For some reason it seemed to me that the days of absolutely blatant spam from operators were over. That they learned a simple lesson: all informational, entertainment, and any other unsolicited messages should be turned off.
But Beeline was very surprised.
For a very long time I could not understand why the new iPad Pro with M1 works so little . I was already thinking about writing here about it - they say, something is wrong with the device.
For two weeks I regularly left it during the day with 70-80% charge, and the next day I opened it and saw a black screen with a cable. I didn’t really understand what was happening, so I tried resetting and reconfiguring, including without backups.
The answer turned out to be much simpler - and at the same time more unexpected. So much so that he decided to publicly complain. And warn others.
How can I find out what paid services and subscriptions are on my phone?
To obtain complete information about paid services and subscriptions, Beeline provides its subscribers with a lot of opportunities:
- USSD combination – *110*09#Call. You will receive information via SMS;
- Dial 067409 – the list will be sent via SMS;
- Call the operator - 0611. He will provide all the information you are interested in, for this you need to provide your passport information;
- Contact the company office. There you will be given the entire list of connected options. Be sure to bring your passport with you to verify your identity.
Where does advertising come from?
To permanently get rid of advertising mailings that come via SMS messages to a mobile gadget, be it a smartphone or tablet, you need to find out where these mailings come from. There can be an unlimited number of such advertising sources:
- The Chameleon advertising service sends advertising text messages informing subscribers about various innovations in the information and entertainment fields.
- Advertising services from - these messages disseminate information about the communication services of this company.
- Various companies and organizations - such text messages contain information about the offers of any services or the sale of goods.
- Targeted advertising . In such SMS messages, information that you once signed is sent. Sometimes it happens by accident and then is forgotten.
- Paid subscriptions . Such information channels send paid advertisements on your phone screen from those sources and advertisers to which you have personally made a paid subscription.
As a result, we found that there are five places on the list of such advertising sources.
Service "Chameleon"
This advertising direction was organized by the Beeline company. It allows subscribers to receive newsletters and entertainment offers. As such, there are no advertisements in these messages. Subscribers are irritated by their constant and frequent mailings.
Beeline information services
Informational ones are implemented in the form of MMS and SMS, which contain information about the offers and promotions of the cellular company. They almost never contain annoying advertising messages from outside organizations. Only offers developed by the Beeline mobile operator are subject to distribution.
Mailings from various organizations
Third-party companies send out various information: advertising of goods, clothing, as well as advertising offers from construction companies, credit and banking organizations. Such messages are most often sent in large batches, which causes unnecessary irritation to cellular service customers. It is unlikely that anyone will like to receive SMS messages with continuous spam.
It is most difficult to get rid of such mailings, and to disable SMS advertising, compared to other advertising. They are distributed among subscribers of cellular networks, despite many prohibitions established in domestic laws.
Targeted advertising
If we consider targeted mailings, then advertisements are sent only to those subscribers who actually subscribed to them. Whether this was done deliberately or not at all is another question, but they were signed personally by the subscriber.
For example, many subscribers indicate their phone numbers in various questionnaires when subscribing to interesting offers from service and retail chains, car dealers and other companies. Some organizations copy and transfer the collected databases of telephone numbers to other similar mailers. This is actually a violation of the law.
Paid subscriptions
Such mobile information is not considered advertising, as the messages sent are for entertainment or informational purposes. Paid subscriptions and alerts are activated by the subscriber himself, using an Internet portal specializing in paid subscriptions, or by sending certain commands or requests. However, it would be wrong to consider such SMS messages received through paid subscriptions as advertising.
Disconnection methods
Methods:
Ussd command
The ussd command is a very convenient way.
If you already know which service needs to be removed, follow the appropriate steps:
| Disable code | Name of paid service |
| *100*400# | "Chameleon" |
| 5054 | “Newsletter” – send the word “Stop” |
| *767*0# | Refuse bonuses |
| *110*1470# | Opting out of online notifications |
| 0770 | "Beep" |
| *110*1470# | "Voice mail" |
| *100*400# | "Stay in touch" |
| *110*2010# | "SMS movement" |
| 9770 | To cancel, send the word “STOP” |
| *131*0*# | "Balance of loved ones" |
| 674090770 | "Hello" |
| 0683 | "My country" |
| 0684219030 | "Football Beeline" |
Mobile consultant
Use a mobile consultant - dial 0611. Such a call will not require Internet access or connection fees.
