“Favorite Number” service from Megafon - communication without borders

Every person who uses mobile communications has in their contact list the numbers to which the most outgoing calls are made. This list may include not only family members, but also friends and colleagues. The most important thing is that when statistics are displayed on a certain number, the most outgoing minutes are made per month. To minimize communication costs, MegaFon offers customers to connect a special service called “Favorite Number”.

It is this option that the review will be about. The cost of payment services provided is provided in the article for Moscow and the region. The price for other regions of Russia should be clarified on the company’s website. You can also consult with company employees by calling the operator or asking specialists at company stores.

Description of service

provided by MegaFon allows you to use unlimited calls with frequently dialed numbers. Only two numbers can be included in this list of telephone numbers. Also, for communication with numbers included in the list, the company credits 1,440 minutes per day for communication. If you convert the minutes, you get exactly 24 hours of communication.

It's worth noting that there are some restrictions. The list of numbers that can be connected includes almost all phones on the home network. The main thing is that subscribers do not use the “Just for Communication” tariff plan. Other people can be added to the list. Another limitation is the tariff of the subscriber that uses the option. The “Favorite Number” service is available on all tariff lines, but if the client uses the “Unlimited Communication” service, then the favorite number service cannot be activated.

Every day at midnight, unused minutes are written off and new 1440 minutes are credited. The service also includes a connection fee and a subscription fee for unlimited communication.

Service cost

Before installing the option, familiarize yourself with the pricing features:

1. Outgoing calls to assigned favorite numbers are free.
2. For activation you need to pay a commission fee of 30 rubles. The fee is automatically charged from the consumer's balance at the time of connection. If the account does not have enough of a certain amount, the user will be denied access by the provider.
3. For one favorite interlocutor, a subscription fee is charged - 5 rubles, and for two - 6 rubles. per day. The default amount is debited at the beginning of each billing period.
4. If you decide to add or change the contact information of one of the subscribers, you will have to pay a commission worth 30 rubles.

In order for billing to be carried out correctly, it is advisable to dial telephone numbers according to the international standard - +7*******.

Cost of connecting your favorite number

Each option and tariff from MegaFon has its own terms of use and restrictions. The “Favorite Number” function is also no exception. For example, such a limitation is the use of . When using this plan, the service package already includes unlimited within the network.

When using a conference call, you should know that free minutes will be used at a double rate. This means that 1440 minutes per day may not be enough, which, of course, is unlikely.

Also, customers wishing to activate the option should be aware that the coverage area is exclusively the home region. Outside the region and the city of Moscow, minutes will be disabled, and payment for the call will be according to the tariff schedule of the starter package. It is also prohibited to add a new number to your favorites list if it is located outside your home network.

As for the cost of services, subscribers will have to pay 30 rubles to activate the function. This amount only applies to adding one number. To enable another number you will need to pay an additional 30 rubles. Also, an amount of 30 rubles will be debited when changing the number.

Regarding the subscription fee, it is debited on a daily basis. For one phone added to the favorites list, you will be charged 5 rubles per day. If two phones are added, then the cost of the monthly fee will increase only by 1 ruble and will become, accordingly, 6 rubles/day.

Terms and restrictions

All services and options are subject to various conditions and restrictions. They are also present in. For example, you need to know that it cannot be activated on tariff plans of the “All Inclusive” line - here the intranet unlimited works anyway. Also, incompatible with the “Unlimited communication” option .

Oddly enough, 1440 minutes (the number of minutes in 24 hours) may not be enough - this happens when using a conference call. In this case, minutes will be spent on all outgoing calls. The next package will be provided at the beginning of the next day. If you have not spoken all the minutes provided for the day, then they “burn out”.

The last limitation is due to the fact that the service only works in the home region. If you leave Moscow and the Moscow region, the provision of free minutes will be disabled. In addition, we cannot assign numbers from other regions as favorites.

All tariffs, conditions and restrictions presented in the review are valid for MegaFon subscribers from Moscow and the Moscow region. In other regions of Russia, the conditions for provision may differ - use the reference information on the operator’s website, remembering to select your branch from the drop-down list.

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How to connect

To connect to the “Favorite Number” service, you should use the following methods:

1. You can activate the service using the ussd combination. You should enter the command *105*0083# on your phone. After dialing, you need to make a call and the service will be activated.
2. You can also connect “Favorite number” by sending a text message. To do this, you need not write anything in the SMS and send it by phone 0500983.
3. Using the Service Guide, also known as your personal account, you can independently activate services and immediately, through this service, add the necessary phone numbers to the list.
4. Naturally, the company’s specialists can also enable the option. Firstly, employees of a branded chain of stores can help. Secondly, telecom operators by phone 0500 will always help or give advice on how to activate.

