Review of MTS tariffs for children of subscribers in Belarus and Russia

MTS tariffs in Belarus are presented in sections for mobile phones, special occasions and guests of the country. In total, the line includes 15 plans that solve the basic needs of subscribers. Those who use the phone exclusively for calls, those who enjoy online surfing, and people with disabilities can choose the offer.

All tariff plans in Belarus in 2021

To navigate the variety of tariff plans presented, pay attention to the main problem that they help solve. Current offers are intended for:

• active surfing with watching videos, listening to music and online communication - “Unlimited” and two types of 4G - “Maxi” and “Mega”;
• modest reading of news and studying social networks - “4G Mini” and “Lite”;
• people who are used to communicating a lot - Ultra;
• international calls and calls outside the home region - “Absolute”;
• originating primarily within the network – “Easy to say”;
• non-residents of the republic - “Guests”;
• access to the network from the modem - “Internet”;
• users of Onliner.by – plan of the same name;
• children under 15 years old – “Children’s”;
• pensioners – “Close”;
• disabled people and representatives of children with disabilities – “Special”.

You can study a detailed description of each of the current MTS tariff plans in Belarus in 2021 at https://www.mts.by. To do this, go to the main page and click on “Mobile communications”. In the section you need the “Select” tab - click and see the full list.

"Unlimited"

The most profitable plan for those who like long and daily conversations. Pay a subscription fee of 16.84 rubles/month. and you get:

• unlimited traffic for mobile;
• 50 MB per day for modem;
• 400 minutes of calls throughout the country.

Those who join before November 15 automatically participate in the promotion and receive 3 gifts. This is a discount on a subscription - 12.9 instead of 16.84, free outgoing calls to 5 favorite numbers for 90 days and access to MTS Music for 3 months.

"4G light"

Clients are provided with 250 minutes monthly for conversations with “colleagues” on the operator and 500 megabytes for the Internet. When switching to a TP until the end of February 2021, there is a 90-day discount on the subscription fee - 3.12 Belarusian rubles will be debited every 30 days. Afterwards the payment will increase to the full cost – 6.24.

"4G mini"

The conditions of the MTS tariff in Belarus in 2021 are similar to the features of the previous one, only the volume of packages and the monthly payment are larger here. For 12.6 rubles. or 6.30 discount get the following services.

What		How many
Calls to MTS		500 min.
Mobile traffic		1.5 "giga"
Outgoing	To landlines	0.0804 ruble/minute
	SIM cards of other operators
SMS		0.0450 per piece

"4G maxi"

A thousand minutes and 3 GB of communication are given for a subscription fee of 18.95 BYR. As with the rest of the plans in the family, when you change for 3 months, you will pay for communication with a 50% discount - 9.475/month.

"4G mega"

Compared to the previous option, on Mega people receive 2 times more - 2000 for conversations within the network and 6 gigabytes for Internet surfing. By default, the balance is not carried over to the next month, but with the “4G box” part of the volume is retained. And if you enable the “All networks” option, you will be able to call for free within the territory of the Republic of Belarus.

For pleasure, subscribers pay 28.5. If you managed to join the promotion – 14.25. The minimum initial write-off during the transition, as with previous TPs of the family, is 3 rubles.

ULTRA

It has one of the highest monthly subscription fees in the line - 50.8 BYR. For this money people get:

• 1000 min. in the Republic of Belarus;
• 10 GB;
• possibility to double packages with UltraXL;
• bronze, silver or gold number subject to certain conditions.

Everyone can transfer a SIM card to ULTRA - both legal entities and individuals. The main thing is that the subscriber is a citizen of the Republic of Belarus.

"Absolute"

In terms of the amount of mandatory ULTRA contributions, only “Absolute” wins - you will pay 137.5 on the latter. This MTS Belarus tariff is essentially almost completely unlimited. For calls, messages within the republic and the Internet, additional amounts are not charged - communication services can be used to any extent. Clients are provided with personal service and any variety of unique rooms, including diamond ones.

Connection features

The package can be purchased at MTS service centers:

1. A parent or legal guardian who verifies the presence of a minor child by presenting a passport, birth certificate, or guardianship order.
2. The child himself, who was 14 years old at the time of conclusion of the contract, presented a passport. The right to sign the contract is given to its official representative.

The connection condition is an advance payment of 3 rubles when signing a contractual relationship with.

Note! Switching to the “Children's” tariff from another tariff plan within the framework is paid and amounts to 1.0550 rubles.

For calls

The section intended for voice communication is presented in just one sentence. New MTS tariffs in Belarus for calls include “Easy to Say,” which is convenient for people who talk primarily with other MTS subscribers.

"Easy to say"

The amount required to be deposited every 30 days is limited to 0.62BYR. In exchange for this payment, customers can expect a modest 50 MB and the following cost per outgoing minute:

• 0.0804 for the first 3 per day and 0.0286 for subsequent attempts to connect with other MTS subscribers;
• 0.1615 for calls to landlines and other cell phones.

