The Smart Mini tariff plan from one of the most popular mobile operators MTS is the optimal choice for those subscribers who are accustomed to moderate use of telephone communications and Internet access. Its main distinguishing feature is a basic set of services at an affordable cost. This tariff has everything you need for quality communication and browsing web resources. Full information about the Smart Mini mts tariff will help new subscribers become familiar with its conditions, features and advantages.
Tariffication
“Smart mini” is prepaid, so access to the offered packages is only available with a positive balance. The mandatory payment is 400 rubles, the amount is written off immediately in full.
With timely replenishment of the account, the subscriber gets access to the following services:
- intranet calls in the connection area – unlimited;
- communication with subscribers of other networks in the home region – 350 minutes monthly;
- transmission of text messages within the region - 350 units per month;
- available Internet traffic – 1 GB;
- long-distance calls within the network – 2;
- long-distance calls to other numbers throughout the country – 14;
- transmission of text messages throughout the country – 3.84
- sending text messages abroad – 8;
- sending MMS – 9.9;
- challenges in the CIS republic – 35;
- Europe and the Baltic countries – 49;
- other international destinations – 70.
After using up the basic packages, calls to MTS subscribers in the connection region remain free, calls to users of other networks and sending SMS will cost 2 rubles.
Connection
To switch to “Smart mini”, subscribers are offered the following options:
- Visit the official website of the provider and after registration, gain access to your “Personal Account”. Through this built-in application you can fully manage any tariff plan.
- Dial a system command from a mobile device *111*1023#.
Both operations are performed free of charge, but the personal account must contain an amount sufficient to write off the mandatory payment.
Subscribers of other networks can switch to a tariff plan while maintaining the current number. To do this, write an application at the company’s sales office (the price of the service is 100 rubles). In addition, you can purchase a new SIM card with an active package of communication services.
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Shutdown
It is technically impossible to disable the tariff plan, so subscribers can refuse further use of the package in the following ways:
- Log in to your “Personal Account ” and select any tariff with suitable service conditions.
- Contact any sales office of the company and write an application to cancel the contract. In this case, the SIM card will be blocked permanently.
In addition, you can simply not use the SIM card, and the provider will block the inactive contact on its own.
Underwater rocks
In terms of hidden conditions and imposed services, MTS is considered the leader among the Big Three operators. “Smart mini” is considered a budget option, but even here the provider does not forget about personal benefits. It looks like this:
- When Internet traffic runs out, additional packages are automatically activated in the number: 500 MB for 95 rubles.
- SIM cards only work in mobile devices.
- When purchasing a starter package, a music service is attached to the number by default. The option is free for only 30 days, after which it starts charging a daily fee.
- Connecting a city number increases the mandatory monthly payment to 900 rubles.
- When traveling within Russia, calls and SMS are calculated at national roaming rates.
Reviews about the “Smart mini” tariff are very varied.
Our opinion: the offer is attractive only within the home region. In this case, the main benefit is limited to unlimited calls within the MTS network. Based on other indicators, the tariff plan does not look cheap, and a significant monthly subscription fee is charged.
The growing popularity of mobile communications, including the emergence of the mobile Internet, is forcing users more and more often to turn to this type of service as service packages. Constantly monitoring your balance, at a time when every day money is spent on SMS messages, megabytes of Internet, calls, is quite difficult, even with the most favorable tariffs.
The service package, in turn, usually includes a fixed number of messages, traffic and outgoing call minutes, for which you only need to pay a one-time monthly subscription fee. Usually this is enough for a month, but if you have exhausted the limit, then there are many ways to extend minutes, messages or megabytes for an additional fee.
By topping up your account just once a month, you no longer need to constantly think about the availability of funds on your balance in order to call or write to someone, and you can always go online to check your email or access a social network. One of these mobile service packages allows the client to enjoy all the delights of modern mobile communications for a very low subscription fee!
