MTS “Smart Business Start” tariff: description, how to connect, pros and cons

The MTS Smart Business Start tariff is designed for comfortable and profitable communication between employees of the same company. As of 2021, the mobile services operator MTS is a leader in providing high-quality private and corporate mobile tariffs. In the field of customer service, this corporation occupies an honorable place among the “Big Four” of Russia.

Tariff description

This contract is corporate and is open to legal entities only. The tariff plan has all the necessary tools that will be useful to any modern entrepreneur. In terms of its main characteristics, it has gone far from the standard offers for private clients of the provider:

1. The contract is valid throughout the country. Ideal for trips to other regions.
2. Allows you to communicate unlimitedly and completely free of charge with MTS subscribers from any registration area.
3. All incoming calls are free of charge.
4. The contract was created only for use on mobile devices, smartphones. When used in a modem or router, the network connection speed drops to almost zero.

The tariff package includes:

• unlimited calls within the network throughout the country;
• 300 minutes to all networks within your home region;
• 400 SMS to all numbers in your home area;
• 3 GB of traffic.

Calls within Moscow and the Moscow region (per minute)

To make it easier for you to navigate payments, we have collected all available information in a table:

Cost of services

There is a subscription fee of 400 rubles for using the contract. If the entrepreneur’s SIM card has a city number, then this amount is increased to 900 rubles.

Once connected, fees are charged every month on the tariff plan activation date. If at this moment the personal account has zero or minus, but not more than 300 rubles, then over the next 61 days the subscriber can receive incoming calls, text messages and make calls to service numbers. As soon as the user leaves this time interval and does not replenish the balance by more than 0.01 rubles, the SIM card will no longer be serviced by the operator.

If you have not been financially active, have not activated services and options, or made calls, then after 183 days the provider will terminate the contract unilaterally and your SIM card will be automatically blocked.

For corporate clients who use a credit method of payment with a cellular provider, in the event of bankruptcy, it is possible to switch to the advance payment method. Below we will analyze the cost of the main areas of communication of the Smart Business Start contract.

Calls

After successfully connecting the contract, the user receives a package of free minutes of 300 units, which are valid in the territory of their home region to the numbers of all providers. Connections via the internal network of MTS Russia are deducted from the limit. If the established quota is exceeded, other prices will apply; we will consider in detail:

1. Conversations with MTS subscribers are not charged and are completely free throughout the country in any quantity.
2. After going beyond the package, calls to all other contacts in the house cost 2 rubles;
3. Outside the registration region, connections to other networks cost 10.9 rubles. and are not included in the general package.

International destinations are calculated as follows:

• CIS – 35 rubles;
• Asia and Europe – 49 rubles;
• other countries of the world – 70 rub.

Please note that the conditions for providing free minutes do not apply to short phone numbers.

SMS and MMS

The subscriber has a package of 400 SMS messages at his disposal. The limit applies to numbers of all communication companies, but only in the territory of the native region. This set is automatically updated after one billing period. As soon as you go beyond the quota, the tariff will be:

• 2 rub. for one shipment at home;
• long-distance SMS costs 3.80 rubles for all networks and is not included in the general package;
• sending a message to an international number costs RUB 5.90.

If you are not enough of the established norm, then additional SMS packages are provided.

In addition to text correspondence, the consumer can send photographs, postcards and other images over the mobile network using the MMS function. It only works if you have an Internet connection and a configured access point. There is a fixed price of 9.90 rubles for this method of communication.

Internet

The Smart Business Start tariff plan provides its consumers with a free traffic package of 3 gigabytes. It is valid throughout the country. After the established norm has expired, an additional set of 500 megabytes is automatically activated on the subscriber’s number for 95 rubles. It can be used a maximum of 15 times per month. In other situations, each megabyte will cost 9.90 rubles. If you wish, you can connect special functions for extending traffic of the required size.

In international roaming, a different tariff will apply, which depends on the specific country. To avoid being unexpectedly left without internet, check periodically using the USSD code *100*1#. This command will give the current state of balances in the current billing period.

When to activate an offer

Corporate clients require constant and stable communication, all this is provided by the cellular company. Employees can make calls and send messages for a fixed amount, which is paid once a month. This offer is suitable for small companies, as the package includes a minimum set of services. The tariff is intended for the following cases:

• if the company's employees need to frequently communicate and exchange information;
• when you rarely have to call clients;
• company employees require access to the Internet;
• the company is small in size, but requires a package of minutes to communicate with clients;
• if the owner needs to ensure comfortable communication between company employees.

This TP from the Smart Business line is an entry-level option. Its price is lower than other offers. It also includes a minimum set of minutes for communication and messages.

Starting contract services

By connecting to the Smart Business Start tariff plan, the consumer receives a significant list of options that will help you save money when traveling around Russia and the world, as well as turn your mobile phone into a universal tool.

