile phone, go to Tesco's main website (not Tesco mobile's!). Then, click on Tesco Mobile from the main menu and select Online top ups. Purchase the Tesco mobile voucher that best suit your needs.

You should receive two emails once your payment is made. The first one shall be a confirmation email while the second one should contain your 16-digit voucher code. Once you have your voucher code ready, call 4444 from your Tesco mobile phone or 0345 940 0000 from another phone to redeem your voucher entering your unique 16-digit code. You may also redeem your voucher on the Tesco mobile app.

Top up your phone on Tesco mobile's app

You may download Tesco mobile's Pay As You Go app on both Apple's App Store and Google Play. Install it and log in to your Tesco mobile account through the app. To top up your account, select Top-up from the app's bottom menu. Then you'll have the choice between topping up via a voucher entering your 16-digit voucher code, or by credit or debit card (if you haven't registered a card to your tesco mobile account yet, click on Never topped-up before? and follow the instructions). To top up your Tesco phone by card, select your top-up amount, enter the last 4 digits and the CV2 security code (the three digits on the back of your card) of your registered card and click on Top-up.

Tesco pay as you go top up

Tesco mobile also offers several "offline" options to top up your phone.

Top up over the phone

Top top up your Tesco mobile account by phone, call 4444 from your Tesco mobile phone and follow the instructions. Alternately, dial 0345 940 0000 from another phone and follow the instructions. You'll be able to pay with your credit or debit card.

Please note that new SIM only pay-as-you-go customers can't perform their first top-up over the phone.

Top up with a voucher

You may buy Tesco mobile vouchers from any Tesco store. To redeem it, call 4444 from your Tesco mobile phone or 0345 940 0000 from any other phone. Follow the instructions and enter your 16-digit voucher code to add credit to your account.

Please note that you can also redeem your voucher through your Tesco mobile app. To do so, click on Top-up from the bottom menu, enter your 16-digit voucher code and click on the Top-up button. Your account should now be topped up.

E top-up cards

You can order an E top-up card from your Tesco mobile account on Tesco mobile's website. To register it to your number, text TOPUP to 28589 from your Tesco phone and follow the instructions that shall be texted to you.

Once it is registered, you may use your E top-up card to top up from any Tesco store as well as from any shop bearing the green E top-up logo. Just ask for a Tesco mobile top-up and hand in your E top-up card.

How do I check my Tesco credit balance

You may check your Tesco mobile credit balance several ways. You can do it:

  • Through your Tesco mobile app, on the app's home screen
  • Calling 4444 from your Tesco mobile phone
  • Dialing *#10# from your Tesco mobile phone and pressing the call button
  • Texting BALANCE to 2112

Tesco UK top up: the best offers

Allo by Monisnap allows you to top up your Tesco mobile phone online. Doing so is seamless and only takes about a minute! Also, you get a free-of-charge top-up for every 4 purchases you make!

£10 Tesco Mobile online voucher with Allo by Monisnap
£15 Tesco Mobile online voucher with Allo by Monisnap
£20 Tesco Mobile online voucher with Allo by Monisnap

Adding credit to your Tesco mobile account on Allo by Monisnap is fast and easy:

  1. Click on this link.
  2. Enter your country and your phone number.
  3. Pick the voucher with the amount that best suits your needs.
  4. Register a new account or log in to your already existing one.
  5. Pay for your voucher.

Your account should now be topped up!

How can I top up someone else's Tesco mobile phone

You may top up someone else's phone through Tesco mobile online top-up portal. Simply follow the procedure for unregistered users explained above and enter the person's phone number. You may also buy an online or a regular top-up voucher from any Tesco store and forward the 16-digit code to your friend or family member.

Alternately, Allo by Monisnap offers a simpler way to top up someone else's Tesco mobile phone. Just follow the procedure to top up via Allo by Monisnap explained above. Make sure you enter the person's phone number instead of yours.

Tesco: top up in 1mn with Allo by Monisnap

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📱 What's Tesco mobile?

Tesco mobile is a mobile virtual network operator co-owned by Tesco and O2. It runs on O2's mobile network and gathers 5.2 million usersin the UK.

👨‍🏫 How can I top up my Tesco mobile phone?

There are several ways you can top up your Tesco mobile phone. You can either do so by phone, on Tesco mobile's app, buying online or offline top-up vouchers, on Tesco mobile's website and with an E top-up card. All of these top up methods are explained above.

💻 How can I top up my Tesco mobile phone with Allo by Monisnap?

Child's play!


  1. Click on this link.

  2. Enter your country and your phone number.

  3. Pick the voucher with the amount that best suits your needs.

  4. Register a new account or log in to your already existing one.

  5. Pay for your voucher.

👨‍👨‍👦‍👦 How to top up a friend's or a family member's phone with Allo by Monisnap?

It's also fast and easy! Just follow the five steps listed in the answer to the previous question and make sure you enter the person's phone number instead of yours.

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