MTN Super Saver Plus Tariff Plan: Migration Code + Benefits

The code for MTN SuperSaver Plus was *408*1#, or 408 sent by text to 131. Do not dial it expecting a cheaper call rate. The *408 codes now belong to MTN’s postpaid plan, whose help page lists *408*1# as a 6.75GB data bundle that costs ₦3,000. SuperSaver Plus itself has no page on MTN Nigeria’s website, and a search of the site for its name finds nothing.

SuperSaver Plus was a prepaid plan with a low flat rate once you had made your first minute or two of calls for the day. It was not on MTN’s published list of tariff plans by October 2019. What follows is what MTN’s own website offers now for the same kind of caller.

MTN call rates today at a glance

Plan	Calls to any Nigerian network	Per minute	Extra cost	How to move to it
XtraSpecial Postpaid	20k/sec	₦12	None, but it is a postpaid line	Dial *409#
BetaGist	33k/sec	₦19.80	None	Text BG to 312, or dial 1232*1#
MTN X	25k/sec	₦15	₦10 access fee a day	Text MTNX to 312, or dial 4061#
XtraValue	18k/sec from a bundle, 30k/sec once it is used up	₦10.80, then ₦18	A bundle, from ₦500	Text V500 to 312

By 2016, SuperSaver Plus charged 15 kobo a second after the first two minutes of the day. Nothing on MTN’s list of plans charges that little now. The nearest are 18 kobo a second inside an XtraValue bundle and 20 kobo a second on postpaid.

What SuperSaver Plus was

MTN’s own pages for the plan, which the Internet Archive still holds, pitched SuperSaver Plus at executives and professionals. In 2013 the first minute of calls each day cost 42 kobo a second and everything after it cost 10 kobo a second, to any network. By early 2016 the terms had changed: the first 120 seconds of the day at 30 kobo a second, then 15 kobo a second.

There was no daily or monthly fee, and calls to MTN numbers were free between 12:30am and 4:30am if there was ₦100 on the line. To join, you dialled *408*1# or sent 408 by text to 131.

MTN Zone, another plan from the same years, has gone the same way. We cover it in MTN Zone tariff plan: code and what to use now.

The nearest plan now: XtraSpecial Postpaid

The *408 codes did not disappear. MTN now uses them for XtraSpecial Postpaid, and that plan is the closest thing it has to the old SuperSaver Plus. It charges a flat 20 kobo a second (₦12 a minute) to every Nigerian network from the first second, with no daily or monthly access fee. An SMS is ₦4.

It also cuts the price of calls to five countries. MTN lists the United States, Canada, India and Malaysia at ₦31.20 a minute and China at ₦62.40 a minute, on selected networks in each country.

If you are on prepaid now, MTN says you move by dialling *409# and entering your BVN. A new customer goes to an MTN outlet with their NIN and pays a one-time ₦2,000 activation fee. The line comes with a ₦2,000 credit limit that runs from activation to the end of the month.

It is postpaid, so MTN wants your BVN and you get a bill. If that does not put you off, 20 kobo a second with no fee is the lowest plain call rate MTN prints for an adult’s line.

On the codes: MTN’s postpaid FAQ gives *408*1#, *408*2# and *408*3# to data bundles of 6.75GB, 14.5GB and 34GB, priced at ₦3,000, ₦5,000 and ₦10,000. The plan’s main page matches the same codes to different bundles, which is one more reason not to dial a *408 code from memory.

Staying on prepaid

BetaGist is the plan every new SIM starts on. Calls are 33 kobo a second (₦19.80 a minute) with no fee. For every 6 minutes you pay for in a week, MTN gives 3 minutes back, which brings the cost down to ₦13.20 a minute if you use them within two days. Text BG to 312 or dial *123*2*1#.
MTN X charges a ₦10 access fee a day and then 25 kobo a second (₦15 a minute). Most of what it adds is data bundles. Text MTNX to 312 or dial *406*1#.
XtraValue sells calls and data together. XtraTalk 1500 costs ₦1,500 and gives 117 minutes, 580MB and 10 SMS for 30 days. Text V1500 to 312.

We compare these plans, and the ₦100 voice bundles that work on any of them, in our guide to MTN Zone and the plans to use now.

