TOP 6 best mobile cellular operators – Rating of unlimited tariffs 2021

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It's difficult to choose the best cellular operator, especially when you consider all the great offers and special promotions. Mobile network coverage is a problem for many Russian residents, especially those living in rural areas. It is worth choosing an inexpensive tariff with unlimited Internet that provides a good signal in your area.

Beeline is in the list in second place among the best cellular communication companies, thanks to its excellent coverage, reliability and speed. Tele2 is the best cheap mobile Internet provider with low prices and discounts. Yota also showed good results, as did its competitor Megafon.

We've analyzed coverage, internet speed, reliability, customer service, user reviews and package prices to help you make the right choice. The rating includes the best cellular providers that are distinguished by high quality of services among competitors in 2021.

What should a good tariff include?

Both the volume of service packages and additional options within the tariff depend solely on the specific subscriber. Some people need a lot of Internet, some often call abroad, and some people practically do not communicate on the phone. However, on average, subscribers have the following requirements for a smartphone tariff plan:

• Mobile traffic - from 15 to 30 GB with the possibility of distribution to other devices;
• Package of minutes - from 300 to 600 minutes to all numbers throughout the country, it is also desirable that the package is not spent on calls to other subscribers of the operator;
• Additional unlimited limits on instant messengers and social networks;
• SMS messages - no more than 300 pieces, and most clients do not need them at all.

Let's consider the offers of large operators that meet these requirements and compare them with each other.

How to get a discount on your mobile operator tariff

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Finally, we’ll show you how to purchase a tariff plan at a discount. Try applying to switch to another mobile operator while keeping your old number. This process is not quick. While you are waiting for a decision on your application, your old service provider will definitely contact you and try to keep you in the company with all sorts of discounts. And if you are satisfied with the offer, cancel your application to change your mobile operator.

“NETARIF” from MTS

This tariff plan appeared in December 2021 and was immediately loved by many MTS subscribers. “Netariff” offers subscribers flexible settings - you can choose exactly the packages and additional services you need. The content of the “Netariff” can be as follows:

• 20 GB of Internet traffic at maximum speed;
• 300 minutes of outgoing calls to any number in the country;
• 50 SMS messages to any Russian subscribers;
• Unlimited for instant messengers WhatsApp, Telegram, Viber, Discord, Skype and ICQ;
• Unlimited on social networks VKontakte, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Odnoklassniki.

The cost of such a tariff plan in Moscow and the Moscow region will be 540 rubles. per month.

If desired, you can add completely unlimited Internet, unlimited conversations with other MTS subscribers, as well as increase the packages of minutes and SMS and connect various paid services and subscriptions. All this will affect the final cost. Payment is withdrawn once a month in full. If there are insufficient funds in the account, access to communication services is suspended. The tariff plan can be connected to an existing MTS number or purchased a new SIM card at a communication store.

How we did this test

These are general test statistics that include other countries and all types of providers.
We used the well-known and accessible service OOKLA Speedtest Custom. If anything, his company OOKLA owns the website and service Speedtest, the most popular methods in the world for measuring Internet speeds.

Speedtest Custom provided us with a test module, which was posted on iPhones.ru and collected the results of everyone for exactly 3 weeks - from June 1 to June 22 .

Each test performed was automatically recorded in a table on the cloud server. This table formed the basis of the final statistics, and it is very convenient to work with it.

“No Overpayments. Internet” from Megafon

The “No Overpayments” line appeared in Megafon back in 2021, but these are still the operator’s most interesting and profitable tariff offers. The “Internet” offer, contrary to its name, includes an extremely wide range of communication services.

This is what the tariff contains:

• 20 GB of mobile traffic at maximum speed;
• 400 minutes to any numbers within the country;
• Completely unlimited calls to Megafon subscribers without using up the basic package of minutes;
• Unlimited Internet for instant messengers WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram, eMotion, Facebook Messenger, TamTam, Snapchat;
• Unlimited traffic to social networks VKontakte, Odnoklassniki, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok;
• 50 TV channels in the Megafon TV service.

You can call Megafon subscribers and use instant messengers even with a negative balance, so with the Internet tariff plan you will always be in touch. In Moscow and the Moscow region, the Internet tariff plan costs exactly 500 rubles. per month. Payment is debited monthly. An important feature of the “No Overpayment” tariff line is the storage of minutes and gigabytes in a special piggy bank. Anything that has not been spent before the end of the month will be transferred to storage and can be spent at any convenient time. The piggy bank has its own limit, depending on the specific tariff. The larger the service packages included in the tariff plan, the more you can save in your piggy bank. Unlimited options and unlimited Internet cannot be saved, so this option is not entirely profitable on the higher tariffs of the line. But in the case of the Internet, you can transfer up to 600 minutes and up to 50 GB to it.

Rating by quality and price

It is impossible to create an objective TOP based on communication quality! But why, you ask? The quality of mobile communications is an abstract and variable parameter. The level of signal reception depends on a huge number of factors; it can differ even within the same city!

