Here are the tips for sharing your MTN Nigeria’s internet data (MB) subscription bundle with friends, colleagues or with other MTN cards on devices you own.
We have previously written on how to share data bundle with friends on Airtel and Glo as well as listed the selected bundle plans where MB sharing and data transfer works flawlessly.
Today’s post is exclusively for MTN prepaid subscribers as in centers on how MTN users can share data bundle (MB) with friends and family.
With these tips, you can subscribe to a mega data bundle plan that can serve the family while everyone else connects to it via the data-sharing technology. You can also subscribe to a single data plan and let your other phones, tablets or even internet modems connect to it via MB sharing.
To get started with Data bundle (MB) sharing on the MTN network, you need to follow the steps outlined below:-
- Subscribe to a data bundle plans that supports data transfer/share
- Dial *131*2*1# or SMS REG to 131; to register for MTN MB Share, you will receive a personal security PIN
- You are required to change the PIN automatically sent to you to one that you can remember easily by dialing *131*2*5# or by texting Change OLD_PIN NEW_PIN NEW_PIN to 131. E.g Change 0000 1111 1111 to 131. Where 0000 is the old PIN and 1111 is your new PIN.
- After changing the PIN, you are required to add beneficiaries to your MTN shared Data Bundle account via USSD menu *131*2*2# or by texting Add <MSISDN> <PIN> to 131. You can add up to 5 beneficiaries.
- Once you have added beneficiaries, you (the sponsor) will be able to share your available data bundle among the added beneficiaries by sending the keyword Share <PIN> to 131 or simply dial USSD code *131*2*3#.
Update: MTN MB share is now simplified and much more easier. The new steps to share data MB on MTN is listed below for your use:
- Dial *131*7# or simply dial *131# and select the 7th option.
- Pick option 1 and click on send to continue
- Enter the phone number you’ll like to share the Data MB to
- Choose 1, 2, or 3, depending on the MB size you’d like to share with the person.
- Click on send to complete the data megabyte sharing on the MTN Network.
List of Data Bundle Plans that support data transfer/share
Here are the data bundle plans that can be shared with friends and colleagues.
S/N | Amount | Data Cap | Activation Code |
1 | NGN1,000 | 1.5GB | *109# |
2 | NGN1,200 | 2GB | *110# |
3 | NGN1,500 | 3.7GB | *111# |
4 | NGN2,000 | 4.5GB | *129# |
5 | NGN3,500 | 10GB | *101# |
5 | NGN5,000 | 15GB | use *131*1# to select |
5 | NGN10,000 | 40GB | go from *131*1# options |
5 | NGN15,000 | 75GB | use *131*1# |
5 | NGN20,000 | 110GB | use *131*1# for it |
Note: All the data bundle plans listed above are with a month (30 days) validity and can be subscribed to via a text message by sending the activation codes without the asterisks to 131.
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Shege says
Hi, thanks for the post. I dialed the USSD code *131*2*1# but it is showing me different data bundle plans. I also sent the text REG to 131 and it says the service is unavailable. Is this still working?
lil stain says
wow amazing miracle
Tesswill says
can the linked number use the night data
Micheal Achibi says
I have already subscribe for monthly data boundle cost N1000, can I still share with friends?
Obasi Miracle says
Hi Achibi, you can always share data with friends once there’s a qualifying data subscription on your phone/device
Martins says
Please can you share for me
Abubakar Muhammad Auwal says
Of course
Macaulay says
Mr Obasi if you say we can always share data with friends, then how is that?
sandra says
I
have mistakenly credited my phone wit 10k worth of data pls how can I share or transfer…..
Obasi Miracle says
You can share the data with friends or sell same to close pals
adeshina says
I have already subscribe for monthly data boundle cost N1000, can I still share with friends?
Obasi Miracle says
You can get data shared to you from friend Adeshina
Joseph says
*131*2*1# is fake code to share
Raymond says
*131*2*1# this code didn’t work for data transfer
Bolarinwa Adebowale says
This posts are very helpful to me. Thanks for sharing.
George says
Why all these complex drills? Please make it easy as glo.
Emmanuel says
The code *131*2*1# is not working for me. please I need the correct code to transfer data to friends and family.
Ibironke says
Please do I need to keep dailing the activation code whenever I want to share it ?
Raji Akibu afeez says
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I have already subscribe for monthly data boundle cost N1000, can I still share with friends
hormor says
The *131*2*1# USSD code is not working for me ooo
Emmanuel says
Dial *131* then you will see data gifting on the menu then CLIck to buy the type of data you want to and then click again to input his phone number. Tested already
Emmanuel says
Dial *131# then you will see data gifting on the menu then CLIck to buy the type of data you want to and then click again to input his phone number. Tested already
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Alhaji says
But you can’t share more than 100mb
Alicia says
The codes are not working for me.. Please I need a help on how to transfer MB from my data
Awal Muhammed says
If a person of having mb in his phone and I want to transfer it the will tell me that the is no data bundle
Odim_best says
These MB Share Codes aren’t working for me.
okoro johnbull says
how many mb can i share in one day
Chikezie says
Please am using the simplified way of sharing data but when it gets to the recipient number it says, wrong input
Obasi Miracle says
Was the number an MTN line? You need to avoid spaces inbetween the digits.
Soji says
Mr Obasi…how can I share my mtn data with a non-Mtn user???
Ezekiel Joseph says
the code is not working for me nor the SMS REG
Yudee Yang says
I feel I have just seen the light! I never knew this was possible. Thank you for the self explanatory post.
Yudee Yang says
I just shared from a weekly data bundle and it worked.
Jenny says
How can I share more than 100mb to a friend
Anthony says
Can’t it be that:- I just type my number there, so whenever my sharer has data I have data too. Like the way glo does it?
Abasiodu Akpabio says
just dial *131# and you will see everything. You can try it now.
Dee says
Can i share data with other network users?
Abubakargrh says
Can one share bonus data to another mtn user?
Camillius says
The code for sharing data to more than 10 recipients is not working
Covenant says
Can I share data with any network ??
Obasi Miracle says
No, you share MTN data with another MTN line or with other MTN users. To share data on Glo and Airtel, you can check out the next post here.
Godiya says
Can I share the same data bundle with friends living in different countries but in the same whatsapp group? Thanks
FaMous Kid says
I love this thanks
Lucky Angba says
Since *131*2*1# Is not working,it means one can’t share data to more than 1 person.
Except for Data gifting.
Obasi Miracle says
No, you can share or transfer MTN DATA to several persons with *131*7*1#
Ejura says
Can an mtn number from Ghana share data with a Nigerian mtn number?
Victor says
I don’t mean to gift data, I want to share data completely !
Sharing data is different from gifting, the code cannot share data, if u want to gift data just dial *131# and u will see gift data, but sharing data is the challenge !
Pls how can that be done? That is the major challenge
Tango says
This really worked fine, thanks for the simple explanation.
Olamide says
I mistakenly subscribe for 15000(75mb) and I need to sell to a friend which is buying the whole 75mb from me..pls how do I go about it
Vikashie says
How can I share my mtn data for ever like that of glo
Temidayo says
The code 131*7# is not working on my phone I need correct code please