There are many reasons why we might want to know how long you have had a mobile , among them is to find out how long we have had it, but it is equally important to know how long you have had the used mobile phone that we are going to buy. For all this, we want to give you keys that will be very useful for determining real time.
As with many things, technology does not offer us a single solution, and we are going to find several. If you are unsure of the information received, we always recommend that you select at least two of the methods to ensure that the information is true
about the time when you have a mobile phone.
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- Find out the time of a mobile phone since its purchase. The purchase invoice tells the truth.
- The IMEI number gives us all the information
- You can’t trust the “physical” state of your mobile phone
The essence of the problem
There is a possibility that fraudsters have used your passport data and are now using the MTS number (like any other operator) registered in your name.
This is especially true for Crimea, because During the rush in 2014, many left their passport details to the first MTS-Russia starter pack dealer they came across.
Here is an example of this problem in one of the communities on the social network VKontakte:
Is it possible to find out which SIM cards are registered to me?
In addition, when registering a phone number, your passport data is used, which means scammers have access to it. One can only guess what other actions they will take with such information. After all, they can get a loan or microloan. Which will also lead to unpleasant consequences. To keep the situation with left numbers on Megafon under control, you need to periodically check their availability. And also be more attentive to personal information. Megafon also has several ways to check such information.
What could this mean for you?
The balance of a number that you didn’t know about may go into the negative , and they will start calling you asking you to repay the debt. The amounts can reach quite impressive values (hundreds and thousands of rubles) and the case can go to court.
If the number you are using is registered to an unknown person , then you are at risk :
- All your social media accounts
- Your email
- Electronic wallets
- And even your bank account
After all, the legal owner of the number can, using a passport, restore “your” number to himself and use everything listed above!
There may be other consequences that are more burdensome, but let’s not spoil our mood, but simply check how many MTS phone numbers are registered to you.
Control methods
To avoid finding yourself in such an unpleasant situation, perform periodic checks and carefully monitor your personal data. There are several simple ways to find out the numbers on your passport.
Call the hotline
Megafon has a well-developed feedback system. Technical support is always available for you. Dial the short telephone number 0500. Wait until the autoinformer voices all the offers, after which a specialist will answer. Ask him the question you have, give him his passport details and answer a few questions to clarify his identity. After this, the operator will tell you how many numbers are registered with you. In addition, you can request help online on the operator’s official website.
Attention! The cost of a call to the service support number is not subject to tariffs in the home region; outside of it, in international roaming conditions and in Russia, the price may differ.
Instructions for searching for numbers in your MTS personal account
1. Follow the link https://login.mts.ru/ to enter your MTS personal account and enter any of your MTS numbers and password (if you have not registered, you can click the “Receive password via SMS” link):
2. After logging into your personal account, in the top right, find the “Settings” link and click on it (by the way, immediately check whether your last name, first name, and patronymic are listed under the “Settings” button):
3. On the page that opens, click on the item “List of agreements” , then on the link “Check out the list of agreements” :
4. On the “List of Agreements” page, click the “Generate report” button (the message “Request registered!” will appear):
5. After a few seconds refresh the page , you should see a link “List of contracts for XX.XX.2016” , click on it:
6. You will see a list of all contracts with a list of active MTS numbers (all numbers registered to you are indicated in the “Subscriber number” column):
Addition: if phone numbers are not displayed
If in the sixth step phone numbers are not visible, then use the form for sending a report by e-mail on the same page (it is located just above).
Step by step:
- Find the heading “Generate a report and send by e-mail”
- Enter your email
- Click the "Send by email"
You will receive an email with a complete table containing both contract numbers and telephone numbers (subscriber number).
How to find out how many SIM cards are registered per subscriber
Often, citizens learn that there is a telephone number from operators when they receive a letter notifying them of the debt they have accumulated on their telephone bill, which must be repaid within a specific time frame. Sometimes the message is sent by the operator to other numbers of the subscriber who has a problem account.
- call the provider’s technical support, explain the problem to the manager and wait for a specialist’s response;
- personally come to the operator’s office with your passport, ask a salon employee with your question and receive the necessary information for free;
- Some providers provide the opportunity to obtain such information offsite, through the subscriber’s account.
- call the provider’s technical support, explain the problem to the manager and wait for a specialist’s response;
- personally come to the operator’s office with your passport, ask a salon employee with your question and receive the necessary information for free;
- Some providers provide the opportunity to obtain such information offsite, through the subscriber’s account.
What to do if your last name is not in your personal account?
If in your MTS-Russia personal account, when you log in using your phone number, your last name, first name and patronymic are not indicated, then there are two solutions.
- You received a number from your passport and you have an agreement: contact MTS support service and describe the problem indicating the agreement number.
- You received a number without a passport: you will have to buy a new starter package and link to it all your accounts on social networks, e-mail, electronic wallets, in general, in all services where you indicated your number, and replace it with a new one. After this, you can also try to resolve the issue with technical support.
I repeat that this case is more dangerous than the next one, because... your number can be blocked at any time and you can lose all your accounts that are linked to this number.
Find out the time of your mobile phone since its purchase
There are two types of time that we can find out from the mobile phone and the first one we are going to discover is the smartphone usage time. This means that this is the time when the smartphone was outside the store and therefore in the hands of the user, who could be us or someone else if it is a used terminal.
The purchase invoice tells the truth
The easiest place where we are going to find the exact date of purchase and even the time is on the invoice. Whether the mobile phone was purchased in a store and we have a physical account, or it was purchased in an online store and is in the e-mail, information with the date and, therefore, the age of the mobile is at our disposal.
The IMEI number gives us all the information
To know the time of our mobile phone, we can also rely on the IMEI number, which gives us all the information about the device . This number is unique, so it gives us information only about a specific mobile phone. To find out the time of a mobile phone, we have to imitate the steps we take to find out the warranty of a mobile phone and hence access or contact the manufacturer's website to find out the sale day of the mobile phone and find out its age.
You can’t trust the “physical” state of your mobile phone
Another solution that we could consider valid for determining the time of a mobile phone is the physical state, although this is not at all reliable. We can find a mobile phone that has been taken care of to perfection, with a cover and a protective film, so even if it is 4 years old, we will not be able to see it. Likewise, on the contrary, we can only trust “legal documents” that show the time that a smartphone has.
What to do with extra MTS numbers?
If there are MTS numbers in the list that you did not know about, urgently contact the support service at 0890 or via the link https://anketa.ssl.mts.ru/ind/feedback/, or on social networks, for example, VKontakte.
But it’s better to immediately write a statement at the nearest MTS subscriber service center .
A statement of non-participation in the contract can also be sent online:
- Here
- Print, fill out, sign
- Scan the application and a copy of your passport (pages with photo and registration mark, last page with mark of previously issued passports)
- Send both documents by email
I hope everything worked out for you, and you found out all your MTS mobile numbers in your personal account and didn’t find anything unnecessary
