The cheapest "starting" MTS tariff with a monthly fee is Smart Mini. It is intended primarily for new subscribers. Having bought a number on Smart Mini, they will be able to evaluate the quality of communication, Internet speed and other service conditions, understand their needs and, possibly, choose a more expensive package tariff plan for themselves.
Detailed description of the tariff
The tariff with a monthly fee includes the minimum communication service packages. For Moscow subscribers it is:
- 2 GB of traffic for any services;
- 350 minutes of calls to mobile and urban Moscow and regions and MTS of Russia;
- 350 SMS to any destinations in Moscow and Moscow region;
- unlimited communication with MTS subscribers of the capital and Moscow region after the limit is exhausted.
Minutes and messages only works in your region. Traffic is consumed throughout Russia, including in the Crimea. Only in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug the speed drops to 128 Kbps.
Starting from August 2018, the list of services connected by default on the Smart Mini TP does not include “Content Prohibition”. If the subscriber wants to protect himself and his phone balance from paid subscriptions, it is recommended to activate this service immediately when buying a SIM card or switching to a tariff through the contact center at 0890.
Each owner of a Smart Mini number has free access to 5 GB cloud storage. The service is managed through the Second Memory mobile application or in the Personal Account.
Features of writing off a subscription fee
When transferring an existing number to the Smart Mini TP, the subscription fee is debited immediately in full (400 rubles). Thereafter, this happens every month on a daily basis.
When buying a new number on Smart Mini, a SIM card costs 350 rubles without additional payments. The same amount is on the balance sheet. Payment is debited in the first 30 days after activation by the day, at 13.33 rubles. This is convenient, as it allows you to evaluate the quality of communication services, the speed of the Internet and your needs with minimal financial costs.
The cost of a direct city telephone is 900 rubles. per month. When registering a new number, the subscription fee is debited in full, and starting from the second month - 595 rubles each. day-to-day connection and 304 rubles. equal parts every day.
Calls
A package of 350 minutes is consumed:
- to calls to the networks of any operators and direct city phones within the home region;
- communication with MTS throughout the country.
When traveling around the Russian Federation, the region of stay is considered “home”. Being in the Crimea, the metropolitan subscriber will call from the package to local numbers, and to relatives in Moscow - already at roaming rates.
Calls up to 3 seconds are not charged. The rest of the package is checked with the command *100*1# .
After the limit is exhausted, you can communicate unlimitedly with MTS subscribers in your home region. Calls outside the package and in different situations are paid:
| Call, direction | Cost per minute, rub. |
| For non-MTS subscribers in their region | 2 |
| To MTS phones in Russia | 2 |
| To numbers of other operators in the country | 14 |
| To the near abroad | 35 |
| To Europe | 49 |
| To America, Asia, Africa | 70 |
| In roaming in Russia to numbers of the region of stay | 2 |
| In roaming within the Russian Federation to phones in other regions | 5,5 |
| Incoming in domestic roaming | 5.5 (0 from local numbers) |
| Calls to Russia while traveling around the world | 85 |
| Incoming in international roaming | 85 |
"Home package" costs 15 rubles. per day, and money is debited only in case of receiving or receiving calls or sending SMS. Fee for "Home package +" 100 rubles. per month. To save money when traveling abroad, choose "" or "Zero Without Borders".
Unused minutes at all do not roll over to the next month.
Internet
The tariff includes 2 GB of traffic, which is spent on all services, even when traveling around the country. After exhaustion, auto-renewal is activated in packages of 500 MB (maximum 15 times). Each costs 95 rubles. Additional megabytes are valid only on the territory of the home region.
The rest of the traffic is checked in the Personal Account, the application for mobile devices "My MTS" or in the i.mts.ru service. You will need authorization by number (login) and a password sent upon request.
Auto-renewal is not beneficial if the user wants to add more than 1 GB of traffic. The option can be disabled using the USSD combination *111*936# and use the turbo buttons. So, a button with a volume of 1 GB costs 175 rubles, and 2 GB - 300 rubles. (in Moscow).
The data transfer speed is artificially limited when using a SIM card on Smart Mini in modems.
Messages
The monthly payment includes 350 SMS to all networks in the connection region. Outside the limits and in other situations, messages are charged:
Unused messages are burned.
