For users of the Smart line, MTS will be a very advantageous offer. The function works on all Smart packages, from “Smart Mini” and “Unlimited” to “Smart Top”. By connecting to the option, the user will be able to save a lot on calls while traveling around the Russian Federation. We invite you to familiarize yourself with a detailed description of the “Everywhere at home” Smart function.
Cost from MTS
According to the terms of the agreement, for connecting to the “Everywhere at Home” function, the client is charged a subscription fee of 30 rubles. And also for using the service, 7 rubles per day will be debited from the subscriber’s account. Agree, this is not so much for the opportunity to make outgoing calls at 3 rubles per minute, free incoming calls and 100 free SMS per day.
In addition, immediately after activating the function, the user’s SIM card will receive 120 bonus points, which can be spent on any MTS services included in the telephony provider’s loyalty project.
Tariff Help
What do you usually do when traveling around the country? Are you packing your suitcase with essentials and personal hygiene items? Are you buying tickets? In the age of information technology, a comb or toothbrush forgotten on a trip is a trifle compared to the expenses that you can unexpectedly “run into” without preparing your smartphone for the trip in advance.
As you know, almost all tariffs operate under standard conditions only in the home zone. As soon as you cross the border of the region where the SIM card is registered, the operator will raise the payment for communication services for you – significantly. There are, of course, tariff plans that, in addition to home service, also include roaming service, but often, subscribers do not even realize that being outside the home zone will be a reason for additional costs.
First of all, when you are roaming, you will have to pay for incoming calls. Yes, a certain amount will be debited from your account for calls from other subscribers. For them, the connection price will not change.
The operator’s logic is quite simple: the caller cannot know where you are, so he calls at the price indicated in his tariff. Naturally, servicing such a conversation costs the operator slightly more than when the subscriber to whom the call is sent is at home. The operator charges this difference in price from your subscriber account. In most cases, a minute of incoming calls will cost you from 9 rubles.
Outgoing calls are charged depending on the direction of the call, and also cost at least 9 rubles per minute. The cost of one megabyte of Internet when roaming also differs significantly from home prices.
If you want to fully use communication services while traveling, then read in advance the prices for roaming services for your tariff. And then calculate how much you will spend on average per day outside your home region. If the trip is not planned for a short period, then multiply the amount by the required number of days. Are you ready to pay that amount for the banal and habitual use of your smartphone?
The conditions of the option are very simple. It does not establish any fixed prices for communication services in roaming. Thanks to it, you can simply “oSmart-mini”; you pay a monthly subscription fee for using it. You have a gigabyte of traffic, 200 minutes and 250 SMS with it. What happens when you activate the “Smart Everywhere at Home” option? Just another hundred rubles are added to your subscription fee. And you can use all packages of your tariff when traveling around the Russian Federation without paying anything more. There is no charge for connecting the option itself; you can also disable the service for free.
The tempting offer from MTS is not available to everyone, otherwise the operator would simply go bankrupt if each subscriber could afford to provide roaming-free space for just 100 additional rubles per month. This option is not available on some tariffs from the Smart line, including Smart+, Nonstop, Unlimited). You can find out whether your tariff is compatible with this option on the company’s website or by calling the customer support center.
Also, it should be noted that MTS does not guarantee high Internet speed for subscribers traveling to the northern regions: Norilsk, Yakutia, Magadan region, Chukotka. The conditions of the option indicate that the speed when located in these regions will be 128 kb/sec.
There are very few users of this option among MTS subscribers. And the point is not at all in the reluctance of clients to take advantage of such an offer, but because not everyone has such an opportunity. Before trying to connect, make sure that your tariff includes this offer. If your tariff is on the list, then you are very lucky, and you can reduce your communication costs outside your home area, right now.
The first way to connect is to enter the command 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 #. After dialing these numbers, you should press “Call” to confirm the command. You will be notified by the operator via SMS message or simply a pop-up window on your smartphone screen about connecting the option.
The second method is to connect through the operator’s official software: a website with a personal account or a mobile application. It’s also not difficult to figure out, and everything is done in a few clicks.
If at some point the option is no longer necessary for you, then use one of the methods described above. The USSD code for deactivation is exactly the same as for accessing the service.
Surely, all MTS subscribers have noticed that when replenishing their account, in addition to the money that comes to the balance, the user also accumulates a certain number of points.
Bonus points can later be exchanged for useful connections. The option mentioned above is also available for connecting for points. The procedure for connecting to the service is the same as when paying by regular means, only when connecting, bonuses in the amount of 500 pieces will be debited. The bonus option will be valid for exactly one month, then you will need to pay a monthly fee, as with normal use of the service.
Both when at home and when traveling around the country, you need to regularly monitor the balance of your service packages. Traffic and telephone calls above the quota will be charged more. The status of service packages can be checked with a short command *100*1#, or viewed in the mobile application. You can also check with the company operator how many minutes, SMS and traffic are available to you, but the two methods mentioned above will allow you to find out the information you are interested in much more quickly.
How to activate the service?
There are several options for how to connect the option:
- via USSD request *111*3333# and the “Call” button;
- by sending a message to system number 111 with the word “3333”;
- using your Personal Account. To do this, the subscriber needs to log in and log into his personal account. Next, go to the “MTS Tariffs” section and, having selected the desired tariff plan, click “Connect”.
