Subscribers of many operators are faced with the imposition of paid services. Typically, to connect or deactivate a service, you need to send an SMS to a specific short number. The cost of services is determined by the mobile operator itself or partners. The service connection itself sometimes occurs without the user’s knowledge. We invite you to find out who owns number 4446 and how to deactivate a paid subscription.
Who is the owner of number 4446
4446 belongs to the Russian content provider and application developer I-Free. The official website of the company is i-free.com. Aifri is engaged in innovative projects based on NFC, mobile technologies and artificial intelligence, as well as micropayments, electronic payment systems, creating interfaces for Smart House systems and promoting digital products. The company has branches in Belarus, Kazakhstan, India and China. Despite a number of achievements, I-Free has a rather dubious reputation. For example, in 2008-2009, partners cooperating with Ifri on micropayments repeatedly reported delays in payments and violations of agreements.
Description and cost of the service
Most subscriptions are not included in the list of offers from Beeline; they may relate to other third-party services. If the subscriber independently or unknowingly activated additional paid content on his phone, then after that he will receive daily notifications in the form of SMS or MMS with advertising content.
gives the user access to the “vidz.cool” service. We do not recommend clicking on this link, otherwise you will see a pop-up window warning about the presence of SMS fraud. After connecting, you will receive a notification confirming your registration on the site. For using this useless function, 30 rubles will be debited from your personal account every day. Content is launched on the number without the consent of the owner.
On the Beeline website there is a special application for checking short numbers, in the help and support tab. Here you can indicate a suspicious contact and receive comprehensive information about the ordered content.
Algorithm for deactivating services
Many people complain that their smartphones spontaneously send SMS messages to an unknown contact 4446, after which different amounts are deducted from the balance. Most often, charges occur when advertising videos are shown during mobile games, containing hidden “redirects” to paid subscriptions. If the purchase of game currency or artifacts is confirmed, a request is automatically sent from your mobile phone to 4446. To cancel Aifri services, you must use one of the following methods:
- Go to the site using the link from the game and deactivate it.
- Beeline subscribers need to send an SMS with the text “STOP” to 2210. Money is not withdrawn from the account for sending a service message.
- MTS users will need to send an SMS with identical text to 770640.
Tele2 subscribers need to log into their personal account on the tele2.ru website and go to the “Connected services” tab. You can view the full list of activated subscriptions in the “My Tele2” mobile application (available for download in the Google Play Store and AppStore). Subscribers of all other operators should call the technical support service and contact the manager with a request to deactivate the paid subscription. To disable paid options, call center employees can request the full name of the SIM card owner or passport information.
Disable short numbers on Beeline
Beeline subscribers can check all their paid subscriptions in their personal account in their profile. To do this, click “Subscriptions” and in the section. Here you can disable any paid service under the number discussed in the article, which you connected by accident or you no longer need. Each subscription will be canceled if you send an SMS to the number from which you subscribed to the services, and in the text you need to write the word “STOP” or “STOP”. The official website confirms this statement. There can be no exceptions. I hope you understand what this number is and how you can disable the service under phone number 4446.
Features of short numbers
In order to understand the specifics of how short numbers work, it is worth taking a closer look at the meaning of key terms:
- Aggregators are large Internet providers that rent telephone numbers.
- Content providers are organizations that rent numbers from mobile operators to distribute their own services and products. They often rent out phone numbers to various aggregators.
- Partners are individuals or officials who rent short telephone numbers to activate or provide paid options.
The services provided by aggregators are virtually uncontrolled, so short numbers are often used by scammers to deceive subscribers. You can minimize the risk of encountering such scammers by deactivating such subscriptions.
How to find out the status of subscriptions
There are several ways to make sure you have subscriptions to any Tele2 content:
- The most obvious of them is calling the operator using the short number 611. However, this option may take you a lot of time, given the heavy workload of consultants.
- The second method involves visiting the Tele2 operator’s communication salon, for which you will definitely need an identity card (preferably a passport).
- You can also use the “Personal Account” service. This is very convenient, since all information regarding the services will be right in front of you. All you have to do is disable unnecessary ones, if any.
