Bonuses and additional account in Vodafone: how to connect and use

You call and write SMS, and you are awarded bonus points for this - isn’t this the dream of subscribers of cellular operators? What if we said that Vodafone made this dream come true?

Vodafone Bonus is a loyalty program that allows subscribers of all tariff plans to participate. Clients using the operator’s services on a contract basis are connected to the bonus program by default. For prepaid subscribers (refill your account once a month), you must activate the service.

To activate Vodafone Bonus, send an SMS with the text 5 to number 820. The message is free. After this, you can continue to use your SIM card as usual and receive rewards for it.

Why does Vodafone award bonuses?

As you know, any bonus program is different in that it has a number of conditions for mutually beneficial work. To receive bonuses to your additional account, you need:

Replenish your balance in a timely manner;
Make calls: for 1 hryvnia spent, 1 bonus point is awarded;
Use mobile Internet: 5 points are awarded per day of use;
Register with My Vodafone: 200 bonus points;
Use Vodafone services.

Please note that some of the items described above may not be relevant at the time you read this article. Because it is not possible to quickly track and correct information.

Loyalty program terms

A subscriber connected to the Vodafone or MTS (Ukraine) tariff plan can become a participant in the Vodafone Bonus or MTS Bonus program, with the exception of two: Simple MTS and Partner MTS. There are two rules of the loyalty program that must be followed:

Register in the “My Vodafone” or “My MTS” self-service system, depending on the selected operator. Registration involves the transfer of personal data.
Activate the program: by typing the number 5 in the SMS message field;
by sending it to the address number 820.

As soon as you become a member, the bonus is awarded automatically the first time you top up your balance.

How to dispose

It is also important to take into account the fact that all bonuses are initially accumulated on the bonus account, and not on the additional one. The subscriber can independently choose what to spend it on.

On the official Vodafone website there is a list of all offers available for exchange for bonuses. These include well-known sellers of video games, cosmetics, clothing, household goods, household appliances, and other tours.

If you do not want to exchange bonuses, feel free to transfer them to an additional account and use them for your pleasure. Pay for cellular communications, internet, send SMS.

Accrual of bonuses under the loyalty program

Vodafone or MTS bonuses are awarded based on the user’s expenses for mobile communication services. For every hryvnia spent, 1 point is automatically credited to a special bonus account. That is, everything is extremely simple: 1 hryvnia spent on any services - 1 bonus point is awarded.

But there are restrictions on both the minimum and maximum, and you need to know about this in order to keep the correct calculation:

You are required to spend at least 2 hryvnia on telecommunications services from Vodafone per month. If the amount of expenses does not reach the number 2, then no points will be awarded.
The maximum number of points is 310. A subscriber who has spent 310 hryvnia or more on mobile communications and the Internet can count on this number.

Points are credited to your Vodafone bonus account monthly. More precisely, 1 time before the 15th day of the month following the billing month. That is, in one month points are collected based on expenses, and in the next they are awarded.

In addition to the main ones, you can get even more bonuses - additional and very significant. To receive them you need:

issue payment cards from one of the banks participating in the Vodafone affiliate program;
give preference to purchases with a card, that is, make non-cash payments using a card in retail outlets and on the Internet as usual.

For payments using a bank card, up to 2 bonus points are awarded for every 5 hryvnia spent on the card. And in this case, their number is unlimited.

Transfer to an additional account

To exchange bonus funds for real money, you can use USSD commands at Vodafone:

*777*2*1001# – exchange 30 points for 1 UAH;
*777*2*1002# – exchange 120 points for 5 UAH;
*777*2*1003# – exchange 240 points for 10 UAH;
*777*2*1004# – exchange 80 points for 3 UAH;
*777*2*1005# – exchange 600 points for 30 UAH;
*777*2*1006# – exchange 960 points for 50 UAH;
*777*2*1007# – exchange 1800 points for 100 UAH;

Dial the required combination from your mobile phone from those listed above and press the call handset.

How to connect or check a Vodafone bonus account?

Procedure for exchanging bonuses for services

If anyone has questions:

how to use Vodafone (Ukraine) bonuses?
What can I exchange Vodafone bonuses for?

