The repackaged daily data bundles have more MBs but maintain the existing price, giving customers more data for the same old price. Effective yesterday, each time you load a daily bundle of shs1,000, you no longer get 100MBs, you get 165MBs. 

Telecom giant MTN Uganda yesterday significantly announced the cutting of the internet data charges to increase the rate of internet usage by Ugandans.

Speaking about the move at the MTN headquarters yesterday (Thursday Feburuary 3, 2022) , the MTN Uganda Chief Executive Officer, Wim Vabhelleputte, said the decision is a continuous effort by MTN to deliver value for customers at the most affordable pricing and continue driving the company’s customers’ progress through connectivity.

“We have revised our daily data offers permanently to give more value to our customers, because it’s our belief that everyone deserves the benefits of a modern connected life,” Vanhelleputte explained.

MTN Uganda Announces A 65% Price Cut On Its Daily Data Bundles. Here’s How To Load 1 MUGIBSON
Mr. Wim Vanhelleputte (Picture: Event Courtesy)

These new offers focus on the smaller and most frequently used data bundles by the MTN customers.

“The repackaged daily data bundles have more MBs but maintain the existing price, giving customers more data for the same old price. For instance, at UGX 500/-, customers will get 65MB instead of 40MB while at UGX 1000/-, they will get 165MB instead of 100MBs,” MTN said in the explanatory statement issued.

A recent report from a survey carried out by a global telecom monitoring and testing firm, Rohde & Schwarz, in the last quarter of 2021 ranked MTN’s data as the best in the country in terms of quality of user experience as well as speed, reliability and coverage.

“MTN committed to doing all it takes in terms of providing affordable data, on the best data network. And speaking in the context of the times we’re in, we hope these bundles with bigger MBs will support our customers recover from the effects of the lockdown, whether in business, education or otherwise,” Vanhelleputte stated.

The New MTN Uganda Daily Bundles Package

These are the new MTN Uganda daily data bundles.

Price (UGX)Old BundlesNew Bundles
25015MB25MB
50040MB65MB
1,000100MB165MB
2,000300MB365MB

How to Buy the New MTN Uganda Daily Bundles

There are two ways to buy these new repackaged daily bundles offered by MTN Uganda. You can use either the USSD option or via the MyMTN App.

Using a USSD Option:

Step 1: Dial *150*10#

Step 2: Choose from the menu option the amount of MBS you need from the option available.

Step 3: Finish the transaction by choosing to pay either through Airtime or Mobile Money.

Using MyMTN App:

Step 1: For those without the MyMTN App, download one from Google Playstore or App Store and log in with your MTN number.

Step 2: Choose the “Buy” menu from the bottom menu and select “Data”.

Step 3: Choose the “Data Bundles” option from the list and select the daily data option you are interested in.

Step 4: Complete the transaction by paying for the bundles using either the Airtime or Mobile Money option.

Written with context from Dignited.