Megafon Parental Control: how to connect a Child under Supervision

In this article we will talk about the Megafon “Parental Control” option, analyze the terms of provision and its cost. We will also consider detailed instructions for connecting and disconnecting, and talk about the features of the service. The review will be useful to all users with children who want to take care of the safety of their children and track their location and content viewed on the Internet.

general information

Thanks to Megafon - the child is under supervision, parents will always know where the baby is going and what he is doing at the moment.

Parental Control is an option that includes the following features:

Monitor your mobile balance and top it up if necessary;
Block browsing of unwanted sites;
Block international calls;
Limit the receipt of advertising mailings and block the ability to connect subscriptions;
Track your location on a map.

Users of the Android application Megafon “Where is my child” get control of the following functions:

Monitoring smartphone battery level;
Manage sound, network connection and installed applications.

As you can see, the option allows you not only to track your child’s Megafon phone, but also to restrict access to unwanted content containing information for adults.

What is the cost of the service:

5 rubles subscription fee daily for one children’s profile;
1 ruble additional daily for each new connected profile.

To begin with, we will figure out how to connect the “Child under supervision” Megafon in all available ways.

Advantages and disadvantages

First, let's list the advantages of the Parental Control service from Megafon:

Wide range of functions.
Possibility of full control over the child’s smartphone.
You can track all movements.
The web interface for parents is easy to use.
The connection process takes a little time.
Reasonable prices for this service.
Possibility to test the option for seven days.

There are also many disadvantages:

A sharp increase in energy consumption on a child’s smartphone due to a working GPS module and mobile Internet.
You must obtain control permission from the subscriber. Since most modern smartphones have a fingerprint scanner for locking, this fact often becomes a serious problem.
To gain full control over your phone, you need to install a children's application on it. Because of this, the previous disadvantage becomes even more significant.
Your child can simply leave the phone at home, thereby deceiving even such a cunning system. Naturally, in such a situation, tracking the child’s location is impossible.
It is possible that he will find a way to deactivate the application and remove Parental Controls. Android OS is an open system in which there are many opportunities to bypass any restrictions.

Connection

You can enable Parental Control on Megafon using several methods. First, let's look at what you need to do to get your seven-day free trial:

Open your smartphone keyboard;
Enter the combination *461*4# ;
Press the call button.

The trial period will help you decide whether to use the option. Please note that connection is only possible if the service has not been activated previously. To find out what other ways you can connect to the service, read our article below.

Operator salon

Visit a communications salon and a specialist;
You can find out the address of the sales office in your personal account or on the operator’s website.

Support

Call customer support on 0500;
Wait for the operators to connect and voice your wishes.

Official site

Open the official website of the service rk.megafon.ru;
Enter your mobile phone number for activation in the special field;

An SMS with a code will be sent to your phone number, which must be entered in the appropriate field.

Please note that you can download the Megafon “Keep an eye on your child” application for Android using a link from the RK interface or in the application store for your smartphone. Now you know how to connect “Parental Control” to Megafon.

How to activate a child's profile so that you can find your child by phone? Read on to find out this information.

Android application

Displaying information in the parent interface

The service automatically determines whether the child subscriber is an iOS or Android user.

If the added child uses an iOS device, the box with the offer to install the application to obtain additional control functions is missing in the parent’s interface. If he uses an Android-based device, you will see a block in your child’s profile settings asking you to install an Android application on his phone.

When you click on the “Send application link” link, an SMS will be sent to your child’s number from number 4610: “Install the Android application “Parental Control” to send more accurate information about your MegaFon number: rk.megafon.ru/app.”

At the same time, in the parent's interface, the block with the offer to send a link changes to a block with a code that must be entered into the children's application after installation to establish a parent-child connection.

After entering the generated code into the children's application, it becomes active. Deleting an application will be possible if you click the “Delete application” button in the box.

Installing the application on your child's phone

Available for Android devices only. In the profile settings, click on the link “Send a link to the application”, after which an SMS will be sent to the child’s number: “Install the Android application “Parental Control” to send more accurate information about your number: rk.megafon.ru/app.” By clicking on the link, the subscriber can install the application.

During the installation process, the application will ask for the necessary permissions. You need to agree with them by clicking the “Accept” and “Continue” button:

Activation

To access all functions of the application, you must:

Open the RK interface;
Create a new child profile (five profiles are available);
An SMS notification will be sent to your child’s mobile phone, where you must confirm consent to data tracking;

After consent is sent, the profile is activated automatically.

Now we can move on to how to connect the “Child under supervision” Megafon in all available ways.

Also, we believe that information about how you can disable the service if the offer is no longer relevant will be very useful. You will find out in the following text

Shutdown

If you are tired of the parental control function - where is the child, you can disable the unnecessary option to save on communication costs. To do this you need:

Open the smartphone keyboard;
Enter code *561*0*9156# ;
Press the call key.

The second method is related to your personal account:

Open your personal account;
Go to the “My Services” tab;
Click on the offer and select "Disable".

That's all, now you know how to enable and disable the service and will be able to use the information at the right time.