The “Smart mini” tariff is very popular among service packages from MTS. Free calls to MTS numbers, SMS messages and additional minutes to operator numbers throughout the Russian Federation and fixed Internet traffic - and all this for only 200 rubles. Students, tourists, schoolchildren and businessmen - the tariff suits everyone and leaves no one disappointed.
Who is this offer for?
Smart Mini is the junior tariff in the operator’s line. It is created for people who want to get everything they need at an attractive price. When should you sign up for this offer?
- You are actively calling within the network.
- Need minutes for calls.
- Do you want to access the Internet to communicate in instant messengers and social networks?
The main advantage is the relatively low subscription fee. You can save money and get everything you need. Therefore, the program will be of interest to many clients.
What advantages does the Smart Mini package from MTS contain?
The terms of the tariff can be described as follows: the subscriber will be provided with 1 GB or 500 MB of monthly Internet traffic, the size depends on your home region, free calls and 50 SMS messages to MTS numbers. In addition, you will have 1000 free minutes for calls with MTS subscribers throughout the country. The monthly subscription fee is only 200 rubles. A low subscription fee implies for the user the opportunity, if necessary, to extend Internet traffic or the number of SMS messages, which can be easily obtained with an additional fee.
- Smart MTS tariff (updated)
Updated pricing policy
A previously connected subscriber cannot be sure that he will continue to use the services under the same conditions. On March 29, 2016, further changes occurred that introduced adjustments to the cost of some categories of services. Thus, for users of the smart mini 112015 version, the price of a minute above the package has changed, settling on the position of 2 rubles/min. The updated cost of additional Internet traffic was also announced; the next 500 MB now cost 75 rubles.
The version of smart mini 022016, which replaced the previous one, became the reason for another increase in prices for other archival services.
How to activate the tariff?
You can connect from MTS using one of the following recommendations:
- contact a free consultant at one of the MTS offices in your city;
- buy a new MTS starter package with the default service package installed;
- through the “Personal Account” on the operator’s website;
- by dialing *111*1023#.
Every month, 200 rubles will be withdrawn from the subscriber’s account as a subscription fee under the terms of the MTS Smart Mini tariff. Check that you have 200 rubles before connecting. on account. Since this price includes both SMS and minutes on MTS throughout the Russian Federation, you will only overpay for calls to numbers of other mobile operators. Calls to MTS numbers in your home region are free and unlimited. A minute of conversation with subscribers of another operator in your home region will cost 1.5 rubles.
After 50 tariff SMS messages are exhausted, 2 rubles will be deducted from the balance for one SMS. For those who like to communicate via text messages, there is a great offer: you can receive 100 SMS according to the conditions in your home region for only 25 rubles for 30 days. If you have enough funds on your balance and have not blocked this service by dialing *111*937#, after exhausting the limit of 50 SMS under the terms of the tariff, the next 100 will be credited automatically. MMS messages will cost the subscriber 6.5 rubles.
Compatible Options
Each consumer can assemble their ideal “Smart Mini” contract by adding additional services for the Internet, voice communication or text messaging. According to the standard, such options represent data packets of a certain size.
Package of minutes
For a fixed monthly fee, the user receives 1000 minutes on MTS throughout the country. If you do not have enough volume, then it is impossible to activate the renewal, because the provider does not implement such services.
Message package
200 letters, which are provided under the terms of the contract, are not enough for everyone for a month. Therefore, there is a need to expand the standard set. For such purposes, you can use special functions from your phone. Currently there are two types:
- With monthly payment:
| Package size, pcs. | Cost per month, rubles | Startup combination |
| 100 | 80 | *111*0100# |
| 300 | 150 | *111*0300# |
| 500 | 200 | *111*0500# |
| 1000 | 250 | *111*01000# |
- With one-time payment:
| Package size, pcs. | Price per month, rubles | USSD Team |
| 30 | 30 | *111*444*30# |
| 100 | 75 | *111*444*100# |
| 200 | 120 | *111*444*200# |
Internet package
The size of the traffic according to the original terms of the contract is quite small and allows only correspondence. To download larger files you will need to install . After connecting, every month, the selected amount of traffic will be added to the main one, the cost will also be total. There are several dimensions within this option:
- 3 gigabytes for 300 rubles. Connection command *111*1417*1#.
