Mobile operators have non-public tariffs, the connection of which is limited. These include MTS for its own - MTS has developed three of these tariff plans. Here we will consider “Smart for their own”, offered to the owners of smartphones - its features, cost, connection procedure, pros and cons of the tariff.

Description of the Smart tariff for your MTS

Provider "Mobile TeleSystems" allows each of its employees to connect to MTS Smart tariff for their up to 10 federal and city numbers of the operator.

After connecting and debiting the first payment, the user receives:

• 600 minutes for all calls within Russia (including numbers of subscribers in your region);
• unlimited to MTS phones;
• 600 SMS to all numbers in your region;
• 10 gigabytes of internet.

Minutes, SMS and GB of the package are available both in your region and during trips around the country - without internal Russian roaming.

Important: the provider allows the distribution of MTS Internet traffic for its users from a smartphone to other devices. Also, the client can insert his SIM card into a router or modem - the Internet will work.

A free option "On the Net" is available, with it the subscriber gets unlimited access to the most popular instant messengers and social networks. The service is activated by USSD command * 345 # or through the My MTS application.

If the user has exhausted the MTS tariff gigabytes for his own, he is automatically provided with additional packages:

• traffic volume - 500 megabytes;
• max number of packages - 15 per month;
• cost - 75 rubles. for every.

Is it possible to refuse such a concern? Yes - using the USSD command * 111 * 936 * 2 #, after which the subscriber can connect one of the “Turbo buttons” or “Internet-…” options (Mini, Maxi, VIP).

According to unofficial declassified data, since November 6, 2018, when switching to MTS, Smart will give its MTS unlimited Internet access. It is available with a free connection of the "A lot of Internet" option.

Let's continue the description of Smart for our MTS, indicating the cost of minutes and SMS after the package is exhausted.

The cost of the Smart tariff for their own

Incoming calls and messages (SMS and MMS) cost Smart users for their MTS 0 rubles.

The cost of outgoing minutes, SMS and MMS over the package depends on the region of the subscriber. The figures for Moscow and the region, St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region (St. Petersburg) and four other regions are given in the table.

The cost of the Smart package for their MTS is 200 rubles.

Please note: a subscriber who is served on this tariff plan with a city MTS number pays an additional 150 rubles monthly, and in total the tariff for his MTS costs 350 rubles.

How to connect Smart for your

You will not be able to switch to any tariff for your own people, including Smart, by contacting the MTS salon. Moreover, the staff of the salons are not employees of Mobile TeleSystems at all - they are on the staff of CJSC Russian Telephone Company.

Then how to connect Smart for your MTS? A suitable option is to get a code to switch to a tariff. With this combination of numbers, the subscriber does not need to go for a new SIM card or order delivery.

Employee statement

If you have recently switched or are going to switch to MTS with your number, you can contact one of the company's employees to draw up a special application, according to which your number will be connected to the MTS tariff for your Smart.

But it is almost impossible to find such a person at the moment, since the specialists of MTS PJSC value their work, and the company's security service is struggling with writing special applications for remuneration.

Code certificate

Algorithm of how to connect Smart for your own by purchasing a code:

1. Purchase an activation code from a trusted seller;
2. Check the availability of the MTS number of 201 rubles on the account (more is possible), if necessary, replenish the balance in any convenient way;
3. Give USSD the command * 362 * 999999 * 9999 #, instead of nines, dialing the received code;
4. Wait a while, if the code is valid and entered correctly, the tariff is changed within 24 hours.

You can check the connection status through the subscriber's account on mts.ru or My MTS, as well as by sending USSD * 111 * 59 #

In the same way, users will find out the rest of free minutes, SMS and gigabytes - USSD needs to be dialed * 111 * 217 #

Free Smart connection for their

At one time, the provider held a campaign, within which subscribers could easily connect to Smart for their own. Currently, MTS is not making such a proposal.

Finding the necessary set of numbers on the Internet by driving codes for free 2018 into the Smart search engine for your MTS is almost unrealistic - there are much more people who want to switch to this tariff plan than distributing the necessary sets of numbers.

