5151: what is Megafon number and how to disable all subscriptions from it

Let's figure out what affiliate subscriptions are on Megafon. How can I disable such mailings? What are they really and how did you get signed up for them?

Partner subscriptions for users of the Megafon operator include a number of services and content mailings that can be connected via SMS messages or on the websites of service providers.

Previously, such subscriptions were divided into thematic mailings, such as “Weather” or “News”, and often became the reason for unjustified debiting of funds from user accounts. Similar situations often occur now, but the subscriber may no longer receive useful content in the form of a weather forecast for tomorrow or a news collection.

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What is this

Before discussing how to disable a 5151 subscription on Megafon, let's look at what the service is. These are paid options that send SMS messages with jokes, recipes, horoscopes and other information. The source can be either the operator itself or partner companies.

The operator cannot enable such options without the subscriber’s consent, but often users themselves accidentally subscribe to services or do it intentionally.

• The subscriber accidentally clicked on the advertising banner;
• The subscriber agreed to the terms of the offer without reading them.

If you do not want to pay for unnecessary mailings, read how to disable the 5151 service on Megafon.

Please note that you cannot disable the number itself; you can only disable the subscription that was connected to this number! The only thing you can try is to block the number.

How to connect affiliate subscriptions

Paid options are connected in several ways:

• through an agreement with the company, which sometimes includes a clause that the company has every right to connect additional services to the subscriber’s number without agreeing with him;
• accidental or targeted clicking on a PUSH notification, allowing paid services to debit money from the balance;
• viruses obtained when downloading applications in unofficial stores or through torrents - they can also participate in the debiting of additional funds.

Sometimes the cost of access to various platforms can reach up to 50 rubles per day, and the content almost always leaves much to be desired. That is, affiliate subscriptions are most often absolutely useless services. A logical question arises: how to get rid of additional expenses on unnecessary services.

What is 5151

This is an SMS newsletter from 5151, including various jokes, horoscopes, music or other information that is entertaining in nature. Representatives of the organization do not have the right to connect paid services without the subscriber’s agreement. But many subscribers claim that the option is activated automatically without their consent. Representatives of cellular communications claim that the option is activated in the following cases:

• downloading audio or video files;
• closing the banner with annoying advertising that periodically appears when visiting various Internet resources. Third-party sites are accustomed to sending visitors newsletters of various types.

Therefore, before downloading and installing a specific application on your mobile device, you need to carefully read the smallest details. Inattention on the part of users can lead to the activation of paid options that belong to the Megafon operator.

How are they connected?

There are several options:

• Connection clause in the contract . The operators' services document specifies additional services. Even if you carefully read the contract, this does not mean that everything will become clear and will insure you against unforeseen costs in the future.
• Forced subscriptions . Have you often come across an advertisement that covers half the screen of your smartphone, and even on which there is no cross to remove it? You click on it, accidentally or intentionally, trying to get rid of it quickly, but at the same time you automatically subscribe to some paid newsletter or unnecessary subscription. After you receive an SMS notification, you are already charged money and sent advertising.
• Viruses . Another way of cheating is to redirect you to a dating site, to a site with adult materials, to a tab with offers to buy music or videos, or to read horoscopes through recently downloaded applications from unofficial sources.

Mobile subscription to number 5151

If it happened that money began to be debited from the account regularly, daily and in equal amounts, and the owner of the phone, it would seem, did nothing specifically for this, most likely a paid mobile subscription was issued to his number - read what this is below

Its essence is that the cellular user has somehow agreed to receive regular information for a fee, for example, you received an SMS on your phone from the above number with the text: “send SMS...”. At the same time, information such as: what kind of service, what kind of subscription, what kind of website, the cost of the subscription, how to delete a subscription or how to disable it is often not directly shown.

Someone, a partner of your operator, called a content provider in professional slang, supplies you with content for a fee:

• provides information
• provides a service by providing access to an online game, website, program, etc.

The operator finds himself on the sidelines, as he publicly warns on his website that yes, there is paid content, that it is provided by third-party organizations to which the operator itself has no connection.

No, except that he debits money from the subscriber’s account and he also provides the short number to the content provider.

In most cases, the short four-digit number 5151 is rented out by a mobile operator (Megafon, MTS, Beeline, Tele2), receiving a fee for it, and, as a rule, a percentage of the amounts paid by the owner of the phone in favor of the provider.

How do I disable PBC subscriptions?

PBC or “Pay by click” are subscriptions that you connect by going to sites with native advertising. The service allows you to buy goods in one click after connecting. These are mainly products from online stores that are difficult to buy on the site.

From the moment you subscribe, you will constantly be shown new offers from this very store. It is easy to cancel this mailing by using the command “Ustpbk1” on 5151. You can also contact the service center of your mobile operator to be advised and check your balance for free.

Ways to disable your subscription

To unsubscribe from 5151 Megafon, the user needs to carry out a number of simple manipulations. The operator has provided several available methods, which we will describe in detail.

Method 1: Personal account

Personal account is a unique tool for managing mobile communications:

• Log in to your personal account;
• Select the "Services" tab

• And then go to “My”;

• Carefully review the list and disable unnecessary options by clicking the “Unsubscribe” button next to each of them.

Method 2: USSD command

The USSD code is very easy to use and allows you to remove unnecessary options from the mobile phone screen:

• On your smartphone keyboard, dial *505#;
• Click the call icon;
• The screen will display detailed information about the connected services;
• Dial *505*ХХХ#, where ХХХ is the code for each specific option.

We would like to note that this command actually used to be able to show a list of all connected services, but now with its help you can connect a message in which the user is sent to their Personal Account to check the connected options.