How to connect Smart mini
You can change the tariff to "Smart Mini":
- in the Subscriber's Personal Account in the "Number Management" section, "Number Actions" subsection;
- through an application for smartphones and tablets;
- using the USSD command *111*1023# .
In order for the switching to work correctly, there must be at least 400 rubles on the account. or credit limit for a sufficient amount. The operation itself is free.
How to turn off the tariff
You can disable the tariff, that is, change it to another one, in the same ways:
- through LC;
- in the mobile application "My MTS";
- using the command corresponding to the selected tariff.
Daily payment when connecting a new SIM card allows subscribers not only to evaluate the connection and speed of the Internet, but also to understand how many minutes, traffic and SMS they need per month, which services are most often used. This will help in the future to choose the right TP.
The easiest way to assess your needs for communication services is to order a monthly specification. A detailed report will indicate how often the subscriber called and wrote messages, to which directions, how much traffic and what services were spent. Detailing is free, issued to the owner of the number at any MTS office. It is also recommended to activate the monthly delivery of reports by e-mail in order to control your expenses, quickly identify problems, for example, track the connection of paid unnecessary options.
The MTS tariff "Smart mini" is the "youngest" of the "Smart" line. It has minimal volumes of calls, traffic and SMS. A low monthly fee makes "Smart mini" one of the most popular TPs among MTS customers. Let us consider in detail the conditions of this tariff, its cost and additional services.
Parameters and cost
Subscription fee for "Smart mini" with a federal number - 350 rubles per month. The package includes:
- unlimited minutes to MTS numbers home area;
- calls to telephones of the connection region - 350 minutes;
- the Internet - 1 gigabyte;
- SMS to subscribers within the home area – 350 pieces.
Calls
On the tariff "Smart mini" incoming calls are not paid. If the package of minutes is used up, outgoing calls are charged as follows:
- in the MTS network of your region - free of charge;
- customers of other operators, users of city numbers and MTS SIM-cards in Russia - 2 rubles / min;
- to phones of customers of other operators in other regions of the country - 14 rubles / min.
Command for checking the remaining minutes in the package — * 1001 * 1 # .
A package of minutes is spent on calls to subscribers of all telecommunication service providers. Calls to MTS phones are also taken into account. Only after the package ends, outgoing MTS subscribers in your region will be free.
When calling short service numbers of the operator, package minutes are not consumed. If the short number is paid, a certain amount per call will be deducted from the account, but the package will remain untouched.
SMS messages
The SMS package is valid only in the connection region. When 350 SMS is exhausted, one message will cost 2 rubles. A message sent to another region - 3.8 rubles, SMS abroad - 8 rubles apiece.
Internet on MTS Smart mini
When you run out of 1 GB of free traffic, the operator will automatically connect an additional 500 MB package for 95 rubles. Up to 15 such packages can be connected within a month. We are dealing with a service imposed by MTS, since many subscribers do not check the rest of the traffic, and the fee for additional. The Internet can increase communication costs.
To check rest of traffic on MTS Smart mini, dial the ussd code * 111 * 217 # , a turn off extra internet— team * 111 * 936 # .
If necessary, you can buy additional. Internet traffic, if you use .
Roaming in Russia
The tariff plan "Smart Mini" from MTS does not work outside the home area. When traveling around the country, you pay for everything:
- incoming and outgoing calls (including MTS numbers) — RUB 10.90/minute;
- long distance calls 14 rubles/minute;
- one SMS RUB 3.95;
- 1 megabyte of internet 10.90 rubles.
To use the fare conditions when traveling in Russia, activate the service.
How to connect MTS "Smart mini"
To switch to TP, the phone account must have a minimum amount of 300 rubles, since the subscription fee is charged at the time the tariff is activated.
To change the current MTS tariff to Smart Mini, dial * 111 * 1023 # .
You can connect "Smart mini" through the application for gadgets "My MTS" or the operator's website with a detailed description of the tariff plan.
How to disable "Smart mini"
It is easy to cancel the tariff, choose any option:
- enter the "Personal Account" on the MTS website and select another TP in the "Tariffs" category;
- call the operator 0890 and ask to switch you to another tariff;
- come to the nearest MTS office and write an application for termination of the contract for communication services.
