Block your main balance deduction while using mobile data in Nepal Telecom SIM through Website/ APP/ USSD

A. Using USSD:

1. Dial *444# in phone keypad then dial call button

2. Dial 4 and send

3. Dial 1 to Disable, 2 to Enable and 3 to View Status

B. Using NT Website:

1. Go to https://www.ntc.net.np/

2. Scroll below and click on "More Packages"

3. Again scroll below and click on switch button to turn on or off

4. When you click on this switch button you will be asked to enter mobile number to verify OTP, once OTP is verified the Job is completed

C. Using NT APP

1. Login in into the App.

2. Click on "Buy package" button then scroll below and click on switch button

3. OTP will be sent to mobile number. After OTP is verified, the Job is done.

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What is PAYG? How to enable and disable it in NTC (Nepal Telecom) SIM Card?

 

What is PAYG (Pay-As-You-Go) Data?

In simple terms:
PAYG means you use mobile data and get charged directly from your main balance, without needing a data pack. No subscription—just pay for what you use.

In telecom terms:
PAYG is a default billing mechanism where data usage is rated per KB/MB and deducted from the subscriber’s prepaid balance when no active data bundle is available.

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PAYG in Nepal Telecom (NTC)

With a Nepal Telecom SIM, PAYG controls whether your mobile data can consume your main balance.

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How to Enable / Disable PAYG

1. Dial *444#

2. Select 4 (Data Service Settings)

3. Choose:

• 1 → Disable PAYG

• 2 → Enable PAYG

• 3 → Check Status

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What Do “Enable” and “Disable” Mean?

• PAYG Enabled
  → Data works using your main balance
  → “PAYG data service is currently ENABLED…”

• PAYG Disabled
  → Data will NOT use your main balance
  → “PAYG data service is currently DISABLED…”

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Quick Tip

If you want to avoid unexpected balance deduction, keep PAYG disabled (which actually blocks usage from balance).

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✔ Simple rule:

• Want internet anytime? → Enable PAYG

• Want to protect balance? → Disable PAYG

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