When traveling around Russia, you need to check the tariff plan you are using. It is possible that it is not suitable for travel. Roaming was theoretically abolished, but prices and conditions remained virtually unchanged. In this review, we will look at the most suitable tariffs for traveling around Russia, represented by entire tariff lines. After reading it, you can go on a trip or business trip.
From July 1, all incoming calls when traveling around Russia have become free; for outgoing calls, you should choose a TP that will be beneficial when traveling around the country. After all, when leaving your home region, all calls automatically become long-distance, that is, you will be able to call your loved ones back home at long-distance prices. To avoid this, choose the right tariff.
MTS
Inbox. As soon as you arrive in another city, all incoming calls from local numbers in that region automatically become free for you. And if they call you from Moscow, then be prepared to pay 5.5 rubles per minute for an incoming call.
Keep in mind, this may even apply to calls to a dacha if it is located in another region! I once called my parents and in half an hour 165 rubles were written off from their balance.
Packets and outgoing. The remaining minutes and SMS from the package automatically begin to apply to all calls and messages to numbers in the region of your stay, as well as for calls and SMS to MTS subscribers in any Russian region.
But if you call another operator not from the region where you are, then please pay 5.5 rubles per minute or 2.95 rubles per SMS.
Internet. Perhaps mobile Internet is the only option that received advantages rather than disadvantages after the “cancellation” of national roaming. Now if you have 2 GB of traffic, it will automatically be spent in any other region.
Options. MTS has two options “Home package Russia” and “Home package Russia+”; when you connect them, all incoming messages become free for the duration of the options.
The first costs 15 rubles/day, and the second 100 rubles/month. And for those who do not use package tariffs, the option “Russia is like home everywhere” is suitable for 7 rubles/day. When you connect it, all incoming calls also become free, and outgoing calls will cost 3 rubles per day.
Option “Russia is like home everywhere”
This option establishes a single tariff for calls in all directions throughout Russia. The subscription fee is 5 rubles/day, calls are charged at 3 rubles/min. Local calls are charged as before, but travelers are more interested in calls to the connection region - they are becoming cheaper. Using the example of “Red Energy” and a trip to Krasnodar, calls to the capital of Kuban cost 1.6 rubles/min, to Moscow – 3 rubles/min. To connect, send the USSD command *111*528# or use your personal account.
Beeline
Inbox . Just like with MTS, when traveling to another city, all incoming calls from numbers in that region become free for you, but incoming calls from other regions will cost 5 rubles per minute.
Packets and outgoing . The validity of packages of minutes and SMS applies to calls and messages only to numbers in the region of your stay. If you try to call home, you will pay 12 rubles per minute, and an SMS will cost you 2.95 rubles.
Interestingly, subscribers of the “Everything” tariff can make free calls to subscribers of the same tariff line.
Internet . Just like MTS, there are no restrictions imposed on the mobile Internet from the package and this is a big plus.
Options. Beeline has two options for long-distance calls: “Calls within Russia” and “Calls within Russia+”. The first gives free incoming calls from all Russian numbers when you are in your home region or while traveling to another city.
The option also gives you 100 minutes of long-distance calls to numbers of other operators for a month. Connection costs 30 rubles, an additional charge of 5 rubles per day is charged.
The second option, despite the “plus” in the name, in fact turns out to be much simpler: for 3 rubles/day you get free inboxes from all numbers of other operators.
conclusions
It is convenient to call from Beeline both in your region and throughout the country. And if the question arises, which operator has a wide range of roaming options within its tariff, then the answer is clear. How much each individual service costs is determined by the subscriber personally, since there is no single scheme for everyone.
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With Beeline roaming in Russia, you don’t need to worry about choosing an available service and spending money on your account on the road if you activate the “My Country” or “Our Country+” option. Especially for those traveling around the country, free incoming calls are provided with the exception of cities such as Sevastopol and other Crimean cities.
Megaphone
For this operator, I will not make a division because of this news. The fact is that from July 1, Megafon is changing its intercity conditions, so there is little point in describing the current tariffs.
