Before sending an SMS message to an unfamiliar number, be sure to first find out how much it will cost to send it. This is especially important if it is sent to a foreign subscriber or to a short number.
Instructions
Step 1
If you are a subscriber of the MTS mobile operator, before sending an SMS-message to a short number, send a free message to number 2282. In the body of the message, indicate the number, the cost of services on which you would like to know. In response, you will receive a message with information about their cost. This service is called "Infocontent". More detailed instructions for working with it are located on the next page:
Remember that sending a message to 2282 is free only when you are in your home region.
Step 2
If you are a Beeline subscriber, download the price list for sending SMS messages to short numbers at the following link:
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Step 3
If your phone is connected to the Megafon operator, check out the cost of SMS services on short numbers by clicking on the following link:
Then select the region where you live.
Step 4
If you did not manage to find information about the cost of sending an SMS to a short number in the specified way, just enter this number into the search engine along with the words “short number”, “cost” or similar. Match the words until now until you find the URL of the content provider's site. On it, find information about the cost of services. It can be indicated in small print, placed in a section that is difficult to see a link to, or simply have a color that blends with the background. In the latter case, select all the text on the page by pressing Control + A.
Step 5
If you are unsuccessful in finding information about the cost of services on a short number, contact your operator's support service for it. In the same place, find out the cost of sending an SMS message if the number is not short, but international.
Step 6
If you failed to find out the cost of the service by any of the above methods, refuse to use this service altogether.