Detailed description

allows you to restrict children's access to adult or malicious sites, and using a map, see in real time the location of the child, as well as the nearest zones that children can pass through. After setting up the service, you can receive notifications on your phone when your child arrives at school and other possible places. It is better to use this option after installing the mobile application.

Other service features:

Monitoring the child's account status. At any time, you can check your balance and create settings that will notify you when your balance approaches zero.
Control sounds on your children's phones remotely. You can set or disable a ringtone.
Parents with the option will see the child's battery charge status.
With the “Children's Internet” option, monitor access to Internet resources, limit access to sites, or turn off the Internet on the phone.

These and some other services are available only after activating Parental Control. Before connecting, you need to know the prices for using the service:

When connecting one children's phone, the payment will be 5 rubles per day. Money is written off automatically.
For connecting additional numbers of children, 1 ruble per day for each number is immediately added to the subscription fee.

For example, if there are 2 children in a family who need supervision, then according to the terms of the service, 6 rubles will be debited from the balance every day, and 180 rubles per month will be debited.

What can “Parental Control” do?

“Parental Control” is a multifunctional service that combines several useful options for parents. It combines the functions of a smart watch and applications for blocking adult content. Here are the features this service has:

Restricting access to certain content on the Internet. When the function is enabled on a “children’s” device, access to malicious and fraudulent sites, as well as resources and videos with “adult” content is blocked.
Setting a block on certain sites that are not considered prohibited, but you don’t particularly like.
View the child’s full browser history - both domains and specific pages, indicating the time of visit.
Control applications on your child's device - you can view what programs are already installed, block access to certain applications, or remove them from the phone.
Real-time location tracking. On the map in a special application you can see where the child is now. You can also set an alert when visiting certain areas: you will know when your child arrives at school or for a club.
Setting restrictions on visiting certain locations. If a child enters a prohibited area, you will immediately receive a notification.
View all the child’s movements on a map during the day, indicating the exact time.
Balance control on a “children’s” gadget. You can not only view the current account status, but also set alerts about any debits.
Remote sound control on a smartphone. You can turn up the volume and turn on the ringtone, even if it was turned off by the child himself.
Blocking Internet access for a certain time.
Prohibition of making calls or sending SMS messages to certain numbers - fraudulent, foreign or simply unwanted.
Tracking the percentage of charge of the “children’s” device.

To fully use the service, you need to install a special application - both on your device and on your child’s gadget. But you can use the basic functionality without the application.

The cost of using the service is 5 rubles. per day. If you add another child number, 1 ruble is added to the daily subscription fee. In total, you can connect no more than 5 numbers - that is, the maximum fee will be 9 rubles. per day. Payment is debited daily, regardless of whether you used the service on a particular day.

How to use. Manage your child's profile

To activate a child’s profile, you need to go to the service application or website. The service allows you to create no more than 5 profiles. After this, a message will be sent to the children’s number with consent to control the phone; after confirmation, the profile will be activated.

Using a mobile application for the service, parents have the opportunity to control:

Children's balance can be replenished quickly and in advance.
Location on the map.
A telephone to block prohibited Internet resources, calls and send messages to unwanted or foreign numbers.

To control, you just need to install the application from the market or MegaFon website. It's free, but requires internet access.

Determination accuracy

There are meter errors when using location tracking. For example, if the desired object is located in the city center, then you can determine where it is within a radius of 100 meters.

If on the outskirts of the city, the radius can reach up to 1 km. On the highway or in small settlements, the accuracy will be within 2 kilometers.

If you want to more accurately determine the position, then you need to install the radar application on the controlled phone and turn on the children's mode. This manipulation will allow you to determine the location not only by the coverage area of cellular stations but also by GPS or Glonass, as well as by Wi-fi access points.

How to disable?

The easiest way is to enter the service request *561*0*9156# on your phone and make a call. The method is fast, free, and can be used anytime, anywhere.
If you have Internet access, use your personal account. After authorization, go to the services, go to the section with connected options and click the disable button next to the service.
Install a mobile application on your phone, through which you can disable “Parental Control”, similar to the actions in your personal account. This is a mobile version of the service that completely replicates the functionality.
Call the support service at 0500 to disable the service yourself, using prompts from an automatic informant, or call a “live” operator.
Personally go to the MegaFon salon so that managers can help with the disconnection. To do this, you need to have a passport or other identification documents.

After disabling the option, an SMS report will be sent to your number, and the fee will no longer be debited.

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.

Possible problems and solutions

Some users encounter a number of problems. We will tell you about the most typical ones and provide a solution:

Not included in the web interface. Check if you have connected the router to your computer correctly. The OS network settings should automatically obtain IP and DNS. Install/update drivers for the network card.
Can't save settings. Use the export/import item or open the menu through another browser.
The device does not see Wi-Fi. Make sure that you have enabled the Wi-Fi module on your tablet, laptop or other gadget. In the router menu, check whether the wireless point is activated. Try changing the channel or standards (b/g/n to b/g and so on).
Regular network failures or interruptions. Firmware update required.
Low download speed over Wi-Fi. Other devices in your home are jamming the signal. We recommend changing the channel to a less crowded one.

