Under what conditions is MTS roaming provided in Abkhazia?

When going on vacation, travelers also think about how they can communicate with family and friends during this time. Abkhazia, as a republic that is not part of Russia, has its own cellular operators and its own prices for cellular communications. You will read in our article about what tariffs the Russian operator MTS has in Abkhazia in 2021, how much a minute of conversation costs and how expensive it will be to use the Internet, as well as how not to overpay when vacationing at this resort.

Prices for MTS communications without roaming

Connecting MTS roaming in Abkhazia is not a mandatory procedure. But in this case you need to be prepared for serious expenses. Communication prices without additional options:

• outgoing and incoming calls will cost you 190 rubles. per minute of conversation;
• outgoing SMS will cost 25 rubles. per message;
• 40 KB of transmitted or received traffic - 40 rubles.

Therefore, it is much more profitable to use a suitable package of communication services from the MTS operator.

Does MTS work in Crimea?

Officially, it doesn’t work, because otherwise it will run into sanctions. Therefore, Crimea has its own operators who act as partners to Russian operators, including MTS.

What does this mean to you? Nothing at all. You select the desired tariff from MTS, connect the necessary options, and when you arrive in Crimea, the phone will automatically connect to local operators, but all conditions for the tariff will be fulfilled as specified by MTS.

What can be upsetting is the poor Internet on the peninsula. There is no 4G at all, 3G is not available everywhere and is not stable. Therefore, if you pay for a large Internet package for a trip, it is not a fact that you will be able to use it at all.

Services to reduce the cost of calls from Abkhazia

On the MTS website or in the application, you need to find the “Travel around the world” section, where you can access options that will allow you to save on communications. Today there are two tariff packages that can significantly reduce the cost of calls to Russia:

• "Foreign". This tariff assumes a subscription fee of 450 rubles per day. All incoming and outgoing calls to Russian numbers are free. SMS message - 25 rubles. a piece. Internet is free in the amount indicated in your standard tariff.
• "Zero without borders." This option is suitable for those who do not use the Internet on vacation. The subscription fee is charged daily and amounts to 170 rubles per day. 45 minutes are allocated for 1 day. conversation, after this period you will have to pay 39 rubles. in 1 minute. This rule applies to both incoming and outgoing calls. Internet is paid, if you don’t need it, then it’s better to turn off mobile data on your phone while traveling, otherwise you’ll have to pay the standard cost outside of roaming.

If you have decided which tariff to choose in Abkhazia, you can connect it as follows: select the communication services that suit you in your personal account, ticking them off, or call 0890 so that an MTS employee can help you with the connection.

Abkhaz operators Akvafon and A-Mobile as an alternative to roaming

Meanwhile, many Russians come to Abkhazia for a long period of time , including for work. Therefore, they need, firstly, to call both Russia and Abkhazia. Likewise, they do not plan to limit themselves to the Internet for a long time. Perhaps it would be better for them to consider the proposals of Abkhaz operators. However, there are certain nuances here.

The most remarkable thing is that in Abkhazia there are only two mobile operators: A-Mobile and Akvafon , whose services are approximately the same. As a result, low competition and a small number of subscribers make mobile communications and the Internet more expensive than the tariffs of Russian operators within Russia.

Aquafon has “Sea” and “Aquamarine Light” tariffs aimed at tourists Similarly, A-Mobile “Resort” tariff The cost of transmitted/received data via it is 5 rubles per MB. Outgoing calls to Russia are 9 rubles per minute, within Abkhazia after 3 minutes 2 rubles per minute. For more advanced smartphone users, Aquafon provides a “Constructor” service, which allows you to create your own tariff, and there are also four Internet tariffs. A-Mobile offers “Smart” series tariffs and “Bezimit” tariffs for the Internet.

Basic conditions of the “Aquafon” “Sea” tariff

• Internet package 1000 MB (upon connection) – 100
• The tariff is valid for 30 days

Connection

• SIM card cost - 350
• Prepayment for communication services upon connection -150

Option "SUMMER"

• Option 1 (60 min. outgoing calls within Abkhazia) - 140
• Option 2 (1000 MB) - 140
• Validity period for Option 1 and Option 2 is 7 days

Conditions of the “A-Mobile” “Resort” tariff:

The cost of the product is 500 rubles.

Connection cost (SIM card) - 450 rubles.

Subscription fee -0 rub./month.

One-time Internet package upon connection - 1 GB

LOCAL OUTGOING CALLS (UP TO 3 MINUTES PER DAY)

LOCAL OUTGOING CALLS (FROM 4 MINUTES)

INTERNET

INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGES

MESSAGES

VIDEO CALL

INCOMING CALLS

Internet in Abkhazia

If you need the Internet on vacation, then the best connection in Abkhazia with affordable tariffs for using the global network is MTS. It is presented with three options:

• "BIT Abroad". The subscription fee is 450 rubles per day, it is charged only if you go online. You get 500 MB of traffic at maximum speed and unlimited access at 128 kbps.
• "Maxi BIT". Daily subscription fee of 700 rubles. 900 MB at maximum speed and unlimited at 128 kbps.
• "Super BIT abroad." Daily fee - 1600 rubles, 1.5 GB of traffic at the maximum possible speed, as soon as they are used up, the speed will drop to 128 kbps.

