Internet Data Plans for All Nigeria Networks 2014 [MTN, Glo, Airtel, Etisalat]

To enjoy cost effective internet, you need to activate an internet bundle. If you are not using internet bundles for your internet browsing, you will be charge on pay as you browse basis. Browsing the internet on pay as you browse basis is quite expensive, so using an internet bundle is recommended.

Below are the activation codes to subscribe for data plans on the four major networks in Nigeria i.e. MTN, Glo, Airtel and Etisalat. Apart from the subscription codes, you will also get the price, validity and the data size of each data plan.

Glo Data Plans

 

Glo Data Plans for Laptops & Netbooks

Plan Name	Service Rental	Data Cap	Validity period	Code	SMS to 127	Time of use
Always MAX	N8,000	8GB	30 days	*127*1#	’12′	All day
Always MIN	N5,000	4GB	30 days	*127*2#	’11′	All day
Always Day	N500	195MB	24 hours	*127*3#	’10′	All day
G 300	N15,000	12GB	300 hours/3months	*127*4#	’21′	All day
G 100	N6,000	4GB	100 hours/1month	*127*5#	’20′	All Day
G work	N6,000	4GB	30 days	*127*6#	’31′	8am – 9 pm
G leisure	N5000	4GB	30 days	*127*7#	’30′	8pm to 9am everyday + all day during weekend

Glo Data Plans for Mobile Phones & Tablets

Plan Name	Service Rental	Data Cap	Validity Period	Code	SMS to 127	Target Device
Instant Surf	N100	20MB	24 hours	*127*51#	‘51’	Handset
Smallie	N200	50MB	3 days	*127*56#	‘56’	Handset
One Week	N400	65MB	7 days	*127*52#	‘52’	Handset
Big Week	N500	150MB	7 days	*127*57#	‘57’	Handset
Always Micro	N1,000	350MB	30 days	*127*53#	‘53’	Handset
My Phone	N2,000	800MB	30 days	*127*55#	‘55’	Handset
Always Macro	N3,000	1.5 GB	30 days	*127*54#	‘54’	Handset/Tablet

Glo Data Plans for Router

Plan Name	Servive Rental (N)	Data Cap	Validity Period	SMS	USSD
Silver	10,000	11GB	30 days	15	*127*11#
Gold	15,000	17GB	30 days	16	*127*12#
Platinum	18,000	21GB	30 days	17	*127*13#

To check your data balance, SMS info to 127. 

MTN Data Plans

 

Bundle Plan	Price (N)	Total   Data Allowance	Validity Period	Activation Code (Text to 131)	Activation     USSD
10MB	100	10MB	24 Hrs	104	*104#
25MB	150	25MB	24 Hrs	112	*112#
50MB	200	50MB	24 Hrs	113	*113#
25MB	400	25MB	7 Days	105	*105#
100MB	1000	260MB	30 Days	106	*106#
250MB	1300	325MB	30 Days	109	*109#
500MB	2000	750MB	30 Days	110	*110#
1GB	3500	1.5GB	30 Days	111	*111#
3GBNight(9PM-6AM)	2500	4.5GB	30 Days	102	*102#
3GBWeekend (Fri9PM-Mon 6AM)	3000	4.5GB	30 Days	108	*108#
3GB	6500	4.5GB	30 Days	129	*129#
5GB	8000	7.5GB	30 Days	101	*101#

To check your data balance, SMS 2 to 131.

 AIRTEL Data Plans

 

The following shows the list of Airtel data plans and the  varying ways to activate