Cheating when connecting

When buying code, you should be vigilant so as not to fall prey to attackers. We advise you not to purchase a combination of numbers:

• on social networks, even through a trustworthy personal page - there is too much risk that an attacker hacked a "pumped" account and collects money from gullible people for non-existent codes until the owner of the page regained access to it;
• "Avito" - there are also many fictitious sellers here;
• on one-page sites - it is easy to create them one by one and rob gullible citizens with impunity;
• little-known forums - in these places cybercriminals wind up topics about sales and reviews.

So be extremely careful, carefully check and double-check the sellers, do not fall for the substitution, and so on.

Can they turn off Smart for their

Nothing is known about the facts of disconnecting users from the Smart tariff for their providers.

The subscriber can disconnect on his own initiative. But here we must not forget that it will not be possible to connect back, having changed his mind (after catching himself).

Is it possible to reconnect the tariff

If the user, being of sound mind, for whatever reason, abandoned Smart for his own, it is almost impossible to return it.

The only real solution (and even then feasible rather theoretically):

1. go with your number to a third-party cellular provider;
2. use his services for two months;
3. after waiting these 60 days, return with your number to MTS subscribers;
4. connect at the request of an employee.

The main difficulty is to make an acquaintance among the staff of Mobile TeleSystems and persuade the employee to fill out the required application. See above why this is almost impossible.

Roaming Smart for friends

There is no roaming in Russia on the considered tariff. In any constituent entity of the federation, including the disputed territories - the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol, the subscriber uses the services of a cellular provider at home - without the forced connection of additional. services and related costs.

Features of using packages in roaming

In any “non-home” Russian region, calls to home subscribers are charged as local, and to long-distance subscribers of the region of your stay at the moment.

Example: You permanently reside in Omsk, have come to the Krasnodar Territory for a summer vacation. Calls to all numbers in the Omsk region are local and free within the package. Any numbers of MTS Russia are also received from the package, and in case of its exhaustion, they remain unlimited at 0 rubles. Calls to the numbers of residents of Sochi, Anapa and other settlements of the Krasnodar Territory (except for MTS) will be long-distance and paid according to the tariff plan (3 rubles / min.).

With the SMS package, everything is the same: to the home region (in the described case - Omsk) - from the package, to the host region and the rest - at the “SMS to Russian subscribers” tariff.

Incoming calls while roaming

No money is charged for incoming calls while traveling in Russia. The subscriber who calls you, the minutes cost the same as without crossing the borders of the home region.

Internet in roaming to Smart for their

When traveling around your home country, the Internet package is used at home without any restrictions and surcharges. The user only runs the risk of encountering technical restrictions, but no one is safe from them when traveling.

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages of the MTS "Smart for Friends" tariff:

• low monthly fee - both nominally and in terms of "price-quality";
• the availability of unlimited access to social networks and instant messengers (with the "Online" option);
• the opportunity to get "A lot of Internet" or use profitable Internet options, abandoning expensive additional packages.

Some users consider the disadvantage of the small number of package minutes provided, while others do not reveal any drawbacks at all.

The largest Russian mobile network offers to use a new product from the SMART line, activated in 2020. The apparent advantage of this tariff is its low cost. It is not in the public domain and an ordinary subscriber will not be able to make the transition or connect to it on his own. This unique offer is intended only for MTS employees and their immediate environment. In order to activate, you must enter a special activation code. Before you connect MTS smart "For your own", read the description of the tariff in 2020.

Each employee of the MTS mobile network receives 10 special codes that are designed to connect to a new tariff. These keys can be used by yourself and given to loved ones. If you buy Smart "For your friends" yourself, you will have to pay about 2000 rubles.

The monthly payment includes a free package of services:

• 600 minutes within the network in the home zone.
• 600 SMS within the network within the connection region.
• Incoming calls on the territory of connection are free.

After the free services included in the package run out, the tariffication will be as follows: outgoing calls within the network - 2.0 rubles / min., To other networks - 3.0 rubles / min., SMS - 1, 0 RUB and 3.8 rubles. (foreign region). The free call package also includes on-net minutes.

After the established limits are used up, communication with MTS subscribers is free of charge.

Mobile Internet is provided in the amount of 10 GB. The action is carried out throughout Russia, regardless of the region of residence. There are no roaming charges. When the free traffic ends, additional packages are activated automatically. You will have to pay an additional 75 rubles. for every 500 MB. During a month, such packages can be used in a limited amount - within 15 pcs. Please note that this service can be disabled if desired.

