How to find out the consumption of Internet traffic. What is internet traffic. "Open Internet" - a new principle of tariffication of MTS traffic How to save mobile Internet on iPhone

The mobile Internet is becoming an integral part of our lives. All operators of the leading three - Beeline, Megafon and MTS - have long had tariffs with the volume of mobile Internet traffic included. However, as always, at the most inconvenient moment, the included volume of mobile traffic ends, the speed drops and this gives us a lot of inconvenience. So how to track mobile Internet traffic - how much does MTS, Megafon and Beeline eat, and how to SAVE it without losing phone functionality? Let's figure it out together...

How to find out the mobile traffic of Beeline, Megafon, MTS on Android?

In order to find out the volume of already consumed mobile Internet for the current month, it is not necessary to know the service commands or register in the operator's personal account, although this can also be very useful. Any Android or iOS phone has a statistics section for recording mobile Internet traffic. For Android owners, it is located in the section “Settings> Data transfer> Name of your operator”

We get to the section of detailed statistics, which can be manually displayed for the desired period. By the way, here you can also set a mobile traffic limit - this is convenient when you have a certain volume included, and everything above is paid separately, especially in roaming, where mobile Internet is very expensive.

You can also see in detail which application consumes how much for a selected period of time.

Clicking on each of them opens detailed settings for a particular program. We need to “Limit background traffic”, and if you wish, you can turn off auto-update of data.

Mobile internet traffic on iPhone

There is a similar section on the iPhone. It is located in "Settings" - "Cellular data". Unlike Android, iOS displays mobile traffic for the current month.

The system also collects detailed information about the Internet consumed by each of the installed applications. In the same section below there will be full statistics for each of the applications. And then you can turn off the consumption of mobile Internet for each of them separately.

How to save mobile internet on iPhone?

Let's move on to the most delicious - how to save this traffic? As you have noticed, some applications eat the Internet very actively, some less. I'll tell you a secret that a lot of programs do this in the background, that is, you may not even know about it, but they quietly download some updates for themselves. And this case must be stopped and allowed to be updated only to those whose information is valid and you need it constantly up to date. Let's start with the iPhone, as it is a little more difficult than on Android.

We have already seen above that with a light touch of your finger, you can immediately block the mobile Internet for the most voracious or unused applications by moving the slider to an inactive position. I also recommend turning off Internet consumption through the operator by programs such as YouTube - you still won’t be able to watch videos for a long time. If you started watching online video by accident, assuming that you have WiFi turned on, then the message about limiting your Internet connection may come as an unpleasant surprise for you. You can also do this in Settings > General > Content Update.

The difference between disabling cellular data in this section compared to the “Cellular data” section mentioned above is that in the first case, we could disable the use of mobile Internet by the application in principle, including when manually launched. And here we turn off only background data loading without your knowledge.

But that's not all, since mobile traffic is automatically consumed not only by installed programs, but also by system components.
For example, app updates from the AppStore might be enabled. To disable this feature, go to Settings > iTunes Store, App Store. And turn off the “Cellular Data” slider.

We do the same with iCloud Drive - this service constantly syncs your data with iCloud cloud storage in the background. You can either disable synchronization in principle (iCloud Drive item), or for individual applications, or via cellular communication - in the latter case, synchronization will only work over WiFi.

The next step is to disable regular mail checks. If you are using the built-in Mail application, then by default it also queries the mail server for new messages at some intervals. We will make it so that the request will occur only when we access the program. Go to settings - "Mail, addresses, calendars> Data download".

We disable the active delivery of letters from the “Push” server and enable manual selection below for those programs that do not support Push notifications.

Mobile traffic on Android

Finally, let's see how to turn off mobile data consumption on Android. Everything is simple here. In addition to disabling updates via cellular communication for each application individually, you can completely cut off the download of data for programs via the mobile Internet. To do this, go to “Settings > Auto-update applications”. And select either “Never” or “Only over Wi-Fi”.

Many tariff plans of the "red operator" assume the presence of prepaid high-speed traffic packages provided on account of the monthly fee. After this volume is exhausted, the Internet will be available at low speed. To restore the latter, you need to purchase a new package for a separate fee. Therefore, it is important to be aware of how to find out the traffic on MTS in order to calculate it for a month. We will present you with several convenient and simple ways to obtain such information.

Method #1: USSD Request

This is the simplest answer to the question "how to find out traffic on MTS." Your actions are simple:

1. Dial the command *107#, then the call button.
2. In the list that appears, select "Internet" - send the number 1, then clicking on the call button or "Send".
3. After a while, you will receive an SMS message with information about the remaining traffic. That's all!

For the "Smart" line, another request is valid: *100*1#. Sending it is absolutely free - you will also receive an SMS with information in response.

If you have exhausted the volume of the main package of Internet traffic and purchased an additional one for a fee, then another request will help you find out its balance: *111*217#. In response, a message with the necessary information will also come.

