Option MTS Unlimited “Access to YouTube”: detailed description, pros and cons

Date: May 30, 2021 | Updated: May 20, 2021 | Author: Moblie-man

If your MTS tariff does not have unlimited Internet, you like to watch videos on YouTube, then MTS on many tariffs provides the opportunity to connect a separate option “Access to YouTube”, which provides unlimited access to the video service for a fee.

"Unlimited YouTube" from MTS is

Cool! Sucks!

Actual information. Option description updated May 20, 2021.

Description of the “Unlimited on YouTube” option MTS

Those who like to hang out on YouTube often have to constantly use additional traffic or the “Turbo button”.

You can choose a tariff with a lot of traffic. But on such offers, in addition to the Internet, packages of minutes and messages are also connected.

You can choose tariff X with unlimited traffic on Youtube (YouTube).

In order not to overpay for unnecessary services and direct funds only to what you really need, use MTS. Now you don’t have to monitor the remaining traffic, but watch videos anytime and anywhere.

The function allows you to:

Watch movies, cartoons, TV series on Youtube;
Visit blogs and watch video reviews on Youtube;
Create your own channels and post videos on them on Youtube.

Any of these actions will not consume the main Internet package.

Attention! The operator does not guarantee the operation of the option if the user accesses a site or application downloaded from unofficial sources.

Options and discounted prices for services

When deciding how to save on mobile payments, it is worth distinguishing between:

ready-made tariffs that provide for unlimited traffic consumption on certain sites or with complete unlimited Internet access;
additional options that are connected for a fee to the existing tariff.

At the moment, on MTS you can either connect unlimited YouTube in addition to the tariff, or choose one of the tariffs from the unlimited line. Let's evaluate and compare these methods.

MTS cost

The price for using unlimited Youtube varies depending on your home subject. The exact information is on the official website mts.ru in the “Mobile Communication Services” section, “YouTube” tab. Let's look at the cost of the function for some regions:

City	Subscription fee	Conditions for debiting in case of insufficient funds in the account
Moscow	399 rub./month.	18 rub/day.
Saint Petersburg	300 rub./month.	13 rub/day.
Samara
Voronezh
Novosibirsk
Krasnodar

Explanation of the table

According to this table, the price in Voronezh, Krasnodar, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk and Samara is at the same level - 300 rubles per month . At the same time, if there is not enough money on the subscriber’s balance to pay the subscription fee, then the cost of the function will be charged in installments - 13 rubles - every day. Daily payments will be made until the account is replenished with an amount sufficient to be debited.

Attention! With this payment method, the frequency of debiting may change. It is determined based on the last full monthly payment, that is, 300 rubles.

The subscriber will be informed about the change in the period for paying the subscription fee via SMS message from the operator.

In Moscow and the Moscow region the amount is slightly higher - 399 rubles per month . Accordingly, daily write-offs will be made at 18 rubles.

Pros and cons of the MTS “Access to YouTube” option

Let's compare prices:

Unlimited YouTube from Tele2 - 150 ₽/month;
From Yota - 60 ₽/month;
Unlimited YouTube from Tinkoff Mobile - 159 ₽/month. (but it also includes RuTube, iTunes and several other services);
From MegaFon (Video+ option) - 180 ₽/month;
Beeline does not offer such a service (or I didn’t find it?);

pros

MTS subscribers who actively use YouTube will certainly be interested in this option, because... Traffic for views on this site is consumed very, very heavily;

Minuses

There is actually one minus. This is the price, no - PRICE!!! I understand that MTS has never been a cheap operator and comparing its prices with Tele2 or virtual operators is not entirely correct. But even compared to MegaFon, the price of the service is 3 times higher! This is a robbery
You cannot activate the service for 1-2 days, only for a month (of course, if there is not enough money in the account, then there will be a daily debit, but if there is enough money, the subscription fee will be debited immediately for 30 days). What if I’m lying on the couch for a couple of days on vacation and want to watch a bunch of funny videos? I can not ;(

By the way, for unlimited access to social networks and instant messengers, MTS has the “VNeti” option, and if you need complete unlimited access, you can use or connect the Tariffishe TP

How to connect unlimited to YouTube MTS

The offer is activated in several ways:

Use your MTS Personal Account. To enter you must go through the registration procedure. Next, on the main page, open the “Services” , go to the “Available” and select the offer you are interested in. Click the "Connect" and complete the operation.
For those who do not have the Internet at hand, a special command has been developed in the ussd portal. To connect to unlimited YouTube, dial *678# on your device.
Activation of the offer is also available in the My MTS mobile application.
If it is not possible to use the above methods, you can connect YouTube through contact center specialists. To contact the operator, use the number 0890. The call is free from anywhere in Russia.
You can ask the staff for help personally. Find the nearest MTS communication store and ask to activate the function. To apply you will need a passport.

