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You are in control of your roaming spend in over 12 countries. International roaming is available to all MTN Eswatini customers. Giving you the ability to travel with your number across the border whilst keeping you connected to contacts both at home in Eswatini and the rest of the world regardless of whether they are on prepaid or postpaid.

Getting started

Once at the border you have the following options to activate the service:

• Dial *170# and select option 1 to get started
• Dial *922# and select option 4 to get started
• Dial *686# and select 8 (Other Services) then option 3 (Prepaid Roaming) to get started

Shortcuts include:

• Dial *170*1# to activate the service. Dial *170*2# to deactivate the service. Dial *170*3# to manage your roaming status
• Dial *922*4*1# to activate the service. Dial *922*4*2# to deactivate the service. Dial *922*4*3# to manage your roaming status
• Dial *686*8*3*1# to activate the service. Dial *686*8*3*2# to deactivate the service. Dial *686*8*3*3# to manage your roaming status.

For operators, roaming services can be classified into inbound and outbound roaming. The inbound roaming service allows subscribers from other operators to access the local network and services. The outbound roaming service allows subscribers from the local network to access another operator’s network and services. Bilateral indicates the operator can perform both roaming activities. 

Countries where one can roam in and the operators that can be roamed on using their prepaid number: 

To Recharge

Did you know that you have access to your MoMo account when roaming? That means that all the in-house services are at your disposal; simply dial *007*5# to purchase airtime. 

Or use cellphone banking (Dial *140*40# –  Nedbank, *120*2345# – Standard Bank, *800# – Building Society, *130*321# – First National Bank). 

Stocking up on local MTN Eswatini voucher cards before leaving the country is also one way to approach it; where you can simply dial *555*Voucher# to refill.

Roaming Rates