Tariff MTS "Tariffishche". New version - from August 13, 2021  

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IMPORTANT!

MTS updated the tariff plan on August 12, 2021. You can view the new version on this page.

On August 13, 2021, the mobile operator MTS updated its most popular tariff plan “Tariffishche”, which in the first half of this year turned from a rather interesting tariff into some kind of disgrace. Let's see what MTS has changed this time...

Let's look at the main parameters using Moscow and the region as an example, and at the end of the article - packages and prices for some other regions of Russia.

Tariff parameters

The tariff is again presented in the form of a constructor: the subscription fee depends on the size of the packages of minutes and SMS, which, by the way, are spent when making calls and messages to any numbers in Russia:

• 700 minutes and SMS – 650 rubles per month.
• 950 minutes and SMS – 800 rubles per month.
• 1200 minutes and SMS – 950 rubles per month.
• 1700 minutes and SMS – 1200 rubles per month.

Other options:

• Mobile Internet package – 50 GB (before August 27, 2021 it was 30 GB) + “VNet” option, due to which the Internet package is not spent on the following services: WhatsApp, Instagram, VKontakte, Odnoklassniki, OK Live, Facebook, Skype, Viber, Twitter, Snapchat, Twitch, MTS Connect.
• — 200 rubles per month. Initially not connected.
• There is no intra-network limit on the tariff, even after the end of the package of minutes. The cost of a minute of an outgoing call depends on the size of the package of minutes: from 1 ruble to 1.75 rubles per minute.

Using USSD commands

Special USSD commands from MTS allow subscribers to refuse the Internet. Now this method is used by many users.

Each tariff has its own combination:

• To turn off the Internet in the “BIT” tariff, dial * 252 * 0 #.
• For "Super BIT" use the request *111*628*2#.
• "Mini BIT" is disabled with the command * 111 * 62 * 2 #.
• “Internet VIP” is deleted by request * 111 * 166 * 2 #.
• The “100 gigabytes per day” option is deactivated by the key combination * 111 * 1824 * 2 #.
• “Bit Smart” – * 111 * 8649 #.
• You can delete the “Internet Mini” package using the combination * 111 * 160 * 2 #.
• The combination for the Internet Maxi package is * 111 * 161 * 2 #.
• To disable the Internet on the “Super BIT Smart” tariff, use the request * 111 * 8650 #.

After you enter the appropriate command, press “Call” and wait for the SMS notification.

Unlimited Internet

This is the “Tariffishche”, one of the first tariffs after the revival of fashion among operators for unlimited mobile Internet in 2021. And many are interested in just this version of it. It's time to dive into the detailed PDF description and review the terms and conditions.

• The tariff is not intended for modems and routers. In these devices, Internet access is limited (a standard condition for such tariffs is to sell tariffs for modems and routers at a higher price and not load the network too much).
• You can distribute the Internet via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and USB, but only 10 GB per month. If you exceed this limit, then when you try to distribute, a paid one will be activated, which, as you understand, will allow you to distribute mobile Internet during the day (calendar day - from 00:00 to 00:00), but for an additional fee - 80 rubles! Let me remind you that in the previous version, after the package was exhausted, the distribution became unavailable, but now additional money will be automatically deducted, quite a lot, I would say.
• Use of file-sharing networks is available, but at an additional cost. When trying to connect to such networks, for example, a torrent, a paid service is automatically activated: for 75 rubles per calendar day, the subscriber will have access to 5 GB of Internet traffic for using file-sharing networks. If they run out, then MTS offers to pay extra by connecting “Turbo buttons,” that is, additional Internet packages.
• If the network load is high, the speed of Internet access may be limited (a standard condition, but it complements the picture).
• When connected, the main mobile Internet package is not consumed (logical, but this information will be needed a little later).
• The “Unlimited Internet” option does not work outside of your home region. And to be honest, I don’t understand this. MTS abandoned the "One step ahead" slogan in 2015, but it seems that the operator is now one step behind. Yes, this was in the previous version of the tariff, but the condition was left in the updated version.
• With the “Unlimited Internet” option activated, the subscriber automatically becomes a member of the MTS Premium privilege program on a free basis.

