Jerin

Jerin

Member since October 2026

Complaints

Telegram Asking Me to Pay a One-Time SMS Fee to Log In

31

For the past few days, I have been unable to log in to my Telegram account on my Tecno Spark 10 because a “One-Time SMS ...

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Telegram One-Time SMS Fee Blocks Free Login on Samsung A51

36

I use the Telegram app on my Samsung A51 through the Google Play Store. I was previously able to log in and use Telegram...

Jerin
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For approximately 10 days, whenever I try to log in to the Telegram app, I am shown a screen titled “One-Time SMS Fee,” and I cannot continue without paying ₺54.99. The screen offers an option to sign up along with a Telegram Premium subscription, but I cannot use my account at all without paying this fee. Although Telegram’s basic service is supposed to remain free, I find it misleading and frustrating to be required to make a payment at the login stage in this way. I simply want to use the app as a regular free user. I am asking Telegram to resolve this issue so that I can access my account and use the app without paying any fee, and to remove the mandatory payment requirement during login. Support