How to find out the remaining minutes on Megafon

The Internet has long been firmly established in the life of modern people. The need to quickly obtain the necessary information can arise almost anywhere: at home, at work, in the middle of the street. The most effective and convenient way to obtain the required data is the Internet, and the tool for obtaining it is a mobile phone (or modem).

The number of people using the mobile Internet service increases every year, and this is understandable - an indispensable information assistant will be at hand at any time.

So, the decision to “get” such an assistant has been made. You have a cell phone, the mobile Internet service is connected to the communication salon. After you start using the service, some time passes and it becomes noticeable that the Internet speed has decreased significantly.

There is no limit to your indignation, because every site on your phone loads extremely slowly. Naturally, the next action will be to go to a cell store, where you will find out that you have simply used up the entire amount of Internet traffic at the issued tariff.

It becomes interesting: what is the essence of the problem? The communication salon consultant will be happy to explain everything. It turns out that depending on the chosen tariff plan (and the amount of money paid, respectively), you receive a certain limit of information (measured in megabytes) available for downloading from the Internet.

It is important that downloading data from the Internet means both downloading files to any mobile devices and viewing websites and web pages.

In other words, every time you access the Internet or view any websites, megabytes are consumed on your cell phone, the number of which is limited. After the limit of these megabytes is exhausted, Internet access will still remain, but its speed will be very slow. There is a special service to extend traffic on Megafon, but it’s still worth drawing conclusions. Namely, regularly monitor the remaining megabytes on your mobile phone.

How to check the remaining traffic on Megafon?

You can check how many gigabytes or megabytes of Internet you have left before it starts to slow down terribly, you can use several methods given below, but we can say in advance that the most convenient option for reference checks with mobile operators is USSD commands.

Verification using USSD command.

To check the balance of the allocated megabytes or gigabytes of the Internet from your regular phone, smartphone or tablet, it doesn’t matter, we will use a combination of numbers that will display information on the Internet traffic consumption.
Checking the remaining Internet on the megaphone - command *558# and press the call button.

This was the first method and the most convenient.

Checking your balance through your Megafon personal account

Via computer: To check the rest of your Internet, you can use the SIM card subscriber’s personal account on the official website of the mobile operator Megafon - megafon.ru.

If you have not previously logged into your personal account, then at the authorization stage, enter your phone number in the login field, and to receive a password for your personal account, you need to dial the command *105*00# from your phone.

Via phone/smartphone/tablet To view the balance through your personal account from your phone, we also go to the official website of the operator in your personal account and look at the balances for services. When you first log in, we receive a password using the command given above.

What you need to do to find out the remaining traffic:

In the address bar of any browser you need to enter lk.megafon.ru .
Enter the phone number that requires information about available Megabytes.
Specify the password in the window that opens. To find out the required password, do one of the following:

dial *105*00# and call - to receive an alert about available megabytes on your mobile device or smartphone. After this, you will receive an SMS notification indicating your password;
Select the “Internet Account” button located next to the line where you will enter the password - to obtain information about the remaining traffic on your computer, tablet, modem or router. If you did everything correctly, you will be redirected to the “Personal Account” of your SIM card . It displays a large amount of useful information, including the name of your tariff plan and the services connected to it. You can also view information about the cost of funds for cellular communication services.

By opening the table “Current discounts and service packages” , you will find all the information about the traffic available under your plan - the exact number of Megabytes, the amount already used, as well as the balance of MBs still available. You will also have access to information about how much traffic you used in a specific period.

Through the sales office or via telephone support

For this method, you need to come to the megafon office and consultants will look at the remaining Internet traffic, this is not very convenient when you are sitting at home and don’t want to go out, but if you are sitting in a shopping center opposite the megafon office, then this is the simplest option.

You can also call Megafon customer support at 8-800-550-05-00 (calls to this number are free throughout Russia). From anywhere in the world you can call this number for free +7 927-111-05-00.

Checking Internet megabytes on a modem, router, tablet

Subscribers connecting to the Network through other devices must use the MegaFon Modem program. Access to data transfer is optional. You need to go to the “MB Check” subsection from the “Balance” tab. “Detailed statistics” helps you find out how much traffic was used over a specific period of time. A similar program is included with modern modems. If it is not there, there is another option, but it is inconvenient.

You need to remove the SIM card, insert it into the mobile device, use one of the above methods, find out the information of interest and return it to the slot again.

