On New Year's generous gifts of our favorite operators we have already mentioned, but judging by readers' letters on the topic remains relevant. In addition, highly topical: the countdown went last week, during which you can still buy a prepaid-sets MTS activate SIM-cards and get a gift tugriks to the account. We have tried to collect and systematize the most vivid examples of the use of gift money and minutes with a maximum benefit for the soul and body. And, of course, do not accept these recommendations too seriously - after all the New Year on the nose. Time - not money
If anyone remembers - BeeLine svezhepodklyuchivshimsya gives subscribers 2,005 seconds of communication in each prepaid-box. And it is precisely communication and seconds, for minutes spent per second gift to the beginning of the call and use them only on the conversation. It is quite thought-out decision, although the cause of deep sorrow fans of mobile Internet: did not get to play a combination of gift time - money - supercheap GPRS. Were still "brilliant" ideas about all sorts of chat rooms, paid referral services and other high-value voice of joy, but these tricks with Gift minutes also did not pass. According to representatives of the BeeLine in this case "New" minutes are not spent, and the charging of additional voice services carried out in full. Even good old dial-up Internet access popolzovavshis not succeed - in this case, the gift minute not spent too. However, with the laying of the cellar supplies from BeeLine time while suffering, for the gift of time cards can be activated and immediately after the New Year (15 January).The situation with the gift seconds MTS is much more interesting. As we already know, this gift is materialized in the form of an additional amount in the account and there is definite room for folk art. Some interesting (and obviously stupid) parse options below.
Ever entirely consumed "bought" for 50 rubles, $ 14 for the mobile Internet. Option for the most prudent, as the GPRS service on the TP "Jeans" has not yet provided. However, promised, so that the pile-activated "Jeans 007, you can try zanachit before this wonderful event. Potential "ambush" - unknown cost of the service on prepaid-contract and the possibility of the use of the gift of balance for the GPRS-access in the future.
Mobile Internet today. Skorenko transfer prepaid-contract tariff MTS.SMS (cost $ 3 without VAT), connect the GPRS network and enjoy free wireless Internet in the here and now. " Accurately calculate laziness, but with the cast for a box of 50 rubles should materialize in 1950 megabytes of free traffic.
Lots and lots of free pictures and music to your favorite telefonchik. It is tempting, but zamorochno. Melodies and pictures willingly sell all and sundry, but the "product" is delivered as a wap-link to the resource. And to go there without a GPRS connection rather expensive, dial-up access is charged per minute and the phone will have to adjust. Not very helpful, but in principle, why not? For the sake of your favorite polyphonic "Boomer" no labor costs are not too bad!
SMS-chat, games, services, SIM-menu, etc. Too bad, it can be pampered by a process that usually feel sorry for the money. One big "but": hanging out in the SMS-chat all the time with different numbers are not very happy.
"Inflate" gratis O'Laytovsky balance of the contract through a megaphone. Heard and such a proposal.But here, even a calculator is not necessary, "win" will be a minus sign.
TV-voting, SMS-orders of your favorite songs on the radio, etc.
Self-promotion on dating sites and similar places rave on the Internet. New Year's gift balance can successfully employ to raise the popularity of "a favorite", at an incredible height. The fact that the popular dating sites got into the habit recoup their costs and earn extra coin by mobile operators. The technology is simple, but extremely effective: send a short-SMS-message to specified phone number and find yourself at the beginning of the list of those search engine site helpfully offers in response to a request is made. The average cost of such a "promotion-services - about $ 1, this amount will be deducted from the account when sending SMS-messages. If not, then on the third day after registration "page" greedy user will be on two or three thousand of the eleventh place in the list.
Who pays for the pleasure?
In this case, to estimate the direct costs of the operator is difficult because when using the "gift" to destination (for calls) It is a cost for intranet and local traffic. The same applies to the consumption of GPRS. But in the case of "buy" services to third parties the situation is much more interesting, here we can talk about very specific expenditures. According to the representative of MTS (we specifically asked), a third-party "content provider receives from 50 to 70 percent of revenue from such services and the popularity of these services is growing rapidly. Do you think a penny? Let us try to estimate at least the order of digits as a guinea pig, we take a popular dating site. Yesterday's snapshot of the audience (Sunday night): Total - 1,023,989; new today - 6,945, now on the site - 12,707. But of whether the participants in this "market" one-dollar advance their own "products"? Meticulously considered and analyzed laziness and long, but even a short view of the two taken at random categories (23 and 27 years old) is totally convinced: as yet enjoy! Comments administration of the site could not be obtained, which is quite predictable: it seems that we are talking about thousands of SMS-dollar a day. Interestingly, it was always hype or "self" associated with the appearance of balance on your gift prepaid-boxes?In conclusion I would like to give sincere advice: Let's try to respect themselves and their operator, will spend a minute gift as it was originally intended - in a good word to the families and loved ones.