How To Hide Number On MTN Using USSD and SMS

How To Hide Number On MTN Using USSD and SMS
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Have you ever questioned why a number would call your line, and you wouldn’t see a name on it, but instead, you’d see Private or just no name would appear? That’s because the caller’s phone number was concealed when they dialed your line.

There are various reasons why people choose to hide their mobile numbers when attempting to call. These reasons will be discussed in this article, as well as how you can successfully hide your MTN number by using the USSD code and SMS methods. 

Why Should I Hide My MTN Number?

Although there are a variety of reasons why you might wish to hide your MTN number before contacting or texting someone, we’ll only touch on a few of them in this section of the article.

1. To Remain Annonymous

Why was that required? People occasionally ignore our calls for a variety of reasons. To catch someone off guard, you don’t want them to know who the call is from. You can easily maintain anonymity by hiding your phone number

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2. Security Reasons

There are also situations where you might be required to hide your mobile number for security measures. Knowing how to conceal your MTN phone number will come in handy in times like this.

3. Privacy Reasons

Another explanation could be that, for whatever reason, you don’t want the person you are about to call to have your contact information saved on their phone. In this situation, hiding your mobile number is your best shot at being assured that such a person doesn’t have access to your mobile number. 

4. When Calling From Another Person’s Phone

Neither party wants a call from the dialed number when using someone else’s phone. This holds if you use a minor’s phone to make calls. The call recipient won’t access the child’s contact information if the ID is hidden.

How Can I Hide My MTN Number Using USSD Code?

To conceal numbers on MTN, MTN offers a special USSD code. Therefore, if you are about to call any number, you should prefix it with this USSD code. All MTN users can use this straightforward, simple technique.

Another advantage of this approach is that you can decide to hide your number for a certain person or choose to hide your MTN number from everyone you call. When you dial #31#, a notification stating that the “outgoing caller ID service has been disabled” will appear on your screen, allowing you to hide your MTN number from every person you call.

All you have to do to hide your MTN number from a particular person is dial “#31#recipient phone number.” For instance, you must call #31#080123456789 to conceal your phone number from 080123456789.

How Can I Hide My MTN Number Using Phone Settings?

Certain phones allow you to conceal your MTN phone numbers through call settings. However, it is important to remember that not all phones can access these ways of obscuring phone numbers.

To hide your phone number through phone settings, follow this simple procedure. 

  • Go to your phone settings
  • Select call settings
  • Click on additional settings
  • Choose caller ID
  • Select Hide number

unlike the MTN USSD code, which allows you only to hide a certain number. Using this technique, your mobile number is instantly hidden from all callers. You can go to the call log and follow these steps if your Android phone does not support hiding numbers in this way.

  • Look for the settings.
  • Visits calling accounts
  • Select MTN
  • Click on additional settings
  • Choose caller ID
  • Click on Hide number

How Can I Deactivate Hide Number On MTN Using USSD Code?

If you use #31# to mask your number, you must phone *31# to receive a message saying that “outgoing caller ID service was activated.”

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How Can I Deactivate Hide Number On MTN Using Phone Settings?

Android users can deactivate the hidden number on MTN by following these steps. 

  • Go to the phone’s settings by clicking on the setting symbol in the menu or swiping down the notification bar.
  • Choose “Call settings.”
  • Select“Additional settings.”
  • Click on caller ID
  • To see your MTN number, select “show number.”

If this method is not accessible on your mobile device, you can try this method instead. 

  • Press the “call symbol” (the place where you normally open to check your missed, dialed, and received calls)
  • Select the three dots located at the top right corner of your screen
  • Select the Settings option
  • Proceed by selecting Calling accounts
  • Click on “Additional Information” after that.
  • Click caller ID now.
  • Finally, select Show Number.

Conclusion

When one wants to place a call without disclosing their number, it is helpful to learn how to disguise numbers on various devices and networks. One could desire to hide their caller ID for various privacy-related reasons. Fortunately, many techniques conceal one’s phone number on mobile networks.

You may always ask MTN to turn off your caller ID for you if you don’t want to use prefixes or fiddle with your device’s settings to hide your caller ID. You must use the MTN official support line to submit a request to customer service.

Ask customer service to enable your caller ID again if you experience issues with calls being rejected because the caller ID is disabled. Remember that the majority of carriers only permit ID concealment on local calls. International calls may be subject to tougher rules requiring callers to identify themselves.

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