Internet Service Plans In Nigeria with Pricing, Validity, Data Cap, and Activation Codes

Internet Access in Nigeria is improving. Today, there are many service providers to choose from. Some of these service providers are crappy in certain locations so it’s important to know what your options are. I was using Starcomms for a while and then switched to MTN. Not only was the service cheaper but it was much faster and reliable. While Starcomms says I have 20GB monthly data cap (though I never got to 2GB) I found that MTN’s service plan makes me more productive even though they have a 3GB cap. Recently, I had course to reconsider using Starcomms, but the painful memories of screaming at customer care for days and long hours I wasted uploading small files made me make a U-turn.

Don’t settle for crappy internet! Find the best for your location and lifestyle and be happy. Here is a list of providers and their service plans. I’ll update as I get more info. Please share your experience with internet providers so we can all learn.

Internet Service Provider	Data Plan	Data Cap	Access Period (If Applicable)	Price	Validity (Days)	Activation
Starcomms EVDO	Purple Always REN	20G	24 hours	15,950	30
EvDO	100 Hrs	20G	24 hours	6,500	30	*242**1234# to 37938
Requires another phone for activation	250 Hrs	20G	24 hours	15,000	90
Dail *121 for customer care	Purple Business REN	20G	9am – 9pm	7,000	30	*245**1234# to 37938
	Purple Night REN	20G	9pm – 9 am	5000	30
	Friendly 8	20G	7-11 am & 7-11pm	6,000	30
Starcomms CDMA 1	Green Always REN	20G	24 hours	10,000	30
CDMA1	Green Business REN	20G	9am – 9pm	7,000	30
Dail *121	Green Night REN	20G	9pm – 9 am	5000	30
	Green Corporate REN	20G	24 hours	8,000	30
	Green 100 Hours REN	20G	24 hours	5,000	30
	Green 250 Hours REN	20G	24 hours	10,000	90
	Peak	N/A	06.00-23.00 hrs	3/min
	Off-Peak	N/A	23.00-06.00 hrs	3/min
MTN	Monthly Plan	5G	24 hours	8,000	30	Text 101 to 131
HSPA (3.5GB)	Nite	3G	10 pm – 5am	2,500	30	Text 102 to 131
Dial 180, Dial 181 for customer care	Daily Plan	50MB	24 hours	500	1	Text 103 to 131
	Pay-As-You-Use		24 hours	15 kobo per kilobyte
	MicroSIM	3GB	24 hours	10,000	30
Glo HSI	Always Max	5 GB	24 hours	10000	30	Text 12 to 127
HSUPA (3.5GB)	Always Min	1.5 GB	24 hours	5000	30	Text 11 to 127
Dial 121 for customer care	Always Day	150 MB	24 hours	500	30	Text 10 to 127
	Always Micro					Text 13 to 127
	G300	4 GB	300 Hrs	15000	90	Text 21 to 127
	G100	3 GB	100 Hrs	6000	30	Text 20 to 127
	G Work	3 GB	8am – 9pm	6000	30	Text 31 to 127
	G Leisure	3 GB	8pm – 9am, All Day Weekends	5000	30	Text 30 to 127
Multilinks	MultiLinks AnyTime	6GB	24 hours	9,000
EvDO	MultiLinks DayTime	6GB	8am to 8pm	6,000
Requires another phone for activation	MultiLinks NightTime	20GB	12am to 8am	3,500
	MultiLinks MyTime 250		24 hours	9,900	60
	MultiLinks MyTime 100 hours		24 hours	5,600	30
	MultiLinks MyTime 50 hours		24 hours	3,400	30
Zain	Zain Day	50 MB	24 hours	500	1	*141*712*3#
HSUPA (3.5GB)	Zain Lite	100 MB	24 hours	1,000	30	*141*712*4#
	Zain Plus	1 GB	24 hours	5,000	30	*141*712*1#
	Zain Max	3 GB	24 hours	10,000	30	*141*712*2#
	Zain Premium	6 GB	24 hours	15,000	30	*141*712*5#

Tips

• MTN’s most annoying issue is that once your service plan expires they immediately start billing you at 15kobo/KB. If you have about N10k credit, that would expire in no time so BEWARE!!!.