Often a situation arises when the phone suddenly turns off or you find yourself in a place where there is no connection. During this time, relatives begin to worry, and business partners make deals with others. To avoid such problems, the operator has developed a service that informs you about missed calls. It will be useful for anyone who actively uses the phone and receives a lot of incoming calls.
How it works
“Always in touch +” will work in several cases:
- The phone is turned off;
- No network service;
- The number is busy;
- The subscriber does not answer.
In any of the above options, the caller will hear an automatic response and will also be able to leave a voice message. You will also receive an SMS from the subscriber, which will indicate the time and number of missed calls. The caller will receive a notification that you are again available for a call. To listen to the recording, just dial 0525 or +79222000525. Additionally, an option has been developed that allows you to connect an entertainment or business auto-response.
This will be especially useful for those who use the phone for work purposes to increase the status of the company. The audio recording can be changed by calling the toll-free number 0330.
Disabling...
If the need for this service has disappeared, and constant SMS messages have become boring, the option can be disabled in several ways:
- Disabling the service is possible using a special code. Dial *105*170# and follow the instructions in the electronic menu, after which the service will be disabled, and an SMS message will be sent to your phone confirming the termination of the service.
- Disabling the option is also available through the Service Guide on the website. After a short registration, you can select the desired connected service and click the “disconnect” button. After this, the service will be deactivated within ten minutes.
What is the price
This service is useful, but paid. Every day a subscription fee of 3 rubles is charged for use . Replacing a standard auto-reply with a personal one costs 30 rubles. This amount is debited one-time during connection. Calls to service numbers to listen to messages are not charged.
Subscribers who did not reach you but wished to leave an audio recording will pay for it according to their tariff. In this case, the calculation will begin from the first second of the connection. If you need to listen to voicemail while roaming, then you should remember two things:
- A short number outside your home region does not work, so you can listen to audio recordings only by dialing +79222000525;
- A call to the service number will be charged according to the tariff.
“Stay in touch” option
The most unpleasant type of additional services are those that can take your phone bill into the deep red. The mobile operator MegaFon has one of these and is called “Stay in touch. With its help, the subscriber can make calls and pay for other communication services even with a zero balance, up to a certain limit, which is different for everyone. In other words, you are borrowing money from the company, and this money will need to be paid back.
The maximum amount of such a loan is calculated personally and directly depends on the subscriber’s communication expenses over the last 3 months. The more you spend, the more the mobile operator will be able to lend you. This money is spent on everything: payment according to the tariff (including subscription fees), additional options, roaming communications, services from mobile operator partners.
Perhaps some of our readers have already detected familiar notes in the description. And for good reason. Previously, namely until June 15 this year, it had a different name - “Pay when it’s convenient.” Due to unauthorized connections and sudden debits, this service has a bad reputation. Therefore, MegaFon decided to rename it with minor changes.
Now the provided limit is displayed in the mobile application, and separately from the fixed assets. Notifications about the amount of debt come in advance - at the beginning of the month. Well, a debt not repaid on time will not lead to an immediate blocking of communication services, but may lead to a reduction in the personal limit.
Connecting and disconnecting
Since December 2014, activation has not been available, but for those who did not disable the function, it continues to operate. However, the prices have not changed. Previously, a specific connection was not required either: the option was activated automatically when purchasing a SIM card, which many did not even know about, so if you have been unable to understand where the money goes for several years, check the availability of this service. Disabling is possible in several ways:
- USSD command *105*2500#;
- In your personal account https://lk.megafon.ru/login/
- Call the call center 0500;
- Contact the communication salon.
Think carefully before disabling the option. There will be no second chance, since the service is archived.
Personal opinion
I myself have not used services for several years that could push my balance into the minus. True, as it turned out, their connection is not at all necessary - if desired, the mobile operator can already write off a subscription fee, the amount of which exceeds the amount on the balance, and then also block the number.
However, if you do not have any negative experience associated with incomprehensible debits from your balance, and you periodically forget to replenish your account on time, then you can activate the service. Another adequate alternative in this situation is “Autopayment”.
And many people hate this service for one simple reason - there are often various types of write-offs with which the subscriber does not agree. And if without the service the balance simply becomes empty, then the subscriber must still remain with the service connected.
Tariff Get involved! Speak
If you are a lover of conversations, then this 2021 tariff is what you need. For 500 rubles per month, it includes 500 minutes of calls to any subscribers, unlimited calls to MegaFon Russia numbers, 5 GB of Internet. The tariff also includes unlimited internet for instant messengers WhatsApp, Viber, eMotion, Facebook Messenger, TamTam, Snapchat.
How to connect a tariff:
— Dial the command
*789*4#
— Send an SMS with the text YES to the number 05007894 — Dial the number 05007894 and follow the instructions in the voice menu — Use your Personal Account.
To whom and under what conditions is it provided?