What can you use it for?

We answer that, according to the information received in the section “Conditions, procedure for exchanging bonuses”, received Vodafone bonuses can be exchanged both for communication services of the Vodafone operator and for other services of organizations in different fields of activity that act as Vodafone partners.

Vodafone Bonuses cannot be exchanged for money, nor can MTS and Vodafone bonuses be gifted to a third party.

Everyone decides independently how to use MTS points, exchange them for SMS or for a discount from loyalty program partners. Unfortunately, you cannot exchange reward points for money, but using them you can:

Top up the balance of an additional cash account and use it to pay for mobile communications with bonuses, not money.
Exchange bonuses for free: mobile high-speed Internet packages using 3G/4G technology;
packages of SMS messages for sending throughout Ukraine;
additional minutes for calls both within the network and to subscribers of other operators.

Bonuses can be exchanged not only for communication services. With their help you can get:

a certificate giving the right to purchase goods or services in a network of partner organizations on special terms or at special prices;
promotional code for goods/services, which provides the owner with the opportunity to receive a discount from partner companies of the reward program.

To view the full list of available offers, each program participant must go to the website www.bonus.vodafone.ua. The client will be presented with a complete Gift Catalog and a list of services, as well as recommended gifts: restaurants, food delivery, plane travel.

How to change bonuses

The exchange procedure is as follows:

Choose a gift depending on your own preferences and the number of points.
You make a choice.
Read in detail: description of the gift;
the order of its execution.

Place your order.

It is recommended to check your bonus account before starting an exchange. How to check Vodafone bonus account? Just how to check your bonus account on MTS (Ukraine). By simply sending a USSD request: *777*1#, and receiving a free message in response.

If checking the bonuses shows that there are a sufficient number of them, you can place an order:

From your personal mobile phone, send the command: *777*2*ХХХ#, where ХХХ is the identifier of each gift.
Within 24 hours, receive a unique discount promo code via SMS.
Make a purchase by entering the received promotional code in a special field on the loyalty program partner’s website.

The promotional code is valid for 60 days. It is intended for single use.

If points are used to purchase goods or services for a certain amount of money, then the client can count on receiving a certificate directly to their home. The certificate can be presented in stores, supermarkets, pharmacies, thus saving some money when paying.

The certificate is valid for 2 months. One certificate is valid for one purchase. A paper document cannot be exchanged for real money.

Participants in the Vodafone program are advised to monitor changes in the terms of the program, since the bonus accrual procedure may be changed by the company without prior notice. But the conditions in terms of how to check bonuses on an MTS subscriber’s bonus account and how to check accrued bonuses on Vodafone will remain unchanged: *777*1#.

Checking your bonus account

To “fit” into the framework of an additional account, it is important to check its status. There are a number of USSD commands for this:

*101*10# – additional account information;
*777*1# – information on the bonus account.

A reasonable approach would be to check your bonus account regularly, for example once a month. And, when you accumulate points on it, you can make a decision on how to dispose of them.

You can exchange some of your points for minutes for calls, and the rest for purchases in your favorite stores. The choice is yours.

If you are an advanced Vodafone user, then you probably already have the My Vodafone application installed (by the way, 200 bonus points are awarded for registration). In this application you can also check the status of your bonus and additional account.

Can bonuses be exchanged for money?

It is not possible to exchange Vodafone bonuses for cash tokens, but each program participant can give bonus points the status of cash. To do this, you need to transfer points from a bonus account to an additional account. Or exchange for a package of services. The transfer is carried out using a quick and free USSD command.

For example, you have 120 points on your account, they can be exchanged for 5 hryvnia by sending a request *777*2*1002#.

We'll tell you how to exchange bonuses for voice minutes. The available 180 points can be exchanged for a package of 100 minutes of outgoing calls within the Vodafone network by sending *777*2*100#.

If difficulties arise, you can call Vodafone support at 111 at any time of the day.

Additional Information

Remember, if there is money in the main and additional accounts, the funds are first debited from the additional account. That is, if it’s time to pay the monthly tariff and your additional account has the required amount for this, then the money will be debited from it. The main account will not be affected.

