Is it possible to make a call on Yota at the expense of the interlocutor?

This will probably be a discovery for you, but the Yota operator does not have a call service at the expense of the interlocutor. At least for now. Now it remains to find out what the subscriber should do if there are no funds in the account. It is not always possible to top up your balance urgently; Yota, as we have already found out, does not have the promised payment either, but making a call is extremely necessary.

How to call at the subscriber's expense

To make a call at the expense of the interlocutor, you need to dial a certain code in front of the number of the called subscriber and press the call button. Each operator has its own code for making a call at someone else's expense. Here they are:

• MTS: To make a call to MTS at the subscriber's expense, dial the combination of numbers 0880 before his number. The subscriber's number must be entered in 10-digit format, that is, without 8 or +7. For example, to call MTS number 8-917-123-4567, dial 08809171234567 and press the call button.
• Megafon: To make a call at the expense of a friend on Megafon, you need to dial the code 000 before his number. Dial the subscriber’s number in the usual format - through 8-digit dialing. For example, if you need to call 8-937-123-4567, dial 00089371234567 and the “call” key.
• Beeline: A call at the expense of the interlocutor on Beeline is made through the command 05050. The number of the called subscriber must be entered in 10-digit format. For example, to call the Beeline number 8-960-123-4567, dial 050509601234567 and the “call” button.
• Tele2: To call at the expense of a friend on Tele2, you need to dial a USSD command of the form ✶140✶number#. Instead of the word “number” you need to indicate the subscriber’s number in 11-digit format (using 7). For example, to call a Tele2 subscriber 8-900-123-4567, dial the key combination ✶140✶79001234567# + “call”.
• Yota: But the Yota operator does not have the service of making a call at the expense of the interlocutor. But instead, you can send a request to call a subscriber on any network. To send a request, you need to dial a USSD command of the form ✶144✶number#. The subscriber's number must be dialed through 8. For example, to send a request to call back to 8-999-123-4567, dial the command ✶144✶89991234567# + “call”.

In the future, the sequence of making a call is the same for all operators.

After you have dialed the subscriber's number with the appropriate code (on MTS, Beeline, Megafon) or entered the USSD command (Tele2), your interlocutor will receive a call. If the subscriber answers it, the autoinformer will report that such and such a number is requesting a call at his expense. In this case, the subscriber can accept the call or refuse it. If the called party has rejected the call, the autoinformer will notify you about this.

Disable

The dialing service is activated automatically for all MTS users. There is no need to perform any actions to enable this option.

But in order to turn it off, for everyone who does not want to pay for other people’s calls and does not want to make calls at someone else’s expense, you need to send “30” via SMS to the number 8800. The service is deactivated.

Another way to disable it is through a USSD command. You need to dial *880# “call” button. Then in the menu that appears, type sequentially “3”, “1”.

For users roaming outside the Russian Federation, to disable the service you must:

• via SMS send “32” to number 8800;
• dial *880# “call” button, and then dial “3”, “2”.

open to all MTS clients with any tariff plans. There is a limit on the number of requests:

• SMS – 50 times/day;
• requests – 10 times/day.

Additionally, you can create “black” and “white” lists.

Calls from subscribers on the white list will be accepted automatically without any confirmation. And calls from black numbers will be automatically rejected.

How much does a call cost at the expense of the interlocutor?

All operators provide the call service free of charge to the caller at the expense of the interlocutor. There are no connection fees or subscription fees. And you don’t need to activate the service - it is available to all users by default.

But the owner of the number who agrees to pay for an incoming call will have to fork out a little:

• On MTS, the cost of one minute of conversation is determined by the tariff of the called subscriber and is equal to the cost of an outgoing call. If the tariff is unlimited, then the cost of one minute of conversation using the call service at the subscriber’s expense will be 50 kopecks.
• On Beeline and Megafon, the cost of a minute of an incoming call using the service is 3 rubles.
• On Tele2 - 1 ruble.

As you can see, calling MTS, Megafon, Beeline and Tele2 at the expense of the interlocutor is quite simple. The cost of this service is also quite reasonable. But if you don’t want to force your interlocutor to pay for the call according to the service tariff, send him a request asking him to call back.

By the way, if the called subscriber does not have enough funds to pay for the call, the connection will not occur. The provision of the service will be refused, which will be reported to you by the auto-informer. In this case, you can make a call to another subscriber at his expense, or you can quickly top up your phone balance or take the promised payment and make a call.

At the end of the article, a short video from Beeline “How to call at the expense of the interlocutor”:

Useful USSD requests for Yota subscribers

• *100#
  — balance check;
• *101#
  — a request that allows you to find out the remaining minutes and GB. in the package;
• *103#
  — the request allows the Yota subscriber to find out his phone number;
• *567#
  — USSD command to activate the Yota SIM card.