To get Smart "For friends" from MTS, a description of the tariff in 2020, you should call the operator of the cellular network and ask all your questions. Contact an employee of the company should be at 8800.

Please note that all conversations are recorded in order to improve the quality of service.

How to connect smart "For your own" MTS

There are several ways to activate with a special code. The most popular is to enter USSD: "* 362 * 000000 * 0000 #", where zeros are the personal code. To simplify the task, you should call the short number 3620, where to activate the code in tone mode. Only individuals can use this service. Before connecting to the tariff plan, you should top up the balance for an amount equal to the monthly subscription fee.

You can connect the tariff by going to the company's office on your own, where qualified operators will help you to carry out the activation procedure. Do not forget to take your passport with you, otherwise the service will be refused.

You can also activate the code through your personal account in the system by registering in advance and entering the code in the appropriate section intended to start using the new tariff plan on a free basis.

Advantages and disadvantages

Before switching to the MTS smart tariff "For your friends", carefully read the terms of use, its advantages and disadvantages. The main advantages are the absence of intranet roaming in the country. It turns out that the subscriber will be served in all regions, according to the same scheme as in the home. All subscribers who connected earlier will be automatically transferred to the new tariff.

Before connecting to a tariff plan, read the reviews of existing subscribers. Even the most advantageous offer from MTS cannot be compared with SMART "For their own". If you get your hands on an activation code, be sure to reconnect to a new unique tariff.

Few people know that in addition to tariff plans available for purchase and transition to anyone who wants to, there are very profitable, but not available for sale, "closed" tariffs. The MTS company has released a very advantageous tariff plan "Smart for its own" for its employees.

It's just that the company's employees recently got the opportunity to switch on their own, as well as connect up to 10 numbers of MTS subscribers to this non-public tariff at their discretion. Each employee receives free codes for switching to the Smart tariff plan for their own. Naturally, offers for the sale of codes immediately began to appear on the market. If you do not have close acquaintances or relatives among the operator's employees, then it will not be easy to get a free opportunity to switch to this closed tariff. The cost of a paid switch to this plan is different and can reach 3000 rubles - it all depends on the seller's appetites.

The first “For friendly” tariff option has already undergone some changes. Let's make a detailed description of the tariff that Mobile Telesystems are now distributing among a narrow circle of subscribers.

Those who have switched to the "Smart for Friends" plan for a monthly fee of 200 rubles per month will receive the following available packages of minutes and SMS:

• 600 minutes of calls to all mobile numbers in your region, including calls to MTS operator numbers.
• 600 outgoing SMS to numbers of any operators in your region.
• Free incoming calls when located throughout the country.

After the main packages of minutes and SMS are over, the prices become as follows:

• After the 10-hour communication package has been exhausted, the cost of outgoing calls differs depending on the region where the SIM card was purchased. In the capital region, it is 2 rubles per minute of communication to the numbers of any operators in their region.
• Outgoing calls outside their region are not included in the basic package volume of available minutes and are 3 rubles per minute of communication when calling any operator.
• Users will pay 50 kopecks for 1 SMS to all operators in their region.
• SMS messages will cost 3 rubles 80 kopecks after the limit of 600 messages to operators in any region has been exhausted.

It should be noted that calls to MTS numbers are also included in the primary package of free minutes. But after the package is exhausted, they remain free both in their region and on MTS throughout Russia.

The user who subscribes to this tariff receives the following conditions for using the mobile Internet:

• A package of 10 GB of Internet traffic, valid throughout the country without additional roaming charges.
• Automatically connected Internet traffic packages after the basic limit of 500 MB is exhausted for 75 rubles each. No more than 15 such Internet packages can be used within a month. Automatic connection of additional packages can be adjusted independently.
• After the end of the additional packages, the user can use the "Turbo button" options with sizes of 100 or 500 MB to access the Internet.

Important! MTS tariff "Smart for insiders" works without taking into account intranet roaming throughout the country. That is, the connected subscriber is served at his own home tariff, being in any region of the state. The conditions included in the tariff itself are the same as when subscribing to the "" option.

