Beacon service: how to send a Tele2 beacon with a request to call me back

One of the most popular services of mobile operators from the “Zero Opportunities” category is the ability to send a message asking to call back. You can send a “beacon” from the number of any operator - MTS, MegaFon, Beeline, and Tele2. This service is convenient for subscribers because in an unexpected situation, when the balance is zero, you can use it for free, and not have to think that an additional payment will be charged for its use.

Today we will tell you how to use the service from the Big Four operators: what capabilities and limitations it has, as well as how else you can use zero-cost communications without additional costs.

Send command

To send a free notification with a request to call back using the USSD command, enter *118*[subscriber_number]# on the dialer.

For example, to send such an SMS to the number 89058765432, you need to press the following USSD command:

*118*89058765432# and click the call button.

After sending, a template text will be sent to the recipient’s phone, and yours will display the number of remaining “beacons” for this month.

"Pay for me" option

And finally, another option from the series of “beacons” - “Pay for me.” It's very similar to Call Me.

“Pay for me” allows subscriber A to send a request to subscriber B with a request to top up his mobile account. Dial *143#number B#. In response, he receives a notification with the following content: “A request has been sent to subscriber YYYХХХХХХХ to top up your balance.”

Subscriber B is sent an SMS message with the text: “Client YYYХХХХХХХ asks you to top up his account.” You can send no more than 5 such beacons per day and no more than 30 per month. The service is completely free.

Limitations of the Mayak service

Before you drop the beacon on Tele2, you need to remember the limitations:

The option becomes available only when the account balance is below 5 rubles;
You can send no more than 5 beacons in one day. The day is calculated from 00.00 to 24.00 Moscow time.
During the month, the available number of teams is 60.

The option works without problems throughout Russia for any operator in the country. If you are in roaming, you can also use the beacon to notify your interlocutor for free that you want to talk. Moreover, an incoming call costs less than an outgoing one.

What to do if the text is not visible?

There are situations when a smartphone receives a message with incomprehensible information. The screen displays strange characters or no text at all. The reason may be the fact that the phone does not support the sending language. To resolve the issue, do one of the following steps:

Dial the combination *111*6*1#. In this case, the device is translated into Russian. If there is no result, you can send another USSD code, which is listed below.

*111*6*2#. Enabling this option allows you to send a beacon from MTS to MTS or another operator with transliterated text.

As a last resort, dial the operator’s number and find out why you cannot correctly send a request for a call back. Mobile operator specialists give recommendations that often overlap with those voiced above.

How to send a beacon from Tele2 to Megafon, MTS, Beeline

You can send this service to any Russian mobile number. It makes no difference which telecom operator it is serviced by. This function is not available for foreign numbers.

If you have more than 5 rubles in your account, but this is not enough to make a call, use the promised payment service.

How to send a request to call you back

As an answer to the question “how to send a beacon from Tele2 to Tele2 or to another operator, here are examples of writing a USSD command for well-known cellular providers:

Tele2–*118*9087654321#.
Megafon – *118*9307654321#.
MTS – *118*9167654321#.
Yota – *118*9967654321#.
Beeline – *118*9667654321#.

Connection and control

Do I need to additionally connect the service before sending “Mayak” from Beeline? No, no additional activation is required, the option is automatically available to all clients of this mobile operator.

Studying the instructions on how to cast “Mayak” with Beeline will not take you much time. The service is very easy to manage. All you need to do is type a command in the call menu of your phone and press the call key.

Here's how to send Mayak from Beeline:

Dial *144*(subscriber number in international format)#

What does international format mean? This is an indication of the country code, city year (prefix) and the number itself. Example: “*144*+79037777777#”

As you can see, resetting a request to call back is not at all difficult. Unfortunately, there are people who use only this service for communication and prefer not to top up their balance at all. To prevent such subscribers from sending you such requests, you can set a ban on receiving on your phone.

To turn off Beacons, dial *144*0#, and then press the call key.
And to return everything to its place and again be able to receive requests, dial *144*1# and, again, make a call.

You can also borrow from Beeline and stay in touch.

Support

If an error is displayed on the screen after resetting the command, instead of displaying information about the number of beacons, there are three options:

The balance is above 5 rubles.
A system error has occurred.
The phone does not have access to the cellular network.

To bring your phone balance to less than 5 rubles, but not put it in the red, you can send a regular SMS. If messages are not included in the tariff of your package, you will spend about 2 rubles on it.

