Pay for mobile communication megaphone. How to top up a megaphone account from a bank card. How can I disable the option "Replenishment of the account with a bank card"
More and more people in the country use bank cards not only to get cash. After all, these plastic cards have properties that help make payments remotely, including to the account mobile phone... This service is becoming popular not only in large metropolitan areas, but in small remote villages, where it is not always possible to buy a top-up on the phone around the clock.
Young people are quicker to support innovations, therefore, it is young people, lovers of mobility and independence, who often become users of such a service. Often, such replenishment is made by subscribers of the largest cellular operators... You can even consider using an example how to replenish a Megafon account from a bank card. After all, this mobile operator is one of the largest players in this market.
Top-up with an unattached card
If you plan to make an infrequent top-up by credit card, then subscribers do not need to link plastic card To phone number... You just need to enter the data from the card in the appropriate fields each time. To make such a replenishment, you need to go to the address megafon.ru/pay/online_payment_credit_card.
The page contains data for payment. First, the phone number that needs to be replenished is entered, and then the payment amount. Next, you need to indicate the method of replenishment from the proposed ones. By default, there is immediately a "bank card". After that, you need to click on the "Continue" link.
Step 1. Enter phone number and amount
Step 2. Enter card details and confirm the payment
On a new page, you need to enter your bank card payment details. Such data are:
- plastic number;
- card expiry date;
- surname and name of the owner;
- secret code for cashless payments.
This method is convenient for those subscribers who want to pay for Megafon one-time from a bank card without a commission and do not plan to regularly transfer funds from this particular plastic in the future.
Top-up with a linked card
The balance of the card can drop to an undesirable level at any time. In order to prevent this, subscribers can safely put money on Megafon from a bank card or set up auto payment. This service is very convenient for those subscribers who travel frequently and do not always have the opportunity to look for recharge points in an unfamiliar city or region or stand in queues.
Step 1. Write down your mobile phone number
Step 2. Confirm authorization with SMS code
Step 3. Enter bank details
Auto payment involves linking a bank card to personal account phone. Such linking is carried out from the page megafon.ru/pay/pay_by_card... First, the phone number is entered, which is planned to be linked to the card. A message with a secret code will be sent to this number. The numbers of this code must be entered at the next step of the binding. Next, the bank card details are entered, and confirmation is carried out.
Replenishment via SMS
To replenish your number with a linked card, you need to generate an SMS of a certain type and send it to the service number. The message indicates only the amount in rubles that will be debited from the card. This means that if a user wants to add one hundred rubles to his number, he must send 100 to the number 5117. The message will be sent free of charge, and one hundred rubles will be credited to the personal account.
Replenishment via USSD request
You can put money on Megafon through a bank card, which was previously tied to a phone number, without sending messages. You need to dial a combination of numbers and symbols, and then press the green call button. The combination should be like this:
* 117 * (top-up in rubles) #
Accordingly, to increase the balance by five hundred rubles, it is enough to dial:
and a call button. The money will immediately go to the cell phone balance.
Top-up via voice menu
Auto payment to phone
You don't have to think about how much money is left on the phone and where to quickly find a top-up. To do this, Megafon helped its subscribers with the help of the auto payment service. Thus it is possible with salary card regularly maintain the balance at the right level. All this is done automatically without any participation of the subscriber. You only need to send the required command once, which looks like:
* 117 * 03 * (top-up amount) * (minimum balance) #
For example, if a subscriber sends a request like:
this means that when the minimum threshold of one hundred rubles is reached on the cell phone balance, two hundred rubles are immediately transferred from the bank card. There is no commission for such a transfer. Only for the connection from the account, 10 rubles will be debited to the balance of the phone.
You can also make a connection on your own in your personal account. To do this, go to the page lk.megafon.ru.
Financial restrictions on the transfer
There are some limits for transferring funds from a card to a phone. At a time, you can top up the balance in the amount of up to 5,000 rubles. There is also a limit per week, it is 10 thousand. And in one month in this way, you can transfer a maximum of 30 thousand rubles. If there are any problems with transferring funds or linking a card, then you need to personally visit the Megafon office. In this case, in addition to the phone, you must take your passport and bank card with you, which must be connected to the service.
