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Phones & internet, explained plainly.
Guides to data plans, airtime, electricity tokens, TV, exam PINs and everyday money in Nigeria. Every price carries a date and a source, and a guide changes when the price does.
Phones & internet
How to Hide Number on MTN: #31#, *31# and ₦0 Extra Per Call
Type #31# before the number and your MTN call shows as private, at no extra cost. Here's the all-calls switch, the phone settings,...
Phones & internet
What Is USSD? How *323# Codes Work and the ₦6.98 Bank Fee
USSD is the *xyz# menu that works on any phone without data. See how a session works, why bank sessions take ₦6.98 from your airti...
Phones & internet
USSD Code Not Working? Fix 'Invalid MMI Code' on *312# and *323#
"Connection problem or invalid MMI code" usually means the wrong SIM or an old code. Here's how to spot your cause, from signal to...
Phones & internet
NCC Device Checker: Dial *315# Before the 30-Day Phone Block
Phones already on a Nigerian network before 7 October are safe. Here's who the NCC's 30-day SMS really targets and how to check an...
Phones & internet
Code to Check MTN Number: *663#, *123*1*1# or Phone Settings
Dial *663# and your MTN number shows up. If it doesn't, the fix depends on where your SIM sits: a dual-SIM phone, an eSIM, a MiFi...
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How to Check Number on Glo: *135*8#, ₦0, and the ₦440 Mistake
Find your Glo number for ₦0 with *135*8# or *301*10#, even with no airtime. Backups if both fail, and the ₦440 wrong-digit mistake...
Phones & internet
What Is USSD? How *323# Codes Work and the ₦6.98 Bank Fee
USSD is the *xyz# menu that works on any phone without data. See how a session works, why bank sessions take ₦6.98 from your airti...
Phones & internet
USSD Code Not Working? Fix 'Invalid MMI Code' on *312# and *323#
"Connection problem or invalid MMI code" usually means the wrong SIM or an old code. Here's how to spot your cause, from signal to...
Phones & internet
NCC Device Checker: Dial *315# Before the 30-Day Phone Block
Phones already on a Nigerian network before 7 October are safe. Here's who the NCC's 30-day SMS really targets and how to check an...
Phones & internet
Code to Check MTN Number: *663#, *123*1*1# or Phone Settings
Dial *663# and your MTN number shows up. If it doesn't, the fix depends on where your SIM sits: a dual-SIM phone, an eSIM, a MiFi...
Phones & internet
How to Check Number on Glo: *135*8#, ₦0, and the ₦440 Mistake
Find your Glo number for ₦0 with *135*8# or *301*10#, even with no airtime. Backups if both fail, and the ₦440 wrong-digit mistake...
About these phones & internet guides
Phones and internet guides cover the questions around your line itself: checking your own number, NIN and SIM linking, barred lines, routers and MiFi, and getting a weak connection to work.
Each guide gives the code or setting first, then explains what to do if it does not work on your phone.