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Now with Data Rollover & Auto-renewal.
Whether you are an occasional, regular or heavy
user, MTN has a data plan that suits your lifestyle.
Once you have identified the prepaid bundle plan
that best suits you, simply text the migration code
for the plan to131(see table below) or select your
preferred bundle from the Fastlink user interface and
you will be switched immediately to the bundle
plan of your choice and the corresponding
activation fee deducted from your account. You will
also receive an sms message on your phone or laptop
confirming successful bundle activation.
Data Rollover:Now you can rollover your unused
internet data to the next month subscription.
All you have to do is ensure that you auto-renew
your data subscription before it expires and your
unused data is automatically moved to the next
month.
Note that data rollover feature is only applicable to
monthly plans.
MTN Data Gifting:Data Gifting service allows you
to send a data bundle to your friends and loved
ones, by simply paying for the data bundle on
behalf of the person.
Data Gifting can also be used to send data to your
other smartphones, modems and iPad.
How to send Data as a Gift Plan:
Option 1 (SMS):
*.1. Register for the Data Gifting service by sending
keyword REG to 131; you will receive a unique
authentication PIN
*.2. Text key word “GIFT[MSISDN][Data Bundle
Code][PIN]to 131. E.g Gift 0803xxxxxxxx 106 0000.
Where 106 is the code of 100MB monthly plan and
0000 is your PIN”
Option 2 (USSD):
*.Dial *131# and follow the menu
Auto-Renewal:
This allows you to enjoy un-interrupted data access
on your phone or tablet. Your active data bundle
will be automatically renewed at the end of the
validity period.
In case you exhaust your data bundle before the
validity date, you will receive a notification
advising you to activate a new data plan or
continue at pay as you go rate (5k/sec).
For expert technical assistance on MTN Data Plans,
visit the nearest MTN Store and talk to theTech
SquadPersonnel.
Bundle PlanPrice (N)Data BonusTotal Data
AllowanceValidity PeriodActivation Code (Text to
131)Activation Code USSD
Daily 10MB N100 NA 10MB 24 Hrs*104#
25MB N150 NA 25MB 24 Hrs*112#
50MB N200 NA 50MB 24 Hrs*113#
Weekly 150MB N500 NA 150MB 7 Days*103#
Monthly 100MB N1000 160%260MB 30 Days*106#
250MB N1300 50%375MB 30 Days*109#
500MBN 2000 50%750MB 30 Days*110#
1GB N3500 50%1.5GB 30 Days*111#
3GB Night(9PM-6AM)N2500 50%4.5GB 30
Days*102#
3GB Weekend (Fri9PM-Mon 6AM)N3000 50%4.5GB 30
Days*108#
3GB N6500 50%4.5GB 30 Days*129#
5GB N8,000 50%7.5GB 30 Days*101#
Data Usage Guide
ACTIVITYUSAGE GUIDE
1 hour instant messaging0.25MB- 1MB
1 hour of web browsing1.5MB-25MB
Download 100 e-mails1MB-10MB
1 hour on Facebook2MB- 80MB
Download 1 photo0.05MB-2Mb
Download 1 MP3 file3MB- 8MB
1 software download70MB-800MB
1 hour of video streaming ( e.g.
YouTube)250Mb-500MB
Data Speed
SignalPeak SpeedAverage internet browsing speed
GPRS115 kbps33 – 35..8kbps
EDGE384 kbpsNot Yet Fully deployed
3G384 kbps100 – 240kbps
3.5G (HSDPA)3.6 Mbps800kbps
Notes: The table above represents the Peak data rates
across the MTN network, and also shows the average
transfer rate of data when accessing popular
internet sites using the MTN Network.
It should be noted that the actual speed experienced
by the end user could be different from the table
above due to other limitations outside of MTN’s
control, such as:
*.The resource used (e.g device type) being used to
access the mobile data service.
*.The availability of the server being accessed
(internet site, mail server, etc.)
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