It's easy to fall victim to a paid subscription. It is much more difficult to disable this service. And the most offensive thing is that it is not possible to detect the fact of subscription immediately. More often than not, a few days pass and the amount of your money has dropped significantly. The procedure for deactivating a paid subscription is different for each operator. It is very easy to deactivate a paid subscription from the TELE 2 operator.
The most common victims of paid subscriptions are smartphone users. Because to access the Internet, a SIM card is used, to which the account of the cellular operator is tied. It is also possible to subscribe while working at a computer if your phone's WI-FI access point is used to access the Internet. In both cases, the cell phone number is known, so it is very easy to activate a paid service. It is enough to click on any banner, for example "download" or "watch".
As a rule, connection to a paid service occurs due to one's own inattention and haste. This is how I became a subscriber of this site filegenerator.net.
It was necessary to download a portfolio for a 5th grade student. I worked on a laptop, and used a smartphone to access the Internet. Through the search engine I went to this site and clicked "download".
Then I went to the next page and clicked "save".
And only later did I notice the small print at the very top, where the subscription price of 30 rubles per day and my consent to connect to this service were indicated.
My subscription was confirmed by an SMS message on my smartphone.
As a result, it was not possible to download anything, and a subscription for 30 rubles per day was issued. After that, instead of building a portfolio, I started looking for a safe way to disable paid subscriptions.
The SMS message contained information on how to disable the subscription. This method of disconnection seemed dangerous, so I decided to go to the same site and try to disable the paid service on it. You must select "Subscription Management".
I entered my number several times and pressed to unsubscribe, but it was all in vain. It was possible to disable the subscription only in the personal account on the TELE 2 operator's website.
To do this, go to your personal account and select "Subscription Management".
On this page it is indicated that to disconnect, you must dial the command * 144 #. A menu will appear on the smartphone, you need to select item 6. After that, you will receive an SMS message with a list of connected services.
Here is the first SMS - what is connected and how to unsubscribe. To do this, send a STOP message to 2317.
Here is a photo where on the first SMS - the subscription is connected, then I sent the STOP command - and the return SMS subscription is disabled.
For reliability and peace of mind, I dialed the command * 144 # again to make sure there were no subscriptions. The second SMS confirmed it.
In order not to get into the network of paid subscriptions, take your time, read the documents carefully and do not go to suspicious sites.
