Virtual operator Yota has launched an updated tariff plan for tablets, which includes full-fledged unlimited Internet. It existed before, but was subsequently disabled - company representatives claimed that subscribers did not need it. In July 2021, unlimited returns, and under interesting conditions - the subscription fee, depending on the service region, ranges from 200 to 800 rubles for every 30 days. We have studied Yota tariffs for tablets and prepared a detailed review of prices.
How to buy a Yota SIM card for a tablet
The main way to buy a SIM card is to order through the official program from the provider, which provides an Internet connection and management of connected tariffs, your own account and connected services. The application is distributed absolutely free of charge and is available for Android, Windows Phone and iOS in the official application stores.
In addition, you can order a card through the tariff plan description section or on the official website of the Yota operator. The price of all Yota cards is 300 rubles.* One of the main advantages of the operator is that the money paid remains in the account and is used to connect to the tariff you like. You can purchase a card at the operator's service point.
Important! You can pay for the card in any convenient way: via SMS and electronic wallets (WebMoney, QIWI), mobile and Internet banks (City Mobile, UniCredit, VTB24, Sberbank Online), through a payment acceptance point (Euroset).
Advantages of Yota Internet tariffs for tablets
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If we compare tariffs for tablets from well-known operators, then Iota will be one of the most profitable. All operators have certain disadvantages: limit restrictions, payment once a month and unlimited for a lot of money or only at night. Tariffs from MTS, Beeline or Tele2 provide restrictions on traffic per month, turning off the Internet if there is no money in the account, and constantly changing tariff conditions.
Yota provides:
- Completely unlimited Internet in the selected plan;
- Unchangeable tariff conditions;
- Affordable cost of SIM card;
- Possibility of communication and Internet even with a minus balance.
Advantages
- Firstly, Yota for tablet does not have roaming within the country. As, in principle, is the case with a smartphone and modem. That is, throughout the Russian Federation, Yota clients easily use the Internet at the same price as in their home region.
- Secondly, the Yota company has developed only one tariff for the tablet, which varies slightly depending on the needs of each individual user.
To understand how Yota is superior to its direct competitors, who have been developing this area in the cellular services market for a long time, it makes sense to conduct a small comparative analysis.
So, having looked at the line of tariff plans of the Big Three, you can find a lot of interesting and profitable offers that offer quite decent volumes of traffic. However, such packages are aimed mainly at smartphone owners, and therefore will not work on tablet computers.
There is surprisingly little profitable Internet for tablets, and the explanation for such a shortage on the part of service providers seems rather strange: a reluctance to overload the network. Moreover, all proposed tariffs for tablets imply a monthly subscription fee.
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A separate line includes restrictions on the use of Internet traffic. In particular:
- No unlimited data – the maximum traffic volume on such tariff plans is 50 GB. Yes, this is a lot and it is almost impossible for an ordinary user to use up the package, however, this is not unlimited access to the network, but a dedicated 50 GB and not a megabyte more.
- Access blocking - when the paid traffic runs out, the connection speed drops to almost zero, so you have to connect additional packages, which means additional costs.
- Roaming - almost all offers are valid only within the connection area.
How do unlimited tariffs for the Iota tablet stand out against this background? Without undue modesty, we note that literally everyone. There is a single tariff schedule throughout the country, there are no restrictions on the volume of traffic, and the billing period is determined by the subscriber himself. Don't believe me? Then let's take a closer look at these tariff plans.
Selecting a tariff plan
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Yota tariffs do not have any usual division into fast and slow, cheap and expensive. All operator services can be called a single tariff. In it, any subscriber can choose its parameters and time of use. Based on these parameters, the cost will be calculated. The connection period can be as follows:
- 1 day is a period for those who rarely use the Internet. To activate the service, you do not need to enter any commands: just log into the Internet using any browser. This activates an unlimited tariff, the cost of which is 50 rubles per day, for those who use mobile Internet occasionally.*
- 1 month - Suitable for those who do not need mobile Internet all year. Its cost is 500 rubles;*
- 1 year - if you want to be online 365 days a year, then this tariff plan costs only 3,600 rubles, the most profitable option.* Maximum speed and full unlimited traffic in the 4G LTE coverage area.
Important! For an additional cost, owners of a Yota SIM card for a tablet with a monthly, annual or daily tariff can call and send messages to the numbers of any Russian operators for only 3.9 rubles per SMS or minute of conversation.
User reviews
In general, the tariff for the Yota tablet is characterized positively.
This is a truly advantageous offer for those who spend a lot of time online or, conversely, need unlimited access from time to time. A flexible policy for setting parameters is suitable in both cases.
However, Iota has one serious illness: the lack of a uniform coverage area. Therefore, in our opinion, the tariff is not suitable for traveling around Russia: when going to Murmansk or Lipetsk, the subscriber does not have a 100% guarantee that there will be a reliable reception area there. However, in its proven range, there are no analogues to this tariff yet.
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ETA restrictions on unlimited internet for tablets
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The operator with restrictions does not do anything extraordinary and all measures are aimed at protecting the service from unscrupulous people. The restrictions are as follows:
- The SIM card cannot be used in a modem or smartphone;
- Mobile Internet cannot be distributed;
- When working with a torrent, the speed will be fixed (128 Kbps);
- The price of traffic in other regions is the same as in home, but if the trip is prolonged, the rule stops working.
