What is Credit Limit in Mobile Bill & How to Check

If you are on a postpaid connection, then it is time for you to be familiar with the concept of credit limit. Imagine this – you have a postpaid connection from your preferred telecom operator. Now, no matter which plan you may be on, there is a limit to how much data you can use on this plan. This is exactly what is meant by credit limit in a mobile bill. Therefore, your monthly data allowance can also be termed as a credit limit for mobile.

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Worried that you are using up your credit limit on mobile too much? Or if you are not using the total credit limit in your mobile bill, then where is the extra credit (or data) going? 

Here’s everything decoded, so that you can understand better!

The credit limit in your mobile bill is the mobile data allowance

Every postpaid mobile plan has a fixed amount of data allowance for each user. This data allowance in itself can also be rephrased as a credit limit in mobile bill. Thus, no matter which plan you may be on if you use that data relentlessly the entire month, there is a real chance that the data will get over soon. 

What do you do then? Should you buy a data booster pack? Sure, you can always do so. But if you manage your credit limit in your mobile bill a bit more judiciously, then you can save a lot. 

Now, how you decide to save your mobile data so that you do not exhaust your credit limit in your mobile bill is on you. You can connect your device to a broadband connection whenever required, turn off mobile data if you do not need it, reduce your screen time, and many more ways exist.

Read more: How to check the data usage of Android and iOS devices?

How to check the credit limit on my mobile bill?

If you have an Airtel postpaid plan, then here are the steps that you can follow to check the credit limit on your mobile bill:

1. Download the Airtel Thanks app on your phone (available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store)
2. Log in to the app with the required credentials (use your postpaid mobile number here)
3. Go to the Manage page of the Airtel Thanks app
4. On the top half of the screen, you will see all the details about your current Airtel postpaid connection
5. You will also be able to see the Airtel credit limit for mobile bill (or data allowance) here

Thus, follow these few and simple steps to check the credit limit on your mobile bill.

Airtel postpaid connection offers data rollover

Do you have extra mobile data left in your phone at the end of each month? Then here’s some good news that will help you enjoy your Airtel postpaid plan even more. Airtel offers the data rollover feature with all the postpaid plans.

The data rollover feature essentially works in this manner:

You get a fixed amount of mobile data each month > Out of that total data, you only use, say 75% of the total internet > The remaining 25% now gets forwarded onto the next month > Thus, next month, you have 125% of mobile data.

Therefore, you can start managing your data more diligently and for that, you can get rewarded next month!

Read more: How to reduce daily mobile data usage in Android & iOS?

Use the Airtel Thanks app to manage your Airtel postpaid connection

Why just stop yourself from checking the credit limit on your mobile bill, when the Airtel Thanks app can do so much more? The Airtel Thanks app is just one app that allows you to make instant online payments, recharge your mobile connection, pay your postpaid bills, buy Airtel services, recharge FASTag and a lot more.

Manage your whole family’s credit limit in mobile bill, with Airtel postpaid family plans

These are the Airtel family postpaid plans that you can get:

Disclaimer: The plans and the plan benefits are subject to change without prior notice. Carefully look at the plan and its benefits before completing your mobile recharge.

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