HOW TO DISCONNECT YOUR GSM FROM "DO NOT DISTURB" (DND) SERVICE

It is no longer news that the ‘Do Not Disturb’ (DND) Service is here to stay. This means that if you are currently on DND, you will not be receiving third-party SMS. While this is a very welcome development due to the abuse of the third-party bulk SMS services, it also has its down-side.

When your phone number is on DND, you will no longer receive notification from all of your services that sends notification SMS using third-party SMS services. This include but not limited to the following:

 Examination PINs purchased online (eg WAEC, NECO, etc)
Electricity PINs from the third-parties that sell on behalf of the Electricity Distribution Companies
Transaction update of online purchases (eg Jumia, Konga, MallforAfrica, etc)
Updates from your school or that of your children
Notification and update from your religious organization
Community alerts (eg Community alert by some NGOs during the Ebola epidemic)
If you miss any of the above messages and will like to continue receive them, you will need to unsubscribe from the DND by to (1) texting STOP to 2442 then (2) text ALLOW to 2442 to start receiving bulk SMS.

If after texting ALLOW to 2442, you are still not receiving third-party SMS, you might have to contact your telecommunication provider.

Here is a solution to this DND (Do Not Disturb) palaver, which blocks your phone number or your contacts from receiving bulk sms. Simply follow the advice as provided by GSM networks in Nigeria.

Text START to 2442 on your ETISALAT number that has stopped receiving Bulk SMS.

Text ALLOW to 2442 on your MTN number that has stopped receiving Bulk SMS.

Text CANCEL to 2442 on your GLO number that has stopped receiving Bulk SMS.

Text ALLOW to 2442 on your AIRTEL number that has stopped receiving Bulk SMS.

It has been discovered that MTN and AIRTEL networks have imposed DND without subscribers’ consent but you can still confirm by texting STATUS to 2442.



In case these codes don’t work, kindly call your Customer Care. (Airtel 111 or 121, MTN 180, Etisalat 200, GLO 121 or 200)