You need enough data to be able to watch live football matches online, watch YouTube videos or connect your IPTV. It is recommended that you go for an unlimited data plan for unlimited entertainment and fun but what if you cannot afford it.
As far as I am concerned even the so-called unlimited data plan still has their limitations but what if I can show you cheap data plans that can help your watch Live football matches on your smartphone, watch movies on Youtube and supply data connection to your IPTV decoder.
How much data can a full live football match consume?
It’s easy to calculate how much data needed to watch a full live match, you can download the Startimes mobile app from google play and use it to watch live matches which helps you determine how much data you need. Specifically, you can use between 150MB to 250MB to watch a complete match and am sure about that. You will decide to watch in low SD quality, to reduce data consumption or in High Definition (HD) and Ultra high definition (UHD) which consumes more data but best in terms of clarity.
Well, I am not going to discuss Smile 4G or Swift 4G data provider, we are going to concentrate on mobile telecommunication in Nigeria such as MTN, GLO, and Airtel. Without any hesitation, we are going to start with the MTN data plan, meanwhile, the data plan I will be showing you below is just some selected plan suitable for online video streaming.
MTN data plans best for online video streaming
This is not a regular MTN data plans but some special data packages suitable for online video streaming. Some data plans that cost less and offer more. Check out below:
| Plan & Price | DATA Allowance | Validity | Subscription Codes |
| Daily Plan N350 | 1GB | Valid for 24 Hrs | Text “155” to 312 |
| 2 Days Plan N500 | 2GB | Valid for 2 Days | Text “154” to 312 |
| Weekly Plans N500 | 1GB | Valid for 7 days | Text “142” to 312 |
| Weekly Plans N1500 | 6GB | Valid for 7 days | Text “143” to 312 |
| Monthly Plans N2,500 | 6GB | Valid for 30 days | Text “147” to 312 |
Most of us usually go to football viewing centers to watch live football matches paying N100 in the process but with 350 you can subscribe for 1GB that can help you watch up to 5 live matches on weekends.
GLO data plans best for online video streaming
Let see what GLO the grandmaster of data got to offer and am sure you will not be disappointed, GLO major problem is unstable network but when it comes to data volume they are the best but MTN is not giving them any breathing space either.
| Plan & Price | DATA Allowance | Validity | Subscription Codes |
| Daily Data Splash 300 | 1GB | Valid for 24 Hrs | Available via USSD on *777# |
| Daily Data Splash 500 | 2GB | Valid for 24 Hours | Available via USSD on *777# |
| TGIF – N500_WEEKEND_PLAN | 3GB | 7 days (Weekend – Saturday 12 am – Sunday 11.59pm) | *127*61# |
| N200_NIGHT_PLAN | 1GB | 1 day (12am – 5am) | *127*60# |
GLO offers varieties of data plans to choose from ranging from daily, weekly and monthly plans but the ones listed above all the most affordable plans that offer more data that can be used to watch YouTube videos and live football matches. To find out more about other Glo data plans simply dial *777# on your Glo line.
Airtel data plans best for online video streaming
Airtel is still one of the best mobile telecoms in Nigeria with the most stable network offering daily, weekly and monthly data plans. No matter how what you do or how much data you need, Airtel has got something special for you. Below are the cheapest Airtel data plans that can be used for online video streaming.
| Plan & Price | DATA Allowance | Validity | Subscription Codes |
| Daily N300 | 1GB | Valid for 24 Hrs | *312*354# |
| Daily 500 | 2GB | Valid for 24 Hours | *312*504# |
| Weekly N500 | 1GB | Valid for 7 days | *312*502# |
| Weekly N1500 | 6GB | Valid for 7 days | *312*1504# |
Finally, If you wish to watch live football matches on your phone simply download Startime mobile app from Google play store and enjoy your favorite live football matches on the Go. However, you will need to subscribe to Startimes packages mobile app plans to watch.
Iknow that you might be interested in watching movies and other shows on YouTube and not just football matches so Watching a full movie from YouTube will take between 200MB to 400MB depending on the visual quality
