Service "Prohibition of content" MTS

Currently, there are a huge number of different infotainment services, most of which are paid. Unfortunately, many subscribers become users of such services unconsciously, resulting in unnecessary and completely useless expenses. The MTS Content Ban service was developed to protect subscribers from connecting to infotainment services without their knowledge. In fact, this service can be quite useful, especially for those who regularly fall victim to all sorts of paid subscriptions.
Infotainment services can be activated under various circumstances. Most often, subscriptions are connected as a result of a subscriber visiting a site with a dubious reputation. Sometimes you don’t even need to take any action, just open the link and a paid subscription will be automatically connected. The cost of such services can be very significant, while the write-offs will be daily. Often, the subscriber notices the presence of a paid service after a while, when the balance becomes negative. Before you decide, all money can be deducted from the balance. Of course, you can simply turn off MTS subscriptions, but it is possible that the situation will not happen again and you will start losing your money again. Therefore, it is better to activate the MTS “Content Ban” service and no longer worry that paid services will be connected to you without your knowledge.

Description of the MTS service "Prohibition of content"

The MTS "Content Ban" service excludes the possibility of sending and receiving paid SMS from short numbers. Also, when activating the service, a ban is set for calls to paid short numbers. That is, the presence of this service allows you to avoid the possibility of connecting paid subscriptions. It should be noted that not all short numbers are banned. There is a list of exceptions, which includes only verified numbers that do not imply the possibility of connecting subscriptions without the knowledge of the client. The MTS "Content Ban" service is available to all subscribers and is completely free. Let's take a closer look at what exactly this useful service provides.
The "Content Ban" service has the following functions:

• Blocking calls to short numbers;
• Blocking SMS sending to short numbers;
• Blocking SMS reception from short numbers.

The presence of a ban on calls, as well as sending and receiving SMS from short numbers, does not allow fraudsters to activate paid subscriptions without your knowledge. Many will consider this service not entirely reasonable, because not all short numbers are harmful and some cannot be refused. Indeed, there are many useful short numbers that are regularly used by a huge number of people. The operator understands this very well, and therefore the "Content Ban" service from MTS provides for a list of exceptions, which was mentioned earlier. That is, you can not worry about the work of Internet banking and other useful servers, but at the same time be sure that a useless paid subscription will not be connected to your number without your knowledge.

Please note that the "Content Ban" service sets a ban on the connection of subscriptions, but does not disable existing ones. Therefore, it will be useful to find out and disable paid subscriptions. Subscriptions are managed via USSD request * 152 * 2 # . You can also use your personal account or the My Content service.

How to activate the "Content Ban" service on MTS

Perhaps you understand the principle of operation of the Content Ban service. If you are unable to exclude the possibility of activating paid subscriptions, then this service is indispensable for you. Of course, you can regularly monitor your personal account and connected services, but this is not very convenient, and there will still be certain costs, even if you notice the appearance of a new subscription in a timely manner (no one has canceled the subscription activation fee). It is much more convenient to set a ban on connecting subscriptions once and forget about them forever. Fortunately, you can connect the service for free, and there are several ways to connect.

Ways to connect the MTS Content Ban service:

• USSD command * 984 # ;
• Help center call ( : 0890 );
• Contacting the MTS office (you must have a passport with you).

To disable the MTS "Content Ban" service, use any of the above methods, that is, the service is disabled in the same way as the connection. The cost of connecting / disconnecting - 0 rubles. There is no subscription fee.

• Important

If the Content Ban service did not work, use the Antispam service to file a complaint. To do this, send the received SMS from the paid service to 6333.

This is where we will end this review. We hope the "Content Ban" service from MTS will allow you to avoid unnecessary expenses. Be vigilant and never forget that anyone can become a victim of scammers.