The Start Beeline option is a new service that is available from October 3, 2021 in conjunction with the Bi+ tariff plan for residents of the capital and the Moscow region. One of the features was automatic connection along with the transition to the tariff mentioned above. Below we will look at the features of the Start Beeline option, what it is and how it works. Let's talk about the principles of enabling and disabling the service, its conditions and application features.
Cost of additional services when connecting to the “Start” package
The “Start” option has the following conditions:
- daily fee of 6.00 rubles;
- calls within the Beeline network throughout Russia without a limit on the amount of minutes and additional fees;
- 3 GB of Internet traffic, which can be used anywhere in the country.
How to enable or disable the “Start” option
To manage this option, you need to know the following commands and actions:
- In order to activate or cancel the service, you need to log in to your personal account and find “Start” in the list of connected options. You can disable it in the settings of additional services. Log in to your personal account through a browser or through an application for mobile devices;
- You can also manage the service by dialing a special combination of numbers. To connect, dial 06742221, and to disconnect, dial 06742222.
If you decide to activate the service after you have already used it once, you will have to pay a fee - 180 rubles for 30 days of using the service in advance. And only after the first month of connection has expired, the fee will again be charged daily in the amount of 6 rubles.
Price
There is no subscription fee for the selected plan. You will have to pay money to use the following services:
- 5 MB of Internet traffic will cost 5 rubles. There is a limitation - you can only receive 10 packages of this service per day. After this, access to the network will be blocked, and you will be able to access the Internet only the next day. If you do not use traffic, you will not be charged.
- outgoing calls to Beeline numbers within the Russian Federation – 1 ruble/minute.
Reviews
Reviews for the Start Beeline option act as an indicator of quality. In most cases, people note the convenience of the service and great opportunities in terms of connecting to the Internet. But there are also negative comments in which the company’s clients complain about illegal withdrawals of money. For clarity, here are a few reviews:
- “I recently switched to the Bi+ tariff and immediately blocked the Internet connection in the smartphone settings. At the same time, I disabled the connection option completely to avoid accidental removals. In the morning I check my account and notice that six rubles have been debited, although I did not go online. Representatives of the call center began to assure that the phone itself went online. But this cannot be, because the service is basically disabled. Now I’m thinking about turning off Start Beeline or switching to another tariff plan.” Ilya, 36 years old.
- “I know that on Bi+ in Beeline there is a Start option, which implies the accrual of 3 GB of Internet per month for six rubles per day. After switching to the package, I noticed that the function was disabled. I was already happy, but the next morning I received a message with information about automatic connection. And this despite the fact that I had already managed to make sure that there were no paid functions and chose a tariff for myself. Bravo, Beeline." Stanislav, 37 years old.
- “I heard that in February the operator finally abandoned the automatic activation of the Start Beeline option and allowed users to turn it on themselves as needed. I hope that this is not a temporary promotion and that in the future the connection will not become automatic.” Andrey, 25 years old.
The Start option from Beeline is a useful service that is useful if you need to frequently connect to the Network and download large volumes of Information. And if earlier it was connected automatically, today the user himself makes the decision - to activate it or be content with the regular Bi+ tariff plan.
How to connect "Bi+"
In order for Beeline subscribers to switch to the “Bi+” tariff, they don’t have to go anywhere. Log in to your Beeline account in a browser or through a mobile application. But clients of other operators will have to contact a communication salon. You can buy a new card or go to Beeline with your phone number.
Tariff description
A distinctive feature of the offer is the absence of a monthly fee for services. Rates are set separately for each option - minutes of calls, megabytes spent and messages.
The offer does not include packages of minutes, messages or internet.
Unlimited calls within the Russian Federation and 3 GB of traffic are allocated as part of the “Start” option, which is activated after connecting to the “Bi +” tariff.
General terms and conditions of the tariff plan
- incoming calls are free;
- outgoing calls to other phone numbers in your home region – 2.5 rubles/1 minute;
- SMS to any phone numbers in your home region – 2.5 rubles per 1 message;
- outgoing calls to telephone numbers of other operators in the Russian Federation – 15 rubles per 1 minute;
- SMS to telephone numbers in the Russian Federation – 5 rubles per 1 message;
- SMS sent abroad – 8 rubles per 1 SMS.
In the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, the fee for actions will be different.
Running out of traffic?
When the Internet included in the package runs out, the auto-renewal speed option will automatically connect. The option purchases the necessary traffic in small packages of 100 megabytes, but the price of each package is as much as 52 rubles.
Automatic speed renewal can be disabled using a simple USSD command *111*230# or calling the short number 0674717780.
Unexpectedly missing traffic will not cause inconvenience if it is connected. At home, while traveling, at the dacha - the Internet will always be at hand. When the package ends, the necessary traffic will be purchased automatically. In this case, the user will receive Internet at high speed.
Automatic renewal extends speed. Upon expiration, the service will be automatically renewed.
If you don't set up automatic renewal for speed, you'll have to update everything manually. You can enable or disable automatic renewal at any time in your personal account or using USSD commands. Deactivation removes the auto-renewal option.