The quality of communication is affected by:

1. The number of subscribers located in a certain part of the city.
2. Equipment used.
3. Number of installed base stations.
4. Type of networks used for signal transmission, etc.

With a stretch, you can determine the quality of the services provided by the popular rating presented above. It is compiled based on people's opinions of operators and reflects the level of customer satisfaction.

“SuperCITY” from Beeline

This offer appeared in November 2021 and was developed specifically for residents of large cities. However, it will certainly appeal to subscribers both in megacities and small towns.

The tariff plan includes an impressive range of services:

• 25 GB of mobile Internet traffic in 3G and 4G networks;
• 500 minutes of outgoing calls to any numbers throughout the country, including landlines;
• Unlimited calls to Beeline subscribers after the main package of minutes ends;
• 300 SMS messages to numbers of all operators in the country;
• Unlimited for instant messengers WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram, ICQ, Skype, Google Hangouts, Snapchat, KaKaoTalk and WeChat;
• Unlimited traffic to social networks Twitter, Vkontakte, Facebook, Odnoklassniki and Instagram;
• 20 TV channels in the Beeline TV branded service;
• 30-day free subscription to the ViP Play movie service.

In Moscow and the Moscow region, this tariff costs 550 rubles. per month. In this case, payment is withdrawn on a daily basis - 18.33 rubles are debited from the account every day. When purchasing a new SIM card with this tariff, the subscriber can receive another 25 GB of traffic as a gift. When changing the tariff, the gift option is disabled. This tariff does not work in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol.

“Everywhere online” from Tele2

Tele2 positions the “Everywhere Online” offer as a movie tariff intended for watching films and TV series. But this is far from its main advantage - the content of the tariff plan is much more interesting. By connecting to “Everywhere Online”, the subscriber receives the following set of options:

• 40 GB Internet at maximum speed;
• 500 minutes of outgoing calls to any phone numbers throughout the country, including landlines;
• Completely unlimited calls to other Tele2 subscribers;
• Traffic is not spent on messengers Telegram, TamTam, Viber, WhatsApp;
• Unlimited access to social networks Instagram, Odnoklassniki, Facebook, VKontakte, Clubhouse;
• Access to the Wink and more.tv service, which includes over 20,000 films and TV series, as well as 100+ TV channels.

The cost of the “Everywhere Online” tariff in Moscow and the Moscow region is 500 rubles. per month. The conditions apply both in your home region and when traveling around Russia. You can watch movies and TV channels on your smartphone, tablet, Smart TV or computer. An important feature of the tariff is that the minutes and gigabytes included in it do not expire at the end of the month and are transferred to a new billing period. You can perform this transfer an unlimited number of times.

Rating by quality and price

The quality of Internet connection can be determined by the number of users. If, for example, Beeline has poor Internet speed and an insufficient number of towers, then there are not very many clients. MTS and Megafon, on the contrary, are installing more and more towers throughout the country, thereby attracting new customers, offering fast Internet and mobile communications, which are supported in almost every corner of the country.

The price, in turn, depends on the package that the client purchases. The package indicates the number of permissive minutes, MB and GB of Internet that can be used, as well as SMS. And the more allowed, the higher the price will be.

Constructor Yota

Operator Yota offers its subscribers convenient tariff plans that can be adjusted to the needs of each client. Inside the Yota constructor you can expect the following content:

• 20 GB of cellular Internet traffic;
• 300 minutes to any subscribers throughout the country;
• Unlimited Internet for messengers Telegram, WhatsApp, Viber, Skype;
• Unlimited traffic to social networks VKontakte and BOOM, Instagram, Odnoklassniki, Facebook, Twitter.

This option in Moscow and the Moscow region will cost 569.73 rubles. per month. But in the regions, similar content can be offered for 600 rubles. and more expensive.

If desired, you can add unlimited access to other social networks and useful services, SMS messages or completely unlimited Internet to the tariff. The last option is the most profitable - with unlimited traffic, the tariff will cost only 580.16 rubles. per month. An overpayment of 11 rubles compared to the standard option will allow you to use the Internet without restrictions.

Summary

Most subscribers use mobile Internet and minute packages sparingly, and each operator has a tariff plan with suitable content. Among the tariffs with a small package of minutes, an average amount of traffic and unlimited for instant messengers and social networks, it is worth highlighting Tele2. For 500 rub. per month, the operator offers the most favorable packages in terms of volume and a free subscription to the service for watching TV, films and series. Other operators have also proven themselves well, but in terms of content and price ratio, Tele2 is far ahead of its competitors.

Rating of mobile operators in 2021

Ratings of mobile operators and their popularity indicators are set by statisticians who monitor the work and use of these networks, what rednecks they received, how many new clients came, how many left, etc. Indeed, a lot of criteria are calculated, each of them creates its own indicator, which are summed up and get the average result, which everyone sees in the year’s ratings.

Rating of mobile operators 2021:

1. MTS;
2. Megaphone;
3. Beeline;
4. Tele 2.

These 4 mobile operators are the most popular among all Russian users and inspire confidence in many customers with their quality of work.