Vodafone UK. 40506 is the Vodafone short code you text to add data boosts and international minutes. We verified this against the operator's own published information on 13 August 2026; the sources are linked on this page.

I got a text from a short code I do not recognise – what should I do?

Do not tap any link in it and do not reply unless you are certain who the sender is. If it is marketing from a company you know, replying STOP to the short code shown in the message opts you out free. If it is unsolicited, forward it to 7726 free of charge and delete it - replying to an unknown sender only confirms your number is live.

40506 – Who Runs It, What It Costs & Is It Safe?

Q: Is 40506 free?

You pay for whichever Extra you add. Vodafone publishes 40506 as the text-to-add number for its Extras and prices each Extra on that page. Vodafone does not state a separate charge for the message itself, so budget for the Extra and check the Extras page for its price before you send anything.

Q: Is 40506 a scam number?

No. Messages arriving from a short code are a different matter. Sender IDs on inbound texts are easy to fake, and a fraudulent message can even land in the same thread as genuine ones. Never act on a link or a request for codes, passwords or payment in an inbound text, however convincing the sender looks. A text telling you that you have been charged for a boost you did not order is a classic hook - check My Vodafone rather than tapping a link.

Short code: 40506
Type: Text short code
Operated by: Vodafone UK
Cost: You pay for whichever Extra you add
Category: Mobile network self-service codes
Verified: 13 August 2026

What 40506 is for

Vodafone's Extras are added by texting a keyword to 40506: Add1DBoost, Add7DBoost, Add30DBoost and AddMonthlyBoostRec for data, and ADDINTL100 or ADDINTL500 for international minutes.

AddMonthlyBoostRec is a recurring charge until you opt out - worth knowing before you send it.

Not every Vodafone Extra uses 40506. Vodafone's own pages send some keywords to different codes entirely - 97888 and 97886 for certain data and international text Extras, 49500 to stop some of them - so use the keyword and the code printed next to the Extra you actually want.

Everything on 40506 can also be done in My Vodafone without texting anything.

What it costs

You pay for whichever Extra you add. Vodafone publishes 40506 as the text-to-add number for its Extras and prices each Extra on that page. Vodafone does not state a separate charge for the message itself, so budget for the Extra and check the Extras page for its price before you send anything.

Text 40506 — how it works

Text the exact keyword for the Extra you want to 40506.
Check the price on Vodafone's Extras page first - these are chargeable.
To stop a recurring Extra, use My Vodafone or contact Vodafone.

Is 40506 safe, and is it spoofed?

Messages arriving from a short code are a different matter. Sender IDs on inbound texts are easy to fake, and a fraudulent message can even land in the same thread as genuine ones. Never act on a link or a request for codes, passwords or payment in an inbound text, however convincing the sender looks. A text telling you that you have been charged for a boost you did not order is a classic hook - check My Vodafone rather than tapping a link.

If a text or call is trying to rush you, threaten you, or get a password, one-time code or payment out of you, it is a scam whatever number it shows. Read our guide to the UK number ranges scammers use and how to spot a smishing text, and forward anything suspicious free to 7726.

Where this came from

We do not guess short codes. Every entry in this directory was checked against the organisation that runs the code, or against gov.uk or the regulator:

Vodafone – Extras

Checked against this source on 13 August 2026. Short codes and their charges do change — if the operator’s page now says something different, believe the operator.

Checking an ordinary number instead

Short codes are not in Ofcom’s numbering data — only full UK numbers are. If it is a normal 01, 02, 03, 07, 08 or 09 number you want to identify, put it into the phone number checker and you will get its type, its area and the provider Ofcom allocated the range to.

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40506 — Vodafone Extras – add data, minutes and roaming