Are you a Glo customer? Did you purchase a data plan recently? Is the data plan on auto renewal and do you wish to stop it? Then, you came to the right page as you will learn how to stop auto renewal of data on Glo.

Glo is a network known for its cheap and affordable data plans which is why they are used by a large number of Nigerians.

Most users are faced with the problem of data auto-renewal when their data expires and would want to stop it in order to save costs. Well, there is a way to do so and I will be showing you but first of all, what is auto-renewal?

How to Stop Auto Renewal of Data on Glo

Text CANCEL to 127. After texting, Glo will reply to you with an SMS confirming that you have successfully opted out of auto-renewal on your data plan.

Sometimes, this method might not work for some specific data plans, in such a scenario you should call the Glo customer care service on 121 and request auto-renewal cancellation directly.

There is another method you can try; this method is effective for Glo users that make use of Glo subscription packs.

If you are such a user, follow the steps below to cancel auto-renewal on your packs;

Create a new message on your mobile phone
Text STOP to 8811
It is very simple and you will get a confirmation SMS from Glo.

How to Avoid Auto Renewal on Glo

As they say, prevention is better than cure so if you would not like your data plans to auto-renew, it is recommended that you avoid activating auto-renewal entirely.

To do this, you just need to be mindful when you purchase your data plans as you will be prompted to activate auto-renewal or not.

The auto-renewal prompt always comes with a Yes or No, simply reply with No and your data plan will not auto-renew upon expiration.

What is Auto-Renewal of Data?

When you purchase a data plan on Glo, you are usually asked to choose if the data should auto-renew upon expiration or not.

Auto-renewal means that the data subscription will be continued and airtime will be deducted from your account to pay for the new subscription automatically.

On the good side, this can make it easy for you to keep up with your data subscription and not have to do the re-subscription yourself.

However, you won’t want your data plan to auto-renew forever, there will be a need to stop it at some point.

Also, you can possibly opt for auto-renewal unknowingly and you will be surprised when money is deducted from your airtime balance the next day. This is another reason why you need to learn how to cancel auto-renewal on Glo.

Final Thought

Glo does not have a code for stopping auto-renewal, the only way you can cancel it on Glo is via SMS.

The process is a simple and effective one and it can be used to stop auto-renewal on several Glo data plans.

Despite a USSD code not being available, Glo users can stop the auto-renewal of data plans via SMS by following the easy steps as detailed in this write-up.

Auto-renewal is not bad in any way and if you are the type that uses data constantly, it is advisable to activate auto-renewal.

Glo rewards users with extra data volume when they renew data plans and the old data is also rolled-over with the new one so none is lost.