MTS tariff “Your Country” - description, how to connect, disconnect

MTS has developed the Your Country tariff for people who communicate with residents of neighboring countries and Asian countries. Calls to China, Armenia, and South Korea are cheaper than calls within Russia, and to Tajikistan and Kazakhstan - only 1.5 rubles more expensive. We'll tell you what other benefits await subscribers and how to activate the plan without going to a telecom store.

Description of the MTS “Your Country” tariff

“Your Country” has gained such popularity by 2021 that hundreds of thousands of the company’s clients want to learn more about the cost of services, connection methods and tariff features. By the way, despite the advantageous offer, the TP does have a number of limitations that are not familiar to people who have previously used one of the standard line tariff plans.

Cost of services

The first thing a person choosing a tariff plan for himself pays attention to is the cost of services. After all, it is the size of the subscription fee and the price of additional options that determine whether it is worth switching to this or that TP.

Looking ahead, it will not be beneficial for every MTS client. However, there are a considerable number of those who see in the tariff only advantages that force them to choose this option.

Tariff payments

People using communication services in 2021 are accustomed to replenishing their balance in accordance with the amount of the subscription fee. However, on the “My Country” tariff the monthly payment is 0 rubles/month. Thus, the option is completely free, which cannot but please the company’s millions of customers.

Although there is no subscription fee for the TP, this does not mean that the subscriber receives a full package of services for free. Debits from a personal account will be made depending on what actions a person performs using his number: calls, SMS, Internet, and so on.

Call costs

Since the tariff is focused on long-distance and international calls, these services are the most profitable. On other plans, conversations with subscribers of MTS and other operators will be much more expensive.

Cost of different types of calls:

Inbox throughout Russia – 0 r/min.
Calls to subscribers connected to this TP in their region - 1 r/min.
Calls to MTS and numbers of other operators in your region - 2.5 r/min.
Outgoing calls to any mobile numbers throughout the country – 5 r/min.

It’s not just the calls within Russia that attract the “Your Country” tariff. It is also popular with those who decide to dial a number registered in another country. Some countries have a reduced rate, so a conversation with a subscriber living in one of the countries on the list below will be almost cheaper than in Russia.

List of countries for preferential calls:

Tajikistan (if the subscriber has a TCELL operator) – 7 r/min, other operators – 8 r/min.
Armenia (for the first 30 minutes a day on MTS) – 3 r/min, then – 5 r/min.
Kazakhstan – 10 r/min.
Kyrgyzstan – 15 rubles/min.
Moldova – 11 r/min.
Turkmenistan – 10 r/min.
Uzbekistan – 6 r/min.
Vietnam – 8 r/min.
China, South Korea – 3 r/min.

One minute of conversation with a subscriber living in Ukraine will cost 20 rubles. For calls to Europe the rate is 60 r/min, other countries – 80 r/min.

Mobile Internet

“Your Country” does not have a monthly traffic package for using Internet access services. Therefore, a person will pay for web surfing as much as megabytes are accepted. By default, the cost of 20 MB is 25 rubles. Thus, a person risks losing a lot of money by watching movies over the Internet.

To save on the Internet, it is recommended to connect an additional option.

SMS and MMS

Despite the fact that in 2021 a significant part of people use instant messengers to send text messages, SMS and MMS services continue to be popular. There is no package for several messages on the “Your Country” tariff. Each text or multimedia message is paid additionally.

Message transfer costs:

Incoming MMS and SMS within Russia – 0 rub.
Outgoing SMS throughout the country - 2.5 rubles.
Sending an SMS message to one of the CIS countries – 6 rubles.
The cost of one MMS is 9.9 rubles.

If a message exceeds the permissible number of characters, a person will be forced to pay not for 1, but for several messages. Since 1 SMS, for example, is designed for 53 Cyrillic characters.

Roaming abroad and communication when traveling around Russia

The above cost of services is relevant for people located in the home region. That is, the place where the SIM card was purchased. However, roaming within Russia was canceled not long ago. Therefore, each call and message will cost exactly the same as in your home region.

