Rostelecom intrazonal communication: what is it and what do you need to know about it?

Many citizens remember how two or three decades ago, in order to arrange a meeting or resolve some issue, talk to a friend or relative, you had to go in person. Today, mobile communications eliminate this need. You can communicate with relatives who are in another city or even country.

Among the leading mobile operators is MegaFon. This operator offers its subscribers and users services and tariffs in accordance with modern trends.

Home region

The concept of “Home Region” is often found in tariffs. What does it mean for the MegaFon operator? Which region can be considered “home”? This is the area where the SIM card is connected. This includes not only a specific city, but the entire region as a whole. For example, when connecting a SIM card in the capital, Dolgoprudny, Balashikha, Dubna, the Moscow region will be considered the home region.

Why is there such a breakdown by region? In many European countries there is no such concept. There the connection extends to the entire country as a whole. In Russia there is no such opportunity yet, but this is not due to a lag in technological development. This is explained by the fact that our country is much larger in area than any country in Europe. Many countries in Europe are comparable to one region of Russia. Therefore, domestic operators came up with such a thing as a home region.

Communication problems and inability to get through: what are the reasons?

Clients of the mobile operator Megafon, whose telephones have the call forwarding service activated, sometimes experience communication problems.

The most common difficulties encountered are:

• Other people cannot reach the subscriber. The service robot notifies that the called number is unavailable, but it is possible to leave a voice message. At the same time, the subscriber himself can make outgoing calls only after replenishing his balance.
• The amount on the subscriber account involuntarily decreases, even if the owner does not make calls, does not send SMS messages and does not use the mobile Internet.

In such circumstances, it is necessary to contact the support operator and obtain a detailed cash flow statement.

How to find out the region?

There are situations when you need to find out which city MegaFon is currently operating. This information is important when traveling between cities by car or on country trips. There are several ways to do this:

• To find out from the MegaFon operator which branch operates for a given number (to obtain information about the region of location), you need to dial the combination *629# and press call.
• On the operator's website you can find out which home region MegaFon operates on the SIM card. To do this, open the “Support” section, then select “Telephone codes of mobile operators” in the left menu. The number is entered on the website, after which the user receives information about the region of the SIM card.
• Call your mobile operator using a short number, wait for a response from a specialist and ask a question.

This service may only be needed in situations:

• When the SIM card is found;
• When transferring a SIM card to another person.

Situations where the user does not know his home region are rare. When concluding a contract for subscription services, this region is considered to be the place where the contract was concluded and the SIM card was issued.

Service activation process

Don’t know how to connect a landline number to Megafon? The following information may help you.

In order to use the service, you need to contact the office or go to the mobile operator’s website and open the “Personal Account” section. The company did not provide any special commands or sending SMS notifications.

If problems arise when connecting this option, you can contact technical support. For these purposes, you can call toll-free numbers: short code 0500 or hotline number – 8800 5500 500.

If you plan to come to the office, you will need to have your passport with you. And if you call the help desk, it is very important to remember that you need to have your passport information at hand.

The influence of the region on the cost of services

The issue with the home region does not arise out of nowhere. Depending on the home region on the SIM card, MegaFon sets the cost of services. This happens due to remoteness; the operator has to use branches in another region or cooperate with operators in another country.

What are the benefits of being in your home region?

• The cost for landline numbers within your home region is lower than for outgoing calls to other regions of the country.
• The cost of SMS messages in your home region is less than when sending such messages to subscribers in other cities.
• Calls to the subscriber do not require payment when located in the region where the SIM card is registered.

Such privileges make it possible to make cellular communications as accessible as possible to all social segments of the population.