Method number 2: sending commands

How to see traffic on "MTS" yet? Imagine a simple universal command: *217#. It is relevant for the following options and tariffs:

• "Superbit".
• "BIT".
• "MiniBIT".
• "Internet Maxi".
• Internet VIP.
• "Internet Mini".
• "MTS-Tablet".
• "MTS-Tablet Mini".
• additional Internet traffic packages.

But as for the tariffs of the "Smart" line, then in their relation this command is useless - only the request described in the previous subheading is relevant.

After you send a request to the operator, a message will be sent to your smartphone with information about the selected tariff plan, as well as about the remaining megabytes-gigabytes of traffic.

Method number 3: sending a message

We continue to tell you how to find traffic on MTS. The next method is also quite common - this is sending SMS. The instructions are also simple:

1. Send "?" (question mark without quotes) to 5340.
2. You will receive a message with information about the remaining amount of traffic in response.

Method number 4: official application

How to find out the traffic on "MTS" in just a few "taps" on the screen? Download the official application of this mobile operator to your smartphone or tablet (it is available in the App Store, Play Market). Register or log in to it. After that, it will be enough for you to open the program to find out the remaining traffic on MTS - immediately its volume will be displayed on the main page.

Let us draw your attention to the fact that the "red operator" is actively promoting its mobile application today, so USSD requests will soon become irrelevant - the rest of the traffic can be found mainly through this software.

Method number 5: personal account

Go to the official website of the "red operator" in the browser. Go to the "My MTS" section. Log in: enter your phone number and request a password via SMS - the received code will need to be entered in the appropriate field.

Go to the "Internet" tab - there will be information about the remaining traffic, connected options.

Method number 6: user support

And another simple method - dial the number 0890 from the MTS phone. The call is absolutely free. An employee of the contact center will orient you about the rest of the traffic, as well as suggest other information of interest.

Special cases

Let's look at special cases showing how to view traffic on MTS.

Tablet. For these devices, you can use the following programs:

• *100*1# and call button. The command is suitable for tariffs of the "Smart" line.
• *217# - request for other internet options.

But from some tablets, for example, iPads, it is not possible to send USSD requests, just like SMS. Some users get out of this situation by downloading an additional extension - Jailbreak, SMS Center. You can take out the SIM card from the tablet and insert it, say, into a smartphone, where you can find out the rest of the traffic using any of the methods described above.

We consider these methods to be highly impractical. If it is impossible to send SMS and USSD requests from your tablet, then the best way out is to download the MTS application, where you can easily find out the balance of Internet packages at any time. Let's open a little secret - on iPads in the "Cellular data" settings section, automatic accounting of the traffic used is also kept.

Modem. How to find out the traffic on "MTS-Connect"? There are two easy ways here:

1. Contact the Internet assistant - go to "My MTS" on the official website of the operator.
2. Send a message to 5340 with only a question mark.

For citizens of Ukraine. In a neighboring state, the commands and requests we have listed do not work. To find out the rest of the traffic, citizens of Ukraine need to dial the following request on their devices: *101*103#. As an alternative, download the MTS application to your gadget.

to MTS?

If you have exhausted the volume of traffic at high speed, then you can extend comfortable Internet surfing using the following options - "Turbo buttons":

• 100 MB. Price - 30 rubles (1 day). Connection:
  • *115*05*1#.
  • SMS to 5340 with text 05.
• 500 mb. Price - 95 rubles (30 days). Connection:
  • *167#.
  • SMS to 5340 with the numbers 167.
• 1 GB. Price - 175 rubles. (30 days). Connection:
  • *467#.
  • SMS to 5340 with numbers 467.
2 GB. Price - 300 rubles. (30 days). Connection:
• *168#.
• SMS to 5340 with numbers 168.
• 5 GB. Price - 400 rubles. (30 days). Connection:
  • *169#.
  • SMS to 5340 with numbers 169.
• 20 GB. Price - 900 rubles. (30 days). Connection:
  • *469#.
  • SMS to 5340 with numbers 469.
• "Turbo nights". Unlimited Internet at high speed from 01:00 to 07:00 local time. Price - 200 rubles / month. Connection:
  • SMS to 5340 with the numbers 776.

Now you are aware of simple and convenient ways that will help you find out the rest of the traffic on your smartphone, modem and tablet. Upon exhaustion of packages, Internet at high speed can be extended for an additional fee.

For customers who do not use unlimited tariff plans, the question of how you can check traffic for the Internet will always remain relevant.

The MTS mobile operator allows you to check the balance in several ways, regardless of which phone the check is used on. The mobile operator advises to conduct data verification on an ongoing basis. This will allow you to be online at any time, in addition, it will be possible not to spend money to connect additional services via the Internet. In the material from the article, all the ways will be described on how to find out the spent MTS traffic.

