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The internet is becoming more popular than ever in Nigeria. Telecommunications companies in Nigeria are taking advantage of this internet boom as they constantly create new/different data plans to suit the need of the ever growing number of internet users in Nigeria thereby making millions monthly.
Here's a complete list of all data plans, their price and activation code provided by the major telecommunications companies in Nigeria (MTN, etisalat, glo, airtel and visafone) for smartphones, tablets and pc. At the end of this list, we'll expose the cheapest and most expensive network.
MTN Data Plan for Phones, Tablet and PC - Price and Activation Code
| MTN Data Plans | |||||
| Plan | Price (₦) | Validity Period | Activation (Text to 131) | Activation (Dial) | Target Device |
| 10MB | 100 | 24 Hrs | 104 | *104# | Phone |
| 25MB | 150 | 24 Hrs | 112 | *112# | Phone, Tablet |
| 50MB | 200 | 24 Hrs | 113 | *113# | Phone, Tablet |
| 150MB | 500 | 24 Hrs | 103 | *103# | Tablet, PC |
| 25MB | 400 | 7 Days (24/7) | 105 | *105# | Phone |
| 100MB | 1,000 | 30 Days (24/7) | 106 | *106# | Phone |
| 250MB | 1,300 | 30 Days (24/7) | 109 | *109# | Phone, Tablet |
| 500MB | 2,000 | 30 Days (24/7) | 110 | *110# | Phone, Tablet |
| 1GB | 3,500 | 30 Days (24/7) | 111 | *111# | Tablet, PC |
| 3GB | 6,500 | 30 Days (24/7) | 129 | *129# | Tablet, PC |
| 5GB | 8,000 | 30 Days (24/7) | 101 | *101# | Tablet, PC |
| 3GB (Night) | 2,500 | 30 Days (9pm - 6am) | 102 | *102# | PC |
| 3GB (Wkend) | 3,000 | 30 Days (9pm Fri - 6am Mon) | 108 | *108# | PC |
| 3GB (Daytime) | 6,000 | 30 Days (9am - 9pm) | 107 | *107# | PC |
*MTN's out of bundle rate is 5kobo per kb.
*To check your data balance at anytime, text 2 to 131.
*All MTN data plans has been programmed to auto renew at the end of the validity period. To opt out of auto renewal, simply text NO to 131.
*All unused data will rollover to the next cycle as long as you subscribe to another plan before the expiration of the previous plan (or allow your plan to auto-renew).
*You can share your MTN data with your loved ones.
*To check your data balance at anytime, text 2 to 131.
*All MTN data plans has been programmed to auto renew at the end of the validity period. To opt out of auto renewal, simply text NO to 131.
*All unused data will rollover to the next cycle as long as you subscribe to another plan before the expiration of the previous plan (or allow your plan to auto-renew).
*You can share your MTN data with your loved ones.
Etisalat Data Plan for Phones, Tablet and PC - Price and Activation Code
| Etisalat Data Plans | |||||
| Plan | Price (₦) | Validity Period | Activation (Text to 229) | Activation (Dial) | Target Device |
| 10MB | 100 | 24 Hrs | MI1 | *229*3*1# | Phone, Tablet |
| 50MB | 500 | 7 Days | MI2 | *229*3*4# | Phone, Tablet |
| 200MB | 1,000 | 30 Days (24/7) | MB2 | *229*2*1# | Phone, Tablet |
| 500MB | 2,000 | 30 Days (24/7) | MB3 | *229*2*2# | Phone, Tablet |
| 1.5GB | 4,000 | 30 Days (24/7) | MB4 | *229*2*4# | Phone, Tablet |
| 3GB | 6,500 | 30 Days (24/7) | MB5 | *229*2*3# | Tablet, PC |
| 6GB | 8,000 | 30 Days (24/7) | MB6 | *229*2*5# | Tablet, PC |
| 10GB | 10,000 | 30 Days (24/7) | SM1 | *229*4*1# | Tablet, PC |
| 15GB | 15,000 | 30 Days (24/7) | SM2 | *229*4*2# | Tablet, PC |
| 20GB | 18,000 | 30 Days (24/7) | SM3 | *229*4*3# | Tablet, PC |
| Night & Wkend | 4,000 | 30 Days (Night & Wkend) | MB7 | *229*3*3# | PC |
Etisalat has a different set of data plan for smart phones. When you subscribe to any of the smart phone data plan, you get to call any network at 20kobo per second (no access fee). Also, all unused data will be carried over to the next cycle provided you subscribe before the end of the validity period. Here's a list of etisalat's smart phone data plan.
