In this tutorial, I will be discussing how to stop auto renewal of data in your MTN, Vodafone, Airteltigo and Glo lines so that you can continue using the services without having to renew the data every time it finishes. This process will work on all platforms; iOS and Android.
Data auto renewal
Some phone networks offer auto-renewal for data packages. This means that when you purchase a data package for your phone, it will automatically renew at the end of your billing cycle if you don’t make any changes to your plan.
This might be useful for some people who are very busy and forget about their data plans. For others, this can be an expensive mistake as they fail to turn off auto-renewal before their original package expires.
Why you want to stop data auto renewal
Data is expensive in Ghana and it’s easy for the auto renewal system for data plans to rack up costs. You may not want auto renewal your data because its not everyday you will have money for that.
But the problem is that, most people don’t know how to stop this from happening.
How to stop data auto renewal on MTN Ghana
You may have activated auto renewal data for a certain subscription and you now want to stop but finding it difficult to do so. Well, that’s not easy.
To stop auto renewal data on MTN Ghana through SMS,
Open your phone menu and tap on the messaging app.
Now, on the message app, send STOP to 138.
All your data auto renewal subscriptions will be cancelled.
You can now buy your airtime without worrying about getting deducted when your data finishes.
To stop auto renewal data on MTN Ghana through USSD code,
On your dial pad, dial *175#.
Select option one (My subscriptions).
All services you have subscribed to will appear.
Select all the MTN services you want to unsubscribe.
Follow the prompts to cancel your MTN Subscriptions.
How to stop data auto renewal on Vodafone Ghana
There are two USSD code you can use to unsubscribe for Vodafone data auto renewal. One for direct data unsubscription and the other for all subscriptions on your phone.
To directly unsubscribe from data auto renewal,
On your keypad, dial *700*3#
All your data subscriptions will unsubscribe.
You can now buy your airtime and not worry about auto subscription.
To unsubscribe from all subscriptions,
Dial *463# and press send.
Select option one (My subscriptions).
Choose option one again (View subscriptions)
All your Vodafone subscriptions will appear here. Now, you choose from the pop up the ones you want to unsubscribe.
Follow the prompts to cancel your Vodafone subscriptions.
How to stop data auto renewal on AirtelTigo Ghana
To stop data auto renewal subscription on airteltigo Ghana,
Dial *100# and press send.
Select option four (Content Services)
Select Deactivate subscriptions.
A list of all your Airteltigo Subscriptions will appear. Now, select from the list the ones your want to unsubscribe.
Follow the prompts to cancel your Airteltigo Subscriptions.
How to stop data auto renewal on Glo Ghana
To stop auto renewal data on Glo Ghana,
Open your phone menu and tap on the messaging app.
Now, on the message app, send CANCEL to 555 OR 127 and your data auto renewal subscriptions will be cancelled.
You can now buy your airtime without worrying about getting deducted when your data finishes.
