Many owners of mobile devices have encountered unexpected withdrawals from their accounts for entertainment packages, which are often connected without the subscriber’s knowledge or by mistake. In order to save its users from such misunderstandings, Megafon is available.
After connecting, the user will have two accounts: a main one for paying for communication services and an additional one for paying for music, movies and other paid content. I'll tell you about this proposal in order.
What are subscriptions
To begin with, let us remind you what applies to paid subscriptions. These are information and entertainment messages from short numbers: all kinds of horoscopes, online recipes, jokes, erotic content and invitations to games.
Each operator has its own subscriptions (Beeline Books, Megafon Press) and hundreds of partner subscriptions, for the content (and cost) of which it is not responsible. You can pay for both types of these subscriptions from your content account (or, on the contrary, refuse to pay for them).
Prices for individual regions
| Region/Service | Connection, rub. | Subscription fee, rub./month | Monthly fee for a number with code 499, rub./month | Monthly fee for a number with code 495, rub./month |
| Moscow | 0 | — | 250 | 495 |
| Lipetsk | 0 | 100 | — | — |
| Voronezh | 0 | 100 | — | — |
| Krasnodar, Krasnodar region | 0 | 50 | — | — |
| Khabarovsk | 0 | 100
| — | — |
| Republic of Tatarstan | 0 | 98 | — | — |
| Kirov, Kirov region/Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk region. | 20 | 90 | — | — |
| Voronezh | 0 | 100 |
To remember your additional number, you need to dial *205#. Only one additional MegaFon is connected to one federal number. It will work in roaming and in the Home region, which makes the service different from some others.
Content account - what is it?
When you purchase a SIM card, you enter into an agreement with the operator, and you are assigned a main personal account - it is through it that by default the account is topped up and debited for all operations, including the subscription fee, services above it and paid subscriptions.
Along with the main personal account, you can open an additional, auxiliary personal account to pay exclusively for information and entertainment services. From the moment it is connected, subscription fees will only go from here, and if there is no money in the content account, then from nowhere at all - it is impossible to go negative on it, the service simply will not be provided. You can top up your content account by transferring from your main account.
The right to an additional (content) account is enshrined in Law of the Russian Federation No. 229-FZ “On Amendments to the Federal Law “On Communications”. The document obliges operators to create such an account at your request, but the operators carefully hide this opportunity - there is practically no information to be found on official websites. And all because from each partner who provides you with infotainment services, they receive a certain reward, practically without spending any effort.
Not only paid subscriptions, but also participation in polls, competitions and similar events can also be paid from the content account. At the same time, the money with which you top up your main mobile account will remain inviolable.
So, a content account is a way to protect yourself from unnecessary spending and uncontrolled debiting of funds for subscriptions that you connected by accident. After connecting an additional account, the money on the main account will only be spent on subscription fees and cellular services in excess of the package. Nothing extra!
Before creating a content account, it is recommended to find out if there are any subscriptions at all. Let us recall the commands for the main operators:
- "Megafon" - `*583#`
- MTS - `*152*2#`, then “My current subscriptions”
- "Beeline" – `*110*09#`
- Tele2 - `*189#`
Information can also be obtained in the personal account of each operator. At Beeline, for example, information about paid content is hidden in the “Connected services and information services” section.
The essence of the problem
Nobody needs unexpected expenses. It would seem that if you know your tariff plan and follow it, you can avoid excessive communication costs. But strange debits from the account still occur. When contacting the call center of a mobile operator on this issue, more and more often, subscribers receive an answer that this expense transaction was made for a content service.
This category of services includes: paid SMS, watching videos, listening (not even downloading) audio products, subscribing to paid pages . Most often, curious children and elderly people who are poorly versed in technology are attracted to this advertising campaign. But it is not a fact that an ordinary middle-aged person who often uses the mobile Internet cannot become a victim of such “legal” extortion of money.
How to connect a content account on Megafon
This operator is one of the few that has given quite detailed information about offering to open an additional account to pay for subscriptions, quizzes, games, pictures, ringtones and videos and top it up with the selected amount. Write-offs will not exceed the balance of the additional account. If there is not enough money, the service simply will not be provided.
The cost of connection to Megafon is 0 rubles, the cost of service is 0 rubles.
To transfer money to the content account from the main balance, use the command *393#. To connect and disconnect, you need to contact the nearest operator’s salon; for quick service, you can fill out an application form in advance. It is on the website.
Please note that when changing the number, the content account, unlike the main one, does not change.