How to disable the service

On the Internet you can easily find a lot of recommendations that allow you to bypass the restrictions associated with “Modem Mode”. MTS automatically monitors TTL (Time to live) packages. Activation of distribution is determined by a simple principle: each device has specific TTL values ​​set by default. For mobile phones and gadgets running Android, this indicator is 64. Computers and laptops running Windows OS have a TTL value of 128.

When connecting another smartphone via a Wi-Fi access point, one unit disappears from the distributing device (mobile phone), which plays the role of a router (63 instead of 64). This way, the operator can see two types of packets, the meanings of which are different, and the system can record the fact that the Internet is being distributed to other devices using a certain index. 63 indicates connecting a telephone, 127 - a laptop or desktop PC. In such a case, the countdown of distributed traffic is automatically activated and money is withdrawn for Pay tethering.

Charging the subscription fee

When connecting to a tariff (purchasing a new SIM card), the subscription fee for the first month is written off in two parts - 325 rubles immediately, and 325 rubles on the 15th day. Then – once a month in full. When switching to a tariff, the subscription fee is written off in full. Initially, when connecting or switching to a tariff of 700 minutes and 700 SMS, you can increase packages in your personal account or the My MTS mobile application. Changes take effect immediately. If the subscriber has increased the packages, then the fee is charged, the difference between the new and already paid subscription fee. If the subscriber has reduced the packages, then the reduction in the amount of the subscription fee will occur only from the next billing period.

If the subscriber does not have enough money to charge the subscription fee in full, then the daily charging mode is activated. I have prepared a small table for comparison: monthly fee, daily, daily in monthly terms (I took 30 days per month, bonus for MTS), as well as an increase in the subscription fee for daily payment.

It turns out that if a daily subscription fee is activated, the user of the tariff will overpay by approximately 30-31%, which is quite significant...

Ways to bypass Pay tethering

You can bypass Pay tethering by changing the TTL indicators on your smartphone or computer. In the settings section, you need to set the parameters so that the TTL is equal to 64 (taking into account the subtracted unit). The simplest way is to launch the TTL Editor or TTL Master application on the receiving device. This step allows you to fix the transmitted parameters on the o.

The easiest way to adjust TTL settings is on a PC using a special TTL editor, running it as an administrator and setting the value to 65. When the changes are accepted, all that remains is to restart the computer and connect it to the distribution device. You can do without downloading third-party applications by setting the Default TTL parameter to 65 through the Windows registry.

Sometimes funds are written off marked “Pay tethering” even when the subscriber did not distribute the Internet to other devices and did not use his smartphone as an access point. In such a case, you should disable the service and prevent further withdrawals by contacting the support service of the MTS mobile operator.

“Exchange gigabytes for cashback!”

The tariff participates in the “Exchange gigabytes for cashback!” promotion. To exchange unspent gigabytes for cashback, go to the My MTS application or to your MTS Personal Account in the “Internet” section during the last 24 hours before updating your Internet package and click the “Exchange gigabytes” button. If at the time of pressing the “Exchange gigabytes” button all the conditions of the Promotion are met, after pressing the button the gigabytes will be exchanged for cashback.

You can spend cashback when paying for MTS communication services or on a discount on goods in an MTS store. The opportunity to pay part of the subscription fee in the form of cashback is pleasing, but there is one important nuance - the subscriber should not have a connected

. And this almost completely negates all the potential benefits of this exchange.

But let's try to calculate a possible discount... Our formula is as follows: 325 * (Remaining Internet traffic of the subscriber in gigabytes - Fireproof balance 1 GB) / 29. It turns out that after the exchange the subscriber will have 1 GB left, the traffic is not completely exchanged.