Here's what will happen: calls and SMS to local numbers will consume your packages of minutes and SMS, and incoming calls from other cities, including home (if you're on a trip) will be considered long-distance calls and will cost you about 5 rubles per minute. At the same time, the operator writes in the news that if you have a package for long-distance calls, incoming calls will not be charged.
Let's see how it will be in practice, but for now it’s quite vague.
Megafon has the “All Russia” option; when activated, all outgoing calls and SMS (if you do not have a package tariff) to any Russian numbers will cost 3 rubles. Subscription fee for the service is 7 rubles/day.
How to disable roaming?
Beeline roaming is disabled automatically when you change your tariff plan to one that does not contain outgoing minutes for long-distance calls in the package.
To remove roaming within Russia in tariffs with connected , you need to dial (067) 407-770 to disable it.
Tele 2
Inbox. All Tele2 package tariffs have preferential conditions: any incoming calls from any Russian region are free. If you have a tariff without a monthly fee, then be prepared to pay 5 rubles per minute for an incoming call.
Packets and outgoing . When traveling to other cities in Russia, packages of minutes and SMS begin to apply to local numbers of the city you arrive in. But a call to another region will cost 2 rubles/min, SMS - 3.5 rubles/min.
Internet . With the Internet everything is simple. It is valid throughout the country without any restrictions.
Options . Tele2 has the “Zero Everywhere” option, which is useful for those who have a tariff without a monthly fee or without a package of included minutes. For 3 rubles/day you will receive free incoming calls from all numbers, and outgoing 2 rubles/min, SMS - 2.5 rubles/min.
In fact, on the free plan you will receive the same conditions as on the package ones.
Cost of MegaFon services when traveling around Crimea
On the territory of the peninsula, due to the special status of this territory, different conditions apply than in continental Russia. In Crimea, packages of minutes, SMS and Internet are not valid. The client will pay additional fees for services.
Cost of communication services in Crimea:
- Inbox is free.
- Outgoing within Russia – 3 r/min.
- The cost of Internet is 2.2 rubles/MB.
- SMS – 2 rubles.
The indicated prices come into force immediately after a person enters the territory of Crimea. It doesn’t matter where the tariff was connected, the cost will be the same for each MegaFon client.
Iota
Yota has a completely transparent policy regarding long-distance roaming. When traveling to other cities for less than 30 days, all incoming calls from any Russian numbers will be free, and minutes from the package will be spent on all outgoing calls to any Russian numbers. Mobile Internet also operates throughout Russia.
If you travel for more than 30 days, then the operator apparently suspects that you are trying to cheat with tariff plans and will offer you local tariffs.
How to save on calls
Voice calls are the type of cellular communication that consumes the largest amount of money on the subscriber’s balance when roaming. However, there is one small trick that will save the user.
To do this, the “All Russia” function is connected to the tariff plan. This option gives the user the opportunity to use Internet traffic according to the tariff plan package. All that remains is to download any messenger convenient for the client and make calls through this application.
All that remains is to compare the price of 10 rubles for communication per day or the same amount plus 3 additional rubles for every minute - the choice is obvious.
Range of tariff plans
MTS has a range of tariffs that can satisfy the needs of any client, at least that’s what ambitious management says. Indeed, due to the impressive variety of offers, a person has to think for a long time about what to give preference to, because some of the conditions of the tariffs raise questions. Of course, every telecom service provider focuses on provisions that will be welcomed by the clientele, at the same time, they are unlikely to explain to you about the shortcomings of the tariffs. We will try to be impartial.
At the moment, the MTS operator has two main types of tariff plans for individuals:
- With subscription fee. In this case, for a certain amount, the client receives a given amount of Internet traffic, minutes and SMS messages for one month.
- No monthly fee. In other words, a prepaid system for providing communication services. The client deposits any amount of money into his phone account number. The operator charges only for those services and to the extent that the client has used.