Features of the service
Once your mobile phone is connected to the service, you will need to perform a few simple steps. Otherwise, each time you log in, you will be automatically redirected to listen to the greeting, and you will also have to enter a code each time to use the service.
Therefore, it is much more convenient to perform the proposed actions immediately. So, what needs to be done to fully use the option on Megafon:
- listen to the entire introductory instructions;
- record a greeting;
- set a password.
If for some reason you missed any of the points, you can always use the help of an autoinformer by calling the short number 222. You can also access the service menu using a USSD request * 105 * 602 # or through your Personal Account.
How to connect a content account to MTS
Here it is called a “separate personal account”, the rules for opening and using it are established by the “Procedure for the Provision of Content Services”. Upon application by the user, the operator creates a separate account within 10 days and assigns it a virtual phone number, which can be replenished by any means - transfers from the main one, through a card or payment terminal.
You can check the balance of a separate content account using the command *100*103#.
After opening an account, provider services are paid only from here, with the exception of state and municipal services.
You should be aware that when you open a separate account, the “Content Ban” service is automatically disabled if it was previously activated. Now you can protect yourself from paid subscriptions only by limiting the amount on your additional personal account.
This is useful: the command *152*2# will help you view the list of subscriptions and unsubscribe.
An application for opening a content account can only be submitted at the operator’s office; a pre-filled form will help save time. Then wait for the SMS and top up your content account like a regular number (if desired).
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How to connect a content account on Beeline
If you look for information about the Beeline content account on the official website, you will not find anything, because the operator calls this service “Cost Control”, and it is on this page that it offers to create an additional balance to pay for paid services, melodies, etc. . Connection and maintenance, as elsewhere, are free. If there are no funds on the additional balance, you will not be able to use the paid services of providers.
This option is especially convenient for controlling children's expenses.
Beeline's management is the simplest - only here you can do without going to the office.
To connect an additional balance (content account) there is a command *110*5062#.
Check the status of your additional account - *622#.
The virtual number of the additional balance is the same as the main number, but the first digit changes to 6. That is, for the number (905) ХХХХХХХ the additional balance will be (605) ХХХХХХХ. The second option can be replenished with reasonable amounts that will be spent on paid content. Or you can keep it at zero for complete protection against unnecessary spending.
SIM blocking by calling the operator
One of the most reliable, but inconvenient ways to block a number is to call the Megafon customer support center. You can call the operator from a mobile number at 0500 or 88005500500.
After contacting the provider’s specialist, you need to voice your desire to block the SIM card. Here you need to understand that in order to avoid cases of fraud or an unpleasant prank, the operator will ask you to voice your passport data to identify the owner of the SIM card. If all formalities are successfully completed, the blocking service will be activated.
Important! Number blocking is a paid service and requires a monthly subscription fee. The subscription fee is most often 30 rubles. per month, but for a number of tariffs it is higher. For example, a monthly deactivation of the All Inclusive S tariff plan will cost 75 rubles, and blocking a SIM card with the Unlimited tariff will cost 150 rubles.
Among the pleasant financial moments, it should be noted that there is no need to pay a subscription fee for the tariff plan throughout the entire time the SIM card is blocked. The disadvantage of this method of temporarily deactivating a SIM card is the frequent long wait for a connection with an operator.
Summary
Content account is one of the names of an additional personal account intended to pay for infotainment services. The right to an account is fixed in the Law “On Communications”; it is opened upon the application of the subscriber.
In most cases, to connect a content account, you need to contact the operator’s communication center. He will assign a virtual number that can be topped up like any other. Paid subscriptions will be paid from this balance; the money in the main personal account will remain safe. The content account can be kept zero, then entertainment services will simply not be provided.
Tips for subscribers
If your phone is stolen or lost, you should immediately use one of the above methods. Attackers who have taken possession of a number can cause a lot of trouble for the owner, especially if they have certain information about it. And this is not difficult to find out by digging a little into your phone. What can happen:
- Many banks have a personal account linked to the client’s contact number. Once logged in, attackers can steal your money.
- Many smartphone owners install mobile applications of the banks they serve. If a login password is not set, money can be stolen using only one phone.
- Using fraudulent schemes, people calling from your number can defraud gullible citizens of money.
- They can simply set you up - for example, call the police from your phone and report a bomb.
In the last two cases, during the investigation, the nerves will be spoiled, first of all, by the owner to whom the number is registered. It is often difficult to prove that a Megafon SIM card is lost or stolen. Do not risk your own safety - in such cases it should be blocked immediately.
