Mobile operator MTS has announced the commencement of the service "Infokontent. This service allows all subscribers of the operator to know about fees for additional services offered by other companies through the SMS-requests.
In order to know the cost of a service, a subscriber of MTS now only need to send SMS or MMS with a question mark at the root of the message (ie, the message must be a "?" Without the quotes) to the short number where the subscriber offer make an order. In response should be to reach this type of message: 'Outgoing SMS to number XXXX: XX Rub value. VAT; Incoming SMS from number XXXX: cost 0.00 rubles. VAT, content-provider "Provider Name", tel. X (XXX) XXXXXXX, WEB: http://www.cont-prov.ru ».
In addition, you can send a request message to the toll free number 2828 indicating the number of short seller's content. The response message will contain information similar to obtain the first method.
MTS is trying to protect its subscribers from telephone fraud. The fact that it is now common type of fraud, when a provider of paid SMS-services gives a very incorrect product characteristics or the description of calls is completely untrue value. For example, if a website offers to download the picture for 5 rubles (or vote on the charts for your favorite actor), by sending an SMS to short number, it does not mean that from the subscriber's account will remove the 5 rubles. This figure "accident" can rise to, say, 100 rubles.
Similar case happens in social networks, when fraudsters hack into someone's account and all friends of the owner of the account by sending messages like "I participate in an online contest beauties, vote for me by sending SMS". Very often neither unsuspecting friends and send "voice", losing by 100 rubles per message.
"Infokontent" just intended to protect the subscriber from this type of trouble. Available service is absolutely free.
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