MTN leads the USSD change as *556# goes defunct

MTN Nigeria seems to have changed the USSD to check airtime account balance eaglessightnews has gathered.

This recent change follows the review of USSD commands by the NCC

In an update gathered from techcabal.com, the network has alongside provided updates for other commands. The old legendary MTN USSD – *556#, is no longer responding as usual. We’ll now show you the new code to check your account balance.

When you dial the *556# command, you get a prompt that says your dial was wrong and that you should choose from a list of 7 items what command you intended. The image below shows the details of the prompt:

Currently, the commands listed 1-7 on the pop-up are the new direct USSD for those services listed beside them. However, their initial access codes are still working.

• Dial *312# for Data Plans
• Dial *311# for Airtime Recharge
• Dial *303# to borrow airtime.
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• Dial *310# to check account
• Dial *323# for data balance
• Dial *321# to share data
• Dial *305# for VAS.

• Final thoughts

  All other networks will soon adopt the new uniform codes as instructed by the NCC and we’ll monitor that as well..