After the service is activated, you should add the necessary contacts to your list of favorites. To do this you should use the following:

• Send a text message in which you need to indicate the phone number of the person who will be on your favorite list. Next, the message should be sent to the toll-free number 0500983. You can also call this number, which will bring up the voice menu. Using hints and directions, you can connect the desired number.
• It’s clearer and more convenient, of course, to connect numbers through your personal account.
• It should be noted that it is not necessary to enable the service; it will be automatically activated if you immediately add the number to your favorites list.
• To check active subscribers that are included in the list, you must use the service combination *225*2#. After the call is completed, the necessary information will be provided on the screen.

Connection option

You can connect your favorite number on Megafon in several ways, but we will tell you about the most convenient options for activating the option.

1. You can use your personal account on the Megafon website. To do this, you need to go to the personal account section and enter your phone number and password in the fields. If you are logging into your personal account for the first time and do not know the password, then you need to dial the command *105*00# on your phone and press call. Within a few minutes you will receive an SMS with your personal account password on your phone. There in the section and click connect. (login to your personal account via the link https://lk.megafon.ru/login/)
2. The second option, probably the most convenient, is to activate the option directly from your phone by dialing a short combination of numbers. In order to activate a USSD request, dial *105*0083*favorite phone number# and click on call. The phone number is entered without 8, +7 and 7.
3. Another way is to send an SMS to the number 0500983, and in the text of the message write your favorite number that you want to connect, for example 9270000000.
4. A couple more ways are to activate through the voice menu by dialing 0500983, or by visiting the nearest communication store where they will connect you to your favorite number in a few minutes.

It is worth saying that not all Megafon subscribers can activate this option; the operator’s official website lists tariffs for which connection will be impossible, most often these are tariffs with package sets of minutes and with a subscription fee.

How to disable your favorite numbers on Megafon

In cases where there is no need to use it, you need to know how it is deactivated. To do this you will need to use the following methods:

• Send a service request to operators for processing. After which the service will be deactivated, and the withdrawal of the subscription fee will be stopped. On your phone you need to dial *105*248*0#.
• Also, by calling the voice menu at 0500983, you can use the autoinformer to disable the option.
• No less simple is the method that uses the Service Guide. In it, deactivation will occur in a matter of minutes, and the process itself will be extremely clear.
• It is also possible to ask for help from the MegaFon operator. To make a call you need to dial 0500 if the call is made within the network. If the call is made from other numbers or from a landline number, then you should call 88005500500. For this disconnection method, you need your passport details and full name.

As you can see, deactivating the option is not difficult.

Links to regional pages of the Favorite number service

To view the tariffs for your region, we recommend that you go to the service page.

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Moscow and the region St. Petersburg and the region Altai Territory Amur Region Arkhangelsk Region Astrakhan Region Belgorod Region Bryansk Region Vladimir Region Volgograd Region Vologda Region Voronezh Region Jewish Autonomous Region Trans-Baikal Territory Ivanovo Region Irkutsk Region Kaliningrad Region Kaluga Region Kamchatka Region Kemerovo Region Kirov Region Kislovodsk Kostroma Region Krasnodar region Krasnoyarsk region Kurgan region Kursk region Lipetsk region Magadan region Murmansk region N. Novgorod and Naberezhnye Chelny region Novgorod region Novokuznetsk Novosibirsk region Omsk region Orenburg region Oryol region Penza region Perm region Primorsky region Pskov region Republic of Adygea Republic of Altai Republic of Bashkortostan Republic of Buryatia Republic of Dagestan Republic of Ingushetia Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria Republic of Kalmykia Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia Republic of Karelia Republic of Komi Republic of Mari El Republic of Mordovia Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Republic of North Ossetia Republic of Tatarstan Republic of Tyva Republic of Khakassia Rostov Region Ryazan Region Samara Region Saratov Region Sakhalin Region Sverdlovsk Region Smolensk Region Sochi Stavropol Territory Syzran Tambov Region Tver Region Togliatti Tomsk Region Tula Region Tyumen Region Udmurt Republic Ulyanovsk Region Khabarovsk Territory Khanty-Mansi Autonomous District Chelyabinsk Region Cherepovets Chechen Republic Chuvash Republic Chukotka Autonomous District Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District Yaroslavl Region

Review

When you connect two subscribers that are important to you, you receive 1440 minutes as a gift, which you do not need to pay for. This limit is provided once a day. They are valid for twenty-four hours. Unfortunately, there are also restrictions in terms of selecting important subscribers :

