Globacom has numerous data plans that their customers can purchase but sometimes, not everyone will have the funds to do so. This is why they have made it possible for their customers to be able to transfer data from Glo to Glo line and we will iron out everything you need to know about it in this write-up.

Being the Grandmasters of data, it is not surprising that customers make so much use of Glo’s data. If one person has data and others do not, he or she can share the data with them so everyone can be able to access the internet.

The primary code for this on Glo is *127# and it can be used in two ways – Data sharing and data gifting. We shall be discussing both.

How to Transfer Data from Glo to Glo Line

To share data that most people consider the transfer of MB, you have to add them as a beneficiary by dialing *127*01*Glo Phone number# or Text “Share Glo Phone Number” to 127.

To unshare or stop sharing data to a glo number, just remove that number from your list of beneficiaries by dialing *127*02*Glo Number# or text Remove Glo Phone Number to 127.

Now, let’s break the above paragraph to that anyone can easily understand what data sharing is and how to go about it with examples.

This allows you to share your data plans with other people. In this method, the data in your bundle balance is shared evenly between you and your beneficiaries.

You can add a maximum of 5 beneficiaries and before you can share data, you need to have at least one beneficiary.

How do I Add Beneficiaries for Data Sharing on Glo?

Adding beneficiaries: There are 2 ways to do this, by using a USSD code or by SMS.

First Method {USSD}

Dial *127*01*Beneficiary Phone number#. For example: if the beneficiary phone number is 09054467944, dial *127*01*09054467944#. Follow the same step to add other beneficiaries if more than one (maximum is 5).

Second Method {Via SMS}

Adding beneficiaries on the Glo Data Sharing platform can be done via SMS by following the below step:

Text “Share Beneficiary Phone Number” to 127. For example: if the beneficiary’s phone number is 09054467944, text Share 09054467944 to 127. Follow the same step to add other beneficiaries if more than one (maximum is 5).

The phone number(s) you added as beneficiaries will automatically have access to your data and can start browsing the internet with it.

How to View Your Beneficiary List

If you wish to view the list of person(s) sharing your data with you, you should dial *127*00# and the number(s) will be displayed on your phone screen.

Alternatively, you can text List to 127 and the system will reply to you with an SMS containing the list of person(s) sharing your data with you.

If there is any number you wish to remove, dial *127*02*Person’s Phone Number# or text Remove Person’s Phone Number to 127. For example: if the person’s phone number is 09054467944, dial *127*02*09054467944# or text Remove 09054467944 to 127.

Note: there are no extra charges associated with sharing data on Glo, your data balance is only charged as you and your beneficiaries make use of the internet.

How to Gift Data on Glo Network

This method allows you to gift data plans to other people. In this method, you pay for data on behalf of others and their data balance gets credited. You can gift to as many beneficiaries as you want to, there is no maximum.

Here is how you can gift data to others.

Gifting Data: there are 2 ways to do this, by using a USSD code or by SMS.

1.) Gifting data on this platform can be done with a USSD code by doing the following:

Dial *127*USSD Plan Number*Beneficiary Phone Number#. Example: If the beneficiary’s phone number is 09054467944 and you wish to gift the person with the N1,000 data plan whose code is 53, dial *127*53*09054467944#.

2.) Gifting data can also be done via SMS by following the below steps.

Text Gift Beneficiary Phone Number to 127. For example: if the beneficiary’s phone number is 09054467944, text Gift 09054467944 to 127 and follow up to select the data plan.

Note: there are no extra charges associated with gifting data on Glo, your airtime account is only charged with the amount of the data plan you are gifting.

Final Thought

You cannot really transfer data from your SIM to others on Glo, what you can actually be done is share or gift data and both can be done in different ways one of which is with the use of glo data transfer code and the other is the use of SMS as explained above.

Sometimes, the sim card we want to share or gift data to is one of ours and we can’t always memorize all of our own numbers. Hence, why I published a write-up on different ways on how to check Glo number in Nigeria easily and fast.