Any subscriber of the operator (except for corporate ones) can receive the service under the following conditions:
- The SIM card was purchased at least 3 months ago.
- There is only one number connected to the account.
- There are no communication debts on the account.
- More than 170 rubles are spent on communications per month.
- At the time of activation of the “Pay whenever” option, the “Promised payment” was not received.
The option debt (if you spent the money) must always be repaid on time. You will learn the repayment dates from notifications that arrive via SMS three times a month: on the 6th, 21st and 26th. Before you give up your limit on Megafon, do not forget to pay off all debts on your account so as not to be left without communication.
Megafon Tariff Turn on! Have fun
So we have come to the tariff for young people - fast and active Internet lovers. For 370 rubles per month you will receive 100 minutes of calls to local mobile numbers, unlimited calls to Megafon, 10 GB of Internet. At the same time: unlimited on video and music (YouTube, BOOM, Yandex.Music, Sound, VKontakte Music, Apple Music), on the Internet on social networks and instant messengers (VKontakte, Odnoklassniki, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, WhatsApp, Viber, Facebook Messenger , Snapchat, eMotion, TamTam).
You also get free services - Who called+, Replace the dial tone, Caller ID, SMS check, I'm online, Vacation without worries, ESET Antivirus Basic. Personally, we highly recommend connecting to this tariff plan in 2021.
How to connect:
— Dial the command
*789*3#
— Send an SMS with the text YES to the number 05007893 — Dial the number 05007893 and follow the instructions in the voice menu — Use your Personal Account.
Useful tips on the limit
- If the money allocated for the service runs out, the number is blocked for outgoing calls. The minimum for the service is equal to 200 percent of the funds spent on communications over the past 90 days. Maximum – 60,000 rub.
- All information on the service is available by dialing *550#, call.
- You can find out about the limits by number by dialing *550*.
- The full picture of the account is available after dialing *550*3#.
MegaFon does not charge money for the provided limit, but allocates it on an ongoing basis for free.
If the balance becomes zero, only then the service begins to operate. If you replenish your account on time, it is not necessary to disable the service. To ensure that your phone is always available, the operator undertakes to provide this type of loan in roaming.
How to disable the provided limit on Megafon
If you wish to refuse the highlighted option, you must perform one of the following actions.
- To quickly stop using the service, dial *138# and the call key. Deactivation information will be displayed on the screen. If necessary, you can use the loan again an unlimited number of times. No connection or enrollment fees.
- Use the voice assistance of a call center employee by calling 0505. The service will be disabled manually after a complete check of the information on the number and service.
- Another way to refuse the provided MegaFon limit is to use the Service Guide system. First you need to go through a simple registration. The resource details all information by number and account. Here you can also reduce the loan provided on your own.
- Contact your service provider's service center. They will help you disable the service or change some parameters at your request. All information about their location and operating hours is available on the company’s website.
Before turning off the loan provided, you need to take into account all the positive and negative aspects. After all, the mobile operator reserves the right to revise the invoice amount when re-applying.
Remember that the MegaFon limit provided can only be removed after the loan has been fully repaid. The status of credit funds in the account must be constantly monitored.
Disabling subscriptions using ussd request
The owner of the mobile phone will be able to identify the list of additional options that are activated on the phone by entering the USSD command, which looks like *505#. After sending it, you will receive a corresponding notification, which will display your existing subscriptions and describe instructions for deleting them.
Let's consider several of the most popular paid services that have special USSD requests as deactivation options:
- The owner of the “Autoresponder” add-on can independently remove it via the request *105*1300#;
- A special command is provided for Video Mail, which is entered as *105*2310#;
- You can unsubscribe from “Always in touch” by entering the combination *105*2500#;
- “Replacement dial tone” helps to brighten up the wait for a call to be answered, but if you don’t need it, use the request *105*9000#;
- The ability to make a conference call can be canceled by sending the code *105*1600#;
- deleted via request *105*2400#.
Description
Clients who have activated the service always remain connected, even if the device is turned off or located outside the service area. If the phone is switched off, subscribers will hear a voice alert. After this, the person can leave a message lasting 1 minute.
For the activated service, a subscription fee is charged - 3 rubles per day. The subscriber also has the opportunity to change the standard auto-reply. For changing a message, a one-time fee of 30 rubles is charged.
As soon as the client appears online or turns on the phone, he receives an SMS containing the caller’s number. To listen to an audio message you need to dial the short number “0525”. When traveling while roaming, you need to call “+7-922-200-05-25”.
People who were unable to get through receive a message with the text “the subscriber is back online.” As for the cost of an audio recording, the caller will start paying for communication services from the first minute of connection. The cost of the call depends on the tariff plan.
Peculiarities
The option is useful for those people who do not want to miss a single call. When using voice messages, it is important to take into account the time, because the operator has set a limit of one minute. Unlistened information will be deleted automatically after 72 hours. But you will only be able to listen to the last 10 messages; the rest will be deleted, even if they are not listened to.
