Internet Service Plans In Nigeria with Pricing

Cheap Value for money internet access

Budget range: below N3,500.01

• MultiLinks 20GB Night internet bundle (12midnight - 8am)- N3,500 (17 kobo/MB)
• MTN 3GB Night internet browsing (9pm - 6am) - N2,500 (83 kobo/MB)
• Glo Always Macro internet bundle (1GB, 24/7) - N3,000 (N3/MB)
• Airtel Smartphone internet bundle (1GB, 24/7) - N3,000 (N3/MB)
• Glo Always Micro internet bundle (200MB, 24/7) - N1,000 (N5/MB)
• Etisalat 500MB internet bundle (24/7) - N3,000 (N6/MB)
• MultiLinks 50 hours internet bundle (24/7) - N3,400 (N68/hour)

Cheap internet access bundles are for people who are looking for the cheapest internet access available, but with reasonable internet access time or usage limit. They may not necessarily offer the best value for money internet access, but of what good is value for money if you cannot afford it? Hence consider some of these internet access bundles if you are looking for affordable value for money bundles in Nigeria. Just for the record, we consider an internet access bundle affordable if it costs N3,500 or less. Take note of the active period, two of the internet access bundles are for night browsing, while the other four are for 24/7 internet browsing. Glo Macro 1GB is our recommended pick for this category. Airtel Smartphone offering 1GB limit and Etisalat 500MB are also good deals.

Mid-range Value for money internet access

Budget range: below N3,500.01 - N7,500

• Glo 6GB internet bundle (24/7)- N7,500 (N1.25/MB)
• Glo 3GB internet bundle (Always Mini) (24/7) - N5,000 (N1.66/MB)
• Airtel 3GB internet bundle (24/7) - N5,000 (N1.66/MB)
• Etisalat 3GB internet bundle (24/7)- N6,500 (N2.17/MB)
• Etisalat 1.5GB internet bundle (24/7)- N5,000 (N3.33/MB)
• MultiLinks 100 hours internet bundle (24/7) - N5,600 (N56/hour)
• Glo 100 hours/3GB internet bundle (24/7) - N6,000 (N60/hour or N2/MB)
• Starcomms 100 hours internet bundle (24/7) - N6,500 (N65/hour)
• Glo G-Work 3GB internet bundle (8am - 9pm) - N6,000 (N2/MB)
• Visafone Visa Day internet browsing (8am - 9pm) - N7,000
• MultiLinks 6GB Day Internet access (8am - 8pm) - N6,000 (N1/MB)
• Zoom Mobile Day Internet Browsing (8am - 6pm) - N7,000
• Etisalat Night Internet Browsing (see Note 1 below) - N5,000

Note 1: Etisalat has a unique night browsing package in that it gives internet access to users from 8pm to 6am daily Monday to Thursday and internet access through out the weekend from 8pm on Friday to 6am on Monday.

Our definition of mid-range internet access packages are those priced between N3,500 to N7,500. If you want more data allowance or more internet access time, these mid-range internet bundles will come handy. Although we have focused on browsing bundles active 24/7 or active during the day because of their user friendliness, most night browsing bundles also fall within this category.

The Glo 3GB (new Always Min) and Airtel 3GB Internet Access plan looks very attractive in this category. So also does Etisalat 3GB Internet access plans. If you are on a high speed network coverage area (3.5G), Glo 6GB internet access bundle should be considered.

High data Value for money internet access (Limited)

Budget range: above N7,500

• Glo 20GB internet bundle (Platinum) (24/7)- N18,000 (N0.90/MB)
• Glo 10GB internet bundle (Silver) (24/7) - N10,000 (N1.00/MB)
• Glo 15GB internet bundle (Gold) (24/7)- N15,000 (N1.00/MB)
• Swift 15GB internet bundle (24/7)- N15,000 (N1/MB)
• Glo 6GB internet access bundle (24/7)- N7,500 (N1.25/MB)
• Etisalat 6GB internet access bundle (24/7)- N8,000 (N1.33/MB)
• Swift 7GB internet bundle (24/7)- N10,000 (N1.40/MB)
• ipNX 15GB internet bundle (24/7)- N21,000 (N1.40/MB)
• MultiLinks 6GB internet access bundle (24/7)- N9,900 (N1.50/MB)
• Airtel 10GB internet access bundle (24/7)- N15,000 (N1.50/MB)
• ipNX 10GB internet bundle (24/7)- N15,750 (N1.58/MB)
• MTN 5GB internet access bundle (24/7) - N8,000 (N1.6/MB)
• Airtel 5GB internet bundle (24/7) - N8,000 (N1.6/MB)
• MultiLinks 250 hour internet bundle (24/7)- N9,000 (N39.60/hour)
• Visafone 5GB internet bundle (24/7) - N10,000 (N2.25/MB)
• Visafone 6GB internet bundle (24/7) - N13,500 (N2.25/MB)
• Etisalat 3GB Internet bundle (24/7) - N10,000 (N3.33/MB)
• Zain (Airtel) 6GB Internet access (24/7) - N15,000 (N2.50/MB)
• Glo 300 hours/4GB bundle (24/7) - N15,000 (N50/hour or N3.75/MB)
• Starcomms 250 hours internet bundle (24/7) - N15,000 (N60/hour)

High data internet packages are for users who do lots of upload and download when online. They do not make sense if you do not have need for huge data upload or download. High data bundles may also not be ideal if you are not on a high speed network like CDMA EVDO, UMTS/HSDPA, Mobile WiMax, or LTE networks. EDGE and CDMA 1X networks are not ideal for high data packages. If you are on EDGE or CDMA 1X network consider the mid-range value for money internet access bundles first.

High data Value for money internet access (unlimited)

Some networks claim they offer unlimited internet packages, although we do not know whether the CPC or other users have actually tested these claims. We list them here for your information. If they are within your budget and have coverage in your area, you should try them out.

• Mobitel 1Mbps Internet - N10,000
• Zoom Mobile 24/7 internet bundle - N10,000
• Mobitel 2Mbps Internet - N15,000
• Starcomms iZAP 24/7 internet bundle (24/7) - N15,950
• Swift Unlimited Internet - N30,000
• Mobitel 3Mbps Internet - N30,000

That is the end of our review; we hope you found it useful.

*This document was compiled on July 4, 2011. The prices of various internet access bundles quoted here may change without being reflected on this page. We will be reviewing this page from time to time. You can browse the internet on your mobile phone or use your mobile phone with built-in internet modem as a modem for connecting your laptop of desktop computer to the internet. You can also buy a dedicated internet modem for your connections. Routers are also available for sharing your internet connection. Routers are great for sharing network in the office or at home. Here are internet browsing activation codes for some of these internet browsing bundles.

If you know of monthly internet access bundles that offer more value for money than the ones quoted here, inform us through our comment form and we may be including it in our next review. Thanks.