One of the tariff plans you would find on the Airtel network is the Airtel SmartConnect Plan. The Airtel SmartConnect 5.0 is a prepaid tariff plan that multiplies the recharges of Airtel customers eightfold (8X).
Airtel Nigeria offers its customers a vast variety of plans, depending on whether the customer is interested in more data or voice calls. The Smart Connect plan defaults on Airtel sims and includes bonuses for voice calls and data. For the first three months after you activate your new Airtel sim in the Smart Connect plan, you can get a 100% bonus on data at the end of each month based on your total recharge amount.
Any Airtel user who wants to browse the net, make phone calls, and send SMS messages at the best rates should consider migrating to the Airtel SmartConnect package.
This tariff plan comes with a Family and Friends bonus, allowing you to keep in touch with your family members and friends for free. By default, every new Airtel SIM comes with the Smart Connect plan, which gives considerable bonuses to both voice calls and internet data.
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How Does The Airtel SmartConnect Plan Work
Airtel’s SmartCONNECT plan is an excellent way for prepaid customers to use their airtime more efficiently. The eight-times-more bonus applies to every recharge, and it can be redeemed across all Airtel services, including voice calls, SMS, 3G/4G data, and home broadband. To get started with SmartCONNECT, you just need to buy a new Airtel SIM Card at your nearest Airtel outlets. Once you have the card, you can register it at the Airtel KYC registration points. After that, just put the SIM on your phone and recharge to start enjoying the plan.
The Airtel 8X tariff plan octuples your recharges, that is, it gives you 8times (8X) on every recharge you make on your line. Apart from that, you can get an instant 100% bonus on your data bundle subscription.
For example, if you recharge your Airtel line with ₦100, you will get ₦100 main bonus, ₦100 social bonus, ₦100 FAF bonus, ₦250 voice bonus, ₦250 data bonus. In summary, when you buy a credit of ₦100, you will enjoy all these services valued at ₦800.
As a matter of fact, the Airtel SmartConnect plan extends the validity period of your data, which helps you to enjoy your purchased data for a longer period. For example, all Airtel data plans under ₦5,000 are valid for 90 days on SmartConnect.
In the initial three months of using this plan, you will get a data bonus of 100% at the month-end depending on the value of all your recharges.
For instance, if all your recharges at the end of the month totals ₦3,000, Airtel will give you an additional ₦3,000 which will be used for data and internet browsing. The bonus has a validity period of 7 days, that is, it lasts only for 7 days.
You get 15MB weekly free data on recharges of ₦200 and above.
7 hours of night calls from 11 pm and 6 am at the rate of 11k/sec.
₦300 weekly Family and Friends (FAF) bonus on recharges of ₦200 and above.
You get a 200% bonus on all recharges of ₦200 and above.
The Airtel SmartConnect Plan will allow users to receive more data at the end of the month based on the number of times they subscribed to a new plan during that month.
Who Can I Use The Airtel SmartConnect
The Airtel SmartConnect package is open to all new Airtel prepaid customers. You can also migrate to Airtel Smartconnect if you have an old SIM.
How to Migrate to Airtel Smart Connect on an Old Sim
If you have an old Airtel SIM, you can migrate to the new Airtel SmartConnect Plan using a USSD code. To do so, you must have an active Airtime SIM. Once you have your SIM card, follow these steps:
Just dial *311# and Choose 1 (To Migrate) to Airtel SmartConnect
or
Dial *121# >
Choose 5 (Billing & Tariff) > then
Choose 1 (Smart Connect).
Airtel SmartConnect Migration Code
Unfortunately, postpaid customers cannot migrate to this plan, that is, you cannot migrate to SmartConnect on an old Airtel SIM. But if you really want to use this plan, you have to buy a new and register a new prepaid Airtel SIM card.
Next, recharge your line by dialling *126*PIN#. After that, dial *123# to check for your smartconnect balance. Note that the bonus is only valid for a period of 7 days, the bonus expires if you fail to use it after 7 days.
Furthermore, the money in your main account does not have a validity period, it does not expire. The validity period of the double data and general SIM bonus will last for 3 months (90 days) from the day the SIM was activated.
Simply dial *123*2# to check your Voice airtime balance or dial *123*1# to check your data balance. The Airtel SmartConnect plan is a great way to get huge bonuses on all your recharges.
Airtel Smart Connect Call Cates
The following are the call rates for all Airtel subscribers on the Smart Connect plan.