Nowadays, many mobile subscribers use medium tariff plans with a small monthly fee or tariffs without it at all. Such plans are convenient mainly for those who speak little and use the company's additional services, such as unlimited calls to Russian numbers, Internet, SMS packages and much more. Tariff plans of this category include "Smart mini" from the MTS operator.
If we take in general all the features and benefits of Smart Mini, then this is just an excellent tariff, there is even an included Internet traffic package and a few more useful additions, but what should a client do if he has a lot of it or, on the contrary, is not enough at all. In this case, it would be logical to turn off "Smart mini" and choose another tariff plan from the same telecom operator. Fortunately, there are a lot of such proposals:
If you need a cheaper plan, then:
– disable the current one and activate the “Per second” tariff by command *111*881#. A feature of the plan is the low cost of calls 0.05 rubles per second. to all numbers in the home region and per-second billing;
- connect "Super MTS", where free calls to numbers in your home region from the 1st minute without additional conditions. You can disable "Smart Mini" and connect "Super MTS" by *888# command.
If you need more features, then we recommend that you pay attention to the line of Smart tariff plans:
– 3 GB of Internet at home and while traveling in Russia, unlimited calls to MTS Russia, a 500-minute package to all networks in the region and MTS Russia, valid throughout Russia at the Smart tariff for 450 rubles per month. You can connect by *111*1024#;
– 5 GB of Internet at home and on trips in Russia, unlimited calls to MTS Russia at home and on trips around Russia, 1100 minutes to all networks of the home region and MTS of Russia at home and on trips around Russia, 1100 SMS to subscribers of the home region at home and on trips across Russia Russia on the tariff plan "Smart +" for 900 rubles per month. You can activate it by the combination *111*1025#;
– you can disable “Smart mini” and connect “Smart Top” by *111*1026# command. For 1500 rubles per month you will receive 10 GB of Internet at home and on trips around Russia, unlimited calls to MTS Russia at home and on trips around Russia, 2000 minutes to all Russian networks at home and on trips around Russia and 2000 SMS to subscribers of the home region at home and in trips in Russia.
Thus, you can clearly see that there are a lot of different tariff plans for MTS, which can be selected for almost any subscriber's requests and his planned monthly expenses. Disabling the current tariff plan "Smart mini" on your number is not at all a problem, you just need to immediately decide which other tariff you will need to change it to. That's all. All the best and see you again.
MTS offers to the attention of people who care about their financial budget, but do not like to pay attention to constantly checking the account balance on their phone, choose Smart MTS tariff, which he considers more suitable for himself. For regular users of the Internet network from a smartphone, the tariffs include from 500 MB to 10 GB of traffic. Thanks to additional settings, you can always increase or decrease the packages of services provided.
Tariff MTS Smart mini - description
One of the most minimal tariffs, whose name speaks for itself, is Smart mini. Having spent only 300 rubles, during the month you will be provided with 1 GB for using the Internet, 250 SMS and 250 minutes to all numbers in your home region and MTS Russia, as well as unlimited calls on MTS numbers of the home region. A minute of conversation with subscribers of other mobile operators at home and MTS Russia will be 2 rubles. But calls to numbers of other mobile operators in Russia - already 14 rubles.
To connect this tariff, you must use a combination: *111*1023#.
When using the "Smart mini" package (cost 300 rubles), the following services are provided for a month:
- Unlimited calls within the network.
- 250 minutes for calls within the network of other regions and mobile home region.
- 250 SMS for home region.
- 1000 MB of internet traffic.
- Calls to other operators 1.5 rubles/minute.
Tariff Smart MTS - description
Tariff Smart MTS is the optimal middle option offered to residents of Russia. This package includes 3 GB for Internet use, as well as 600 minutes for making calls within the network throughout Russia, as well as to other mobile operators within the region, including Megafon, Beeline and Tele2. And 600 SMS to numbers in the home region and MTS throughout Russia. The cost of the monthly payment of the tariff is only 550 rubles.
When the option " Everywhere at home Smart”, the service operates throughout Russia in the MTS network, and all incoming calls will be made free of charge. This service is enabled by default in the Smart package. After using 500 minutes, talking to other mobile operators, all calls will be charged at 1.5 rubles one minute of conversation.
The package also provides 600 SMS to send to home network subscribers. After using them, the cost of sending a message will be 50 kopecks. Also, after using 3 GB of Internet, it is possible to activate the additional service turbo button 500 MB or 2 GB of traffic.
