Rating of Russian cellular operators for 2021 - TOP best

It's no secret that even in our time you can find low-quality cellular communications. Moreover, insufficient coverage can be observed both in remote villages of Russia and in metropolitan cities. And so that you don’t get lost in guessing which TV provider is better, we suggest you familiarize yourself with the rating of cellular operators in the Russian Federation.

How to evaluate the Internet

The basis of any analysis consists of a certain number of criteria that will help in assessing the Internet. To avoid making a mistake when choosing, you need to familiarize yourself with each point in more detail:

First of all is the ability to control traffic. Each subscriber must have the ability to manage their remaining Internet. Most often, this opportunity becomes available thanks to your personal account located on the operator’s website. After logging in, you have the ability to manage all available tariffs and change them at any time.

• Cost per megabyte. Most often, this criterion plays a major role when choosing your provider. As a rule, such tariffs do not contain a specific plan and provide services on a per-minute basis. This function is available for every cellular operator.
• Variety of traffic packages. There is a very convenient system by which the subscriber receives a certain amount of free traffic every month. Its size depends on the user's personal preferences.
• Ability to extend and add new traffic packages. To ensure that the client is not left without access to the Internet at the most inopportune moment, it is possible to add a certain amount of traffic in addition to the existing one.
• Affiliate applications. Most often this is an opportunity for free communication through social networks.
• Signal coverage area. Alas, not every operator is able to provide its services throughout the country.
• Internet speed. Each user must have 4g internet and have fast page loading. In 2021, this indicator is extremely important.

All of the above points very accurately describe the capabilities of the Internet. To understand the question: “which mobile Internet is better?”, it is worth learning as much as possible about each operator.

Additional options and services

Here the leadership finally went to Beeline. This television system showed results in 100% of delivered SMS. The overall message delivery rating looks like this:

• Beeline is the absolute leader - 100% of messages delivered;
• Tele2 – 1.2% of messages not received;
• MegaFon – 1.7% of undelivered SMS;
• MTS – 2.4% of text messages not received.

As you can see, different categories have their own winners and losers. But still, when choosing an operator, we recommend relying on your own cellular needs.

MTS

]MTS[/anchor] is perhaps the very first in the Russian cellular services market. Capable of providing signal coverage from Kaliningrad to Vladivostok. The company is able to offer its clients a variety of service packages. However, there is one drawback, it is associated with the high cost of tariffs.

It is worth paying attention to the main tariffs:

Smart. Provides the user with 5 gigabytes for 10 rubles;

Smart Top. 15 gigabytes for 1150 rubles;

Hype. 7 gigabytes for 370 rubles.

If the client wants to connect to a per-minute tariff, he will pay 9.90 rubles. for 1 gigabyte. Each subscriber has the ability to personally connect additional options, for example:

1. Mini. The tariff provides the user with 8 gigabytes - 350 rubles;
2. Maxi. 15 GB - 650 rubles. This option has one feature: at night traffic becomes unlimited;
3. Vip. 30 GB is provided for the billing period. At night the connection is unlimited.

Such options make it possible to significantly increase the amount of mobile Internet traffic, but the cost of service may increase significantly. There is an option to extend each package by 1 GB.

Leading innovators

To determine how innovative the cellular communications market in Russia can be considered from the subscriber’s point of view, 70 market participants (including top managers and heads of departments and departments of telecom operators) selected the 20 most popular new services. After this, the agency’s experts checked which operators could connect them and to what extent.

Representatives of companies evaluated the performance of options in competitors' networks, without being able to vote for their operator. The study examined service parameters in 10 networks leading in the Russian market in terms of the number of subscribers: MTS, Megafon, VimpelCom (Beeline brand), Tele2, as well as the largest virtual operators Yota, Rostelecom, MGTS, Tinkoff Mobile", "SberMobile" and "VTB Mobile".

Of the 20 options, one related to the eSIM connection procedure, one — control of costs in roaming, one — the procedure for changing the tariff, another — changing the operator name, two — voice mail, three — call recording and transcription, three — the availability of virtual numbers and options by definition numbers / hidden numbers / the ability to close your own, four - the operation of the operator’s mobile application and four - communications with the operator’s employees. For each service, operators received points - from 0.25 to 1 - which were multiplied by the number of such responses as a percentage.

The top three, according to TelecomDaily, included Tinkoff Mobile (more than 20 points), Megafon (10.5 points) and MTS (10 points). VimpelCom is minimally behind the other two Big Four participants - it has 9.2 points, followed by Yota - 8.5 points. Tele2 (8 points) ranks sixth in the ranking, SberMobile is seventh (7.2 points), MGTS is eighth (6.2 points), VTB Mobile is ninth (5 points) and Rostelecom is tenth ( 4 points).

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Megaphone

Megafon is one of the oldest providers in Russia, providing its services for 15 years.