| Etisalat Smart Phone Data Plans | |||||
| Plan | Price (₦) | Validity Period | Activation (Text to 8183) | Activation (USSD) | Target Device |
| 200MB | 1,000 | 30 Days (24/7) | smarta | *229*2*11# | Smart Phones |
| 500MB | 2,000 | 30 Days (24/7) | smartb | *229*2*22# | Smart Phones |
| 1.5GB | 4,000 | 30 Days (24/7) | smartc | *229*2*44# | Smart Phones |
| 3GB | 6,500 | 30 Days (24/7) | smartd | *229*2*33# | Smart Phones |
| 6GB | 8,000 | 30 Days (24/7) | smarte | *229*2*55# | Smart Phones |
*For more info, text help to 8183.
*Etisalat's pay as you use rate is now 5 kobo/per kb.
*To check your data balance anytime, just dial *228#.
*All Etisalat data plans has been programmed to auto renew at the end of the validity period. To cancel auto renewal, just dial *229*0# or text STOP to 229.
*To check your data balance anytime, just dial *228#.
*All Etisalat data plans has been programmed to auto renew at the end of the validity period. To cancel auto renewal, just dial *229*0# or text STOP to 229.
Glo Data Plan for Phones, Tablet and PC - Price and Activation Code
| Glo Data Plans | |||||
| Plan | Price (₦) | Validity Period | Activation (Text to 127) | Activation (Dial) | Target Device |
| 13MB | 100 | 24 Hrs | 51 | *127*51# | Phone |
| 195MB | 500 | 24 Hrs | 10 | *127*3# | Tablet, PC |
| 65MB | 400 | 7 Days | 52 | *127*52# | Phone |
| 260MB | 1,000 | 30 Days (24/7) | 53 | *127*53# | Phone |
| 1.5GB | 3,000 | 30 Days (24/7) | 54 | *127*54# | Phone, Tablet |
| 4GB | 5,000 | 30 Days (24/7) | 11 | *127*2# | Tablet, PC |
| 4GB | 6,000 | 100 Hrs / 1 Month (24/7) | 20 | *127*5# | Tablet, PC |
| 4GB (Day time) | 6,000 | 30 Days (8am - 9pm) | 31 | *127*6# | PC |
| 4GB (Night & Wkend) | 5,000 | 30 Days (Night & Wkend) | 30 | *127*7# | PC |
| 8GB | 7,500 | 30Days (24/7) | 12 | *127*1# | Tablet, PC |
| 12GB | 15,000 | 300 Hrs / 3 Months (24/7) | 21 | *127*4# | Tablet, PC |
| 13GB | 10,000 | 30 Days (24/7) | 15 | *127*11# | Tablet, PC |
| 20GB | 15,000 | 30 Days (24/7) | 16 | *127*12# | Tablet, PC |
| 30GB | 18,000 | 30 Days (24/7) | 17 | *127*13# | Tablet, PC |
*Text menu to 127 for more details.
*All glo data plans has been programmed to auto renew at the end of the validity period. To cancel auto renewal, text CANCEL to 127.
*You can share your Glo data with your loved ones.
*All glo data plans has been programmed to auto renew at the end of the validity period. To cancel auto renewal, text CANCEL to 127.
*You can share your Glo data with your loved ones.
