Below is a text message from MTN to it's subscribers.
You will receive free N175 airtime on 14th June. This is MTNs way of showing you appreciation for your support & loyalty. Do enjoy it at your leisure. Thank you!
Sender - 0803
Date - 12 - June - 2008
Time - 09:23:31.

Above a text message that was sent to my colleague yesterday. Although i am yet to receive my text for the N175 airtime but, another colleague has also comfirmed receiving the same sms from MTN.
In case you are preparing for your jubilations, please remember that what MTN termed free airtime is not actually free. This is because, the directive of NCC to Celtel and MTN to pay the sum of N175 as compensation for their inability to deliver quality of service sometime ago is yielding result(s) now.
Does any body has information from Celtel yet?
Nairalanders, is your right to be served right. So, MTN go ahead credit my account, I deserve it.
What is your opinion?

Guy,nothing to rejoice about.In fact,they don't want to pay after all,because the went on appeal and the judgment was given in favor of NCC/US.What about celtel?I think they are waiting for contempt of court.

THIS MTN PPLE SEF NA THIEF DEM BE O! THEY ARE NOW PRESENTING IT AS IF IT IS THEIR WAY OF APPRECIATING THE CUSTOMERS THEREBY USING IT AS AN ADVERTISING MEDIUM FOR PPLE TO BUY MTN LINES. AH!

THATS WHY I AM HAPPY WHEN PPLE TRY TO CHEAT THEM (LIKE FREE BROWSING ETC, )

we should celebrate 175n uhn?

I didn't recieve any sms from them but tomorrow is 14th so lets keep our finger crossed. There's nothing joyous about recieving a chunk of what they've exploited from us back.

Dear customer due to maintenance you may experience difficulty in recharging from 10pm june 14 to 8am june 15.

My 0703 line that i bought to always carry out mtn experiment and free browsing trick on it received #175 since for two weeks now.I just received their "so called" #175 "compelled" credit on my 0803 line.Guys,do you ruminate it is worth celebrating?

I am still waiting for my turn. Most of my colleagues has theirs already.

this is CHEATING big time!

They aren't doing us a favour, instead paying 'compensation', so why are they advertising like they are being generous?

I don't know why they did it, but I got the text and they've sent the credit.

Mustay:

we should celebrate 175n uhn?

Different strokes for different folks bro!

@honsule
you know celtel is not Alariwo as Mtn.
Celtel was first to announced it and will start around july,august.(guardian march).
But yellow see it as opportunity to deceived their widely spread ignorant customer EVERYWHERE THEY GO.So that have received theirs should GO and START NEW THINGS

Ata last, it was my turn yesterday after waitn 4 ages listening to testimonies (its stil the u will recieve thang)
But its kul when last have i recharged my mtn?except 4 last week's 200 from my uncle and 100 from my friend,like 3mnths nw.its 4 recieving calls(since they rob bulky) and celtel 4 making.
@4peace,tru yan.
Trust lagosians,i havent seen nobody fall 4 it,evn though nt all know bout NCC

They should give it a human face by apologizing to us for the shit they are offering in their network.

Abeg they gave me my own 175 and i use the thing make small call.

Anyway half bread if better than none,
guys rejoiceee!!!!!

Henry234 congratulations oh. Man never get his own up till now. MTN, why na?

don't mind MTN

I got mine about 2 weeks ago,but i never saw anything on my xtraconnect sim