06.09.2017 0
Many Russians have already appreciated the convenience of using mobile services. With their help, you can always stay in touch, get the latest information and much more. In order not to lose such convenience at one point, you need to constantly monitor the state of your mobile account and replenish it in time. For this today there are a variety of methods: from visiting a company salon to paying for services via the Internet.
Mobile operator Megafon is very popular in the country because of the good balance between the quality of services and their availability. It confidently ranks among the top three and is constantly increasing its subscriber base. It is especially popular among young Russians who love freedom and mobility. Replenishment of a Megafon mobile account from a plastic card occurs with maximum comfort. This service is now available not only to residents of large cities, but also to rural residents.
Replenishment of the Megafon account from any bank card
To make a payment, you just need to go to the specialized resource of the operator megafon.ru/pay/, where you can select an online replenishment item. All fields are filled in the window that opens: mobile number and the amount of the payment. Then you should indicate the method of transferring funds. The system will offer by default the option with payment by credit card, so you do not need to make any changes yourself. If all the information is correct, then you need to click the "Continue" button.
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The system will open a new page. Here you enter the data of the plastic card:
- card number;
- its validity period;
- personal information about the owner;
- short code required to make a payment.
Now you need to check the entered information and confirm the deal. No commission is charged for making the payment.
Balance replenishment using a linked card - auto payment
Replenishment of a Megafon mobile account from a plastic card greatly simplifies the process. There is a possibility of setting up auto payment. If set up correctly, you can forget about regular top-ups. The system controls everything and makes payments on time.
To link the card to the Megafon number, you need to go to the company's website, where you select the point of payment for communication services. All fields are filled in the form that opens. For verification, the system sends a short message with a digital code to the mobile number.
It needs to be read and entered into the form. After that, the card data is entered. All information is carefully checked and confirmed by pressing the appropriate button.
Via SMS
After linking a plastic card to your mobile account opportunities for depositing funds are significantly expanded. If there is no computer nearby, you can use a short message system to a special operator number.
To replenish the account, you need to enter the amount in rubles in numbers, then send an SMS to the number 5117 .
Funds come in pretty quickly.
Using USSD requests
Replenishment of a Megafon mobile account from a plastic card is possible with a USSD request. It is typed directly from the keyboard and is very effective for obtaining information or performing certain actions with the account.
To replenish, you need to dial the following combination: 117 * payment amount # and press call.
Funds are transferred very quickly.
Via voice menu
If young people prefer to use the Internet or short messages, then the older generation chooses the voice menu.
To top up your account in this way, you need to dial toll free number 0500910 where to follow the voice prompts.
Auto payment setup
To forget about the problems with replenishing your Megafon account forever, you can set up automatic debiting of funds from a plastic card. The auto payment service is in great demand among mobile users, as it is a convenient means of maintaining a balance.
After linking the card to the mobile phone account, you need to type a request of the following type from the keyboard: * 117 * 03 * payment amount * minimum balance #.
The system will quickly process the received request and set up automatic account replenishment the required amount upon reaching the minimum threshold. There is no commission for the operation. You can set up automatic payment from your Personal Account on Megafon's corporate resource.
Money transfer restrictions
The use of plastic cards to replenish the balance is available to many citizens of Russia, however, there are certain restrictions on the amounts.
You cannot transfer more than 5 thousand rubles to the account at a time.
The weekly limit is 10 thousand. If you have additional questions, you can ask for clarification at any Megafon office or by phone hotline.
To always stay in touch and be able to use the services provided by mobile operators, you need to follow a simple rule - your account balance must be positive. In our review, we will consider all the main ways of how to fund your Megafon account.
It is quite easy to deposit cash to your Megafon number through the cash desks of telecom operators. Payments are accepted both by the salons of Megafon itself and by the salons of other operators. Branches of Euroset or Svyaznoy, MTS or Beeline will be able to help you deposit funds into your account.
Important! Remember that when paying with third-party operators, you will most likely pay a commission for the payment made! Find out about the conditions for transferring funds in advance.
Payment terminals
Cash replenishment can be done through specialized payment terminals. Payment terminals can be either Megafonov's own (usually located in the operator's salons) and third-party financial organizations.
Paying through payment terminals in Megafon salons or salons of large service networks, as a rule, will cost you nothing.