After this change, you need to manually renew your Internet traffic package to prevent it from expiring. If the option is absent, the speed will be 64 Kbps (not counting tariffs where the speed is limited to 0 Kbps). You can buy 10 traffic packages per day, then access to the network is blocked until the next day.
Payment is made only when the user goes online. If you don’t go online, your money won’t be debited. The service is valid only when the subscriber is on the home network.
In the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, the option is not provided. In these regions, per-megabyte payment will apply in accordance with the terms of the tariff plan. When traveling around Russia on the networks of other operators and when traveling around the world, the option does not apply.
However, this option is not beneficial for some users, and they are looking with displeasure for how to disable it. To turn it off, you just need to call 06742222.
Money is written off every day, starting from the second day after switching to the tariff with the “Start” option. If the option has been re-enabled (the user has previously disabled it), the subscription fee will be charged immediately for the month.
What else should you know about the Bi+ tariff?
In the terms of the contract there is a clause that establishes that if a subscriber does not use communication services for 90 days, then, starting from 91 days, he will be charged 5.5 rubles daily. This will happen until the balance is empty.
Advantages and disadvantages
Positive aspects of the tariff:
- one of the most popular tariffs without a subscription fee;
- low cost of calls within the operator’s network.
There is one negative feature: customers will not be able to participate in promotions that allow you to earn GB for actions.
Additional Information
Calls lasting less than 3 seconds are not paid.
All calls are charged per minute. Standard conditions apply only if the subscriber is within the connection area.
As soon as the customer leaves the home network, roaming charges are introduced.
If a subscriber decides to change the “Bi +” tariff plan, he will have to reconnect additional services and pay for their activation, if this is provided for the new plan.
Advantages and disadvantages of the tariff
The main advantages of Bi+ include:
- no subscription fee;
- the cost of 100 minutes of online calls is 5 rubles;
- the cost of 100 messages is 5 rubles.
If you do not perform paid transactions (call, write SMS, use the mobile Internet), then money is not withdrawn.
Expert opinion
Andrey
Beeline salon employee. 5 years in the company. Knows everything about Beeline services and tariffs.
The disadvantages of Bee+ from Beeline include the inability to fully use the mobile Internet. It is not profitable for users of this tariff plan to make calls to subscribers located outside their home region or abroad. They also cannot participate in promotions under the terms of which gigabytes of Internet are awarded for “Steps”, “Sleep”, “Brains”, “Detox”.
The tariff is suitable only for those people who call, send SMS only to Beeline subscribers in their home region and do not use the Internet.
Beeline "Second" without monthly fee
This is a product without included traffic packages, with per-second billing and a single cost for calls to any operators in your home region. Payment is made only for the time spent on outgoing calls. By the way! The countdown begins only after 3 seconds have passed after connection. Beeline tariff plans without a monthly fee are a great way to save on short calls.
Price
This tariff without a subscription fee on Beeline is provided at the following prices:
- Subscription fee - 0 rub. days
- Outgoing calls to all operators in your home region - 3 rubles. 21 k. min.
- Outgoing calls to all operators in the region of residence, if the subscriber travels throughout Russia - 3 rubles. 21 k. min.
- Outgoing calls to all operators in other regions - 4 rubles. 17 k. min.
- Outgoing calls to all operators except for the region of residence, if the subscriber travels throughout Russia - 4 rubles. 17 k. min.
- SMS to all numbers in your home region - 2 rubles. 68 units, after activating the “My SMS”* option - free.
- SMS to all numbers in other regions, Georgia and the CIS - 4 rubles. 23 k. pcs.
- Mobile Internet - 0 rub. 00 kopecks for the first megabyte spent before activating the “1.5 GB Internet package” option.
- The subscription fee for the “1.5 GB Internet Package” option after its activation is 8 rubles. 13 days
- Internet traffic upon exhaustion of volume - 10 rubles. 95 k. for 1 MB.
*The “My SMS” option is activated after you spend the first 4 SMS in the current month. 5 days after activation, a subscription fee begins to be charged - 5 rubles / day.
Please note: “1.5 GB Internet package” is a connected option to the “Second” tariff from Beeline. It is activated only after you have spent the first megabyte of Internet traffic in the billing period (in the current month). If 1 MB of Internet is not used up, the service will not be activated and no subscription fee will be charged. How to disable the subscription fee (this service) in Beeline: send the USSD command *115*030#.
What services can be activated additionally?
According to the information in the tariff description on the operator’s website, you can add the “Always Connected” option to it. In short, this is the ability to connect a limit to your number for a certain amount, by which you can go negative if the money in your account runs out. On the official website it is
Also, on cheap Beeline tariffs without a monthly fee (in this case, “Second”), you can activate the “Auto-renewal speed” service. Once the volume received within the “1.5 GB Internet Package” is exhausted, an additional traffic package will be automatically activated. There are several options for the “Auto speed renewal” option. You can find out which of them is available for your tariff in the “Services” section in your personal account on the Beeline website.