When roaming abroad, the situation is significantly different. Internet will be paid for each megabyte at 10 rubles. As for calls and messages, it all depends on what country the person is in. A call from Uzbekistan will cost 6 rubles per minute, and from France – 60 rubles. The exact cost for a specific state can be found on the website mts.ru.

Calls to Ukraine

How to connect? There are two ways:

Use the command *111*965#. Send a request and wait for a response message from the operator.
Log in to your personal account and activate it.

How to disable?

You can also use the request *111*965#.
Deactivation is available in your personal account. Go to the connected section on the website and select disconnect.

It is important to note that the feature presented cannot be used in conjunction with similar offers. The client has the right to choose one option for international communication. Please take this fact into account when connecting.

Advantages and disadvantages of the MTS “Your Country” tariff

The “Your Country” tariff may seem ambiguous to many customers. At the same time, thousands of subscribers use communication services on this TP, not paying attention to the shortcomings. However, before switching to the presented option, it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with the pros and cons that are visible to the naked eye.

Pros:

No subscription fee.
Cost control (a person pays only for each action performed).
Cheap calls to other people using this tariff.
Low cost of conversations with people living in the CIS countries, Vietnam, China and South Korea.

Minuses:

Expensive calls to countries not included in the preferential list.
High cost of Internet traffic.
No service package included.

Of course, each person will perceive this tariff differently. But no one will deny the fact that for comfortable use of “Your Country” you will need to connect additional options.

Unlimited calls to Ukraine and Armenia

There is a special offer - Favorite number. But the subscriber in another country must be connected to MTS or Vodafone. This fact must be taken into account when activating.

What conditions apply:

Calls from Russia to your favorite phones – 0 rubles.
Full unlimited service is provided.
Subscription fee – 190 rubles per month on tariffs with monthly payment, 250 rubles on plans with a postpaid system.
Three phones can be activated.

This is suitable for people who often call relatives in these countries. You can connect a special service and communicate with them without restrictions. But it is not cheap, so you should think about the need to activate it.

How to activate a tariff for unlimited calls to Ukraine and Armenia from MTS?

Activate the service first. To do this, you need to enter the code *111*56*0#.
To add contacts, use the command *111*56*1* #.
You can check your mobile numbers by requesting *111*56#.
To remove subscribers from the list, dial *111*56*2* #.

The subscription fee is withdrawn after making the first contact. You need to take this fact into account and top up your account with a sufficient amount before connecting.

Additional options

The main disadvantage of the tariff plan is the lack of a package of minutes, SMS and Internet. And if you can still do without minutes, since the cost of calls is quite low, then without access to the network, the TP will lose all meaning for a modern person. The problem is solved by connecting additional options, of which there are a large number.

Additional ones are paid separately. That is, the TP itself does not have a subscription fee, but the third-party option does.

Internet packages

The first thing you have to pay attention to is the Internet options. The cost of 20 megabytes on “Your Country” is 25 rubles. Watching movies and even updating your social media feed can be very expensive. Therefore, you cannot do without an additional package.

For permanent access to the network, it is recommended to connect. It gives 3 gigabytes of traffic for a month, and the cost is 12 rubles / day. Activation occurs using the USSD command *111*1431# or the personal account interface.

Package of minutes

To make some calls free, MTS subscribers are offered several packages of minutes. The most popular is “Call MTS”. It gives 100 free minutes per day for making calls to numbers within the network.

The connection cost is 3 rubles, as is the daily payment in the future. The option is automatically included in the “Your Country” tariff. If you need to deactivate it, you need to dial the command *111*859# or use your personal account.

Message package

The price of SMS is 2.5 rubles. If you need free SMS, you will need the “Smart SMS Package” option. Every day the subscriber is given the opportunity to send 10 messages at no additional cost. The cost of the service is 5 rubles/day. The connection takes place in your personal account or by command *111*9009#.