But almost everywhere you will pay a commission for the operation of transferring funds to the balance. Payment terms are different for all operators, so be careful with this payment method.
Important! Do not forget to save the receipt of the payment made until the funds are credited to the balance. Only if you have a check for the operation in your hands, you can prove that you made the payment if it was not credited to the account.
Transfer via ATM
Bank offices and ATM terminals will also allow you to replenish your Megafon balance. In the case of using such a payment terminal, you will have to go through authorization with a plastic card (insert it into an ATM) and first transfer funds to your card. Then, already from the card, pay for the operator's services. So this method already applies to non-cash payments.
To do this, you will need to choose a payment method from the proposed ones. Payment options available:
- From a Yandex.Money account.
- From the Web Money account.
- From any bank card (VISA, MasterCard).
- From QIWI Wallet account.
This form of payment has limitations:
- The minimum transfer amount is 100 rubles, the maximum is 15,000 rubles.
- The payment amount must be a multiple of 10.
- Maximum transfers per week should not exceed 30 thousand rubles, for 1 month should not exceed 50 thousand rubles.
In each case, the commission, or lack thereof, will be indicated before confirming the transfer of funds.
Voice menu
How else can you top up the balance on Megafon? Use Voice menu control provided by the operator. To do this, follow these steps:
- Dial the service number 0500910 from your device.
- Press the number "2" after connecting to the Voice menu.
- Follow the prompts of the Autoinformer.
Important! A prerequisite for this method of replenishing an account is the already made binding of your bank card to a phone number.
SIM menu
After a SIM card was installed on your device about Megafon, a Sim menu appeared on it. Find it in the programs on your device and open the "Megafon PRO" section. Here you can pay the balance of the number by transfer from a bank card.
SMS Banking
Can I replenish the balance of a number using commands from my device? Megafon itself allows you to send commands to transfer money to subscriber numbers by SMS and USSD commands. There are such numbers for replenishing the balance:
- To replenish your account, there is a USSD combination of the form * 117 * payment amount in digits #.
- To replenish someone else's balance, the team will look like * 117 * amount * phone number * PAY-PIN # or * 117 * amount * phone number # (if the number is included in "my numbers").
From any mobile number linked to a bank card, you can send SMS and USSD commands bank with certain combinations to top up your phone balance. Such operations must be carried out carefully and precisely know the service numbers of your bank. For example, in Sberbank of Russia such a service number for teams is 900.
Important! The possibilities of SMS Banking (USSD Banking) are provided by banks and have their own limits and restrictions on the operations performed. Check with your bank about the conditions of such transfers.
"Good day! The fact is that I often use an ATM. I was recently told that somehow with the help of my pension you can put on your phone account. Is this so and how can it be done? Thanks for your reply in advance! "
Evgenia Averchenko, St. Petersburg, 59 years old.
Answering the question of our reader, we note that no matter how profitable the chosen Megafon tariff is, sooner or later the money on the account will still run out.
There are really options for replenishing it huge multitude, but with the current prevalence cashless payment it is the way to transfer money from a card to a Megafon phone that will be the most useful and relevant for the customers of this cellular operator.
Making a payment through a bank
You can replenish your account from a bank card using the bank's functionality: terminals, ATMs, an Internet bank or a phone application.
For each financial institution the interface of the software and devices may visually differ slightly, but the general recommendation on how to transfer money from a card to a Megafon is as follows: in the payments section(which can also be called services or something else with a similar meaning) should select mobile communication and the required operator, enter the amount and account (number value) of the phone to be recharged. Sometimes the operator is automatically detected by the system.
When paying through the Internet bank, in most cases it will be necessary to enter the transaction confirmation code sent to the number to which the credit card is attached to a special window on the website.
When making a payment through an ATM / terminal, you do not need to specify such a code, since at the beginning of working with the device, the client has already entered the PIN code. There is no commission from the mobile operator, its presence or absence at the bank is determined by its terms of making payments.
Why pay more than you can save and pay for Megafon without a commission? The green operator is one of the largest operators in Russia and therefore there are many ways to replenish the balance for subscribers. However, not all of them are free; in many, the commission reaches 2-3% or more. Of course, this is not much, but why not save some money if there is such an opportunity.
