Subscribers of all Russian telecom operators know that traveling around the country will necessarily involve additional costs for cellular communications. Within a huge state, it is difficult to provide unlimited calls to all Russian numbers for any subscribers. However, this is possible when connecting additional services. Thus, one of the leading mobile operators in Russia, MTS, has created a service within which, for a fixed daily cost, subscribers can make calls throughout Russia more profitably than using their own tariff.
Description of the MTS Home package Russia tariff
Before we move on to considering the Internet speed for this package of options from MTS, as well as a number of other features, you need to read the description for this tariff. In practice, the following can be distinguished:
- In this case we are talking about an auxiliary package of capabilities.
- Users can enable or disable the feature as needed.
- There are included minutes and SMS for communication with subscribers throughout the country.
- Tariffing is suitable for all tariff plans with a subscription fee.
- The connection cost is 104 rubles per month.
The very essence of this component is that after turning it on, you will be able to communicate with subscribers of other cellular operators around the country, without overpaying significant money for calls.
Important! It is recommended to keep the option active only when traveling in order to avoid unnecessary costs for communication within the network and with third-party operators in your home region.
Description
On inexpensive MTS tariffs with a subscription fee, when roaming in Russia, free service packages can only be used within the region of your stay. Calls and sending messages to all other directions using free packages are limited and prices for communication services become higher. In addition, for such tariffs in roaming in the territory of the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, special communication rates are established.
The MTS “Home Package Russia” option will help make traveling around the country cheaper. It expands the coverage area of the tariff and allows you to use free minutes, SMS and Internet traffic included in the tariff plan during your trip.
With the service, in national roaming you will be able to make calls, send messages and use the Internet on the terms and at prices established for your home region when traveling throughout Russia, even while roaming in Crimea.
The operator offers two types of options, which have the same capabilities, but differ in the order of debiting the payment:
- “Home package Russia” is designed for short trips. The subscription fee is charged daily - 10 rubles per day , but only on those days when the subscriber used the service - called, sent SMS or went online.
- “Home package Russia plus” is intended for long-term use. The subscription fee is charged once a month in the amount of 100 rubles .
The service is available only to users of current tariffs “Smart”, “My Smart”, “Tariffishche”, “For Tablet”, “For Laptop” and “Smart Device”, as well as archived ones - “My Unlimited”, “Smart Nonstop” " and "Smart Mini". With the option activated, subscribers can use all the features of these tariff plans without restrictions.
The service is not available on tariffs without a subscription fee. There is a special option for them - “Russia is like home everywhere.”
Cost of the service Home package Russia
When considering how to connect the Internet through MTS, one cannot ignore the issue of the cost of the Home Package service. As mentioned earlier, there is a subscription fee of 104 rubles per month. In other words, you pay only once and take advantage of the opportunities throughout the entire calendar period. The price for the service is the same for all tariffs. Reconnection will also cost customers 104 rubles.
If you have a Smart MTS tariff. Service All Russia Smart
By activating the All Russia Smart service, MTS customers have the opportunity to use Internet access, make outgoing calls, and also send SMS messages at Home Region prices while traveling around the country.
This option is available on such tariff plans as “Hype” and “Smart Nonstop”.
You can connect it using:
- personal account;
- USSD combination *111*1031# sent from a mobile phone.
The mandatory monthly fee for using the All Russia Smart service is 100 rubles . The first time it is written off at the moment of connection. And in the future - on the same date of each month.
The mobile operator MTS offers profitable services that allow subscribers to significantly save on telephone communications and Internet access while traveling around Russia. Depending on the type of service, payment may be debited daily or monthly. You can connect the best option using the appropriate USSD commands.
How to connect and disconnect
If you are interested in this offer, it will be useful to clarify the options for enabling this option. In practice, you can do everything necessary in the following order:
- connect directly to your personal account;
- use a convenient mobile application to enable;
- use the services of a voice assistant by calling 8-800-250-0890;
- dial the command *111*128# in tone mode.
It is worth noting that to activate using a USSD request, you will need to send a response SMS to the received notification with any text other than 0. Disabling the function occurs in the reverse order.
If the subscriber does not feel the need to further use the Home package, he can disable it using the same *111*128# command that is intended for connection. The MTS Internet assistant is also suitable for these purposes.
How to disable the service?
After completing your trip, when there is no longer a need for the service, do not forget to disable it, since the subscription fee for it may be charged even if you are at home.
To disable the option, the same commands are provided as to activate it:
- “Home package Russia” – *111*743#
- “Home package Russia+” – *111*128#
In addition, disconnection is possible in the same ways as connection - in the subscriber’s Personal Account, through a phone application or by calling the MTS hotline.
How to find out your personal account and ways to top up your balance
Of course, in order to always stay in touch, you also have to control expenses and the status of your personal account. This can be done in the following order:
- Directly in the subscriber’s personal account.
- Through the convenient mobile application My MTS.
- Using USSD request.
- At the nearest mobile phone company store.
To replenish your account, you can use any convenient method. This could be a bank card, electronic payment systems, nearby terminals and payment acceptance points.
