Tariffs of mobile operators without a monthly fee: comparative analysis of 2021

Mobile operators offer various fixed-fee offers that usually include a specific package of services. In most cases, they are not consumed in full. However, if you choose a no-fee plan, you'll pay for the services you actually use. For many people, these deals represent the best value for money.

Tariffs without monthly fee in 2021:

MTS tariff “Per-second”

The “Per Second” tariff was first offered by MTS in 2015. Incoming calls are free. Outgoing calls are charged for every second of conversation, the cost of which is 5 kopecks.

You can send an SMS within the region for 2 rubles, outside it - for 3.8 rubles. Prices for MMS are 9.9 rubles. 1 MB of Internet traffic costs the same.

How to activate the “Per-second” tariff

The “Per Second” tariff is currently listed in the archives. It is impossible to connect to it.

conclusions

If you are going to communicate with people using the same mobile operator, then Beeline has the best prices - only a ruble per minute. True, you will first have to rid Bi+ of additional services. If most of the communication is with different operators within the network, then “Go to ZERO” from MegaFon is beyond competition. Well, for calls to numbers of other operators in Russia or near abroad, Red Energy and “Your Country” from MTS are suitable.

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Tariff "Super MTS"

Attention! When connecting to a tariff, it is automatically connected; to disable the service , dial *111*249*2#

“Super MTS” - a tariff without a monthly fee and without the Internet. There are 2 options, which are determined by the presence or absence of the “All Super” option:

Without the “Everything is Super” option.

The price “ for Moscow residents ” is if you bought a SIM card in Moscow and live in Moscow.

The “ other cities ” price is if you bought a SIM card NOT in Moscow and do NOT live in Moscow, for example in Samara, Krasnodar, Kirov and another city.

With the “Everything Super” option.

You can forward a text message for 2.2 rubles. in your region, in Russia – 4.2 rubles. The price of an MMS message is 11 rubles.

How to connect Super MTS

The transition to “Super MTS” occurs by command *111*8888*1#, disconnection occurs when changing the tariff.

Attention! When connecting to a tariff, it is automatically connected; to disable the service, dial *111*249*2#

To connect back, dial *111*249*2#.

If you need the Internet, you can connect the following options:

• Internet Mini. For 520 rub. 8 GB of Internet traffic is provided per month. Connection is made by command *160#.
• Internet Maxi . This service costs 835 rubles per month. For this price you get 15 GB of Internet and free night traffic. You can install the service by dialing *161#.
• Internet VIP . For 30 GB included in this option, the subscriber pays 1,250 rubles. per month and has a 50% discount on MTS TV connection. The command to connect to the Internet is *166#.

Call costs in 2021

As you can see from the information above, the price per minute of conversation is relatively small. If a person makes calls infrequently, then it is definitely more profitable for him to subscribe to a tariff without a fixed fee. Beeline and Megafon have tariffs with per-second payment, which is also extremely profitable.

There are quite a lot of similar tariff plans - there is plenty to choose from. If you do not call every day, but periodically call for many minutes on a certain day, then you will benefit from a tariff where a fixed fee is charged exactly on that day when you make a call.

Internet traffic

As can be seen from the tables, the cost of accessing the network is quite high. Therefore, these tariffs are not entirely suitable for people who want to actively use the mobile Internet.

If you need to go online often, then it will be much more profitable to subscribe to package plans with a fixed monthly fee.

Features of tariffs without a monthly fee

• If the subscriber changed the tariff less than a month ago, then switching to a new tariff plan will cost from 150 to 200 rubles, depending on the operator.
• You need to be careful with additional options with a subscription fee, which are often automatically enabled. When purchasing a SIM card or connecting to a tariff, check all the details with your operator. Disable all unnecessary features. If you are careless, you can overpay a large amount.
• Perhaps it will be much more profitable for you to combine 2 SIM cards: use Internet traffic on one, and make calls on the other. If you can find the most suitable tariffs, they will be from different operators.
• If you use your SIM card very rarely, then turn it on and make a call at least once every 1-2 months to avoid blocking and termination of the contract.

You can choose the right tariff without a fixed monthly fee, but you need to carefully study all the details and choose the most suitable offer. A person with almost any communication needs will be able to find something to their liking.

MTS "Red Energy" tariff

The MTS “Red Energy” tariff is also without a subscription fee. It will be of interest to those who communicate in their region not only with MTS subscribers, but also with clients of other operators.