It is worth noting that after connecting the Smart tariff to MTS, the transition to which is free, you must make a monthly payment in the amount of 550 rubles, which is indicated by the tariff and, if necessary, pay for the additional option " Everywhere at home Smart» for the first month of its use. If you do not need this service, then you can disable it with the command *111*3333# and call key.
The tariff is connected with the following combination: *111*1024#.
When using the "Smart" package (cost 550 rubles), the following services are provided for a month:
- Unlimited calls to MTS home network.
- 600 minutes for calls to other operators within the network (at the end, 1 minute of conversation is 2 rubles).
- 600 SMS to subscribers of the home region.
- 3 GB of Internet traffic.
- Incoming free.
Tariff MTS Smart + description
More opportunities are offered by the Smart Plus tariff from MTS. More expensive, it provides the opportunity to stay connected longer and has more Internet. The tariff includes 10 GB for using the Internet and 1100 minutes for making calls to other operators, as well as in roaming throughout Russia.
The package includes 1100 SMS. The cost of such privileges is only 900 rubles. Service " Everywhere at home Smart” is also available for connection, but when traveling around the country, you can use the built-in minutes of conversation to make calls to MTS subscribers, and all incoming calls also remain free. Within the network, unlimited calls are permanent, and for calls to other operators after using 1100 minutes, each next minute will cost 2 rubles.
How to connect the Smart + MTS tariff?
This tariff is connected using a combination of: *111*1025#
When using the package Smart+” (cost 900 rubles), services are provided for a month:
- Unlimited calls to MTS throughout the Russian Federation.
- 1100 minutes for making calls to other operators (at the end, the cost of one minute of the call is 2 rubles).
- 1100 SMS for the home region at home and on trips (after 0.50 rubles).
- 10 GB of Internet traffic.
- Incoming free.
Tariff MTS Smart Top - description
The largest number of services from the Smart line is offered by Smart Top. After switching to the Smart MTS Plus tariff, the subscriber will be able to use his phone to the maximum. By paying a monthly subscription fee of 1,500 rubles, the subscriber is provided with 10 GB of Internet traffic, 2,000 minutes for calls to all networks in Russia, regardless of location within the country, 2,000 SMS, as well as unlimited calls to MTS throughout Russia at home or on trips. After the end of the included 2000 minutes, the cost of one minute of the call will be 1.5 rubles.
To switch to the tariff, you must enter the following combination: *111*1026# and press the call key.
When using the "Smart TOP" package (cost 1500 rubles), the following services are provided for a month:
- Unlimited calls to MTS throughout Russia.
- 2000 minutes for communication with subscribers of other operators throughout the Russian Federation (at the end of 1.50 rubles per minute for the home region and 3.00 rubles for calls to other regions of the country).
- 10 GB of Internet traffic.
- 2000 SMS to send to the home region at home or on a trip.
- All incoming calls are free.
How to disable the Smart tariff on MTS?
To disable the Smart tariff, you just need to change the tariff to another one. This can also be done in, which is located on the official website of the company. If the tariff is disabled, the subscription fee will not be charged to the client.
The tariff plan from MTS Smart mini was introduced last in the Smart line. It includes the minimum number of minutes for calls, messages and traffic available to the subscriber. Due to this, a low fee is charged for it, so this TP has become one of the most popular among customers. Let us further consider what kind of connection conditions are offered, what is the monthly payment, what additional services are already included in the package, and on what conditions communication and access to the network is carried out after the limit is exhausted.
Smart Mini was developed by MTS for a specific category of consumers who do not want to spend money on advanced options, traffic packages and calls outside their region. The services included in the tariff are provided at favorable prices.
Cost and package of services of the tariff plan
The monthly subscription fee is up to 400 rubles. For this amount, the user gets:
- Unlimited minutes when calling to MTS numbers within the home area.
- 350 minutes for calls with subscribers throughout Russia (in some places the number of minutes may be lower).
- 1 GB of Internet traffic with the ability to purchase another 500 MB (by the way, 2 GB was previously provided).
- 250 SMS messages to send to subscribers located in the home area (in other regions their number may be lower - up to 200 SMS per month).
