On Saturday, 9th October 2021, at about 2pm, there was a nationwide downtime on the MTN network.

It caught me, surprisingly and shocked many Nigerians.

Folks couldn't keep quiet so they voiced out on social media. Some users weren't smiling, some were crying, others were restless.

And this roller-coaster of emotions was swinging, especially in the hearts of those who only have one MTN line.

I could only imagine the glee in the hearts of GLO, Airtel & 9Mobile over the downtime of their rival.

A good selling point for them and a big reminder of the first, hot lesson for me!

� In some situations, never put all your eggs in one basket!

What if the basket falls and all your eggs,
break?

As an MTN user, if I didn't have a GLO line as my backup, I wouldn't have been able to communicate with my audience during that downtime!

And don't just stop with having a backup number.

Have someone, perhaps your neighbor or colleague, with an alternative line you can easily use for something urgent, in the event of a downtime.

Also, secure an external WIFI modem if you can.

� Don't rely only on the USSD banking codes for your airtime, data & funds-transfer transactions.

Shuffle between using your mobile banking app, when you have data and the USSD codes when you don't have data.

When your primary network, fails you, you can easily log into your bank app, with data from your backup line, someone else's line or a WIFI modem, to initiate your bank transactions.

� Have more than one bank account, tied to at least two different numbers.

In Nigeria, a downtime can occur, not just with mobile service providers, but even in banks.

So, it's advisable to have at least two active bank accounts, so if one fails to respond when you want to carry out an urgent transaction, you can fall back on the next.

And of course, try not to link the same number to different bank accounts, if you have more than one phone line.

If one number gets down, stolen or missing, you can rely on the second number for your USSD bank transactions, especially.

In conclusion, the most important lesson I learnt is to have more than one registered mobile number, in your name!

You never know what could happen tomorrow. So, don't put all your eggs in one basket!

Let's Make Magic!

Well said.

But not everyone using MTN experienced the downtime because people like me never experienced it.

If it was the Facebook and WhatsApp 5-6 hrs downtime that one affected everybody.

No. I can’t say I remember this happening.

meobizy:
No. I can’t say I remember this happening.

My dear it happened but not every mtn user was affected unlike me I wasn't affected.

I had a good laugh seeing the frustration on the faces of MTN users. Have more than 1 line. E get why. I didn't feel it at all because i was using their rivals network.

JohnBorder:
Well said.

But not everyone using MTN experienced the downtime because people like me never experienced it.

If it was the Facebook and WhatsApp 5-6 hrs downtime that one affected everybody.

True!

You were lucky not experiencing it, dear. Those who did and had no backup line, faced a lot of stress oo.

Kirkman:
I had a good laugh seeing the frustration on the faces of MTN users. Have more than 1 line. E get why. I didn't feel it at all because i was using their rivals network.

A smart one, you are, bro..

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E be like it is only me that didn't notice Mtn network was down. I use data and make calls.
The last time it happen I didn't notice that too. Lol

Mercury12:
E be like it is only me that didn't notice Mtn network was down. I use data and make calls.
The last time it happen I didn't notice that too. Lol

Obviously, you were among the lucky group of subscribers who didn't smell the downtime..

It's 2022!

A new year! And it promises to be quite a transformational year for those who are open-minded to learn and keen to apply!

Follow me and my NL threads for there are more hack updates, up my sleeves.

Keep your fingers, crossed!

A happy new year, fellow Nairalanders!