Emma Okonji
Airtel Nigeria has announced the introduction of SmartConnect 2.0, a new offer which offers new prepaid customers six times the value of every recharge they make.
The SmartConnect 2.0 is specifically designed to give more value and enrich the lives of telecoms consumers, also empowering them to do much more as well as succeed in their personal and professional endeavours.
The new offering is specially created for new prepaid customers joining the Airtel network. Nigerians, who desire to enjoy the benefits of the newly introduced package, will need to buy a new Airtel SIM card, register it and recharge to enjoy six times the value of every recharge.
For instance, when a new customer recharges N100, he/she gets N600 total airtime value instantly, while a recharge of N1000 gives N6000 instant total airtime value.
For a N100 recharge, customers get N100 in their main account, an additional bonus N250 for calls to all networks and N250 or 50 MB data while the N1000 recharge gives customers N1,000 in the main account N2500 for calls to all networks and N2500 or 500 MB data.
Customers are expected to recharge their lines by dialling *126*pin#. The airtime value in the customer’s main airtime has no validity expiry; while bonuses have seven day validity. Customers can continuously roll over their bonuses if they recharge their lines within the seven day validity of their existing bonus.
Announcing the SmartConnect 2.0, Head, Public Relations Airtel Nigeria, Mr. Femi Adeniran said the product reaffirms Airtel’s commitment to offer a unique telecommunication experience and amazing opportunities to new customers on the network. He noted customers can enjoy extensive hours of calls and browsing on the new package.
Adeniran further explained that, as the name implies, Smart Connect 2.0 gives smart connectivity and choice to customers on the network to keep everyone connected to their families, friends and loved ones.
“As Nigeria’s leading network in innovation, Airtel is committed to exploring new opportunities that will enrich the lives of telecoms consumers and empower them to do so much more in their professional and personal lives,” Adeniran said.
The television commercial and the radio jingle designed for the new product campaign, explained how everyone, including high and low income earners could enjoy making long and unrestricted calls to any network of choice, using the Airtel’s SmartConnect 2.0. One of the major actors in the television commercial, Mr. Mong Kalu, known as ‘Akpan’, demonstrated how he could make long calls without spending so much money as a househelp with low income.