Important! The cost of services may vary slightly:
- 400 rub. - for consumers in Moscow and the Moscow region and a number of other territorial entities.
- 200-300 r. - for most regions of the Russian Federation.
You can find out the cost of Smart mini in a particular region in the operator's salon or on the official MTS website.
Connection
Incoming calls to the numbers of subscribers who have connected Smart mini are not paid. When the package of minutes is used up, outgoing calls are made under the following conditions:
- You can call within the MTS network within your home area for free.
- Calls to subscribers using communication services of other operators are made for 2 rubles. in a minute.
- Calls to the numbers of customers of other operators in other regions of the Russian Federation are charged at 14 rubles. in a minute.
The remaining minutes in Smart Mini can be checked by typing the following command: ✶1001✶1#
The allocated time is spent when making calls to subscribers of all telecommunications companies operating in the Russian Federation, including MTS numbers. When the package is exhausted, outgoing calls to MTS customers within the region will be free.
When contacting short service numbers of the operator itself, minutes are not spent from the subscriber. Even if a call to such a number is only paid, a fixed amount per call will be charged from the client's account, but the conversational package will not be used up.
SMS messages
SMS-ki are spent only within the region where the tariff was connected. After exhausting the fixed amount, each new message is sent for:
- 2 p. for SMS in your region.
- 3.8 p. for sending a message to another area.
- 8 p. for SMS to foreign numbers.
Internet
The client is given 1 GB of free traffic, after exhausting which another 500 MB is automatically connected. In order for the additional package to be provided, the user's account must have 95 rubles. This amount of additional traffic can be activated 15 times per month. You can also manually buy 2 GB of traffic for 200 rubles.
Remember! The Smart Mini user can check the rest of the traffic by dialing the ussd code ✶111✶217#. You can buy additional traffic using the "Turbo button". And to disable the additional Internet function, you must enter the command ✶111✶936#.
But keep in mind that such a price for such a volume is a significant overpayment, especially for a tariff with a 350-ruble payment. This option is imposed by the operator: the service is activated automatically, and if the subscriber does not monitor the amount of remaining traffic, the Internet charge may increase.
A SIM card with a Smart mini tariff cannot be used in a modem. The system will detect this fact and automatically reduce the data transfer rate to a minimum. It will return to its normal state when the SIM card is reinserted into the smartphone.
Smart mini speed limits also exist for consumers living in the following regions:
- Sakhalin region.
- Norilsk.
- Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).
- Kamchatka Krai.
- Magadan Region.
- Chukotka Autonomous Okrug.
Here the data transfer is reduced to 128 Kbps, but the traffic (2 GB) remains unchanged. Therefore, if you are a resident of one of the above regions, we advise you to consider other tariff plans of MTS or other operators.
Roaming within Russia
One of the disadvantages of this TP is that it does not work when leaving the home area. Payment for communication services outside your region changes:
- Calls in both directions (even to MTS numbers) cost 10.90 rubles. in a minute.
- Intercity calls - 14 rubles per minute.
- Each SMS costs 3.95 rubles.
- 1 MB of Internet becomes prohibitively expensive - 10.90 rubles!
You can activate the initial conditions of the tariff plan by activating the “Everywhere at home” service.
Connecting and disconnecting TP MTS Smart mini
To switch to Smart mini, the subscriber's account must have at least 300 rubles. At the time of connection, this amount will be debited from it. On the MTS website, you can download a document describing the conditions for connecting this tariff in your region.
If you have carefully studied the conditions of the Smart mini TP and want to switch to this MTS tariff, you can do the following:
- Call the customer support center on 0890. You will need to wait for a response from a specialist, which may take several minutes.
- Visit the MTS office. There you can purchase a new SIM card and connect to this tariff, or you can ask to switch to this plan from an existing SIM card.
- The change of the current tariff to Smart mini or the connection of this TP to a new SIM card is carried out by MTS after command set ✶111✶1023#. Plus, you can switch to it from the proprietary application "My MTS" or on the operator's website.
Please note that if the TP has already been changed in the last month, then it will be possible to switch to Smart mini for an additional fee (i.e., in excess of the amount charged for connecting to this tariff).
You can remove the Smart mini yourself by doing it in the following ways:
- By opening a personal account on the MTS website, clicking on the “Tariffs” category and choosing a different TP.
