Smile Communication is one the fastest growing network provider in Nigeria and across some African countries. It is popular for its 4G LTE mobile broadband network services which is considered as the fastest and reliable Mobile Broadband internet service provider since year 2007 when it was founded.
Smile Nigeria recently launched an app called SmileVoice which enables users to make voice calls, video calls and send text messages. This means you can make calls to family and friends both in Nigeria and in diaspora all at a cheap rate of 8k/sec. Using SmileVoice to make calls and receive calls is indeed rated to be super because of its super quality clear voice experience and feedback. The uniqueness of this voice service is that calls are charged in MBs or rather in more simpler terms, call charges are deducted from data plans and balance. This implies that for a 15GB Anytime Data plan subscriber, when you make a 1minute call, 9.2MB will be deducted from your plan which is equivalent to 10 kobo/second and for every SMS, 3.1MB will be deducted.
NOTE: SmileVoice is only available for Anytime, Night and Weekend and SmileLite data plans. For the Smile Unlimited Data plan subscribers, you can make use of the free minutes given to you when you subscribe to also make calls and likewise.
SmileVoice Mobile Activation
For Smile subscribers to enjoy cheaper and lower call rates, below are the steps for easy Smile Voice activation.
- Download mobile app via SmileVoice for Android and SmileVoice on iPhones
- Open the app, select your country and click on the Get an activation code tab
- You will be required to enter the e-mail address you used to register and click submit
- Log in to your e-mail to get your activation code and phone number.
- Having gotten your Smile voice details, you can now log in to the SmileVoice mobile app to start making, receiving calls and sending text messages to all networks.
For Non-Smile modem users, you can also enjoy these SmileVoice services by buying the Smile Simcard at any Smile Outlet all over Nigeria with only N1,000, register the Sim, open a Smile account and recharge the account by visiting any of the Smile outlets or recharging Online by logging to your Smile customer portal and clicking on recharge after which you select your card type.
Smile Data Plan and Voice Charge Rates
| Smile Data Plan | Plan Price | MB/Minutes | MB/SMS | Validity Period | Local Call Rate/Seconds |
| 10GB | N9000 | 6.8MB/Minutes | 2.3MB/SMS | 12 Months | 10K/Sec |
| 10GB | N7500 | 8.19MB/Minutes | 2.73MB/SMS | 30 Days | 10K/Sec |
| 15GB | N10,000 | 9.2MB/Minutes | 3.1MB/SMS | 30 Days | 10K/Sec |
| 1GB | N1,000 | 6.1MB/Minutes | 2MB/SMS | 30 Days | 10K/Sec |
| 2GB | N2,000 | 6.1MB/Minutes | 2MB/SMS | 30 Days | 10K/Sec |
| 3GB | N3,000 | 6.1MB/Minutes | 2MB/SMS | 30 Days | 10K/Sec |
| 5GB | N4,000 | 7.68MB/Minutes | 2.56MB/SMS | 30 Days | 10K/Sec |
| 7GB | N5,000 | 8.6MB/Minutes | 2.9MB/SMS | 30 Days | 10K/Sec |
| 20GB | N15,000 | 12.3MB/Minutes | 4.1MB/SMS | 60 Days | 10K/Sec |
| 30GB | N17,000 | 7.2MB/Minutes | 2.4MB/SMS | 12 Months | 10K/Sec |
| 50GB | N36,000 | 8.5MB/Minutes | 2.8MB/SMS | 12 Months | 10K/Sec |
| 60GB | N30,000 | 12.3MB/Minutes | 4.1MB/SMS | 90 Days | 10K/Sec |
| 80GB | N50,000 | 9.8MB/Minutes | 3.3MB/SMS | 120 Days | 10K/Sec |
| 100GB | N70,000 | 8.8MB/Minutes | 2.9MB/SMS | 12 Months | 10K/Sec |
| 200GB | N135,000 | 9.1MB/Minutes | 3MB/SMS | 12 Months | 10K/Sec |
For questions and complains, direct all to Smile Online Chat or visit their site for more information via SmileVoice Website