Tariff connection

How to activate the “Smart for Friends” tariff? An employee of the company is given 10 activation codes for personal use. The tariff change takes place without replacing the SIM card. If you still got such a code in one way or another, then to switch to the “Smart for Friends” tariff on MTS, it is enough to perform one of two actions:

• Dial the combination * 362 * 000000 * 0000 # on the USSD phone, changing the zeros to your digital code.
• Call 3620 and change the tariff in call mode.

Attention! When you change your tariff plan to this closed tariff, you must have at least 200 rubles on your account balance, since the subscription fee is debited at the time of the transition.

The transition to a new tariff plan is usually carried out within 1 day. How do I know that a new tariff has already been activated?

1. the name of your tariff is displayed.
2. The USSD * 111 * 59 # command will allow you to get the name of the tariff in an information message.

How to find out, being on such a tariff, how many minutes, traffic and messages remain available for use? This can be done in standard ways, the same as on any other tariff of the Smart line:

• In the Personal Account on the operator's website at: https://login.mts.ru/.
• In the mobile application My MTS.
• With the help of USSD combination * 111 * 217 #, then make a call.

It is worth noting some of the shortcomings associated with the use of the tariff plan MTS "Smart for Friends". When you switch to a new tariff, the main inconvenience is calls within the network, limited to a 10 hour monthly limit. Further, unlimited conversations within the network begin, but by that time the time for outgoing calls to numbers of third-party operators should be spent. Another inconvenience is that calls to other regions cannot be made on account of the accrued 10 hours.

As a result, you must agree that for 200 rubles a monthly subscription fee, a subscriber who switched to such an MTS tariff receives an excellent offer. Other tariffs, even with the presence of connecting various packages and options, will not provide such a ratio of price and volume of services. This is a practical minimized Ultra tariff, only for a very modest price.

We would like to remind that the purchase of SIM cards with the tariff from MTS “Smart for Friends” is impossible. Therefore, those wishing to switch to such a mobile connection will have to look for codes for switching on their own.

"SMART for friends"

Subscription fee - 200 rubles. The monthly fee includes:
- 5 GB of Internet. (Regions of exclusion: Kamchatka, Sakhalin and Magadan region included - 3 GB, in Norilsk included - 2 GB.)
- 500 minutes to all networks of the HOME REGION and MTS throughout Russia.
- 500 SMS to subscribers of the home region.

Cost after 500 minutes and 500 SMS:

Calls to MTS throughout Russia - UNLIMITED
- calls to other networks of the HOME REGION - 2 rubles / min.
- any long-distance calls to Russia - 3 rubles / min.
- Any local SMS - 50 kopecks.
- SMS within Russia - 3.80 rubles / min.

To refuse automatic activation of additional packages, you must dial * 111 * 936 # from your phone

The cost of changing the code is 850 rubles.
When buying 5 codes, the price is 4000 rubles.

"U L T R A"

50% discount on subscription fee.

Tariff "ULTRA" You can see its conditions on the website of the mts of your region.

Here is an example for Moscow and the Moscow region

Subscriber fee 2700 rubles.
The monthly fee includes:
15 GB Internet
Unlimited calls to MTS throughout Russia
5000 minutes to all networks in Russia at home and when making calls to the home region and to MTS of Russia while traveling in Russia
5000 SMS to all networks in the home region
Valid throughout Russia

When using the code, the subscription fee becomes 2700/2 = 1350 rubles.

To use a 50% discount, send an SMS with the received code to 3620.

"Super MTS for insiders"

Subscription fee - 0

When replenishing the account for less than 200 rubles for 30 days, 60 minutes per day:
To mobile phones MTS - 0
To MTS mobile phones from 61 minutes a day - 50 kopecks / min.
To mobile phones of MTS in other regions of Russia - 1 RUB / min.

To landline phones - 0.

When replenishing an account in the amount of 200 rubles for 30 days, 60 minutes per day:
To mobile phones MTS - 0.
To MTS mobile phones from 61 minutes a day - 50 kopecks.
To mobile phones of MTS in other regions of Russia - 0.
To mobile phones of MTS in other regions of Russia from 61 minutes per day - 1 RUB / min.
For subscribers of other operators in the region - 1.50 rubles / min.
To landline phones - 0.
To landline phones from 61 minutes a day - 1.50 rubles / min.
The rest of Russia - 10 rubles / min.

Calls while traveling in Russia:
All incoming calls are 0.
Outgoing calls within Russia - 10 rubles / min.
1 Mb of GPRS traffic (if Internet packages are not connected) - 5 rubles.

