Comparison of tariffs for mobile Internet for smartphones in Ukraine
Only the blind can not notice the ubiquitous spread of smartphones these days. Their sales have already exceeded sales of simple mobile phones, but really they can be useful only if you have a mobile Internet.
In Ukraine, the lion's share of the market belongs to the operators providing services in the GSM standard, and CDMA-operators occupy only a small part, therefore only the first will be discussed. For a similar reason, we will tell you more about offers of user-oriented prepaid communications (prepaid) than about offers for contract subscribers. In addition, instead of a dry transfer of the cost of a megabyte, we will try to find the best ways for each operator to use the mobile Internet for different types of users. We divided them into three categories. Let's call them conditionally: MIN, AVG and MAX. In the MIN group, we included people who use up to 10 MB of mobile Internet per day. This volume is quite enough for reading e-mail, Twitter, text messaging through any instant messaging service, etc. To the AVG group we attributed those users who consume from 10 to 50 MB of mobile traffic a day. This amount is enough for a fairly active use of the Internet on the smartphone. The MAX category has united users who are not used to restricting themselves in using the mobile Internet. Daily traffic consumption in this group exceeds 50 MB.
Having finished with introductory, now we will pass directly to tariff plans. It's not a secret for anyone that in most cases mobile Internet is quite expensive. In order to reduce costs, users can either choose tariff plans that focus on the use of mobile Internet, or order package services.
Kyivstar
The operator of Kyivstar currently has two offers for mobile Internet users: " "And" ". The first is "no limit" for a month, and the second is "unlimited" for a day. The word is unlimited here in quotes, because once you load 50 MB per day, the operator will limit the speed to 32 Kbps, on which you can only download text pages.
The cost of the "Internet without Borders" service is 1.25 UAH. Per day, but you can make an advance payment for 30 days at a rate of 27 UAH. And thus reduce to 0.90 UAH. in a day. It is important to remember that the first connection of the service is free, and the second and all subsequent connections cost 10, 00 UAH.
The "Online Day" service costs 2.50 UAH. in a day. Its connection is free.
For contract subscribers, the terms of the "Internet without Borders" and "Day of Online" tariff plans are similar to prepaid, with the only difference being that the daily subscription to the "Internet without Borders" is UAH 1.
With regard to our types of users, it can be said that the tariffs for mobile Internet from the Kyivstar operator are suitable for the MIN and AVG groups. Categories MAX they are not so interesting because of the terrible speed limit, which comes after 50 MB.
MTS
The operator MTS has a rather large assortment of various Internet packages that are designed to meet the needs of a wide range of users.
For those who need irregular mobile Internet, the operator of MTS offers the service " ". It has several versions that differ in duration and, correspondingly, in cost: "Unlimited Internet with Opera Mini per day" for 2.5 UAH., "Unlimited Internet with Opera Mini for a week" for 7 UAH. And "Unlimited Internet with Opera Mini for a month" for 30 UAH.
In the service "Unlimited Internet with Opera Mini" there are no restrictions on speed or traffic, but for its use you will have to download a special version of the web browser Opera Mini. In addition, you will not be able to download files larger than 15 MB, jar or jad file formats, and watch streaming video.
For those users who are not satisfied with the exclusive use of the Opera Mini web browser, the MTS operator offers the following Internet packages: Internet 20 - 20 MB for 10 UAH, Internet 100 - for 35 UAH. And the Internet 1000 - 1000 MB for 65 UAH. The validity period of these packages is 30 days. In addition to them, MTS has a full unlimited for 135 UAH. Per month and night unlimited for 49 UAH. In a month, within which you can download up to 5 GB in the period from 00:00 to 08:00.
The MTS operator has a number of mobile Internet services, but they are rather archaic and currently are of no interest except for the service , Within the framework of which you can get unlimited Internet for one day for 7 UAH.
As for contract users, the operator MTS does not offer them any special tariffs for mobile Internet. The only difference from prepaid is the payment for services.
Returning to our abstract users, it can be noted that the MIN group will be most advantageous to order several small Internet packages, the AVG group can take advantage of larger Internet packages, and the MAX group should choose the "Unlimited Internet" package.
Life 
Mobile communication operator life Several tariff plans and several services targeted at mobile Internet users. Let's start with the tariff plans. In the tariff «
"The user receives a package of 40 MB of mobile Internet every day. The cost of the package will be 1.41 UAH. With daily payment and 1.10 UAH. When paying for 30 days immediately. After exceeding the daily limit, the first three megabytes will cost 5 UAH each, and all the rest will be free until the end of the day.