Types of rooms in hotels with a view from the windows (decoding)

• Garden view (GV) - View of the garden.
• Beach front - Beach front room located as close as possible to the beach.
• Beach view (BV) - View of the beach.
• City view (CV) - View of the city.
• Dune view (DV) - View of the dunes (sands).
• Golf view - View of the bay.
• Grass view - View of the lawn.
• Inside view (IV) - View of the atrium or interior of the hotel (hotel courtyard).
• Jungle view (JV) - View of the jungle.
• Lagoone view (LV) - View of the lagoon.
• Land view (LV) - View of the surrounding area.
• Mountain view (MV) - View of the mountains.
• Ocean view (OV) - View of the ocean.
• Park view - View of the park.
• Partial sea view - Partial sea view.
• Pool view (PV) - View of the pool.
• Road view - View of the road.
• Side sea view (SSV) - Side view of the sea.
• Sea straight view - Direct view of the sea.
• Sea view (SV) - View of the sea.

Phone numbers

Determining the region is not difficult; it is enough for MegaFon to know what code the telephone number begins with in different territories and regions.

• The capital and Moscow region contain the first digits: -925, -929, -926, -936-6;
• Each Central District number begins: -920, -930, -929-0;
• The Volga region begins with the numbers -938, -927, -929-3;
• For the Far Eastern District, MegaFon communication codes are 924, -929-4, -934-4;
• Ural – 922, -932, -929-2;
• Northern Caucasus – 928, -938, -929-8;
• In Siberia, numbers begin: -929-3, -933, -923;
• Subscriber numbers for the North-Western District are 929-1, -931, -929, -921.

Having information about MegaFon's code, the subscriber will know from which region they are calling him.

Notes

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2. Appendix: Rules for the provision of local, intrazonal, intercity and international telephone communication services // Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of May 18, 2005 N 310 “On approval of the Rules for the provision of local, intrazonal, intercity and international telephone communication services.”
3. Changing phone numbers in Moscow. Full list: [arch. February 27, 2007] // IA Regnum. - 2007. - February 25.
4. Order of the Ministry of Information and Communications No. 142 of November 17, 2006
5. Amendments have been made to the law on the protection of the population and territories from natural and man-made emergencies
6. Memorial book of the Moscow province for 1909
7. Newspaper "Gudok" dated January 16, 1927
8. Alexandrov V.A.
   On the first page the telephone number of the printing house is indicated: 1-11-40 // What you need to know to spend less on electricity. - 3rd. - Moscow, Arbat: Printing house of V. Zelimov, 1912. - P. 1. - 96 p.
9. Education Network Directory, 1960s.
10. Phone number instead of login - Passport. Help (Russian). yandex.ru. Date accessed: December 26, 2021.

Travel within the Russian Federation

“Turn on” tariffs allow MegaFon subscribers to travel around the country, communicating at home with subscribers within the network. The tariff provides a certain number of minutes, after spending which you can communicate without additional payment only with subscribers who have a MegaFon number connected. Which region of the country the subscriber visits also matters. Due to the remoteness of some regions of the country, special conditions apply. These regions include:

• Republic of Crimea;
• Sevastopol;
• Taimyr MR;
• Chukotka Autonomous Okrug;
• Norilsk.

Options for traveling around the country

Those who like to visit other cities can activate special options that will save money on calls. During frequent business trips around the country, trips to friends and relatives, tourism, you can connect to the following services:

• "All Russia". The first connection does not require payment. Each reconnection of the service costs 30 rubles. The daily subscription fee is 10 rubles. The cost per minute of an incoming call is 3 rubles to all numbers except your region. For example, if a MegaFon subscriber’s region is Moscow, then the cost outside the Moscow Region will be 3 rubles per minute. All calls received to the subscriber's number cost 0 rubles.
• "Vacation without worries." For those who go on vacation to Crimea and the city of Sevastopol. The coverage area is limited to these regions. The daily fee is 33 rubles, all calls to the subscriber's number are included in this price.

Options allow you to save money on cellular communications when you are outside your region.

How much does this service cost?

There is no charge for the process of connecting the “landline number” option. The cost of the service depends on the region code. So, for example, if the number is Moscow with code 499, then the subscription fee will be 250 rubles, but if the city code is 495, then the payment will be an additional 495 rubles.