- By contacting the operator at 0890 and requesting a transfer to another plan.
- By visiting the nearest office of the operator, and submitting an application there to terminate the contract for the provision of communication services.
- By performing an operation in the My MTS application.
Please note that it is not necessary to disable this tariff manually. The nuance is that by switching from Smartmini to any other TP from MTS, the old one will turn off automatically.
Important! By connecting the Smart mini tariff, the user receives the MTS Music service along with it. It's free for the first month, but then you have to pay for it. If it is not needed, you can turn it off by calling the operator or visiting the nearest communication salon.
What customers say about TP Smart mini
Consumers, having seen the size of the monthly subscription fee, can consider this tariff the most profitable. But there are nuances in it: the package includes all the necessary services, but they are severely limited, and not suitable for everyone.
There is no prevailing opinion about Smart Mini among consumers. Among the minuses are:
- The consumption of a package of minutes for communication within the network. The number of minutes provided for calls to other networks (250 min.) is spent not only when communicating with subscribers of other telecommunications companies, but also when calling with MTS subscribers who are outside the home region.
- Paid auto-renewal of the Internet, which is performed without notification and consent of the subscriber.
- High prices when any service is exhausted.
Prices for exceeding the established limits on Smart mini are not cheap:
- Having exhausted the number of minutes, within the region, subscribers of other operators can be contacted for 2 rubles per minute.
- One minute of communication with a client of another operator outside the region costs 14 rubles.
- Calls to CIS countries cost 35 rubles per minute.
- You can contact a subscriber from Europe for 49 rubles/min.
- A conversation with people from other countries costs 70 rubles per minute.
- Each SMS sent to numbers of international operators costs 5.25 rubles.
- MMS-messages to the phone of a domestic operator cost 6.5 rubles. each.
There are pluses too:
- Small subscription fee.
- Acceptable price for outgoing calls after spending the minutes included in the main package.
- Unlimited calls within the home region to MTS numbers.
As a result, Smart Mini has no special options or advantages. This is the cheapest tariff plan in the Smart line from MTS, which has a bit of everything. As a replacement, you can consider other tariffs that do not include a monthly fee:
- Super MTS.
- Guest.
- Per second.
However, they do not have a package with several services, so they will suit narrow categories of people. There are far better plans. For example, the same MTS has other tariff lines that provide for a larger size of service packages - Smart MTS (500 rubles for more traffic and minutes) or Smart+.
Smart mini is suitable for those MTS customers who are not active users of communication services and the World Wide Web, and use them from time to time, so they do not want to overpay for more expensive service packages.
An illustrative example:
- In the Krasnodar and Stavropol Territories, as well as in the Rostov Region, this the tariff costs 8-10 rubles per day.
- In St. Petersburg, Moscow and the Moscow region - up to 15 rubles a day.
Another plus of Smart mini is in unlimited calls to other MTS subscribers. It is suitable for those who rarely call the numbers of other operators, and use the mobile Internet only to access social networks, instant messengers and to view websites, that is, they do not spend traffic on costly content (for example, watching videos).
This is a good solution for those people who spend most of their time on the Internet at home, connected to Wi-fi, and access the network from a smartphone only for a limited time. For active network users, 1 GB may not be enough even for a few days, and it is better for them to consider tariffs with a bias towards a large amount of traffic and options with unlimited services (social networks, instant messengers, video and audio hosting, etc.).
This tariff is worth paying attention to, for example, for people who want to keep in touch with their children or relatives within their locality for a small fee.
The disadvantages are that the services are severely limited. This is another reason for the appearance of negative reviews about this tariff: people, having seen the amount of payment, switched to it, but did not first understand the conditions of the TP themselves. There is not so much traffic, the number of minutes and SMS, and if they are used up, then when connecting additional options, you can spend an amount several times higher than the monthly fee for the tariff.
Therefore, those MTS subscribers who are sure that such a limited package of services will be enough for them should switch to the Smart Mini TP. Carefully consider which services are priority, which packages can be used up before the end of the month.
You don’t have to worry about the number of SMS messages in Smart Mini: now they have been successfully replaced by other services - social networks and instant messengers. If much more traffic or minutes are spent, it is better to save money and consider other operator tariffs. Prices for options over the communication package are not as cheap as the cost of the tariff.
