Most modern people use a mobile phone to communicate, but when it comes to work matters, it is much more convenient to have a landline number at hand. In addition, a large percentage of the population is still comfortable using landline phones at home and at work and communicating with loved ones and colleagues in the usual way. For them, there is the MTS “city number” function.
What is an MTS landline number?
The MTS city number service allows you to create a new number by duplicating the seven-digit part of the main one and has many advantages, including:
- it will be possible to stay in touch at any time, and your loved ones will be able to call you even if you are in places where cellular reception is poor;
- the new set of numbers will be shorter, easier to remember and convenient to use for advertising materials and business cards, unlike the federal one, while adding to it the standard numbers of a certain region in the international format (+79...) the subscriber will be able to receive the client’s mobile number;
- the tariff for calls to it from local, long-distance, and foreign numbers will compare favorably with calls to a mobile phone;
If you call from a home phone, the subscriber needs to dial 7 digits of the number in the format 222-22-22. If the call is made from a mobile phone, the area code must be added to the main numbers in accordance with international standards. SMS messages to the city version are not delivered; they will only be received if they were sent to the main number.
Description and capabilities of the function
The main thing that attracts the operator’s clients is the possibility of receiving the so-called direct MTS combination. This type of telephone sequence consists of only 7 digits. This means that subscribers calling your mobile phone will be able to dial numbers without necessarily specifying the operator code and region code.
The service is that all incoming calls are forwarded free of charge to your federal MTS number. It will be possible to reach the subscriber either in the full version, consisting of 11 digits, or in a shortened format.
If someone intends to contact you from another subject of Russia, then he will need to enter the full type of landline number on his device, that is, with the region prefix dialed.
Connecting this function will be beneficial for those who often call landlines. As a rule, this is necessary to communicate with various organizations, enterprises, firms, entrepreneurs and other legal entities. That is, the urban number format is more often used for work purposes.
The specific cost of activating the service and mandatory payments for it by the operator have not been established. The subscription fee depends solely on the tariff plan used by the subscriber.
Payment for a landline number per month MTS
A subscriber of any tariff plan for individuals has the opportunity to connect an MTS city number, but the difference in the monthly subscription fee will be 500 rubles more than the standard one. In this case, the amount of payment for federal and city numbers is made separately; part of the amount for paying for the tariff plan is charged once a month; the part for providing an additional option is divided into equal shares and debited daily.
The difference between direct format
The main difference between these two combinations is the number of phone numbers. For the federal format, it is common to create 11 digits, for example, 8-983-458-96-85. Then your abbreviated city number will contain only the last 7 digits, that is, 458-96-85. If you are involved in marketing or advertising, then it makes sense for you to choose the MTS elite combination as a shortcut. Such combinations contain repeating/consecutive numbers. If such numbers are placed on banners or flyers, potential customers will be able to easily remember them.
How to choose a MTS landline number
You can leave your second number unchanged; it will coincide with the main one, or you can choose a different combination of numbers, make it easy to remember and beautiful. The first option is convenient for a business person; the second phone number will be easy to remember and call a new acquaintance; this option is also convenient for placement on advertisements and business cards. To decorate a beautiful room, go to the MTS salon and consult with a specialist. There are platinum and gold options; they have a separate cost, which can reach up to 1,500 rubles for gold and 5,000 rubles for platinum. Please note that you can only buy any combination of numbers if it is free and no one else has issued it.
Gold numbers: what, why and how much?
Gold numbers are a fairly broad concept. Their beauty, lightness and cost can vary dramatically depending on the preferences of the owner or the greed of the seller.
What is a beautiful phone number? This is a number that looks good in an ad or on a business card, looks great on your phone display, is easy to dial and, of course, easy to remember.
Considering that the business of selling such numbers has become quite widespread in recent years, beautiful numbers are no longer called only gold. To make it easier to classify them and, of course, set a higher price, such concepts as diamond, platinum, silver and bronze numbers of cell and landline telephones also appeared in nature. Also, such concepts as numbers such as “royal flush” or “butterfly numbers” began to appear.
To put it briefly, golden numbers are rare, sometimes truly unique, and very expensive direct or mobile numbers that usually have several identical digits in a row. Particularly exclusive phone numbers are called platinum, diamond or infinity numbers (the latter designation is especially accepted by the MTS operator).
The most prestigious and expensive are direct Moscow numbers in code 495. They are ideal for advertising a company on television, radio, stands and shop windows. Landline numbers in the 495 code make it clear to the client about the seriousness of your business and the entire company as a whole. Moreover, we are talking specifically about code 495, because, despite the widespread use of code 499 in the capital, the numbers in it are still quoted no more than the gold federal numbers of MTS, Beeline, MegaFon or Skylink.
Also, beautiful numbers in the 8 800 code have recently become quite common, allowing customers to call them absolutely free, even from mobile phones and even while in intranet roaming.
A little history
Interest in gold numbers in Moscow first began to appear back in 2000. Moreover, bankers were the first to purchase direct gold numbers. At that time, their highest value was a maximum of $1000. But the market quickly realized what was happening, and just a couple of years later, similar numbers began to be sold and resold for $10,000 - $15,000 and more!
Beautiful numbers were rapidly gaining popularity, because... Many companies became interested in them for the purpose of their advertising, and they began to buy not only beautiful city numbers, but also federal mobile numbers in codes 916, 903, etc.
Thanks to this, the value of federal cell numbers also began to gradually increase, and this became especially noticeable by the beginning of 2006. The cost of federal MTS and Beeline numbers has increased by about 10-12 times over 5 years, and taking into account the development of the MegaFon network, the numbers of this mobile operator have also become valuable. Considering that many diamond phone numbers are truly exclusive, their value increases similar to the prices of real estate or jewelry.
