List of MTN Short Codes you Must Know as a Subscriber

BY SMART YOO

Activate Identification Restriction 
 You can withhold your number while making calls. In order to activate it, check your mobile phone menu or use the following short codes:
Activation: #31# destination [SEND]
Deactivation: *31# destination [SEND]
Get status: *#31# [SEND] 

                         Activation of Call Waiting       

To activate the call waiting service, check your mobile phone menu or use the following short codes:
Activation: *43# [SEND]Deactivation: #43# [SEND]Get Status: *#43# [SEND]

                Activates Call Divert

Call divert is a service that allows you to divert your incoming calls either to another phone number, whether mobile or fixed, or to your voice messaging system. However, you may not divert calls to an international number. Call divert is useful in cases such as your mobile being busy, unreachable or not answering. To activate call divert, check your menu or use the following entries for all divert options:

Divert options	Activate	Deactivate	Get Status
Busy	**67*dest*11#[SEND]	##67#[SEND]	*#67#[SEND]
Unreachable	**62*dest*11#[SEND	##62#[SEND]	*#62#[SEND]
No answer	**61*dest*11*#[SEND]	##61#[SEND]	*#61#[SEND]
All calls	**21*dest*11#[SEND]	##21#[SEND]	*#21#[SEND]
dest:=the telephone number to which you wish your call to be diverted to

Please dial the following short codes to enjoy this service”

*135*2#................ MTN So Cool Activation

*135*3#................MTN So Cool Information

Call 111 or contact MTN Corporate Sales dept. on 024-4300-000, ext 6311-8.

                 Activation of MTN Pay4me Call

To make an MTN Pay4Me call,

 Dial 154 recipient’s number 

              OR 

*154*recipient’s#

MTN Me2U Send to 1329.

               Call Barring

There are times when you really don’t want to take certain calls. At MTN we understand that and empower you with Call Barring to solve this problem. Call Barring allows you to screen your calls , so you get the calls , you really need to get.  To activate call barring, check your mobile phone menu or use the following entries for all barring options:

Barring options	Activate	Deactivate	Get Status
Outgoing calls	*33*bc#[SEND]	#33*bc#[SEND]	*#33#[SEND]
Incoming calls	*35*bc#[SEND]	#33*bc#[SEND]	*#35#[SEND]
Outgoing International	*331*bc#[SEND]	#331*bc#[SEND]	*#331#[SEND]
Outgoing international calls except to home country	*332*bc#[SEND]	#332*bc#[SEND]	*#332#[SEND]
Incoming calls when outside home country	*351*bc#[SEND]	#351*bc#[SEND]	*#351#[SEND]
Cancel all barring	#330*bc#[SEND]
bc:=barring code

The Call Barring option cannot work when the Call Divert service is activated. This includes the auto divert set by the network.

              ACTIVATE MTN Family & Friends

      Just dial 1333 now and follow the voice prompts.

   

    

                     Activate Caller Tune

 Call 1355 follow the voice prompt

    Activate Send a Song

Currently, there are two “Send a Song” services running, you can either

 Call 1414

 or 

Call 1555                                               

WILL BE UPDATE SOOON!