Many people periodically encounter this problem when at a certain moment they need to call someone, but there is no money in their phone account. At this moment, you can find yourself in a difficult situation, because it’s good if you just needed to call out of boredom, and if you urgently need to call a taxi because you don’t have time for an important meeting or train.
How to make a call if there is no money on the phone with an MTS SIM card? To make the life of subscribers more comfortable and better, the mobile operator has developed a special group of services called “Zero Opportunities”, knowing about which you can contact a person, even without money in the account. “Opportunity at Zero” includes five different ones, “Positive Zero”, “Promised Payment”, “Top up my account” and “On Full Trust”. Below we will look at each of them in more detail.
Any MTS subscriber who has a question about how to make a call if there is no money on the phone can use this service. It makes it possible to make a call not only when there is zero, but also when the account balance is negative. To do this, you need to dial the four-digit combination 0880 and send a call on your phone. Next, you need to follow the autoinformer's prompts. The essence of the service is to make a call at the expense of the subscriber to whom the call will be made. “Vyruchai” does not need to be connected or disconnected; the service is provided free of charge and automatically.
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Each of them has its own dialer, so if the gadget supports Internet access, you can make a call. For most, all calls will be paid. However, if there is no money, you can choose those that provide newly registered subscribers with some time for free calls. So, if the balance on your mobile phone tends to zero, you can register on one of these resources and call absolutely free.
For example, Freecal gives as many as 5 hours of free calls to landline numbers. But before you start using this or that service, you need to make sure that the free minutes apply to the country in which the caller is located. Alas, Russia is not always on this list. The advantages of this method include the fact that you will not need to download or install anything. However, many services also have their own applications that will allow you to make a call without going to the site.
"Promised payment"
This service is especially relevant at a time when the balance on the phone will very soon become zero or has already become zero, which raises the question of how to make a call if there is no money on the phone. By ordering, the mobile operator MTS instantly tops up its subscriber’s account with an amount of 20 rubles and more. The maximum amount depends on the tariff plan and the client’s total mobile communications costs. After a week, the debt must be repaid along with a commission, which also depends on the payment amount. To top up your account using this service, you need to use the USSD command - *111*123# and press send call
Universal methods
Thanks to the principle of building a mobile connection, almost all subscribers can use universal calling methods with a zero balance. The list of options to contact another person includes:
- The first thing you need to do is try to make a call. Tariff plans often offer a free connection within 3 seconds. In some cases, this may be enough to inform the other person about problems with the balance and ask to call back.
- If you still can’t make a call and you hear a message from an automatic informant on the receiver that there are not enough funds, you should wait a little. Most mobile operators automatically trigger a service that informs the person who was called that an attempt was made to contact him. If necessary, the subscriber can call back the number received in the message.
- The third option is the most convenient and familiar to everyone. If you can’t make a call using a SIM card, you can do it via the Internet. Although this method is the most effective, it is not always possible to use it due to the lack of Wi-Fi.
If you don't have enough money in your phone account to make a call, don't worry. One of the universal methods described above can help you contact a friend.
"In full confidence"
This service will allow you to forget about the question of how to call if you have no money on your phone for a long time. Its essence lies in the possibility of communicating on credit on an ongoing basis, that is, if your balance is minus, you can safely call any subscriber, as well as use the Internet. The maximum negative balance limit depends on the tariff plan and the amount of monthly expenses. To activate the service, you need to dial the following combination on your phone: *111*32# and the call key.
Additional options and services
Mobile operators value their customers very much. To improve the quality of service and attract new subscribers, companies are developing additional options and services to help in a given situation.
Ways to call from your phone if your balance is zero, using additional options
Call at a friend's expense
If you don’t have enough money for a call, you can ask the interlocutor to pay for the call. For this purpose, there are special commands for each of the operators. But you should understand that if a friend refuses to pay, it will not be possible to establish a connection.
Call me
By sending a special request to the operator's service, you can create an automatic message asking to call back and send it to any subscriber. Important note: messages are transmitted only within one mobile operator, that is, sending such a request from MTS to Beeline will not work.
Promised payment
Taking the promised payment to Megafon, Beeline, Tele2 or MTS is quite simple. To do this, you need to dial a special USSD command on your phone, and then follow the prompts of the automatic informant. The amount of the trust payment depends on how much money the subscriber usually spends per month, as well as how long he has been a customer of the cellular company.
Additional options commands (where № is the phone number of the subscriber you need to contact):
Megaphone
- Call at a friend’s expense - 000№
- Call me - *144№#
- Promised payment - *106#
Beeline
- Call at a friend’s expense - 0505№
- Call me - *144№#
- Promised payment - *141#
Tele 2
- Call at a friend’s expense - *140*7№#
- Call me - *118*№#
- Promised payment - *122#
MTS
- Call at a friend’s expense - 0808№
- Call me - *110*№#
- Promised payment - *111*123#
More detailed information on each service, as well as its description and cost, can be found on the official website of the mobile operator or by calling the customer service hotline.
Based on the above, we can say that you can call from a mobile phone even with a zero or negative balance. For this, both universal connection methods and additional options and services of a mobile operator can be used. But in order to always stay in touch, it is important to top up your smartphone account on time. If the subscriber forgets to do this, he can activate an automatic payment service, which will transfer money in the specified amount from the linked bank card when the balance decreases.
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What command should I type?
It is very easy to make a call at the expense of a friend on the Tele2 network. You need to dial the command *140*number#. The number is entered after a seven without a plus. That is, if a friend’s phone number is 89991112233, then the command will look like this *140*79991112233#. Next, you need to click on “Call”.
