Moscow region, mobile operators are: New Year's gifts and gifts "

End of the year - a busy time for both operators and users of cellular communication. Those and others are waiting for gifts for the holiday, those and others these same gifts to end up with. I almost wrote "as inevitable as snow in December." The difference is that the "gifts" his statements carefully planned in advance and will certainly, as gifts to existing and potential customers - there can not be lucky all. In this case, it is important to timely warning in advance and not miss a moment of "distribution of elephants."

The situation on the Moscow market seems to not have to carrier generosity. Hard times CPP (Calling Party Pays - Paying the caller), coming "to heaven" prices for interconnection and severe Ministry of Communications, vigilantly observing the actions of all market participants in the new environment. Whole June Sotovik actively complained about his difficult fate and begged penny interconnect, meaning, first of all, saving at least part of its income from incoming calls. As a result, mobile operators have received from MGTS 95 cents per incoming minute, and we are - at £ 1.50. per minute for outgoing. The difference in the 0.55 euro / min. are supposed to offset the costs of MGTS to land mobile traffic + operator to provide wire additional funds to exist. Not counting almost double the tariff increase on the use of a wired connection, but it is the subject of a separate discussion. It would seem, are tough times, the survival of cellular operators, for £ 0.95. compared in any way do not go with the usual 6.4 rubles per minute for incoming! But no, promptly adopted measures have not only preserve the profitability of this difficult business, but also to offer existing and potential users of certain discounts / concessions, plus New Year's gifts. On the financial and economic "miracles" we will talk separately, today we are interested in gifts. And, if possible, gifts to existing customers, rather than distributing the many and varied prizes in exchange for new connections. For these prizes / distribution displayed in the financial documents of a dull line "costs to attract new customers and to us today are not very interesting.

"Christmas discount" MTS - a gift to all subscribers. Or nearly all

A detailed description of the action read here. The essence of the gift fully reflect the quote from the news website: "During the Christmas holidays MTS presents to all its subscribers the opportunity to speak more than warm words to family and friends, even if they are on the other end of Russia. When connecting to a special service "Christmas discount" calls to MTS is not only yours, but also in other regions of Russia will be cheaper for you at 25%. " Do not be afraid of the term "warm words", a discount of 25% is distributed, including at pre-and poslenovogodnyuyu swearing with his beloved mother-in. Of course, if the beloved mother-in-law is connected to the least favorite operator, as the discount applies only to calls within the MTS network. The duration of the discount - up to 31 January inclusive. To obtain the gift is nothing to do (for most tariff discount automatically), but just in case you can send free SMS-text message to 2007 on the number 2007 or call the contact center. The bad news - subscribers contract tariffs with free minutes start to get a discount only after the exhaustion of included minutes, the good news - New discounts are added to any other.

An additional gift for new subscribers TP first »,« RED »,« We »,« MAXI »and« MAXI ONE »- an extra month of discounts (up to February 28).Although, strictly speaking, this extra bonus month of the discount should be attributed to the Count, "the cost of attracting new subscribers, and we assume that this is how the discount will appear in the quarterly reporting reputable company. In any case, the scope of this discount almost all the subscribers we can not but rejoice, this is really a New Year gift. In describing the "Services" (in the sense of a Christmas discount) is present slightly mysterious footnote "Disabling services is done automatically within 30 days from the date of its expiration, but the assurances of contact center employees, we are talking only about the formal disappearance of the" services "from list attached and the item to the pricing has nothing to do.

Another gift - an additional six free ringtones for service users Good'ok. Callers to users of the service instead of the usual long beeps hear the selected caller tune service description look here. For receiving the gifts will have to pay 34 rubles (connection fees) and as much again to pay for liberation from it, otherwise it is likely (contact center workers are not yet aware of) have to pay monthly for a melody or change it to one three free.

Description of any pleasant things such as greeting cards look here, from new products - an opportunity to place your own message to the form of a banner on the homepage of the company. Prepare a greeting here and after the censorship send angels with the logos of the MTS all relatives and friends. Also promised free christmas pictures and music to download from wap-site - a fee for wap-traffic, of course, no one has canceled. The owners of bank cards MTS.Card until 31 January inclusive, will receive double bonus for purchasing a detailed description of the action is here.