- And the last method, which uses USSD commands to achieve the goal. To clarify the availability of any connections to paid Tele2 content, you need to dial *144*1#. If you need to manage one or all services, use the *144# menu, which was created specifically for such cases. Moreover, to view your subscriptions, you can access another menu, namely *111#. It is more functional, so finding the desired section will probably take a little longer than in the previous case.
Disabling services in MTS
MTS subscribers have the opportunity to immediately deactivate all paid services that were activated using short numbers. This option is available in your personal account (section “Content Prohibition”). An alternative option is to contact the MTS call center by calling 8-800-250-08-90 or 0890 (valid only for mobile devices). In order to deactivate all paid options, you can use the combination *984# + “Call” key. An identical ban is activated automatically if you switch to a corporate tariff plan.
What is this service Order content from Beeline
This one itself from Beeline 9731 provides the subscriber with various forms of paid digital content - pictures, news, jokes, horoscopes, music and more. This service is provided through a mobile click by Informpartner LLC. The subscription fee for using the service is 30 rubles per day, and 900 rubles per month.
In the vast majority of cases, you may not even notice how you connected to a paid service, because confirmation of connection (for example, by entering a confirmation code on the site) is not used here. In the best case, you will receive an SMS from number 9731 that you have already subscribed to this service. At worst, you will find out about it after the balance on your mobile account becomes negative.
In case of complaints from subscribers, the operator usually refers to the virus that performed the “mobile click” for the subscriber. At the same time, the operator is not at all embarrassed by the fact that a “mobile click” can be carried out from an old push-button telephone, which actually does not have an operating system. And, consequently, the viruses themselves.
To check the services connected to your number, we recommend dialing *110*09# on your phone and pressing the call button. You will receive a response in the form of an SMS message.
Is it possible to see the entire list of services and numbers that the service does not block?
Yes, expand the full list below.
Services: Apple Music, ivi* subscription option, MTS TV, MTS Music, MTS Library, MTS Development, MTS Games, MTS Fitness, Kaspersky Security for MTS, MTS Radio, MTS Radio+, MTS GOOD'OK
Voice numbers: 101, 102, 103, 104, 0515, 0530, 0544, 0547, 0548, 0550, 0551, 0563, 0567, 0570, 0590, 0793, 0800, 0850, 0851, 0860, 0876, 0880, 0887, 0890, 0990, 111, 112, 1117, 1331, 3210
SMS: 333, 550, 900, 999, 0567, 1065, 1071, 1093, 1095, 1110, 1124, 1200, 1207, 1223, 1250, 1255, 1265, 1307, 1315, 1326, 1414, 1422, 1453, 1556, 1616, 1681, 1909, 1922, 1976, 2101, 2210, 2222, 2244, 2254, 2256, 2413, 2424, 2425, 2486, 2532, 2558, 2580, 2655, 2722, 2888, 3115, 3116, 3210, 3242, 3315, 3316, 3333, 3339, 4042, 4105, 4108, 4141, 4345, 4411, 4442, 4447, 4545, 4555, 4556, 4741, 4767, 5000, 5115, 5150, 5248, 5500, 5507, 5541, 5542, 5878, 5970, 6162, 6222, 6470, 6556, 6566, 6666, 6805, 6990, 6996, 7112, 7195, 7243, 7377, 7392, 7525, 7535, 7545, 7576, 7676, 7715, 7722, 7734, 7736, 7740, 7755, 7757, 7760, 7761, 7762, 7763, 7764, 7775, 7875, 7878, 8070, 8462, 8776, 8860, 8888, 8910, 9000, 9001, 9051, 9091, 9092, 9093, 9112, 9118, 9125, 9126, 9333, 9848, 98981, 111001, 770072, 770256, 770321, 770323, 770420, 770527, 770536, 770575, 770663, 771093, 771401, 771524, 771572, , 772200, 772474, 772487, 772490, 772491, 772492, 772537, 772541, 772546, 772555, .
*When the ivi option is connected, it is automatically disabled.
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 4446). 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,
Connected subscriptions
We figured out how to remove unnecessary options - finally, let’s note how to find out if you have subscriptions.
- Dial the combination *110*09# and click the call button;
- Detailed information about connected subscriptions will appear on the mobile screen.