It has its positive features:

1. We can say that Megafon has the largest signal coverage area of ​​all. A high level of divisions can be observed in any part of the country, even the most remote. However, the disadvantage is that there is no guarantee for high traffic transfer.
2. The very first provider that provided its users with high video communication speeds of 300 Mbit per second.
3. Variety of internet packages.

However, in addition to the advantages, there are also disadvantages:

1. Technical support is not very well developed;
2. The cost of services still remains one of the highest. This is because a large coverage area requires many pieces of equipment.

Now it’s worth taking a closer look at the popular service packages. The whole “Turn On” TP branch is perfect for this.

• Premium The user is provided with 20 GB of traffic for 1,510 rubles per month.
• Listen. 6 gigabytes - 300 rub.
• Communicate. 12 gigabytes - 310 rub.
• Look. Perfect for watching movies or video calling. 16 GB - 500 rub. per month.

The average cost of 1 GB is 9.90 rubles.

The operator provides the opportunity to extend your tariff. The limit is 9 GB.

Iota

Yota is the product of Megafon’s efforts, and has a number of positive qualities that have made the company popular:

1. First of all, it is worth highlighting the high data transfer speed.
2. Complete absence of roaming when moving around the country. An excellent option for tourists.
3. The client is free to choose the service package himself. The ability to turn off traffic to a whole list of applications in real time to save gigabytes. The low price of services provides the opportunity for unlimited communication on all social networks.

Minuses:

1. Quite limited coverage area. This is due to the rather young age of the company and the small amount of relevant equipment.
2. Do not forget that this is a subsidiary of Megafon, that is, it depends on it in all aspects.

The provider's main area of ​​activity is social networks. Most tariff plans and options are aimed at these purposes.

The operator is able to provide a fairly diverse list of tariff plans at competitive prices. It is worth highlighting the most popular ones.

1. #first. 420 rub. — 2 GB.
2. #second. 605 rub. - 2 gigabytes.
3. #third. 3145 rub. - 30 GB.

It’s quite easy to choose the package that suits you.

Beeline

Currently very popular among consumers.

Has a number of advantages:

1. Quite a large number of offers;
2. Support is at a fairly high level;
3. Provides its services almost throughout the country;
4. Internet speed is one of the highest.

Minuses:

1. Interruptions in work are very common;
2. High cost of communication outside the country;
3. Good connections can only be found in large metropolitan areas. Very often the speed does not reach 4G.

The operator provides “Everything” tariff plans in various variations. By connecting them, the client receives a certain amount of traffic. It is worth getting acquainted with the proposals in more detail:

1. All - 1.400 rub. - 1.5 GB.
2. All - 2.600 rub. - 6 GB.
3. All - 3.900 rub. - 10 GB.
4. All - 4. 2500 rub. - 15 gigabytes.

Based on the listed offers, we can say that the prices are not cheap. If you like to watch movies or communicate via video calling, you will have to shell out a considerable amount of money. The price for 1 gigabyte is 9.95 rubles.

It is possible to connect the additional Highway option, which provides 30 GB for 1,200 rubles.

Tele 2

Tele2 is another young operator that already has many clients. The company's policy is to provide favorable rates at low prices. However, there is one drawback, which is associated with the small signal coverage area. Tele2 is perfect in cases where the subscriber is located in the same region. Internet speed may also vary depending on your region.

It is worth considering the list of services that are popular in 2021:

1. My conversation. 2 GB for 199 rub.
2. Mine is online. 12 GB for 399 rub.
3. My online+. 30 GB for 799 rub.

In addition, each client has the opportunity to independently regulate available packages and increase traffic. The provider provides many options and functions that everyone has access to. Per-minute billing will cost 1.50 rubles. for 1 megabyte. The maximum number of additions is 50 Gigabytes for 999 rubles. The pricing policy is perhaps the most favorable of all.

Who is the best?

Based on all the data listed, we can conclude that the best operator is Tele2 . However, the choice is yours!

5 / 5 ( 3 voices)

Yota

The latest company to date is Yota. This operator appeared in Russia not so long ago. Positions itself as a company that provides everything you need. The best connection, favorable tariffs, fast Internet - this is exactly what you can find at Yota.

Practice shows a slightly different picture. Subscribers claim that Yota really offers a huge selection of services, but their quality cannot be considered excellent. If the mobile network still works acceptable, then with the Internet everything is much worse. Communication is constantly interrupted, information is processed slowly, and it may even refuse to work in some regions.

What do we get in the end? Which connection is better? Based on the above, we can summarize:

1. Rostelecom.
2. Beeline.
3. "MTS".
4. "Tele 2".
5. "Megaphone".
6. Yota.

This is the opinion held by many subscribers. True, Rostelecom is often used only for home Internet and telephone, and is not considered as a cellular operator.