Is it possible to find out the balance of another SIM card? Additional features - how to find out the balance of another Beeline subscriber. MTS service “Child under control”

Some of us sometimes have to monitor not only our own expenses for mobile communications, but also check the balance of other MTS subscribers - elderly parents, curious children or simply irresponsible relatives who cannot or do not want to monitor the status of their mobile account. In such cases, control of someone else's balance is simply necessary. For this purpose, the operator provides special services, which will be discussed in this review.

We will only talk about legal ways to control someone else’s balance, subject to the mandatory consent of the person being controlled. If you are looking for an opportunity to find out the balance of another MTS subscriber secretly, without his knowledge, then you have come to the wrong address.

MTS services “Other subscriber’s balance” and “Friend’s balance”

It seems that just recently it was possible to check the balance on another MTS number simply by dialing a special USSD command on your phone. For the method to work, all you had to do was add the number of interest to your “favorites” list in advance and, voila, you could request the phone balance of another MTS subscriber at any time.

But with the advent of tariff plans with free calls within the MTS network and packages of minutes to other numbers, the need for “favorite numbers” disappeared, and the operator abolished this service back in May 2015. Thus, at the same time, making the “Other subscriber’s balance” service unavailable.

Another similar service called is still in effect, but it is available exclusively on the “Mayak” tariff and is already activated here by default.

Requesting information about the balance status of a controlled number is carried out using the key combination ✶ 140 ✶ phone # (the phone number is indicated in 10-digit format - without +7 or 8 ).

However, first, you need to obtain the consent of the owner of the controlled number to receive information about the state of his balance. To do this, you need to dial the command ✶ 111 ✶ 442 # from his phone and, following the prompts, set your phone number as allowed.

MTS service “Child under control”

“Child under control” is a paid MTS service that allows parents not only to find out about the whereabouts of their children, but also to be aware of the balance status, view statistics of the applications used by the child, and much more.

You can receive information of interest through the service website, mobile application or via SMS requests.

The cost of the service is 100 rubles/month. A 14-day free trial is available.

To use the “Child under control” service, you must register on the service website at www.mpoisk.ru/family.

Programs and mobile applications for tracking phone balances

Since the question of how to find out the balance of another MTS phone is far from uncommon, software developers for smartphones and computers have joined in solving the problem. And here are a few proven programs and mobile applications that will help you track the account status of your loved ones:

For computer.
A small program called Mobile Balance for personal computers tracks the balance of mobile phones online. Works with many Russian mobile operators, including MTS. According to the schedule specified in the settings or after a certain period of time, the program requests information about the phone balance via the Internet and displays it in the tray next to the clock.
There are paid and free versions of the program. For home use, the free version is quite suitable, which allows you to control up to 5 phones. You can find out more about the program and download it to your PC on the website www.mtsoft.ru/mobilebalance.
For Android.
There are two popular and well-proven applications for Android smartphones - “Any Balance” and “Balance BY”. The applications can check your phone balance, traffic balances, minutes and SMS, also track the balance of bank cards and electronic wallets, and have a number of additional functions, such as weather information and exchange rates.
Video review of the Any Balance application:
For iOS.
The “Balance Info” application for Apple gadgets allows you to control various balances: cellular communications, Internet, bonus programs, and your other accounts. The application is paid, but the cost can be considered symbolic - only $0.99.

These are the simple ways you can find out the balance of another MTS subscriber. If you know other working, and most importantly, legal ways to check someone else’s balance, add them in the comments to this article.

It is impossible to list all situations when you may need to find out the balance status of another subscriber’s number. Nowadays, when it is impossible to live without communication, it is important to be able to check the balance of your loved ones and friends in order to top up your account on time and not leave them without communication at the right time. How to find out the balance of another MTS subscriber? How can I obtain such information and under what conditions?

Options for obtaining information

There are several options for obtaining information about the status of your MTS account: find out the balance of another subscriber via the Internet or through a request on your mobile phone. The first option is perfect if you need to monitor the account status on the number of a loved one (spouse, child, mother, etc.). After all, along with the ability to view information, you will receive the right to manage the number (the services that are activated on it, receive call details, etc.).

If this option is not entirely convenient for the subscriber, then it is better to use the official service from the MTS operator - “Balance of another number”. How can I find out the balance of another MTS subscriber in this way? The conditions under which the service is provided will be discussed below.

How to find out the balance of another MTS subscriber via the Internet?

