MTS tariff increase in 2021 - latest news

In 2021, the Yarovaya Law, or rather its first part, came into force. Part 2 came into force in the fall. Millions were spent on implementation, since innovations involve storing records of telephone conversations of residents of the country. Each user's browser history is also saved, which requires large amounts of memory. For this reason, there will be an increase in MTS tariffs in 2021, as well as other cellular companies (Beeline, Megafon, Tele2).

Smart tariffs

The line of Smart tariff plans is the main one for the MTS operator. It is these proposals that the company actively popularizes. On the page of all tariffs on the website of the mobile operator MTS Moscow, their description is highlighted separately, and the remaining tariffs are indicated in a separate list and in a smaller format.

This practice is not surprising, since it is these tariff offers that bring the operator the main and guaranteed income - they include a subscription fee. This practice is used by other operators and not only in Russia.

Changes to Smart tariffs (in the entire line or individually) are made by the operator quite often. The latest “edits” benefited the tariffs, but the once popular “Smarta mini” tariff was closed for subscription. Now, the youngest package tariff “Smart” from MTS will cost 400 rubles per month. This is exactly the price you need to pay for free calls between company numbers, a minimum traffic package and 200 package minutes and messages within the capital.

For those who need to frequently call the entire operator’s network across the country, and while in different regions, the “My Smart” tariff is suitable. This is a new tariff solution that replaced “My Unlimited”. This tariff is implemented according to the design scheme, and you can choose the optimal ratio of minutes and packet traffic for yourself.

Packages of minutes and SMS in a package can include two hundred, four hundred, or six hundred. But the traffic could be ten, fifteen, or twenty gigabytes. The peculiarity of the tariff is that you can change its content, and the cost of its use changes accordingly.

The disadvantages are that the tariff does not allow the use of package minutes for long-distance calls. Based on this parameter, we see a deterioration in conditions when compared with the already archived “My Unlimited”.

The mobile communications market has completely changed after the release of Tariffishche. Today, when subscribers have already begun to forget about the possibility of using unlimited Internet, MTS presented their new tariff designer. After that, unlimited Internet appeared at all Big Four operators.

MTS's offer, according to the operator itself, includes all the best that is in its other tariffs. In addition to unlimited data transfer, the tariff includes package minutes and messages for all Russian networks.

But what is definitely not included in the tariff is unlimited network access, even after using the package volume of minutes. There are more than enough of them in Tariffishche - from five hundred to three thousand.

The operator also abandoned the “Smart+” tariffs and “Smart Zabugorishche”, which later replaced it. Let us remind you that these tariffs had weekly payments and service packages.

They were replaced by “Our Smart”, which not only received completely different conditions, but also its positioning changed. Now this is not just a package tariff with a large volume of services, but also a family one. The services in the package can be divided into five additional MTS numbers. The disadvantages include the fact that unlimited access in the operator’s network after using a package of minutes is available only on the main number. Also, packages of minutes in this tariff are not used for intercity routes, except for MTS numbers.

The senior tariff in the line, “Smart Top,” offers three thousand minutes and messages per month and 20 gigabytes of traffic for 1,950 rubles. This offer today remains the oldest in the operator’s line, and not only retains its conditions, but its parameters do not change.

The advantage of updating the conditions of MTS Smart tariffs was that the additional fee of 15 rubles per day for using the phone while traveling around the country was removed - now you can call for free in any region except Crimea. Cancellation of national roaming is available only on tariff offers costing more than a thousand rubles.

Another interesting tariff offer from September last year was “Hype”, which this year for a number of reasons began to be called simply “” (X). It is aimed at young people. who spends a lot of time on the Internet, since there are many destinations available for unlimited surfing. However, with the advent of Tariffishche, it became not so attractive, although it costs one hundred and fifty rubles less.

Archived business tariffs will be replaced with new ones from August 1, 2018

Residents of Russia have access to the services of many cellular operators, but the largest is MTS, whose services are used by about 80 million Russians, that is, more than half of the entire country. On July 21, 2018, this telecommunications company announced a forced change of archived tariff plans to new ones. Subscribers must independently switch to the new tariff, because otherwise, from August 1, the operator will choose the most suitable one in his opinion, and he will have to use it.