Important! It should be understood that funds are not always credited to your account instantly, which may cause some difficulties.
If you want to always stay in touch, then the list of options Home Package Russia will be an excellent solution for you when traveling around the country. The tariff's capabilities allow you to significantly save on calls and send SMS messages. But only if the subscriber is not currently within the home region. Of course, the service is paid and requires connection, however, at a small cost, you can save a significant amount of money.
Features of MTS
The “Home Package” from MTS is valid throughout the country, including the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, and is intended for short trips. It works on all tariff options “Tariffische”, “My Smart”, “My Unlimited”, “Smart Unlimited”, “Smart”, “Smart Mini”, “Smart Nonstop”, “X”, “Smart light”, “Mobile” .BIG”, “Smart +102014”, “Smart device”, “Smart device 032017”, “All MTS”.
As part of the option, the subscriber can use the minutes and SMS included in the tariff when traveling around Russia to make calls and send messages to phones of all operators in their region.
If a subscriber uses the “Smart Mini” tariff without included minutes, GB and messages, he pays for calls and messages when traveling within the Russian Federation at the prices established for domestic Russian roaming.
When you activate the “Home Package” on the MTS tariff, all other optimizing services for traveling around the country are disabled.
The option is valid in the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol when registering in the networks of third-party operators. Moreover, from July 2, 2020, the traffic included in the package will not be consumed: the subscriber will be provided with 500 MB of traffic daily at the maximum allowable speed. After they are consumed, the speed drops to 128 Kbps.
Price
The cost of the service is 10 or 10.50 rubles per day on different tariff plans. You can find out the price for your tariff by contacting the Technical Support Service.
The subscription fee is charged only when making calls, sending messages or accessing the Internet. If there are no paid transactions within 24 hours, money will not be withdrawn from the account.
How to connect
Management is performed using USSD combinations:
- *111*743#, then enter “1” - connection;
- *111*743#, then dial “2” - disconnect.
A notification will be sent to your phone indicating the successful completion of the operation.
Connection, disconnection and cost
In order to enable the option that allows you to save on calls while roaming, you should send the combination of numbers * 111 * 743 # from your phone. You can also use the services menu in the mobile assistant for this. There is no option to enable via your personal account. Disabling the function is just as easy - you even enter exactly the same request.
Photo 2: Conditions of the “Russia Plus Home Package” option from MTS
The amount of daily debit for using the service is 15 rubles. The first time it is removed at the moment of connection for the current day. Payment is debited only when using a SIM card in roaming and is not charged if the subscriber receives only incoming calls.
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Reviews
Without any doubt, with current prices I want to spend money more economically and make outgoing calls more efficiently. Additional functions have a number of advantages and allow you to save your budget for calls.
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Subscriber reviews
Like all new services, Russia Home Package requires learning about its features and convenience. To do this, they most often read the reviews subscribers leave online. We have selected the most expressive and interesting reviews.
Nikolay : At the beginning of 2021, everyone learned that the MTS operator changed the conditions for mobile communications in roaming in Russia within the network. Mobile operators have removed payments for incoming calls when traveling around Russia. The cost of the service was previously 15 rubles per day, but has now been reduced to 10 rubles. This is a great benefit for subscribers, but MTS is not the first operator in this matter.
Olga : The service is not entirely attractive, since it is paid in Russia, although my tariff plan is already valid throughout the country. The MTS cellular network does not operate in the Republic of Crimea. Previously, we paid 100 rubles, but it was possible to receive incoming calls. Outgoing calls were more expensive, so this home package saves us money. We hope that in Crimea they will make connections in the future, like in Russia.
It took a long time to find which option to connect, and in the summer it is very difficult to get through to MTS.
Svetlana : I activated the service in my Personal Account, and there is no need to visit the service office. After that, the “You have been called” option and some others were immediately automatically connected. When I went on a business trip, I received an SMS message. It said that incoming calls are free, but outgoing calls will cost the same as in the Home region. And if you additionally connect, then any incoming calls will be free, and outgoing calls to Russian phones will cost 3 rubles per minute.
Maxim : After roaming is cancelled, subscribers who are in another region must pay for incoming calls at a price of 5 rubles 50 kopecks per minute. But subscribers with the “Smart” tariff plan may not pay for incoming calls if they activate the “Russia Plus Home Package” option from MTS. The fee for it is 100 rubles per month. This is a necessary measure to combat the “cancellation of roaming”.
Detailed description of the service
The Russia Home Package options are great for those leaving their home region for 1 to 6 days. Here is a brief description of the package's capabilities:
Photo 1: Connecting and disconnecting
- Connection is possible only for subscribers of SMART tariff lines, such as: “Unlimited”, “Hype”, “Nonstop”, “Smart” and “Mini”.
- Users of other tariff plans can still use the “Like Home Everywhere” feature to reduce roaming costs.
- If the minutes limit is not exceeded (according to the package used), charging is daily. If the subscriber has not made outgoing calls, payment will not be debited.
- Incoming without restrictions.
- Minutes and SMS within the selected tariff can be used to make calls not only to other MTS subscribers, but also to numbers of any other operators in your home region.