What is paid extra
The “Calls” tariff does not provide an SMS package at all , so each message is paid for 2 rubles 20 kopecks if the recipient is in the same region as you. The cost of 1 SMS to subscribers from other regions is 3.5 rubles. MMS - 9 rubles 90 kopecks per piece.
International calls are not included in the package. Standard rates apply for this type of communication:
- Calls to the CIS countries, Abkhazia, Georgia and South Ossetia, Ukraine - 39&ndsp;₽.
- Calls to European countries, including Turkey and Israel – 59&ndsp;₽.
- Calls to other countries - 79&ndsp;₽.
- Calls to satellite phones - 313&ndsp;₽.
What is included in the package and subscription fee
The monthly fee for the package is 600 rubles. This includes:
- 800 minutes to mobile and landline numbers throughout Russia;
- 5 GB of traffic.
All the basic options of the “No overpayments” line work here in the same way as on other tariffs. This:
- subscription protection;
- piggy bank up to 25 gigabytes and up to 1200 minutes;
- messengers at zero;
- free distribution of traffic via Wi-Fi;
- unlimited on Megafon TV for one device with a free monthly subscription to channels with movies and TV series.
Benefit: how to evaluate
When choosing the most suitable option when connecting to a tariff that includes GB of mobile Internet and minutes for communication, the user must take into account:
- individual needs (intensity of communication, watching videos, using games and applications that require the use of the Internet);
- traffic consumption intensity;
- offers included in packages (messengers, antiviruses, social networks).
Answering the following questions will help make your selection easier:
- frequency of mobile Internet use;
- features of using the Network (viewing email messages, video communication, watching videos, playing games);
- desired volume of traffic (based on needs and usage characteristics);
- the need to make calls to other operators, abroad or to other cities;
- Is it necessary to have Internet without traffic restrictions;
- the amount that the user is willing to pay each month;
- payment features (prepayment, postpayment).
Extra options:
- feedback on the work of operators;
- coverage in a region or locality;
- signal reception quality;
- ratio of price for service and quality.
Knowing the answers to these questions, a person will be able to choose the best option and use it with maximum benefit and benefit for himself.
Kinds
The unlimited tariff line of offers from MTS is distinguished by an affordable price, taking into account the needs of subscribers.
The most popular packages today are:
- Unlimited Russia. An economically advantageous offer for Moscow companies. The monthly payment ranges from 1.2-1.7 thousand rubles. The amount directly depends on the number selected by the user. This package includes 4 thousand minutes for calls within the Russian Federation with subscribers of mobile operators, a traffic volume of 20 GB for browsing the Internet, as well as 200 free SMS messages for 1 day. Activation of the Russia MTS unlimited tariff will cost 250 rubles. It is possible to connect an additional federal telephone number.
- Unlimited VIP. Payment every month will already be 2100 rubles, and for a city number it increases by another 500 rubles. Activation of this tariff plan is paid, and amounts to 250 rubles. When purchasing such an offer, the service provider company provides all owners with a lot of useful bonuses.
You can apply to connect to the tariff you are interested in by calling the company’s customer support service. The official MTS website contains detailed information about this tariff line, as well as the ability to order a package. And if you have just decided to change your mobile operator, we suggest you buy an MTS SIM card in the VseSimki online store at a competitive price.
Cost of calls and internet if limits are exceeded
Minutes and traffic are automatically extended. The additional package parameters are as follows:
- 30 minutes for 30 rubles;
- 500 megabytes for 50 rubles.
You can refuse auto-renewal through your “Personal Account”. To do this, go to the list of services available for connection. Find in it and activate the “Prohibit Auto-Renewal connection” option.
After this operation, the cost of 1 minute on the “Calls” tariff will be as follows :
- 2 rubles – to any mobile phones in your home region;
- 3 rubles – to all other numbers, including intercity.
If you need additional traffic, use the “Extend Internet” option. The cost depends on the number of gigabytes purchased. You may not need this service at all, because you will still have access to WhatsApp, Viber and other instant messengers even in the absence of traffic in the main Internet package.