After this the call begins. When a friend picks up the phone, the answering machine will tell you that you are going to talk at their expense. He can then either accept or reject the call. In the first case, you will hear the interlocutor, in the second - an answering machine with a statement that there will be no conversation.
A call at the expense of the interlocutor on Tele2 is calculated at a rate of 1 ruble per minute.
This service is available if you and a friend are in the same home region, that is, in the region where the contract for the provision of services was concluded. If a friend also does not have enough money to pay for the call, he is unavailable, busy or is roaming, the service is unavailable. You also cannot use this function if you are connected to a corporate tariff.
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There are situations when you suddenly run out of money on your phone, and you urgently need to contact someone. Below are some tips on how to solve this problem.
1.Take the promised payment, or credit. The leading three operators have the opportunity to borrow a small amount of rubles for a modest percentage. Let’s say if you take 50 rubles for 3 days, you will have to pay back 56 rubles. You can activate the promised payment by calling your operator’s toll-free number:
- Megafon - 0500
- MTS - 0890
- Beeline - 0611
Credit of trust works differently. You connect it and now you can drive the balance of your SIM card into the minus up to a certain amount. The amount of this amount depends on your monthly expenses. Credit of trust is often free. You can connect it through your operator. Phone numbers are listed above.
2. Send the request “call me back.” To throw off a homeless person, a beggar, into the common people. The essence of this service is to dial a certain combination, the phone number of whomever you want to call, and they will receive an SMS message with the following text:
The subscriber *your phone number* asks you to call him back!
The service is free! You can send up to 10 “homeless messages” per day to phone numbers of all operators:
- Megafon - *144#subscriber number#call
- MTS - *110*phone_number#call
- Beeline - *144*phone_number#call
3. The call is at the expense of the called subscriber. This service is in case the call needs to be made very urgently. It works simply. You call a special number, dial the phone number of the person you want to call and hear the treasured beeps. When a person answers the call, they will hear a message from the robot, something like this:
The subscriber *your phone number* makes the call at your expense. If you confirm the call, press number 1.
After pressing the number 1, you will be able to talk to the person you called, at his expense!
- Megafon - dial three zeros (000), then the subscriber number starting with the number 9. For example: 000-922-111-22-33
- MTS - call to number 0880. You must wait until the autoinformer answers and enter the 10-digit telephone number of the called MTS user.
- Beeline - dial the command 05050 subscriber_number
The service costs money and often the called subscriber will hang up and call you back himself. Also keep in mind that if you have an MTS, then you can only call your interlocutor who has an MTS.
Bonus: If you try to call the subscriber, he will receive a message with something like this:
The subscriber *your phone number* tried to contact you, but he does not have enough funds!
The service is new, and it works every once in a while, but as they say, trying is not torture!
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Where to go if money is missing from your account?
If you have any suspicions, you should immediately call consultants or order a detailed statement of expenses.
MTS
The reason for the leakage of funds and the telephone account balance can be found out on the hotline using special codes. Subscribers also have a personal account on the company’s website. You just need to go through the registration procedure with the obligatory indication of your phone number.
Tele 2
The issue of loss of money can be resolved by calling 8-800-555-06-11. On the website you can view in detail all expenses for a certain period and even send a statement to your email address. Also, by using the code *153# you can quickly find out if there are any paid services and how much they cost.
Beeline
Information can be obtained from a consultant by calling 0611. Subscribers receive information about the availability of paid subscriptions and services upon request to the number *110*9#. You can also use your personal account on the Beeline website.
Megaphone
You can talk to a consultant at 8-800-550-05-00; a detailed statement of all money written off should be checked in your personal account on the organization’s website. To find out about paid services, dial *105*11#.
“Please share!”
When your friend calls you back to clarify what happened, don’t waste time - immediately ask for at least 10 hryvnia until better times. And if the crisis hasn’t affected your friend more than you think, then he will undoubtedly share. Alternatively, you can ask him to buy you a top-up card and send you a secret code via SMS or top up your account immediately. If your friend sits at a PC and is too lazy to leave the house, then don’t be at a loss and invite him to transfer money using a credit card.
Special services for sending messages
If you need to send more than 10 messages a day or want them to be anonymous, use special services. Before sending SMS via the Internet to Tele-2, Beeline, Megafon or MTS, select a site and program:
These services are free, you just need to go to the resource, download the application if necessary, after which you can send messages with signatures or anonymously. Unlike the websites of mobile operators, you can save contacts here so that you don’t have to enter numbers again in the future; the sending history remains.
Another possibility for sending messages is through IP telephony operators. To do this, you need to download the program and install it on your computer. There you can create a list of contacts and send anonymous messages. The only drawback is that the service is paid. The approximate cost of one message is about 20 kopecks.
Free SMS via VKontakte service
- This method is convenient for those who have their own personal page on the VKontakte social network. The service is free, you can send a text to a subscriber of any mobile operator, but there is a limit per day - no more than 10 texts. In order for the message to reach the recipient, you need to perform the following steps:
- Go to your page and find the SMSDirect application, you need to install it in your profile, otherwise the program will not work.
- When the application is saved, open it and find the “write SMS” button, it is located on the left side of the page.
- In the window that appears, enter the number of the subscriber to whom the text is intended, it must begin with 7, + is not included. Thus, the number must consist of 11 digits if it belongs to a Russian cellular operator. There is also a function for sending to several subscribers at once.
- After that, write the text in the appropriate field, click the “send” button. In this program, you do not need to additionally write who is sending the message, since your data from the social network will be entered automatically. If you want the message to be anonymous, then this method will not work.
