Recently, MTS subscribers began to receive messages from the number 0867 with text like “the subscriber called you presumably for advertising purposes, etc.” These SMS are associated with basic protection against spam calls. This service is provided by the mobile operator to its subscribers. It is worth considering its pros and cons in more detail.
0867 what is this number - from whom do the SMS come?
Disabling the tracking function on Android 8
Brief instructions for deactivating Google surveillance:
- Open Settings - Google - Location.
- In the “Location History” subsection, click “Turn off location history.” After saving the settings, the phone will stop collecting movement data. Also click the “Delete History” button, which is guaranteed to erase all traces.
- In the “Advertising” category you can get rid of personalized advertising.
- If you click on “Account” in the “Google” section and go to the “Access Settings” tab, you will be prompted to configure the transfer of geodata.
How to disable surveillance on an MTS phone
The MTS company renamed it “MTS Search”. Now the old commands don't work. You can get a list of current commands by sending an SMS with the text 'Help MTS Search' to number 3322.
Here is the list of commands I received on my phone.
- Allow surveillance: YES|ALLOW PHONE (for example 'ALLOW 79112345678')
- Deny surveillance: NO|BAN PHONE (for example 'BAN 79112345678')
- Add contact: GROUP PHONE NAME (for example 'FAMILY 79112345678 Vasily')
- Delete contact: DELETE PHONE NAME (for example 'DELETE Vasily')
- Disable watch list: Who Where Contact: Where PHONE|NAME (for example 'where is Vasily')
- Enable or disable stealth mode: Stealth on/off (for example 'stealth on')
- Contact list - Contacts Where is everything: Where is everything
If you have become a victim of tracking using , or have such suspicions, write to the support chat and they will check whether you are actually being followed. Unfortunately, the operator’s website has a “user manual” only for the Android application and the Web interface. All SMS commands are not freely available.
Remote cleaning of a smartphone: disabling tracking
The “Find My Device” function, in case of loss of the phone, helps to track it and block it (there is a function to clear the internal memory). It can also be disabled:
- In the same Google menu there is a “Security” category.
- To disable tracking, uncheck the “Find device” checkbox.
- You can go ahead and root your device. Then install the Location Cache program, which will show a map of your routes, and also allow you to clear your phone of this information and disable caching.
Information on short numbers
In this material we will discuss short numbers that you are so often asked to call or send messages to receive various services, order content, etc.
Short numbers, or short codes, are nothing more than special phone numbers for sending text or multimedia (SMS, MMS) messages, or USSD requests from both mobile and wired phones. There are two main types of short codes:
- Dialing – numbers that are dialed by making a call. Example: request your balance using the command *100# or *102#
- Messaging – numbers to which you need to send an SMS or MMS message.
Short numbers Beeline, MTS, MegaFon, Skylink, Tele2, etc. are used for a wide variety of purposes:
- Free: connection/disconnection of services, change of tariff, etc.
- Paid: ordering content, various references, etc.
Short numbers are also actively used for purposes such as entertainment services, televoting, gaining access to information, and even calling a taxi. According to their type, services based on short numbers are:
- Voice
- SMS
- MMS
- USSD
- LBS.
How to find out the cost of a call or SMS to any short number
Before using the service offered to you, find out the cost of SMS to short phone numbers. Often, they try to hide this information from us or provide it deliberately incorrectly. A good service informing about the cost of short numbers can be found here.
Also, before sending an SMS to a short number, you can first find out information about the price of the service in this way: send a question mark (?) to the short number you need and in response you will receive information about its cost (of course, for free).
To block short numbers, you need to activate the content blocking service from your mobile operator. This is done free of charge, for example, through a call center operator. For MTS, for Beeline - “Stop content”, for MegaFon - also “Stop content” and “Prohibition of sending entertainment SMS”.
to do it yourself, send an SMS to it with the word STOP . MTS subscribers can also unsubscribe from mailings (subscriptions) using the “My Subscriptions” service or by command *111*919# [call].
Most popular short numbers
| Short number | Cost, rub.) |
| 2476 | 170-203 |
| 2855 | 170- 236 |
| 3747 | 177-254 |
| 3855 | 250-354 |
| 4161 | 170-200 |
| 7781 | 170-236 |
| 8510 | 304 (MegaFon) |
| 9151 | 100-150 |
| 9797 | 170-250 |
These numbers became famous due to their use by scammers for their own selfish purposes.
