Each of us has been in a situation when our personal mobile phone account runs out of money. But the main problem arises when you need to make an urgent call. The expression “send a homeless person” is familiar to many, and not only young people. We are talking about a special function, so it’s worth figuring out how to send free money from MTS.
Helpful advice:
Free SMS with a request to call back is one of the most popular features. More than 70% of subscribers have used this function at least once, so it will certainly be able to help you at some point.
What does it mean to dump a homeless person on MTS?
The slang expression “throw a homeless person at MTS” means a new service that allows you to send free messages from a smartphone if there is no money in your account. The official name of the feature is Call Me Back. With its help, you can contact anyone and ask them to dial your number. The offer is valid for individuals and legal entities, regardless of tariff plan.
Interestingly, you can leave a homeless person on MTS not only within the network, but also on other mobile operators. The recipient's location does not matter. The message comes even if he is outside the Russian Federation. At the same time, the correct information is sent to the phone. The main thing is to send the request correctly and take into account the current limit.
How to scam a beggar from MTS: transliteration problems
If you have encountered the problem of incorrect display of symbols or signs on your mobile phone in a sent message, most likely the problem is in the Russification of the phone or in “broken” settings. In most cases, mobile phones purchased from markets may not display the required encoding. Accordingly, all information posted in SMS or mms will be displayed extremely incorrectly.
In order to read the notification message when a friend or acquaintance sends a beggar, you need to:
- Enter a key combination like “*111*6*2#” + “Call” - and the mobile phone will be switched to transliteration mode. This means that all information received via SMS or mms will be displayed exclusively in English letters.
- Enter the key combination “*111*6*1#” + “Call” - and your cell phone will “return” back, providing information in Russian.
IMPORTANT: Remember that the “reverse transition” to the Cyrillic alphabet must be performed only at the moment when you are absolutely sure that the phone “will be able” to read the required format. If you bought a new phone or turned to specialists for help, the right time has come.
How to use
The only solution to scamming a homeless person from MTS within the Call Me Back service is to use a special team. Take the following steps:
- Dial the combination *110*recipient number# on your phone and call
- Receive a message that your request has been sent successfully.
- If unsuccessful, send the request to another user.
If you were unable to get the homeless person off MTS due to technical glitches or the end of the limit, use the alternative option - Help Out. With its help, you can call MTS or Megafon subscribers at the expense of the call recipient. The essence of the service is that the subscriber receives a call with an offer to pay for the call. If he agrees, the conversation is free for the caller. To dial, you need to dial 0880 (subscriber number in 10-digit format) and call.
How to block requests to call back
Not wanting to receive requests for a call back from familiar and unfamiliar contacts, you can completely refuse them. In this case, a user who wants to send you an SMS asking for a call back will see on his device after leaving a request a negative response with a notification that the user has refused to receive requests.
To refuse to accept “Call me back” on MTS, you should activate the USSD code *110*0# (click on “Call” after dialing). After a couple of seconds, the device display will display a notification that the receipt of requests has been suspended.
If you later need to enable the receipt of such messages, use a similar code, replacing the number of the specific action: *110*1#. Just as in the previous case, a notification will appear on the screen that you are again open to requests for a call back.
Important addition! If, when using the USSD portal to connect or disconnect services, you see incomprehensible symbols, switch the service to transliteration using the command *111*6*1#. After this, all messages will be displayed in Latin letters. To switch to the Cyrillic alphabet you need to use the command *111*6*2#.
Terms of Use
Before throwing off a homeless person on MTS, you need to decide on the conditions for receiving the service. Basic points:
- The maximum number of requests is up to five per day.
- Availability - all subscribers of the company without exception.
- Receiving a homeless card is available to subscribers of all mobile operators.
- The regional location of the recipient and sender does not matter.
As you can see, any subscriber of a mobile operator can send a homeless person from MTS to SIM cards of other providers. In this case, the tariff plan and the amount of funds in the account do not matter.
Alternative
Before you send a beggar with a megaphone, it makes sense to also consider other ways to stay in touch with a negative balance. For example, it can be very useful. Before the number of the called subscriber, indicate the numbers 000. For example, if you need to make a call to the number 89193824225, then the call will be made at the expense of the interlocutor by dialing 00089193824225. The subscriber to whom the call is addressed, after accepting the call, will be connected to an autoinformer, which will inform him that the call is carried out at the expense of the receiving party and to accept it you need to press the number 1.
Another very useful one. If none of the above methods suits you, and there is no way to top up your account, you can use a service in which the operator provides a certain amount for a certain period. You can use the command *106# or by calling 0006. As part of this service, the subscriber can top up his account with 50, 100 or 300 rubles.
This is where we will end this article. Now you know how to send a beggar from a megaphone. We hope the material we prepared was useful to you. You can also watch a video that demonstrates the process of connecting the services described above.