Simultaneous use of different options is allowed. For example, “Zero without borders” and “Maxi BIT”, in this case the subscription fee is summed up. You can also connect SMS packages: 50 and 100 pieces. It will cost you 500 and 700 rubles. respectively. If all messages are used up, then, starting from 51 and 101, you will have to pay extra for them.

IT IS IMPORTANT! When you return from your trip, don't forget to cancel roaming charges. Otherwise, money will continue to be debited from your account, and your balance will be in the red. You can deactivate roaming by calling 0890, disabling it in your personal account on the website or in the application yourself, or contact the nearest MTS communications office for specialist help.

A suitable option for communication services will be found for every MTS subscriber traveling to Abkhazia. You can call friends, send photos of local attractions, solve work issues without spending your entire vacation budget.

General situation with roaming cancellation

Subscribers are interested in whether roaming in Russia has been canceled on MTS, and what are the tariff conditions now. Its cancellation occurred back in 2018, and in 2021 amendments to the Law “On Communications” came into force, making all incoming calls free. Intranet roaming has indeed disappeared; subscribers are moving within the country without changing tariffs.

Today MTS tariffs are divided into two categories:

• With local minute packages - when traveling around Russia, the minutes from the package are used for calls within the region where you are located. For example, a subscriber from Moscow who travels to the Krasnodar Territory with this tariff will call home at long-distance prices. In this case, calls within Krasnodar will be deducted from the package of minutes - they are considered local;
• With all-Russian packages of minutes, you can move freely around Russia, spending minutes from the package in all domestic Russian directions.

The first category included not only package tariffs with local packages, but also tariff plans without a subscription fee. There are two main directions in such tariffs - locally and throughout Russia. If a subscriber from Moscow with such a tariff plan goes to the Krasnodar Territory, then calls back to Moscow will be long-distance for him, and calls within Krasnodar will be local (cheaper).

Often the subscriber believes that the abolition of roaming should have led to equalization of the cost of all calls within Russia - but this is not the case. Intercity remains intercity; on many MTS tariffs it is more expensive than local calls. It should be understood that no one intended to cancel the intercity route - this was not part of the plans of the Federal Antimonopoly Service and the Government of the Russian Federation. Therefore, the operators coped with the task:

• All incoming calls within the Russian Federation have become free;
• Local communications in the regions where you are located have become as cheap as at home;
• Owners of tariffs with all-Russian packages of minutes can communicate while traveling under the same conditions as in their home region (nothing changes for them at all).

Roaming has been cancelled, but long-distance service remains – these are the tariff conditions for today.

What's free when traveling around Russia

Traveling around Russia has become much more profitable. We'll tell you why this is so:

• From the beginning of June (1st) 2021, operators were obliged to make incoming messages free – even if they come from abroad. They remain free even in Crimea and Sevastopol;
• The cost of Internet traffic and the procedure for its consumption are now the same. Even if the tariff does not include all-Russian minutes, you can safely call through instant messengers, saving on communication costs - the packages work throughout Russia without additional charges. The Internet will work both on the mainland of the Russian Federation and in Crimea and Sevastopol;
• All-Russian call packages are valid when traveling around the country without additional payments - travel and communicate without unnecessary expenses or thoughts about roaming.

Choose a suitable tariff plan and go on a trip.

What actions need to be taken before traveling to another country?

• Make sure that the international roaming service is present on the number (by default it is enabled on each SIM card, but it can be disabled at the client’s request).
• Find out the cost of MTS communication services in Abkhazia. Tariffs and services that may be more profitable for use abroad are posted on the operator’s website: on the corresponding page you should select the country of residence, as well as the tariff activated on the SIM card; In order to clarify the conditions, you also need to select the region and name of the TP on the corresponding page of the operator’s website.
• Connect optional options to reduce the cost of services.
• Warn your relatives and friends that the cost of a minute for them will not change when calling your number (at the same time, if you make calls to Abkhazia from MTS, local numbers will be charged differently, from the Smart tariff, for example, a minute will cost 35 rubles).
• Activate a useful and free option on your number - expense notification. You can do this by dialing the request - *111*588#.