In the tariff plan " "The user can use the mobile Internet at a price of 1 kop / MB. Under the terms of this tariff, paying 30 UAH (VAT and PF) every 30 days, you will receive 3000 MB, in parts of 100 MB daily. In the case of using daily 100 MB, the cost of each next 1 MB till the end of the day will be 0.01 UAH. In case of non-payment of UAH 30 (VAT and PF) 3000 MB will not be provided, the cost of 1 MB will be 0.50 UAH.
Another good tariff plan for mobile Internet users in the operator life Is called "
". For a monthly subscription fee of $ 50. You will get 1000 MB of traffic.
For users who use the mobile Internet (and not only him) to the fullest, life Offers a tariff plan "
". For 80 UAH. Per month you will get unlimited mobile Internet with one small flaw - subscribers who use more than 250 MB / day, a speed limit of up to 16 Kbps for up to 3 days is possible.
In addition to the tariff plans oriented to the comfortable use of the mobile Internet, the operator life Offers a number of packages and services designed for people who use the Internet not regularly. Briefly describe each of them:
The service " "- 50 MB for 7 days for 5 UAH.
The service " "- 200 MB for 30 days for 19 UAH.
The service " "- 1000 MB for 30 days for 49 UAH.
The service " »- unlimited Internet for 7 days for 29 UAH.
The service " "- unlimited for 1 day for 7 UAH.
The service " "- 10 GB for 30 days for 49 UAH.
The tariff plans described above are not available for contract subscribers. You can connect to them only on a prepayment basis. If you are already a contract subscriber of the operator life , Then you can only use Internet services.
Operator life , Like MTS, offers a large number of options for mobile Internet users. For the MIN group, the use of the "Internet 200" service will be most advantageous, the AVG group can choose the "Internet 1000" service or switch to one of the above-described tariff plans. MAX group is best to switch to tariff "life" Online "or" All inclusive ".
TriMob
Apart from Kyivstar, MTS and life There is a mobile operator TriMob, previously known as Utel. The rest is distinguished by the availability of a license to provide services in the standard UMTS / W-CDMA. The TriMob network belongs to the third generation and, by the speed of data transfer, considerably exceeds the speeds in the networks of Kyivstar, MTS and life operators . However, the coverage of TriMob leaves much to be desired, in many places of our country it simply does not exist. As can be seen from
High-speed Internet is only available to residents of large cities. However, outside the coverage area of TriMob, you will not be left unconnected. The phone will be serviced in roaming from the operator of Kyivstar, but in this case you will get the usual 2G-Internet.
In the arsenal of the operator For prepaid subscribers there are three tariff plans, to which you can connect without entering into a contract. This is "OGO! Mobile Start", "OGO! Mobile Easy" and "OGO! Mobile Standard". These tariffs are the same in essence and differ among themselves by the subscription fee, the volume of services received and the number of megabytes that can be spent in national roaming.
In the arsenal of the operator For prepaid subscribers there are three tariff plans, to which you can connect without entering into a contract. This is "OGO! Mobile Start", "OGO! Mobile Easy" and "OGO! Mobile Standard". These tariffs are the same in essence and differ among themselves by the subscription fee, the volume of services received and the number of megabytes that can be spent in national roaming.
In the tariff plan "OGO! Mobile Start" you will receive 550 MB for 30 UAH. For 30 days. In national roaming these megabytes can not be used. Tariff plan "OGO! Mobile Light" will cost around 60 UAH. per month. For this money you will receive 1536 MB, of which 350 can be spent in national security. The most expensive tariff plan is "OGO! Mobile Standard". Having paid 120 UAH. You will receive a package of 8192 MB for 30 days, of which 5120 MB can be spent in the network of the operator Kyivstar. Outside of packet traffic, the cost of one megabyte on the TriMob network will cost 10 kopecks, and in national roaming - 40 kopecks.
For subscribers who prefer to conclude a prepaid agreement, the operator TriMob offers tariff plans: "Smart 64", "OGO! Mobile Standard", "OGO! Mobile Unlimited" and "OGO! Mobile Ultra". Connect to them makes no big sense: you will get a little more packet megabytes, as in prepaid, and the other conditions will be the same. For example, in the contract tariff "OGO! Mobile Standard" for 120 UAH. You will get 10 GB of Internet, not 8 GB, as on the prepaid analog.