The source of the problem may be the hardware. When used for a long time, the capacitors on the router “swell.” Naturally, Wi-Fi or wired Internet may disappear, and access to the web menu may be blocked. It is impossible to solve the problem programmatically. Specialist intervention will be required.

Now you know everything you need to use the TP-LINK TL-MR3220 router. The main menu is similar to other models from TP-Link.

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.

Notifications

It is possible to receive notifications for events:

Low balance.
Low battery level (requires Android app installed on child's device).
Entering/exiting a zone.

Notifications are configured in the WEB interface of the service.

The following types of notification alerts are available:

SMS. Departs from 9:00 to 22:00 local time. All notifications that require sending between 22:00 and 9:00 are sent at 9:00.
WEB. The notification will be shown in the WEB interface of the service.

In order for notifications to arrive on the parent’s phone in the form of SMS, in the service interface, you need to check the “Notify about activity via SMS” checkbox in the child’s profile settings.

The application sends data from the device via the Internet every 4 hours. If, when trying to send data, the device is out of range of Internet access, an SMS with brief information is sent to the service. In this case, the parent is notified only of the number of events without details. This type of SMS is systemic and is sent no more than once every 24 hours.

The WEB interface displays notifications for the selected child for the last 3 days.

How to put a Beacon on Megafon

In order to install a beacon, you will need to use a SIM card with one of the children's tariffs, which are described above in the article. To connect to the service, you should follow a convenient activation method:

It is possible to use the service for sending a special request. To do this, you will need to dial *141*parent's phone number# on your phone. After entering, you need to make a call to send the request. After this, the option will be active, and the parent will be able to receive the necessary information.
You can also activate the option by sending a message. To do this, insert the following text into the body of the letter: “ADD phone number” or “ADD phone number.” You should indicate the parent's phone number after 7. You need to send such an SMS to 1410.

Price

It is clear that such amenities, which are available within the framework of the service in question, are not offered to subscribers for use free of charge. Therefore, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with the prices for using the option:

5 rubles per day – for one user;
5 rubles per day, plus 1 ruble per day for each additional user.

By user we mean the child's device. That is, if you have 2 children and you want to connect both of their devices to the service, you will have to pay 6 rubles daily for this.

Of course, as a result, the monthly cost of using the service will be 150-180 rubles, but this is a completely justified price for such information and a sense of peace of mind for your children.

Service capabilities

As we have already said, the MegaFon operator’s “Parental Control” service can report not only where the child is, but also other data about the baby’s device. The list of all functions is as follows:

Child location tracking;
The ability to mark zones on the map that it is not advisable for a child to go beyond (if they cross, the parent will be automatically informed);
Ability to track all movements throughout the day;
Monitoring the status of the account balance, setting up notifications in case of a critical decrease in the balance;
Manage sound settings (you can independently turn off or turn on the sound on your child’s phone);
Battery charge monitoring (the function only works on devices with Android 4.4 and older);
Internet connection management (you can limit access to dangerous and unwanted sites, as well as completely disable the Internet on the device). The function is only available on devices with Android 5.0 and higher.

Additional terms and restrictions

In order to fully use the service, you must install a special application on the minor’s phone. The functionality of the service provided includes the following features:

Control over the subscriber's account. Parents can make cash deposits as needed.
View downloaded applications. Having installed some software on his smartphone, a child is not always aware of the appropriateness of his actions.
Analyze where the child is at the moment.
Create “safe” location zones. If you leave such a zone, the smartphone signals a violation of boundaries, and parents receive a notification.
Prevent the possibility of making calls outside the country or region.
Receive routing of your child's movements and much more.

Despite the advantages of connecting from Megafon, there are also a number of negative aspects. You can compare the pros and cons of the application in the table below.

Positive characteristic	Negative characteristic
Availability of a large list of functions for monitoring a minor	Fast battery drain
Full control of your child's phone	The problem with gaining full access to a child’s phone: security features of modern smartphones
Tracking all movements of a minor subscriber	If desired, the child can get rid of “surveillance”
Convenience of the interface for viewing information and tracking for the parent community	Data may be updated untimely or incorrectly
Short waiting time when connecting to the service	Problems arising with further system settings
Acceptable price ranges	The cost of the service, in comparison with similar services of other cellular operators, may even be higher
Opportunity to familiarize yourself with the service and application within 7 days	This opportunity is available only to those subscribers who have not previously used parental control services from the Megafon operator

Smartphones consume electricity at a faster rate. As a result, the battery drains faster.

To control your child's phone, you must have access to it. Modern gadgets are equipped with additional barriers to connecting to the phone. Face or finger scanners will become an obstacle to the discovery of opportunities to study a child’s mobile phone.

How to enable Parental Control on MegaFon

If you want to try using this service, you must start connecting to it with your parent's phone number. The connection is made according to the following scheme:

Go to the service website using this link.
Enter your phone number in the appropriate field and click on the “Login” button.
Add a child's profile in the service portal interface.
Confirm adding a phone by entering the appropriate code sent via text message to your child's phone.

Completing the described steps ensures that the service is configured correctly. In the future, it will be possible to control a child’s smartphone through the same portal https://rk.megafon.ru