“Beep” service from MTS: detailed description of how to connect or disconnect

Date: December 24, 2021 | Updated: May 19, 2021 | Author: Moblie-man

The MTS information and entertainment portal offers a wide selection of additional services for its subscribers. Their entire range can not only be viewed, but also connected through the user’s personal account menu. Among such services, we can highlight the popular “Beep” option, the catalog of melodies of which can be viewed for free on the operator’s website or through the service’s mobile application.

How to set a melody instead of a ringer on MTS

Do you want to make waiting for your answer not boring and even pleasant? Let your friends, family and colleagues listen to melodies instead of the usual monotonous beeps.

You can also make them laugh with a joke - the catalog has a section “Jokes and Gags”. And a nervous boss might be calmed by the sounds of nature while you take your phone out of your pocket. With music or a joke, time will fly faster, and your interlocutor will not have time to get bored while waiting for you to pick up the phone.

The official MTS website indicates several ways to replace beeps with a melody. The service also has its own portal, where you can select a melody from the catalog and immediately connect it.

So, you can activate the service as follows:

• “Catch a dial tone” - if, when calling another subscriber, you heard music to your liking, just press the star (*);
• Via USSD command - enter the command *111*221# on the keyboard, a catalog of categories will appear in front of you, in which you can select the one you need;
• Call one of the numbers: 0550, 05501, 05502, 05503, 05504, 05505, 05506, 05508 or 07701. After that, select a melody through the voice assistant and connect it. Calls to these numbers in your home region are free;
• Download and install a mobile application for Android or iOS, the functionality of which is the same as the service portal;
• Connect services through a network of partners - on music sites zaycev.net, patefon.fm and others.

Features of use

There are a number of specific criteria that can answer in detail many questions about connecting or using the MTS Gudok option on a number, let's look at the key points:

• If you are going abroad, the melody instead of a dial tone will not be guaranteed to turn on for an incoming call due to the technical features of roaming partners, that is, partial functionality is possible.
• Not all communication service users will be able to hear the melody when using a landline number to make a call.
• A subscriber using the call waiting service together with MTS Gudok (to be able to receive calls on the second line) can count on the set sound signal being turned on instead of beeps for the first caller.
• During a conversation, the caller will not be able to hear the melody, since the first party will be in the “Busy” status.
• If the caller has the MTS Radio service installed, then when calling a network client with the GOOD'OK option, he will hear his content.
• Doesn't work and won't connect when forwarding is activated.
• The quality of music played during a call directly depends on the network load and the higher it is, the worse the audibility and clarity of the melody (subtle delays and signal loss may occur).
• To change the set of melodies included in the Music Box package, the operator does not need the client’s consent.
• The melody for the MTS beep is automatically renewed every month and to stop using the function you need to forcefully disable it.
• Every media file in the music catalog has a license. When the validity period expires, the melody will be deleted and the Music Box will be activated instead.
• The mobile operator MTS can, without the subscriber's knowledge, replace the melody instead of the beep when the license for a song or sound expires.
• There are no guarantees for playing the installed composition for subscribers located in another region of the Russian Federation or country of the world, as well as from other cellular operators, including home phones.

Ringtones catalog

The most convenient way is to choose music instead of a call on the “Gudok” portal. Here on the left side is the complete catalog, which includes sections:

• Hit parade - the most popular tracks today;
• New items - new melodies available for connection;
• Search leaders - find out what other subscribers are looking for and connecting;
• Chanson - music for the soul and a special mood;
• Free - for those who want to try the Good'ok service for the first time. Ringtones from this section are available for free for 7 days;
• Jokes and gags are short sketches that can be listened to while waiting for an answer;
• Golden hits - popular music from different decades;
• Soundtracks - music and tracks from domestic and foreign films;
• Folk music - here, oddly enough, it is not Russian folk songs that are presented, but the work of Caucasian performers;
• Sounds. In this section you can select such interesting effects as thunder, the meowing of a cat, the cries of seagulls at sea or the squealing of a dolphin.

In order not to view the contents of each category, you can try to find your favorite track through the search bar. The selected melody on the portal can be purchased via SMS, gifted to another, or paid for with bonuses under the MTS bonus program.

Price of the “Beep” service from MTS

Installation of each melody is paid separately. The cost of each melody is from 49.9 rubles. for a month.

There are 7 categories of single melodies priced from 1.7 rubles. per day up to 5 rubles, as well as 4 price categories for packages of melodies with a cost of 75 rubles. per month up to 30 rub. during the week.

You can install no more than 10 ringtones, ringtone packs or music channels at the same time. In this case, you will be charged separately for each melody.

The price of melodies depends on the novelty and popularity of the melody: new releases and well-known hits are more expensive, while retro melodies, jokes and sounds of nature are cheaper.

And don’t forget that the catalog has a “free” section - there are about 20 melodies with which you can try the service for free for 7 days. After the free period, the standard price applies.

"Catch GOOD'OK"

Using this option, you can copy any dial tone of another MTS subscriber, if he has not set a ban. To do this, press * while listening. The copying function is free, you only pay for the melody itself according to the standard price. However, this service is not yet available in many regions of Russia: St. Petersburg, Arkhangelsk, Murmansk, Petrozavodsk, Pskov, Syktyvkar, Veliky Novgorod, Vologda, Vorkuta, Kaliningrad, Naryan-Mar, Pechora, Ukhta, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, Togliatti, Ufa, Yoshkar-Ola, Saransk, Ulyanovsk, Izhevsk, Kirov, Orenburg, Penza, Saratov, Cheboksary, Novosibirsk, Abakan, Barnaul, Gorno-Altaisk, Kemerovo, Kyzyl, Norilsk, Omsk, Tomsk, Krasnoyarsk, Ekaterinburg, Chelyabinsk, Kurgan, Nizhnevartovsk, Noyabrsk, Perm, Surgut, Tyumen, Krasnodar, Stavropol, Astrakhan, Volgograd, Grozny, Makhachkala, Rostov, Sochi, Elista and their corresponding regions.