The same applies to calls and sending SMS messages. If at the time of making the call there is less than one kopeck in the main account, and there are enough funds in the additional account, the money will be debited from the additional account.

It is also important to remember that the use of funds from an additional account is possible only within 30 days from the date of their accrual.

Cancellation of loyalty program bonuses

You should not forget about the accumulated points for a long time, as they can be canceled by Vodafone. And there can be many reasons:

Changing by a subscriber a tariff plan that implies participation in a bonus program to a regular one, in particular: Simple MTS;
"Partner MTS".

For example, when switching to the Vodafone Light+ tariff from the old MTS tariff, the bonus account will be reset if it was ordered by *101*10, and not based on the request *777*1#. If the transition was made to the Vodafone tariff, the conditions of which require the presence of a loyalty program, the bonuses are saved.

Points were accumulated on a personal account, but for a long period of time, up to one and a half years, they were not used in any status.

If a subscriber who has a bonus account with a positive balance has never made a single call from his mobile phone or sent a single text message within a year.

Bonuses are an incentive from the Vodafone operator, so the company has the right to accrue them for active use of services or cancel them. Points that have been declared invalid cannot be restored. Therefore, take advantage of bonuses without delaying for long.

How to activate Vodafone Bonuses?

The Vodafone Bonus loyalty program is automatically connected to the SIM card of a loyal Vodafone subscriber, but if this does not happen, you can activate the bonus program manually. To do this, choose one of these actions:

Send an SMS message with the text “5” from your number to the short number 820. It will not be considered an error if you send any other number from 1 to 9 to this number.
Activate the bonus program in the My Vodafone mobile application. To do this, download and install it, and after logging in, open the menu by clicking on the button located in the upper right corner. Select the "Vodafone Bonus" section and then follow the instructions. If the bonus program is already connected to your account, you will see the “My Bonuses”, “Bonus History” and “Terms and Conditions” sections.

How to activate this service, and why is it needed?

Before talking about how to exchange Vodafone bonuses, you need to understand what this loyalty system is and how to connect it. As stated on the official website of the mobile operator Vodafone, these bonuses were created for mutually beneficial relationships between the operator itself and users. This system allows you to keep a constant record of the needs and requirements of subscribers. The operator itself interacts with many other companies, which allows it to integrate its bonus system into their work and allow users to spend bonuses on their goods and services.

As for specifically connecting to the service, it is available to subscribers with any Vodafone and MTS tariff plans. The exceptions are the “Simple” and “Affiliate” tariff plans. After activating the service, you will be awarded points, but you still need to figure out how to find out how many bonuses there are for Vodafone Ukraine.

So, to activate the special Vodafone Bonus program, you need to send an SMS message to phone number 820 with the text “5”. In this case, the message is not charged, and no money will be withdrawn. The loyalty program will be activated within 24 hours and as soon as this happens, you will receive a confirmation message. There is another option for activating the service. To do this, send a number from 1 to 4 or from 6 to 9 to the same phone number 820. You can also go the other way and come to a mobile phone salon and ask a consultant to activate this service. The same can be done by calling the official Vodafone hotline. You will be connected to an operator who can help you with the connection and answer all your questions.

By submitting a connection request, you consent to the processing of your personal data. In some cases, they may be transferred to third parties specified in the user agreement. At the same time, it is worth familiarizing yourself with all the provisions of this service, rules of use and much more in advance. This is worth doing at least in order not to violate the rules established by the loyalty program. As a result, for using the company’s services you will receive special bonuses, which you can subsequently spend on various services, goods and other things.

You can find out about all the rules of this loyalty program by calling special phone numbers:

Checking for bonuses

As soon as you have activated the service and used it for some time, the question arises of how to check the bonuses for Vodafone Ukraine, because they accumulate all the time. In fact, this is very easy to do and the check itself will not take much of your time. Of course, there are several options, but it’s enough to remember one and use it all the time. However, it is worth knowing in advance that for regular subscribers and those who have entered into a special contract with the company, the methods will be different.