In your personal account
Instructions for your personal account:
- Log in to your personal account, enter your password and your number in the appropriate fields;
- A menu will appear on the screen, and the third item in the list will be “Services”, where you will find information.
In the application
For complete and convenient control over your account, install the “My Beeline” application. In the menu, you will find items of interest to check your cash costs.
Call the operator and contact the office
To call the operator, dial 8-800-700-06-11. A Beeline employee will provide all the necessary information and help you cancel unnecessary options.
If difficulties arise, contact the office, take your passport and phone number with you.
Via SIM menu
The inconvenience of this method is that the SIM menu is only available on new SIM cards. Owners of old ones can exchange them for new ones.
Disable all paid options
To disable all paid services, dial 0611 and then 1111. After 5-15 minutes they will call you back. Ask your operator to remove all options. The call is absolutely free.
Infotainment displays
The list of services from Beeline, operating on a subscription basis, includes the following options:
- “Menu” - sending interactive notifications sent to the phone no more than once every 30 days;
- “SMS+” - advertising messages shown to users after a telephone conversation;
- “SIM+” - information banners that appear on the phone screen when turned on;
- "Infostroke" - short notifications;
- “USSD Push” - messages about services that pop up in the “curtain” of the smartphone’s main screen;
- “Chameleon” is a multimedia option that constantly displays various advertising alerts on the screen.
When using functions from the list, the subscriber does not pay for:
- SMS delivery;
- viewing messages and opening built-in menus;
- delivery of the continuation of the text (if the first notification indicates that this is free).
Funds are debited from the balance if:
- an option was installed from the received message or content was ordered;
- a link was clicked from the notification (traffic is paid based on the terms of the subscriber’s tariff if the client does not use an Internet package).
In addition to the features provided by the operator, there are many other paid advertising subscriptions. If funds are constantly debited from your SIM card balance, it is recommended to check with your operator for information.
You can find out the list of installed advertising options in four ways:
- Via USSD command *110*09#. You will need to confirm the request. Information will be sent as SMS.
- Using the step-by-step USSD menu *111#. Following the prompts on the device screen, select the “Connected subscriptions” item.
- On the Beeline website in your personal account. You need to go to the connected services section. The user will see a table where all options connected to the number and their tariffs will be indicated.
- Through the “My Beeline” mobile application.
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Disabling paid subscriptions
Beeline offers its subscribers a large number of different entertainment and information subscriptions. They are paid, so you often have to pay a lot of money to use them.
Some subscriptions are not displayed in your “Personal Account”. Often people don’t even know about their existence.
You can also disable unnecessary subscriptions using SMS by sending the word “STOP” to the number from which the SMS about connection was delivered.
In the future, be sure to continue to monitor the connection of new paid services so that your funds do not go to unnecessary subscriptions. The most convenient way to do this is in the application or personal account.
Disabling advertising on Beeline using applications
If you are tired of advertising SMS messages on the Beeline cellular network, you can use mobile applications on your phone and tablet. They make it possible to block annoying messages being sent. You can find such programs in the Android application store - Play Market from Google. They are specially designed for this purpose, and are equipped with convenient tools.
"Beeline Menu" on the phone. What is this?
This is the distribution of certain paid service packages. Do not confuse pop-up notifications with the SIM menu, which will turn out to be very productive, as it will allow you to work with your tariff plan, connect and deactivate different options. It is not possible to disable the Beeline SIM menu, but this is not necessary.
Before you disable the “Beeline Menu” on your device, you need to understand the meaning of this function. When making any request, you most likely saw a small window with information about the service offered. Typically, there are only two options: accept or cancel. Very often, users accidentally click “OK,” thereby activating the service. This happens to many people because... When such a notification pops up, the device is automatically unlocked. You can completely accidentally choose the wrong one even when taking your mobile phone out of your pocket.
Beeline offers to use this service free of charge for 7 days. Therefore, you will not notice the debiting of funds immediately. Subsequently, a subscription fee will be charged daily. The mobile operator claims that notifications are displayed on the screen only a few times a month, but in reality they are displayed on the screen of your smartphone almost every day.
The cheapest tariff costs 400 ₽ per month
It’s called “EVERYTHING 1” and requires a daily fee of 13.33 RUB. For this money, the client receives 5 GB of mobile Internet, 200 minutes of communication in the home region and 300 SMS messages per month.
Here's what other operators in the Moscow region offer for the same amount:
| Service | MTS (Smart) | Megaphone (Turn on! Write) | Tele2 (My online) |
| Internet | 4 GB | 3 GB | 15 GB |
| Calls | 200 minutes | 300 minutes | 500 minutes |
| SMS | 200 | 300 | 50 |
How to block spam from various companies?