To be able to view information about the balance status of another number via the Internet, you must assign a unique password for authorization in your personal web account for the subscriber whose balance will need to be checked. This can be done if you have a mobile device with this SIM card at hand. You can assign a password once. In the future, you can log into your personal account using only this combination. Of course, not every person will be ready to provide such an opportunity to another. After all, your personal account contains the necessary tools to obtain any information about the number, including calls made, etc.

Find out the balance of another MTS subscriber's number?

There is also an operator option “Balance of another number”. After its activation, a person can easily check the account status of another number by requesting *140*+7YYYYYYYYYY#. The information will arrive via text message in a couple of minutes. Before you start using this method to obtain data about the balance of another person’s number, you should obtain consent to monitor the balance on his part.

To do this, the corresponding service is activated on his number, and numbers are added that have the right to track the status of the account. To connect it, dial *111*422#, after which the service is configured. All these manipulations can also be carried out through your personal web account or through the voice menu, which is available by calling 111.

The service is provided free of charge (no activation fee and no recurring payments, all requests to view the balance are free of charge). In this case, a prerequisite is to add existing numbers to the favorites list. The possibility of activating this service on your tariff plan and the terms of use should be clarified on the official portal of the cellular operator in your region.

“Children’s” package: checking the child’s balance

How can I find out the balance of another MTS subscriber if the additional option “Children's package” is activated on his number? Initially, you need to add parent numbers, thereby giving them permission to view account information and track the child's location. Then, to obtain information about the balance, you should use the same USSD request - *111*422#. The child's account status will be sent via text message to the number from which the request was sent after some time.

Thus, you can find out the phone balance of another MTS subscriber in several ways.

The answer to this question is of most interest to new MTS subscribers, since the rest have either already entered the request into their contacts or dial it automatically without even thinking about it. So:

How to find out your balance on MTS?

There are many ways to find out your balance. In all of us we will need a telephone.

The most common method for all operators is a short request - such as *100# + call. After the request, your balance will be displayed on the screen.

It's a little more complicated, we need to dial a phone number 0890 + call, and then select the desired menu item to listen to your balance in voice performance.

You can also find out your balance by calling a contact center specialist by dialing the same number 0890 , but this method will be extremely long and tedious, and you will also need to confirm your data. In general, this method is not for US.

If you want, use the ones built into the SIM card SMS services, available on any phone or smartphone. After selecting the desired menu item, after a while you will receive a notification. This method can be used when short requests or calling a specialist is not possible.

You can also go to your personal account on the official website of the MTS company, where we will need to enter your login and password (phone number + password will be sent to your number after the request (if you are logging into your account for the first time)). There you will receive information not only on the amount of money in your account, but also information about the tariff plan, details, services and much more.

This is where mobile solutions end.

The last option is to contact the retail network specialists at the communication center; after providing your passport, they will tell you your balance. After all, it is possible that you do not have access to the SIM card, or you have lost it. Then this method will help you.

How to find out the balance of another MTS subscriber?

You can also control the balance of another MTS subscriber from your number.

You will need to type combinations such as:

*111*2137# + call – in this way you will use the “Other Subscriber’s Balance” service where you can control the balance of another MTS number. The main thing is that you will have to add this number to the list of “Favorite numbers”. A subscription fee will be charged for this service.

SMS to number 111 with text 2137, just like the first method will call up “Other subscriber’s balance”

Once connected you will be able to send SMS to number 111 with the text *100# and you will receive messages about the balance of connected numbers.

Sometimes a situation arises when you need to find out the balance of another MTS subscriber from your phone. What to do in this case? The mobile operator has developed 3 services that allow you to obtain the necessary information. In the article we will consider them in detail: the principle of operation and prices.

Other subscriber's balance

The telecom operator has developed 3 services that allow you to check the account balance of a child or friend. This option includes “Other subscriber’s balance”. To activate the functionality you must do 1 of the following:

Dial number 111. After connecting, select the items offered by the robot.
Send text message “2137” to 111.
Use the USSD command *lll*assq#, where lll is 111 and assq is 2337.

On tariff plans such as “Mayak” and “Cool”, you do not need to connect anything. The functionality is activated immediately after installing the SIM card.

There is no charge for connection and use. To determine someone else's mobile account, dial *140*(yyy)yyyyyyy#, where (yyy)yyyyyyy is the number of a family member. The phone is dialed without “+7” and “8”.

If the option is no longer needed, it can be deactivated. This is done in 1 of the following ways:

in your personal account;
using the combination *111*2337#.

After deactivation, you will receive an SMS informing you about successful deactivation.

