The Go to Zero tariff plan from the mobile operator Megafon is positioned as a solution without a mandatory monthly subscription fee and is an excellent option for communicating with Megafon subscribers.
An advantageous feature is an unlimited number of minutes for outgoing calls within the home region to numbers within the network.
Description of the tariff “Go to zero” Megafon
Many subscribers prefer the “Go to Zero” tariff due to the fact that, according to the terms of use, you do not need to make monthly payments for it, and calls to Megafon SIM cards in your home region are unlimited. Therefore, the main advantage of the tariff is reserved for Megafon network clients who make calls within the network.
The absence of a monthly fee allows users to control the balance of the account and, if necessary, top it up.
The tariff is not very suitable for travelers, since long-distance calls cost 5.1 rubles per minute to Megafon, and 13 rubles .
Transition conditions
If a user connects to Megafon’s network for the first time, he will need to pay 300 rubles. If before this he changed his tariff plan at least once in the last month, another 150 rubles are added to this amount.
You can connect to a tariff plan through your “Personal Account”.
Connection methods
You can connect a tariff plan using any of the standard ways used for this. This includes:
- purchasing a SIM card at the operator’s office or through an online store;
- through “Personal Account”;
- sending USSD command *105*0048# with a call button.
To connect to the tariff at the operator’s office (using a new or existing SIM card), you need to take your passport with you.
Cost of calls in the tariff
The first thing that attracts a subscriber when activating the “Go to Zero” tariff is the absence of a monthly subscription fee and unlimited calls within the network with SIM card owners from Megafon. Before activating it, you need to study the detailed description of the tariff.
Calls are billed on a per-minute basis, and there is also no charge for incoming calls. The important features of the tariff are the following:
| Moscow | Samara | Ufa | Kazan | |
| Monthly subscription fee | 0 rubles | |||
| Calls to local Megafon numbers | 1.2 rub./min. | 1.05 rub./min. | 1.2 rub./min. | 1 rub./min. |
| Calls to numbers of other local operators | 1.5 rub./min. | 1.35 rub./min. | 1.6 rub./min. | 1.4 rub./min. |
| Internet traffic package 100 MB | 100 MB - 25 rub. | |||
| Cost of calls to other cities | |
| Calls to Megafon | 5.1 rub./min. |
| Calls to other operators | 13 rub./min. |
| SMS cost | |
| SMS to local numbers | 3 rub. |
| SMS to any numbers in Russia | 3.9 rub. |
| Cost of calls to other countries | |
| CIS, Ukraine, Georgia, Abkhazia, South Ossetia | 39 rub./min. |
| Europe (incl. Israel, Turkey) | 59 rub./min. |
| Other countries | 79 rub./min. |
| Satellite communication systems | 313 rub./min. |
Peculiarities
If you use a conference call, the total duration of communication can be 1440 minutes, that is, 24 hours in the current day. Starting from the 1441st minute, calls to local MegaFon numbers will be charged according to the tariff conditions. As a rule, this time is enough for communication; a person will be able to save on communication and not spend extra money.
Home region is a subject of the Russian Federation in whose territory the client signed an agreement on the provision of communication services. Local numbers are the numbers of the region of the country in which you are located when using the tariff.
Subscribers often doubt what tariff they have connected to. If desired, you can obtain the necessary information on a matter of interest to the client. To find out exactly which package is connected, dial the combination: *105*3# and the call button. This service is free for clients.
Now you know the necessary information about the zero tariff, and you can activate the service yourself. Before connecting to a service package, be sure to read its description and cost of services.
Is the tariff profitable when traveling around Russia?
This tariff is suitable for traveling around Russia, which is due to the low cost of calls between subscribers of the same network in the same city.
