Etisalat Multi-Device Plan: Share your Data

Etisalat Nigeria, a few days ago introduced Multi Device plan, a new offering that lets customers share the data plan on one SIM across multiple SIMs. The concept of data sharing isn’t a new one as both Globacom and MTN have different implementations of the same concept already available to customers, but Etisalat’s implementation is a bit different.

Etisalat’s Multi Device plan basically lets you make up to four clones of your primary SIM with new, previously unregistered and non-activated SIM cards. The four new secondary SIMs get the properties of the primary SIM including the phone number and as a result can access the data plan on it. Unlike the offerings of the other networks, you can’t share data to an existing line that’s already been in use. Also if you put a secondary SIM inside a voice activated device, both devices would ring when a call is made to that number. So the ideal scenario is one where your primary SIM is the one in your phone and the secondary SIMs distributed among your other data devices. (modems, tablets, etc).Etisalat multi device plan

So how do you share your data on Etisalat’s Multi Device plan?

1. Dial *215*PIN*1*newNumber*newPUK# for SIM 1 i.e. Dial *215*0000*1*0809XXXXXXX*12345678# or SMS Add newNumber,1,PIN,newPUK to 215 for SIM 1 i.e. Add 0809XXXXXXX,1,0000,12345678 to 215 (where 1 indicates the first SIM being added, subsequent SIMs would be 2, 3 and 4 respectively, PIN refers to a 4-digit PIN you choose, and PUK is the Personal Unblocking Key of the SIM you are adding). If successful, you would be able to access the data on your primary SIM from the new registered secondary SIM.

2. After registering, it is advisable to change your PIN, you can do so by dialling *215*oldPIN*newPIN#

To check if a new SIM has been successfully added, you can dial *215# which shows the number of SIMs that have been successfully added. You can also insert a secondary SIM and dial *248# to check the number of the SIM. It should show the same number as your primary SIM.

3. To check which of the SIMs is primary, dial *215*2# or Send 2 to 215.

4. To remove a secondary SIM, dial *215*PIN*1*0# or Send del, 1, 0 to 215 (for SIM 1).

5. To opt out of the multi-device plan, dial *215*PIN# or Send Out PIN to 215.