Addresses of Customer Service Centers

• Sukhum, Mira Avenue, 80
• Sukhum, New district, st. Agrba, 9
• Sukhum, Akirtava, 9
• Sukhum, st. Eshba, 80A
• Sukhum, Eshba, 166, shopping complex "SUKHUM-MARKET"
• Gudauta, Heroev Avenue, 9
• Gagra, st. Abazgaa, 59/1
• Gagra, Prospekt im. V.G. Ardzinba, 90a (formerly Nartaa Avenue)
• Pitsunda, st. Gitsba, 4
• New Athos, st. Lakoba, 62
• New Athos, Heroes Square, 1
• Gal, st. Samurzakanskaya, 92a
• Tkuarchal, st. Shovgenova (market district)
• Ochamchira, st. Shinkuba (Central Square)
• village Tsandrypsh, border area of ​​the PSOU checkpoint
• village Agudzera, st. Kurchatova, 30

Contact Center:

(for AQUAFON subscribers the call is free)
Website:
www.aquafon.com
e-mail:
License of Gossvyaznadzor JSC No. 043967, registration number No. 023 dated December 31, 2015.

Option for the Internet “Zabugorische” MTS

Once connected, the subscriber will be able to use the Internet as part of a home package in countries that are popular with tourists.

The cost of the option is from 350 or 390 rubles/per day of use.

Tariffs and options

To profitably use tariff plans abroad, you need to enable the following options, which make calls and traffic much cheaper:

1. Everywhere is like home (5 rubles/day) – send an SMS with the text 3333 to the short number 111.
2. Smart TOP – 1600 free minutes, 7 GB of traffic and 1600 SMS included.

There is no unity of tariff plans on the territory of Abkhazia. Without using additional options, the cost of calls will be 155 rubles/min. As for the Internet, you will have to pay at least 30 rubles for 40 KB. The cost of outgoing SMS is at least 19 rubles.

The vacationer’s mobile communications expenses depend on the choice of TP. Don't assume that local rates will be cheaper. MTS always meets halfway requirements for its customers and provides the most favorable conditions for roaming. The main thing is to choose the right tariff so that it fully meets the subscriber’s existing needs. Use only those options that are really necessary so as not to overpay.

What's free when traveling around Russia?

The MTS company cares about the comfort of its customers when traveling and helps make the trip more relaxing, thanks to useful services. During the trip you can:

• Incoming calls are free throughout Russia (if you are on the MTS network);
• Mobile Internet - throughout Russia at home;
• Outgoing calls in the region where you are located - regardless of the region where you are located - are at home throughout Russia; Outgoing long-distance calls throughout Russia cost the same - 5.5 rubles/min.
• Make a call to the MTS Contact Center. If the subscriber needs to contact the operator, he can do so at any time. Just dial 0890.
• Find out how to save money. By dialing *111*33# on your phone, you can go to the roaming portal and find out about great offers.
• To plug . To call and send messages to MTS subscribers at their expense, you need to dial the combination *880#.

MTS VIP

MTS customers who are not used to limiting their time on the Internet will like the “Internet-VIP” option, offering 30 GB of traffic during the day and unlimited at night. The monthly service fee of 1,200 rubles is debited at the time of connection. You can add an option to your number by dialing *111*166#.

The “Internet-Maxi” and “Internet-VIP” options also provide a discount on MTS TV. In the first case, clients receive a discount of 30%, in the second – 50%.

It is possible to reduce your communication costs while roaming MTS in Russia thanks to the options that the mobile operator offers its customers. Taking into account your needs, you can connect services that will help you make calls or access the Internet at a favorable price. The main thing is to take care of connecting the appropriate option in advance.

Roaming "Beeline" (Abkhazia)

Tariffs in this hospitable country are the first thing that worries subscribers. What tariffs will await everyone who visits the cities of Abkhazia? For subscribers, the cost of services will be the same. This is ensured by the “Most profitable roaming” option. Its use is provided for all clients of the yellow-black operator outside the country. The option is activated automatically at the time of the first use of communication services in roaming from a Beeline SIM card. Roaming (Abkhazia), the prices of which previously frightened subscribers with their magnitude, can currently be quite profitable. Especially considering the fact that the special package from Beeline does not imply a subscription fee or additional payments for connection. If you do not perform any actions from your mobile device while in another country, the funds will not be debited. There are no other offers designed to reduce subscriber costs.

What should you take care of before leaving?

Not all subscribers know that when traveling outside the country, the cost of communication services increases quite seriously, so they continue to use services, for example, the Internet, as usual. Imagine their surprise when, after some time, impressive amounts of money disappear from the account. This is especially true for countries where billing does not take place online. If roaming in Abkhazia is connected to a Beeline number, this does not mean that you can use the connection as you would at home. It just provides the ability to make calls, send text messages and use the Internet. Thus, it is necessary to clarify the tariffs for communication services in advance, before leaving the country.

Alternative solution: buying SIM cards from local operators

It makes no difference which SIM card you get, since they cost approximately the same, and the existing balance may be enough for the entire duration of your vacation. There should be no problems with replenishing your balance, since nowadays the number of replenishment methods is simply huge; you can read more about how to top up your MTS account here.

To call from the network of Abkhaz operators to the territory of other states:

• Dial “+”, country code, city code, phone number – when calling direct mobile or landline numbers;
• Dial “+”, country code, federal code, phone number – when calling federal numbers.