How to disable

If in the future you decide to stop using the service, you can also disable it in three ways:

In the “My MTS” mobile application;
In the personal account interface on the operator’s website;
When switching to any of the tariff plans in which this offer is not supported according to the conditions.

Of course, the most rational way to disable the service is to use your personal account or smartphone application. If you decide to simply change the tariff plan, be sure to make sure in advance that support is included in its terms. Otherwise the option will be deactivated.

Terms of service

The service can be activated by tariff users

VIP, Ultra, Unlimited and Smart tariffs (except for the “Smart Unlimited” tariffs open for connection and transition in May and September 2021).

The YouTube option provides access to:

main hosting;
YouTube Studio;
YouTube Gaming;
YouTube for children.

Unlimited does not apply in the following cases:

automatically during software updates;
when applications are running in the background;
downloading videos from other sites;
downloading the application from the AppStore/Windows Store or Google Play;
access to YouTube via the Opera browser or any other browser with traffic compression;
when transferring data via WAP;
when viewing pages in incognito mode;
for participants of the “Single” or “General Package” options.

The offer is available for use throughout the country with the exception of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug.

Switch to another tariff

If you change a tariff plan where this option is not provided, it will be automatically disabled. If you want to change the tariff and keep the same conditions, then make sure that you can combine the service with unlimited YouTube and a new tariff plan.

In the application

We go into the application and go to the block with services.
Let's go to the services section. The connected offers will be at the top, so you won’t have to search for long.
Drag the slider or click on the “Disable” button.
We confirm the action. After 1-2 the option will be deactivated.

Advantages of unlimited access to YouTube from MTS:

you can watch even long videos without additional payment;
the traffic package is not consumed;
if the balance is insufficient, the option is still active (the above-mentioned 18 rubles per day are withdrawn);
Restrictions are available for children's unlimited, which block displays of advertising and materials for adults.

Flaws:

the cost of the service is higher than that of other operators (for example, Megafon’s option costs 180 rubles, and Yota offers an unlimited application for 60 rubles per month);
in the MTS line there are tariffs where you can activate an unlimited application for YouTube, while also receiving free calls/messages as part of the tariff offer;
not available for all tariff plans;
is not activated for members of groups with a single and shared Internet.

How to find out the remaining Internet MB on MTS

You can check how much traffic is left until the end of the billing period:

in your Personal Account or Mobile Application. Information is located on the main page.
Another option is to dial the ussd combination *107#. After sending it, the subscriber will receive a message that will contain information about the remaining minutes, messages and the Internet.
Ussd command *111*217#.
SMS message with ? to number 5340.

How to connect and disconnect

If the conditions are acceptable to you, you can connect, since you can make YouTube unlimited on MTS in a few minutes using one of the following methods:

Dial the number combination *678#, then the call button.
Through the “My MTS” program, which can be downloaded to your smartphone.
On the website mts.ru, by registering and opening a personal account.
Can't connect using any of the above methods? Contact an employee by phone 0890 (wait for a response from a specialist in person) or when visiting an MTS salon.

Disabling automatically occurs when you change the tariff to any one with which the option is not compatible. Also, the YouTube service can be disabled in the application or on the MTS website, in your personal account.

How to control the service

To make sure that everything works, charges are made without errors, and traffic is used adequately, you can check everything personally:

In the account details, write-offs for the service are marked VOL_YOUTUBE.
Dial *107# and you will receive an SMS with the remaining gigabytes, minutes and messages.
Send a request *111*217# to clarify information about your tariff and services.
Send SMS with ? to number 5340 to receive a report on your tariff.

All Tariffs and Prices

When evaluating the unlimited YouTube service, do not forget that in addition to it, you will still have to pay additionally for Internet and communications. Applications and the system still require updates, and even if you spend traffic only on watching videos, this does not mean that you no longer need the Internet. It is even more difficult to imagine a person who does not use social networks and instant messengers.

So, isn’t it easier to choose a tariff in which traffic is not limited not only to YouTube, but also to other sites? Moreover, MTS has such:

1. Family “Our Smart”, when connecting the “Lots of Internet” option, provides completely unlimited Internet for the whole family throughout Russia. The option is activated free of charge. Connects to several numbers, you can distribute the Internet to other devices.