If there are system errors, you can restart your smartphone and perform the operation again. And if this does not help, contact our 24-hour support service through the following channels:

Helpline number 611.
Online chat on the website.
Contact your Tele2 Russia Viber account.
Contact support through the mobile application.
Write to +79779009000 on WhatsApp.

Principle of operation

As noted, it is provided to all users of the mobile operator and does not require an additional connection. There is also no need to pay to use this option. You can send a message even if there are no funds in your account or the money has gone negative. This situation often happens when a person forgot to top up his account on time or used the Internet in excess of the permissible limit.

You can send a beacon throughout the Russian Federation. The region where the SIM card is registered does not matter. The beacon on MTS number works according to this principle:

The subscriber discovers that there is no money in the account and decides to send the beacon to another user.
The second subscriber sees an SMS on the smartphone with the information “Call me back, please.” Next to this inscription is the sender's number. If a person had their phone turned on, they will see the request as a missed call
At the next stage, the recipient decides whether to call the subscriber back or not.

According to the company’s terms, you can throw a beacon from MTS no more than five times a day. Depending on the region, the number of requests may differ, so you can check this with the operator or look at the company’s website.

What is the essence of the service?

The “Beacon” option Megafon has a completely different name - “Call me back”. This function is provided to all users and does not require a special connection, as it is considered one of the basic services of the mobile network operator. Using an SMS request, you can send a request to call back to subscribers of most cellular networks in different countries.

To do this, you must confirm the agreement on the possibility of receiving messages (to send an SMS to a number in another country, you need to clarify the availability of its sending by contacting the operator of the 0500 hotline).

The main advantages of a free mobile operator service:

"Mayak" on Megafon is provided completely free of charge.
No activation required - the function is enabled for all users.
A request from Megafon can be sent while abroad (the condition is that USSD requests are processed by the guest network). Incoming calls in roaming are charged according to the terms of use.

Terms and conditions for using the option

One condition is that there should not be a penny left on the balance sheet. If there is anything on your phone account, this service will not work.

In order to throw a beacon, just dial the request *144*request number#. This is how it will look: *144*+79807776655#. The user to whom the request is sent will be notified by a message with the following text: “Call me back, please.” The requesting comrade will also be notified of the receipt of his message.

You can ask to call back no more than 10 times per day. It seems to me that these 10 messages are quite enough for the average subscriber of the company. But just in case, Megafon has several more similar offers for people who have fallen into the “trap” of a zero balance - you can use them additionally, if you really need to.

How to use the Beacon service

The “Beacon” option is available for activation only on mobile phones that have an activated tariff plan from the children's series. In order to determine where the child is located, you will need to use the following methods:

Send a service request to the operator from your mobile phone. To do this, enter *141# and then make a call. After this, you will need to wait a few seconds and an MMS message with the necessary data will be sent to your mobile phone.
MegaFon clients can also use text messaging. It should be sent by phone 1410. You don’t have to indicate anything in the body of the letter. The response message will contain information about the child’s whereabouts.

Using one of the activation methods, the response will provide a map with the child's location. The card arrives on the device as a multimedia message.

If we talk about the accuracy of location determination, it directly depends on the mobile device, as well as the operation of the company’s cellular stations. If the parent is not within the coverage area of the LTE/4G network, then it will be impossible to determine where the child is due to technical reasons.

The information provided by the Mayachok service is confidential, and such data cannot be used by other clients. The option is distributed throughout Russia. The service also has a limit on searching for children, which is up to 5 people.

To set a password on your child’s phone, using the “Beacon” option, you will need to enter data in a text message. To do this, you should write “ADD parent phone number password” or “ADD parent number password” in the body of the letter.

Detailed description

Parents of children who use communication services from MegaFon can use this service. Activation of the service is possible on any tariff plan. The service works by determining the location of the desired subscriber relative to the places that are registered on the MegaFon map.

Before connecting, you should know some restrictions on the service. The option cannot be used to monitor persons over 18 years of age, since “Beacon” is distributed only for monitoring children, which is used by MegaFon tariff plans for children. Such tariffs are “Smeshariki”, “Dnevnik.ru”, and also “Ring-Ding”. In addition, having installed such an option on the tariff, you should immediately set a password to use the function. This action will help protect the option from being deleted by the child himself.

Also, the option will only work if the child’s mobile account is positive, and also when the child’s phone is configured to receive and send multimedia messages.

Customers need to be aware that location tracking is limited to once every three minutes. A positive factor is that the option is provided free of charge.

for emergencies

This option does not require additional activation, and absolutely all Beeline users can use it (even in Georgia, Armenia, Kazakhstan and other CIS countries), but only if they are within the coverage area of their home network, that is, the service does not apply to subscribers of other operators.