Calling abroad from an MTN line

MTN’s international rate table lists the United States, Canada and Norway at ₦33 a minute (a few remote areas cost more). India and Malaysia are ₦48, China is ₦75 and South Korea is ₦120. The UK is ₦264 a minute to landlines and the main mobile networks. A destination that is not in the table is charged ₦999 a minute.

For six of those countries MTN sells International Destination Bundles, open to prepaid and postpaid lines.

Bundle	Price	Valid for	US, Canada, Norway	India, Malaysia, South Korea
IDB500	₦500	7 days	₦25 a minute (20 minutes)	₦50 a minute (10 minutes)
IDB1000	₦1,000	14 days	₦20 a minute (50 minutes)	₦40 a minute (25 minutes)
IDB1500	₦1,500	30 days	₦15 a minute (100 minutes)	₦30 a minute (50 minutes)

The minutes in the last column are our arithmetic from MTN’s per-minute rates. MTN’s bundle card says 130 minutes for IDB1500, but its FAQ and its own rate of ₦15 a minute both give 100.

To buy one, text its name to 312: IDB500, IDB1000 or IDB1500. A bundle renews by itself when it expires if there is airtime to pay for it. Text NoIDB500, NoIDB1000 or NoIDB1500 to 312 to stop that.

IDB1500 is the one worth having: ₦15 a minute to the US against ₦33 without it. IDB500 is no bargain for India or Malaysia, where its ₦50 a minute is more than the ₦48 standard rate. There is no bundle for the UK.

XtraSpecial Postpaid’s ₦31.20 a minute sits in between. It is a clear saving on the ₦48 to India and hardly any on the ₦33 to the US.

Using your line abroad: TravelPass

For roaming, MTN sells TravelPass: bundles of minutes, SMS and data that work in more than 50 countries, for prepaid and postpaid lines. Dial *312*6# to buy one.

TravelPass plan	Price	What you get
1 day, voice and data	₦5,000	Up to 10 minutes or 20 SMS, plus 250MB
7 days, voice	₦10,000	Up to 50 minutes or 100 SMS
14 days, voice and data	₦20,000	Up to 75 minutes or 150 SMS, plus 1GB
30 days, voice and data	₦40,000	Up to 100 minutes or 200 SMS, plus 3GB

There are data-only plans too: 1GB for ₦10,000 over 7 days, and 5GB for ₦40,000 or 10GB for ₦80,000 over 30 days.

The minutes cover calls to and from Nigeria and the country you are visiting. In some destinations incoming calls are capped at a fifth of the minutes. In the US, the UK, Australia and parts of Europe, MTN says voice calls need VoLTE switched on.

The 7-day voice plan works out at ₦200 a minute. Roaming is for staying reachable, not for long chats.

Which to pick

You talk a lot and do not mind a bill: XtraSpecial Postpaid, for 20 kobo a second with no fee.
You want to stay on prepaid: BetaGist, as long as you call enough to earn the minutes back.
You call the US or Canada often: IDB1500, on top of whichever plan you are on.
You are travelling: TravelPass, after checking that your phone supports VoLTE if you are going to the US or the UK.

How to check your MTN tariff plan

In the myMTN NG app, tap your airtime or data balance on the home screen. Your current plan is named at the top of the next page, and tapping it brings up Change Plan. To change plan without the app, MTN’s help pages give *123*2#.

Quick answers

What is the MTN Super Saver code?

It was *408*1#, or 408 sent by text to 131. MTN no longer lists the plan, and its postpaid help page now lists *408*1# as the code for a ₦3,000 data bundle.

Is MTN SuperSaver Plus still available?

It is not among the tariff plans on MTN Nigeria’s website, and it was already missing from that list in October 2019.

Which MTN plan has the lowest call rate now?

With no bundle to buy, XtraSpecial Postpaid: 20 kobo a second and no access fee. On prepaid, BetaGist is 33 kobo a second and MTN X is 25 kobo a second after a ₦10 daily fee.

What is the MTN international call bundle code?

Text IDB500, IDB1000 or IDB1500 to 312. The bundles cover the United States, Canada, Norway, India, Malaysia and South Korea.

How much is MTN roaming?

TravelPass starts at ₦5,000 for one day with up to 10 minutes and 250MB. Dial *312*6# to see the plans.

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