2. Tariff plan "X". Includes unlimited use of YouTube, Instagram, Apple and Yandex music services, most instant messengers and social networks. 7 GB is provided for the rest of the traffic, in addition to this, 100 minutes of calls and 200 SMS are included.

3. "Smart Top". Full unlimited Internet traffic and a large package: 3000 minutes and SMS.

The amount of the monthly fee depends on the subscriber's region. In addition, there are tariff plans that include home TV, Internet and full unlimited for a smartphone.

Unlimited on the Tele2 social network

Not long ago, Tele2 presented a new line of tariffs that have a significant advantage. Unlimited on the Tele2 social network is an additional feature thanks to which users who spend a lot of time on social networks or instant messengers can save significantly.

Unlimited in Tele2 social networks is valid on all tariffs of the “My” line, excluding “My Conversation”
The offer applies to the social networks “Vkontakte”, “Odnoklassniki”, “VK Live”, “Facebook” and messengers “Whatsapp”, “Viber”, “Tam-tam”
No additional connection is required, the service is already included in the tariff plan

If you need to find out how to activate an additional package of minutes on Tele2, follow this link.

Terms of Use

Here's what's included in the terms of use:

The most reliable way to use is from official applications
The offer is valid for the listed social networks and instant messengers only if a browser with a traffic compression function (Opera, Chrome, Yandex Browser) is not used to log out.
As part of the offer, you can receive and send messages, listen to music, watch pictures and any other content of an authorized social network
If audio and video are downloaded and played from third-party services (YouTube or RuTube, for example), listening or viewing it will be charged
In instant messengers, the traffic of the main package will be consumed when making audio and video calls
Free social network traffic is only valid if the basic traffic package is active. If your account runs out of funds and there is no way to activate the tariff and start a new billing period, you will also not be able to take advantage of the unlimited offer.

And if you don’t yet know what a communications-club subscription is in Tele2, read our other article on the website!

The service is notable for the fact that it allows you to use the video hosting resource without spending the gigabytes of Internet provided by the tariff. Access to videos is unlimited (only consumed video traffic is taken into account). The option is enabled on the following packages:

Premium;
My online;
My online+.

The cost of the “Unlimited YouTube” function for Tele2 subscribers will be 150 rubles/month. The subscription fee is charged monthly along with payment for the tariff package (if activation is performed in the middle of the month, payment is calculated for calendar days). The first withdrawal of funds from the mobile balance is carried out at the moment the function is activated.

To control access to the service, subscribers need to remember USSD commands:

*155*414*1# — activation of the option;
*155*414*0# — disable access;
*155*414# — status check.

Important! Unlimited applies exclusively to video traffic. Those who subscribe to this service should remember that opening links to third-party resources (redirection from Youtube, applications) will be carried out at the expense of the Internet traffic package provided for in the tariff plan. It will also be spent when using proxies, anonymizers, browsers that compress traffic, etc.

Service cost

Unlimited on YouTube is a good price offer, since video hosting uses a lot of Internet traffic. For example, if you use the Internet on your smartphone to a minimum, but watch a sufficient amount of video, you can pay for services in three ways:

You purchase a cheap tariff plan without minutes with Internet traffic from 1 to 10 GB (depending on needs) for 225-300 rubles for 30 days, if the traffic runs out ahead of time, you can additionally connect 5 GB for 120 rubles - a total of 225 -300 ₽ to 345-420 ₽ per month.
Connect unlimited internet to your smartphone for 390 ₽.
You buy the cheapest tariff with 1 GB of Internet for 225 ₽ and connect unlimited YouTube for 75 ₽ - for a total of 300 ₽ per month you can watch your favorite video without restrictions and not worry that the paid traffic will end.

Advantages and disadvantages of the service

Let's look at the most important advantages and disadvantages of the service.

Why the service is beneficial:

“Unlimited on Youtube” is an ideal option for those who use the network primarily to watch videos and surf social networks. The user is offered a low fixed rate for a whole month of active use of video hosting, which under normal conditions would amount to a tidy sum.
The service has the same rate for each tariff that includes its use. It is always 5 rubles per day, or 150 rubles per month.

Why the service is disadvantageous:

If you are not an active user of the Youtube service on your phone, then paying 150 rubles a month for periodic viewing of videos is not a very good deal. Not to mention the fact that regular traffic consumption is added to this amount.
Watching videos in mobile browsers with the data compression function enabled, when using the browser in private mode, when using anonymizers and VPNs, when updating the official Youtube application, as well as when using the resource through a WAP point - traffic is paid in full.