Watch the video instructions on how to disable other paid subscriptions.
Now you know what a message from a short number means and you can deal with unnecessary subscriptions. Carefully monitor the balance status, study the details and do not follow unverified links. See below for customer reviews of cellular communications.
Fraudulent scheme
As mentioned above, the short number 4446 is used to make purchases in mobile games from “I-free”. Paid content in applications is a common way of monetization, but in this case, the program can send messages and connect expensive services without notifying the user.
Users of Samsung phones should be especially careful, since the applications supplied with the device include games from “I-free” that independently send SMS to 4446.
How to ban paid subscriptions
You can protect your phone number from scammers in two ways:
- Install. The option restricts receiving and writing SMS and MMS from unknown short numbers from content providers. The terms do not apply to information notices from Beeline. To activate the function, you can call the special contact “0858”. There is no need to pay to use it.
- Create an additional account under the Cost Control option. The subscription fee is zero rubles. This is the allocated balance from which payments for connected subscriptions will be made. If you keep it at zero, then useless content will not be installed. To activate, dial USSD code *110*5062#. To find out your current balance, enter *662#.
Attention! The features of the provision of services and their cost are described in the article for residents of the Moscow region; check the information with local Beeline managers in your city. From the article we learned how to protect your mobile device from connecting unwanted subscriptions and services that do not bring anything useful to the subscriber
Sometimes the culprit of waste is the consumer himself, so take precautions when surfing the Internet
From the article we learned how to protect your mobile device from connecting unwanted subscriptions and services that do not bring anything useful to the subscriber
Sometimes the culprit of waste is the consumer himself, so take precautions when surfing the Internet
Articles and Lifehacks
Typically, the term “content” refers to various contents. Many subscribers are interested in what Beeline content is
. Perhaps they mean directly digital content, developed taking into account the technical features of a particular mobile device. However, this article is devoted to a special service of the Beeline operator called “Content Provider Services”. Those who have already found out and decided to take advantage of this offer, of course, will not be able to use the competitor’s service.
from Beeline: what is it?
This service allows Beeline subscribers to find out the cost of content for free, even before they request to download it to their mobile device. Various information and reference services, games, melodies, etc. are offered as content.
We may well see advertisements for many of these services on television. To order this or that content, you just need to make a call to the specified short number, send an online request or send an SMS message. There are services that are provided on a subscription basis and fees for these are debited from our balance on a daily basis.
Beeline is responsible for ensuring that high-quality content is provided to its customers' requests. The suppliers of such content, that is, providers, are various organizations offering informational, entertainment, gaming and other services. To access services, separate short numbers are created. They usually contain 4-6 digits. The list of such numbers can be found on the operator’s website. You can also read the terms and conditions for these services there. In addition, you can find out exactly for a specific subscriber.
Having decided what Beeline content is, we have the right to find out its cost for free by sending an SMS message with a question mark to the specified short number. The company selects its partners very carefully. If we encounter unfair or low-quality provision of services, we can contact the support service at 0611. You can also leave a request on the Beeline website.
To pay for the selected service or services, you can activate an additional balance. To do this, you need to send a request *110*5062# and press the call button. This is done free of charge.
How to connect from Beeline?
To receive this or that content, it is enough to make a request, having previously found out its cost. The service does not require a special connection. As already mentioned, clients can report all illegal actions by calling 0611. This service is available only in the Russian Federation and is not provided in roaming.
Connect and receive
As already mentioned, content can be useful as well as annoying. For those who agree with this statement, let's briefly dwell on the issue of connection.
As always, Tele2 offers several options for connecting:
- A service with which you can manage your SIM card 100% - “Personal Account”. After authorization, you will need to find a section with a list of all available services for connection and select the ones you like most.
- The operator has created a special portal dedicated exclusively to mobile subscriptions. The site URL looks like this - wap.teleru
. By visiting it and going to the “Catalog” section, you have the opportunity to choose a subscription to any amount of content. By clicking on the item you like, you will see the information required for registration, namely the code and the number to which it needs to be sent. An example of a window can be found in the photo below.
Messages are usually delivered daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
by local time. It is worth noting that you have a choice of how to receive information, which consists of three points:
