Do Not Disturb – A new service launched by mobile network operators in Nigeria is the answer to the prayers of those who hate receiving promotional text messages and calls advertising services you’re not even interested in.
It’s most annoying when the SMS / Calls come at odd hours of the night or when you’re expecting an important call / SMS.
In a previous post, we told you about how to activate / deactivate Do not disturb on 9Mobile Lines. We’re glad to inform MTN Nigeria subscribers that the Yhello network has complied with the new trend aimed at giving customers some peace and quiet by filtering out all the unsolicited SMS.
NOTE: MTN Do not disturb service is Free and does not attract any fees / payments to opt out or in.
Features of MTN Do not Disturb Service
Now that you know what The Do-Not-Disturb service is all about, lets take a look at some of its features that can be turned off and on easily.
- Fully BlockedThis will remove your MTN number from receiving all Promotional SMS sent via Bulk messaging platform, short number services etc
- Partially Blocked: This mode allows you select which categories of SMS you wish to receive or opt out from.
How to activate MTN Do Not Disturb
By sending the appropriate SMS to 2442, you can opt out DND or Select services you wish to unsubscribe from.
Here’s a list of the Messages you can Sent to 2442.
- STOP : Sending STOP to 2442 Will stop all unsolicited SMS from promotional offers. This is the recommended option.
- ALLOW: Sending ALLOW to 2442 will enable all SMS and promotional offers. Do this if you’re not receiving important SMS from a Club, Bulk SMS about meetings etc.
- STATUS Check which DND services you have enabled or disabled by sending the word STATUS to 2442.
- SMS 1 Enables you to receive only Financial related promotional SMS
- SMS 2: Enables you receive only Real Estate related promotional SMS
- SMS 3: Enables you receive only Education related promotional SMS
- SMS 4: Enables you receive only Health related promotional SMS
- SMS 5: Enables you receive only Automobile and Consumer goods related promotional SMS
- SMS 6 Enables you receive only IT, Entertainment, Broadcasting related promotional SMS
- SMS 7 Enables you receive only Leisure and Tourism related promotional SMS
- SMS 8 Enables you receive only Sports related promotional SMS
- SMS 9 Enables you receive only Religious promotional SMS
If you forget any of these SMS codes at anytime, send HELP to 2442 to view them all.
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