Roaming

The tariff provides profitable calls to other countries. Therefore, connecting additional services for roaming does not make much sense. But you can make sure that calls and SMS in Russia cost the same as in the region where the SIM card was purchased. To do this, use the option “Russia is like home everywhere” for 5 rubles/day. The service can be activated via your personal account or by command *111*528#.

Conditions for international calls

Some mobile phone companies include international calling capabilities by default in their tariff plans. This does not apply to MTS SIM card holders. For clients of this operator, certain conditions and mandatory options are provided for providing international access. Before we look at them in more detail, let us remind you what you need to do before your trip:

Check if roaming is available on your smartphone. To do this, call the operator or view the data in your Personal Account.
Understand the tariffs for communication services outside Russia. They may differ depending on the connected tariff plan.
Check your phone balance and top it up with the required amount to activate roaming services.
Select and connect the appropriate option.

Now let’s look at each of the operator’s available offers in more detail.

Who will benefit from the “Your Country” tariff?

Once it has become clear what the tariff plan in question is, you can recommend it to certain groups of people. So, “Your Country” will be useful to those who:

Actively uses calls.
Forced to frequently call abroad.
Doesn't use mobile internet.

Of course, this list can be expanded, but, for example, for comfortable web surfing you will need an additional option. And in this case, we consider a tariff without connecting third-party services.

Starting contract services

When a new subscriber wishes to receive a telephone number and the current tariff for it, the operator automatically assigns active services to the plan. The current options greatly facilitate user communication and allow you to diversify your tariff plan. The tariff is characterized by the inclusion of the following options:

Call management: forwarding, easy roaming, international access, call waiting, calls to MTS and Vodafone Ukraine, calls to Kcell, video call.
Internet management: mobile Internet, Internet assistant, MiniBIT, SuperBIT Smart.
Other useful functions: “Direct transmission”, content blocking, “Call MTS”, conference calling, BIT abroad, “They called you”, access without settings.

For subscribers who have expressed a desire to change their tariff plan to “Your Country”, the list of starting functions is similar, with the exception of one.

How to activate the MTS “Your Country” tariff

To switch to this tariff, an existing MTS client can use:

Personal account on the website mts.ru or in the mobile application.
By command *111*741#.
With the help of an MTS communication salon employee.
With the help of a support operator.

If the client changed the tariff during the last month, he will have to pay 150 rubles for switching.

Those who use the services of another operator need to contact the company’s office or leave a request for connection through the website mts.ru.

The offer is valid on all tariff plans and is available to both individuals and corporate clients. It will not only allow you to save on international connections, but also make profitable calls to your homeland if you are abroad.

To activate the option, the SIM card must be active, that is, the number is not blocked. In this case, the balance must be positive. To connect, use several options:

Through your personal account. To do this, log in to the company’s official service or in the “My MTS” smartphone application;
By calling the operator’s call center;
By sending a ussd request of the form *111*2193#.

In order to connect, you must meet a number of conditions:

Use an MTS SIM card for at least 1 year. During the same period, use paid communication directions every month.
Be a user of an operator's SIM card for at least six months. During this time you need to spend at least 470 rubles.

Connection is free.

Call charging

Anyone who has encountered international calls has probably already noticed a significant difference between the cost of calls in the basic tariff and with the option connected. For clarity, let's compare prices:

Call routing	Basic cost of calls per minute	Cost with connected service per minute
Ukraine	35 rub.	The first hour of calls is 2.5 rubles. Further 5 rubles
Armenia	35 rub.	The first hour of calls is 1 rub. Further 5 rubles
Tajikistan	35 rub.	4.5 rub.
Kazakhstan	35 rub.	3.5 rub.
Uzbekistan	35 rub.	6 rub.
China	70 rub.	1.5 rub.
Vietnam	70 rub.	5 rub.
South Korea	70 rub.	1.5 rub.

The cost of calls is calculated every minute, starting from the first second of the connection. If the call ends in less than a full minute, money is withdrawn from the balance as for a full minute.