This morning my phone was low on funds

[mwtzzz]

I'm trying to express that I couldn't make or receive calls because my phone was out of balance this morning ( I needed to refill the monthly balance on the phone service.) I can't even think of how to say this in English right now :confused: ... Not "low on funds" but completely out of funds.

How to express this in Spanish? Maybe something like this:

"Hoy me tocó recargar la balanza del telefono. Estaba sin servício."

[poli]

Mi teléfono no funciona por falta de fondos.

[mwtzzz]

ah! perfect. brain freeze, I couldn't even figure that out in English.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Poli's translation is fine. It also works for bank accounts.
- El cheque no tiene fondos.
- No hay fondos suficientes en la cuenta para hacer el pago.


In Mexico, we use "crédito" for pre-paid items such as cellphones, transport cards, and the like.

- Mi tarjeta de transporte se quedó sin crédito.
- No traigo crédito en la tarjeta del metro.
- No me alcanza el crédito del teléfono.
- A mi teléfono/celular le falta crédito.