The operator's official website provides the opportunity to replenish in several ways, but only a few of them are free. This is due to the fact that the payment system itself sets the size of the commission, but on the site it is equal to zero by default.
In this article, we will look at all the services using which you do not need to pay a commission. And also compose step by step guide on their use.
What services do not take a commission for replenishment
There are two main methods in total, to deposit funds into an account without loss.
First is to use a bank card. However, not all types of accounts are included in this list, for example, the official website of Megafon offers a choice of Visa, MasterCard and MIR, but in fact this list is a little wider. You can make sure that there is no commission on your card on the website or the hotline of your bank. But this applies specifically to replenishment through the bank interface, and through the operator's website - there is no commission in any case.
Second the method involves replenishment through services such as Qiwi or Yandex Money. Both financial platforms charge a commission for replenishing Megafon through their interface. However, as with using the card, if you do this through the operator's website, there will be no commission. Let's consider each method in more detail.
Replenishment with a bank card
Nowadays Bank card for sure everyone has and it is used in all financial spheres... With its help, you can pay for almost all goods and services, and mobile communications, of course, are also among them.
Replenishment in this way can be carried out using:
- Mobile banking... All banks have their own applications, the largest ones, for sure. And the possibility of replenishing the balance there is provided by a convenient interface.
- Online banking... This is the official website of the bank, where you can link your card and use a wide range of services.
- Through the official website of the operator... Taking advantage of personal account or through the "Payment" section.
This method is, perhaps, the most convenient, since you do not need to spend money on some other resource to carry out the operation.
How to replenish an account using a bank card on the Megafon website
This method makes it possible to transfer funds to an account without a commission, regardless of the bank used.
To do this, you need:
- On home page site we find the "Payment" tab.
- Click on the item "Top up balance".
- A form will open, with a choice of the type of payment and lines for details, select "Bank card".
- Fill in the fields, enter your mobile number and amount (the minimum amount is 100 rubles). After we press "Continue".
- The next step is to fill in the bank details (number, expiration date, CVV-2. Then select “Pay”.
- In some cases, confirmation may be required, a message with a special code will be sent to the phone.
For an amount less than the minimum, replenishment is possible only directly through the bank's website or mobile app, however, in this case, it is possible to withdraw the commission.
Replenishment via QIWI and Yandex Money
Both services are among the most popular and used in the Russian Federation. Every second subscriber has his own wallet there. Replenishment via WebMoney is also available through the operator's website, but there is a 0.8% commission. But through Qiwi and Yandex you can do it for free.
Instructions
The procedure for replenishing through both services is the same and consists of the following stages:
- We find on the site the same section called “Top up account”.
- We select a payment system from the ones provided and put a tick in front of it.
- Next, enter your mobile phone number and the desired top-up amount. After we press "Continue".
- This will open the interface of your payment system, where you will need to confirm the operation.
If you need to deposit an amount less than the limit on the operator's website, that is, less than 100 rubles, then you need to carry out the operation directly from the website of the payment system, but in this case there will be a commission.
Auto payment function
Megafon provides its users with the ability to connect automatic balance replenishment. Works this system according to this scheme:
The subscriber sets a certain threshold upon reaching which the balance will be replenished, as well as the required amount;
Then, when the amount on the account is equal to the minimum, the system will send a request for replenishment to the bank;
The bank debits funds from the specified card and transfers to the account;
After that, the balance will be replenished.
This method also implies the absence of any commission, the activation of the service is free. The operator guarantees the safety of the user's bank data, since the information is not stored in the clear, but is transmitted encrypted over closed channels.
You can connect this option in several ways, for example, on the website or by means of a voice command. The parameters of the minimum threshold and the amount of replenishment can be changed at any time using your personal account.
Let's sum up
Megafon subscribers can replenish their balance without commission in several ways, but mainly through the operator's website. To do this, you need to have a bank card or online wallet on services such as Qiwi or Yandex Money.
In addition, you can activate the auto payment service, the essence of which is automatic recovery Money on the balance sheet when the minimum threshold is reached. All aspects of the option are customizable. However, this method is available only for a bank card; this cannot be done through payment systems.
The process of replenishment itself will not take much time, however, it is better to keep the phone at this moment at hand, since you may need to confirm the operation by SMS.