Airtel Networks Limited, commonly known as Airtel, is one of Nigeria’s leading mobile telecommunications companies.
Its headquarters are in Lagos, the commercial nerve center of Nigeria. Airtel Networks Limited is a subsidiary of Airtel Africa Plc, a pan-African telecommunications company with operations in more than 12 countries across Africa.
Airtel Africa is driven by the vision of providing innovative and affordable mobile services to all. In pursuing this vision, the company is supported by Bharti Airtel, its largest shareholder. The company’s product offerings include data services and 2G, 3G, and 4G wireless voice. It also provides mobile commerce through ‘Airtel Money.’
At the end of March 2020, the company had over 110 million customers. As of December 2019, Airtel ranked amongst Nigeria’s top three mobile service providers. In terms of subscribers, Airtel has a customer base of more than 47 million.
Airtel Network is one of the best telecommunication networks in Nigeria. It offers amazing tariff plans for its subscribers, and customers can migrate to these plans to enjoy fantastic bonuses and special rewards.
The following are the lists of Airtel tariff plans that their customers can subscribe to:
SmartCONNECT
Airtel SmartConnect is one of the best Airtel tariff plans. It is the default bonus plan for prepaid customers, offering an eight-times bonus on every recharge and a 100% INSTANT bonus on every data bundle.
Activating Airtel SmartCONNECT on an Airtel SIM is very simple; follow these steps to start enjoying the benefits:
- Buy a new Airtel SIM Card,
- Register the new SIM at any Airtel KYC registration point,
- Insert the SIM into your phone,
- Recharge your SIM with a minimum of N100 to start enjoying SmartCONNECT bonuses.
Airtel SmartCONNECT also allows its subscribers to register a list of Family and Friends (F&F). The Airtel network creates this Family and Friends (F&F) list to diminish the general expense of calling our friends and family. By adding the numbers to the Family and Friends list, we will enjoy more talk time, forming a better relationship.
We can add numbers to our Family and Friends list by dialing *311*2*number#, remove numbers by dialing *311*3*number, and check the list of our Family and Friends with *311*4#.
Calls made to the registered numbers on the Family and Friends list will be charged from the bonus account.
Also, Local calls will be charged from the main and voice bonus accounts, while International calls will be charged from your main account. Customers on the Airtel tariff plan are given bonuses to call the numbers registered on their Family and Friends list.
It is one of the best Airtel tariff plans.
Premier Connect
Premier Connect is one of the best Airtel tariff plans. It offers monthly plans with amazing benefits, such as SMS, voice, and data, that give customers the best value.
Each plan on this tariff plan either doubles or triples the amount recharged by the subscribers for flexible use. The plan also gives a complimentary allowance on SMS or a DATA Bundle.
Subscribers also get a 100% bonus on every data bundle of 1GB and above that they buy. They are also allowed to receive calls for free while traveling.
To migrate to Premier Connect, dial *254#. To check your available bundle, dial *253#.
Smart VALUE
Smart Value is one of Airtel’s tariff plans. It offers a flat rate of 15 kobos per second to all networks. Subscribers on this tariff plan do not need to pay any extra charges to enjoy the amazing bonuses.
Customers on this tariff plan make international calls at a rate of 20 kobos per second to China, the USA, UK Landlines, India, and Canada. Migrating to this tariff plan is free; all you need to do is dial *314#.
Airtel SmartTalk 2.0
Airtel Smart Talk 2.0 is a prepaid plan on the Airtel Network. With this Airtel tariff plan, you can make calls to all networks in Nigeria at 11 kobos per second. However, this attracts a daily access fee of N6 charged on your first call.
Customers on this Airtel tariff plan also make international calls at 20 kobos per second to Canada, the USA, China, UK Landlines, and India. Migrating to the Airtel SmartTalk 2.0 plan is free; just dial *315#. Airtel SmartTalk is one of the best Airtel tariff plans, also known as No Hassles or Talk Smart.
Smart Premier
Smart Premier is an Airtel tariff plan that allows customers to make calls at a rate of 11 kobos per second to all networks in Nigeria.
Also, customers can make calls to five major international destinations after the first minute of the day and have been charged 40 kobos per second. To migrate to Airtel Smart Premier, send YES to 318 or dial *318#.
The following are the other benefits enjoyed by customers on this airtel tariff plan:
- Customers on the tariff plan get up to 500 minutes of free incoming calls while roaming when they recharge N5000 or more within a month.
- Customers get up to 150 MB data bonus on every recharge.
- The subscribers don’t need to pay a daily access fee like smart-talk.
- All calls to all networks in Nigeria are at 11k/sec after the 1st minute of the day at 40k/sec.
- All calls to UK landlines, US, India, Canada, and China are at 11k/sec after the 1st minute of the day at 40k/sec.
Airtel SmartTrybe
SmartTrybe is an Airtel tariff plan specially designed to keep customers connected with everything that’s up with their Trybe.
The tariff offers the best rates on calls to all networks and data and night browsing for your favorite series, movies, music, and special campus data deals. You will also get more data when you buy data plans on campus.
The first recharge of N100 will give 5MB, and the second recharge of N100 within that week will give 10MB to make up the expected 15MB within a week. On this plan, the maximum MB you can get per week is 15MB.
Besides, it offers night browsing plans, for example, where you use N25 for 500MB and so on. The validity for the night browsing is 12 a.m. to 5 a.m. To migrate to the Airtel SmartTrybe, send ‘CAMPUS’ to 312 or dial *312#.
Airtel SmartTRYBE Junior
Airtel SmartTrybe Junior is a specially designed tariff plan on the Airtel network. It is designed to keep children close to their parents by adding certain features.
To migrate to SmartTRYBE Junior, dial *317# from an Airtel line. Additional features on the SmartTRYBE include:
- Free SMS & calls to Dad & Mum from the kid’s line,
- 100% bonus on all data purchases from 200MB and above to browse,
- When the parents recharge, a 10% airtime bonus is transferred to the kid’s line.
- The courses presented to the kids to make learning easier are being approved by the NERDC (Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council).
SmartTRYBE Junior App is an app provided by Airtel SmartTRYBE, which provides educational solutions that make learning much easier for children in primary and secondary schools. It comes with a 3D interactive multimedia-based learning environment.
The study materials were developed in accordance with the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Education for students and pupils in the West African sub-region.