Airtel Data Plan for Phones, Tablet and PC - Price and Activation Code
| Airtel Data Plans | |||||
| Plan | Price (₦) | Validity Period | Activatn (Text to 141) | Activation (Dial) | Target Device |
| 4MB | 50 | 1 Day | Entry | *141*11*9# | Phone |
| 10MB | 100 | 1 Day | Daily | *141*11*1# | Phone |
| 150MB | 500 | 24 Hrs | Day | *141*12*5# | Phone, Tablet |
| 25MB | 200 | 3 Days | Three | *141*11*8# | Phone |
| 50MB | 300 | 7 Days | Weekly | *141*11*2# | Phone |
| 80MB | 500 | 14 Days | Easy | *141*11*3# | Phone |
| 125MB | 786 | 30 Days | 786 | *141*11*786# | Phone |
| 200MB | 1,000 | 30 Days (24/7) | Lite | *141*11*4# | Phone |
| 250MB | 1,300 | 30 Days (24/7) | Midi | *141*11*5# | Phone, Tablet |
| 500MB | 2,000 | 30 Days (24/7) | Smart1 | *141*11*6# | Phone, Tablet |
| 1GB | 3,000 | 30 Days (24/7) | Smart2 | *141*11*7# | Phone, Tablet |
| 3GB | 5,000 | 30 Days (24/7) | Plus | *141*12*1# | Tablet, PC |
| 5GB | 8,000 | 30 Days (24/7) | Max | *141*12*2# | Tablet, PC |
| 10GB | 15,000 | 30 Days (24/7) | Premium | *141*12*3# | Tablet, PC |
| 15GB | 22,000 | 30 Days (24/7) | Prime | *141*12*7# | Tablet, PC |
| 3GB | 2,500 | 30 Days (Night) | Night | *141*12*4# | PC |
| 3GB | 3,000 | 30 Days (Wkend) | Wkend | *141*12*6# | PC |
*To check your data balance at anytime, text status to 141 or dial *141*11*0#
*You can share your Airtel data with your loved ones.
*You can share your Airtel data with your loved ones.
Visafone Data Plan for Phones, Tablet and PC - Price and Activation Code
Visafone operates on two different classes of networks: CDMA EVDO (a 3G network) and CDMA 1X. The 1X network offers moderate internet speed of about 153kb/s while the EVDO network offers a higher internet speed of about 300kb/s making the EVDO data plan more expensive than the 1X plan.
Note: "Num" in the table below is the account number (phone or modem number) that you want to buy the data plan for or load the data in. You can dial or text from any visafone number or modem.
*For sms activation, text the activation code (in the table below) space your number to 444.
| Visafone Data Plans | ||||||
| Ntwrk | Plan | Price (₦) | Validity Period | (Text to 444) | Activation (Dial) | Target Device |
| 1X | 2MB | 25 | 1 Day | 661 Num | *444*661*Num# | Phone |
| 50MB | 120 | 1 Day | 641 Num | *444*641*Num# | Phone | |
| 500MB | 1,500 | 30 Days (24/7) | 662 Num | *444*662*Num# | Phone, PC | |
| 2GB | 3,000 | 30 Days (24/7) | 642 Num | *444*642*Num# | Phone, PC | |
| 5GB | 5,999 | 30 Days (24/7) | 643 Num | *444*643*Num# | PC | |
| EVDO | 12MB | 100 | 1 Day | 663 Num | *444*663*Num# | Phone |
| 150MB | 499 | 1 Day | 651 Num | *444*651*Num# | Phone, PC | |
| 1.2GB | 3,000 | 30 Days (24/7) | 664 Num | *444*664*Num# | Phone, PC | |
| 3GB | 5,999 | 30 Days (24/7) | 652 Num | *444*652*Num# | Phone, PC | |
| 10GB | 9,999 | 30 Days (24/7) | 653 Num | *444*653*Num# | PC | |
| 15GB | 12,999 | 30 Days (24/7) | 654 Num | *444*654*Num# | PC | |
| Un limited* | 15,999 | 30 Days (24/7) | 655 Num | *444*655*Num# | PC | |
*Fair data usage of 20GB applies.
*All plans are automatically renewed when subscribers load required amount on modem with recharge cards.
*To cancel your current subscription, dial *444*603*Number#. Your data account will be suspended.
*To check the status of your data subscription, dial *444*601*Number#.
*To cancel your current subscription, dial *444*603*Number#. Your data account will be suspended.
*To check the status of your data subscription, dial *444*601*Number#.
Conclusion
From the list above, Visafone has the cheapest data plans. Most of MTN, airtel and etisalat's data plans are the same price but MTN still managed to claim the most expensive data plan spot. Glo's data plans are cheaper than that of mtn, etisalat and airtel but more expensive than visafone.