Etisalat, which is now known as 9Mobile is one of the biggest players in the telecommunication network service providers in Nigeria. Their services range from voice call to data services. 9Mobile has metamorphosed through many stages of growth-mergers and acquisitions, until it now became what it is. Among all telecom service providers, 9Mobile has got one of the best and biggest data offers. This also includes some data benefits when you purchase a new smartphone and activate it using a 9Mobile SIM card. This is the 9Mobile biggest data promo.
9Mobile Data Deals – Monthly Rates
9Mobile believes that data is life. This is why it offers very impressive data volumes for just little money. The monthly data subscription in 9Mobile begins from 500MB, which costs just 500 naira to subscribe. This data plan lasts for one month (30days) and can be renewed or rolled over just by adding another subscription before the existing one expires or goes beyond its validity period of 7 days.
Furthermore, another data deal is the 1.5GB data plan. This is virtually the most popular among low income earners and students. This former-etiolated monthly data plan lasts for one month and costs only 1,000 naira to subscribe. One major gain is that 9mobile network has a fast flowing internet network speed with little or no lag.
Another data bundle offer from 9Mobile gives 11GB and costs only 4,000 naira. it also lasts for one month and can be renewed. In addition, the 2.5GB data plan and 4GB data plans also run for one month (30 days) and flows with optimal network speed.
More Data Bundle Plans
Aside the monthly data plans, 9Mobile formerly Etisalat also offers you 15GB for just 5,000 naira and which lasts for 30 days. You can also enjoy 40GB of fast flowing data with just 10,000 naira for 30 days from 9Mobile. There are also other 9Mobile subscription offer for yearly and quarterly subscriptions.
Little budgets are also not left out in the data scheme of things in 9Mobile. 25MB of data can be yours with just 50 naira on the 9Mobile network. That’s not enough…100MB goes for 70 naira while 150MB goes for 100 naira. These category of data plans are all daily and weekly plans but are very flexible in terms of automatic renewal and roll over.
How to Activate Data Bundle Subscriptions on 9Mobile
There is a common way to buy data plans from 9Mobile as well as specific ways to subscribe to different data volumes and validity periods. For all data plans, you can buy 9Mobile data online or use SMS as well as USSD codes. The SMS codes and USSD codes for dialing are somewhat different from each other, depending on the amount and validity period you are subscribing to.
SMS and USSD Codes for Monthly Subscriptions
- For 500MB 9mobile monthly bundle, dial *229*2*12# as USSD
- 1GB data plan for one month, dial *229*2*7# as USSD
- 1.5GB data bundle, dial *229*2*25# as USSD to purchase
- 2GB data from 9mobile, dial *229*2*8#
- 4GB for 30 days from 9Mobile, dial *229*2*35# to buy
SMS and USSD Codes for Data Subscriptions (Quaterly)
- For 30GB data plan, dial *229*5*1# as USSD to subscribe with no SMS option
- for 60GB data plan, dial *229*5*2# to subscribe. No SMS option exists
- for 120GB data bundle purchase, dial *229*5*3# to buy. No SMS option exists.
9Mobile Subscription Codes for Daily and Weekly Plans
- 20MB daily plan? Dial *229*3*8# as USSD or SMS MI3 to 229
- 100MB weekly plan? dial *229*3*1# or SMS MI1 to 229
- 150MB weekly data plan? dial *229*2*10# or SMS LCD to 229
Data Gifting on 9Mobile SmartPhone Activation
The network provider gives you free data bundles when you buy a new smartphone from the telecom giant, or activate your new phone with a 9Mobile SIM card. For different data subscriptions, there are different bonuses running into 300% high, for any new data subscribed, or any rollover.
On data speed of 9Mobile, the network is currently activated its 4G services, which of course can only be accessed using a 4G device. Otherwise, 3G and lower network speeds are operational on the 8Mobile network. Meanwhile, as 5G launches in the United States, Nigeria is yet to smell it. Recently, the Nigerian government set up a committee to work out modalities to launch the 5G network in Nigeria. As a result, telecom operators including 9mobile are already putting up the necessarily infrastructure to engage 5G. Certainly, 9Mobile would never be left out as it is currently operating on the fast 4G.
When 5G finally comes to Nigria, devices will change. Furthermore, newer 5G compatible SIM cards shall be issued or old ones upgraded. Indeed, telecom operators have started the process with the launch of new 6G smartphones already in the market. However, when the 5G will be fully engaged in Nigeria, only time will tell but I know that 9Mobile will be among the top operators.
