Have you not yet started recharging your phone online? We outline reasons why you should.

Your smartphone is your companion for the better part of the day. It is powered by a prepaid connection, but you can use the ample data to surf, stream and shop to your heart’s content.

But keeping the prepaid connection in working order is important, and doing the prepaid recharge on time is key to having a seamless, always-on network. You might recharge your connection by going to a vendor or to the phone store, often paying in cash.

Have you tried online mobile recharge yet? This is why you should: 

* You can do the recharge at your convenience.

Since you can do the recharge yourself, you have the liberty of recharging your phone or DTH connection whenever you want, from your chosen location and time. The recharge is not dependent on the service provider’s or recharge vendor’s business or store timings. Just whip out your phone or boot up your laptop to do the online mobile recharge whenever you want.

* Online recharge is instant.

A recharge app helps you quickly get to the prepaid phone recharge without going through too many online menus or following several steps. The recharge app has a prepaid phone setting, so you can access it directly and do the recharge easily. What is more, the recharge money is debited at once and in real time, using the IMPS money transfer system which works on a 24/7 basis. So, there are no waiting times and your payment is not deferred to the next day (which happens with NEFT payment systems). The recharge is done instantly over UPI apps as well.

* Mobile online recharge is fully secure.

You need not worry about the safety of your money and the security of your bank account when you recharge your phone or DTH online. The best recharge and payment apps today, as well as UPI apps, implement the most sophisticated security protocols to protect your identity and bank information from being misused. You can do the recharge in peace, secure in the knowledge that your payment app has encrypted your data to keep it safe from hackers and phishers.

* You get multiple payment options.

Unlike offline recharge, in which you normally use cash or your card to pay for the recharge, online mobile recharge can be done using multiple payment options. The best payment and recharge apps today offer mobile wallets, Internet banking, debit/credit card, UPI apps like BHIM or PhonePe, etc. You can use the payment option that you like the most and proceed to recharge.

* Monitoring your payment history becomes much easier.

Your online recharge history is stored on your app’s servers. The next time you attempt a recharge, you are presented with quick recharge options, or your preferred recharge amount. This hastens the recharge process, and also leaves behind a trail that you can refer to any time you want. Paying for the recharge by cash does not create such a trail, and monitoring the payments can become quite a challenge.