A few decades ago, only a few had a mobile phone, it looked like a huge box with an antenna, and it only caught communication on hills. Now it seems like a utopia, because many people cannot imagine their life without cellular communications and mobile phones.
Doing business, connecting with relatives from other cities and countries, quickly accessing the Internet - this is what becomes possible with a telephone and a good mobile operator. Many companies operate in Russia, but there are those that have gained great popularity and audience.
Beeline
One of the best mobile operators in Russia is Beeline, a brand of JSC VimpelCom, which began operations in 1992.
Today, the operator has more than 235 million subscribers, Beeline catches all over the country, including in sparsely populated areas, such as the Commander Islands.
The company's goal is to make life easier for its subscribers by combining several mobile services, such as: Internet on the phone and at home, SMS, voice, mobile and homeTV. Oddly enough, Beeline was able to combine everything into a single tariff, available for use by several subscribers (family tariff plan). Depending on the volume of available packages, the cost also differs: "All in One 2" costs 550 rubles per month, and "All in One 4" - 1,500 thousand rubles.
Megaphone
In 1993, CJSC North-West GSM appeared on the market, which became the largest mobile operator in Russia with a subscriber audience of more than 76 million people, covering all regions of the country, in Abkhazia, Tajikistan, South Ossetia.
Developed tariffs provide for different needs of modern subscribers.
- Tariff “Turn on! Look” is an active use of the YouTube site (20 GB), daily viewing of 50 TV channels, as a monthly bonus, Megafon gives viewing of 4 films for free; 15 GB can be spent on any services, unlimited calls to Megafon subscribers. Subscription fee - 800 rubles per month.
- Tariff “Turn on! Communicate” is convenient for those who spend a lot of time on social networks, it costs only 450 rubles a month. Unlimited Internet traffic goes to Viber, WhatsApp, eMotion messengers, VKontakte, Facebook, Odnoklassniki websites, there are no restrictions on calls within the network, and 650 minutes to Russian numbers.
- "Turn on! Listen!" - a tariff designed for music lovers. It includes unlimited use of music services, andalso messengers; 10 GB of traffic for other services and 350 minutes of calls within the network. Cost: 420 rubles monthly.
Similar tariffs designed for different subscriber needs: “Turn on! Speak", "Turn on! Write!”, “Turn on! Premium.”
MegaFon is a mobile operator in Russia that develops convenient tariff plans for different categories of users.
MTS
This mobile operator began its history in 1993. Few people know that MTS stands for "Mobile TeleSystems". The company is in public share management.
The mobile operator operates not only in Russia, but also in Armenia, Belarus, Ukraine, Turkmenistan. In general, MTS subscribers are more than 110 million people.
In addition to providing communications services, the company is engaged in retailing specialized mobile devices and accessories, as well as conducting financial and banking operations for customers.
In order for communication to be at the highest level, the operator has begun laying its own fiber-optic communication lines, the length has already reached 213 thousand kilometers.
The company pays special attention to which device will use mobile communications, because it has long been known that a phone and a tablet spend service packages differently.
For phones and smartphones, the optimal rates will be:
- ULTRA;
- "Per second";
- Super MTS.
For computers and tablets:
- "MTS Tablet";
- MTS Connect-4.
The Smart Device tariff is designed for specialized devices: alarms, smart homes or smart watches.
Tele2
Tele2 is a Russian mobile operator operating in 65 subjects of the Russian Federation. About 40 million subscribers daily use the services and options provided by the company.
One of Tele2's features is the active promotion of online sales through online stores. The main focus is on devices and smartphones.
This operator is one of the few that has a moderate pricing policy, especially for Internet services.
The most popular tariff today is My Tele2, which includes 8 GB of Internet to third-party sites, unlimited use of instant messengers and social networks, unlimited calls within the network throughout Russia, daily payment - 10 rubles a day.
Yota
Rating of mobile operators in Russia completes perhaps the fastest growing modern brand - Yota. In 2007, the company began its existence, and in 2008 Scartep LLC (the official name of the company) has already started installing equipment for WiMAX data transmission, a new technology for Russia.
Yota is the first company to install equipment for 4G transmission of Internet connection. Today Yota is a virtual wireless operator managed through an app on your phone.
Companyis only gaining momentum in the country, but ease of use, the ability to create the most convenient tariff attract more and more subscribers. Everyone has the right to independently choose the number of minutes of calls and the amount of Internet traffic, depending on this, an individual monthly payment will be calculated.