Cost control megaphone
12.01.17, 13:10 Megafon 0
Each of us tries to make a monthly budget, calculating our expenses for food, clothing, travel, entertainment. A separate item at this point in time for almost every family is the cost of mobile communications. After all, today even the smallest family members have their own mobile phone, which without a SIM card and services, will be just a useless toy. Older users actively use the mobile Internet, the cost of which is not inferior to home. And quite adult family members prefer warm telephone conversations. Considering all this, an average family of three spends from 1,000 to 3,000 rubles a month on mobile communication services! This is a significant amount. How to save money on mobile services. First of all, you need to be able to control the costs of these same services. The Megafon operator has developed not a single service for its subscribers that allows you to control the costs of a megaphone. Let's get to know each of them.
Service "Personal account" from Megafon.
Megafon's "Personal Account" is a service for subscribers to independently manage their numbers, services and tariff plan.
To get into his personal account, the user needs to enter the query “Megafon” or “Megafon personal account” in any search engine, or any other phrase with the name of the operator. After the search engine has completed your query, follow the first link. You will see the main page of the official Megafon website. In the upper right corner of the page there will be an icon labeled “Personal” account. Click on it. The site will take you to the login form. If you have already registered with the service, just enter your Login (this is your phone number) and the password you received during registration. If you have not received a password yet, then click the "Register" button in the authorization form. You will be taken to a page containing a short registration form. After filling it out, you will receive a password to access the "Personal Account". Go through the authorization procedure.
How to check expenses on a megaphone using the Personal Account service. After you have passed the authorization procedure in the "Personal Account" service, you can use the full range of possibilities of this service, including controlling the costs of communication services. To do this, go to the "Account" section and select the "Expenses, replenishments and details" subsection in it.
You will be taken to a page, which in turn will contain the following sections:
- Schedule with expenses for the current month;
- Chart with expenses for the last 6 months;
- Call detail ordering point;
- Invoice order point.
To get information about expenses for the last one or six months, select the "Chart with expenses for the current month" or "Chart with expenses for the last 6 months" subsection. You will be transferred to a page with a small questionnaire, where you need to specify your email address, to which you would like to receive details. After filling out the questionnaire, within a few minutes, you will receive a report listing all expenses for the selected period by e-mail. However, this report will only contain general information on each service. To get a detailed report on mobile communication services, click on the link "Order call details" in the subsection "Expenses, recharges and details". This will allow you to get information about the costs for each SMS message and each call made over a period of time.
All options in the "Personal Account" service are absolutely free, as well as registration in the service.
How to find out expenses on a megaphone without the help of the Personal Account service? Let's find out.
USSD command.
If you need an expense breakdown for the last few hours, use the USSD command to get an expense report. Using the USSD command, you will receive information about the costs of the last five services that you used. It can be SMS messages, mobile Internet, calls, MMS messages or any other mobile communication services. In order to use this method, dial *512#, call button. In response, you will receive an SMS message containing information on expenses for the last five transactions. This service is provided to all Megafon subscribers absolutely free of charge.
There is another USSD command that allows you to get the details of expenses, but for a longer period, namely for the last seven days. In order to receive this service, dial *113#, call button, on your mobile device. In response, you will receive an SMS message detailing the cost of mobile communications for the last week. This service is charged, the cost for a one-time request is 21 rubles.
SMS message.
To receive a report on your expenses for the last seven days, you can send an empty SMS message to the short number 5039. The details of the expenses for services will come in the form of an MMS message. Therefore, before using this cost control method, make sure you have the MMC option set up.
If you do not have MMS messages configured, it does not matter. You can send a message with your e-mail to the short number 5039 and the details will be sent there.
In both cases, the cost of the service will be 21 rubles per request.
Constant receipt of cost details.
You can set up the itemization service on an ongoing basis and receive monthly itemizations of your expenses. The cost of this service is 100 rubles per month. You can activate the service in the "Personal Account" service. To do this, enter the service, select the "Services" section. Inside the section, select the "Services and Options" subsection. You will be taken to a page containing all services and options available for connection at the moment. Select the appropriate service and click the "connect" button, which will be located opposite the service name. The service will be connected, and the subscription fee will be debited from your account.
"Live balance" from Megafon.
Another interesting service that allows you to monitor your expenses in real time is Live Balance from Megafon. By activating this service, you will be able to see the status of your account on the main screen of your mobile device. The cost of the service is 1.5 rubles per day, connection is free.
You can activate the service in the "Personal Account" service. To do this, enter the service, select the "Services" section. Inside the section, select the "Services and Options" subsection. You will be taken to a page containing all services and options available for connection at the moment. Select the "Live balance" service and click the "connect" button, which will be located opposite the name of the service. The service will be activated, and the subscription fee for the first day will be debited from your account.
You can also activate the Live Balance service using a USSD command. To do this, dial the combination *134*1# on your mobile device, the call button and the service will be activated.
That's all you need to know to answer the question of how to view megaphone spending.