If Internet traffic has ended

If upon checking it turns out that the limit that was allocated has been completed, then there are 3 options:

Option 1: continue surfing the Internet at a very low speed, which is barely enough to read messages on VKontakte or WhatsApp, but still there is Internet and that’s good news.
Second option: You can wait for the new accounting period when you will be accrued a new monthly Internet limit and you will be able to use the Internet at a fast speed
third option: This option is paid, using the options you can extend the Internet speed by purchasing a certain amount of Internet traffic, you can connect additional megabytes of the Internet using the following USSD commands. The amount of payment for the service depends on the amount of traffic purchased.
- Internet XS - traffic size 115 Mb/day - connection price 20 rubles (connect *372#)
Internet 5 Gb - connection price 260 rubles (connect *370*2#)

Check the cost of service renewal on the official Megafon website, prices are indicated as of November 10, 2017

Well, we figured out how to check the remaining Internet traffic on a megaphone, this will help, if necessary, save money or calculate the allocated limit for the entire accounting period without slowing down the speed. If, however, the speed has decreased and the traffic has ended, we know how to get out of this situation. Also, if you use the Internet a lot and constantly have to renew your connection, then you need to consider and connect the Internet option from 15 to 30 gigabytes per month.

Using USSD command

You can quickly check how many minutes and other connected packages are left on your phone using the short command *558#. This is a special operator service that allows you to receive any required information almost instantly. The information will be sent to the user's number in a response notification.

Such a request can be sent from any modern smartphone and tablet devices that support calls. It is absolutely free for subscribers, like other short numbers and commands within the MegaFon network.

Using your Personal Account

If you have Internet, then you can easily find out the remaining package services and information about the availability of certain options after logging into your Personal Account.

Exactly the same data can be seen in the MegaFon mobile application. Personal account installed on your device. There is an additional opportunity to track package balances and service availability - after logging into the application, install the widget from MegaFon on the main screen of your device - the widget is available in the widgets section on almost all devices that support this function.

Your personal account, like the modem management program, will help you control traffic consumption on modem devices from MegaFon.

Important! To use the Personal Account service, you must have access to the global network. When roaming, this may incur additional costs.

Mobile application and widget on the phone screen

The mobile application is the most convenient option for smartphones and tablet devices. This is a mini-version of your personal account, which retains all the necessary functionality provided by the operator. MegaFon mobile software is considered one of the most convenient, intuitive and simple.

To find out your balances in the application, you need to:

go into the program;
on the main page in the user menu, select the category “Balances for service packages”;

See the information you need on the next page.

It's completely free and very fast. The tariff and main balance are always visible on the main page of the software. There you can quickly purchase expired packages, change plans and top up your account.

In addition to the mobile application, the subscriber can set up a special widget - a small software window that will appear on one of the working screens of the smartphone and will be there on a permanent basis. It can take on different appearances—transparent or opaque—and sizes. This is the user's choice.

The widget displays:

the rest of the Internet;
number of minutes and SMS of basic packages;
current balance;
other information that the user can add independently through the widget settings, for example, tariff plan.

The widget is configured and connected using the mobile application or the command *558#.

Via USSD request

The easiest way we can find out how many megabytes we have left for the Internet, SMS for sending and time for communication is to send a short USSD command from your device to the operator. Sending commands of this type does not require access to the global network and for this action a minimum signal level of cell stations is sufficient.

Dial *558# on your device and press the dial key. An informational SMS message will be sent to your number from the MegaFon recipient within a few seconds. In it you will read the following information:

Discounts provided (unlimited traffic to services).
The amount of available minutes for outgoing calls (with expiration date).
The number of SMS messages available for sending (indicating the validity period of the package).
The amount of remaining Internet traffic (indicating the expiration date of the package).
The volume of available services in roaming.
Duration of validity of Automatic renewal services (indicating the territory of coverage of the services).
The volume of available bonus or promotional packages and discounts.

Important! A request using USSD commands can be used anywhere in the world provided there is minimal availability of cellular communications. The request is free.

How to find out how much traffic and minutes are left on Megafon

In order to fully use all the cellular services provided by the MegaFon operator, you need to know not only the current balance on your mobile account, but also the balance of traffic, minutes and SMS. On many tariffs we purchase them in packages. Some can only be used in the home service region, some services are provided throughout Russia, and some can be used in foreign roaming.

Our instructions will tell you how to find out the remaining packages on MegaFon numbers.

SMS request

There is another simple way to request remaining minutes, messages and traffic - by sending an SMS to a service number. Type the word “remainder” in the text of the message and send it to the recipient 0500989. If you are lucky, all the information described above about the status of the services available to you will be sent in an informational SMS.

Unfortunately, this method often doesn’t work lately – the response comes with the text “Sorry, the service is temporarily unavailable.” If service numbers change or the operator’s services are being unified, we are not notified.

Important! When sending an SMS request while roaming, you will be charged for messages in accordance with your tariff plan.