Friend's balance

Another service that allows you to check another person’s mobile account is “Friend’s Balance”. To connect, you can use one of the following methods:

By dialing the combination *zzz*drr#, where zzz is 111 and drr is 422.
Log in to your account. After that, go to the list of services and find the service you are interested in.
By calling technical support - 0890.

After selecting an action, an SMS will be sent with instructions to add trust numbers. You can add 10 phones to the list.

The service is available for connection to any TP, with the exception of offers valid for legal entities. On the Mayak tariff, the functionality is activated automatically.

To check the number of “units”, enter *www*(fff)fffffff#, where www is 140 and (fff)fffffff is the family member number without the international code. Information about your account status comes in the form of SMS.

If the functionality is no longer needed, it can be disabled. This is done in one of 3 ways:

Notification of successful deactivation comes in the form of SMS.

Child under control

The “Child under control” option allows you to receive information about the subscriber’s location, as well as find out the number of “units” on his phone. To connect to the service you need:

When the service is activated, you can receive information about the location and balance of money. If you are using a regular mobile device, send an SMS “Where is the name of your son or daughter” to 7788. The response message will provide the coordinates and balance.

You can check the balance using the web interface. To do this, follow the hyperlink mpoisk.ru, and then log in.

If the person being monitored is not an MTS client, it will not be possible to find out the balance using this method.

Finding out someone else's balance on MTS is not difficult, you just need to select the service of interest. The first two packages are provided free of charge. As for “Child under control”, you will have to pay 100 rubles monthly. Another difference is the ability to obtain location information. Therefore, before connecting, we recommend that you think about what functionality is needed.

Many of us from time to time or constantly top up not only our telephone balance, but also the balance of our child, retired parents, or phones registered to your company.

To track the spending of funds on these numbers, mobile operators have provided a special service that allows you to find out the balance of another subscriber.

How to find out the balance of another subscriber in MTS?

MTS provides the opportunity to find out the account status of another subscriber whose number is connected to the tariff plan "Lighthouse". You must first assign phone numbers from this number from which you can check your balance. You should dial a request from the number on the Mayak tariff *111*422# (call), then follow the USSD menu items. You can assign up to ten numbers registered in MTS in your region, from which you will be allowed to control the balance of this number.

To be able to control, you first need to connect a free service to your phone "Friend's Balance". It's easy to do on request *111*422# (call) either in MTS personal account. To check your number balance on Mayak, dial the request from your number *140*his phone number# (call). Information about the balance of another phone is provided free of charge.

How to check the balance of another subscriber in Beeline?

The ability to check the balance of another number in Beeline is implemented through the “Balance of loved ones” option. The information is provided free of charge, but for adding one number to the verification list, 5 rubles are debited from the account.

Request to connect a number to the list of people being checked *131*5*phone number being checked# (call)
Request to connect a verification number *131*1*verifying phone number# (call)
Requesting consent from the person being checked *131*5*number of the checked Beeline subscriber without 8# (call)
Request the balance status of the number being checked *131*6*number of the subscriber being checked# (call)
Prohibiting checking the balance of your number *131*0*verifying subscriber number# (call)

In addition to receiving information about the balance of your loved one, with the “Balance of Loved Ones” service you will receive an alert when the amount on his balance becomes less than 60 rubles.

How to find out the balance of another number in Megafon?

You can receive information about the balance status of a loved one for free through the functionality of the “Balance of Loved Ones” service. To do this, the person whose balance you want to control (the ward) must set up for his number a list of numbers from which requests for his balance are allowed. The “Balance of Loved Ones” service is also connected to the ward’s number. To do this, requests are sent from his number to connect the numbers of guardians.

*438*1*number# (call)– connection of the guardian’s number;
*438*2*number# (call)– removing the guardian’s number from the list;
*438*3# (call)– resetting the entire list of guardians;
*438*4# *(call)– request a list of guardian numbers.

To obtain information about the status of the ward’s account, you need to dial a request from your phone *100* ward number without 8# (call). The service will be automatically disabled when the client’s phone list is reset.

How can I find out the balance of another subscriber in Tele2?

Tele2 subscribers do not have a special service that allows them to control the balance of another number. If the phone number belongs to one of your loved ones, you can call the Tele2 reference number 611 and undergo a check, during which you will have to provide the passport details of the person to whom the number being verified is registered or the PUK code of his SIM card.

In addition, you can obtain the necessary information at the Tele2 service salon if you come there with documents that certify your right to control the number.