We divide the golden numbers “by mask”
As was written above, for the purpose of classification, exclusive phone numbers were divided into masks. Moreover, these masks are not somehow legalized and generally accepted - depending on the tastes of the seller or telecom operator, similar numbers can refer to different “masks” and be sold at very different prices.
However, for the sake of general understanding, let's look at an example of classifying “special” phone numbers.
Diamond numbers:
(DEF) XXX-XX-XX, (DEF) X-000-000 – “millionaire” numbers, unique phone numbers, of which there are a maximum of 10 in one DEF code. These are the numbers they like to call “diamond” and are purchased for outdoor brand advertising.
(DEF) X-YYY-YYY - very beautiful numbers that are immediately etched in your memory.
(DEF) XXX-XXX-Y - such numbers are similar in lightness and beauty to the previous ones, however, nevertheless, numbers with repeating numbers at the end are more expensive.
Diamond numbers:
(DEF) XX-YYYYY, (DEF) XYX-XX-XX, (DEF) XY-ZZZZZ – have five identical numbers at the end. The numbers with zeros, sevens and fives are the most valuable. The cheapest ones are with sixes.
(DEF) XXX-XXX-Y – slightly less expensive, but no less rare series.
Platinum numbers:
(DEF) XXX-YYYY, (DEF) XXY-XXXX, (DEF) XYZ-XXXX - these series are among the most popular direct gold numbers in Moscow.
Royal flush:
(DEF) 123-45-67 or (DEF) 765-43-21 - perhaps not the most visually beautiful, but very easy to remember and truly unique numbers, having only 2 numbers in one code!
Gold numbers:
(DEF) XXY-ZZZZ - quite rare due to their origin. And such an ending occurs only for 10 numbers in one number capacity.
(DEF) XYZ-AAAA - distinguished by four identical numbers at the end. Thanks to the good price/quality ratio and large selection, they are in very good demand.
The rest of the series of golden and simply beautiful numbers:
(DEF) XYX-YX-YX (DEF) XYZ-YZ-YZ (DEF) XXY-XY-XY (DEF) XXX-YZ-YZ (DEF) XXX-YY-ZZ (DEF) XXX-Y-XXX (number -butterfly) (DEF) ABC-D-CBA (number-butterfly) (DEF) XXX-Y-ZZZ (DEF) XYZ-AA-BB (DEF) XX-YY-ZZZ (DEF) XYZ-X000
Unfortunately, it is difficult to list all series of less exclusive and silver numbers. And why? After all, everyone still has exactly “his” number, even if it’s supposedly a bronze number. Even in one mask, the numbers can sometimes be both gold and silver, depending on the numbers and their order.
Beautiful numbers like (DEF) 00X-0X-X0 or (DEF) X00-X0-0X usually cost a little less, but they look great both on phone displays and on business cards and are very easy to remember.
The most expensive phone numbers in the world
It is not difficult to guess that the market for gold numbers has long reached the widest level. Exclusive numbers can be purchased not only on resellers’ websites on the Internet or in the offices of your telecom operator, but also at various auctions. Below we present the most “loud” auctions of the most expensive numbers in the history of recent years.
- First place in terms of value was taken by the “devilish” number 666 66 66, which, after just 10 minutes of bidding, was sold by QatarTelecom at an auction in the capital of Qatar - Doha for $ 2,750,000. The proceeds from the sale were donated to a local charity fund and to improve quality healthcare services for the Qatari population.
- The second place of honor was taken by the “lucky” number 85, sold at a Chinese online auction for $1,100,000. According to Chinese beliefs, this number is not just beautiful and easy to remember. According to Chinese numerology, the combination of numbers 8 and 5 or 8 and 9 is considered the most successful and is like a talisman that calls on wealth and happiness to its owner. That is why the combination of digits of this telephone number can be translated from Chinese digits as “let me be rich, be rich, be rich, be rich.”
- Another very significant number is the number of a wireline telephone company in the Chinese province of Sichuan 88 88 88 88, which was sold for $ 285,000 to one of the airlines. And again, as you might guess, the number 8 played a major role in this sale.
- As for Russia, the most interesting and high-profile sales of numbers were organized by the operator MegaFon-Moscow, which held its auctions in the capital's Diaghilev club. It was there that several years ago a direct Moscow number was sold for 105,000 rubles, and the next one of the five numbers on display was sold for 100,000 rubles. The money received from sales was donated by the operator to charity.
Instead of an afterword
When choosing “your” beautiful phone number, we advise you not to chase its class, mask or big word “platinum”. After all, this is a purely subjective matter, and often just a beautiful number can be “diamond” from not the most generous seller, or, conversely, you can find a true masterpiece in a huge “gray” list.
Therefore, purchase exactly the number that you consider beautiful and easy from your point of view. And don’t just look at it on the monitor screen, but try typing it on your phone and dictating it to your friends, thereby realizing how easy it is to remember. After all, in spite of everything, the most important thing about the golden number is the ease of remembering it!
And if you have already chosen the optimal number for yourself on one of the Internet sites, do not be lazy to enter it into a search engine - it is very possible that you will find it for sale on another resource for an order of magnitude cheaper!
Good luck to you and more true beauty in life!
How to connect a landline number to MTS
You can activate the service at MTS operator service centers. The function is activated when signing a contract for the provision of communication services or when replacing or losing the main number. When you register, you will receive two phones: the main one and the additional one.
You can view the connection conditions, the cost of monthly payment and receive online consultation on this issue in your personal account on the website www.mts.ru.
You can view the connection conditions, the cost of monthly payment and receive online consultation on this issue in your personal account on the website www.mts.ru.
