How To Stop Browsing With Airtime On MTN

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Nowadays, most Nigerian spend more hours online either chatting with friends or advertising their business to the public. When chatting online or working, sometimes you might get carried away and notice that your airtime was deducted from your account balance when browsing.

MTN is one of Nigeria’s major telecommunication companies, and its network service is widely available. MTN offers a service called “Pay As You Go”. This means customers with insufficient airtime to purchase a data bundle can still browse as they go with a little fee per megabyte used.

This service can be helpful in some scenarios but in a long run, it can be very annoying especially when you intend to use your airtime for something else. This article will discuss how to stop browsing with airtime on MTN.

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Overview of MTN Pay As You Go (PAYG)

MTN Pay As You Go (PAYG) is a service offered to new and old customers who don’t have sufficient airtime to purchase a data bundle to browse as they go with a small fee per megabyte used. This means if the PAYG service is activated on your line, you will be charged N3 per MB when you have exhausted your active data plan.

Most times, when people are out of data and still have access to the internet, they feel that they accessing the internet for free. Not knowing they are using their airtime to surf the internet.

MTN PAYG can be useful in the short run but in a long run, it can be very annoying especially when you intend to use your airtime for something else.

 

How to Deactivate MTN Pay As You Go (PAYG)

Below are guidelines on how to stop browsing with airtime on MTN.

• Dial *131*201# on your phone to deactivate PAYG services.
• Alternatively, you can send “SUSPEND” to 131 to deactivate PAYG services.

After dialing the code or sending the msg, you would receive a notification of a successful deactivation of PAYG services.

How to Activate MTN Pay As You Go (PAYG)

Below are guidelines on how to surf the internet with airtime on MTN.

• Dial *131*200# on your phone to activate PAYG services.
• Alternatively, you can send “Reset” to 131 to activate PAYG services.

After dialing the code or sending the msg, you would receive a notification of the successful activation of PAYG services.

FAQs

How do I stop my airtime from being used as data?

There are several ways to stop your airtime from being used as data. Simply by subscribing to an active data plan or deactivating the Pay As You Go (PAYG) service on your line.

What is taking my airtime on MTN?

There are several reasons why MTN is deducting your airtime from your account balance. Either you activated the PAYG service or have an active subscription like Callertune and others.

How do I check my MTN subscription?

Dial *131*4# on your line and you would receive a message from MTN containing your balance data.

How can I stop MTN from deducting my airtime?

Steps on how to deactivate MTN Pay As You Go (PAYG) service

• Dial *131*201# on your phone to deactivate PAYG services.
• Alternatively, you can send “SUSPEND” to 131 to deactivate PAYG services.

Conclusion: How To Stop Browsing With Airtime On MTN

MTN PAYG service can be annoying when your airtime is deducted without your awareness when you are browsing especially if you have plans for your available airtime.

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