How to unsubscribe from SMS mailings on Yota

*903# - ussd command for unsubscribing from Yota mailings.

After typing the command, a menu of three items will appear on your smartphone:

1. Blocking a number;
2. Black list;
3. Read more…

• To unsubscribe and block unnecessary mailings, press the number “1” and you will see the numbers from which you receive SMS mailings and spam. We send sender numbers to the “black list” and block further receipt of mailings.
• To find out who is on the “black list” you need to select the number “2” in the menu and send a request.
• To view the “black list” of blocked senders, select “2” in the main menu. If you want to resume mailing, send the serial number of the sender from the list.
• To obtain information about the service, select “3” in the main menu.

How to enable or disable forwarding on Yota

• On IOS: Go to “Settings” - then “Phone” - then “Forwarding” - “Enable” - and enter the phone number to which calls coming to your number will be forwarded. To disable forwarding, simply deactivate the “Enable” toggle switch.
• On Android: Go to “Settings” - then “Phone” - then “My Device” - “Calls” - “Call Settings” - “Advanced Settings” and specify the number for forwarding. To disable forwarding, delete the number.
• On Windows Phone: Go to “Options” - then “Add-ons” - then “Network Services” - “Forwarding” - Enter the number.

How to set up SMS and MMS messages on Yota

Usually, no settings are required to start using SMS, but sometimes you need to enter the SMS center number in the settings.

To set up MMS, you need to specify the MMS APN in your phone settings:

Setting up MMS Yota on Windows Phone

• Access point: mms.yota
• WAP gateway: 10.10.10.10
• WAP gateway port: 8080
• MMS center: https://mmsc/
• MMS center port: 8002

How to set up an APN access point on Yota

It is configured like this:

• On IOS: Go to “Settings” - “Cellular Communications” - “Data Options” - “Cellular Data Network” - in the “Cellular Data” column indicate the APN “internet.yota”. That's it, don't fill out anything else.
• On Android: Go to “Settings” - “More” - “Mobile network” - “Access points (APN)” - “Create an access point”, specify the name: Yota and write the APN “internet.yota”. We do not fill in the username/password.
  In the APN TYPE column we write default,supl. Don't forget to save the changes.

Available services

Let us immediately regret that a call at the expense of the interlocutor on Iota is impossible - this functionality is not supported by the network. This operator generally has few auxiliary services, which causes complaints among subscribers. And if the balance on the number has reached zero, then we will not find the usual dialing - it is impossible to make calls, but you can receive calls. Iota offers only a couple of solutions that allow you to always stay in touch:

• Install the Yota branded application on your smartphone.
• Link a bank card to the application.
• Set up automatic account replenishment.

If suddenly the balance drops below zero, Iota will automatically credit the account with a certain amount. On the one hand, it is very convenient. But on the other hand, there are many people who do not use cards. Therefore, the ability to call at the expense of the interlocutor on Yota would be more convenient.

A call at the expense of another Yota subscriber is not possible. And this is a big disadvantage that no one is going to do anything about. The only alternative way to make a call at a friend’s expense is to send the other person a request asking them to call back. This is done with the help of - it works with interlocutors from any mobile networks.

In order to use this service, remember one simple USSD command *144*number#. Substitute the number of the interlocutor into the command and send it. He will receive a request and decide whether to call back or not. Usually people who are friends call back. People you don't know well won't call you back. However, even if it were possible to call at the expense of another interlocutor, a stranger would not accept such a request.

Limitations and features of the service from Iota:

• The number is indicated to subscribers in 11-digit format, separated by 7 or 8, for example, 8906321XXXX.
• The maximum number of requests is 5 pcs.
• The service sends requests to numbers of all Russian telecom operators.

Once the number of requests has been exhausted, there will be no way to notify the interlocutor that you are waiting for his call.

Other ways to stay in touch with a negative Beeline balance

Trust payment Bleeline

There are other ways to contact friends or loved ones if you don't have enough money. A simple and convenient way - . It allows you to borrow money for a short period of time.

*141# - command to activate “Trust payment”.

The validity period is 3 days, during which you must top up your personal account. The amount of payment depends on the subscriber's costs. If a person spends less than 70 rubles per month, he will be credited 30 rubles. The maximum amount is 500 rubles, when spending over 700 rubles / month.

*141*7# - a command that allows you to find out the exact amount of the available “Trust payment”.

The service is available to all Beeline subscribers with at least 2 months of service. During this period, funds must be credited to the account at least 1 time and any expenses must be written off (in total, at least 50 rubles). Detailed information should be clarified in the Subscriber Service or on the operator’s website. At some tariffs, the minimum required experience is 6 months. With a postpaid payment system, you cannot borrow money.