How to know if a request has been sent
Sending a homeless person to MTS is only half the solution, because you need to make sure the SMS is delivered. If a person does not receive a “dispatch”, there will be no call back. Information about successful sending can be obtained from the received message. The following options are possible here:
- You have decided to send a homeless person to an MTS subscriber. In this case, you receive an SMS indicating that your request to call back has been delivered. Here the system offers to use the Help Out service by dialing *880#.
- The request was sent to a subscriber of another provider company. In this case, a message comes that the request to call back has been delivered. In this case, an offer is given to top up the balance using a bank card without commission by dialing USSD *115# or using the link oplata.mts.ru.
If you figured out how to reset a homeless person on MTS and followed the recommendations in the article, there shouldn’t be any difficulties. But sometimes the system fails. If the request is not delivered, a message is received stating that the request to call back has been accepted, and in addition you can add money to the balance using a bank card by dialing *115# or using the URL oplata.mts.ru.
Option Description
An expression mentioning a homeless person implies a request to call back, which can be sent by subscribers with a zero or negative balance. To use this service, subscribers must dial a special service combination *110*xxxxxxxxxxx# on their mobile phone. In this case, instead of x, you must write down the phone number of the recipient of the request. You should write down 8 at the beginning of the number.
After sending a USSD request, the owner of the number specified in the request will receive a message asking to call back, and the sender will be sent an SMS with a report on the transaction performed.
It is important to note that you can send and receive requests anywhere in Russia.
In this case, the recipient can be a client of any operator.
But you should remember that the total number of requests is limited to 20 per day. If the specified limit is exceeded, the option will become temporarily unavailable.
Reviews about the service
The company’s subscribers note that sending a homeless person to MTS is a matter of a few seconds, and a full-fledged alternative does not yet exist. If you analyze the reviews, you can identify positive and negative comments. Let's consider each of the groups separately.
Pros (according to subscribers):
- the ability to send a request even with a zero balance;
- no restrictions on operators where a homeless person can be sent;
- simplicity of USSD combination;
- high delivery rate;
- presence of a confirmation message.
Minuses:
- requests do not always reach the subscriber;
- during the day you can send no more than five homeless people;
- There may be problems with displaying information (more on this below).
Features and conditions
The conditions and features of this MTS service include the following points:
- The subscriber is given the opportunity to create a “Black” or “White” list. Calls from them from subscribers will be rejected accordingly or consent to talk will be obtained. This option is called “Personal List”, which can be activated by sending a request *111*785# using the call button.
- It is allowed to talk at the expense of another subscriber no more than 10 times a day.
- When active, the connection via the Help Out service will not occur.
- It will not work when called by this one.
- Subscribers with activated tariffs of the “Cool” line have access to only outgoing calls.
- Corporate clients can set a limit on the number of beggars accepted. For this purpose, the “Help Gray List” service is provided, which is connected in MTS communication stores or through the Virtual Manager.
- The cost of one minute of an incoming call ranges from 2 to 8 rubles 90 kopecks. It depends on the region of registration of the caller, and the person who receives the beggar. In roaming, such calls are even more expensive, and depend on the country of residence (from 20 to 80 rubles).
- Outgoing calls using the “Help out” option do not apply to services that provide discounts, for example, to regular customers or to favorite numbers.
- These calls do not participate in special programs for accumulating call packages.
Useful: How to disable on MTS
If you don’t have enough money to make a call, send an SMS or access the Internet, then ask to deposit funds to your subscriber number of any operator. The recipient of the beacon can be a user of Beeline, MTS, Tele2 or other mobile communication companies.
The option is provided free of charge and does not need to be activated. In order to send a beggar, enter the command *143* before the recipient's phone number, and then insert the # symbol, for example, *143*892458963256#. You can dial the phone number in any way – after 8, +7 or without a prefix at all.
A client can send no more than 5 beggars in 24 hours. Monthly limit of 30 requests. If the recipient of the message is outside the network coverage area, then after 12 hours the request to top up the account will no longer be able to be delivered to the subscriber.
The option is valid at home, when traveling around Russia and in international roaming. When using the service, the subscriber automatically agrees to receive messages containing informational or advertising text.
You can call a beggar from a Megafon number for free. If, on the contrary, you receive a similar SMS, be sure to check the correct number. Megafon is not responsible for topping up a phone that is incorrect.
How to transfer Free from MTS to Beeline, Megafon or TELE2
To activate the request to call back from subscribers of other cellular networks, for example, Megafon, Beeline and TELE2, you should follow the same steps. The service is available to all users without any restrictions.
The “Top up your account” option is also freely available. To do this, you need to enter the request: *116*<interlocutor_number>#. The application will be sent to the specified number within a few minutes.
