Agree, a common situation: you dial a number to make an urgent call, and you suddenly hear in the receiver: “Not enough money, please replenish your account and call back later.” And if before you had no choice but to run to the nearest terminal, today this problem is easily solved, in particular, thanks to a new service called “Call from the interlocutor”. It is provided by all major Russian mobile operators. Its meaning is that you make a call, and the cost of the conversation will be paid by your interlocutor, of course, with his prior consent.
In order to use the service “Call at the expense of the interlocutor”, you do not need to send SMS to service numbers and connect additional services.
If you are a Beeline subscriber, you can make a call at the expense of the interlocutor by dialing a combination of 05050 and a ten-digit (that is, without 8) number of the called subscriber. After your interlocutor picks up the phone, he will be notified that you want to talk at his expense. If you don’t want to talk, he just can click “Refuse”. This service is only available in the home region. Cost per minute
the conversation depends on the tariff plan of the subscriber paying the call. The service can be used no more than 15 times a day.
Another mobile operator that provides its subscribers with the opportunity to make a call at the expense of the interlocutor is Megafon. The service "Call at the expense of the interlocutor" (the official name is "Call at the expense of a friend") can be used up to 10 times a day. The cost of one minute is fixed and amounts to - when the subscriber is in the home network - from 1 to 3 rubles, depending on the region and 9 rubles - in roaming. To make a call, you need to dial 000, then the phone number of the subscriber (including 8).
For MTS subscribers, the opportunity to talk at the expense of the interlocutor is possible with the “Help” service. How to use it? Dial the short number 0880, after which the automatic voice system will offer you to dial the number of the subscriber at whose expense you want to talk. The number should be dialed in a ten-digit format, then press the grate and wait for an answer. The cost of a minute of a call in the home region is charged according to TP, you will have to pay extra for roaming.
The convenience of the “Call at the expense of the interlocutor” service is that it does not require additional connection and is completely free.
Cons - a limited number of calls and the inability to use it to call a subscriber of another mobile operator, i.e., for example, a Megafon subscriber can talk only at the expense of another Megafon subscriber.
However, today mobile operators are moving towards their subscribers and provide them with many communication options with a zero balance. For example, all Russian operators have the opportunity to send the so-called "beggars" - SMS with a request to call a subscriber or replenish his account. There is also the opportunity to take a "Trust payment" - the operator replenishes your account for a certain amount, which after a few days is debited from your balance. For using the service you will pay a nominal fee of 5-7 rubles.