Anyone looking for how to migrate to Glo yakata tariff plan is obviously looking for a cheap data offer from Glo mobile network. The best and easiest way to get cheap data is to join the Yakata family. However, migrating to this tariff plan might not be easy for some GLO users except when you follow certain procedures which I will be sharing with you today.
Interestingly, every mobile network provider in Nigeria offers a special tariff plan that either provide more data or airtime value compared to other tariff plans. If you use Glo network and need a way to enjoy amazing data bonuses then think about Glo Yakata.
What is Glo Yakata?
As I said earlier, Glo Yakata is that special tariff plan designed to offer you more data value for less. However, the plan offers more airtime bonuses for those who prefer voice calls. In other words, Glo Yakata is a special tariff package, which rewards all Glo customers with incentives data and airtime.
In this post, I am going to show you how to migrate to Glo yakata tariff plan if that what you want. For more than 2 years now, Glo through its Yakata tariff plan has offered up to 6GB free data and a cumulative increase of 2200% in the value of voice calls, data, and SMS to subscribers.
The Glo Yakata traffic plan offers rechargeable subscribers with humongous data and voice call incentives for subscribers. The recharge bonus here works both for manual and E-recharge but the question still remains how to migrate to Glo yakata tariff plan?
I am going to provide the answer to that question “how to migrate to Glo yakata tariff plan“ in no time but before that, I will like you to take note of the followings:
- The plan is a tariff plan and not a promotional plan so existing customers can migrate to it at no charge.
- It is the default tariff plan for new sims so new customers do not need to migrate to it at all.
- The plan voice bonus is valid for only National calls, international calls will be charged from the main account and not the bonus account.
- If you already have an existing data plan before recharging, the bonus will be added to your data plan.
- The bonus is valid for only one week after which the unused bonus will expire, however, if you recharge again before the seven days expire, the unused bonus will be carried over to the next recharge and new validity period.
How to migrate to Glo yakata tariff plan
Subscribing to GLO Yakata is as simple as reading ABCD, all it takes is to dial a simple short code on your phone and send. Though, all new Glo users is automatically migrated to Yakata plan but if you have been using your GLo Sim for a long time but decide to move to yakata then follow this simple method.
Pick up your phone and dial
Dial *230#
You can read: MTN Cheapest Data Plan 2021 Sub Codes
To be sure that you have successfully subscribed to the Glo Yakata tariff plan, dial #100# on your phone again and you will get a notification that contains your active tariff plan which shows if you have successfully subscribed or not.
You can read: How to Check Glo Data Balance with Shortcode
How To Unsubscribe from GLO Yakata
In as much as many are eager to subscriber to Glo Yakata, some users are fed-up with the tariff plan and desired to migrate to something better. One reason why some users don’t like it is because their call charges are too high and sometimes the bonus will be useless since it has validity period less than 30days
To unsubscribe from Glo Yakata simply decide on the new tariff plan you wish to migrate and dial the code of the plan you are migrating to and you are good to go. However, the first migration within a month is free; subsequent migrations within the same month attract a charge of N100 per migration.
I hope you have learned how to migrate to Glo yakata tariff plan to enjoy amazing bonuses like never before.
Glo Yakata frequently asked questions and answers
Globacom has provided all the questions and answers about Yakata tariff plan which helps to answer all the questions you might have about the tariff plan.
1. What is the YAKATA SIM?
YAKATA is a prepaid plan which rewards customers with amazing data and voice benefits every time they recharge their Glo lines. The plan allows customers to satisfy their browsing and talking needs from the same recharge.
2. Who is eligible for YAKATA?
All new prepaid customers will get YAKATA once they activate their lines.
3. What benefits do I enjoy on YAKATA?
You will enjoy:
• Up to 6GB FREE data Every Month for 6 months!
