Mobile operator MTS is one of the largest companies in the Russian Federation, with more than 100 million subscribers worldwide.
The well-known mobile communications provider does not stand still, but annually offers its customers new interesting offers. In 2017-2018, the company released My Unlimited and Smart Unlimited tariff packages with the main goal of creating a tariff that could unite all groups of the population, taking into account feedback from regular users. These tariffs imply independent configuration of the parameters necessary for the subscriber: the number of minutes, SMS and Internet traffic.
During use, it is possible to change the tariff package monthly, based on planned expenses. The new offer immediately became popular among MTS subscribers, since the first month of using the My Unlimited tariff, regardless of settings, the subscription payment is a fixed amount - 590 rubles. In the future, you can change the settings at your own request. Naturally, the new tariff plan has its pros and cons. We will focus on them, based on reviews of the MTS Unlimited tariff from some subscribers.
Description
MTS launched a powerful advertising campaign to promote this tariff on television and other media. Attracting popular personalities, colorful advertising, and probably this whole locomotive of entertainment costs made it possible to bring Bezlimitishte into the ranks of bestsellers.
But what does this tariff plan offer:
- In first place is the ability to make calls to MTS subscribers on an unlimited basis not only throughout the home region, but throughout Russia.
- In second place is the availability of unlimited mobile Internet.
- Plus, at a minimum, the tariff includes a package of 300 minutes for communication with users of other mobile networks and the same number of messages.
- MTS has made it possible to connect to “Unlimited” an additional option “On the Network” - it makes it possible to use various kinds of youth and not so messengers and social networks.
- And at the end of the description of the advantages of the Unlimited tariff, there is the possibility of free use of satellite television from the MTS provider.
You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to understand that the tariff issued by MTS provides a fairly wide range of possibilities. This tariff is obviously particularly popular in the youth sector.
It is this group of subscribers who pay much more attention to the Internet traffic provided by the tariff than to minutes of conversation and packages of SMS messages.
What happens when the minutes and SMS limits are exhausted and there is time left until the end of the billing period?
Remember that you will not lose the ability to communicate with home network (MTS) subscribers. The unlimited tariff thus allows the client not to lose the ability to communicate without additional financial costs:
- In order to call a number of another operator in your region, you will have to pay 2 rubles for every minute of live communication.
- A call to another region will cost 5 rubles/min.
- SMS/MMS will cost 2 rubles per message in your home region and 3.8 rubles per message. to another region. When sending abroad, one SMS will cost 8 rubles, MMS - 9.9 rubles.
Find out the remaining minutes on Smart Unlimited
To find out how to check the remaining minutes and traffic on MTS SMART Unlimited, just download a detailed description of the tariff plan in PDF format from the operator’s website.
Residents of Moscow and the Moscow region can find out the remaining minutes, as well as SMS and mms messages, by sending a simple request *100*1#.
Information about available Internet traffic is available in your Personal Account at i.mts.ru. You can also send a request *217#.
Unused balances are carried over to the next period. In the next month, the number of unused minutes and messages adds up to a fixed limit. The unused amount of Internet traffic is not summed up with the main package, but is used first. Once it is exhausted, the main package will begin to be consumed. You can transfer to the next month no more than 350 minutes, 350 messages and 1 GB of Internet.
Packages are updated on the day that corresponds to the day of connection or transition to a tariff plan. The remaining Internet package can be shared with family and friends by connecting.
What group of people is the tariff calculated for?
Which is not surprising, the tariff was aimed precisely at that group of people who became the main part of consumers of this product. These are young people who spend a significant portion of their time on the Internet.
Interesting! When promoting the Unlimited tariff on the market, MTS invested enormous amounts of money in online advertising. This is not surprising, where else to look for the target audience living on social networks if not on the Internet itself.
And given the characteristic features of the new TP, success could have been predicted in advance.
Advantages and disadvantages
This new tariff from MTS fully lives up to its name. It is truly unlimited, and at any time of the day. This distinguishes it for the better from its predecessor Nonstop, which provided unlimited traffic only at night.
Naturally, with such wide possibilities, MTS had to introduce some restrictions on use in order to avoid abuse:
- This was the ban on using SIM cards with the “Unlimited” tariff in devices intended for personal computers (routers, modems). Attempting such misuse will reduce the speed to such a minimum that any surfing on the networks will not be enjoyable, to put it mildly.
- The second ban involves preventing the use of file-sharing networks. That is, it will not be possible to distribute or download on such resources.
Important! Unlimited provides the ability to distribute traffic to other devices, but for this opportunity you will have to spend additional money.
Using the unlimited tariff at high speed has one important caveat, in truth, it is typical for most products of any mobile network operator. The MTS provider provides the ability to reduce the data exchange rate when the network load is high.
Bonus for new users
Finally, we also note that for new users who have just made the transition to “My Unlimited” 2021, MTS offers a small bonus in the form of the opportunity to use any variation of the tariff for only 570 rubles in the first month. Accordingly, during the first 30 days of using the tariff, you can “get used to” its capabilities without spending extra money, and choose the most suitable option for the number of service quotas for further use.