- 5 GB, 400 rubles. *111*1517*1#.
- 10 GB, 500 rub. *111*1617*1#.
- 20 GB, 600 rub. *111*1817*1#.
Or you can extend the Internet by clicking on the “Turbo button”. It is divided into three directions - for a smartphone, tablet or modem. We'll look at the first category:
- 100 megabytes for 30 rubles. Duration 24 hours. *111*05*1#.
- 500 megabytes for 95 rubles. Monthly period. *167#.
Roaming options
Before going abroad on vacation or traveling around Russia, install offers to save on roaming:
- Everywhere is like home Smart. The service allows unlimited communication in any region of the country. Minutes and traffic will be spent as if you were in the registration area. Every month you will have to pay 100 rubles for it. To activate, dial *111*1021#.
- Bit abroad. Use mobile Internet services outside your home state. This function provides almost unlimited traffic for 450 rubles per day. For installation - *111*2222#.
- Zero without borders. Receive free incoming calls in any country, but keep in mind that only the first 10 minutes of a call are not subject to tariffs. The service costs 95 rubles per day. To activate - *111*4444#.
International mobile communications and MTS “Smart mini” tariff
According to the terms of the tariff, calls to the CIS countries, including Ukraine, will cost the subscriber 29 rubles per minute. Calls to the countries of the European Union cost 20 rubles more, per minute of conversation 49 rubles will be debited from the balance, and in the rest of the world the cost of a minute of conversation under the terms of the “Smart mini” tariff from MTS will be 70 rubles. But SMS messages to all countries of the world cost only 5.25 rubles, and you can always stay in touch with family and friends around the globe thanks to cheap SMS from the tariff.
Question of price
In the sources you can find various cost parameters - 150 rubles, 250 rubles, 200, 300, etc. This is due to some features of the operator’s pricing policy.
The company often sets different cost parameters in regions. The amount of income of subscribers in the capital and in Krasnodar, Samara and other cities is different. Experts take this fact into account when determining the cost.
The spread can be between 100-300 rubles, depending on the tariff. Therefore, it is necessary to check the cost with the operator. The official MTS website always provides up-to-date information.
Another reason for the variation is that the tariff plan was updated.
The company changed conditions over time and adjusted parameters. Therefore, outdated information remains in the sources.
Internet in the “Smart mini” tariff from MTS
The tariff plan offers users 500 free megabytes of Internet traffic. This size of tariff megabytes does not imply constant use of the Internet. For subscribers who prefer mobile Internet, there are a number of services to extend traffic. One of them is “Additional Internet Smart”.
To activate the service, dial *111*936# on your mobile phone. Under the terms of the “Additional Smart Internet” you will be credited with 500 MB of traffic for only 50 rubles. If you have exhausted the limit of 500 MB of tariff traffic, but do not want to pay this amount, MTS offers you the “MiniBit” option.
"MiniBit" (Mini Bit) MTS is a service that requires payment only for a daily connection. It does not incur a subscription fee and can be connected to any tariff plan, including MTS Smart Mini.
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Description of the service: fee for the first 10 MB (Mini Bit) – 20 rubles. – charged immediately after connecting to the network, in the absence of tariff traffic under the terms of “Smart mini” and “Additional Internet Smart”. The following packages from MiniBit (Mini Bit) of 10 MB each will cost 10 rubles, and they are limited to 9 pieces. Thus, the total daily traffic is 100 MB. The fee is fixed per day, and the reporting point for traffic is 3 am. If the next day, after 3 am, you did not access the Internet, the fee will not be charged.
