How to send "Beacon" from Tele2

There are situations when the money on the phone is over, but you urgently need to call another subscriber. In this case, you can send a “Beacon” from Tele2 to your friend, after which all that remains is to wait for him to call you back.

"Beacon" is an SMS message asking you to call back. Sometimes subscribers call such a message a "beacon" or simply a "beggar". In any case, the essence of the message is the same - to convey to another user that you cannot call yourself and ask him to call you. Such a message is sent free of charge not only within the network, but also to subscribers of other cellular communications. When sending a “beggar”, the recipient will receive an SMS with the text: “Subscriber 8920хххххх asks you to call back”.

Today, this service is very popular, since every second Tele2 cellular user has sent a request to call back at least once in his life.

How to send a free call back message

You can send a beacon from Tele2 using a simple USSD command: * 118 * recipient number# , where "recipient's number" - you need to specify the phone number of the user to whom you want to send a signal with a request to call you. Example: *118*89318657984#.

The ability to send such SMS messages is available to each user of the network, regardless of the tariff plan, the region of connection or the region of temporary residence. In any case, messages are not charged, that is, they are sent free of charge.

The function does not require a special connection. It is provided on all tariff plans.

Restrictions on using the beacon

In order to protect its customers from the intrusiveness of ill-wishers, the mobile operator has introduced restrictions on sending beggars from Tele2 numbers. You can use a maximum of 60 beggars per month. In some regions, this figure varies from 50 to 60 SMS per month. You can send no more than 5 SMS per day. Each time you send an SMS with the text “Call me back” from a Tele2 number, you will see the number of remaining requests.

If the limit of unpaid beacons is exceeded, the cost of each subsequent sending will be 50 kopecks per SMS.

The conditions for the provision of the service differ in different regions of Russia not only in the number of SMS messages available for sending. For example, in some regions it is not possible to send a beacon with a balance of zero. In order to clarify the conditions for providing unpaid beacons in your area, you can call the company's help center at 611, switch to a live operator and ask a question of interest. You can also get information at any mobile operator's mobile phone store.

Sending a Tele2 beacon to subscribers of other cellular networks

You can send a request with a request to call back not only within the network, but also to users of Megafon, Beeline, MTS and so on. Sending such requests is also not charged. However, be aware of the limitations. You can only send 50 requests per month. This suggests that without replenishing the balance, you will not be able to last until the end of the month only on beacons.

It is impossible to send a Tele2 beacon while traveling in different countries. Therefore, in roaming, you should take care of various roaming services that will make communication more profitable and affordable for calls.

Alternative services with zero balance

If you run out of beacons, but you need to make a call, then in this case there is a way out:

1. Connect " ": * 122 * 1 # . The amount of the loan depends on the volume of expenses for communication services per month. A person who has been using the services of this cellular communication for at least 60 days can take the "Promised Payment".
2. Service "Top up my account": * 123 * subscriber number # . Only five requests can be sent per day with a request to replenish your balance. The recipient will see the request and call, or maybe replenish the balance.

In this way, you can attract attention to yourself, even if there is no money left in the account, and all free beacons have already been exhausted.