Review of the MTS Basic Internet Tariff service: how to disable and connect

A significant portion of people who own mobile phones use such technology not only for making calls and receiving/sending SMS messages, but also for accessing the Internet. Companies providing such services are well aware of this. Therefore, mobile operators always have a variety of tariff options designed for accessing the Internet. One of them is the basic MTS Internet tariff.

What is special about this tariff? How does he work? What is needed to connect or deactivate it? Read our article and you will get all the information you need.

Distinctive features of the tariff

Most Internet packages from MTS or other mobile operators allow you to receive a certain amount of traffic, designed for a certain period of use. For example, for a day. Or for a month. This is convenient when a person constantly uses the Internet and spends a lot of time on its open spaces.

But what if you only need short-term access to the Internet? For example, you just need to quickly view the sent mail. Or send someone a message using one of the Internet instant messengers. In such a situation, paying several hundred rubles for a package becomes unprofitable.

The same basic MTS Internet tariff comes to the rescue.

What kind of service is this? Its feature is as follows:

The service involves withdrawing money only at the moment when a person connects to the Internet;
Cost – 25 rubles. For this money, the user receives 20 megabytes of traffic. It is quite enough if you just need to check your email;
You don’t need to pay anything to connect to the service itself. Activation is free of charge;
The service is available throughout the Russian Federation, where Super MTS officially operates;
If the owner of a mobile phone has spent the twenty megabytes of traffic provided to him, then the next one, the same amount, is automatically credited. And another 25 rubles are debited from the account.

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That is, everything is very convenient for people who need access to the Global Web for a short time and not every day.

What is Basic MTS Internet tariffication - detailed description?

The “Basic Internet Tariff” option of MTS is a package that allows you to write off funds after the fact. Created for subscribers who do not need to access the network every day. For the use of megabytes, payment is made upon actual payment.

Description

A detailed description of the tariff plan, which applies throughout Russia, is presented below. It’s easy to get online from any part of the country. Turn on “Data transfer” and open the browser. The amount of use will be 25 rubles for traffic of 20 MB. Upon completion, the following amount of Internet is provided.

Who is it suitable for?

The tariff is suitable for older people who do not use the World Wide Web every day, but occasionally use it to communicate with family. Moreover, the service does not imply mandatory use per month or week. But there are situations when the Internet is simply necessary. Enable the function on your smartphone and access is open. You can write an SMS message, find a picture or make a video call. For those who spend 24 hours a day online, this tariff is not suitable. The small number of megabytes will not allow you to use them to the maximum.

Service activation

There are three options to enable this feature:

In your smartphone, find the “My MTS” menu. It provides the possibility of such a connection;
Using one of the USSD commands. You need to dial *111*1430# on your phone. Do not forget to press the button responsible for the telephone call. After this, a special message will be sent to your mobile phone, where you should press “1”;
Through the corporate website of the mobile operator. You will need to log into your personal account and activate the service in the appropriate section.

A few important nuances that you definitely need to know about

There are quite a lot of people who thoughtlessly connect certain proposals without reading about their features and nuances, and then begin to complain about any consequences.

Therefore, it is important to study all the information before connecting to this tariff. And the nuances are as follows:

If a person is already connected to any package that provides access to the Internet, then the basic tariff simply will not apply;
The service is valid for 24 hours. That is, if the owner of a mobile phone decided to activate this feature five minutes before midnight and did not have time to quickly spend the provided twenty megabytes of traffic, then they are not transferred to the next day;
To take advantage of this offer, you first need to make sure that your phone is connected to one of the access points (APN): internet.mts.ru or wap.mts.ru. All other options, including VPN, are not suitable;
The fee is always charged before the next volume is charged. Therefore, if you plan to spend more, you should make sure that you have a sufficient amount of money in your personal mobile account for this.

"Smart TOP"

With the “Smart TOP” tariff, users receive a wide range of options. The cost for a federal number of the MTS operator is 1950 rubles, and for a city number – 2350 rubles (for Moscow and the region). The tariff plan is valid throughout the country. It includes packages with unlimited Internet access and unlimited calls to MTS subscribers. The number of free minutes is 3000 and the same number of messages.

This tariff belongs to the Smart line, in which balances are carried over to the next month. However, after switching to a new billing period, messages from the package can only be sent to your home region.

In what situations may such a service be unprofitable?

First of all, in cases where the owner of a mobile phone likes to spend a lot of time on the Internet. In this case, it will be more profitable to connect some other tariff, for example, with a fixed payment per day or month.

We should also not forget that a person’s smartphone can often contain many different applications. And some of them are constantly updated automatically. And this means receiving some packages with files that can weigh hundreds of megabytes. As a result, you may unexpectedly see at one point that a very large amount of money has been written off from your account.

Switching to the Internet with a dedicated quota

Well, if you use the Internet regularly, and also cannot reason with your phone, which independently accesses the Internet, then you should think about choosing a tariff with a pre-designated Internet quota per day (month). In this case, the basic MTS tariff does not apply, and payment for the Internet is carried out in accordance with the terms of the tariff you have chosen.