Outside the home region, tariffs (Mini Bit) change. So, for the first 10 MB, 40 rubles are deducted from your mobile account, for all subsequent packages of 10 MB - 20 rubles, respectively. The number of packages is also limited to 9, similar to the service in the home region. It is worth mentioning that if you want to save on (Mini Bit), which is quite difficult given the fact that a new package is automatically connected after the previous one is exhausted, you should block additional 10 MB packages. All you need to do is dial the USSD command *111*931# on your mobile phone.
If you want to save money, you need to use (Mini Bit) very carefully. For example, this option has so-called double charging. Its meaning is that if on the same day you connected the Internet both in your home region and outside it, the fee will be charged first for your home region - 20 rubles, respectively, and then for a connection outside its borders - 40 rubles. The fee for each of the additional packages “MiniBit” (Mini Bit) of 10 MB is also duplicated and doubled.
Phone app
To manage your account, there is a special application “My MTS”. The program has a number of advantages:
- Allows you to get all the information you need.
- Find out the current settings.
- Manage services and tariffs.
- The program is easy to use.
- You will not have any difficulties using it.
- The application can be installed on various smartphones.
- It has been released for major platforms.
- Has high stability.
- Received positive reviews.
- You can use it as an alternative to your personal account.
How to change the tariff in the program? Initially, go to the official store and download. After installation, you log in to the account management application.
In the program, open the tab with tariffs. It presents all the plans that are currently available for connection. Select Smart Mini and press the corresponding key.
After connecting, you will receive a notification confirming the operation. Now you can use the new plan. The application is very simple and convenient, there should be no problems when using it.
Description of the MTS Smart Mini tariff
This tariff offers all consumers 2000 or 3000 MB of bonus Internet access, depending on the area of residence, 250 unpaid SMS notifications to “home” numbers, unlimited calls to MTS user numbers in the “home” area, as well as 250 free minutes for communication with users of other operators in Russia.
The monthly subscription fee for using the tariff plan is only 200 rubles, so the subscriber will have to overpay only when making outgoing calls to numbers of other telecom operators. For Moscow and the region, the monthly fee is 300 rubles.
Calls and messages on your home network
The MTS operator offers all users to call their friends and family to the numbers of “their” network completely free of charge and without any restrictions. After the end of the allocated 250 minutes, calls to other telecom operators and to landline numbers in “your” region are charged 2 rubles for each minute of conversation.
Every month the user will be awarded 250 bonus SMS messages to send to their network. After they are used up, an amount of 1.5 rubles will be charged for each message. One multimedia MMS notification will cost the subscriber 6.5 rubles.
Also, users of this tariff will be able to order an additional package of 100 SMS for their network for only 30 rubles. The ordered package is valid for 30 days.
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The service will be activated automatically after spending 250 bonus SMS. To disable it, the user needs to dial *111*937# and then send a call.
Long distance calls and messages
To make long-distance calls within the MTS network, every month the consumer is allocated 250 bonus minutes, which are not paid. After they are used up, a minute of conversation will be charged at 2 rubles.
Outgoing calls to other telecom operators will cost the subscriber 14 rubles for every minute of conversation.
The tariff also provides for bonus 50 SMS notifications, which can be sent to other regions to all subscribers of the MTS network. Text notifications to numbers of other operators will be charged at 3.8 rubles each. A multimedia notification will cost 9.9 rubles.
International calls and messages
SMS notifications to all countries of the world will be charged at 5.25 rubles. The price of an outgoing call directly depends on the country where it is addressed:
- Calls to CIS countries – 35 rubles per minute.
- A call to European countries costs 49 rubles for every minute of conversation.
- Other states – 70 rubles per minute.
Internet connection
MTS Smart Mini tariff provides the consumer with 2 GB of bonus traffic every month. After it is used up, the subscriber will be able to order an additional network access package, which consists of 500 MB and is charged at 75 rubles. To activate the option, you need to dial *111*936#.
Internet
As part of the package, the subscriber is provided with from 500 to 1,000 megabytes of high-speed Internet. After it is exhausted, the subscriber is automatically provided with an additional 500 megabytes of Internet traffic. In this case, its cost will be 75 rubles. As soon as it is exhausted, you will again be provided with additional traffic and the specified amount will be debited from your balance. Within a month you can be provided with up to 15 additional packages.
