Many are the reasons why one would like to hide his number when placing a call on MTN. In this post, I am going to guide you on how to hide your telephone number when making a call on MTN Ghana.
MTN Ghana has a lot of short codes that enables you to get activated for certain services. The MTN hide your number feature is another service that can be activated by using just a short code.
Scroll down to view the complete step by step guide on how to privatize your number when making a call on MTN.
Reasons to Hide your Telephone Number
- To prank friends
- To remain anonymous/hide you identity
- To avoid callbacks
- For investigation purposes.
What is required?
There’re not so much requirements in doing so. All you need is an active/working MTN SIM Card and some credit/airtime.
Fees involved
Many subscribers normally ask, is it free to hide your number on MTN? The answer is a big NO as MTN charges GH¢2 per month for the service.
Steps to Register for this service
- Dial *1333#
- Enter option 1 (Register)
- Enter your preferred four-digit PIN
- Re-enter PIN to Confirm
- You’ve successfully subscribed for the Hide Your Number Service.
MTN Ghana will send you a notification message indicating that you have successfully subscribed to this MTN Self Service. The message reads “Dear Subscriber, Your request of service activation has been processed successfully”.
How to hide your number on MTN during a call
After successful registration, you can place a private call by adding *67 before a number when calling. For example, if you want to call 0241648023, dial *670241648023 instead.
How to deactivate private number on MTN
To stop this service, send “STOP” to 1333.
You’ve successfully subscribed to the service. If you had a problem during the process kindly leave a comment below. Thank you.
Please I followed your instructions to hide my ID but I received a prompt from mtn that your number can’t be activated. And another line I add *67 before calling also tell me I have dial a wrong number. Can you please help me out. Thanks
It is saying am dialing wrong number
I have tried several times but it still not working
Please I have try so many time still. I was my number is not allowed to activate this hidden ID what should I do again pls help
Foolish man! Don’t go around misleading people
It says “I have dialed a wrong number”