• Calls . Calls are billed per minute and equal to 1.8 rubles . Incoming calls are received free of charge . Outgoing calls in Russian regions are paid at 5.5 rubles for MTS numbers and at 8.8 rubles for all other operators.
• Messages . The cost of sending one SMS message within the region costs 2.1 rubles. When sending it across Russia, the cost doubles. If you need to send a message to an international mobile number, its price will be 5.5 rubles.
• Internet . As with all tariffs without a fixed payment, Red Energy does not include Internet traffic. You can get access to 20 MB of Internet for 26 rubles.

How to connect MTS "Red Energy"

Connection to the “Red Energy” tariff is made:

• via USSD command *111*727*1#;
• in your personal account.

You can switch to this tariff for free if there have been no changes to tariff plans during the current period. Otherwise you will have to pay 200 rubles.

You can refuse “Red Energy” by exchanging it for any other current MTS offer.

Tele 2

Let's move on to the next operator - Tele2. It is known for its low prices, although they have risen noticeably over the past couple of years. Cheap tariffs are a thing of the past; subscribers miss them. Let's see what's left.

Classical

The conditions of this tariff are as simple as possible; they will be convenient for people who call numbers from different operators:

• all calls in your region - 2.5 rubles;
• calls within the country – 3 rubles. within the network (for all others – 9 rubles);
• messages – 1.5 rub. (in Russia – 2.5 rubles).

If desired, you can connect Internet packages (1 GB – 120 rubles, 3 GB – 200 rubles per month).

Tariffs for mobile Internet

A tariff plan “Internet for devices” has been prepared for Internet access. Initially, there is no subscription fee, and the cost of traffic is 1.8 rubles/MB. This is enough for simple phones with the Opera Mini browser and for smart devices that consume a minimum amount of traffic. For all others (including modems, routers and tablets) additional packages are offered:

• 15 GB for 400 rubles/month – connect with the command *155*704*1#;
• 25 GB for 600 rubles/month – connect with the command *155*705*1#;
• 40 GB for 900 rubles/month – connect with the command *155*706*1#.

All packages have unlimited night time from 00-00 to 06-59. Unused traffic balances are transferred to the next month.

For “smart” devices in the form of heating boilers, GSM control modules, clocks, etc., the “Internet for Things” tariff plan is offered. It includes 300 MB of traffic, 30 minutes and 100 SMS for 100 rubles/month.

MTS tariffs for intercity without subscription fee “Your Country”

The favorable tariff for long-distance calls is called “Your Country”. Within Russia, all calls are charged at 5.8 rubles per minute, except for the Ulyanovsk region, where a minute of call costs 1.1 rubles.

Each country has its own prices. For Armenia (to MTS numbers), they also depend on the duration of the call: up to 30 minutes, all calls cost 3.2 rubles, beyond this time - 5.2 rubles. Minute of communication with subscribers:

• China costs 3.2 rubles;
• Uzbekistan – 6.3 rubles;
• Abkhazia, South Ossetia – 12.5 rubles;
• Turkmenistan - 10.5 rubles;
• Tajikistan - 7.3 rubles;
• Kazakhstan - 10.5 rubles;
• Moldova – 11.5 rubles;
• Armenia, Georgia, Ukraine (not to MTS numbers) – 21 rubles;
• Belarus, Azerbaijan – 26 rubles.

All SMS messages are charged at 2.6 rubles. for Russian subscribers and 6.3 rubles. for CIS countries.

Connect tariff

You can switch to the “Your Country” tariff by calling *111*182*1#.

Beeline

The next operator in our review will be Beeline. He has interesting tariffs, including archival ones. Let's look at them in more detail.

"Bi+"

This TP appeared in the first half of 2021. It is focused on communication within the network throughout Russia. To do this, it includes a package for 100 minutes for 5 rubles/day. The subscription fee is debited upon use of the intranet unlimited. No calls within the network - no subscription fee. Although 100 minutes for 5 rubles is quite profitable. After the package is exhausted, the cost of calls within the network will be 2.5 rubles/min. Other local calls are charged at 2.7 rubles/min. But intercity transportation turned out to be ungodly expensive - 15 rubles/min. At this cost, it is much more profitable to call from a pay phone or a regular landline phone.

The cost of mobile Internet on the tariff plan is 7 rubles for every 10 MB of traffic without the possibility of connecting alternative packages.

