Guide to Verifying Simcard Registration in Uganda

Guide to Verifying Simcard Registration in Uganda

On March 5, 2012, Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) launched a simcard registration exercise see my coverage at http://wp.me/pXn3W-4H. On February 28, 2013, all un-registered simcards will be switched off by the telecom providers so there is a concerted push to register the simcards. Estimates put registration at about 50%, but that number is to be put to the test at the end of the month.

This simple guide is to enable you to check for your registration (operators in alphabetical order)

UPDATE 3: November 2015 – all operators now use *197# and messages have also been updated

  1. Airtel – *197#
    • Response – SMS Message from KYC with text “Dear NAMES 075XXXXXXX,your Airtel Simcard has been sucessfully registered. You can now also send and receive Airtel Money”
  2. MTN  – *197*1#
    • Y’ello NAMES, your SIM card was registered successfully. Thank you for choosing MTN.
  3. Orange Uganda – *197#
    • Response -You have successfully registered 079xxxxxxx in the names of NAMES
  4. Smile Telecom – not offering mobile cellular services, all Internet customers are registered on signup
  5. Uganda Telecom – *123#
    • Response – Dear NAMES, your number 071XXXXXXX is now fully registered with Uganda Telecom. Thank u for choosing UTL. It’s all about U
  6. Warid Telecom –  *197# (same as Airtel above)

UPDATE: I have just been informed that dialing *197# can be used to check the registration status for any simcard (Thanks to alwangac via I-Network)
UPDATE 2: MTN simcard registration check is now functional

Did I miss anything or did this post help you, let me know

42 thoughts on “Guide to Verifying Simcard Registration in Uganda

  1. Good info – I don’t believe I hadn’t seen any of it officially from the networks themselves. Perhaps I’m not paying enough attention to the advertising platforms that don’t get to me directly such as …my mobile phone!

  2. Thanks Steve, but why on earth did these guys have to register our sim cards if they knew they weren’t going to update their data?
    I registered My utl Sim but am surprised and disappointed at “Dear customer yo sim card is not yet registered”

  3. Dissatisfied with your registration process. Even after mailing you my particulars still you disconnected me.

  4. Thanks you so much for enlighting us with this infomation coz some times we suffer a lot calling the mtn customer care just to get the mtn cords.

  5. my airtel line 0756967765 has a problem.help me out to use my line again.but it was registered in the names of faruku who was your agent.

  6. Uganda is Fucked ..those wannabe Dictators Running amok changing the Laws ,with out going to Parlament /

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