Telegram Asking Me to Pay a One-Time SMS Fee to Log In
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 Fee” screen appears every time I try to sign in. This screen asks me to pay ₺54.99 and offers the option to sign up with a Telegram Premium subscription, but it does not allow me to continue to my account without making this payment. The problem started yesterday and has been continuing since then. I find it misleading and frustrating that I am being forced to pay a fee at the login stage, even though Telegram’s basic service is announced as free. I only want to use Telegram as a normal free user, but at the moment I cannot access my account at all on my phone. This issue appears only on my Tecno Spark 10 and not on any other device. I request that this situation be resolved urgently, that my Telegram account be made accessible again on my phone without any mandatory payment, and that this “One-Time SMS Fee” requirement during login be removed so I can continue using the application as a free user.
