Tariff Smart MTS: description, reviews, connection

Looking for a tariff plan that includes packages of unlimited calls, SMS messages and Internet traffic? We recommend that you consider the Smart MTS tariff. This tariff plan is included in and is one of the cheapest (only Smart mini is cheaper). Despite the low monthly fee, the Smart MTS tariff is characterized by attractive conditions.

Tariff Description Smart MTS

The Smart tariff will be beneficial for subscribers who often communicate within the MTS network, periodically make calls to numbers of other operators and use the Internet to view websites.

The tariff plan provides for a monthly fee of 450 rubles for Moscow and the Moscow region and 300 rubles per month for other regions of Russia. We will not explain why subscribers in Moscow and the Moscow region have to pay more, we believe everyone already knows the answer.

Given the current prices, we can conclude that the tariff from MTS Smart is really not expensive, but what does the subscriber get for this fee? Will the tariff be profitable or will active subscribers be forced to pay extra for additional packages of minutes, SMS and Internet on a regular basis? Let's figure it out.

Smart MTS tariff includes:

• 3 GB of Internet for subscribers in Moscow and Moscow region and 4 GB of Internet at home and while traveling in Russia for subscribers of other regions;
• Unlimited calls to MTS Russia at home and while traveling in Russia;
• 500 minutes to all numbers of other operators in the home region and MTS Russia;
• 500 SMS to subscribers of the home region at home and while traveling in Russia.

Such packages of minutes, SMS and Internet are available within the Smart tariff from MTS. Whether it's a lot or a little is up to you. One thing is for sure, if you're spending much more than what's on your Smart plan, then you should. After the packages are exhausted, additional write-offs will begin. Only calls to MTS numbers will be completely unlimited. Calls to numbers of other operators, additional SMS and megabytes will be paid.

Not all information about the tariff is presented on the official website of MTS. Detailed information on prices is available only after downloading a separate file. In addition to prices, you can find a lot of other interesting information in it. Each tariff plan implies the presence of hidden conditions and the Smart MTS tariff is no exception. We suggest that you first familiarize yourself with the prices for communication services within the Smart tariff, and then proceed to the discussion of hidden conditions.

The cost of communication services at the Smart MTS tariff

The Smart tariff plan provides for various fairly large packages of minutes, SMS and the Internet, but this is not enough for all subscribers and sometimes additional costs cannot be avoided. Of course, you can connect a different tariff, but even this does not guarantee you the absence of additional costs. Not all communication services are included in the tariffs of the Smart line, so sometimes spending is inevitable. In order not to be surprised later by incomprehensible write-offs, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the detailed information on the prices that are provided for by the Smart MTS tariff.

The Smart tariff includes the following rates:

• After 500 minutes per month, the cost of one minute of communication with a subscriber of another network within the home region will be 2 rubles;
• Calls to numbers of other operators outside the home region will cost 5 rubles per minute;
• Calls to CIS countries - 35 rubles per minute;
• Calls to European countries - 49 rubles per minute;
• Calls to other countries - 70 rubles;
• After the Internet traffic package is exhausted, an additional 500 MB package is connected for 75 rubles;
• SMS to mobile home region after the package is exhausted - 1 ruble;
• SMS to mobile phones in other regions of Russia at home and while traveling in Russia - 3.80 rubles;
• SMS to mobile international operators - 5.25 rubles;
• MMS to mobile Russian operators - 6.50 rubles.

Disadvantages of the Smart MTS tariff

The Smart MTS tariff provides for good conditions, but do not forget that each tariff plan has its own drawbacks. The official website of MTS describes only the positive aspects of the Smart tariff, while there is no information about its characteristic shortcomings. Hidden conditions for the tariff can be found in the document with a detailed description of the tariff plan, which can be downloaded on the MTS website or here.

If you have no desire to independently look for hidden terms in this document, then the information below will be useful to you. We carefully studied the MTS Smart tariff and revealed all the hidden conditions. Which of them are significant and which are not, it's up to you.

The Smart MTS tariff is characterized by the following disadvantages:

1. The package of minutes available within the tariff for calls to numbers of other operators (500 minutes in most regions) is spent not only when communicating with subscribers of other networks, but also when making calls to MTS numbers outside the home region. After the package is exhausted, calls to MTS Russia will still remain free, but you will have to pay for communication with subscribers of other networks.
2. If you have recently changed the tariff, then you will have to pay an additional fee for switching to Smart. In addition to making a subscription fee, another 200 rubles will be withdrawn from the account.
3. The Smart tariff cannot be used in modems or routers. If you install a SIM card with a tariff in a modem, you will not be able to fully use the Internet. The speed will be limited to an extremely low value. Given the size of the Internet traffic package, it is difficult to call this drawback significant, but you should be aware of this limitation.
4. After the monthly Internet package provided at the tariff is exhausted, additional Internet packages will be automatically connected to the subscriber within the framework of the “Additional Smart Internet” option until the main tariff package is updated. The volume of the additional package is 500 MB and will cost you 75 rubles.
5. When located on the territory of the Sakhalin Region, Norilsk, the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), the Kamchatka Territory, the Magadan Region and the Chukotka Autonomous District, the speed within the included volume of 3 GB is limited to 128 Kbps.
6. If the subscriber's balance becomes equal to or below zero (but not less than minus 300 rubles), then over the next 61 days, only incoming calls, receiving SMS and calls to MTS service numbers will be available to him. At the same time, during the specified period, the service of the "Unlimited call forwarding from direct number" / "Sovintel Service" / "TCS Service" group is charged in full. If after this period your balance does not exceed the value of 0.01 rubles, the possibility of receiving these services is terminated.
7. Non-receipt to the Subscriber's Personal Account within 61 days after the expiration of the above 61-day period of funds in an amount sufficient to achieve a positive balance on the Personal Account, or non-use by the Subscriber of paid services for a period equal to 61 days, will mean the Subscriber's unilateral refusal to execution of the contract.
8. From 01/20/2016, when connecting and switching to the Smart tariff, the MTS Music service is automatically activated. The service is free and valid for 30 days. The operator promises to automatically disable the service after the free period, but we advise you not to rely on the operator and do it yourself if you do not need this service.

Of course, we have not listed all the disadvantages of the Smart MTS tariff. We have provided only the information that has confirmation. If you believe the feedback from subscribers, then the tariff has much more disadvantages. MTS, like other operators, never ceases to amaze with its greed and continues to bring subscribers to additional costs in various ways. If you know other disadvantages of the tariff, be sure to share this information with other subscribers in the comments.

How to connect Smart MTS tariff

Of course, the Smart tariff is not ideal, but this is true for all tariff plans. Unfortunately, we do not have the opportunity to independently design an ideal tariff for ourselves, so we have to choose from what we have. The Smart tariff from MTS can be a good solution for many subscribers, and if you are one of them, use the information below to switch to this tariff plan.

You can switch to the Smart tariff in one of the following ways:

• Dial * 111 * 1024 # on your phone ;­
• Enter your MTS personal account and in the “Tariffs” section find the Smart tariff plan, then by clicking on the appropriate button, activate the tariff;
• If you need to switch to the tariff from your phone, we recommend using the My MTS application;
• Call the MTS operator and ask to connect the Smart tariff.
• You can visit the nearest MTS salon and buy a tariff.

Any of the above methods can be used to switch to the Smart MTS tariff. Which one to choose is up to you.