However, if your goal is maximum savings, then you can immediately choose the most minimal option for using the tariff, which will cost you only 480 rubles per month, that is, only 16 rubles per day. Within its framework, service quotas will be as follows:
- 300 minutes for calls to any numbers throughout the country;
- 300 SMS messages in the connection region;
- 5 gigabytes of high-speed Internet traffic.
Leave your feedback or questions about using the “My Unlimited” tariff in the comments to this material. We will respond promptly.
Bypass restrictions
Despite the fact that the provider does not allow you to use your smartphone for free as a traffic distribution point for other devices, there is an option to bypass this limitation. One of the options provides for a certain tariff setting. The procedure can be performed with a smartphone, router or modem. To do this, you will have to change the IMEI of the device for distribution.
Please note! Such an operation is illegal. Carrying out actions contrary to the rules for using the company's products is the subscriber's personal initiative. The material provided in the article does not encourage unlawful actions and is for informational purposes only.
More about roaming
When roaming in Russia, the package of minutes will be spent both on numbers of other operators and on calls within the MTS network.
An interesting feature is that incoming calls from the subscriber’s area will not lead to additional costs, but others can already cost a considerable amount, since the price will be 5.5 rubles/min.
But this does not mean that when traveling you will have to give up using the Unlimited tariff plan. In order to have a comfortable connection, it is enough to connect additional options designed specifically to minimize the consequences of roaming.
How to connect Unlimited to MTS
To buy a tariff plan, you need to contact a consultant at your nearest office or place an order through the online store shop.mts.ru.
If you decide to make a purchase online:
- open shop.mts.ru;
- go to the “Tariffs and SIM cards” section;
- select the required tariff plan.
The cost of the package starts from 200 rubles. The client must indicate the number of sets and press the “Place order” button. After that, fill out the form provided, entering the necessary data:
- Name;
- surname;
- contact number;
- E-mail address.
Choose the most convenient way to receive your order: yourself in a communication store or by courier delivery. If it is more convenient to pick up the goods yourself, then look at the address of the nearest store and its opening hours.
In case of delivery, you must indicate the address (city, street, house, building, apartment), additional information for the courier. Regular delivery within the city is carried out absolutely free of charge within 24 hours, starting from the moment the order is confirmed. Express delivery costs 300 rubles and is provided within 3 hours from the time of purchase confirmation. In addition, you can select the date and time of receipt of the goods.
There are several payment options:
- in cash in the presence of a courier;
- by bank card from an online store employee;
- using a bank card via the Internet;
- by bank card upon receipt.
To start using cellular communication services, you must conclude a contract. To do this, the operator needs to provide your passport details and registration address. You can fill out the form provided on the website and save 10 minutes of time, or draw up an agreement directly in the salon. Fill in all required fields and click the “Place an order” button. After receiving the application, an employee of the online store will contact you to clarify the necessary data.
In addition to connection, the tariff plan is open for MTS subscribers to switch from March 2021. The procedure is absolutely free. Many users ask how to change the MTS tariff from a phone to Unlimited? Changing the MTS tariff to Unlimited for your phone is very simple.
There is a special command for switching to the Unlimited tariff plan from MTS - *111*3888*1# . In addition, you can switch to the tariff using your Personal Account.
If you are a communication user from another operator, then you will have to pay 100 rubles to switch to MTS while keeping your number. The first month of ownership of the tariff is paid immediately at the time of transition, and the write-off of funds is reflected in the details as the addition of the option “Monthly fee Smart Unlimited 032017”.
Connection
Activating a tariff will not be difficult, due to the fact that the provider provides a number of options for quickly activating a new package:
In order to change your existing tariff plan to a new unlimited one from MTS, you need to dial a simple USSD command on your phone *111*3888#. After typing and sending the command, you will receive a response SMS with information about connecting to a new tariff plan.
Alternative, but no less simple ways:
- You can activate the tariff through your personal account on the official website of the MTS provider.
- The second alternative way is to contact the technical support service via the operator’s hotline.
- The third method is to contact the sales department representing MTS services. Here the consultant will help you carry out the transition procedure as quickly as possible.
It is worth noting that the USSD command, that is, the first method is the fastest and most popular.
Services provided within the tariff
The tariff plan includes the following services available for use:
- “Monthly fee Smart Unlimited 032017”;
- “SMS notification about addition or deletion;
- "BIT Abroad";
- “They called you!”;
- "Video call";
- "Internet Assistant";
- “Easy roaming and international access”;
- "Mobile Internet";
- "Mobile office";
- "Mobile Assistant";
- “Call waiting/hold”;
- “Call forwarding (periodic)”;
- "Short Message Service";
- “Access without settings”;
- "Conference call";
- "Caller ID";
- “In full confidence”;
- "GOOD OK";
- "GOOD OK Smart";
- "MTC Music Smart";
- "Content ban."
Introducing the “Smart NonStop” tariff from MTS
If a subscriber switches to a tariff, the following offers are activated:
- “Monthly fee Smart Unlimited 032017”;
- "Mobile Internet";
- “Access without settings”;
- "Video call";
- “They called you!”;
- "MTC Music Smart";
- "Content ban."
