Many subscribers of the MegaFon telecommunications operator complain that they are being signed without their knowledge and desire for various mailings. But there are situations when subscribers are simply bored with incoming messages. It is clear that in all these cases it is important for them to know how to disable the 5051 subscription on Megafon.
Types of Newsletters
Operators offer various services to their subscribers. If a few years ago, people were happy that you can call or send an SMS message, now there are much more opportunities. For example, a 5051 subscription to Megafon allows you to find out economic news, events in the world and Russia, to receive information about the exchange rate, weather. This is not a complete list of features. Megafon allows you to select the necessary subscriptions in various categories:
- the most important;
- news;
- sport;
- entertainment;
- communication;
- for adults and others.
Also, subscribers can turn their attention to the “Save” category, which offers combined mailings. For example, the “Best” package assumes that you will be sent news from Russia, weather information, information from the Megafon operator, a horoscope and the best jokes. By choosing the “Business” category, you will receive information about news in Russia, about the economy and business, about the exchange rate and horoscope. With the help of subscriptions you can even improve your knowledge of a foreign language by choosing the package “English Lessons”.
Newsletter Cost
Many subscribers would agree to receive SMS with interesting information if certain amounts were not charged for this. So, all sent information packages are a separate paid service from the operator. It is because of this that most subscribers are interested in how to remove a 5051 subscription, because all the information comes from this number.
So, the cost of newsletters ranges from 1 to 50 rubles per day, depending on the options chosen. But for most packages the operator set the price within 2-5 rubles. Of course, the cost is low, but if a person monitors the balance of funds on the phone, then writing off 60-300 rubles a month will be noticeable to him.
But Megafon also offers free newsletters - it is a holiday calendar and news from a telecom operator.
How to subscribe to receive information
If you are not afraid of the cost of mailings, then you can order yourself any of the ones you like. For just a few rubles you will be aware of the news, you will know your horoscope and the weather in the city. Make it easy. You can go to the Mobile Subscriptions online portal at podpiski.megafon.ru and choose the option that suits you. After that, you just have to place an order by clicking the "enter" button. In a special field, you will need to enter your phone number and code in the picture.
After that, you will receive an SMS message with the code. It will be necessary to enter it in a special field. After all the manipulations, the subscription will be issued. Depending on its conditions, information messages will be sent to you one or several times a day . If you get tired of this, then at any time you can disconnect a subscription from number 5051.
But this is not the only way. You can subscribe to the newsletter simply by sending an SMS message to number 5051. But for this you need to know the code of the data package you have selected. It can be found on the above Megafon website.
Another option for subscribing is to send a USSD command to * 505 * XX #, where XX is its identification number. You can find it on the same site of the Megafon operator.
How to unsubscribe from newsletters?
After some time, a subscription to number 5051 becomes unnecessary. "How to disable this newsletter on Megafon?" - This is the main issue for subscribers. For convenience, the operator has provided several options for refusing to receive periodic information on the phone. So, this can be done:
- on the site in the section "Mobile Subscriptions";
- by sending a message to the number 5051 with the command about the refusal;
- creating a USSD command.
True, in the last two options you need to know the code of your newsletter.
You can also go to a special Sim-menu and select the MegaFonPro item there. In the proposed list, find "Megaphone Subscriptions." You can see all the mailings connected to your number from the selected section. There you will be offered the opportunity to disable each of them separately or all together.
Also, the subscriber can simply contact any operator’s office, where qualified employees will help solve any of the problems that have arisen and tell you what the funds were debited for.
Using the web portal
In order to unsubscribe your Megafon phone number from SMS messages arriving at it, you must go to your personal account on the site podpiski.megafon.ru. True, only authorized users can get into it. If you have not previously used your personal account, then you will need to go through a simple registration procedure. Only after that on your page you can see a list of all the newsletters to which you are subscribed. Near each of them there will be a button “Unsubscribe”.
You can get into your personal account and turn off 5051 subscription to Megafon as follows. In a special form, you must enter your phone number, after in the field that appears you need to dial the code that will come in the message.
SMS disconnect
In order to unsubscribe from messages, you need to know the codes of all packages to which you are subscribed. If you know this information, then you will not have problems with how to disable the 5051 subscription to Megafon. To do this, you will only need to send an SMS message to the number from which the newsletter arrives, with the following test: “Stop XX”, where XX is the unique number of the subscription package. But even if you make a mistake, send another word and specify the correct identifier for the newsletter, then it will be stopped. The following commands are suitable as a substitute for the word “Stop”: No, No, Unsubscribe, Uns, Stop. The main thing is to correctly indicate your subscription number.
If you don’t know the unique identifier of the information package that comes to you, then before you figure out how to turn off the 5051 subscription to Megafon, you need to find out this code. With a single message, you can opt out of only one newsletter.
Unsubscribing with USSD Commands
You can refuse to receive information not only by sending SMS. Any subscriber can create a USSD command and be described from any of the newsletters. If you are tired of 5051 subscription, you can disable it only if you managed to find out a special identifier, just like when sending messages. But keep in mind that these codes for SMS and for USSD commands can be the same or slightly different. Therefore, if you find out the code for sending an SMS message to unsubscribe, then sending a USSD command with the same cipher is not worth it.
If you know the identifier you need, then you can unsubscribe as follows: on the digital display of the phone you need to dial the following: * 505 * 0 * XX #. At the same time, XX is the number of the newsletter you want to unsubscribe from. If you want to unsubscribe from several packages, then the procedure will need to be repeated for each of them.
How to find out a unique code
To find out which number should be sent in a message or to the USSD-team, you can simply visit the Megafon operator’s website at podpiski.megafon.ru. There you can find the ciphers for each of the newsletters. To facilitate your work, it is advisable to remember which category your subscription belongs to. So it will be much easier to find her. The site provides information on several hundred different subscriptions and on the packages into which they are combined.
It makes sense to send a message or USSD command only after you find out the exact number that was assigned by the operator. This is a prerequisite for the subscription to be completed with the number 5051. How to disable selected mailings on Megafon is easy to find out if you know this data.
Please note that on the same site you can find out how much the messages you received cost and what exactly you need to type on your phone in order to subscribe or, conversely, unsubscribe. The code for each newsletter consists of 4-5 digits.
Do not worry if you cannot find the identifier you need. The operator sends information every week on how to unsubscribe from the selected newsletter. Using the information received, you can easily turn off a 5051 subscription to Megafon.
Savings on account
If you do not want the amount of money on your balance to decrease, then you should turn out to be from all mailings. There are situations when a subscriber likes to receive information on several subscriptions, but the amount of funds debited daily forces one to refuse such pleasure. In this case, the operator offers not only to find out how to disable the 5051 subscription on Megafon, but to replace several with one package.
By connecting the combined newsletters, you can save a lot. After all, each of them includes several subscriptions. Moreover, the average cost of a package is about 5 rubles. And if you calculate the cost of all mailings included in it, then the amount will be 1.5-2 times higher.