Under what conditions do operators provide Internet access?
By looking at tariffs and Internet connection conditions from representatives of the Big Three and other operators, everyone can find attractive offers. But the bulk of full unlimited packages are designed only for owners of certain devices. By inserting a SIM card into a tablet or modem connected to a computer, there will be no connection.
This is one of the precautionary measures that, according to operators, allows:
- Control the use of services designed for specific devices (accordingly, the communication package for the tablet will be available only for this type of device).
- Do not overload mobile networks with traffic consumption (although the same can be done from a smartphone).
More than a year has passed since all operators abandoned unlimited mobile Internet for smartphones. Now users are offered to choose one of the communication packages, the amount of traffic in which usually does not exceed several tens of gigabytes. And in order to somehow divide clients according to their needs, they suggest choosing a suitable package that includes the option of unlimited traffic when using any service:
- For music lovers - Yandex. Music, etc.
- For active users of social networks and instant messengers - unlimited traffic to major services such as VK, Instagram, WhatsApp, Viber, Facebook, etc.
- For fans of video content - unlimited access to video hosting sites (Youtube, Rutube) and to proprietary resources of operators where you can watch films (for example, Megafon TV).
Options may already be included in the tariff plan, or the subscriber needs to connect them additionally (on a paid or free basis). Another option is night unlimited for subscribers (most often from 01:00 to 07:00). Packages are most often valid for exactly one month, after which they are reset and will be activated only after payment has been made.
Yota, on the other hand, took a different route and did not create many tariffs, allowing the subscriber to choose the appropriate options and terms of service. Everything is completely transparent, customers do not overpay for additional, unnecessary options, and do not have to worry about changing tariff conditions (the three-tariff system has been in effect for several years). Plus, the selected service package is valid without roaming throughout Russia.
This, in fact, is the essence of unlimited Internet: by connecting to such a service, the user will not worry about “running out of traffic.” With limited traffic, the user has to save it, remember this problem and narrow his options, turning a tablet computer or other device into a “bedside” device. The benefit for users is obvious: the average subscriber spends up to 5 GB of traffic per month, and the active part of the Internet audience spends from 10 GB and beyond.
Unlimited Internet for tablet
As already mentioned, the operator essentially has one tariff, but it is very flexible and can be changed to suit your preferences. However, there are some points that cannot be changed by settings:
- Traffic speed is limited to 300 Mbit/s. This is due to the limitations of the network itself;
- Availability of 2.3 or 4G only in certain regions;
- The price of the tariff is the same throughout Russia, except for Crimea and Sevastopol, where there is simply no coverage;
- The price of one call to any number in the Russian Federation is 3.9 rubles. SMS are provided at the same price.
Characteristics
| "Day" | "Month" | "Year" | |
| Subscription fee | 50 rub. | 590 rub. | 4500 rub. |
| What is included in the package | |||
| Internet | Unlimited | ||
| Calls to any numbers in Russia | 3.9 rub. | ||
| Sending SMS messages (Russia) | 3.9 rub. | ||
| International connection | Not provided | ||
The cost and type of services are presented for Moscow and the Moscow region. For other regions, parameters may differ significantly. Details can be obtained from the operator “8-800-550-00-07”.
Internet connection tariffs of the Yota operator for tablets
TFs for tablets are no different from Yota. At first there was only one tariff and it depended on the data transfer speed. Based on the user's preferences, the final fee for the plan was adjusted. Now the pricing has changed slightly and you can use one of three available tariffs:
- For a day. This is unlimited Internet for the Iota tablet for a day, i.e. for 24 hours. It will cost only 50 rubles. Write-off and connection will occur if you are connected to the Internet;
- For one month. Its price increases to 590 rubles. It is worth understanding that access to the network is not for a full month, but only for 30 days. After this period, a new period will begin and, if there is enough money in the account, it will be written off;
- For one year. Full access for 365 days will cost 4,500 rubles. There is no auto-renewal for this plan.*
Tariff "Day"
Subscribers who need internet for just a day are recommended to connect to the Den tariff plan. The service is valid 24 hours. During the billing period you can use:
- Voice communication;
- Text messages;
- Unlimited Internet.
The cost of the package is 50 rubles. The tariff is not automatically renewed. If the service is needed again, it will need to be activated again. As for calls, you need to pay for them separately. Voice communications are billed on a per-minute basis.
Tablet setup procedure
Now you can consider how to set up Iota Internet on your tablet. To connect and optimize your tablet gadget to the Internet, you need an operator SIM card with a special tariff for the tablet. You can purchase it at any official operator store or on its website. Before purchasing, be sure to inform that you need a card for the tablet. If the card is purchased, then you can proceed to setup.
Important! Yota cards initially do not have a number, that is, the user can choose any sequence of numbers he likes from those available to him and assign it to the purchased SIM card after its activation.
Android
For the most popular operating system, the sequence of actions is as follows:
- Open the Settings menu;
- Find the Wireless Networks section and select “More”;
- Select Mobile Network and find the “APN Access Point” item in it;
- Create an access point with the name parameter “internet.yota”. There is no need to touch other fields.
iOS
The steps for iPhones and iPads are somewhat similar to Android and include the following:
- Open the Settings menu;
- Click on “Cellular Data”;
- Find Cellular Data Settings in them;
- Open APN settings;
- In the “APN” field, enter the value internet.yota and save everything.
