MTN users in Nigeria are welcome to purchase and enjoy the MTN hourly bundle. This bundle allows subscribers to surf the internet and download files from the cloud with little or less worries about data bandwidth. The MTN Hourly Bundle is an alternative to the MTN Night Data Bundle and can be used for streaming videos, downloading large files, and browsing the internet.
To subscribe to the MTN Hourly Data Bundle, you must be an MTN Subscriber. This implies that you must have an active Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card that is on the MTN network. Secondly, the Hourly Data Bundle comes in three available plans. These plans include 2GB, 5GB, and 10GB and they all have an expiry of an hour. The table below highlights some important features of each data plan in the hourly bundle.
When you want to choose a plan, I would advise that you check your data speed here and consider the bandwidth of the data you want to use. If your data upload and download speed is 20MB per second and 10MB per second or less respectively, go for the 2GB plan. If you have a higher data upload and download speed, you can go for the 5GB or 10GB hourly plan. If you need more than 2GB of data, you can subscribe to the 2GB plan as many times as the amount of data you want. This gives you more hours and when one plan gets exhausted, the second plan activates.
If you have other active data bundles on your SIM, the bundle with the closest expiry would be in use. This way, you can be sure of not being charged from other bundles when using the MTN hourly data bundle.
| BUNDLE | DATA PLAN / VOLUME | PRICE (NGN) | PLAN CODE | USAGE VALIDITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOURLY | 2GB | 200 | 126 | 1 Hour |
| HOURLY | 5GB | 500 | 127 | 1 Hour |
| HOURLY | 10GB | 1000 | 128 | 1 Hour |
To subscribe to any of the plans on the hourly bundle, ensure you have the equivalent airtime balance on your phone and follow any of the methods below:
1. Via USSD Code
To activate the hourly bundle via USSD code, dial any of the codes below on your phone’s dialer, depending on the plan you intend to purchase.
| DATA PLAN / VOLUME | USSD CODE |
|---|---|
| 2GB | *312*126# |
| 5GB | *312*127# |
| 10GB | *312*128# |
Alternatively, you can purchase via USSD code by dialing *312*1*10#. From the list of hourly data plans that show up, respond with 1 to activate the 2GB hourly bundle, option 2 for the 5GB hourly bundle, or 3 for the 10GB hourly bundle at N200, N500, and N1000 respectively. You may choose to dial *312*1# and respond with 10 for the hourly data bundle.
2. Via SMS (Text Messaging)
You can also subscribe to the MTN hourly bundle via SMS or text messaging. To do this send the plan code to 312. If you want to activate the 2GB Hourly Data plan, send 126 to 312. For the 5GB Hourly Data plan, send 127 to 312, and send 128 to 312 for the 10GB hourly plan.
You will get a message asking you to confirm the purchase by responding with YES. Simply respond with a YES to confirm and you will get a text confirming your purchase.
3. Via the myMTN App
Download the myMTN application from Google’s Playstore or the App Store and sign into the myMTN application using your phone number or other means. Click on Buy Data and select Data Bundles. Next, you may want to narrow your search by selecting Daily (daily bundles). Scroll down and select the hourly data plan of your choice.
Conclusion
This article has highlighted the process of subscribing to the MTN hourly data bundle accompanied by screenshots. If you get stuck in the process, drop a comment and I will guide you through. Do have a nice day.