At this tariff, you can connect the Smart 2 GB option for 100 rubles for 30 days or the Smart 5 GB option for 200 rubles for 30 days.
Feel at Home Everywhere is free.

Connecting the Smart 2 GB option, dial the USSD command: * 111 * 2233 #
Connecting Smart 5 GB option dial USSD command: * 111 * 548 #

After exhausting the main traffic, the package can be reconnected as many times as you like, for this we disable the package and enable it again.

To switch to this tariff send SMS with the received code to 3620.

The cost of changing the code is 1100 rubles.

Conditions for the transition:
1.The number must not be blocked.
2. The balance is slightly higher than the subscription fee. The subscription fee for the first month will be debited when transferring to the tariff.
3. The SIM card is issued to an individual and does not have pooled accounts.
4. The tariff on the SIM card must be non-corporate and public.

Available transition without code only for ported numbers from other companies (beeline, megaphone, tele2, iota).
Prices:
"SMART for their own" - 560 rubles.
"Super MTS for insiders" - 560 rubles.
"Ultra" with 50% discount on subscription fee - 860 rubles.
Change of tariff within 4 working days. Payment after connection.

Payment to a Sberbank card or Qiwi wallet.

Codes are available for all regions.

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• Subscription fee: 200 rubles per month 1 2;
• Internet package: 10 gigabytes per month 3;
• Package of minutes: 600 minutes per month 4;
• Messaging package: 600 SMS per month 5;
• Unlimited social networks and messengers 6;
• Unlimited calls to MTS Russia;
• Local calls after the end of the package: 2 rubles per minute 7;
• Long-distance calls: 3 rubles per minute;

Exceptions and clarifications

1. The subscription fee for some regions is 450 rubles per month. List of regions: Kamchatka, Magadan, Norilsk and Chukotka Autonomous Okrug.
2. The subscription fee of 200 rubles is applicable only for subscribers with a federal number (9xx), for a city number there is an additional payment from 100 to 300 rubles, depending on the region. The largest surcharge for a landline number in Moscow and the Moscow region, it is 300 rubles.
3. The Internet package is 10 gigabytes for all regions, except: Voronezh, Irkutsk, Kemerovo, Perm, Tula, Tyumen, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. In these regions, the Internet package has been increased to 15 gigabytes.
4. The package of minutes is spent on any local calls and calls to any phones of MTS Russia. After the end of the package of minutes, calls to MTS Russia remain free and unlimited, calls to other local operators cost 2 rubles per minute.
5. The SMS package is used only when sending messages to the home region. The cost of a message to another region of Russia is 3 rubles 80 kopecks. The price of international communication is 5 rubles 25 kopecks.
6. Unlimited social networks and messengers are provided using the VNets service. On the “Smart for Friends” tariff it is free for all regions, except for Norilsk. The cost of the Vseti service in Norilsk is 4 rubles per day.
7. In some regions, the price of a local minute is 1.5 rubles per minute.

Note: Tariff plan "Smart for friendly" is a tariff for individuals. It cannot be connected to corporate SIM cards, and after connecting, the SIM card will remain issued to you.

Features of using Internet packages

Every month a subscriber of the “Smart for Friends” tariff is provided with 10 gigabytes of Internet. This package can be distributed via Wi-Fi without restrictions and surcharges. In addition, a SIM card with a tariff can be used in a modem or router. After the end of the package, the Internet will automatically connect additional packages, they are described in detail below. If the automatic connection of additional packages is disabled, Internet access will be completely blocked until the end of the billing period. To restore access to the Internet, in this case, you can connect any "Turbo button" MTS.

Regions with 15 gigabyte package

In the following regions: Voronezh, Irkutsk, Kemerovo, Perm, Tula, Tyumen, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, subscribers of the “Smart for Friends” tariff are provided with an Internet package of 15 gigabytes per month. The increased package is activated automatically when the tariff is connected; no additional actions are required from the subscriber. There are no surcharges for additional gigabytes.