Internet tariffs

Offers for phones allow you to use dedicated traffic only from a mobile phone, and the company has developed a special TP for modems. It is simply called “Internet” and provides a choice of several package volumes and, accordingly, different prices.

"Internet"

There is no pre-installed subscription - you only pay for the option connected to access the World Wide Web. You can choose from 6 options. Prices and volume of allocated traffic are indicated in the table.

Name	Cost, Belarusian ruble	Package size
Mini	8,36	4	GB
Midi	10,9	8
Maxi	14,95	12
"BIT"	8,95	100	Mb/day
"SuperBIT"	16,75	250
"UnlimitedVIP"	29,9	1 gigabyte per day

For calls, a relatively significant amount is debited from the balance, but the SIM card can also be used for this. For a conversation with a “colleague” on MTS you will pay 0.1960, with other operators in the country and landline – 0.3465.

Advantages and disadvantages

Considering the above, it is not difficult to highlight the main positive and negative aspects of the tariff plan. The benefits include:

• package of free calls and reduced rates for communication within the network;
• the ability to choose your favorite number;
• flexible system for using traffic, offering different prices depending on the number of megabytes used.

The disadvantages are:

• small (for 2021) package sizes and lack of an Internet package;
• availability of a subscription fee;
• connection difficulties.

No other obvious weaknesses were found.

For special occasions

All tariffs in this section are created to serve people with special needs. You will find here an offer for a child’s phone, for grandparents, and for other categories of clients.

"Children's"

For new subscribers, the monthly fee is not charged for the first 3 months, and after that it is 1.11 rubles. The amount guarantees a minimum package for access to the network - 50 MB, work with the portal for little ones located at https://wap.kids.mts.by, 2 favorite numbers for adding parents and the ability to make calls at their expense. Calls to loved ones are priced at 0.0604 rubles, all company numbers - 0.0863, other within the country - 0.1324. For one message without additional options you will have to pay 0.0339BYR.

"Close"

Blizkom can be used by those who have already reached retirement age. The obligatory monthly 0.62 rubles includes cheap outgoing payments within the network. First 20 min. per day are given free of charge, after which they are charged at 0.0077 for each. When switching to a TP in the first 90 days, as in the previous version, there will be no monthly fee.

"Special"

Children and adults with disabilities of groups I and II, as well as legal representatives of children with disabilities, have the right to switch to “Special”. The status must be documented - when connecting, an identification card or other certificates will be required.

For 30 days of using the services, the company debits 1.15BYR from the account. In return, he gives 50 megabytes, a favorite number and favorable prices for services. An internal call here costs 0.0111, other operators - 0.0688.

Onliner.by

Designed for shopping lovers on the site of the same name. Traffic spent on viewing Onliner.by pages is not taken into account. There are no mandatory monthly fees for TP. But the cost of services is relatively high. For calling network numbers, 0.0979BYR will be charged, RB cell numbers – 0.1785.

For guests of Belarus

There are 2 TP options available for those traveling around the country. These are varieties of “Guest” with different volumes of packages provided and costs. The number next to the name of the options corresponds to the duration of the period for which traffic is allocated. What unites the offer is the main advantage - reduced prices for outgoing goods abroad.

"Guest 7"

For a week of use, the operator asks 6.35 rubles. Guests of the republic can count on 1 GB of Internet and the following rates for calls abroad:

• 0.44 – MTS-Russia;
• 0.52 – other operators in the Russian Federation, Georgia, CIS;
• 0.66 – Europe;
• 1.29 – unmentioned states.

"Guest 30"

Similar prices apply to this option. The only difference from the previous “Guest 30” is a monthly fee of 13.86 BYR and the availability of 1000 free minutes within the network in the first 30 days after the transition. SIM cards are sold only to non-residents.

Children's package

Subscribers from Russia are invited to connect to the children's package. It will allow:

• Prohibit making calls to short numbers and receiving messages from them.
• You can create a black list to protect your child from unwanted calls.
• It is proposed to cancel advertising mailings from the operator for children.
• It is possible to find out the current balance for timely replenishment.
• The second line is automatically activated when parents call.
• When your balance approaches zero, you will receive a notification.
• You can determine the location in a special service on the map.
• The child is able to independently transfer the geotag to his parents.

The Children's package is activated as an additional option. It can be enabled on almost any tariff. The exception is corporate plans.

How to connect:

1. Take your child's phone.
2. Make a request to the number *111*1112#.
3. Select the first item in the menu.
4. Now send the parents’ numbers one by one via SMS to 1112.
5. The service is ready to use.
6. The subscription fee for the add-on is 100 rubles per month.

Favorable MTS tariffs in Belarus 2021

Choosing the most profitable one depends on the requirements you have. If you want more Internet on your phone, a 4G line will come in handy. If you plan to talk a lot within the network - take “Easy to Say”, count on unlimited and VIP service - take a closer look at “Absolute”.

If you look at the average ratio of the cost of services and mandatory fees, the most profitable is “Unlimited”. For 16.84 you will receive both minutes and access to the World Wide Web, and in the first 3 months you can save 50% on communications.