Please call back on Beeline

You can send a signal to another subscriber if there is a lack of funds using. This is an easy way to send a free message and remind yourself. In your home region, the service is activated automatically, and you can send messages to a client of any mobile operator.

*144*phone_number# - command for sending an automatic message.

The subscriber number is entered without “eights” and “+7” prefixes. You are allowed to send up to 10 free messages per day. The service applies to all Beeline clients in Russia and the CIS countries. The beacon is sent instantly, so the other person receives a notification without delay.

Please top up your account on Beeline

Subscribers can ask friends and family to help them out if there are no funds in their account. For this purpose, a special function is provided, called by the USSD command.

*143*phone_number# - command to request help.

The person will instantly receive a message asking him to top up his account with a certain amount.

*143*0# - command that sets a ban on receiving requests.

The limit is 5 requests per day. Thanks to the above functions, Beeline subscribers will always be in touch with loved ones.

Even if you have zero on your account, every Beeline user can use it at any time. The service is provided to all subscribers of the prepaid payment system free of charge and is activated automatically.

All you need to do is just enter the magic combination of five numbers, dial the number of your interlocutor in ten-digit format and press the call key. The conversation will be paid for by the subscriber to whom the call is addressed, of course, if he is a user of the Beeline operator, according to his tariff plan from the moment you are connected.

Now you have nothing to worry about, because calls to your friends, relatives and acquaintances will always be available!

How to stay in touch

However, there is no need to despair - all is not lost. You probably have a bunch of messengers installed on your smartphone - Viber, WhatsApp, Telegram and many others. If there are no tools for replenishing your account, use a public Wi-Fi hotspot and contact your interlocutor via any available messenger. The advantages of this method:

• Free connection with interlocutors - calls in instant messengers are not charged and are not linked to your Iota account.
• Good call quality - when calling people through the same WhastApp, the interlocutors enjoy clear sound transmission.
• Along with your voice, you can send a voice message, photos or text to your interlocutor. Write to your friends that your account has been reset - perhaps someone will volunteer to help you.

As for, it is not available to Iota subscribers. There are no financial instruments at all on Iota. And even in the most difficult situation, you will have to use only those tools described above. We recommend that Yota subscribers use bank cards - they will allow you to top up your account almost anywhere in the world.

What is Informer

An important advantage of the service is that you can inform any numbers in Russia. You can send an alert not only to Tele2, but also to Beeline, MTS and other networks

The caller is free to choose and can send notifications to all subscribers, regardless of the provider with whom they have a contract. Another advantage of the option is its relevance for both voice calls and SMS. Someone else's number pays for both functions. If you dial a number when there are insufficient funds to complete the operation, Informer sends your opponent an SMS indicating that you tried to connect. At the same time, he tells you in a voice that the balance has been exhausted.

The option allows you to send up to 100 notifications per day. If you want to know what you need to do to connect, the answer will please you: nothing. You received the service when you inserted the SIM card into your phone. Together with the activation of the card, the “Informer” is launched. You can use it immediately. There are no tariffs for using the function. It is absolutely free and starts automatically when help is needed for a subscriber who has forgotten to replenish the balance of his mobile phone in a timely manner. The option is active both in the home region and when traveling around the Russian Federation. True, in domestic roaming it is impossible to communicate at the expense of the interlocutor, since incoming calls, like outgoing ones, are paid.

Alternative

The Iota mobile communications user is given the opportunity to send a “Call me back” request to a friend or user with whom there is a need to contact.

How to do it? The algorithm is simple and clear the first time: you need to send a command using the example *144*ХХХХХХХХХХХ#, where ХХХХХХХХХХХ is the number of the person you need to contact, via “8”. The request can be sent to any subscriber.

After you have sent a request to the subscriber, he will receive a message that you are asking him to call. You can use this option a limited number of times – no more than 5 per day.

If all five attempts were unsuccessful, then you will lose the opportunity to submit a request until the next day. Requests do not accumulate, and if you do not use them, then the opportunity to send a command with a request to call back is simply canceled.

Of course, the ability to make calls at the expense of the interlocutor would greatly simplify the life of Iota clients. The operator probably has good reasons not to put this option into operation. Although, Yota is a young company and everything is ahead of it. The likelihood that this and many other services that the operator does not have will appear is very high, given that they are in demand by subscribers.

I would also like to draw your attention to the fact that the “Call me” request works mainly if you send it to family or friends who have you in their phone book and are identified when they call or message. If you send a request to a stranger, the likelihood that he will call back is almost zero. That is, it will turn out that you will waste your attempt, and there are few of them anyway. In order to contact your interlocutor who is unfamiliar with your number, it is better to find other ways. This is in case the call is an emergency. If it is not so urgent, then postpone it until better times.