Finally, we still need to mention the so-called "New REDaktsii prices" - a special New Year's tariff, which can not proceed with the existing number. This rate can only buy, becoming yet another MTS, so this offer is in the category of "gifts" does not apply. Similarly, do not consider gifts handed out free kits RED.

Beeline: Free minutes, striped things and pussy / notebooks

On the distribution of prizes for the use of communication services Beeline we have already written a detailed explanation of all the rules of participation in the program and a variety of striped things look here. PLEASE NOTE: In each category you can choose only one gift certain items, ie, stock up on, say, striped socks at once for the whole family will not succeed.

The second bonus program - action "Free minutes", deadline - December 31, 2006. Details, see here yourself free minutes are automatically calculated by the following "exchange" for the dollar and ruble-denominated tariffs:

• $ 10 / 300 rubles. per month - 5 free minutes
• $ 20 / 600 rubles. - Free 10 Minutes
• $ 30 / 900 rubles. - 15 free minutes
• $ 40 / 1200 rub. - 20 free minutes

The cost of connecting to the shares - $ 1, without VAT, accrued free minutes can be used within 30 days of receipt. Important features: the action does not apply to subscribers with a credit form of payment, gift and spent only a minute for calls within the network within the home region.

From December 27 will earn service "Trustee payment" - a short-term "credit" in the case of the exhaustion of the balance sheet. Announcement of services can be found here.

Another "gift initiative" Beeline (if you can call it that) - the distribution of souvenirs for prepaid and purchasing of new contracts in the mobile phone stores, Euroset. The campaign will last until December 31, and reads as follows:

Purchase Contract Beeline	Prize
Buying a contract without making any money on account	Fridge Magnet
Purchase contract + entry 150 - 349 rubles. at the expense of	Magnetic Photo Frame
Purchase contract + making 350 or more now. at the expense of	Notebook
Completion of the balance of the Beeline	Prize
Completion of the balance of $ 300 - 599 rubles. or buying a prepaid card 10 units.	Magnetic Photo Frame
Completion of the balance of a $ 600 or more now. or buying a prepaid card 20.	Notebook

It is clear that a notebook or a frame - an incentive not the most serious, and the picture size 3x5 cm still need to search (tear of the passports?). Much more important than the fact of cooperation of the operator with Euroset. It is no secret that such cooperation is a very effective lever to attract new connections that we observe every year in the month of December. This year, staff Euroset's no doubt that prepaid-box "Beeline" - the best choice for those who come for such a mobile Christmas present for relatives and friends.

MegaFon-Moscow: Subscribers have given time and play music

The main New Year's gift to all Prepaid-subscribers - an additional twenty days of the term of payment, a detailed description of the gift is here. Quote: "Action" Twenty Days in the present "extends to all LITE subscribers who are connected to the network until 20 December 2006 inclusive. An additional 20 days added to the current period of validity of the balance of the subscriber. For all its virtual "gift" is useful because in case of need will malogovoryaschim subscribers save $ 100 and do not purchase card renewal. Care of new connections, and showed that the operator, as in the past year, the duration of payment svezheaktivirovannyh SIM-cards increased to 180 days.

On the new service Push-to-Talk, we recently wrote, is now a list of new products added to the service RBM (Ring Back Melody), similar services Good'ok MTS. In the "best" tradition of playing with English words, a service called «PriJcall» - I wonder how this service obzovet "Beeline"? Description of the service look at the operator's website here, to February 20, 2007 is considered as a test operation, and the monthly fee for it is not charged.

Christmas gifts from all over

Something from which are unlikely to escape, it is inevitable New Year's Eve disruptions delivery of messages (SMS and MMS) and possible problems with voice. Beeline has already informed about stopping in the period from 31 December to 01 January a number of its SMS-services, including "Call Me" and show the number of points within the action "turn words into gifts.Those who are in the New Year's Eve communication is absolutely necessary, will be reserved just in case SIM-cards of the two, and preferably all three GSM-operators. Last year, the mobile communication network coped with congestion is surprisingly good, but the safest option is still a wired phone.