The Russian operator MTS is the most popular in the country due to the most favorable tariffs. The company provides services at prices lower than those of competitors. Due to this, more than 107 million people are served on the network.
We will tell you more about one of the most favorable tariffs offered by MTS, Smart Mini (reviews will be published below), in this article.
Smart line
So, the MTS operator has several tariff plans, called by the single name "Smart". As you might guess, they are intended for use on smartphones - this is due to the peculiarities of these tariffs. In particular, they offer the subscriber both an Internet connection within a certain amount of data, and a certain number of minutes for calls to numbers in their network and to the numbers of subscribers of other operators. Thus, by connecting to "Smart" tariffs, the subscriber receives "everything at once".
There are four tariffs in total, included in the line developed by MTS. "Smart mini" (which will be reviewed in this article) is the most "basic" among them, since it is available at the lowest cost. However, less data is available under this tariff than is provided.others are Smart, Smart Non-Stop and Smart Plus.
The last three plans may also be of interest to an MTS subscriber, but in this article we consider the features that the Smart Mini (MTS) tariff has. Feedback from those who directly use it will help us understand the issue in more detail.
Smart Mini Calls
Let's start with the fact that the tariff plan, which we analyze in this article, requires a subscription fee. This means that the person who uses it is obliged to pay the company 200 rubles a month. With these funds, he receives a certain package of services. They include, among other things, minutes for calls.
If a subscriber wants to call MTS numbers that are assigned to his home region, then he can do this without restrictions. In turn, to communicate with subscribers of its network located in other regions of Russia, the user receives only 1000 minutes per month. As for communication with other operators, conversations with them are charged separately. In particular, the home region is paid at a cost of 1.5 rubles per minute (in addition, on top of the above 200 rubles), and calls with numbers from other regions of the Russian Federation - 10 rubles each. in a minute. Such tariffs at MTS. "Smart mini" (reviews about it speak as an affordable plan with a favorable cost of calls) also implies the presence of free 50 SMS to numbers in your region and the cost of each message is 3.8 rubles for sending to numbers of other networks throughout the country.
Smart Mini Internet
The "Smart Mini" (MTS) tariff, reviews of which are easy to find, also makes it possible to use mobile Internet. Remarkably, this service is included in the subscription fee of 200 rubles, which we mentioned. The subscriber is provided with 500 megabytes of Internet for use in the mobile network. In the event that it exceeds the specified limit, additional billing is not charged, but the connection speed drops significantly.
In principle, if we talk about working with a modern smartphone, 500 MB can only be enough for a one-time mail check or sending messages on a social network. Obviously, MTS "Smart Mini" has a tariff designed for people who are not used to spending most of their free time online.
Roaming
According to the terms of the plan, which can be found on the official website of MTS, "Smart mini" (user reviews confirm this) supports roaming services, connections with other countries. The cost of services is determined per minute - a special table with prices depending on the direction of calls is posted on the company's website. Here you can see that a minute of conversation with the CIS will cost 29 rubles, with Europe - 49 rubles, and communication with other countries - all 70 rubles per minute. SMS messages to numbers of foreign subscribers will cost 5.25 rubles. This is the tariff for MTS Smart Mini.
Additional options
What makes MTS attractive is the possibility of ordering additional options andtips, some of which can be really helpful. For example, the tariff page contains information about opportunities to save on calls by connecting the packages “Everywhere at home SMART” and “Favorable intercity”. They are designed for people who actively travel throughout the country, for whom it is difficult to be exclusively in the home region. There are other features that can be connected to MTS Smart Mini. Which options to use is up to you. Only the list of services is indicated here: additional Internet traffic services are available (500 Mb or 1 Gb on top of your tariff), and it is also possible to activate automatic replenishment of your account.
Tariff Management
You can read about how to manage this tariff plan on the page dedicated to it on the site. Two methods are mentioned here. The first one is sending a short USSD request 1111023 from the MTS number. In response, you will receive instructions on how to proceed if you want to activate this option.
Another option is to manage the number through the so-called "Personal Account". Everything is very simple here: register under your number, get a password and mark which services you would like to use and which not. All this is available on the MTS website. "Smart mini" can also be connected here.
User reviews
In general, we have informed you about the volume of services provided by the mobile operator to the subscriber connected to the Smart Mini tariff. So everyone can format least your own attitude to this plan and calculate how profitable it is to work with it.
As for the reviews, they are mostly positive, since unlimited calls within the network and the Internet is a really good offer for 200 rubles. As for some negative assessments, they can only be found in the address of MTS. For example, people often complain that they suddenly lost funds from their account. Perhaps the subscribers really made a mistake and simply did not notice how they used any service. Or it may be that the money from the account really disappeared due to the fault of the operator. To prevent such a situation, you need to refuse wireless online access to MTS Smart Mini. How to turn off the Internet, you need to look at your device model. Most smartphones have a mobile hotspot deactivation button.
Alternative
Undoubtedly, there are subscribers who would like to receive more than 500 Mb of Internet and 1000 minutes for calls within the network. Accordingly, if they are willing to pay more, they can be offered alternative tariff plans from MTS.
In particular, these are Smart, Smart Non-Stop and Smart Plus packages.
The first one costs 450 rubles, while with it the subscriber gets 3 GB of Internet and 500 minutes for calls to phones of other operators from his region.
Non-Stop will cost 650 rubles. It offers unlimited wireless Internet and the same number of minutes for calls.
SmartPlus differs in price (900 rubles permonth), traffic volume (5 GB) and the opportunity to get 1100 minutes for calls to any number in your region. The difference is also in the price of minutes to other people's numbers throughout Russia: if on Mini it's 10 rubles, then on Smart, Non-Stop and Plus it's 3 rubles.
You can learn more about how to order services and what details these tariff plans hide on the official website of the company. In principle, there is nothing new there, only the short USSD request code changes. True, with regard to working with Non-Stop and Plus, it should be noted that it would be more profitable to order additional options to reduce the cost of calls with foreign networks in other regions of the country. Also, if you feel like you don't have enough data package (where it is limited), you can purchase an extension option.
This is the plan from MTS "Smart mini". The company releases new tariffs regularly. These are, for example, "Per second", "Night" and others, but the "Smart" line remains basic, which indicates its success.