Short number operator (content provider) with a service cost of 300 rubles:
| Content provider | Short number | Cost, rub.) |
| LLC "Plastic Media" | 1017 | 354 |
| SMS Services LLC | 1050 | 354 |
| LLC "PLAYFON" | 1616 | 354 |
| IncorMedia LLC | 2474 | 354 |
| IncorMedia LLC | 3601 | 354 |
| VAS Pay LLC | 3622 | 354 |
| LLC "Plastic Media" | 3698 | 354 |
| First Alternative | 3747 | 354 |
| LLC "RM-Invest" | 3855 | 354 |
| SMS Services LLC | 4109 | 354 |
| LLC "Plastic Media" | 5370 | 354 |
| SMS Services LLC | 7498 | 354 |
| SMS Services LLC | 7733 | 354 |
| SMS Services LLC | 7918 | 354 |
| CJSC "Svyaznoy Loading" | 8110 | 354 |
| IncorMedia LLC | 8750 | 354 |
| IncorMedia LLC | 8916 | 354 |
| IncorMedia LLC | 9395 | 354 |
| IncorMedia LLC | 9690 | 354 |
| IncorMedia LLC | 9800 | 354 |
| First Alternative | 1181 | 300 |
| IncorMedia LLC | 1350 | 300 |
| IncorMedia LLC | 1627 | 300 |
| Neoline LLC | 3190 | 300 |
| IncorMedia LLC | 3354 | 300 |
| First Alternative | 3381 | 300 |
| LLC "RM-Invest" | 3858 | 300 |
| First Alternative | 4124 | 300 |
| First Alternative | 4481 | 300 |
| First Alternative | 5121 | 300 |
| IncorMedia LLC | 5370 | 300 |
| First Alternative | 5581 | 300 |
| IncorMedia LLC | 6005 | 300 |
| First Alternative | 6681 | 300 |
| IncorMedia LLC | 7122 | 300 |
| LLC "RM-Invest" | 7255 | 300 |
| First Alternative | 8353 | 300 |
| IncorMedia LLC | 8510 | 300 |
| Telemarket LLC | 8886 | 300 |
| IncorMedia LLC | 9691 | 300 |
| IncorMedia LLC | 9865 | 300 |
Useful tips
As a conclusion, I would like to give some advice:
Advice one. If you see a missed call from a short number on your phone, you should not call it back. You can make some serious money! Also, for example, by ordering a new picture or ringtone for your phone using a short number, you can “automatically sign an agreement” by signing up for a paid SMS subscription (paid incoming SMS).
Tip two. It is better not to contact short numbers at all and do not use their services, even if you really need to find out who owns the phone number on the site or download a useful program, and for this you are offered to send an SMS to a short number. Not only can you become a victim of scammers using short numbers and never get what you want, but again, you can subscribe to a paid SMS newsletter.
Tip three. If you still “got money” using short codes or subscribed to a paid content newsletter, the money can be returned to your account and the subscription can be stopped. To do this, calling the support of the content provider is usually too difficult (or even useless), although you can try (for example, the support phone number for the A1 aggregator - First Alternative - 88001007337). But it’s better to call the contact center of your telecom operator and demand an unsubscribe and a refund. In the vast majority of cases, they will return your money and unsubscribe you from the “attached infection” (since the operator is aware of “theft in law” using short numbers and wants to keep his subscriber).
Tip four. Don’t be lazy to enable content blocking on your number, as well as on the numbers of children or relatives who have little knowledge of cellular communications.
Good luck to you and fewer “short numbers”!
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Peculiarities
The essence of the service comes down to the operator providing a certain amount to the subscriber in advance without replenishing the account in advance. “On full confidence” is a loan that does not involve interest. The service works as follows: You forgot to top up your personal mobile account, but are waiting for an important call or want to stay in touch with friends, in this case you don’t need to frantically look for a terminal, now you receive payment from MTS in advance.
“In full confidence” enjoys an enviable success due to its practicality. Now subscribers do not need to worry about the time period allotted for replenishing their account before blocking the number. The user is always aware of events and knows exactly how much he is borrowing from MTS (displayed as a minus phone balance, -200 rubles, for example). Using the service makes it possible not only to make calls, but also to send messages and access the Internet.
Of course, you are supposed to repay this debt. Moreover, this must be done exactly within the allotted time - before the 24th of any month. If there are less than 7 days left before the expiration of the repayment period, MTS informs the subscriber about this in the form of an SMS message. To independently control the service, use the command *132#. Here you can get the following information:
- the total amount of funds that you can “borrow” from the operator;
- actual loan amount;
- the exact date by which the payment must be repaid.
MTS offers complete freedom in choosing a payment method. In case of refusal to top up the account with the specified amount, MTS blocks the subscriber’s number until the debt is paid in full.
"Trust" limit
For MTS subscribers, a set amount is offered, which can become a deferred payment - 300 rubles. If you successfully use the option for six months, your limit may be revised and increased. The following factors influence the expansion of service capabilities:
You can calculate the approximate limit from MTS yourself. To do this, you need to take all mobile communication bills for the last six months, sum them up and divide by the number of payments. This amount may be available to you in the form of an advance from the operator. It is worth noting that the limit tends not only to rise, but also to fall. This can happen if you do not pay your next invoice on time.
Please note: if your expenses for maintaining mobile communications regularly increase, you can be connected to a companion service and receive “interest” on your own expenses on the account.
Can scammers send SMS from number 1976?
In the case of subscribers of the MTS operator, SMS fraud from this number is excluded. The short number 1976 is assigned to MTS PJSC, is a service number and does not send unnecessary spam. But in the case of subscribers of other operators, it is already necessary to analyze the text of the message and the telephone numbers or links indicated there.
If you receive such SMS constantly, you should check all active paid services and subscriptions for your number. This can be done through a support call , chat message or personal MTS account. Keep in mind that you should check not only the availability of paid services, but also the availability of paid subscriptions (from third-party content providers). Such subscriptions can connect in the background and “eat” 20-30 rubles from your balance every day.
About the author: Dmitry Mayorov
Hi all! I am the creator of the website QUORRA.RU. I fill the project with important information with solutions to modern problems that await users on the Internet.
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Terms of use of "Trust"
MTS's trust in users must be supported by the operator's trust in its subscribers, so the service is not available to everyone. The first requirement is long-term use of the operator’s services - you must be an MTS subscriber for at least 3 months.
Activation of the service will only be available if you have a positive mobile balance. You can activate “Trust” even if there is no money in your account, but in this case, the average bill for payment for mobile services over the last 3 months must exceed 300 rubles. Subscribers wishing to connect to “Trust” must not have debts on their personal accounts.
The next criterion for choosing subscribers is the tariff plan. The lion's share of packages are compatible with activation, but there are exceptions:
- MTS Connect;
- Guest;
- corporate rates;
- Cool.