• A whooping 22 times value (2,200%) on every N100 recharge to call ALL NETWORKS
4. How do I get these benefits?
Depending on amount recharged, customer will receive amazing value as follows:
| Recharge Amount (N) | Main Acct All-Net (N) | Bonus Acct On-Net Voice Benefit (N) | Bonus Acct All-Net Voice Benefit (N) | Data Benefit (MB) | Social Data Benefit* (MB) | Data Benefit on 1st recharge of the month (MB) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | 100 | 300 | 200 | 25 | 25 | — |
| 200 | 200 | 600 | 400 | 50 | 50 | 250 |
| 500 | 500 | 1,500 | 1,000 | 125 | 125 | 600 |
| 1,000 | 1,000 | 3,000 | 2,000 | 250 | 250 | 1,200 |
| 5,000 | 5,000 | 15,000 | 10,000 | 1,250 | 1,250 | 6,000 |
• You will receive a special data bonus on your first recharge of the month for six months
• Value in main account as well as value in ALL NET VOICE bonus account can be used to call All networks
• Value in ON NET VOICE bonus account can be used to call Glo lines
5. What is the bonus validity on YAKATA?
Bonus received on each recharge is valid for 7 days from recharge date
6. How much do I pay for making calls on YAKATA
• All calls are charged at 70k/sec for both main and bonus accounts
• SMS is charged at N4/msg from main account and N20/msg from bonus account
7. What happens if there is airtime in my Main account?
Your calls will be charged first from your bonus account. You will only be charged from main account if the bonus account is fully depleted/expires, if you are making international calls or paying for value added services.
8. How do I use the Data Benefit?
If your phone is data enabled, you can start browsing as soon as you recharge and receive confirmation message of your voice and data benefit
9. How do I use the Social Data Benefit?
Social data benefit (chit chat) can only be used for Whatsapp, Facebook and Twitter.
10. What happens if I have an existing data plan before recharging?
The YAKATA bonus data will be added to your existing data volume and the higher validity period supersedes. For example if you have an existing data plan of 2GB with 30 days validity and you recharge with N200, you will receive 50MB bonus with 250MB on first recharge and your new data balance will be 2.3GB with 30 days validity.
11. Will I get YAKATA benefits if I recharge with Glo e-Top Up?
Yes, Yakata is available on both physical and e-recharge platforms.
12. How do I know if I have received the YAKATA Bonus?
Confirmation messages will be sent to your phone after every recharge. In the unlikely event that a confirmation message is not received, kindly dial *230*1# to view your YAKATA bonus.
13. Do I need to dial any special code to start enjoying YAKATA SIM Benefits?
All new SIMs are on YAKATA by default. Just ensure that your New SIM is properly registered and you will get YAKATA benefits on every recharge.
14. I am already a Glo Customer; Can I Subscribe to YAKATA?
YES, simply dial *230# to subscribe.
15. What if I want to migrate to another Glo Plan?
Simply dial the code of the plan you are migrating to. First migration within a month is free; subsequent migrations within the same month attract a charge of N100 per migration.
16. What happens if I exhaust my YAKATA Voice Bonus?
All your calls will be charged from your main account upon exhaustion or expiration of your voice bonus until your next recharge.
17. What if I’m unable to consume all my YAKATA Bonus within the Validity Days
Unused bonus cannot be carried over unless another recharge is made within the 7 days bonus validity period.
18. Can I accumulate my YAKATA bonuses?
YES, every recharge you make will increase the total airtime balance in your YAKATA bonus account.
19. Can the bonus airtime be used to subscribe for any value added service?
NO, all value added service subscriptions will be charged from main account
20. Can I make international calls with the bonus?
NO, all international calls will be charged from main account.
21. Can I share my YAKATA bonus with another Glo customer?
NO, any value in the bonus account is not shareable or transferrable.
22. Is YAKATA a promotional offer?
NO. YAKATA is a tariff plan and customers will continue to enjoy the plan benefits so long as they remain on YAKATA.
23. How to add Friends & Family Number?
You can add upto 10 GLO Numbers to your Friends & Family Account. Dial *101*1<Mobile Number>#.
24. What will be Tariff for Friends & Family Numbers?
The Tariff is 77K/Sec for calls to Friends & Family Numbers