This is my honest review of Mtn data plans. I added an 's' because I have used almost all what they have to offer in terms of data across a very very long period of time but for the sake of this review, we are going to assume you want to want to subscribe to their popular 1.5gig monthly plan or like I suspect, already subscribed to it. Pls keep in mind that everything in this review applies to ALL their data plans. The only difference being price and amount of data, that's all.

Price:
For 1000naira, you'll be given 1,500 kilobytes that look like megabytes to the untrained eye, but brethrens, let ye not be deceived. If you're the type that likes to make something sound bigger than it actually is, you can call It 1.5gig. The plan lasts a month (in theory) and Mtn will allow you roll-over any un-used data if you're the type of person that can manage one cup of rice for 2months.


At first, 1.5gig for 1000naira might seem kinda fair from Mtn who, not too long ago, sold 10mb for the same amount it'll take to cater for a child who wants to study Medicine abroad. However, you'll begin to slowly chew back your words- one by one - the moment you begin to understand what happens behind the scenes. This plan will last a week with decent browsing. Yea, just decent browsing. Two weeks, if your level of stingyness is out of this world.

Verdict: This plan is a RIP-OFF for the price(as you'll later find out in this review). It is an overpriced scam. 1000naira can buy you 5 spaghetti. One thousand naira can get you a rubber of white garri if you can beg. My roommate sold his working standing for 1k. With 1k, you can get a used heart in cotonou that will pump atleast 3 cups of blood before failure. Should I continue?

Deduction rate:
The deduction formula Mtn uses to deduct data remains a mystery even to engineering students like myself. I have observed, observed, observed and carefully calculated, yet all my answers keep pointing towards one direction - the deduction is spontaneous. That is, the computer program(i like to call it "robot" ) assigned to carry out this task deducts data base on its mood at your time of browsing. 1mb for each Google page viewed(if Oga robot is in a good mood) or 200mb for an image of hushpuppi(if Oga just woke up from sleep).

I see no reason why how data is deducted should fluctuate. This is robbery, of the highest order. In Today's world where Internet data is beginning to carry the same wieght as food given how many business and lives depend on it, it is heartless, wicked & criminal to leave your customers at the mercy of melancholic robot who will deduct 300mb just because it didn't sleep well last night.

Verdict: Are you a magician? Are you fascinated with magic? Do you like sseing things dissappear? Things like animals, humans and of course, data? Mtn data plan is for you.

Webpages:
You ll think 1.5 gigabytes will be more than enough to surf the web since most of the Webpages you visit are kind of plain & light( like Nairaland ) and have little or no moving content unlike busy sites like skysports and xvideos where something is always guaranteed to be moving at any time of the day.

But as it turns out, viewing a simple, traditional Webpage sometimes takes as much as it would a YouTube video. Sometimes, more than. Other times, lesser than. But still not less enough to make you agree it's fair enough. I'll browse Nairaland sometimes and log out after 5-10mins and 100mb will be deducted. Sometimes, 60mb. Sometimes 80mb.

Offline Mode:
I think this is the most annoying part of being subscribed to any of Mtn's stupid data plan - they charge you for doing nothing. Absolutely, fffucking nothing. Between the hours of 12am and 2pm today, the deduced 80mb despite data connection being off. This has become a constant occurrence and I've learnt to channel energy I'll waste on complaining to customer care(as usual) to better use.

Verdict: With background data set on permanent restriction, data switched off, I wonder what steals data. Wait!! maybe, just maybe, my home button needs mb to take me from gallery to home screen.

Apps.

Twitter:
Twitter could - to a certain degree - qualify as a webpage since most of the activity there is text-based, save for funny memes and videos (which is optional to watch by the way), but the amount of data that constantly gets deducted for very little activity on this app is nothing to smile about.

I was charged an outrageous chunck of data few days ago by Oga robot for twitter activity that didn't last upto 7mins. Maybe it was because the joke I tweeted didn't get any retweets.

Facebook:
This one is for old people who don't know something like instagram exists. For stalking Amaka(your classmate) who refused to say yes to you in Nursery 2 has gotten pregnant for her street boy yet. Or for checking if the class olodo has managed to succeed in Life.... so I don't even bother with this app. However, considering it deals with lots of images and videos, I expect Mtn to use this as another avenue to make their already overweight bank account obese.

