Find all the information you need about loading prepaid mobile accounts from different Swiss mobile service providers in this moneyland.ch guide.
Buying prepaid mobile credits is very simple, but your options depend on which Swiss mobile service provider you use.
Pay for your mobile plan in advance
This article is about classic prepaid accounts. With these offers, you first purchase credit. In Switzerland, however, there are now also mobile plans where you pay in advance without purchasing credit.
This applies to the Sunrise brand Swype. At Digital Republic, you can pay for a mobile phone subscription for a whole year in advance if you wish. For both offers, you can pay by debit card, credit card or Twint.
Topping up your prepaid mobile account online
Many Swiss prepaid mobile service providers give you the option of loading your account online in their web portals or apps. Typically, you can pay for online top-ups using a credit card. Some mobile services also accept PostFinance debit card and Twint payments.
| Credit cards | Postfinance debit cards | Twint | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldi Suisse Mobile | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Coop Mobile | Yes | ||
| Lebara | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lidl Connect | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| M-Budget Mobile | Yes | ||
| Mucho Mobile | Yes | Yes | |
| Salt | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sunrise | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Swisscom | Yes | Yes, via Postfinance app | |
| Post Mobile | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Yallo | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Wingo | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Topping up your prepaid mobile account at vending machines and ATMs
Many prepaid mobile service providers let you top up your prepaid credits at PostFinance ATMs and/or at SBB ticket vending machines. Topping up prepaid credits at other ATMs is no longer possible.
| PostFinance ATMs | SBB ticket-vending machines | |
|---|---|---|
| Aldi Suisse Mobile | Yes | |
| Coop Mobile | Yes | Yes |
| Lebara | Yes | Yes |
| M-Budget Mobile | Yes | Yes |
| Mucho Mobile | Yes | |
| Salt | Yes | Yes |
| Sunrise | Yes | Yes |
| Swisscom | Yes | Yes |
| Post Mobile | Yes | Yes |
| Yallo | Yes | Yes |
Topping up at PostFinance ATMs is only possible if you have a PostFinance debit card.
Topping up your prepaid mobile account at supermarkets
Many Swiss mobile service providers sell prepaid vouchers at the tills of supermarkets. You can simply tell the cashier which prepaid service you use and how much you want to top up (or enter it at the self-checkout machine) to get a voucher with a top up code.
| Aldi | Coop | Denner | Lidl | Migros | Volg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldi Suisse Mobile | Yes | |||||
| Coop Mobile | Yes | |||||
| Lebara | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Lidl Connect | Yes | |||||
| M-Budget Mobile | Yes | |||||
| Salt | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Sunrise | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Swisscom | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Post Mobile | Yes | |||||
| Yallo | Yes | Yes |
|
Yes |
* Coop Mobile credits can also be purchased at other Coop stores like Coop Pronto, coop.ch, and Coop City.
Some service providers like Mucho Mobile do not sell prepaid vouchers at supermarkets.
Topping up your prepaid mobile account at electronics retailers
Many mobile service providers sell prepaid mobile vouchers at the tills of electronics retailers.
| Fust | Interdiscount | Mobilezone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coop Mobile | Yes | Yes< | |
| Lebara | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| M-Budget Mobile | Yes | ||
| Salt | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sunrise | Yes | Yes | |
| Swisscom | Yes | Yes | |
| Yallo | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Topping up your prepaid mobile account at other retailers
Many prepaid service providers also sell vouchers at gas station tills, kiosks and post offices.
| Kiosks | Post offices | Gas stations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coop Mobile | Yes | Coop Pronto only | |
| Lebara | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| M-Budget Mobile | Yes | Migrolino only | |
| Mucho | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Salt | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sunrise | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Swisscom | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Yallo | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Many Swiss mobile service providers do not give you the option of topping up at kiosks, post offices and/or gas stations. Not all Swiss gas stations and kiosks sell prepaid mobile vouchers.
Topping up at mobile customer service outlets
If you use Swisscom, Sunrise or Salt, you can top up your prepaid account at customer service outlets operated by your telecom provider. Some mobile services give their mobile plan subscribers the option of crediting prepaid mobile accounts. The mobile plan subscriber is billed for any money which they credit to prepaid mobile accounts. In order to top up prepaid accounts using a mobile plan, both the prepaid user and the plan user need to have the same mobile service provider.
More on this topic:
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