When it comes to Night plan awufs that customers in other Networks like MTN enjoy, you will find out that Airtel users are not left out.
Read on to get details on how to subscribe for Airtel Night browsing plans.
1. What is Airtel Night Plan?
The Airtel Night plan is a subscription done during the midnight (around 12am) to allow Airtel Night plan subscribers have access to the internet with low tariff.
Airtel launched the Airtel Night Plan named SmartTRYBE 2.0 exclusive offer only for Airtel members under the Airtel Smart Trybe package to be able to enjoy high data bundle with as low as N25 starting from 12:00am – 5am.
The Airtel night plan works only for nights, and cannot be used in the daytime. It only works from 12:00 am (Midnight) to 5:00 AM (Morning), absolutely 5 hours. Once it’s 5am, it stops working and cannot be rolled over.
In case, you have seen some posts online showing you how you can get 500MB with just N25. Just know that the post is not yet updated.
Initially with just N25, you can get 500 MB to use for one night from 12 a.m. to 5 a.m., while N200 will get you 1.5 GB on the same conditions.
Airtel made some changes in their Night Plan package.
1. Data was reduced from 500MB to 250MB
2. Their subscription code was changed from *312# to *412#
With just 25 Naira Airtel Smart Trybe members can get 250 MB of data valid from 12 – 5am. This process can be repeated at a maximum of 4 times when previous subscription has been exhausted. That means you can get up to 1 GB data in a day by spending just N100.
2. How to subscribe to Airtel Night Plan: You must be on Airtel Smart Trybe before you can be able to subscribe. But if you are not, don’t worry you can easily migrate to Airtel SmartTRYBE tariff plan by following the steps outlined below:
1. Dial *412# on your mobile phone.
2. Reply with “1” to accept.
Notice: Airtel Night plan code *312# is no longer valid for the night plan subscription. The new code is *412#
If you have a lready migrated to Airtel SmartTrybe, please follow the instruction below:
1. Dial *412# on your mobile phone.
2. Reply with “3” to accept the night browsing (N25 for 250MB. Valid 12-5am).
You will be charged N25 to get the 250MB and you can repeat this process at a maximum of 4 times.
In my opinion, I will say Airtel is better than MTN Night Plan because each MTN SIM is entitle a one-time activation per night while in Aitrel, The Night plan process can be renewed at a maximum of 4 times if exhausted.
How to check Data Balance on Airtel
There are two methods you can use to check your Airtel data balance. It will be listed here in this article. You can choose any of the method that is suitable and easy for you.
Your Airtel data balance can be checked by using:
* USSD code
* Direct SMS
USSD Code to Check Airtel Data Balance
USSD code can be used both for Android plan subscribers and Blackberry plan subscribers.
Below is the step to check data balance for Android subscribers via USSD Code:
1. Dial the USSD code *140# to check the data balance on the Airtel network for an Android subscription.
2. If you have dialed the USSD code correctly, you will get a notification that says “Dear customer, you will receive an SMS with your data balance details shortly”.
3. Wait for a prompt message containing your Airtel data balance.
Direct USSD Code for BlackBerry Plans
For blackberry plan subscribers, below is the step to use your Blackberry phone or any of the Airtels blackberry packages by:
1. Dialing *123*9#
2. Wait for a prompt message containing your Airtel data balance.
Direct SMS Code to Airtel Data Balance
Like I mentioned ealier, you can also check Airtel data balance via direct SMS. This method will serve your needs when the USSD code service is not available.
The following steps below can be used to check your Airtel data balance for your Android subscription:
1. Tap on the SMS app on your Android device.
2. Tap on ‘Create a new message.’
3. Type or enter the text ‘Status.’
4. Then send the text to 141.
5. Wait to receive a message with information about your Airtel data balance.
Instead of doing this in steps, you can just dial: *141*11*0#, *123*10# or *141*712*0# and you will see your data balance displayed at once.
Direct SMS Code for BlackBerry Plans
For Blackberry android subscribers, the step is a bit different. The following steps below can be used to check your Airtel data balance via Direct SMS
1. Tap on the SMS app on your Android device.
2. Tap on ‘Create a new message.’
3. Type or enter the text ‘Status.’
4. Then send the text to 440.
5. Hold on your blackBerry data balance will be sent through SMS to you at once.
I hope you really enjoyed those 2 methods. Let me quickly introduce you to Airtel Self Care
Airtel self Care is a portal where Airtel customers can
:
1. See their balances, usage, validity and other status.
2. Buy data or airtime, send airtime or borrow airtime.
3. View, pay or download postpaid bills.
4. See your loyalty status and redeem reward.
5. No longer send text, dial or remember codes.
You can login to the Airtel Self Care portal online via selfcare.ng.airtel.com.
Airtel customers who might likely not to use the online portal, can quickly dial *121#. This will take you to the Airtel Self Care USSD Code Menu interface.
Once you have succeeded in dialing the code, you will see a prompt dialog box with these options:
1. NIN Capture
2. Buy Bundles and services
3. Manage My Account
4. Borrow credit and other self services
5. Borrow and Tariff
6. Bank codes
7. KYC Updates
*. Next
To check your Airtel data balance with the prompt above after daily *121#
1. Type ‘3’ (Manage My Account) and send
2. Type ‘1’ (My data balance) and send
3. Wait you will receive an SMS with your data balance details shortly.
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