Description
- It’s worth noting right away that this service is valid only on Smart tariffs and only within the MTS network. In some regions, the option may not work due to the fact that the phone will be registered in the networks of other operators. Therefore, first, make sure that your area is covered by the MTS network
- You can see a list of all tariffs available for the option on the official MTS website
- The subscription fee is only 100 rubles and is charged once a month
- The option includes packages for Internet use, free SMS messages and call minutes. The volume of Internet traffic, the number of SMS messages and free minutes depends on your tariff. You can also find out more about the packages for each tariff on the official MTS website
How to disable the option?
You must deactivate the service immediately upon returning to your home region. This is necessary so that the standard tariff for your home network is activated, and you do not overpay for cellular communications.
The “Everywhere at home Smart” option can be disabled in the following ways:
- Through the “Online MTS” service. To do this, go to online.mts.ru, using a digital combination you will receive an answer to your request via SMS. To get a code number, send a system request *111*125# and press the call key. After entering your password you will be taken to the site. Next, go to the “Tariffs” section, then “Management” and select the required one from the list.
- You can also disable the tariff in your Personal Account. To do this, go to the appropriate section on the website and, having selected, click “Turn off”.
- You can deactivate the tariff using the USSD command *111*1021#. After sending the request, an SMS will be sent to your phone confirming the successful deactivation of the function.
And if you have any questions, information and assistance can be obtained from mobile network employees. To do this, you can either go to the nearest office of the mobile operator, or simply call the support service at 0890 or 8-800-25-008-90.
Examples of tariff plans
For example, if you are interested in this service and you have a “smart mini” tariff, then you are provided with 2 GB of Internet. You will have 250 minutes to call any networks in your home region throughout the entire region of Russia and calls to the network will be absolutely free. You can call another operator for 2 rubles per minute. All incoming calls are free for all tariff plans. A SMS package of 250 messages will also be provided for MTS in the home region. And SMS to other operators costs 3.8 rubles per SMS. For those who have the “smart mini 022015” tariff, the conditions are similar, but they provide 1000 free minutes for your calls to MTS Russia and 0.5 GB of Internet. The rest of the conditions are the same. For subscribers with the “mini 102014” tariff, 1 GB of Internet access is provided, calls to subscribers in your region are free, and calls to other operators cost 2 rubles per minute. Messages cost 2.00 rubles over the network for one SMS, and messages to other operators cost 3.8 rubles.
You can learn more about all tariffs, charging rules and conditions on the company’s website on the Internet. All operators have this information in any of the company’s salons, or in their personal account. With the “smart mini 1121013” tariff, 0.5 GB of Internet traffic volume is valid, the price of a minute of call to other operators costs 2 rubles, the cost of one SMS is 2 rubles. SMS to other operators is 3.8 rubles per SMS. If you are the owner of the “smart 102014” and “smart + for a year” tariff, then you are given 5 GB for the Internet, 1000 minutes for making calls over the network, the price of a minute for other operators is 2 rubles, the cost of a minute of a call exceeding the package is 5 rubles. 1000 messages over your network and one SMS over the package costs 1 ruble. Tariffs are similar to each other, differ in the amount of Internet traffic provided and the cost of calls.
How to check the remaining SMS limit?
Customers who have subscribed to the Smart tariff plan “Everywhere at home” can monitor the quota for free messages. For these purposes, you can use one of the methods described below:
- log into your personal account, then go to the service page, where all information on connection will be presented;
- send the system request *100*2# and press the “Call” key;
- It is also possible to view the SMS limit through the voice menu. To do this, dial *100# on your phone, click the “Call” button and then follow the instructions.
Roaming isn't so bad
Are you going on vacation? Sea, mountains, noisy metropolis - no matter where you go, you are unlikely to decide to leave your mobile phone at home. We'll talk about how to properly approach organizing mobile communications while traveling. We assure you that this is not packing a suitcase: everything is much simpler.
Now MTS subscribers don’t have to think about where and how much calls cost when traveling around Russia.
The conditions are the same everywhere. So, provided that you are on the MTS network, all incoming calls have become free. The same applies to mobile Internet - now, if you are on the MTS network, then home rates apply throughout the country. How it works?
Let's explain with examples.
Here are all of them in a list along with purchase commands in increasing order of price: “50 SMS in Europe - *111*1104# “100 SMS in Europe - *111*1103# “50 SMS when traveling around the world - *111*1102# “100 SMS when traveling around the world - *111*1101# Checking the remaining package: *100*2# Let's assume you arrived from Krasnoyarsk to Tver and made sure that your phone is connected to the MTS network. All incoming calls on your journey are free. You pay for calls to Tver numbers according to your home Krasnoyarsk tariff. In other words, calls to Tver numbers will cost the same as calls within the Krasnoyarsk Territory when you are at home. If you have a tariff that includes a package of minutes, then the minutes from this package will be debited.
For example, users of the “Super MTS” tariff, just like at home, will be able to call local Tver MTS numbers for free, and call numbers of other operators in the region at the usual home price. Calls from Tver to Krasnoyarsk, Moscow and any other Russian city outside the Tver region will cost only 5.5 rubles per minute. More information about traveling with your own tariff can be found on the website.