Main account
Calls to all local telecom networks and Top 5 International Destinations (China, Canada, United States, India and United Kingdom): 50kobo/second.
SMS to all local networks: ₦4/SMS.
SMS to International numbers: ₦15/SMS.
Data: 5kobo/KB.
Bonus Account
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Calls to all local networks: 60kobo/second.
Calls to Family & Friends: 40kobo/second.
Bonus data: ₦10/MB.
Social data bonus: ₦10/MB.
Instant bonus data: ₦1/MB.
Bonus data at month-end: ₦5/MB.
8X Recharge Bonus
There are lots of airtime bonuses that you would enjoy on the Airtel SmartConnect 5.0 tariff plan. They include the following:
Recharge
₦100
₦200
₦300
₦500
₦1000
Main Account Credit
₦100
₦200
₦300
₦500
₦1000
Bonus Credit – Voice
₦300
₦600
₦900
₦1,500
₦3,000
Bonus Credit – Data
₦400
₦800
₦1,200
₦2,000
₦4,000
Total credit
₦800
₦1,600
₦2,400
₦4,000
₦8,000
8X Recharge Bonus is valid for seven days, Main Account Credit DOES NOT EXPIRE.
When you recharge ₦100, you get ₦800 value instantly on your line (₦100 main account balance, ₦100 bonus credit, ₦250 data bonus, ₦250 bonus credit to call family and friends and ₦100 for the social bundle.
When you recharge ₦200, you get ₦1,600 value instantly on your line (₦200 main account balance, ₦200 bonus credit, ₦500 data bonus, ₦500 bonus credit to call family and friends, and ₦200 for the social bundle).
When you recharge ₦300, you get ₦2400 value instantly on your line, (₦300 main account balance, ₦300 bonus credit, ₦750 data bonus, ₦750 bonus credit to call family and friends, and ₦300 for the social bundle).
When you recharge ₦500, you get ₦4000 value instantly on your line, (₦500 main account balance, ₦500 bonus credit, ₦1,250 data bonus, ₦1,250 bonus credit to call family and friends, and N500 for the social bundle)
Moreover, when you recharge your line with ₦1,000, you get ₦8,000 value instantly on your line. The value includes (₦1000 main account balance, N1,000 bonus credit, N2500 data bonus, ₦2,500 bonus credit to call your family and friends numbers, and ₦1,000 for the social bundle).
Airtel SmartConnect 5.0 Data Bonus
With this tariff plan, all prepaid Airtel subscribers get to enjoy over a 100% bonus on every data bundle they subscribe. Also importantly, you should know that you get this bonus on all data bundle subscriptions below ₦5,000, which is only valid for 90 days.
Data Bundle (Naira)
Standard Value
Bonus
Total Value
Validity
50
25MB
25MB
50MB
1 Day
100
75MB
75MB
150MB
1 Day
200
200MB
200MB
400MB
3 Days
300
350MB
350MB
700MB
7 Days
500
750MB
750MB
1.5GB
14 Days
1,000
1.5GB
1.5GB
3GB
30 Days
1,500
3GB
3GB
6GB
30 Days
2,000
4.5GB
4.5GB
9GB
30 Days
2,500
6GB
6GB
12GB
30 Days
3,000
8GB
8GB
16GB
30 Days
4,000
11GB
11GB
22GB
30 Days
When you recharge your line with ₦50, you will get 20MB with an additional 20MB, making it 40MB. This data is only valid for one day.
When you recharge your line with ₦100, you will get 75MB with an additional 75MB which totals 150MB with one-day validity.
When you recharge your line with ₦200, you will get 200MB with an additional 200MB which totals 400MB, which is valid for 3days.
When you recharge your line with ₦300, you will get 350MB with an additional 350MB which totals 700MB, which is valid for 7days.
When you recharge your line with ₦500, you will get 750MB with an additional 750MB which totals 1.5GB, valid for 14days.
When you recharge your line with ₦1,000, you will get 1.5GB with an additional 1.5GB which totals 3GB, which is valid for 30days.
When you recharge your line with ₦1,500 you will get 3.5GB (2.5GB Day + 1GB Night) with an additional 3.5GB (2.5GB Day + 1GB Night) which totals 6GB (5GB Day + 1GB Night). The data is valid for 30 Days.
When you recharge your line with ₦2,000, you will get 3.5GB with an additional 3.5GB which totals 7GB, valid for 30days.
When you recharge your line with ₦2,500, you will get 5.5GB (4.5GB Day + 1GB Night) with an additional 5.5GB (4.5GB Day + 1GB Night) which totals 10GB (9GB Day + 1GB Night). The data is valid for 30days.