Automatic add-on packages

After the basic Internet package has been exhausted, additional packages of 1 gigabyte in size are automatically connected to the users of the "Smart for Friends" tariff. Each such package costs 75 rubles. As soon as one additional package ends, the next one is connected to the subscriber, while another 75 rubles are debited. In total, no more than 15 additional packages can be connected, after which Internet access is blocked until the end of the billing period. In this case, you can extend Internet access using the "Turbo buttons". You can refuse automatic additional packages in the My MTS application, or using the USSD command:

Internet plug-in packages

From February 21, 2018, subscribers of the “Smart for Friends” tariff plan have access to additional connected Internet packages:

• 3 gigabytes of Internet for 300 rubles per month;
• 5 gigabytes of Internet for 400 rubles per month;
• 10 gigabytes of Internet for 500 rubles per month;
• 20 gigabytes of Internet for 600 rubles per month;

Upon activation of such a package, the subscription fee for the first month will be charged immediately. Starting from the second month, the subscription fee will be charged daily. Once connected, the package will be automatically renewed every month until it is disconnected through the My MTS application.

To activate one of these packages, call the toll-free number 057036 ... An automatic informant will tell you in detail about all available packages, after which they can be connected.

You can disable additional connected packages through the personal account of the MTS subscriber, or using the My MTS application.

Minutes and SMS packages at the Smart tariff for their

Package 600 minutes

In all regions without exception, Smart for Friends subscribers are provided with a package of 600 minutes every month. These minutes are spent on local calls, as well as on calls to any phones of MTS Russia. Long distance and international calls are charged separately. If you need more minutes, you can activate an additional package, more on that below.

600 SMS package

A monthly package of 600 SMS is consumed only when sending messages to the home region of the number.
Please note: The maximum length of a short message is 70 characters when using the Cyrillic alphabet. You can write a message of any size, but when sending it, the phone will automatically split it into messages of 70 characters, and the recipient's phone will glue the received messages back into one whole. Therefore, when sending a large message, more than 1 SMS can be written off from the package.

Additional plug-in package of Smart minutes for their

From February 21, 2018, subscribers of the “Smart for Friends” tariff have an additional plug-in package of 200 local minutes for 150 rubles per month. The package is connected once and is automatically renewed for every next month. The fee for the first month is debited at the moment of connection, starting from the second month the fee is debited daily.

To activate the 150 minutes package, dial the free number 057036 and follow the instructions of the autoinformer. You can disable the package through the personal account of the MTS subscriber, or using the My MTS application.

Online service

The Vseti service provides unlimited access to the following services: WhatsApp, Viber, FB Messenger, Skype, OK Live, TamTam, VKontakte, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Odnoklassniki.
The service is free for all subscribers of the “Smart for Friends” tariff, except for Norilsk. In Norilsk, the subscription fee for the service is 4 rubles per day.

You can activate the VNets service through the My MTS application, or by USSD command:

Note: In some regions, in the My MTS application, the VNets service is indicated as a paid one. This is an error, in fact, after activating the service, the subscription fee will not be charged.

Roaming on the Smart tariff for your own

Roaming in Russia is completely absent on the “Smart for Friends” tariff plan. In any region of Russia, including Crimea, a Smart for Friends subscriber is served at home. All packages work and all incoming calls and messages are free without the need to activate additional services.

Features of using packages in roaming

In whatever region of Russia you are, calls to your home region will always be considered local, and calls in the region of actual location - long-distance.

Example: You are from St. Petersburg and came to Moscow. Calls to all numbers in St. Petersburg will be considered local and will come from the package. Calls to any numbers of MTS Russia will go from the package and after the end of the package they will remain unlimited and free. Calls to numbers in Moscow (except for MTS) will be considered long-distance calls and will be charged according to the tariff.

It's the same with a short message packet. It doesn't matter where you are, messages from the package will only be spent when sending messages to your home region.

Incoming calls while roaming

All incoming calls for “Smart for Friends” subscribers in roaming in Russia are free of charge. You do not need to connect any additional services for this, everything works automatically. In this case, the caller will pay for the call in the same way as if you were in your home region.

Internet in roaming to Smart for their

While in roaming in Russia, subscribers of the “Smart for Friends” tariff plan can use the Internet package without any restrictions and surcharges.

Note: Until 2018, the Internet access speed was limited to 128 kilobits in some regions of the Far East and in Norilsk, now there are no restrictions.

