Do you make lots of quick calls? Make sure you only pay for the airtime that you use by choosing our Friends per second plan.
Per-second billing is only available from Zain. It means that you only pay for the actual seconds when you were talking, rather than paying for the nearest full minute. Click here to see our Friends per second prices
Excellent coverage throughout Malawi
Check how much airtime you have left. Just dial 150 for free
Too busy to answer the phone? Let people leave a message on your free voicemail service
No time to call? Keep in touch with low-cost SMS text messages
Got a problem? Use our 24-hour customer services
Try our special services: call hold, call waiting and caller-number display
If you call another Zain number between midnight and 5am, it's charged at our unbelievably low Night Life rates - just $0.04 a minute.
If you opt for the Friends per second plan but find yourself making longer calls, you can easily change to our Friends per minute plan.
It's easy to switch between per-second and per-minute billing - just follow the instructions below. There is a charge of $0.30 each time you change.
To change from per-minute to per-second billing:
Go to messages> write message
Type PERSEC, then send to 900
To change from per-second to per-minute billing:
Go to messages> write message
Type PERMIN, then send to 900
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