In order to clarify the price of the service, it is recommended to contact the operator by calling the toll-free hotline.

Travel abroad

When you are outside the country, different rules apply and the cost of calls and internet increases. Therefore, MegaFon offers additional options for profitable communication:

• "Roaming, Goodbye." All calls to the Russian Federation and to a subscriber’s number from home are charged the same as in your region. The daily cost of the service is 349 rubles.
• To travel to distant countries, in order to stay in touch, you need to use the extended international roaming service. There are countries where the tariff delay is 30 days. The service is provided without payment.
• For those who like to relax in Abkhazia, it will be useful, which will allow you to set the cost of calls, SMS, and Internet traffic at the prices of your region. Connection costs 30 rubles. Daily service fee is 39 rubles.

MegaFon subscribers have the opportunity to connect additional minutes and calls to the subscriber's number without payment.

What are the two types of calls?

Phone Calls and Types of Phone Calls - Thesaurus

• call. noun. the act of having a telephone conversation with someone.
• cold call. noun. an unexpected phone call or visit from someone trying to sell something.
• collect call. noun. ...
• Group call. noun. ...
• Courtesy visit. noun. ...
• semi-log. noun. ...
• long distance. adjective. ...
• outside line/call. phrase.

Megafon divisions in the regions

Mobile operator MegaFon has territorial divisions, which include regions, territories and districts. The cost of a subscriber's communication services is reduced by MegaFon's home region. What areas does it include?

Do not confuse a region or region with the home region of the cellular operator MegaFon. As an example, we can consider several territorial divisions, one of which is MegaFon Povolzhye. What regions does the division represent?

• Samara region;
• Bashkortostan;
• Ulyanovsk region;
• Chuvash Republic;
• Orenburg region;
• Mordovia;
• Penza region;
• Mari El Republic;
• Astrakhan region;
• Tatarstan;
• Volgograd region;
• Kalmykia.

Each republic and region is a separate MegaFon home region. If you are in a region on a list that is not your own, the price for communication services may change regardless of the location of the regions in the same division of the operator.

Additional options in your home region

In addition to the services at the tariffs valid in their region, the subscriber can connect profitable services that will save on communications. The standard tariff is designed for common life situations:

• The subscriber communicates a lot on the phone;
• Active Internet user;
• Frequently sends SMS;
• A lover of listening to music or watching videos.

“Turn on” tariffs are designed for such situations, which provide profitable communication and Internet services in their region. But there are also certain situations that were not taken into account in the tariff plans. Taking these situations into account, you can save on communication services by connecting additional options:

• For frequent and long conversations with MegaFon subscribers, who may be friends, relatives, or close people, it will be useful. For 11 rubles per day, the subscriber receives an unlimited number of outgoing calls to other MegaFon subscribers in their region. He is given 100 minutes of calls to numbers of the same operator in other regions. You can activate the service for 35 rubles.
• It will help to communicate unlimitedly with family and friends in your region. Activating the service will cost the subscriber 30 rubles. The daily subscription fee for connecting one number will be 5 rubles, two numbers – 6 rubles.
• To protect the child, faithful assistants will be, which allows you to determine the location of the child, and “Children's Internet,” which will allow the child to safely access the Internet.

Cellular communications are developing every year. MegaFon follows the latest technological trends, offering its subscribers various services and convenient services.

How to connect/deactivate a tariff

There are several ways to connect to the required tariff plan. To do this, use one of the following options:

1. Via the official website page with tariffs.
2. In your personal account after authorization.
3. With the help of a call center operator.
4. In the Rostelecom office with the help of an operator.
5. Via a mobile phone application.

The available methods are sufficient to select the appropriate option and achieve maximum benefits.

Rostelecom intrazonal communication is a convenient option that allows the company’s clients to save on calls to a mobile or landline phone. The main difficulty is to choose the appropriate option, taking into account the region and current tariff plans.