In particular, the mobile operator MTS notified its customers that in 10 days, that is, from August 1, 2021, it will get rid of several archived tariff plans, but which ones are not specified. All those who have them connected will receive an unpleasant surprise in the form of a forced transfer to a new one. To avoid troubles, the company offered customers to choose and switch to a new tariff on their own within the next 10 days.

It is important to note that we are talking about archival business tariffs, that is, intended for corporate users. actively promotes the “Smart Business” line, which provides a number of interesting advantages, such as unlimited communication with employees of one company and subscribers of a cellular operator throughout Russia. You can switch to a new tariff plan using a virtual manager, or by filling out an application for connecting mobile communication services on the official website.

The mobile operator MTS notified all its customers affected by the changes via SMS. If the client has not taken any action within 10 days, on August 1, 2021, he will be forcibly transferred to a new tariff plan chosen by the telecom operator’s employees. It is very important to understand here that they almost always connect the most expensive tariffs, as a result of which subscribers who do not read SMS messages then automatically begin to pay significantly more money for features that are useless to them.

Premium rates

The list of MTS premium tariff plans on the website includes only one “Ultra” tariff. The volumes of package services for 2,900 rubles of payment are standard for this price category - five thousand minutes and twenty gigabytes. The Internet can be made unlimited for an additional two hundred rubles per month.

You can also connect to more profitable tariff plans from the operator’s representatives, including “Unlimited Russia” and “Unlimited VIP”.

As can be seen from our comparison, at a lower cost, a much larger number of package services are available.

Which tariff plans are subject to change?

The changes will affect the following versions of the “Smart mini” tariff:

• 042017;
• 112013;
• 102014;
• 022015;
• 112015;
• 022016;
• 102016.

The subscription fee for all versions of the tariff plan will be 350 rubles/month. The absence of this amount at the time the monthly fee is charged will trigger daily billing. Its amount will be 15.5 rubles/day. For a month with 30 days, the total monthly fee will be 465 rubles. Thus, subscribers will overpay literally for every day of delay. Other conditions will remain unchanged.

To avoid overpayment, we recommend tracking the day the subscription fee is charged and making payments in advance.

For all other versions of the tariff plan, another change is being introduced - the amount of allocated Internet traffic will be 3 GB. The package is not the largest, but it is enough to receive notifications and communicate in instant messengers. The main thing is to set up an update system so that applications on your smartphone are updated only via Wi-Fi. Also, on these versions of “Smart mini” the same daily subscription fee is introduced.

Tariffs without monthly fee

A rather interesting tariff for those who do not actively use the phone, but make basic calls on the network, is “Super MTS”. In the current version you will no longer be able to use it completely free of charge. since free communication on the home network is only available when using the “Everything is super” option. for nine rubles a day, the user receives completely unlimited calls to Moscow MTS numbers, as well as 100 megabytes of traffic.

Thus, this tariff will be an ideal solution not only for a telephone, but also for a smartphone. And it can be considered as an affordable alternative to the already closed “Smart mini” for connections.

Another tariff that is ideal for making calls within the CIS is “Your Country 2018”. Discounts on international calls are provided by default without the need to activate additional options.

The operator also abandoned the tariff with per-second billing for calls, which is a rarity for any operator today. Although the latest version could hardly be called profitable, since the tariff offer existed more for show. The cost per minute for a local call is three rubles, and it can only be beneficial for very short calls. Calls to other regions of the country were paid by the minute.

MTS price increase in 2021

On January 1, a decree on the upcoming changes was put forward by employees of the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications. They are faced with the task of forcing operators in the federal district to save data about the country’s citizens. In this case, you need to use exclusively Russian-made equipment, previously tested by experts.

Officials believe that such measures will guarantee the protection of traffic and telephone conversations. In fact, such a step will only increase financial costs. If this law is approved by all cellular companies in Russia, then prices for mobile communications and the Internet will increase again. This is due to the need to purchase additional equipment, which is significantly more expensive than foreign-made samples.

For the Internet

For users of cellular Internet on devices (tablets, modems and routers), MTS has two offers - “For tablet” and “For laptop”. Both packages have a monthly fee and are completely different in content.

The advantage of “For tablet” is the choice of one unlimited option, which allows you not to use the main traffic package. A total of four options are available, and in addition to using one for free, you can connect the rest for an additional fee.

“For a laptop” replaced the “MTS Connect-4” tariff. For eight hundred rubles a month you can use unlimited Internet at speeds of up to four megabits per second.