As we can see, the operator TriMob has a small number of tariff offers, but they are all fairly balanced and targeted to certain categories of users. A user of the MIN group will have enough "OGO! Mobile Start" tariff, the AVG group will be satisfied with the "OGO! Mobile Light" tariff, and the "OGO! Mobile Standard" tariff remains to the MAX group.
Conclusion
As you already understood, Ukrainian mobile operators offer many different options for using mobile Internet on a smartphone or tablet computer. Packages and services are designed for users with different income levels and different needs, so the subscriber of each operator can find the best solution for himself.
If you already have a SIM card of some operator and you want to use it for mobile Internet, then the easiest way to do this is to find the right Internet package or tariff plan for yourself. Note that in some tariff plans, the transition is not possible. You can connect to them only by purchasing a new starter package. On such tricks, mobile operators are going to increase the subscriber base.
In case you plan to use a new SIM-card for the mobile Internet, then you are practically unlimited. Evaluate your needs on the mobile Internet, and then choose from the table the most suitable option for you. In addition to the financial aspect of the issue, also study the situation with the quality of coverage for the operator you choose in the places where you plan to use the mobile Internet most often. The fact is that the speed of data transfer in mobile networks depends on the number of obstacles that occur in the signal path between your phone and the base station, and the number of subscribers that the given base station serves.
It remains to add that if you are attracted by the tariffs of another operator, but you can not go to it, because they are tied to your mobile phone number, then be patient. At the end of this year, a mobile number transfer service (MNP) will be introduced. The corresponding provision developed by the National Communications Regulatory Commission (NCCR) has already been registered with the Ministry of Justice. If everything goes as planned, the MNP service will be launched on December 20, 2013.
Operator |
Tariff plan / package offer |
Validity of the package / service (days) |
Number of batch MBs |
Cost of one MB (UAH) |
Cost of one day of use (UAH) |
Cost of service / package connection (UAH) |
|
Within the limit |
Outside the limit |
||||||
Kyivstar |
Internet without borders | thirty |
Unlimited. | No | No | 1,25 or 0,90 in case of prepayment | 10 |
| Day Online | 1 |
Unlimited. | No | No | 2.5 | 0 |
|
MTS |
Unlimited Internet with Opera Mini | 1, 7, or 7 |
Unlimited. | No | No | 2.5 per day, 7 for 7 days and 30 for 30 days | 0 |
| Internet 20 | thirty |
20 | 0.50 | 10 | 0.3 | 10 |
|
| Internet 100 | thirty |
100 | 0.35 | 10 | 1.16 | 35 |
|
| Internet 1000 | thirty |
1000 | 0.065 | 10 | 2.16 | 65 |
|
| Unlimited Internet | thirty |
Unlimited. | No | No | 4,5 | 135 |
|
| Unlimited night internet | thirty |
5000 | No | No | 1.63 | 49 |
|
| Internet for a penny | thirty |
1600 (20 per day) | 0.005 | 10 | 0.26 | 8 |
|
| Hyper.NET | 1 |
Unlimited. | No | No | 7th | 0 |
|
Life |
Life Crazy day |
1 |
40 | 0.035 | 5 for the first 3 MB | 1,41 or 1,1 when paying for 30 days | 0 |
| Life Online |
thirty |
3000 (100 per day) | No | 0.01 | 1 | 0 |
|
| Life Communicator |
thirty |
1000 | No | 12 | 1.67 | 50 |
|
| All inclusive | thirty |
Unlimited. | No | No | 2.67 | 80 |
|
| Internet Week | 7th |
50 | 0.10 | By tariff | 0.71 | 5 |
|
| Internet 200 | thirty |
200 | 0.095 | By tariff | 0.63 | 19 |
|
| Internet 1000 | thirty |
1000 | 0.049 | By tariff | 1.63 | 49 |
|
| Unlimited Internet Week | 7th |
Unlimited. | No | By tariff | 4.14 | 29 |
|
| Internet for the day | 1 |
Unlimited. | No | No | 7th | 7th |
|
| Night Internet | thirty |
10 GB | 0,0049 | By tariff | 1.63 | 49 |
|
TriMob |
OGO! Mobile Start | thirty |
550 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 1 | thirty |
| OGO! Mobile Easy | thirty |
1536 | 0.039 | 0.10 | 2 | 60 |
|
| OGO! Mobile Standard | thirty |
8192 | 0.014 | 0.10 | 4 | 120 |
|
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