There are numerous ways by which you can check your Glo data balance but the use of code and SMS are by far the best out of all the available options.

In this internet age, believe me, a lot of people would not be able to live a complete day without making use of data – that is how important data has become.

Data is needed to access widely used social media networks like Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Twitter.

It is required to access online blogs, forums, and every other thing on the internet. In Nigeria, the internet plays a vital role in the spread of news and information.

This is why it is not surprising that close to 100 million Nigerians make use of the internet or that Nigerians spend over N200,000,000,000 (Two Hundred Billion Naira) monthly on data which is an amazing N2,400,000,000,000 (Two Trillion, Four Hundred Billion Naira) yearly.

Glo customers tend to use more data than users of other networks in Nigeria because the network is quite generous.

Glo normally gifts its subscribers with amazing data bonuses for airtime recharge and data renewal. For this reason, the network is known as the Grandmasters of data in Nigeria.

Checking your data balance is quite important as an internet user. Doing this allows you to be conscious of how you use your data if you are exhausting so much of it or not.

Since data is not free, it is advisable that you watch how you make use of it so you do not spend so much money on it.

If you wish to check how much volume of your data is remaining and you do not know how this write-up will reveal everything you are supposed to know concerning that topic.

The telecom giant has two major codes for checking data balance and we’ll be looking at how to make use of each of them. Both the 127 and 777 codes.

Glo Data Balance Code

Dial *127*0# from your Glo line and your data balance will be displayed on your phone’s screen. This is the best code to check data balance because it is very fast.

The second code to check my data balance on the Glo network is *777#, it is not as fast as the first but nevertheless, you get the same results. Follow the steps below to use it:

Dial *777# from your Glo line
Reply with “1” to Buy Data
Reply with “5” to Check Data Balance
Your data balance will be displayed on your screen and this time, you get a corresponding SMS from Glo.

Both codes are USSD codes which means they can be entered on any GSM device to check your balance. It must not be a smartphone as you won’t be making use of the internet.

How to Check Glo Data Balance via SMS

Text “INFO” to 127 (without the quote). Just that and you will receive an SMS containing your data balance. Using this method is free as you won’t be charged any amount for the SMS you send.

As you can see, it is possible to check your data volume balance with SMS and it is simple too. You just have to send a text message to Glo and they reply to you almost immediately. Here’s how to do it.

Final Thought

There use to be another method which is online but it is no longer viable at the moment. But who knows, the service might come back sometime in the future. So, for that reason, here is how that method works.

This method requires that you have and use a Smart Phone. Not only that, you must make sure you are accessing the site with your Glo SIM.

What this means is that you cannot make use of this method if your data has been depleted already. It may not seem like the best method but all the same, it is good that you are aware of this – it is actually simple. Visit hsi.glo.com

If you happen to have more than enough data, you might want to check my write-up about how to transfer data from Glo to Glo line in Nigeria and spread the love.

That is all, on the home page will be your data volume, how much data you purchased, and how much data is left. You can calculate the difference which will be your data balance.