The mobile operator allows you to use services on favorable terms within your home region, and MTS roaming within Russia is also available. Communication with family and friends when the subscriber leaves the home network will be charged according to the established prices in the selected tariff.
However, such conditions can often be quite expensive. Therefore, customers should carefully study the features of domestic roaming within the country. The company offers to order additional service packages that allow you to save on travel. In addition, they often talk about the possibility of canceling national roaming. This issue should also be given attention.
What types of roaming does MTS provide?
There are several types of roaming that the owner of an MTS SIM card can connect to. Some are intended for traveling abroad, others - within the country. Each mode has its own characteristics, which will be described in detail below. These tariff plans can help the network user save money when talking with family and friends while outside the country or in other areas.
National – intranet roaming in Russia and Crimea
People who use the tariffs of a Russian cellular operator do not need to perform special actions to connect to roaming in Russia or Crimea. This happens automatically when a subscriber leaves his home region and moves to a neighboring one. National roaming is part of the basic tariff plan, so activation by contacting the operator, sending SMS or logging into your personal account on the official website is not required. However, network users may have special discounts if they subscribe to the following tariffs:
- “Everywhere feels like home.” The service will allow subscribers to feel comfortable while talking with loved ones from other regions. Payments for on-net conversations, as well as for calls to landline phones, have been significantly reduced. Network users will have the opportunity to send up to one hundred SMS messages per day for free, receive free incoming calls, and make long-distance calls to neighboring regions (for example, Moscow - St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg - Krasnodar and others) for three rubles per minute. The price for communication to native regions is the same.
- "Your country". This tariff plan is ideal for people who move to one of the regions of Russia for work or study. The service provides comfortable prices to network subscribers, allowing them to contact their loved ones at competitive prices. The user of this roaming will pay one and a half rubles per minute of call within Russia and the CIS countries (Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Kazakhstan, etc.). The same cost for communication with China, Vietnam, South Korea. For every incoming call lasting more than five minutes, an MTS subscriber will receive one minute of conversation as a gift.
- "Hometowns" The package is perfect for people who have many acquaintances and friends in other cities of Russia. If they also use it, they can save significant amounts on calls. The cost of the call will be equal to the price paid per minute of conversation by a network user at home. However, it is worth remembering that the tariff is only valid when a person is in his region making a call. The MTS service works on almost all tariff plans, excluding the unlimited “Practical” and “MAXI” packages.
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International around the world
The Russian mobile operator gives its subscribers the opportunity to connect to cheap roaming in foreign countries. This is especially true for those who are planning a long trip to Europe (Italy, Spain, Bulgaria, Germany), warm countries (Egypt, Turkey, India, Israel). Calls will also be cheaper for those traveling to neighboring countries - to Belarus, Ukraine, the Caucasus (Abkhazia, Georgia), and Kazakhstan. Subscribers will also be able to make a small payment when traveling in the Far East (China, Thailand, etc.). Types of roaming. This option is suitable for those who wish to use exclusively head communication services when traveling to the cities of Ukraine (Kyiv, Odessa, etc.), Belarus, the Czech Republic, Finland, and so on. A person will be able to talk with loved ones or colleagues who call him from mobile or landline phones, and also independently contact them using outgoing calls. In addition, the subscriber will be able to receive messages from MTS on the SIM card, but will not be able to send them independently.
Zero without limits
- 60 minutes are provided per day for incoming calls in countries that are included in the list of popular ones;
- calls in Tunisia are provided with 60 minutes for calls;
- incoming calls in the “Other countries” group cost 25 rubles per minute, but the first 10 minutes are free;
- outgoing calls from the “Popular Countries” direction in the tariff are initially free, after 100 minutes, cost 25 rubles per 60 seconds of conversation;
- Internet is free with a quota of up to 30 megabytes.
The total price of the option is 125 rubles per day of use. Activated using the combination *444# and the “Call” button, or by dialing USSD *111*4444#. You can check the status in your personal account.
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Costs and tariffs of roaming services in 2021
There is a special calculator on the MTS website https://www.mts.ru/mob_connect/roaming/calls_abroad/tariffs/, where you can select the territory where you want to go, and then your tariff plan. The price for calls within the country and to Russia will be automatically calculated. The calculator will help you find out the cost of communication services across almost the entire world map. Read below about special offers for MTS subscribers.
For calls
After you have learned how to activate international roaming on MTS, you should use popular services:
- Firstly, these are calls to the territory of Russia at a discount, which the subscriber can receive by entering the code *137* in front of the number.
- Secondly, the “Zero without Borders” tariff - it gives a person the opportunity to receive ten minutes of roaming for free for each incoming call (60 rubles / day).
- The “Free Travel” service will also be beneficial, allowing a network user to talk on the phone for 100 rubles a day for an entire hour, regardless of whether they call him or vice versa.
For SMS messages
Some people prefer convenient, fast SMS messages to voice communication. Special MTS roaming services, such as 50 or 100 SMS in Europe and around the world, will give the network user the opportunity to correspond with family or friends for an amount from 250 to 700 rubles. Payment is made one-time, after which the subscriber is credited with the selected number of messages.
