Mobile phones serve to ensure that we can always stay in touch, be available to our relatives, friends, clients and colleagues. However, it happens that we are forced to become unavailable for incoming calls and SMS messages for some time. This may be due to territorial movement, banal employment and the inability to answer a call on one of the phones or a parallel conversation with another subscriber. In this case, the "Forwarding" service can help us
Free services
It's no secret that mobile operators are constantly promoting their additional services that provide a more comfortable communication for us (users) and slightly increased profits for them. Some of these services are really worth considering because they are useful and interesting for us; others are useless and designed only to extort money.
Today we will look at one interesting option, which is free, but very useful in order to always be in touch, even in situations outside the coverage of your subscriber number. This service, which is providedall operators: Megafon, MTS, Beeline - forwarding. It allows you to direct calls to the number you prefer to speak to.
Redirect Description
The principle of the service is extremely simple. When your number, which is served in the network of one or another operator, becomes unavailable while someone calls to it, call forwarding works (from Beeline to MTS, for example). Thus, being outside the coverage area on Beeline, you can receive an important conversation for yourself on the MTS number, which will be available at that time.
The same principle can be applied to SMS messages. Read what was sent to your unavailable Beeline number, forwarding will help. It is noteworthy that the restrictions for using the service are quite minor - that is, you can, for example, receive incoming calls on your landline phone.
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Modern mobile communication allows four types of call forwarding. The difference lies in their functional features and the purpose for which they could be applied.
The first is full call forwarding. Beeline applies it if any call or SMS is received by the subscriber's number. Everything that comes to your phone, without exception, will be sent to the number specified in the settings. Thus, the user will be able to receive calls, and SMS - to read and send a response. Here, however, it is worth clarifying: if you answer the subscriber from the phone to which the forwarding took place, he,Of course, he only sees his number. Therefore, in such cases, it should be clarified for what reason and who exactly addresses the person.
Another option for using the service is when Beeline uses redirection only if there are no answers to an incoming call for a long time. Let's say someone calls your number and waits for you to pick up the phone. If nothing happens (you just don't pick up) - the system redirects the caller.
The third option format is if the mobile phone is out of network coverage. It can be disabled and for this reason is not registered in the Beeline network. Forwarding allows the person to call you using a different number.
Finally, the fourth service delivery model is the busy line. In this case, while you are talking to someone on your main phone, the caller will be directed to a forwarding number. "Beeline", thus, will allow you to answer the call to another person while you are talking.
Terms of Use
We have already mentioned above that the service is completely free. And this is a huge advantage. On the operator’s website, where, in addition to how to redirect to Beeline, the prices for the service are also described, there are “zeros” everywhere. So there is no connection fee. There are no subscription fees for each month of work with this option.
Money is charged only in some cases. The first is the cost of a minute of your conversation on the tariff plans Countryin touch” and “Free style”: after 200 minutes of conversation it is 1.7 rubles per minute. Another condition is the cost of forwarding to fixed-line numbers (8-800-…), which is connected by individual subscribers. It is 3.5 rubles per minute.
Depending on the tariff of the user's payment system, redirecting "Beeline" to "MegaFon" can cost up to 3.5 rubles, although initially the operator declares a complete absence of payment for services.
Management
You can work with the option using short requests posted on the operator's website. The main command, for example, is 110031 - a request to enable call forwarding. An alternative way to make a redirect on Beeline is the number 0674 09 031.
Also, here is a list of commands that allow you to select the type of forwarding. For example, if you want all calls without exception to be redirected, you need to dial 21phone number; if you are interested in forwarding only those to which you did not answer, dial 61phone number.
In order to direct calls when the number is busy, use the combination 67, and to forward in case the phone is turned off, dial 62.
On the site, in the instructions on how to make a call forward to Beeline, even a phone number is given - (495) 974-8888 - for those who would like to use the service, but do not have the opportunity to do so, since does not have a phone at hand.
Disable forwarding
In order to deactivate the option, there are also special short query commands. They consist ofcharacters and look like this: to cancel any directions, dial 002; if you do not need call forwarding - 21. In order to refuse any one format of the service, dial: 61 (forwarding if you did not answer the call), 67 (if the number is busy), 62 (forwarding cancellation when the phone is turned off).
Roaming forwarding
The option can be used even if the subscriber leaves the territory of permanent validity of his number and travels, for example, abroad. The principle of operation of the service in such a situation is preserved. And besides, with the help of call forwarding in roaming, you can save. For example, you can connect the direction of incoming to the number of the local operator of the country where you are. Even SMS forwarding can work according to the same scheme. "Beeline" will charge only the one who calls - and you, accepting incoming, will pay less.
True, you need to be careful with some of the operator's tariffs. The fact is that for some of them, the cost of a call in roaming is calculated by simply adding the price of incoming and outgoing calls. According to this logic, the final cost of service will be simply astronomical. Therefore, it is better to discuss again with the consultants of the mobile operator how you can reduce the cost of communication abroad using call forwarding.
Option on Beeline (Kazakhstan)
The company provides the service to which this article is devoted, not only in Russia. Kazakhstani "Beeline" also allows subscribers to enjoy the benefits of directing calls from one number to another. Here it is also free, but the connection numbers and requests to be made to connect it are different.
It is also described here that the duration of waiting before using the service (meaning cases when a referral is made if the number is busy or does not answer) can be configured by the subscriber himself. To do this, he is given the opportunity to set certain time intervals - 5, 10, 20 seconds - after which the service will be activated. Most likely, Russian subscribers have the same opportunity. With it, you can decide for yourself how long a caller should wait before being answered on another phone. The standard interval is 30 seconds.
Also, on the option settings page, the operator makes a small note - updating information takes about 15 minutes. That is, after the changes made, you need to wait just as long for them to take effect.
