How To Transfer More Than 1GB on MTN in 2023

Would you like to learn how to transfer more than 1GB on MTN? This post will be focusing on how you can transfer more than 1GB of data limit on an MTN sim.

As we all know, there is a limit of 1GB of data limit that can be shared on MTN daily, but is there a way to bypass this? The answer is NO, but there is still a way how to transfer more than 1GB on MTN.

However, if you want to transfer more than 1GB on MTN, you will have to use MTN SME Data Sharing Services.

How to transfer more than 1GB on MTN Using MTN SME Data Share

How do I purchase an MTN SME Data Share bundle?

A. To purchase an MTN SME Data Share bundle, all you need to do is

• Send *460*1*1# to migrate to the BizPlus mobile plan
• You must ensure your airtime balance (on the mobile phone doing the sharing) can cater to the cost of the data bundle being purchased.
• Pay for a data share bundle by sending the keyword or dialing the USSD string that corresponds to the plan you wish to purchase (as in the table above).

Product Name	Price(N)	Validity	Share Limits	SMS Keyword	USSD String	Share Denominations
25GB SME Data Plan	10,000	30 days	50	468	*461*2*1*1#	500MB, 1GB, 2GB, 3GB, 5GB & 10GB
35GB SME Data Plan	13,500	30 days	70	501	*461*2*1*2#	500MB, 1GB, 2GB, 3GB, 5GB & 10GB
165GB SME Data Plan	50,000	60 Days	330	502	*461*2*1*3#	500MB, 1GB, 2GB, 3GB, 5GB & 10GB
360GB SME Data Plan	100,000	90 Days	720	504	*461*2*1*4#	500MB, 1GB, 2GB, 3GB, 5GB & 10GB
1TB SME Data Plan	250,000	90 Days	2500	505	*461*2*1*5#	500MB, 1GB, 2GB, 3GB, 5GB & 10GB

How do I share data with a beneficiary?

You can share data with any beneficiary by sending the SMS below to 131 or by dialing any of the USSD strings as shown in the table below:

USSD Format	SMS Format to send to 131 to share data	Comment
*461*NUMBER*250*PIN#	SMEA <PhoneNumber> 250 <PIN> to 131	SMS to transfer 250MB
*461*NUMBER*500*PIN#	SMEB <PhoneNumber> 500 <PIN> to 131	SMS to transfer 500MB
*461*NUMBER*1000*PIN#	SMEC <PhoneNumber> 1000 <PIN> to 131	SMS to transfer 1GB
*461*NUMBER*2000*PIN#	SMED <PhoneNumber> 2000 <PIN> to 131	SMS to transfer 2GB
*461*NUMBER*5000*PIN#	SME <PhoneNumber> 5000 <PIN> to 131	SMS to transfer 5GB

NOTE: You can only share data in multiples of 250MB, 500MB, 1GB, 2GB, 3GB, or 5 GB. Sharing data in multiples of any other data sizes is not allowed.

For example to share 500MB of data with beneficiary using phone number 08031234567 and MTN PIN ‘1234’, then the following is sent as SMS to 131 (or Dial *461# and follow the prompt)

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