For mobile internet
Those who cannot do without social networks abroad will like the “BIT Abroad” tariff from MTS. The cost of thirty megabytes per day is 300 rubles. This amount is enough to check your email, respond to urgent messages from friends and acquaintances. The tariff is more suitable for people in emergency situations; it will be much cheaper and more convenient to use Wi-Fi in a hotel or cafe.
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What is better to connect to MTS abroad?
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The price per day of use starts from 320 rubles, and the amount is debited only on the day of actual use.
- 6000 seconds are provided per day for incoming calls;
- incoming calls in the “Other countries” group cost 25 rubles for 60 seconds, but the first 600 are free;
- dialed calls from “Popular countries” within the tariff are initially free, after the first 100 minutes they cost 25 rubles per 60 seconds of conversation;
- Internet is free up to 30 megabytes.
To connect, dial *111*771*1# on your smartphone keyboard. Upon returning from a trip, the service does not need to be turned off, since it is only valid abroad.
How to correctly activate MTS operator roaming for free
There are several ways to enable roaming before traveling abroad or while in another state. Servicing a number outside Russia can be done by calling operators free of charge at the following phone number +7 495 766 01 66. The company’s specialists will answer all your questions in detail and help you connect to suitable roaming. What are the methods for activating roaming tariffs:
- Contact the company office for help. Before your trip, take your passport and go to the company’s office to fill out an application to connect to the service.
- Send SMS to a short number. The SMS request code works for the light roaming service. To activate, dial the message 2157, then send it to 111.
- Using USSD request. Thanks to the USSD request service, you can connect to all three types of roaming packages. The code dialed differs depending on the package selected. So “International and national” – *111*2192#, “International access” – *111*2193#, “Easy roaming” – *111*2157#.
- Call the technical support service at the MTS operator number. You can resolve the roaming issue with the company's support service. To do this, dial +74957660166 when abroad, or 8-800-250-0890 (in Russia).
- Log in to your “Personal Account” and enable the required option. You can make an online request via computer, phone, tablet. To do this, you need to go to the official MTS website and go to your “Personal Account”. There you can cancel roaming.
How much does international and national roaming cost?
To evaluate the conditions of international roaming, certain conditions must be met:
- cooperation with the company for 6 months or more; with monthly replenishment of any amount, subject to average monthly expenses, regardless of the tariff, in the amount of 470 rubles;
- service for more than 1 year, subject to monthly deposit of funds into the account in any amount above 0 rubles.
To avoid connection refusal, it is recommended to check whether one of the conditions is met before submitting an application. If international access is unavailable, you need to contact an MTS salon or office to arrange the service.
There is no fee for registering the option. There is also no commission for disconnection, as well as regular payments subsequently in addition to the standard fee.
How to activate special MTS options and make calls at competitive prices
The Russian cellular communications company makes super offers to customers that help them save significantly on calls, mobile Internet, and sending SMS messages. These are options such as “Zero without borders”, “Everywhere at home”, “Easy roaming”. They will help you communicate with family, friends or colleagues at competitive prices. How to activate roaming options on MTS:
- “Everywhere feels like home.” The cost of inclusion is 30 rubles. Send an SMS message “3333” to 111, call the MTS operator or use your personal account.
- "Zero without borders." Log into your personal account through the company’s official website, call the call center operator or send “330” via SMS to 111.
- "Easy roaming" To 111, send an SMS request “2157”, call the operator or activate the service through the official website.
Profitable offer
Don't think that as soon as you leave your service area, mobile communications will stop working. No, you will still be able to exchange SMS or receive and make calls, because your mobile device will automatically activate the network of another operator. So you don't need to search or change any settings on your phone. The point here is different: such connections will cost much more.
In order to save money, it is better to activate favorable tariffs from MTS in roaming conditions. At the same time, there are many similar service packages, and you can always find the best option.
For example, subscribers leaving their region will benefit from the “Everywhere at Home” or “United Country” tariff. If you are going abroad, then you should pay attention to the “Zero Everywhere” package. If you do not intend to leave the country or region, but simply want to communicate with friends or relatives living in another region, then it is better to connect “Your Country”. The most favorable tariff for calls to a specific foreign country is “Favorite Country”.
How to disable the option
After you have activated roaming on MTS and the journey has ended, you may need to block the service. This procedure will take the longest if you contact the company’s office directly, but on the other hand, the application guarantees the final disabling of the roaming package. You can also turn off roaming if you call the MTS call center and explain your situation at 8-800-250-0890 (for Russia). SMS request to disable roaming calls to 111.
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While abroad, the subscriber needs to make calls or write SMS to Russian numbers. The advantages of roaming in this case are obvious: by connecting it, the subscriber will be able to save more than thirty percent on communication services. MTS operators note that when traveling to another country, it is advisable to disable mobile phone functions such as forwarding, receiving voice and MMS messages, mobile Internet, and updating applications. Then money for these services will not be debited. For more information about the benefits of roaming, watch the video:
