Apps to top up your SUBE card with your mobile phone: how to use them to avoid queues

Problems that may occur while uploading the file tab GO UPsuch as crashing the system in many terminals or having to wait in long lines to access a charging station, can be solved by a mobile phone.

before they existed two ways to load the Single Electronic Ticket System (SUBE) in urban transport: go to a kiosk or self-service machine and pay on the spot or run the virtual load from home, even if you had to go to an automatic terminal to validate it.

In both cases, users had to leave their homes, at least until appearance of the mobile charging system in 2018 which, mainly, made it possible to turn the phone into the same validator that is found in train and bus stations.

Loading the SUBE card can also be done with a much more practical option. A method that allows both the purchase of the balance as credit to your card 100% with a mobile phone. You can also do this a few seconds before getting on the bus or going through the subway or train turnstiles.

These refills direct from SUBE they have no additional cost. But they require you to have a mobile device with the nfc technology, necessary to interact with the card; as well as installing the special application that corresponds.

Can be made from the bank’s website or application in which there is a savings account. Also from services such as Pagomiscuentas.com or virtual wallets such as Mercado Pago, Ualá, NaranjaX or Personal Pay.

Before making the payment, make sure you have entered the card number correctly. The minimum upload amount on many of the platforms ranges from $60 to $300, while the maximum can go up to $4,000.

The important thing is that, whatever the sum, to be recognized in the means of transport, it must first be recognized credited to the card. This is achieved by placing it in one of the automatic terminals present in the stations, or in a cell phone or mobile device of the passenger connected to the system via the Internet.

How to credit your SUBE card charge with your mobile phone

The best-known method that does not require alternative devices or charging stations is via the “Carga SUBE” app. Obviously only those who have a mobile phone with NFC technology (acronym in English for “near field communication”) and system can use it. Android 4.3 or higher.

For the charge to be effective, it is necessary activate the NFC mode of the mobile phone. The option generally appears in the same menu that appears from the “roof” of the screen, for example, to activate Wi-Fi or airplane mode. If it is not present, you must look for it in “Settings”, among the connectivity settings.

With your smartphone connected to the Internet via Wi-Fi or mobile data, open the Carga SUBE app, enter “Credits debits” and place the card on your phone, always on the back.

Then you will have to wait a few seconds without moving the card until the system looks for the pending debits of the SUBE card, confirms that it has been able to credit them and shows the new balance.

For all this, the Carga SUBE app allows, by placing the card on the phone itself, to instantly consult the current balance by pressing the button “View balance”.

In addition, with the “Cargar SUBE” option, it facilitates access to various wallet-apps with which to pay for top-ups.

Finally, the app allows you to credit the card with any arrears purchased by any means.

An alternative for those without NFC mobile phones is the app “SUBE Mobile Connection”. In this case the recharge is credited with an external device connected to the smartphone, tablet or PC with a USB cable.

Basically, this device is a SUBE small card reader which will allow you to credit an electronic debit made via home banking, applications such as TodoPago or Mercado Pago and ATMs. You can also check your card balance and see details of charges you’ve made.

To start using it, all you have to do is connect the player to your computer, mobile phone or tablet via a USB cable. Then, download the dedicated application from the Google Play digital store for Android phones and the respective one for Windows. Until now, iOS devices are not supported to use this service.

This device “Mobile Connection”, as they called it, allows you to validate up to 10 loads per day and not necessarily from the same card, so it can be shared with family, friends or work colleagues. In Mercado Libre you can get it from 16,900 pesos.