Conditions for the beacon option

Iota’s beacons appeared a long time ago - in the first years of the operator’s activity. The name of the service was borrowed from, which provides the ability for its subscribers to send “beacon” alerts to all subscribers without significant restrictions. As for Iota, this operator also does not infringe on its clients in any way regarding sending beacons. The option conditions are:

• Users - all subscribers, regardless of the tariff they use, the duration of cooperation with operators and the availability of money in their personal account.
• The text of the messages is at the user’s choice (templates from Iota are often sent, such as a request to call back or top up the balance).
• The possible number of beacons sent is 5 per day.
• Cost - 0 rubles (the service is completely free).

Since Iota has plenty of types of “beacon” alerts, you should familiarize yourself with them on the company’s official website

It is important to understand that each beacon sends differently and has a number of features. If only because one notification may contain a request to call back, and another may contain a joke about the subscriber’s difficult situation

Note! You can send a message with a request to call back or top up your account not only from Iota’s number to a subscriber’s number of the same company, but also to SIM cards of other operators. You shouldn't forget about this.

How not to be left without communication

Monitoring the status of your personal account and regularly replenishing it will help you stay in touch. In order not to think about whether there are funds on your balance or not, you can enable auto-replenishment from a bank card.

This can be done on the Iota website and in the mobile application, which can be downloaded and installed on your smartphone through the AppStore, Google Play, Windows Rhone Store, depending on what phone you have.

There are different options for replenishing your account; they are described in detail in the special section “Other payment methods” on the operator’s website. Here are a variety of options for replenishing your balance. Surely, among them there will be one that will be most convenient for the client.

Of course, the lack of a number of options that would actually be in demand by users does not play in Iota’s favor; this also applies to the inability to make a call at the expense of the interlocutor. On the other hand, nothing prevents a person from maintaining his balance in a positive state. And the realization that you can be left without communication altogether if the subscriber has exhausted all opportunities to try to contact the desired interlocutor will set you up for a more responsible attitude towards the account balance of your number. However, let's hope that in the future all these options will appear among the services of the young but promising cellular operator Yota.

Additional features

The service in question, which provides for a call at the expense of the called interlocutor, is far from being the only communication option if there is not enough money in the account. offers its subscribers other useful services for full voice communication:

1. The “ Call Me
   ” service does not require an additional connection, and automatically sends a notification to the subscriber with a request to call back to the specified number if you do not have money on your phone.
2. To use the “ Top up your account
   ” service, you need to send a request
   * 143 * “phone number”
   and click on “call”. The number is dialed in international format.
3. allows you to top up your phone account with a loan from the operator for a certain amount. The validity period of this payment is three days, then it is written off by the operator.
4. allows Beeline subscribers to receive text messages and voice calls even with a negative or zero account balance.

An important point: these features are provided without any payment, and the “Call Me” service is valid for all cellular networks when you are in your home region.

Top up your account from a bank card

If you run out of money on your phone, a bank card can help in this matter. The easiest option is to use an ATM. The required amount will be debited from the card and credited to the subscriber’s account. There is usually no fee for this procedure, it depends on the type of bank. This method has its negative aspects. It takes some time to find an ATM, and there may be a queue near it. This is more of an inconvenience for non-resident citizens. In addition, it is not always possible to go to an ATM, especially at night.

If you have a personal or tablet computer with the ability to access the World Wide Web, then this procedure is greatly simplified. You need to go to the official Internet resource of the Beeline company, specify the password and login from your Personal Account. Next, you need to select the page where you top up your phone from the card. Then you need to fill in the fields with your bank card details and amount of money, and send the transfer.

There are also no commission interest charges. This method is protected by a security protocol. In this case, you don’t have to worry about the safety of the funds on your bank card. The advantage of this method is the ability to top up your phone while at home.

If you attach a bank card to a phone number, the following options appear:

• using the “Autopayment” option, the amount is set independently and is automatically credited to the mobile gadget when the account approaches zero;
• prompt account replenishment on the official website of the operator;
• transferring money from a bank card to a phone when you are in other regions, and even abroad;
• sending short requests, as a result of which money will be debited from a bank card and credited to the phone account, without any commission.

Owners of bank cards should not pass on their details to other persons and should not disclose the amount of money on the card. Also, you should not ignore messages from Beeline, as they may contain useful information about advantageous offers and services.

Having read all the conditions for providing this call service at the expense of the interlocutor, it should be said that this service is a convenient and simple way to stay in touch if you run out of money on your phone account. The service applies to all Beeline operator clients in their home region.