Cost of Running a Bitcoin node in Nigeria.

[Felicity_Tide]

• Cost of internet subscription -

This is essentially the primary constraint that I faced, and I think most people will face in running one. Since the increment of internet subscription, getting affordable/cheap plans has been quite difficult. Though, I was able to navigate my way through, but the navigation wasn't an easy one either.

You explained other stages clearly except this one. How did you navigate your way and finished the node because this seems to be the most challenging one, unless you got access to a free sharing.

How much did it cost you to buy the subscription from day one to the last day?

I didn't use any of the broadband plans, but instead, I used the Smart plan. Unfortunately, Smart plan isn't available for every customer,. especially for new MTN lines, I guess. And from my rough estimation, Smartplan seem a bit cheaper, though it requires you to doing it continually.

I think a smart plan of #80-100K will do the job just right, but like I said, the plans varies from SIM to SIm. Because I remembered before doing it, I had to sort for 3 different old MTN lines that offers the Smart plan, then I picked the one with the best option. Those procedures might be a bit stressful for you though.

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3. 250K for 1.5TB monthly

Where did you see this when you can go for 1.5 terabyte for ₦225,000. Maybe someone is scamming you with it.

I was already wondering if MTN now has different pages, because the official page that I have here agrees with yours... #225K - 1.5TB.

[Agbamoni]

I didn't use any of the broadband plans, but instead, I used the Smart plan. Unfortunately, Smart plan isn't available for every customer,. especially for new MTN lines, I guess. And from my rough estimation, Smartplan seem a bit cheaper, though it requires you to doing it continually.

I think a smart plan of #80-100K will do the job just right, but like I said, the plans varies from SIM to SIm. Because I remembered before doing it, I had to sort for 3 different old MTN lines that offers the Smart plan, then I picked the one with the best option. Those procedures might be a bit stressful for you though.

I tried *121#, and I saw a smart offer option. If this is the smart plan you are referring to, it could work in completely running a pruned node if you spend up to #90k worth of data. Meanwhile it is still not better compared to the  Hynetflex plan

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3. 250K for 1.5TB monthly

Where did you see this when you can go for 1.5 terabyte for ₦225,000. Maybe someone is scamming you with it.

I was already wondering if MTN now has different pages, because the official page that I have here agrees with yours... #225K - 1.5TB.

It's obvious that was a typo error. Charlse was right N225k for the 1.5TB

[Charles-Tim]

I tried *121#, and I saw a smart offer option. If this is the smart plan you are referring to, it could work in completely running a pruned node if you spend up to #90k worth of data. Meanwhile it is still not better compared to the  Hynetflex plan

You can go for the normal data subscription if you do not want the Hynetflex which are for the routers. This is it:





It is the same price with Hynetflex if it is a year subscription. Before MTN increased it, normal data for 1 terabyte was ₦100,000 while it was ₦150,000 for 1.5 terabyte if in is Hynetflex. But after the increase, if you make the calculation, you will still see that the yearly subscription for both are still the same.


Also I have seen the yearly subscription to be the cheapest.