If you do not want to receive additional traffic, just dial the USSD request *111*936#.
Please note that Internet traffic is only available within the home. Otherwise, you must use the “Everywhere at home” option.
How to disable the Smart Mini tariff on MTS
You can disable the presented tariff plan only by switching to another tariff, since the Smart Mini service is not independent.
Disabling can be done in several ways:
- Use the “Personal Account” option, go to the “Tariffs” section and follow the instructions that appear.
- Call the support service at service number 0890 and ask for tariff deactivation.
- Dial *111# on your cell phone and then send a call. In the menu that appears, you can edit all services.
- Use the “My MTS” application for mobile devices, which is a complete analogue of your personal account.
Initial package of services
The starting package of services included in the tariff plan when connecting to the Smart Mini tariff plan includes:
- "Caller ID"
- "Call Forwarding"
- "Second line"
- "Conference call"
- "Mobile office"
- “Internet Assistant” and “Mobile Assistant” services,
- Automatic notification about balance replenishment and activation/deactivation of services,
- Short SMS service,
- Easy roaming,
- International access
- "Beat Abroad"
- Mobile Internet,
- Access without settings,
- "Video call"
- “You have been called” option.
To view the list of installed options, open your Personal Account or the “My MTS” application and go to the “All.
Disadvantages of the tariff plan
Unfortunately, there are no perfect tariff plans and you can find some shortcomings in each, which also applies to Smart Mini. Naturally, for many consumers they will not be significant, but before switching to a tariff, it is still worth familiarizing yourself with the flaws and hidden conditions.
The operator positions all its tariff plans as purely beneficial for communication consumers, while all data on shortcomings is hidden at maximum depth, where the user who switches to the tariff will not always detect them.
The main disadvantages of the presented MTS tariff are as follows:
- The package of bonus minutes (250) provided by the tariff conditions is spent not only when communicating with subscribers of other operators, but also when making calls to MTS consumers from other regions.
- When a subscriber has already changed his tariff plan over the past 30 days, in order to activate the Smart Mini MTS tariff he will have to pay a certain fee.
- The tariff plan is not designed to operate in a router. When installing this SIM card into the router, the connection speed will drop to such an extent that even viewing regular web pages will become quite problematic.
- After using up the traffic package provided under the terms of the tariff plan, the user will be connected to additional access packages automatically. And they will be valid until the subscriber’s monthly subscription fee is charged and the main packages are updated. If the consumer does not need additional mobile traffic, he can disable the provision or by calling the operator.
- In remote regions of the country, for example, Magadan region. or Yakutia, the speed of network access is extremely low - does not exceed 128 kilobits per second.
- When activating a tariff plan, the “MTS Music” option is automatically attached to the consumer’s number, which is free only for the first 30 days. It can also be deactivated by calling the call center or using the “Personal Account”.
This is only a part of all the flaws in the presented tariff plan that were discovered and examined during our testing. To get a more complete and detailed description of the tariff, you can read the documentation with detailed information about it. Such a document can be downloaded from the operator’s official website. You can also read online reviews from the owners of the presented tariff plan; they are available on literally every forum dedicated to cellular communications and mobile gadgets. Whether to use the tariff or not is a purely personal matter. So, if it suits you, then, of course, feel free to connect. And if not, then turn it off and choose a more suitable one.
In modern society it is extremely rare to meet a person who has not yet been absorbed by the World Wide Web of the Internet. New generation gadgets provide all the opportunities for active use of the global network for personal purposes, but not everyone uses them in everyday life. Today there are many people who are not used to treating a mobile device like a laptop. It is for this target audience that the basic mobile tariff Smart Mini MTS was created. There is nothing superfluous in it, and the wide distribution of the tariff among subscribers is due to the reasonable price and quality of the services provided.