How to exchange points for a discount

Finally, of course, you need to figure out how to exchange bonuses for Vodafone money or some discounts. This is quite easy to do. There are just a few steps you need to take:

go to the company’s official website and go to the gifts section;
here you can filter all possible offers by category. Choose what you like and click on the offer;
The service will be described to you, as well as the conditions for receiving it and in what cases it is valid. Thus, for example, a discount for a “WOG” gas station is available only to those users who have a loyalty program card from the gas station, which is called “PRIDE”;
you can also find out all the nuances of receiving and returning the discount received, as well as its validity period, in which regions or places it is available and much more;
Now all you have to do is make the exchange by choosing one of the methods. The first is to use the Vodafone personal account. The second option is to use USSD commands known to every user. However, to do this you need to dial the special code 7772503 # and press the call button. You will be notified about receiving the discount as soon as possible;
After completing the transaction, do not forget to check your bonus account using one of the options that were described above.

This is how you can easily exchange Vodafone bonuses for money, services and some discounts in many establishments, restaurants and shops in Ukraine. Don’t forget to familiarize yourself with all the subtleties and nuances of the exchange on the company’s official website or by calling the cellular operator’s hotline. It is important that you understand how the entire procedure is carried out and what intricacies you may encounter.

Unique opportunity to receive 1000 bonuses

Previously, it was possible to receive 5 additional points daily by receiving Internet for Vodafone bonuses. From December 2021 this option is no longer valid.

But having ruled out one possibility, the operator offered a more profitable alternative. It consists in the fact that when opening and using bank cards issued by credit institutions that are partners of the loyalty program, even more bonuses are awarded:

By ordering and issuing an “Alfa-Connect” card, the issuer of which is Alfa-Bank, you can: firstly, immediately receive 500 bonus points to your account after its activation;
secondly, systematically receive 1 bonus for every 5 hryvnia withdrawn from the card account when paying for goods and services.

By opening a Vodafone Bonus Card issued by OTP Bank, you can suddenly receive 1000 bonuses. And then, when used in real or remote services, 2 bonuses for every 5 hryvnia debited from the card account.

In addition, you can receive an additional 1200 bonuses per year. If you make five non-cash transactions monthly, regardless of the amount, using the credit limit of the card.

Therefore, each participant in the Vodafone Bonus program can apply independently or respond to the offer of partner banks. As an addition, they provide 1000 - 1200 bonuses to your bonus account as a gift. And besides, get a modern payment instrument - a bank card from reliable banks with:

large credit limit;
long grace period;
the ability to withdraw cash without commission;
Pay Wave payment technology.

The company PrJSC VF Ukraine and MTS Ukraine can turn bonuses into a surprise - offer exclusive offers for a specific subscriber. So check your email to see if there’s a personal gift waiting for you.

A bonus program called MTS Bonus can also surprise. Since you can pay for MTS communication services with MTS-Bonus points, as well as “Thank you” bonuses to pay for MTS services.

How bonus points are earned

Now that it has become clear how to find out bonuses on Vodafone, you still need to understand how they are accrued. As a rule, bonuses are awarded continuously according to the standard scheme. This means that for one hryvnia spent on mobile communications you receive one bonus point. Also, previously, while using the mobile Internet, you could receive five bonus points every day, but now this opportunity has been removed.

However, there are different promotions and methods that allow you to get a much larger number of points. For example, you can easily get 1000 bonuses if you are a client of Alfa Bank or want to become one. In this case, you need to submit a special application for a credit card under a joint promotion from these two companies. As a result you get:

500 bonuses will be awarded immediately upon issue of the card;
you can get the same amount for actively using this credit card;
for every 100 hryvnia that you spent with this card, you will be awarded 20 bonuses;

This is quite a good deal, especially if you don't consider the other added bonuses that come with this card. A similar promotion is valid for OTP Bank. But it allows you to get twice as many points as in the previous version. This means that for the issue you will receive 1000 points, and for further spending two bonuses for 5 hryvnia. In fact, there are many such promotions and new ones are constantly appearing.

