Sharing data never comes this good. One Nigerian leading Telecom giant – Glo, offers data sharing, but MTN data share brings new things to the table. And because Nigeria has a growing digital market, and business allows its workers to work remotely. How does management ensure that their staff stay productive and also manage their data usage? MTN SME data share answers to all that.
The MTN SME data share distinct itself from what is obtainable from other Telecom industries. It gives business the ability to plan and manage the amount of data each employee exhaust over a while. With the MTN SME data share, small businesses will have the opportunity to curb expenses while focusing on the best part of the business.
And like Glo, irrespective of the geographical location of a particular employee, there’s a guarantee internet access. Also, it gives the employer complete control of the data share and management process.
How to start using MTN SME data share
Available on MTN data share is three subscriptions. They include N5,500 for 10GB, N11,000 for 20GB, and N25,000 for 50GB. All subscription plans have ten maximum share with a validity period of 30 days, 30 days, and 60 days respectively.
To subscribe to any of the above-listed data plans, you should first migrate to MTN SME plus service. To migrate, dial *460# or text 460 to 131.
As said earlier, you only share ten times as a sponsor but can share multiple times to a single beneficiary as long as he doesn’t exceed his limits. Again, the beneficiary can not receive data from different sponsors. Also, the data validity period remains the same as the originating source.
The allowed data size on MTN SME data share ranges from 200MB, 500MB, 1GB, 2GB, and 5GB. You can top up via VTU, recharge card, Cheque, or Quickteller.
Steps for MTN SME data share
- Sharing data on MTN SME is done by either USSD code or SMS.
- To get started via SMS, simply send SMEA + beneficiary phone number + Amount + PIN to 131.
- And when sharing data, ensure to share only the allowed data size.
- The picture below clarifies the process.
MTN data share plans
- To share via USSD, dial *461# and follow the screen prompt.
And to check data balance, SMS DATA BALANCE to 131 if you’re the sponsor, and SHAREBALANCE to 131 if you’re the beneficiary. Both the sponsor and beneficiary can dial *461# to know their data balance.