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Price
The price depends on several factors. You need to familiarize yourself with them before you decide to connect to Smart Mini MTS. On average, it varies from 150 to 450 rubles per month, depending on the region and the services offered (the greater the scope of the possibility of using services, the higher the cost of the tariff).
The basic tariff plan of MTS Smart Mini allows you to receive a number of quality services, the cost of which is affordable for every citizen. MTS, as a well-established company, provides for 200 rubles a month the opportunity to communicate via calls and SMS messages, and use high-speed Internet if necessary. However, each transferred subscriber must pay attention to the fact that the use of MTS requires compliance with certain standards (permissible volumes). The description of the tariff and its characteristics allow you to find out the boundary criteria for using the services provided:
- 1000 minutes online for calls;
- 50 SMS;
- 500 MB Internet.
“Everywhere is like home”
One of the features of the tariff is that it only works within your region. As soon as you leave it, roaming is activated and you have to pay several times more for communication. In order not to overpay when traveling, the operator offers subscribers to use the “Everywhere at home” option . When connected, the cost of communication will be the same as at home.
Every month, 100 rubles per month will be withdrawn from your balance for using the function.
To connect, dial the request *111*1021# call key. You can disable the option by typing the request again. When you arrive home, do not forget to deactivate it, otherwise your balance will be charged a monthly fee for use. Thus, your communication expenses will be 400 rubles, instead of 300.
Regulation of the balance of services
With MTS, all clients of the company are given the opportunity to track the remaining volume of services that are included in the basic tariff plan itself, so that MTS subscribers do not mistakenly go beyond the allowed volumes. This procedure can be carried out using a simple combination *100*1#.
From August 18, 2015, changes were adopted in terms of payment for additional services in Smart Mini MTS. From now on, for every additional 500 MB of Internet, users of this tariff will be charged a fee of 50 rubles. For 1 SMS beyond the specified volume (for example, after using the allowed 250), 1 ruble will be debited from the subscriber’s account.
If you are a user of Smart Mini 102014 or 112013, then the monthly fee will remain unchanged and will be 400 rubles in the future.
Detailed conditions
The subscription fee for using the tariff plan is charged monthly on the day it is connected. Packages of minutes, SMS messages and Internet traffic are accrued at the time the subscription fee is charged.
When changing a federal telephone number to a city one, an automatic connection occurs. The fee for this service is 304.8 rubles per month.
The web addresses internet.mts.ru and wap.mts.ru are used as access points to the Internet. After the main traffic package is completely exhausted, the subscriber has the opportunity to connect additional packages with a volume of 500 MB at a cost of 95 rubles. When connecting the “Internet-VIP” or “Turbo-button” options, traffic charging is carried out in accordance with their terms.
Connection
Smart Mini on MTS takes care of its subscribers. This explains the ease of switching to the smart mini tariff plan. Everyone is interested in the question: how to connect to a smart tariff or how to switch to a smart mini tariff? There is no additional fee for connecting it, and you can switch from any tariff. Before connecting to this tariff plan or changing the current one, thanks to the combination *111*1023#, change it with the help of a call center operator, make sure that you have funds available to write them off as a monthly payment for using the services of this tariff.
Smart mini tariff plan includes:
- Internet traffic package equal to 2 GB
- Free calls to MTS subscribers within your region
- A package of minutes for outgoing calls from other operators throughout Russia equal to 250 minutes (200 minutes are charged in some regions)
- SMS package for sending to subscribers in your region (in some regions only 200 SMS are provided per month).
This is the main list of what MTS provides to subscribers of the Smart mini tariff plan. If you are satisfied with the number of all connected packages, then you can switch to this tariff without hesitation. If your expenses go beyond the boundaries of these packages, then it is better to choose a tariff plan that is more suitable for you using the corresponding section on the website for review. You will have to pay for using mobile communications and going beyond prepaid packages. The prices for this tariff will be given below; it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with them so that you do not have any unexpected expenses in the future. Read how to disable MTS subscriptions here.