Method 3: SMS message

You can delete my 5151 subscriptions on Megafon through a convenient SMS service:

• Create a new message with the text “STOP” or “UNSUBSCRIBE”;
• Send it to 5151 or 5051;
• By reply SMS you will receive information about connected options and deactivation codes.

You can unsubscribe from specific services in the following way:

• Create another message;
• In the text field, enter the code of the selected option received earlier;
• Send SMS.

Now you know how to cancel your subscription to the short number 5151 on Megafon and you can, if necessary, refuse paid offers to save money.

Is this forever?

Even if you unsubscribe from all the garbage, this does not guarantee you complete protection from subscriptions in the future. This is a product promotion scheme for marketers - to remind you about the company and services after some time. You may not notice that you've signed up again. It is for this reason that we recommend periodically checking your balance for unfamiliar debits.

Now you know what these affiliate subscriptions are on Megafon, and you also know how to disable them from your phone and through your personal account forever. If you have discovered other ways to block and get rid of subscriptions, write in the comments to this article.

How to unsubscribe from additional services in the Megafon communication salon?

Detailed instructions:

• Find your nearest Megafon store. You can do this by entering the query “Megafon” in 2GIS, Google Maps, or by visiting the official website and selecting the list of salons at the bottom of the site.
• Before visiting the salon , prepare the passport of the person to whom the SIM card is registered.
• Explain to the salon staff the purpose of your visit and ask them to open an additional content account in your name.
• Make sure that the balance of this account always remains at zero, and then paid subscriptions will no longer be able to siphon funds from it.
• Help in the salon will be provided to you completely free of charge.

Personal Area

The first method involves visiting the official Megafon cellular portal. By following this link https://lk.megafon.ru/login/ the user should simply go to the “Services and Options” section. If additional services appear on the screen, then you will need to click on the “Disable” button.

For the convenience of users, the mobile operator has developed a mobile application. Owners of Android and iOS smartphones can download the application for free. The program can also be installed on a personal computer. After installing the mobile application on the phone, the user will be able to go to his personal account and independently deactivate it.

Types of Megafon subscriptions

To understand how such paid services are expressed, we divide them into several categories:

1. Newsletter (jokes, news, weather).
2. Services for watching videos and listening to music.
3. Dating and other types of communication.
4. Adult content.

As noted earlier, subscriptions are not always expressed in a specific type of content. It is also worth noting that not all additional options are directly related to the mobile operator Megafon. Sometimes it can be connected by a third-party service that uses only the subscriber’s account.

Disabling 5151 subscription via mobile application

Probably, it will be very simple and extremely convenient to use the MegaFon mobile application Personal Account. Download it from the Play Market or App Store, the installation is the most standard and straightforward.

Using this program, it is very easy to manage everything related to your number - services, tariff plans, account details, blocking. Very convenient and intuitive interface. You won’t need any SMS to 5051/5151, you won’t need to go into your computer. Be sure to watch a visual video with the program's capabilities.

How to check which services are active on your phone?

• Execute the USSD command *505 # . You can dial a similar request via *105*11 # . Next, you will receive a message containing the names of all active services by number. There, in the description, there will be information about the command that disables this service.
• You will get the same thing if you send a message to number 5051 with the text: info . In response, you will also receive a service message indicating active services and information on disconnection.

Support

If it is not possible to perform the above manipulations online via the Internet, then you will have to call the support service by dialing 0500. First, you need to follow the instructions of the answering machine. You should prepare your ID or passport in advance. Within a few minutes, the Megafon operator will answer the phone call.

The user will need to describe the situation in detail. Representatives of the cellular communication organization will require you to say a code word or present your passport details. After successful identification of the subscriber, the operator will be able to disable the paid service. You must call the Megafon helpline at 0500 from the number on which the paid service is activated. In all other options, a company representative may refuse to disconnect the service. Calls are made 24/7 free of charge.

Do not go to the nearest office of the Megafon organization. You can fill out applications online without leaving the premises. This will save time.

legislation

Is there any basis for such claims, strictly speaking? After all, at some point the user voluntarily performed some action that ensured his place as a victim in the chain (relative to the short number 5151). This is precisely the position that telecom operators adhere to when a subscriber, outraged by the loss of money, begins to search for the truth.

And this is called the federal law of July 23, 2013 N 229-FZ “On Amendments to the Federal Law “On Communications”.

In it, Article 2 of the Basic Law is supplemented with subclause 34.1, which defines what “content services” are.

The legislator made this definition as general as possible, practically fitting into it everything that is not the actual connection. Those. if the user using the phone and through the telecom operator’s channels receives, quote,

...reference, entertainment and (or) other additionally paid information...", gets the opportunity "... to participate in voting, games, competitions and similar events...,

Then he, the user, receives a content service. And it, in turn, being provided with the participation of third parties, falls under the addition of paragraph 5 of Article 44 of the Federal Law “On Communications”, which prescribes a mechanism for protecting the consumer by:

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• firstly, the possibility of creating, at his request, a separate account to pay only for content services;
• secondly, the requirement to obtain explicit consent to receive such services;
• thirdly, about comprehensive information, including prices and names of suppliers, about these services before obtaining consent.

Another addition, established by 229-FZ, to paragraph 5 of Article 54 of the Basic Law, states that services provided in violation of any of the above are not subject to payment. And finally, Article 68 of the main communications law is supplemented by paragraph 8, which directly indicates the operator’s responsibility for the implementation of Article 44 (see above).

Let’s summarize the legislative information, projecting the rights and responsibilities spelled out in it onto the practical side of life.

If the user consciously wants to become a consumer of content services, then you can secure your account for paying for communications by declaring your intention to open a separate content account to cover the costs of mobile subscriptions and SMS from short numbers. If it is exhausted, funds intended for regular conversations and SMS will not be affected.

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