When you recharge your line with ₦3,000, you’ll get 6.5GB (5.5GB Day + 1GB Night) with an additional + 6.5GB (5.5GB Day + 1GB Night) which totals 12GB (11GB Day + 1GB Night). The data is valid for 30days.
When you recharge your line with ₦4,000, you’ll get 9.5GB (7.5GB Day + 2GB Night) with an additional 9.5GB (7.5GB Day + 2GB Night) which totals 17GB (15GB Day + 2GB Night). The data is valid for 30days.
Note that data plans above ₦4,999 will not get any bonuses. For instance, if you want to subscribe to an Airtel data plan of ₦5,000 for 12GB (10GB Day + 2GB Night), you will not get the double data bonus. Dial *141# on your phone and select a data plan.
Airtel Smart Connect FAQ
Here are some of the frequently asked questions and answers of the Airtel Smartconnect tariff plan. Perhaps, you may have asked some of these questions. If yes, you should consider reading them because you will find them helpful.
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What is SmartCONNECT?
SmartConnect is a prepaid plan which Airtel offers its customers. Subscribers enjoy up to 8 times of their recharges through this package.
Who Can Use This Plan?
This tariff plan is eligible and available to all new prepaid customers. If you have a new Airtel SIM, then you are eligible for this plan?
What If I’m On This Plan And I Decide to Migrate Out?
If you are already subscribed to this plan and you decide to migrate out of the plan, you will no longer be able to get back into the plan.
How Can I Subscribe To This Plan?
When you get a new Airtel SIM, register and activate the SIM card. Then, recharge the line with Airtel. When you do that, you’ll get up to eight times (8X) the value of any recharge of ₦100 and above.
What is the major benefit of this plan?
As a subscriber, you will get lots of bonuses on airtime and data. The Airtel 8X allows you to get up to 8 times of every recharge you make.
How Can I Recharge?
You can recharge by dialling *126*PIN#.
Will I Get the Airtel 8X Bonus When I Recharge with ERC?
Certainly, all ERC recharges are eligible for the Airtel 8 times bonus.
How Can I Check my Balance?
You can check your balance by dialling *123#
Does My Main Balance Expiries?
No, your main balance does not expire, it is the bonus airtime balance that expires.
Can I Use My Bonus Airtime to call ALL NETWORKS?
Yes of course. The bonus airtime can be used to call Airtel numbers and other networks.
Will I get 200% Each Time I Recharge My Line With ₦200 And Above?
Yes, as a subscriber, you will get a 200% bonus on all recharges made from ₦200 and above.
Will I Get Free data When I Recharge My Line With ₦200 And Above?
Apart from the 200% bonus, you will get 15MB data weekly after making your first phone recharge of the week. In other words, if you recharge your line in a new week with ₦200 and above, you will get free 15MB data which is valid for 7 days.
How Long Can I Use The Bonus?
All bonuses of this plan have a validity period of 7days.
Can I Rollover my Unused bonus?
You can rollover your unused bonus by recharging your line before your bonus expires.
Can I Use Airtel FAF on SmartConnect?
Yes, the family and friends tariff plan can be used on this tariff plan.
How Can I Migrate To SmartConnect With An Old Airtel SIM?
Here is what you need to do to migrate to Airtel SmartConnect if you are using an old Airtel SIM card.
1. Contact the Airtel Customer Care
When you contact the Airtel care representative, tell them to help you change and migrate to the Airtel SmartConnect. They will migrate it from their system or give you guidelines on how to do it.
2. Do a SIM Swap
Go to the nearest Airtel SIM registration centre in your location, then purchase a new SIM card. On the other hand, you can tell them that you’re already an Airtel customer and you will like to re-register the SIM.
Then, they will request some information from you to re-register and do the SIM SWAP for you.
3. Leave Your Airtel SIM Inactive For A Period of 60 – 160 Days
If you are using an old Airtel SIM, leave that SIM card inactive and unused for a period of 2 to 5 months. If your line is inactive for a period of 90 days, it will be deactivated.
When your line is deactivated, take it to the nearest Airtel registration outlet and tell them to erase all tariff plans on the line. After then, reactivate your line and migrate to the SmartConnect plan.
Conclusion
We’ve just provided you with everything you need to know about the Airtel SmartConnect plan. This plan gives you mouthwatering airtime and data bonuses on every recharge. You can read this post to know how to check your airtel main account balance and bonus balance.