Plan	Data Allowance (NORMAL)	Data Allowance (CURRENT)	Retail Price (N)	(Data RCV, EPIN & ERC)	Validity period	USSD Activation Code	SMS Activation Code	MAMO Activation Code
Trial	1MB	1MB	0	-	1 day	*141*13*1#	Trial	-
Entry	4MB	6MB	50	-	1 day	*141*11*9#	Entry	14191
Daily	10MB	15MB	100	99	1 day	*141*11*1#	Daily	14154
3-day	25MB	40MB	200	-	3 days	*141*11*8#	Three	14192
Weekly	50MB	70MB	300	-	7 days	*141*11*2#	Weekly	14193
Easy	80 MB	120MB	500	499	14 days	*141*11*3#	Easy	14151
Top-Up	100 MB	100 MB	600	-	-	-	-	-
786 plan	125 MB	125 MB	786	-	30 days	*141*11*786#	786	14194
Lite	200MB	260MB	1,000	999	30 days	*141*11*4#	Lite	14150
Midi	250 MB	325MB	1,300	-	30 days	*141*11*5#	Midi	14153
Smartphone1	500MB	650MB	2,000	1,999	30 days	*141*11*6#	Smart1	14152
Smart phone 2	1GB	1.3GB	3,000	2,999	30 days	*141*11*7#	Smart2	14156
Plus	3GB	3.9GB	5,000	4,999	30 days	*141*12*1#	plus	14155
Max	5GB	6.6GB	8,000	-	30 days	*141*12*2#	max	14196
Premium	10GB	13.3GB	15,000	-	30 days	*141*12*3#	premium	14197
Prime	15GB	19.9GB	22,000	-	30 days	*141*12*7#	prime	-
Day	150MB	150MB	500	-	24 hours	*141*12*5#	day	14195
Night Time (Off Peak)	3GB	3.9GB	2,500	-	30 days	*141*12*4#	night	-
Weekend	3GB	3.9GB	3,000	-	30 days	*141*12*6#	weekend	-
To Check Data Usage	-		-		-	*141*11*0#	status

NOTE:

1. 30% BONUS (EXTRA) on plans highlighted in yellow- Lite, Midi,  Smartphone1, Smartphone2, Plus, Max, Premium & Prime- customers who take  up these plans also get to call at 18 kobo per second
2. Up to 60% bonus for plans highlighted in red- Entry, Daily, 3-day,  Weekly & Easy
3. Up to 50% BONUS on data bundles is available if you recharge with  a Data Recharge Card, EPIN or ERC- visit an Airtel shop near you or the  nearest retailer.. Offer applicable till stocks last.
4. To subscribe for a data bundle plan via USSD, dial the  associated string e.g. *141*11*4# to activate the Lite plan
5. To subscribe for a data bundle plan vis SMS, send the associated  SMS keyword to 141 e.g. lite to 141
6. To subscribe for a data bundle plan via MAMO, dial the  associated string e.g. 14150 to activate
7. Postpaid plans can be activated by contacting an Airtel staff  (called a KAM) or by walking into any Airtel retail shop for directions on the  associated modalities

RECCOMMENDATIONS: Because we value our customers, the  following are our recommendations

1. For Mobile phones, subscribe to any of the following: Entry,  Daily, 3-day, Weekly, Easy, 786-plan, Lite or Midi plans
2. For Smartphones/Tablets, subscribe to any of the following:  Smartphone1, Smartphone2, Plus or Max plans
3. For Dongles/MiFi/Routers, subscribe to any of the following plans:  Smartphone1, Smartphone2, Plus, Max, Premium or Prime plans
4. The Day, Night Time or Weekend plans are suited for subscribers  who require data use for specific purposes and consume such data quickly

To check your data balance, dial *141*712*0#.

Etisalat Data Plans

S/N	Plans	Price(=N=)	USSD Code	SMS Keyword to 229
1	Daily 10MB	100	*229*3*1#	MI1
2	Weekly 50MB	500	*229*3*4#	MI2
3	200MB	1,000	*229*2*1#	MB2
4	500MB	2,000	*229*2*2#	MB3
5	1.5GB	4,000	*229*2*4#	MB4
6	Night & Weekend	4,000	*229*3*3#	MB7
7	3GB	6,500	*229*2*3#	MB5
8	6GB	8,000	*229*2*5#	MB6
9	10GB	10,000	*229*4*1#	SM1
10	15GB	15,000	*229*4*2#	SM2
11	20GB	18,000	*229*4*3#	SM3

• Our new pay as you use rate is now 5 kobo/per kb
• Check your data balance anytime – just dial *228#

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