If parents had such an opportunity, they would never let their children go. But, unfortunately, this is not possible. Parents need to work and children need to go to school. And it is unlikely that a teenager will agree to go to a friend's birthday party with his mother. And in this case, all parents would like to see where their child is and attach a beacon to it. Megafon came up with a solution to this problem for them.
But in order to take advantage of this opportunity, the child must have a special tariff - "Smeshariki" or "Diary". The parent himself can have any tariff, since any subscriber can send a beacon from Megafon. After the appropriate tariff is selected, you can activate the service itself. To do this, send a message from the child's number with the text: "ADD space subscriber number" or dial USSD 141subscriber number, where the subscriber number is the parent's number.
Since more than one parent often needs to send a beacon from Megaphone, other numbers can be added in the future in the same way. A child can have no more than 5 such "parents", just like "children" of one parent. There are other restrictions as well. The parent will not be able to determine the location of each child individually, only all at once. In addition, the accuracy of the data obtained depends on how densely populated the area is. The error can range from a few meters to several kilometers. True, the service can be used throughout Russia, where there is a Megafon network (at the moment, maps are loaded only for large cities).
After the Beacon service is connected, Megafon recommends setting a password for management. This is done so that the child cannot independently disable the service or delete the parent's number. To set such a password, it is enough to send an SMS to the number 1410 with the text "PAR space password". At any time, at the request of the parent, it can be changed or restored using similar commands.
After making all the necessary settings, it remains to find out how to send a beacon from Megafon. There are two options. A parent can send an empty SMS from his number to 1410 or dial 141. In response, he will receive an MMS message with a map and coordinates of where the children are at the moment. It is only necessary that the parent has MMS service connected and configured. Otherwise, he doesn'tcan receive the message. The presence or absence of such settings can be clarified at the nearest Megafon service office or at the contact center.
And, of course, at any time, at the request of parents, the service can be disabled by sending SMS to number 1410. The text of the message is "UD space subscriber number". But, perhaps, the main advantage of the service is that it is provided absolutely free of charge.
Of course, the manifestation of care and concern for their child is common to all parents. But still, you should trust your children and not arrange total surveillance. Therefore, even knowing how to send a beacon from Megafon, you should not abuse this service. Otherwise, such parents risk losing the trust of their child, and the child will probably try to get rid of such obsessive control. But this can be costly in a critical situation.