Tariffs for mobile Internet

There are no special tariffs for the Internet without monthly payments on Beeline. If you need traffic, use any package tariff. For example, this could be the “First Gigabits” tariff plan, which includes 4 GB of Internet and 400 minutes for 13.5 rubles/day. For modems and routers, there is a “For Computer” plan, which includes 30 GB of Internet with unlimited night time for 900 rubles/month.

Second-by-second

There is a category of subscribers who do not need large service packages. And they talk on the phone in fits and starts - they called, said a few words and hung up. For example, couriers and taxi drivers can be included in this category. A “Per-Second” tariff has been created for them - all local calls on it cost 3.21 rubles/min with per-second billing from the first second of the conversation, regardless of the operator. Intercity calls to any numbers (including Beeline) are charged at 4.17 rubles/min, but on a per-minute basis.

Mobile Internet on “Per Second” is charged as follows:

• On a per-megabyte basis - 10.95 rubles per megabyte. Suitable for regular phones with the Opera Mini browser, which compresses Internet traffic by 10-15 times;
• As part of the “Internet Package 1.5 GB” option – with a subscription fee of 8.13 rubles/day.

If you need a larger Internet package, we recommend changing your tariff plan to a package one.

MTS tariffs for modem without monthly fee

The MTS "Connect 4" tariff is free and has no subscription fee. It is purchased together with the router or modem. There are several options for further connection of services:

• Laptop tariff . Speed ​​up to 10 Mbit/s. The cost for the first 3 months is 590 rubles , from the 4th month 850 rubles.
• Internet 4 Mbit/sec . For 750 rubles per month, unlimited Internet traffic is provided.

A SIM card with a tariff is issued free of charge when purchasing an MTS modem

If there are not enough funds on the balance for a one-time debit, then payment will be made daily. Remaining traffic will not be carried over to the next month.

Yota tariffs

Among Russian mobile operators there are companies that provide mobile communication services at a single tariff. One of such operators is Yota. But there is no tariff without a monthly fee - its minimum amount is 225.05 rubles / 30 days for 1 GB of Internet and per-minute calling charges. All calls within Russia cost 2.9 rubles/min. You can also connect to a package of 1-2000 minutes with a corresponding change in the monthly fee. There is nothing cheap here, so we move on to virtual operators, the most profitable and cheapest.

Purchasing a tariff Communication Z from Beeline

I decided to buy myself a tariff without a monthly fee, which is called “Communication Z” from the mobile operator Beeline. I went to the nearest Beeline office to get my new SIM card. I come to the office and say that I need to buy a tariff. My surprise was that this tariff in the office costs not 250 rubles, as it is written on the website, but 350 rubles. I didn’t think long, turned around and went home. As you already understand, I refused to purchase a tariff for 350 rubles and did the right thing.

It’s strange, I thought, why the price on the website is 250 rubles, but the manager at the Beeline salon announces a different price. The salon is official, not some kind of underground or incomprehensible. Arriving home, I opened the Beeline online store and in a couple of minutes ordered a SIM card for 250 rubles.

After ordering from the online store, I received an SMS to the number I left with the following information.

Everything is fine! We have accepted your order 02305-90481484 worth 250 rubles and are already working on it.

A message appeared in the online store stating that a specialist will contact you within an hour. I submitted an application on the website on Sunday 05/23/2021, in the afternoon. No one called during Sunday. I wasn't upset because I thought it was Sunday and maybe they weren't open. But on Monday no one called me either. Tuesday began, it was already the 25th, I waited until lunch and decided to write a letter to the online store [email protected] with the following text.

Good afternoon! I placed an order in the online store, I received an SMS: Everything worked out! We have accepted your order 02305-90481484 worth 250 rubles. and we are already working on it. The order was placed on 05/23/21. Tell me what are my actions? How long and what to expect?

In the second half of Tuesday they called me, announced that they had read my letter, apologized and confirmed the cost of the tariff of 250 rubles. They also announced that I could go to the office to get my SIM card. I took my passport and ran to the office. They issued a SIM card within five minutes.

The office confirmed that if you order a SIM card through an online store, it will cost 250 rubles. If you buy it in the office, then yes, the cost of a SIM card with the “Communication Z” tariff will cost 350 rubles. It turns out to be 100 rubles more expensive, but in any case this amount will be credited to your balance. In the office, I immediately installed the “My Beeline” application on my cell phone.

I didn’t think that Beeline would have any difficulties ordering a SIM card through the online store and that the cost differs by 100 rubles. Now you know that it is cheaper to buy a SIM card with a certain tariff in an online store, but not as quickly as you would like. Let's see over time how the connection from Beeline and the tariff itself will perform.