With over 60 million users, MTN is undoubtedly the largest telecommunications network in Nigeria and in Africa, with more than 235 million subscribers. This article will show you how to transfer airtime between MTN lines if you have an MTN Sim and are unsure how to do it or if you have extra airtime that you want to share with other MTN customers.
MTN Share is the name of the feature that allows for airtime sharing. New and seasoned MTN users can use this MTN Share function, whether prepaid or postpaid.
The money you pay to your service providers for their services, such as making phone calls and using the internet, is known as airtime credit. Users in Nigeria can transfer their airtime credits to other customers thanks to capabilities offered by almost all telephone network service providers. MTN allows you to transfer airtime to another MTN phone number for any purpose. You can either do it in exchange for money or just to give others what you have.
How to transfer airtime on MTN
MTN Share is equivalent to this service. To clear up any confusion for users of this service provider, the MTN Share service and the airtime transfer service employ the same procedures.
Access to this service is available to all MTN users. You must be informed of the rules that apply to this service, though. Before using this service, postpaid users should consider the terms and conditions.
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The rules are:
- Any transfers are limited to Naira sums only. Your credit should read N50.00 and not N50.29 because Kobo transactions are not supported.
- Sending between N50 and N5,000 is possible in a single transaction.
- The daily transfer limit is N100,000. Note that you can transfer this amount daily to one MTN phone number or to several MTN phone numbers.
- You are permitted to transfer airtime as often as you like each day. Remember that your daily transfers cannot total more than N100,000.
- Users of the network who are postpaid can only transfer airtime when their postpaid account balance is positive and not negative. For instance, you wouldn’t be able to transfer credit if you have -N500
- You cannot transfer an airtime credit amount for prepaid mobile service users greater than the credit balance on your phone line. To transfer money to another client, you must have enough airtime credit on your phone to meet the requested amount.
The service uses individually chosen PIN codes to ensure that only the legitimate owner of the phone number can transfer his or her credit. Additionally, it prevents unauthorized transfers of airtime credits to third parties using the sender’s phone line.
An option for a personal identification number (PIN) protects MTN Share. Users of MTN are all assigned the same default PIN, 0000. This default PIN code cannot be used to transfer money. Before transferring the credit, anyone who wants to use the service must alter their MTN transfer code.
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There are two ways of transferring MTN airtime:
Method 1
Use the short messaging service to send a text message to your service provider by dialling 777. Send the word “Transfer” to the number 777, followed by the recipient’s phone number, the amount of credit you want to send, and your PIN code.
Let’s assume your PIN is 5894, and you want to send 1,000 Naira to MTN phone 08035555555. Enter the following text into your device: Send 08035555555 1000 5894. Just email it right now to 777. You will receive a confirmation request from the network provider after sending the text message. To finish this process, the word “YES” must be texted to the same number, 777.
Method 2
This process is quite easy. All you need to do is call 777, then the recipient’s phone number, the desired amount, your PIN, and the # sign. Again, enter 7770803555555510005894# if you want to transfer 1,000 Naira to an MTN phone line with the number 08035555555, and your PIN is 5894. After dialling the code, press your device’s send or OK button.
Anyone would appreciate these straightforward MTN airtime transfer capabilities; this is a fantastic value. Additionally, remember that users of “BetaTalk” and “Yafun Yafun” are not permitted to exchange airtime, and that bonus airtime cannot be transferred.
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