How to connect unlimited YouTube on Yota

There are two ways to connect YouTube on Yota without restrictions:

Using the tariff designer in your personal account or when ordering a SIM card:
in the unlimited applications section, select the video tab and activate the YouTube icon.
If the main tariff is connected, then to activate unlimited access to YouTube, just send a USSD request - *111*10#.

If YouTube stopped working, check whether there was enough money in the account to withdraw the next subscription fee; if there are not enough funds in the account, then access to the applications is blocked.

I have put together my ideal tariff. 2 times more economical

Having looked at my traffic consumption, I activated the following services:

100 minutes for calls – 50 rub.
6 GB of mobile Internet – 280 rub.
Unlimited Youtube – 60 rub.
Unlimited Instagram – 25 rub.
Unlimited WhatsApp – 15 rubles.
Unlimited Vkontakte – 25 rub.

Total per month I need to pay 455 rubles .

For this money I can use the above messengers and social networks around the clock without taking into account traffic, plus 6 GB for Internet surfing, plus 100 minutes of calls.

Do you understand? Not 1000, but a fixed amount of 455 rubles! I put it into my account once and don’t worry that the Internet might go out at the most inopportune moment.

The coverage area is normal, I didn’t notice any difference with my previous operator. There are no connection breaks, everything works flawlessly. Yes, there are definitely those who panic if the signal strength indicator on a smartphone shows 1-2 sticks, but I’ve never had this happen to me all month.

The essence of the offer from the operator

Yota is a virtual operator that offers each user to create an individual tariff plan at the optimal cost. Depending on the needs of a particular person, you can purchase a tariff with minimal Internet traffic or without a prepaid package of minutes, but with unlimited access to social networks or video services. We are very pleased with the innovations from Eta:

the ability to purchase a package per minute from 0 to 2000 minutes,
Internet traffic is sold per gigabyte from 1 to 50 GB,
there was an offer of unlimited internet for everything,
The list of unlimited applications has expanded; in particular, you can connect unlimited access to YouTube and Twitch video services.

If you want to watch videos without restrictions, then you do not have to buy a large package of gigabytes of Internet for a month, you just need to connect the Unlimited YouTube option. This will allow you to launch and watch videos without spending prepaid traffic, both through a special YouTube program on your phone, and without an application through any browser except Yandex Turbo, Opera Turbo (and those that enable proxying, anonymizer, VPN).

I have almost unlimited mobile traffic. How to do it

The smartphone has long become my constant companion almost 24 hours a day. Especially during the daytime – Youtube, instant messengers and Facebook are my constant companions.

Traveling to different countries, I always think with pride about the wonderful, fast and affordable mobile Internet in Russia, when you don’t really think about whether to connect to WI-Fi or just watch another series directly from your smartphone, spending another portion of megabytes from the available package.

Wait, what other megabyte packages? I can watch Youtube completely for free , and also chat in all my instant messengers without taking into account traffic for an entire month for only 455 rubles, without limiting myself in any way.

Do you want the same, or even cheaper? Now I’ll teach you how to assemble your own tariff plan from Yota.

“YouTube” option from MTS - unlimited traffic from video hosting

A comparative review of tariffs and options from various mobile operators providing unlimited traffic for the popular video hosting YouTube is planned soon.

But in order to compare all the tariffs and services, you must first carefully understand them. The first option I came across was “YouTube” from MTS. Let's start with it.

« YouTube

» is an MTS option that provides unlimited access to YouTube, including YouTube Kids (smartphone application with special algorithms that exclude content inappropriate for children) / YouTube Studio (a new control panel for YouTube channel owners) / YouTube Gaming (streaming service).

You can activate this option on the tariff plans of the Unlimited, Ultra, VIP and Smart lines (except for Smart Unlimited 052016, Smart Unlimited 092016, Smart Unlimited+ 092016). Although I doubt that older versions of Smart Unlimited require a paid option for unlimited YouTube.

Okay, everything is clear here, let's move on to the restrictions. The fact is that the traffic will not always be unlimited - in some cases it will be spent from the mobile Internet package.

What kind of traffic is not subject to unlimited traffic?

1. Embedded from other sites

2. When updating software

3. When downloading the YouTube app

4. When using YouTube through Opera or any other browser with data compression mode enabled

5. When accessing the Internet via a WAP access point

6. When using private mode (incognito)

In other cases, traffic from YouTube is unlimited. I would recommend using the YouTube app.

The option works in all regions of Russia

except for the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug.