other features

Service Description Usage Tariff
Customer Care Access to help
lines Dial 111 (prepaid subscribers)
or 131 (postpaid subscribers) Free
Voicemail Voicemail box for
subscribers to
retrieve
messages
Dial 333122 to activate. Dial 122
to retrieve voice messages.
Free
Call forwarding Subscribers can
forward their calls
to other phone
numbers
To activate, dial **21*
(number to be diverted to) #
then press Yes/Send/Ok. To
deactivate, dial ##21# then
press Yes/Send/Ok
Applicable tariffs
for numbers
dialled apply.
Conference
calling
Subscribers can
connect up to 5
parties in a phone
conversation
Place current call on hold,
initiate new call and click on
'conference'. Review your
handset manual for details on
setting up conference calling
on your phone.
Applicable tariffs
for numbers
dialled apply.
Call waiting Put calling parties
on hold while the
called party is on
another call
To activate, dial *43# then
press Yes/Send/Ok. To
deactivate, dial #43# then
press Yes/Send/Ok
Free
IDD International
Direct Dialing
To make international calls,
enter the prefix 009 or + (the
plus sign), the calling code for
the country you are calling,
then the phone number of
the person you are calling,
and press yes/send/ok
Check for current
tariffs
Please call me
back facility
Please call me
back facility
*140* mobile number of the
person who the subscriber
wishes to talk to # press Yes/
Send/Ok
Free
International
roaming
International
Roaming Access
Contact your Service
Provider or the nearest Airtel
shop to enable roaming
capabilities on your line.
Contact your
Service Provider
or the nearest
Airtel shop on
roaming tariffs
SMS Short Message
Service
Simply type text, enter
recipient's number and press
Yes/Send/Ok
Premium rated
SMS
Premium rated
Short Message
Service
Simply type text, enter
recipient's number and press
Yes/Send/Ok
Ranges from N9
to N15
Premium rated
Calls
Premium rated
VAS Calls
Dial applicable VAS number
Monthly free
SMS
For On-net use
only
Dial *456*2# to check
monthly free SMS balance
Free
Balance
Enquiry All
Subscribers
Ability to check
credit balance or
usage
Dial *123# Free
GPRS General Packet
Radio Service
To activate, text INTERNET
'phone model'
'phone make' to 232
15kobo per
kilobyte of data
transferred
WAP Access to Airtel
Wireless
Application
Protocol
GPRS - To activate, text WAP
'phone model'
'phone make' to 232
Currently free until
commence- ment
of billing for GPRS
services is
announced
MMS Multimedia
Message Service
Text MMS 'phone
model' 'phone make'
to 232
25 Naira per
150kilobyte
CLIP (Caller Line
Identification
Presentation)
Know who is
calling before you
answer the
phone
Review your handset manual
for directives on using CLIP
feature on your phone
Free
CLIR (Caller Line
Identification
Restriction)
Hide your
number when
calling another
party
Review your handset manual
for directives on using CLIR
feature on your phone
Freeyour
handset manual for details on
setting up conference calling
on your phone.
Applicable tariffs
for numbers
dialled apply.
Call waiting Put calling parties
on hold while the
called party is on
another call
To activate, dial *43# then
press Yes/Send/Ok. To
deactivate, dial #43# then
press Yes/Send/Ok
Free
IDD International
Direct Dialing
To make international calls,
enter the prefix 009 or + (the
plus sign), the calling code for
the country you are calling,
then the phone number of
the person you are calling,
and press yes/send/ok
Check for current
tariffs
Please call me
back facility
Please call me
back facility
*140* mobile number of the
person who the subscriber
wishes to talk to # press Yes/
Send/Ok
Free
International
roaming
International
Roaming Access
Contact your Service
Provider or the nearest Airtel
shop to enable roaming
capabilities on your line.
Contact your
Service Provider
or the nearest
Airtel shop on
roaming tariffs
SMS Short Message
Service
Simply type text, enter
recipient's number and press
Yes/Send/Ok
Premium rated
SMS
Premium rated
Short Message
Service
Simply type text, enter
recipient's number and press
Yes/Send/Ok
Ranges from N9
to N15
Premium rated
Calls
Premium rated
VAS Calls
Dial applicable VAS number
Monthly free
SMS
For On-net use
only
Dial *456*2# to check
monthly free SMS balance
Free
Balance
Enquiry All
Subscribers
Ability to check
credit balance or
usage
Dial *123# Free
GPRS General Packet
Radio Service
To activate, text INTERNET
'phone model'
'phone make' to 232
15kobo per
kilobyte of data
transferred
WAP Access to Airtel
Wireless
Application
Protocol
GPRS - To activate, text WAP
'phone model'
'phone make' to 232
Currently free until
commence- ment
of billing for GPRS
services is
announced
MMS Multimedia
Message Service
Text MMS 'phone
model' 'phone make'
to 232
25 Naira per
150kilobyte
CLIP (Caller Line
Identification
Presentation)
Know who is
calling before you
answer the
phone
Review your handset manual
for directives on using CLIP
feature on your phone
Free
CLIR (Caller Line
Identification
Restriction)
Hide your
number when
calling another
party
Review your handset manual
for directives on using CLIR
feature on your phone
Free