How to change music

To delete a ringtone or music channel, you can use one of three methods:

• Call to number 0550 (free);
• Personal account on the official service portal;
• In a free mobile application.

After deleting a melody, select a new one from the catalog and purchase it.

You can customize the playback of melodies: set a melody instead of a call on a certain day or a certain time of day, connect a particular melody to a group of friends or colleagues.

So that your bosses can hear bravura marches, and your loved ones hear something more romantic, set playback rules in your Personal Account on the service website or in the mobile application.

How to disable the GOOD'OK service

Today, the mobile operator automatically includes the “Beep” service in the starting package of services. This means that it is automatically connected to every SIM card buyer. But for the first 30 days, there is no subscription fee or payment for the gift package of melodies, but from the 31st day, subscribers begin to notice how slowly and surely money is leaving the phone balance.

During the first free month, you must decide whether to continue using the service or disable it. If you think that music instead of beeps is interesting and pleasant, the following options are possible:

• Continue using the gift melody, but paying for it according to the operator’s tariff;
• Connect the “Music Box” - a package of random melodies from the popular section;
• Purchase and install your favorite tunes - according to the price list from the music catalog.

If you want to completely disable Good'ok and return good old calls, you can use 4 methods:

• Dial code *111*29# on your mobile phone;
• Do this in your personal account on the service website;
• Use the “MTS Service” mobile application;
• Use the “My MTS” application.

The service can be disabled quickly and free of charge.

Every Good'ok user is faced with receiving messages on their mobile phone about new catalog items or new service capabilities. The newsletter can only be disabled by calling the MTS Contact Center toll-free number 0890.

About

Since 2013, MTS has been providing its users with a wide range of services in different categories. “Gudok” is an entertainment service that makes calling other subscribers more interesting.

This service provides the opportunity to replace ordinary, monotonous beeps with your favorite melody or funny jokes, which will allow you to stand out from the huge number of network users and emphasize your individuality. The MTS website presents a huge selection of popular music, funny jokes, and excerpts from the soundtracks of your favorite films.

allows you to choose, instead of a monotonous sound, a song in any genre, category, which are presented in a special column on the MTS website. It is possible to control the playback of a musical tone - you can install a specific musical composition for each subscriber/group of subscribers, as well as activate the service at a certain time of day or for one specific day.

In addition, it is possible to perform additional actions:

• Give melodies to other subscribers;
• Create copies of music;
• Audio channel “Own wave” – playing music of the same genre;
• Order popular songs and jokes.

It is possible to activate a free melodic beep. To perform this operation, you need to dial *955#, *111*199# or *111*197# and the call key on your phone. The service is provided free of charge for a week.

It is worth considering that the sound quality of the musical beep may deteriorate due to network congestion.

is present in the initial package of services on some tariffs during the initial connection or when changing an old tariff to a new one (which implies the presence of the service). During the first 30 days of using the service, the subscriber decides whether he needs it or whether the service must be disconnected.

Tariffs Smart and Good'OK

The main tariff line of MTS is called Smart. When connecting to tariffs of this line, the operator provides the “Beep” service in the starter package, along with a package of Smart melodies. It is free for 60 days, and after their expiration, the service along with the package of ringtones is also automatically turned off - in the event that you have not purchased new ringtones or packages in advance.

The subscriber cannot independently change the composition of the Smart package, but can buy and install other melodies, as well as use 11 free songs.

Even if you switch to other tariffs from the Smart line, the service will continue to operate along with the initially installed melodies. Subscribers of any Smart tariffs have all available deactivation methods: USSD code, mobile application and the official service portal.

Important!

From October 2021, the service is not included in the initial package of services for Smart package tariffs.

General overview

While waiting for a connection with another subscriber, you can listen to boring beeps or take advantage of the provider’s offer to replace them with a pleasant melody.
After all, over time, any person gets tired of monotony, which can be abandoned on favorable terms. In addition, you can always choose a specific joke to lift the caller’s mood. For all this to start working, you just need to select a specific option for activation and count on debiting the minimum amount from your personal account balance. But first, you should review the specifics of using the service so that no questions arise in the future.

Important

• Good'ok may be disabled during international roaming;
• When a call comes from a landline phone, the interlocutor will hear regular calls, not music;
• When the line is busy, short beeps are heard, not music;
• The service does not work when forwarding is installed.

You can give a song or a package of melodies as a beep to another subscriber if you select the order icon in the catalog and enter the subscriber’s number. The first purchase is paid for by the donor, but subsequent renewals are paid for by the person who accepted the gift.

Replace boring beeps with melodies or make your interlocutors laugh with a joke, calm them down with the sounds of nature - and you will soon notice that they are calling you more often.

Reviews

Before installing your own beep or melody from the catalog, it would be a good idea to read the reviews of existing customers. Below we will look at the main pros and cons that users highlight.

Advantages:

• the ability to cheer up callers;
• quick and easy installation.
• constant updating of the catalogue;
• large selection of melodies;

Flaws:

• taxation of services by the operator;
• When purchasing with bonuses, the service is valid for only one month.
• limited selection of free songs;
• high risk of accidental connection;
• high price;

Overall, this is an interesting option for replacing annoying beeps with pleasant melodies. But you need to be careful. If the service is provided by default and you do not need it, it is better to disable it.