In order to find out the spent traffic, you can use the standard methods through your mobile phone. These operations can be done on any mobile phones, from old to modern. But it should be remembered that due to the algorithm for calculating the consumption of megabytes, the device and the provider are different, so the information may differ slightly. Thus, you can find out the parameters through the phone only for personal purposes, and you cannot check the consumption through the operator. To control the remaining megabytes, you must use any of the methods:

1. Traffic consumption can be clarified through SMS messages. In order to receive information on the balance, you just need to send an SMS with a question mark. The number to send is quite light and short 5340 . All messages will be free of charge and will not be charged. After the system receives the message, another message will come in response, which will provide information on the spent megabytes, as well as how much more traffic can be spent. This method checks an unlimited number of times.
2. Another method for checking consumed traffic is to use a service combination. Since there are a lot of options and tariff plans, there are also several requests to check the consumption of megabytes. For example, if users use tariff plans from the Smart family on a SIM card, then it will be necessary to use the command * 100 * 1 # for detailing. After all batch megabytes have been used for the client, and after connecting additional options, it is necessary to use the combination * 111 * 217 # for control. You can use this service on such options as BIT, Internet mini, maxi, SuperBIT and others. You can also use the combination * 217 # .

Testing on tablet devices

Some tablet devices do not have the ability to send service combinations. Therefore, the owners of such devices have a little more difficulty. For them, you can find out information on the consumption of megabytes only through the use of the Internet. To do this, you need to use your personal account on the website of the MTS operator. Subscribers will need to go to the company's website and go to their personal account. After that, go through authorization, in which you enter your login (mobile phone) and password (comes via SMS through a request on the site). Next, in the office itself, you need to go to the tab with the account status. In the menu, you need to select the rest of the packages and after that you can see all the detailed information on the issue of interest about the expense. Through a personal account, customers can not only find out about the spent traffic, but also fully control the SIM card, connect and disconnect services and tariff plans.

Also, if the tablet device can enter and send requests, then you need to remember a couple of methods:

1. You can check information on traffic consumption on tariffs from the Smart line by entering the combination * 100 * 1 #.
2. For options that were connected after the consumption of the main traffic, you should use the combination * 111 * 217 #.
3. For other mobile applications with traffic, you can find out the consumption by command * 217 #.

Detailing via modem

Through modems from the MTS operator, subscribers can also receive information on the consumption of megabytes. The procedure is similar to the options discussed in the article. The only difference is that the modem does not have a screen, so all information is displayed through the screen of a computer or laptop.

For modems, the provider has made a special program that is installed on the equipment (PC, laptop) after connecting the modem. It is this program that is a tool for management. For example, some devices have the ability to send service requests, similar to those used on phones and tablets. Since the MTS Connect tariff is more often used for the modem, the traffic consumption is checked through the request * 217 #. If it is not possible to register requests on the modem, then it is better to use a personal account on the website of the MTS operator.

From November 1, 2016, all MTS tariff plans, except for corporate ones, as well as TP "Absolut" and "MTS SMART Guest" introduce a new interval principle of mobile Internet billing.

Many innovations of the MTS operator are traditionally explained by their concern for their customers, which, admittedly, is true in the case of interval Internet billing, but only in part - the company has not forgotten to take care of itself. Thus, the MTS assurance that it will now be simply impossible to “fly into the red”, which, by the way, is a recognition by the operator of the fact of the existence of such “flights”, is not entirely reliable. Despite the new billing principle, payment for consumed traffic will only occur at the end of the calendar month, that is, using the Internet, MTS subscribers will actually still be able to lose money. Another thing is that now it will be possible to “fly away” as much as possible only for 100 rubles, since this is how much from November MTS will cost any amount of mobile traffic consumed in excess of 60 GB per month at unlimited speed. In addition, the introduction of informing subscribers about the fact of their automatic transfer to the next, more expensive “interval” of Internet traffic via SMS messages will help reduce the likelihood of going into a big minus.

Nevertheless, as the operator's clients note, MTS's care for them would be much more complete if they were notified by the operator before, and not after, switching to a more expensive interval. With the current notification procedure, it can easily turn out that a subscriber who has conditionally allocated 3 rubles a month for mobile Internet, however, for one reason or another, who has stepped over the 500-megabyte traffic threshold by at least 1 MB, will be forced to pay his the operator is no longer 3, but 7 rubles, that is, as if for a full 2 ​​GB of traffic. The possibility of accumulating "interval" megabytes unused in a given month is not provided for today.

The new charging principle "Open Internet" will be useful and beneficial for those MTS subscribers who, for one reason or another, actively used expensive Internet with payment for each megabyte, the cost of which on all tariffs of the MTS SMART line, for example, today is 4 kopecks. Consumers of such relatively large packages of MTS mobile Internet traffic as LTE 25 and LTE 50 from November 1 will have to slightly increase their Internet costs.

In connection with the introduction of a new principle for charging mobile Internet, from November 1, the following Internet services are terminated on almost all MTS tariff plans for individuals: 3G Light, LTE 25, LTE 50, Hyper.Net, Internet 2", "Inet 4", "Inet 6", "Internet +120", "Internet +20", "Internet +60", "Internet Active", "Internet Light", "Internet Person", "Internet Pro" "MTS Tablet" and "Excellent Internet". Services "Internet Mini", "Midi" and "Maxi" continue to operate.

Tariffication of MTS mobile Internet according to the principle of "Open Internet"