Instagram:
.... *ok calm down. ksslib breathe.. breatheeee**

I spent months in denial but I've finally accepted the bitter truth that Instagram is only for the rich. Atleast that's what Mtn wants me to believe. Watching funny videos, short comedy skits and smiling at images of Buhari's head swapped with various household items is only for the rich.

So expertly have Mtn perfected the art of deception and stealing that they would not deduct a questionable amount of data after my first, second, third and maybe fourth usage of Instagram after a fresh subscription. I'll just use Instagram at surface level (few videos, images) then log out and check my data balance, then smile at what I see.

This trick - as i later painfully discovered - is Mtn just trying to gain my trust, make me feel at home before allowing me to foolishly decide it's time to carelessly dive deeper into the unsteady, dangerous waters of Instagram videos.

If you're foolish enough like me to trust Mtn, the look on your face after checking your remaining data balance will quickly help you forget about that funny video you just saw on kraks TV. Abi you wan compare the effect of a message like "Dear customer, you have 66mb left of your current data bundle" to one video where all the people being interviewed on the street kept swearing they will not attend anybody's funeral that doesn't attend theirs. Lol

Verdict: Mtn says Instagram is not for poor people like me. We'll see what Etisalat, Airtel and others have to say.... minus Glo abeg. What's the use of having 100gig when I am only allowed to legally use 10mb due to poor service. Glo with pride indeed.

YouTube:
This is easily my favourite platform(clolsey followed by instagram) but it's a forbidden area for obvious reasons. YouTube is like stepping into the badlands.

Night plan is the only alternative here. Which means I am always awake at night browsing videos when my mates are in covoon hustling. And I also feel not getting enough sleep is too much a price to pay for thrills of YouTube but I am also not quick to forget I am Nigerian afterall, suffer is suppose to be my middle name. Therefore, Night plan it is.

Verdict: Know this: Using YouTube on Mtn's hourly, daily, weekly, monthly or whatever plan is tantamount to opening the flood gates of hell. You and your data will be flooded with fire and brimstone. For safety reasons, i dont even have the youtube app installed on my phone anymore because I might decide to want to watch a youtube video and later change my mind, but Oga robot will go ahead and deduct 300mb because apparently, the first law of data deduction states that "Habouring the thought of watching a YouTube video in your mind is the same as watching it".

Final verdict:
Mtn data plan is a big scam that anybody who knows the value of money - especially in this biting recession- should never subscribe to. This will be my last subscription. Even if all the angels of heaven descend and vouch for Mtn, I will never trust them. It's almost unbelievable that these corrupt piece of shameless thieves get away with this fuckery and daylight robbery...but wait! I almost forgot we are still in Nigeria.

The uncertainty, terror and suspense that comes with checking my remaining data balance every single f*cuking time - whether I surf the net or not - is too much for my young body to cope with. I am just 24 for God sake. I cannot be paying you one thousand naira almost every 4- 5days to give me high blood pressure and stroke.

Will I recommend this plan or any Mtn data plan?:
Yes, I will absolutely recommend this plan to anybody who will ask this question after reading everything.

Normal Airtel data plan is better than even MTN sme data

OK

my brother forget about shhiit, if you don't care about the word frustrations then go use GLo, i mean their cheap data.

After careful analysis.. I advise people to close eye buy E5573s-606s and use glo 4g data. Shikena

op has been frustrated by mtn

Shebi it is MTN

Airtel own is even worse, the way the zap data eh.

Even my younger brother complained of it.

This guy has time oh

Lol I can testify to what the op wrote, MTN is data zapping and they are criminals right from time, taking peoples money even when no SMS was sent, imagine my dad getting frustrated when he saw that he has been subscribed to akpos jokes he doesn't even know about if not that I know how to unsubscribe those things block them from coming back he would have torn MTN office down, anyways we don't have much choice where we live MTN and airtel are the only fair networks here, if only glo built more masts cos I've used glo in an area where there service is excellent and my data expired when It hasn't gone half, not to talk of MTN only one page I will open they have deducted 2mb, downloading is even the worse, hope you are reading this MTN people cos thunder will fire your service pole one day

Front Page plsssssss

From the diary of a frustrated mtn user..