List of options:

1. Caller ID. This function automatically decrypts and displays information about the incoming call and the interlocutor on the screen of the mobile device.
2. Call forwarding. This service is especially useful for corporate clients. It allows you to transfer all incoming calls and instant messages to another specified phone number.
3. Waiting and holding a call. Communicate with several subscribers at the same time, with one of them hanging on the line waiting for an answer.
4. Mobile office. An application that allows you to send a fax directly from your device.
5. Mobile assistant. This is a service for managing all the basic functions and characteristics of a SIM card and phone. Dial *111# and you will find yourself in the main menu of the function.
6. They called you! No need to worry about missed calls. If you were unable to pick up the phone, were out of network coverage, or your smartphone was turned off, after service resumes, you will see information about all failed calls.
7. Maxi Beat abroad. Travel across the Internet, even in other countries. For 700 rubles you get full unlimited.
8. International access. Without connecting to this service, you will not be able to use your smartphone to communicate abroad.

Switching to line tariff plans

The entire line is available for sale in MTS showrooms and retail outlets, where you can purchase a new package of the listed corporate communication services.

If you are familiar with the user line of Smart tariffs, you will notice many similarities that these two offers have. Essentially, Smart Business is Smart for corporate clients.

The list of documents for concluding a corporate contract can be viewed at: https://www.corp.mts.ru/help/corp_client/connect/.

If you, after carefully reading the options for tariff plans, decide to switch to one of them, then you can do this in several ways:

• Use your Personal Account on the operator’s website at: https://login.mts.ru.
• Make a call to MTS technical support using the short phone number: 0890 from MTS operator phones and ask the operator to change the tariff.
• Use the USSD command dialed from your mobile phone.

List of USSD commands for switching to Smart Business tariff plans:

• Start - *111*184# and send a call.
• M - *111*509# and send a call.
• L - *111*529# and send a call.
• XL - *111*293# and send a call.
• Unlimited - *111*478# and send a call.

How to connect/deactivate a tariff

If you are switching to an offer from the “Business Network/Communication” tariff, you will not need to pay for this. In other cases, a commission of 100 rubles is provided, but the amount will be written off only if there were transfers from tariff to tariff over the past month. To install, use one of the following methods:

1. Enter the USSD code sequence on the phone number entry screen - *111*184#. After this, wait for approval from the provider and a corresponding confirmation notification.
2. Register a new account in your personal account. From the presented contracts, select the one you need and launch it.
3. Draw up an agreement and write an application for the provision of services at any MTS customer service department in your locality. Bring your passport and certificate of registration as a legal entity. If the operator approves the application, the connection will be completed.
4. Write an application in the prescribed form on the official resource of the provider.

To cancel the Smart Business Start contract, switch to another offer. To do this, contact the provider’s specialists by visiting an MTS service center in your city. If you are an employee of an organization and have a corporate SIM card, then you must act through an official representative or manager at your enterprise.

Advantages and disadvantages

Based on the conditions that we examined in this review, we highlight the following advantages:

• fixed payment;
• good cellular network signal;
• profitable terms;
• ease of activation.

The only disadvantages include expensive roaming and expensive Internet, after the limit is exhausted. It costs 95 rubles for 500 MB.

Renewal options

This corporate tariff can be adjusted to any needs; for this, you can activate additional functions for extending traffic, a package of minutes and messages. Let us consider in detail all such offers from the cellular operator MTS.

Package of minutes

To further save on mobile communications, you can enable the following features for your corporate tariff plan:

1. Interregional network. After connecting to this service, you get unlimited minutes to talk with your colleagues and workmates. The cost of the option is 350 rubles per month.
2. Favorable intercity. Pay at a fixed price in any region of the Russian Federation at 3 rubles per minute, and 40 rubles will be debited from your balance per month. To activate, dial the code *111*903#.
3. Business packages. Connect additional sets of minutes. There are two categories:

Message package

For those who like to correspond via SMS instant messages, a special service Business Start has been implemented, which provides the subscriber with an additional package of free letters of 500 pieces and costing 150 rubles. This set is valid throughout the country. To activate, you will need to enter the code *111*1017#.

Internet packages

The Smart Business Start tariff plan allows you to activate additional Internet traffic packages. Let's consider the main proposals for renewal:

1. Turbo button option:

1. Internet packages:

Roaming options

If you often travel around Russia or around the world, then you need to know about special services that provide an additional discount when roaming:

1. Everywhere feels like home. The single price per minute of conversation to all directions from any region of the country is only three rubles. For this there is a daily fee of 7 rubles. To start, dial *111*3333#.
2. The Smart Business line of tariff plans includes the “All Russia” option, which allows you to use data packages not only in your home region of registration, but throughout the country. Launch *111*728#.
3. Calls abroad. This is an ideal solution for businessmen who often travel abroad. A single price has been established for outgoing calls in popular countries. It is only 7 rubles for all numbers. The cost of the option is 150 rubles per day. To start, dial *111*3426*1#.
4. Bit abroad. Use mobile Internet anywhere in the world at competitive rates. Get unlimited access for only 450 rubles per day. To activate, enter *111*2222#.

Calls while traveling in Russia (per minute)

Those who like to travel are advised to find out in advance how much money they need to deposit into their account before the trip, so as not to end up in a foreign city without communication and the Internet. So, the following positions are free:

• incoming calls;
• clients - colleagues, from the same contract;
• home to your own or another telephone network operator.

If the minimum number of minutes (300) has expired and you need to make a call within the area, but to a client of a different network, then 10.90 RUB will be debited from your account per minute. It is possible to call friends and colleagues in other regions cheaper - for 2.10 per minute. And under the same conditions, outgoing calls to all other Russian networks will cost 10.90 RUB.