Changes to Tariffishche from January 30, 2021

Subscription fee with 10% discount:

Basic subscription fee:

Calls to any numbers in Russia after the end of the package of minutes:

Messages after the end of the SMS package. MTS prices on Tariffishche differ depending on location: in canceled intranet roaming they are lower than in the home region.

Daily subscription fee. If the time has come to charge the monthly subscription fee, and there are not enough funds on your balance, then a daily subscription fee is included, which, of course, in terms of a month is significantly higher than the base one.

There is an official distribution of mobile Internet at Tariffishche. The free monthly limit is 3 GB, after it is used up, daily pricing is activated - the fee is charged on the days of using the unlimited Internet distribution.

According to the main direction of debiting funds, i.e. subscription fee, the increase was exactly 4%, for some other areas - from 4 to 10%.

Results

The update of MTS tariff offers in 2021 allowed the operator to significantly “tweak” all the main tariffs, taking into account the refusal of surcharges for roaming in Russia, as well as completely “shake up” the mobile communications market. It was at the suggestion of the operator that all other companies began to offer tariffs and options for unlimited Internet.

Among the disadvantages for users, it is worth noting the reduction in the number of offers that allow calls to all Russian numbers. Yes, in return, subscribers were able to use free incoming calls while traveling, but now they have to pay extra to make calls while traveling.

We also note the operator’s refusal to transfer unused balances of packages to the next month. The innovation, which MTS copied from Tele2, apparently did not bring any benefit to the operator, and it was abolished.

How MTS tariffs will change in 2021

The increase in MTS tariff prices in 2021 will occur as part of an 18-20% increase in VAT. The innovation will lead to an increase in prices for using services by 7%.

Experts believe that the rise in price may be much more serious than planned. After the launch of unlimited, the load on the servers increased many times, which led to the need to take measures to modernize the infrastructure.

Cost of calls to other regions

The cost of calls to MTS mobile phones in other regions will rise to 5.50 rubles. in a minute. Before the price increase, the cost of such calls was 5 rubles. in a minute.

Calls to numbers of other operators (Beeline, Megafon, Tele2) in regions other than home will cost 14 rubles per minute. As a result, a 10-minute call to a friend from Irkutsk to a MegaFon Irkutsk number will cost you 140 rubles. In fact, this cost of tariffs for calls to other regions is prohibitive. But in the MTS store, when buying a SIM card, of course, they won’t tell you about this.

The head of a Siberian factory proposed selling bread for 80 rubles

The general director of a bread production plant in Omsk spoke about the “fair” cost of the finished product

According to the head of the enterprise, which he voiced on the air of “First City”, in Russia it is high time to tie the price of bread to the cost of gasoline, as has been done in a number of European countries. He emphasized that Moscow experts are of a similar opinion, since the cost of goods directly depends on the fuel exchange rate.

– In the most developed countries: America, Germany, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, a kilogram of bread costs three to five liters of gasoline. In France and Portugal, where it is worse, there are two liters of gasoline. Russia should fall within this range,” the businessman said.

In conclusion, the entrepreneur said that a “fair” price for bread in Russia would be about 80 rubles per kilogram. In his opinion, the increase in the cost of a bun per month will “take away” about four liters of gasoline from the average family. The general director clarified that there is nothing wrong with this, since anyone can walk an extra time.

How to connect tariffs for a smartphone, home Internet and TV

To connect the selected TP, you must use one of the available methods:

• Visit the nearest MTS communication store. Company representatives will help you activate the new offer;
• Register on the website https://www.mts.ru/. The next step is to change the tariff;
• Call the call center at 8-800-250-0890.

As for home Internet and TV, to connect them you need to fill out an application on the website https://mgts.ru/home/id/. In your application, you can indicate a time convenient for connection.

How much will MTS subscriber expenses increase?

From August 13, 2021, for a call lasting 20 minutes, the subscriber will pay 5 rubles 70 kopecks (6 x 0.95 rubles). If you call once for 20 minutes every day, then for a month (30 calendar days) the costs will be 171 rubles.

Costs will increase even more if you made 20 short calls per day, within 1 minute (59 seconds) each. Now each such short call will cost 95 kopecks. 20 calls per day to MTS numbers in your home region will cost 19 rubles. And in a month, expenses will increase to 570 rubles.