I like the style of writing though. Adding humour to it is fun

RETIREDMUMU:
my brother forget about shhiit, if you don't care about the word frustrations then go use GLo, i mean their cheap data.

I dey complain say sun dey burn my leg and you dey tell me to stand ontop stove. Glo case na story for another day.

youngreva:
op has been frustrated by mtn

Yes I have oh

Rorachy:
Airtel own is even worse, the way the zap data eh.

Even my younger brother complained of it.

Airtel is even worse?

Then i have nowhere to run to.

Ksslib:

Airtel is even worse?

Then i have nowhere to run to.

I'm thinking of buying a glo sim, I hope its worth my #300.

Rorachy:
I'm thinking of buying a glo sim, I hope its worth my #300.

^^^kaiiii see booooobsi...ok pliss can I mate wit u quick?

Rorachy:
I'm thinking of buying a glo sim, I hope its worth my #300.

Whatever you do, make sure their service in your area is strong. Else, you won't even see the network to complain online.

MrCork:




^^^kaiiii see booooobsi...ok pliss can I mate wit u quick?

See as you carry my matter for head like gala.

How market na?

Ksslib:

Whatever you do, make sure their service in your area is strong. Else, you won't even see the network to complain online.

That's another thing to put into consideration.

The reason why your data is been zapped is because of your proxy server and proxy port in your access point settings(Due to my own experience)

Talk of cheap data, mtn is also trying in their night plan(N25=500mb).

menstrualpad:
Normal Airtel data plan is better than even MTN sme data

MTN ARE THIEVES. I tot it was my fault at first until I noticed it because I was very careful. They even collected my 150 for goody bag plan that never worked. I have decided to switch to airtel. MTN SIM is going back to my touchlight phone

Aminu212:
The reason why your data is been zapped is because of your proxy server and proxy port in your access point settings(Due to my own experience)

Talk of cheap data, mtn is also trying in their night plan(N25=500mb).

I have doubt that proxy server and port is to blame for Mtn's natural likeness for theft.

Aminu212:
The reason why your data is been zapped is because of your proxy server and proxy port in your access point settings (Due to my own experience)

Talk of cheap data, mtn is also trying in their night plan(N25=500mb).

pls can u explan better

I've noticed this scam, I wonder how it's possible to get the same amount of data left halfway into every month? Usually after the first week of every new subscription, I get a text that I have 720mb left. The same 720mb is what's left every month, whether I surfed heavily or not. I just don't have the strength to carry spectranet mifi around. (those ones are thieves too but I at least get 3weeks)

this is how I do it
I own 2 mtn SIMs
subscribe 1 every week( 1gb pulse which is 500 naira)
then night plan for the two daily ie 1gb for 50bucks
that is enough for an average data user like I

*modified
just did some maths(arghh)..
1gb night plan for 31 days is 1550
1gb pulse for 28 days(4 weeks) is 2000

total amount 3,550
total worth of data 4gb+31gb= 35GBP

guess I'm not average after all
#igboboysense

I knw that mtn might b thief in some ways,but saying mtn deduct about 80mb in 5-10 minuets is just overhyped "word"..if it is like that knw that with in two days you might finish 50gb in browsing only traditional webpage,if only is all about browsing traditional webpage I can bet that mtn 1.5gb can last up to 1month+ even if you spend 3hrs daily am sure it can last up to that,so mr op abeg take am eazy with mtn,more ova 9ce write up....



#peace#

oluwadubem:
I knw that mtn might b thief in some ways,but saying mtn deduct about 80mb in 5-10 minuets is just overhyped "word"..if it is like that knw that with in two days you might finish 50gb in browsing only traditional webpage,if only is all about browsing traditional webpage I can bet that mtn 1.5gb can last up to 1month+ even if you spend 3hrs daily am sure it can last up to that,so mr op abeg take am eazy with mtn,more ova 9ce write up....



#peace#

Try Airtel