How we cheat mobile operators: 5 creepy and funny stories from life

The story about a dear records

Natalia Deresheva

I believe the mailing - the most useless option from the mobile operators. Never they are not signed and are not going to do it in the future. So imagine my surprise when I every day on the phone began to receive emails with information about the Guinness record.

I thought this is such a new feature from the operator, and just scored. SMS does not bother me, I have not opened up and everything.

A few weeks later from the phone written off 100 rubles. In a private office saw that the messages about the records were not free: for each such unwanted text messages I paid three rubles.

Of course, I immediately unsubscribed, but I kept thinking, "What about that subscription at all I got?" The answer, I discovered, when the need to restart the phone. The first thing I saw on the screen when you turn on, - the operator menu. I decided to conduct an experiment. As it turned out, to subscribe, simply click on the button. No further evidence was required.

Apparently, that's what happened: I accidentally clicked on one of the subscriptions and all.

The story about a beautiful melody

Lena Avdeeva

Author of the commercial department of forestry.

I use a tariff with a large package of gigabytes and minutes: once a month to repay the customer payment, and all. No worries. But somewhere about a year ago on the phone from time to time began to receive reports that the account has insufficient funds.

I was not paying attention - link remained, the internet worked. When the SMS started to irritate, simply deposit funds to the next month.

On why the money goes, I learned two months apart. He asked why I put myself on the horn soundtrack from "Star Wars." At first I tried to convince him that he confused me with someone else, and then he got my number and gave a listen.

I was surprised, got into the personal account and found that paying for three rubles a day for melody to ring. Money is small, but still. How do I subscribe to this service, I did not understand until now.

The story about busting roaming

Dmitry Yanyuk

Creator LH.

Most of my life I lived in Petrozavodsk - Karelia is, therefore, frequent trips to Finland are almost inevitable: shopping, leisure, cultural exchange and so on. In 15 years of traveling back and forth a few times I was able to change operators, service packages and phones. But one thing has always remained the same: the eternal ruin on roaming.

The most shocking thing happened to me about two years ago, that is, in the era of mobile Internet.

At the time, the trip was longer than usual - about a week, with multiple crossings. Traveled a great group of friends and relatives, it was necessary to stay in touch. Vayfay one can not eat, and I had already attended to search for suitable roaming cleverly conceived to save.

I have studied all the options that are at my carrier, and choose the most suitable service, "supermegaofigenny roaming" without borders. My plan was that I manually disable all possible mobile traffic (including the background) and will spend a few megabytes per day to communicate and answers messengers. Therefore I hoped that I would be removed only by a few cents for each megabyte of course, with a small step-up ratio.

But the operator turned out to be trickier. I was worried for a couple of days before the end of the trip: Internet simply disappeared. In any case, I check your balance, and saw not only that leaked thousand rubles, which I prudently threw into the account before the trip - I went into the minus almost a thousand more.

It turned out that I just filmed - attention - customer cost 300 rubles for each day of use of any number of mobile internet from the beginning of the travel abroad. The fee is charged strictly every Sunday. Such a provision in the description of services was under a star and I simply did not see.

Customer payment natekla to 1800 rubles in additional costs. Cleverly saved, yes. It's a shame, but I had to be careful! And at that time the story is over the fact that I went to look for the Finnish vayfay.

The story about the golden gigabytes

Evgeny Popov

Story happened to me a couple of years ago. Then I lived in a private house and use only the mobile Internet. I paid him 300 rubles a month.

At some point I realized that the gigs were running perilously low. I decided to go to the salon and changed conditions. There, I was assured that the only option to upgrade - package for 700 rubles. The price is not very good, but I thought that, if there is no choice to connect to.

Gigs truth was twice as much, and the Internet worked well. But I found out two months later that I was deceived. A friend of mine told me that enjoys exactly the same package of services, but pays for it only 400 rubles.

After this conversation, I got into the private office and found out: it turns out, I have subscribed to games, TV shows and other unnecessary services to me. As soon as I give them up, customer payment immediately reduced to 400 rubles.

The story about an exclusive package

Daria Shishmentseva

I used the services of an operator for more than five years. This spring, I was called by an employee and had the manager on work with regular customers. He said they are pleased that I had long use their service, and offered me a unique package with amazing conditions: a lot of the Internet and minutes, and the price is the same - 220 rubles.

I asked to tell more about the conditions. I was told that everything is as simple as possible and do not need to worry. I asked at least call package. The answer is the same: "You do not need it." Then I said that I refuse. And the manager said that it is impossible to connect to the service, and me. The conversation ended.

Immediately after the interview, I got into the application and the operator knew that from this moment do not pay 220, and all 800 rubles. Opportunities and really became more, but at this price it I just do not need.

I called the company and was told that nothing to be surprised, and I myself agreed on the connection. Argued for a long time, but to no avail. Money did not want to return, to transfer back to a cheaper package refused.

Then I wrote a letter to move to another operator with number preservation. The first statement twice sent a message asking them not to give up the services of the company. Not convinced: passed and never for a moment regretted.