When various types of spam begin to arrive in abundance to a number in the form of SMS, you can easily remove SMS messaging of mobile advertising through the company’s website or by calling customer support at 0611 . And also, in order to block spam mailings from retail chains, it is worth tracking which numbers the messages are coming from. It is better to blacklist these numbers; you can read more about this service in the corresponding article.
There is a free number 007 , which belongs to the anti-spam protection platform of this mobile operator. The text of the mailing will be analyzed and after considering the client’s request to refuse spam delivery, the operator can take appropriate measures.
You can go negative for 3 days
To do this, you need to connect, it allows you to top up your balance with an amount from 30 to 500 ₽. The money will be available within three days. During this time you need to repay the debt. The amount of the trust payment depends on the monthly communication costs. Those who spend 50–70 rubles can count on 30 rubles, and those whose expenses are 400–1000 rubles can count on 250 rubles.
The service is available to customers who have been using Beeline for at least two to three months and spend 50–200 rubles per month on communications (depending on the tariff). A fee of 10–50 rubles is charged for it.
How to disable Beeline SMS newsletter?
If you receive free information messages from the operator and the subscriber does not need them, you can disable the function using the number 06740431. This option is suitable for disabling advertising SMS mailings of the Beeline network. If there is no need to receive messages about news and promotions, a call to 06740491 will help.
Trying to attract youth
The last time Beeline changed its identity was in 2005 and for the same reason - it was necessary to attract a new audience. It helped: after the update, the number of loyal subscribers increased from 22% to 31%.
This time the designers decided not to go too far from the usual logo. The circle was replaced with a sphere, and they also started writing “beeline” with a small letter - it’s more convenient and faster. And so, they say, they do everything now in informal correspondence in messengers.
Following the logo, the operator changed its slogan. Instead of saying, “Live on the bright side,” we now say, “We're on your side.” A bright life is fantastic, son, but where we are, at least we are together.
Beeline also shot a commercial. It conveys the ideas of responsible and smart motherhood, feminism, and the trend towards naturalness. The brand wants to be closer to young consumers:
At the same time, a new tariff “Your Solution” appeared with an emphasis on the individual needs of each subscriber. In 2021, it no longer sounds like a USP, but like a base - almost all Russian operators offer similar conditions.
The Beeline website and application have also been updated. Android owners can already appreciate the changes, but iPhone owners will have to wait - the application is in development.
There is a Beeline bank card with interest on the balance
The interest can reach 6% per annum, but for this you need to keep at least 700,000 rubles in the account. If you have, for example, 15,000 ₽ on your card, then only 1% per annum will be charged. Moreover, this service is free only if the balance on the card on any day of the month does not fall below 3,000 ₽, you spend at least 3,000 ₽ per month on the card or top up the card with the same amount. Otherwise, a commission of 99 ₽ per month will be charged. However, you don’t have to activate the service. It costs 300 ₽ to issue such a card.
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How to avoid connections from short numbers of Beeline paid services?
Unforeseen expenses associated with using a telephone may be caused not only by paid services of this network, but also by similar services and mailings provided by content providers. Such connections are made by addressing the corresponding SMS to the short number. However, these types of services may fall out of your sight, since they are not visible when visiting your Beeline Personal Account, and you may forget about them because they have been connected for so long.
Meanwhile, these services can significantly affect the amount of charges from your phone. To get rid of this type of paid services, you should contact Beeline technical support, which, at your request, can disable them or prohibit their installation on your phone. This procedure will save you from unnecessary expenses, and it is completely free.
When ordering over 500 ₽ you can get a souvenir for 1 ₽
If you place an order through the Beeline online store, then for 1 ₽ you can get:
- backpack;
- passport cover;
- diary;
- beach bag;
- touch screen gloves;
- sticker;
- keychain;
- hat with headphones.
To select a bonus, you need to call the operator after making an online order. It is important that it be delivered by courier in Moscow or the Moscow region.
You can pay by phone in the metro
Beeline provides special SIM cards with the ability to pay for travel on the Moscow metro and other public transport that accepts the Troika card. To do this, the smartphone must support NFC technology. You don’t need to pay for a SIM card, but each trip will cost either 36 rubles or 56 rubles - if you travel by metro and ground transport for 90 minutes. The fare is debited from your phone account.
Read on the topic: 15 things you didn’t know about the Moscow metro
When writing this article, we did not cooperate with Beeline.