Before you figure out how to exchange bonuses for Vodafone ua and what you can get in return, you need to learn about a couple more very important points. First of all, it should be noted that under the standard program you cannot receive more than 310 bonuses, regardless of the amount of your spending. In addition, bonuses will not be awarded if you spent less than two hryvnia per month. Accrual occurs once a month, so don’t worry if a couple of days after joining the loyalty program you still have 0 bonuses on your account. However, you should carefully monitor these rules, as they change quite often. The fact is that the operator does not cease to improve them and tries to provide users with much better conditions. In addition, new promotions are launched quite often.

Where can you spend your accumulated bonus points?

Let's say some time has passed and now you have some decent number on your account instead of zero. In this case, the question very often arises as to what Vodafone bonuses can be exchanged for. In fact, the list of these goods and services is quite extensive. It is constantly changing and supplemented. This very list of available options can be found on the official section. There, by the way, at the very top the most popular options are displayed, which users prefer most often. Among the general list we can also highlight the following popular options:

instant account replenishment. In this case, bonus points are exchanged for money. You can also take free SMS messages;
Points can also be exchanged for gigabytes of 3G Internet. And these are not all the ways to get free services from Vodafone. More points can be exchanged for free minutes for calls within Ukraine or in roaming;
Nowadays the Uklon service has become very popular, which allows you to quickly and easily order a taxi. Vodafone subscribers have the opportunity to receive a certain amount into their account for bonuses;
Ukrainians also quite often buy goods on the Rozetka website. The loyalty program allows you to exchange your points for a discount on this site in different categories. The discount is significant and inexpensive;

It is worth constantly checking what you can exchange Vodafone bonuses for. The fact is that the list changes very often. Let's say that previously it was possible to exchange points for a certain advantage in online games, but at the moment this option is not available. The same applies to booking hotels and purchasing various equipment.

“Watsons” is a very popular retail chain where Ukrainians shop every day. You can get a significant discount in money by spending some bonuses.
Now that every resident of Ukraine has access to a visa-free regime, everyone has actively started flying abroad. You can spend your bonuses on a discount on the purchase of air tickets to ViaKiev.
"SushiYa" is a very popular restaurant chain that serves excellent sushi. The bonus program gives everyone the opportunity to get a nice discount in this restaurant chain.
Also, this way you can buy cheaper tickets to the concert of your favorite band on “karabas.com”.
Eldorado stores offer a huge selection of different equipment. True, prices are now actively rising, and therefore equipment has become much more expensive. You can correct this situation and exchange bonuses for a good discount in money.
Also, each user can exchange Vodafone bonuses for money in the very popular and chic restaurant “Mirovaya Karta”.
The restaurant where you can taste truly Italian pizza “Il Molino” also participates in this promotion, and therefore invites each user to spend their bonus points in exchange for a discount of a certain amount.
A bicycle is a thing that is popular and useful for all ages. And they also help improve the environmental situation. Therefore, you can always use the accumulated bonuses for a discount on the purchase of bicycles on “veliki.com”.
Nowadays there are many different food delivery services operating in Ukraine. Among them, the “eda.ua” service stands out significantly, which cooperates with the Vodafone company and allows you to get a good discount on its services. It would be a sin not to take advantage of this option, especially when you are too lazy to cook food after a hard day at work.
Despite the development of various types of technologies and the emergence of special reading devices, ordinary books still do not go out of fashion and are available to everyone. However, now they are quite expensive. But you can significantly reduce the amount by using bonuses from Vodafone for a discount on books from VSL.
“beyond.com.ua” offers Ukrainians an excellent selection of high-quality cosmetics that will really appeal to many women.
Many users have their own personal cars. And, of course, they are worried that gasoline prices are constantly rising. Thanks to the affiliate program, you can pay only two hryvnia per liter at WOG gas stations.

Of course, these are not all the options where you can spend your bonus points. If you are already aware of how to find out how many bonuses there are on Vodafone, then be sure to check your balance, go to the site, look at all the offers and make your exchange. However, you should not save bonuses for later. According to the program rules, in the event of special global changes, they can simply be reset to zero. Therefore, it is better to save it for what you really need and spend it with joy.