For example, the subscriber has 26 GB left. Minus the non-burnable balance, a total of 25 GB for exchange for cashback. 325*25 / 29 = 280.17. Cashback is rounded up to the whole ruble in favor of the subscriber, for a total of 281 ruble cashback. The formulas are different in different regions, for example, in Tula the first multiplier is 225: 225 * 25 / 29 = 193.96 (194 rubles cashback).

Personal opinion

Well... MTS once again managed to unpleasantly surprise. But let's start with the positive aspects.

• Packages of minutes and SMS have become more for the same money. The mobile operator added 200 minutes and SMS to each package. But this is for Moscow and the region. I haven't tested it in other regions.
• The “Unlimited Internet” option now costs 200 rubles per month. It already cost 100, 200, 350 and was free. Now it’s 200 rubles a month again. This is clearly better than the previous option - 350 rubles per month.

If we abstract from changes and comparisons with the previous version, then the tariff is quite normal. For packages of minutes, SMS and mobile Internet. It is possible to connect unlimited Internet for an additional fee. And, it would seem, what could go wrong. And all…

What I don’t like about the Tariffishche tariff plan:

1. Unlimited Internet only works in your home region. Maybe one of the numerous services will already be interested in an operator who has forgotten about the abolition of intranet roaming?
2. You can only distribute a limited amount of the main Internet package. And this is even without the “Unlimited Internet” option. And if you exceed the package, pay 80 rubles per calendar day on the days you use the distribution.
3. File-sharing networks: 5 GB are allocated per calendar day for 75 rubles when trying to connect to torrents or other services. Are these conditions adequate? No, of course not!

If you do not take into account unlimited mobile Internet and distribution to other devices, then the tariff is quite normal. But a step to the left or a step to the right - pay, pay and pay some more. It’s scary to even imagine how much MTS can pump out of an inattentive subscriber who decides to give away the Internet.

The mobile operator focuses on the “Exchange gigabytes for cashback” promotion with the “Unlimited Internet” option disabled or on MTS Premium with the option enabled. But in the first case, we can say that this is a tariff with a mobile Internet package, and not a tariff for calls. A discount for unused gigs is not bad, but nothing more. MTS Premium is a privilege program that is still worth understanding, until I haven’t seen any cool offers there. But what I would focus on is a bunch of conditions in a detailed description that can suck money from the balance. And it is especially noteworthy that compared to the previous version of the tariff, where everything was already bad in this regard, MTS added an automatically connected paid distribution when the main package for distribution is used up - for 80 rubles per calendar day. And the days themselves are calendar days! Not 24 hours, but until 12 o'clock at night. For example, if you started distributing at 23 o’clock, you will be charged 80 rubles for 1 hour, and then, if you continue to distribute after 12 o’clock at night, another 80 rubles will be charged for the next day.

If you decide to connect a tariff, and I remind you that under certain usage scenarios it is not so terrible, then I would recommend that you further study all the conditions in the detailed description in your region. This is exactly the kind of tariff where without it you can’t go anywhere.

Setting up TTL on an Android phone for Tariffishche and Unlimited from MTS

In order to seamlessly connect to an access point running on your phone from another Android smartphone, you need to download the free TTL Master program from the Google Play Store (formerly Play Market). Working with it is only possible if you have ROOT access to the smartphone’s file system. You can get it, for example, using the Kingo Root utility.

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After starting the program, enter the value “ 65 ” in the “Enter TTL” field and click on the “Apply” button. Please note that the default number here is “64”.

Then we disconnect the current connection to wifi and connect again.

Be careful, after rebooting the phone the TTL value will be reset to default

Prices in some regions of Russia

There are differences, and they are noticeable.

For example, in Moscow the “Unlimited Internet” option costs 200 rubles, and in St. Petersburg – 25 rubles, in Rostov-on-Don – 150 rubles, and in the Yaroslavl region it is generally free. Minimum packages of minutes and SMS - from 600 to 700 units, Internet package - from 25 to 30 GB (in Moscow and the region - 50 GB from August 27, 2021).