• you cannot connect someone who uses a TP called “Native”;
• the function applies only to its region: the one in which the subject entered into an agreement with the company for the provision of its services;
• Based on the region, this option may not be available to clients using tariffs such as: “Turn on” (all available plans), “All inclusive” (similar to the previous case). Also, it cannot be activated if the offers “Mix”, “Trade Union of Communications”, “Federal Priority”, “Unlimited Communication”, “White Nights”, “All at Once”, “Own Network”, “First Number”, “MegaFon” are included Tajikistan";
• unused minutes provided free of charge are written off every day at 23:59, and new ones are added at the same time. Activation is possible only if the connection is interrupted during the specified period;
• in the case of a conference call, the packet is consumed on each individual connection. That is, if a conversation takes place simultaneously with two favorite contacts , then the debit will be double (two minutes instead of one). If there is a subscriber who is not connected as important, funds are withdrawn according to the current tariff;
• recruitment is carried out exclusively in the federal type format - +7 is placed at the very beginning;
• provided that the connection lasted less than three seconds, billing is not activated, otherwise the accounting is per minute;
• with unlimited intranet communication within the TP

What are the restrictions?

Are there any restrictions on the service? There are restrictions, mutually exclusive options and services:

• You cannot add more than 2 numbers per number to the “Favorite numbers” section.
• Only Megafon network numbers in your home service region are available for adding.
• The connected options that are mutually exclusive with the service may vary depending on the region where the SIM card was purchased, but the main ones are: “Own network”, “All inclusive”, “Unlimited weekends”, “Unlimited communication”, “My (region)”, “Minutes packages” , “Intranet Unlimited”. The list of mutually exclusive options in your region can be found on the company’s official website, on the service page at the link: https://megafon.ru/services/communicate/favorite_number in the “Features” section.
• The list of tariffs at which the service is not available for activation may also vary in different regions of the country. The main TP options are unsuitable for connection - tariffs from the MegaFon group. All inclusive”, as well as TP “Special”, “Dnevnik.ru”, “Magnat” and “Smeshariki”. Details of your service region are on the service page at the same address in the “Features” section.

How is the cost calculated?

You must be prepared in advance for the fact that after activating the service, a certain amount of money will be debited from you in two directions:

• Any time you decide to connect a number or replace an old one with a new one. In this case, no more than thirty rubles will be withdrawn (based on the region, payment may differ slightly).
• Money will be debited for every day of use. If you have assigned one user, you pay up to five rubles. in twenty-four hours. If there are two such subscribers on your list, the payment for the same period will increase by approximately two rubles and amount to seven rubles.

You can find out more detailed information regarding the pricing policy for various regions of the Russian Federation on the website of the provider company at a convenient time. You can get here from any device with Internet access.

Adding multiple numbers

In order to add a couple more numbers after connecting, if necessary, you can use the same command as when connecting, dial *105*0083*9270000000# and press call. Or the second option is to send an SMS to 0500983 with your favorite number.

You can manage all your connected favorite numbers through your personal account on the website, where you can view the entire list of added phones and quickly edit it by adding or removing unnecessary ones. But adding and editing is paid.

If we analyze all outgoing calls from our number, we will find that most often we communicate with only a few subscribers . For example: with parents, with a best friend, with a spouse, etc. Therefore, nothing stops us from making communication with these people inexpensive and unlimited.

Connecting the “Favorite Number” from MegaFon will help us with this. What is this service and how does it work? Let us remind you that you can choose and buy a beautiful MegaFon number for your loved ones.

Shutdown options

If at some point this function has lost its relevance, it must be deactivated. You can do this almost the same way. There are several paths to choose from:

• Dial on your mobile phone *105*0083#.
• Send a text message with the word STOP to 0500983.
• Use the help of the autoinformer and follow all his instructions by calling the same license plate.
• Use a computer or gadget with a mobile application and go to your personal account, where you personally cancel the option’s activity.

Once the required procedure is completed, the service ceases to function. Do not forget that it will not be available even when at the beginning of the new validity period there is no money in your account to write it off as part of the subscription.

Disabling the service

To disable and delete your favorite number on Megafon, there are also several options:

1. The easiest way to disable the option is to dial the deactivation command *105*0083*0# and press call. At this point, the entire service will be disabled, and no subscription fee will be charged.
2. The next most difficult thing will be to disconnect through your personal account. To do this, just like when connecting, you need to go to the megaphone website, select your personal account, log in and in the “services and options” section find your Favorite number and click on the disconnect button.
3. And of course, if it’s more convenient for you or you’re not far from the operator’s salon, you can go into it with your passport if the SIM card is issued to you and connect your favorite number.