Features of the tariff in the regions

Smart for insiders in Norilsk

The subscription fee for the “Smart for Friends” tariff for subscribers from Norilsk is 450 rubles. The "VNet" service is paid - 4 rubles per day.
For all subscribers connected before February 21, 2018, the subscription fee is 200 rubles, as in other regions. Unfortunately, at the beginning of March 2018, MTS banned the activation of “Smart for Friends” certificates for SIM cards from Norilsk. It is now impossible to connect Smart for Friends in Norilsk.

Smart for people in Kamchatka, Chukotka and Magadan

For these regions, all the same restrictions have been introduced as for Norilsk. The only exception is the "Vseti" service, it is free. The activation of the “Smart for Friends” tariff in these regions is now prohibited.

Smart for friends in Crimea

The "Smart for Friends" tariff plan is not connected to SIM cards of the Republic of Crimea. Subscribers with the "Smart for their own" tariff from other regions can come to Crimea with their SIM card and be served in the same way as in other regions of Russia, without roaming.

How to connect Smart for your

The "Smart for Friends" tariff is intended for relatives and friends of MTS employees. However, some employees sell their codes online. Of course, MTS has a negative attitude to this. But it is impossible to separate those who bought the code from those who received it. Therefore, if you buy and activate the code, you will be able to use the tariff for an unlimited time, and it will never "fly off".

You can connect “Smart for your friends”.

Please note: If you change your “Smart for your friends” to any other tariff, you will not be able to reconnect it even for money. On one number, the "Smart for Friends" tariff can be activated only once.

With a special certificate (code)

This is the most common and fastest way. Purchase a special promo code for the “Smart for Friends” tariff from the store employees and follow their instructions. The code must be sent to short number 3620 and wait for a response message about changing the tariff plan. If you use the My MTS application, the information about the tariff in it may be updated with a delay of 5-30 minutes after activating the code.

According to the employee

Any employee of MTS PJSC can write and send a special application, according to which, within 5 working days, they will connect the Smart for Friends tariff to the specified number. Such a connection can only be made to a number that was transferred to the MTS network from another telecom operator using the MNP service.

The MTS security service closely monitors that employees do not write such statements for money. Finding an employee who would connect you in this way is almost impossible now.

Free connection "Smart for insiders"

From the end of 2016 to October 27, 2017, MTS carried out a promotion for free connection to the “Smart for Friends” tariff plan. Unfortunately, this action is closed and, according to some indications, they are not going to resume it.

How to avoid being tricked when connecting

Be careful when purchasing the “Smart for Friends” tariff code! Do not forget that besides the real big sellers, there are also scammers. Below are a few simple rules, the observance of which will make you as safe as possible when buying a code:

• Do not buy codes through social networks, even if the seller's page looks full, was created a long time ago and has a lot of reviews. Fraudsters hack promoted pages on social networks and “sell” codes through them until the real owner of the page discovers this and regains access.
• Do not buy codes for Avito. The situation is exactly the same as with social media. Even if the seller is "pumped up", this does not mean that he is real.
• Do not buy "Smart for your friends" on one-page sites. Scammers create such sites en masse, it's not difficult. Then they place advertisements on search engines and deceive buyers until such a site is blocked. And immediately after blocking one site, they create another and continue.
• Don't buy codes on unfamiliar forums. Selling topics and reviews often wind up and deceive gullible buyers.

You can always use the “Smart for your friends” tariff plan. They have been in business for several years and have a good reputation.

Can they turn off Smart for Friends?

There have not been such cases during the entire existence of the “Smart for Friends” tariff plan, since 2014. However, do not forget that if you turn off your Smart for Friends yourself, it will no longer be possible to connect it back.

Reconnecting "Smart for Friends"

Reconnecting the “Smart for Friends” tariff is impossible for most subscribers. The only way is to transfer the number to the network of another mobile operator, wait 2 months, transfer the number back to MTS and connect upon request. But since now employees do not write such statements for money, you will definitely need a familiar MTS employee. Please note that the employees of MTS communication stores are not actually employees of MTS, they are registered in another company - Russian Telephone Company (RTK). RTK employees will not be able to help you with the activation of the “Smart for Friends” tariff, many of them do not even know about it.

Conclusion

If you find an inaccuracy in my description of the "Smart for Friends" tariff, you can add something or want to criticize - be sure to leave a comment. In addition, I am ready to answer any of your questions about the tariff.