There is also one more limitation that applies to this option: sending a message with a request to call back is possible only 10 times a day - if this limit is exhausted, the opportunity to contact a Beeline subscriber with help will appear only after 00:00.

What kind of service is this

The problem that prompted the mobile network team to launch this service arose a long time ago and required an optimal solution. This was the function of sending a message “waiting for a call” or “call me back”, which is also popularly called a beacon. If you do not have enough funds to make a call, you can send a free SMS. The text will contain a request to call back and the contact phone number from which the request was made.

Interesting! The service is available even for those users who have a negative balance.

You can send such a life-saving message at any time to the number of any mobile operator. This function also works when your interlocutor uses the services of another network: Tele2, Megafon, MTS. The service has no geographical restrictions, so at any moment you can remind subscribers from the CIS countries, Georgia, Azerbaijan, etc. about yourself. You can also use the Beeline Coordinates service so that your friends or relatives know where you are.

The only thing that the operator does not guarantee is a positive reaction from the recipient who received the message. The decision to call back is made only by the user who received the letter. Otherwise, the “waiting for a call” function is very useful for all owners of mobile devices, since it is not always possible to calculate your cash balance. And this option allows you to play it safe and let your loved ones know about you at the right time.

Conditions

Cellular communications provider Beeline provides consumers with a wide range of additional services that will allow them to stay in touch even with a zero, negative personal balance. Using the “Call me” option, the subscriber is able to send a request to the interlocutor with a request to make a call back. As a result, another user will pay for voice communication services according to the tariff plan installed on the smartphone.

has its own conditions of provision:

The function is standard and available to every Beeline consumer. It comes by default when connecting to any tariff plan.
You don’t have to activate it, it’s available on all SIM cards.
You can send a beacon when your personal balance is negative, zero or positive.
The service is provided throughout the Russian Federation, with the exception of the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol. Subscribers from neighboring CIS countries will be able to get a free discount.
After writing a request, at the opposite end of the line the user will receive a notification from Beeline, the subscriber asks “Call me back please.”
The function is provided free of charge. Each sent beacon is not subject to tariffs, regardless of the direction of cellular communication.
Works within the Beeline home network, in international roaming conditions.
The number of applications for feedback is limited. You are allowed to send 10 messages per day. After the quota has been exhausted, the option is temporarily blocked until a new period begins. The limit is replenished automatically at 00.00 hours.

The recipient independently decides whether to make a callback or abstain.

When you are in international roaming, you can send a beggar on Beeline for free, but for an incoming call you will have to pay according to the terms of the tariff plan abroad.

What are the pros and cons of the “beacon”?

The advantages include the following:

This service is provided completely free of charge, regardless of the mobile operator to which the “beacon” is sent from Beeline.
A request to call back can be sent both from the territory of Russia to numbers of Beeline, MTS, MegaFon, Tele2, Yota, and to Beeline of the CIS countries and Georgia.
The service is available when the balance is close to zero, as well as when the balance of your personal account is negative.
In order not to forget the beacon command at the most inopportune moment, it is possible to save it in your mobile phone.

The disadvantages are that:

You cannot send a “machok” to numbers of other foreign operators.
It is worth remembering that sending a “beacon” does not guarantee that the subscriber will call back. It depends on his desire. But he will receive the request in any case.
A Beeline subscriber can send no more than 10 “beacons” per day. Once the limit has been reached, you can start sending requests again only after 00:00 hours.

Features of the service

In addition to ease and speed of use, there are other advantages.

You can send a request for a call not only within the network, but also in roaming, and even to subscribers of other operators.
The Beeline beacon allows you to send companies from CIS countries – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Ukraine and others – to subscribers. The main thing that is necessary for successful international sending of a call message is a positive balance of your subscribers.

included by the Beeline cellular company in the standard package of services and is absolutely free for users. You do not need to enable the ability to send beacons on your phone; the command *144*number# automatically sends a “beacon”.

Instructions

If you want to remove the beacon from Megafon, you must:

Dial the code with the subscriber's number and send it - code *144*subscriber number# ;;
The user will receive an SMS with a text asking them to make a call back from your phone number.

You can send beacons from Megafon absolutely free, but there are certain restrictions on using the option:

No more than five requests per day are available to the subscriber;
No more than thirty SMS can be sent monthly;
The request storage period does not exceed 12 hours.

Surely you are interested in the question of how to connect a beacon on Megafon? We hasten to please you
The service does not require additional connection or disconnection;
The option is built into all operator numbers and is absolutely free.

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