Switch to the Internet with a dedicated quota

What to do if the traffic provided is not enough, but you don’t want to connect to other tariffs

And the MTS company foresaw a similar situation. If the volume provided is not enough and a person is clearly going to spend more than the traffic indicated in the service, then you can additionally take advantage of an alternative offer - get another 100 MB for just thirty rubles. How to do it:

Using the next USSD command: *111*05#;
By sending an SMS message to the number “5240”. In the message itself you need to write “05” - without quotes.

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"Our Smart"

The benefit of the “Our Smart” tariff offer is the ability to connect it for the whole family. Internet, packages of messages and calls are divided between subscribers, and the cost of the service is only 1000 rubles/month.

The tariff offers customers unlimited calls to MTS phones throughout Russia, 1500 minutes and the same amount of SMS to all numbers in their home region. In addition, when connecting the “Lots of Internet” option, the operator provides the “main” subscriber with the opportunity to use the home Internet unlimitedly. He is also given 25 GB of traffic for distribution to other users without purchasing additional packages .

Of the minuses, the following should be noted:

The remaining minutes and SMS will expire.

If there is no payment activity for 90 days, MTS begins to write off 3 rubles daily until the account is reset.

How to deactivate the service?

It is important to understand one nuance here - you cannot simply turn off this service. That is, you cannot type any command or use the same personal account on the mobile operator’s website to perform deactivation.

Then how to get rid of the basic Internet tariff if the need arises? There are several ways to refuse the service:

Go to your personal account on the MTS website or use their application installed on your phone. Deactivate. This will lead to the fact that it will be possible to access the Internet only via Wi-Fi, but not through the company’s access point;
Go to the access point settings on your mobile phone. Completely remove the APN, which also prevents the possibility of further use of the mobile Internet;
As already written above, access is provided through internet.mts.ru or wap.mts.ru. If you rename these entry points, the service will also no longer be provided. It will be enough to simply replace one letter and that’s it;
Use the company's Hotline - 0890 or 88002500890. Wait for the operator's response and ask an MTS representative to completely prohibit the use of mobile Internet from your SIM card.

But what should you do if you want to disable only this functionality, but leave access to the Internet possible? This option is also available. And you could find out about it if you carefully read the information on the important nuances of this package. In particular, with the impossibility of using basic tariffs if other Internet packages are available.

That is, you will need to activate any other package from this mobile operator, which implies some other options for receiving Internet traffic.

Reviews

Reviews from other users will help you evaluate this offer from MTS:

Olga. I'm not one of those people who hang out on the Internet for hours. But sometimes I have to come in for work. That's why I activated the basic tariff plan. I am completely satisfied with the opportunities provided. There are enough of them to look through all mail for just 25 rubles and respond if there is such a need. Sometimes even in a day I don’t generate all the traffic provided. I just don’t see the point in paying more.
Marina. When using this package, it is very important to remember that 20 megabytes can disappear very quickly. Then they will automatically send you more and more, but this is not reported. Until the account runs out of money. Sometimes I can forget myself and spend too much time on social networks. And then I see that several hundred rubles are missing. We solved this problem simply. I have two SIM cards. One is like a backup. I connected only from her. And I always deposit no more than 50 rubles into my account. As a result, I stopped spending a lot.
Vladimir. I activated it as soon as I found out about this opportunity. And literally the next day the money ran out. Why? After all, it’s like I wasn’t sitting anywhere? It turned out that one of the applications installed on the smartphone decided to unexpectedly update. And I started downloading files for this myself. As a result, she happily informed me about the new version. And the phone is about loss of finances. After that, I set a ban on automatic upgrades in all installed software.
Paul. I like that the cost is low and the volume of traffic itself is also minimal. I once had a similar set of services from another operator. Only there everything was more expensive and there were more megabytes. And she also disappeared at twelve o’clock at night. And sometimes I forgot about this nuance. It was a shame. And now, well, I’ll lose a little – but much less!
Oleg. The only thing that is not very convenient is that it is impossible to simply disconnect from this option. Only or a complete ban on mobile Internet. Or switch to another tariff.

Many people like this option for accessing the World Wide Web. The main thing, as people note, is to monitor traffic consumption, and then everything will be fine, without unpleasant consequences.

“Basic Internet tariffication” - cost and other basic information

Note 1.

Price characteristics and product content do not differ from region to region or differ in a minority of parameters. However, changes in this regard may occur in the future. Therefore, for the purpose of comparison, we provide two links to pages with a description of the service - for different constituent entities of the Russian Federation:

“BTI” for Moscow and the Moscow region;
“BTI” for Sochi and Krasnodar region.

Note:

We strongly recommend that you indicate your locality when studying operator products on the mts.ru website. In this case, you will be able to receive up-to-date information.

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is a service that allows you to have access to the Internet when the subscriber needs it, and pay only for the bytes actually used.

This offer implies a small amount of traffic of 20 MB for the most basic actions (like checking email, responding to messages on social networks, etc.). It allows you to significantly save on costs, because on those days when the user does not go online, he does not pay anything.

The product is a variation of the turbo button (with some caveats).

Main advantages