For example. You have a tariff Go to zero, you came from Krasnodar to Samara. Your tariff now moves with you. Calls to Samara numbers are now considered local. And a call to Krasnodar is now considered long-distance. All incoming messages are free for you.
| Name of calls | Price |
| Incoming calls from any numbers | 0 rub |
| Outgoing calls outside the region from which you call Megafon subscriber numbers | 5.1 rub/min. |
| Outgoing calls outside the region from which you call to numbers of other operators (Beeline, MTS, Tele 2) | 13 rub/min. |
If you compare the conditions for calls within the Russian Federation with other offers from mobile providers, there is a rather favorable tariff that you need to pay attention to.
User reviews
Alexander, 32 years old, Perm: “I connected this tariff to my aunt. She doesn’t use the Internet, she receives calls mainly from friends, so for her the tariff proved to be economical.”
Sofia, 26 years old, Samara: “I’ve been using it since 2021, I’m happy with everything. If you use the Internet more or less regularly, it is better to enable the “Convenient Internet” option. The disadvantage is that calls to other regions are expensive, so I use messenger for negotiations when traveling.”
Olga, 35 years old, St. Petersburg: “I like everything, but it’s important to immediately disable the paid options that add to the load.”
Cost of calls outside the Russian Federation
Users of the Megafon network are often interested in how much a minute of conversation will cost when calling to another country with a given tariff? The answer to this question will depend on the specific country where the owner of the SIM card to which the call is made is located.
| A country | Cost per minute |
| Ukraine, North Ossetia, Abkhazia, CIS countries | 39 RUR |
| Europe, as well as Israel and Türkiye | 59 RUR |
| Other countries | 79 RUR |
| Via satellite communication | RUR 313 |
Customers note that such prices are lower than when making calls to other countries from other mobile operators.
How to connect
For the initial connection, you need to contact the Megafon sales office or the nearest mobile phone store with your passport and receive a SIM card with a pre-connected tariff. There is also the possibility of having a SIM card delivered to your home after ordering it on the company’s official website.
To switch from another tariff plan, you can use the following methods:
- Call the hotline
Call the toll-free number 05001005 and follow all the system instructions or call 0500 to communicate with a live operator;
- Using USSD request
Dial the command *105*0048# on your mobile phone and press the “Call” key;
- On the official website of Megafon
To do this, you need to go to the page with a description of the selected tariff and click the “Connect” button, then confirm and indicate the phone number to which you want to connect the new tariff;
- In the user’s personal account or official mobile application
After authorization, you need to select a new tariff plan in the appropriate section;
- At the company sales office
To change the tariff, the owner of the number needs to contact the company employees with a passport.
Shutdown
Don't want to use a tariff plan? Is the offer no longer relevant? To disconnect you need to:
- Open a personal account or website;
- Select available plans from the list;
- Click on the appropriate one and select the transfer method.
Subscribers have the following options:
- SMS;
- Personal Area;
- Website;
- Call center 8-800-550-05-00;
- Short command;
- Sales office;
- Call the line.
Do you want to make sure that you need the new tariff from Megafon “Go to Zero”? User reviews will convince you that this option is convenient and economical. Separately, we note that Megafon, information about which is on the Internet, is currently not available for connection.
Main characteristics of the tariff plan
Advantages
- Free calls in the region where the user resides within the network (a conversation within Megafon with a subscriber from another part of the country will cost 3 rubles/minute);
- No mandatory monthly payments.
Flaws
- Expensive communication services even within the network;
- The cost of a conversation with a subscriber of another operator, even within the permanent region of residence, will cost the client 2.5 rubles per minute;
- Expensive calls to landlines outside the main region. Their cost is 12.5 rubles.
The main objective of this tariff plan is to make communication services more accessible to regular customers. This tariff is suitable for everyone who communicates primarily within the Megafon network and only within their permanent place of residence. For others, the cost of services may seem overpriced, to put it mildly.
Cost of communication services:
- Free calls within the home region within the operator. The option is available after switching to the tariff from the second minute. The first is paid in the amount of 2.5 rubles;
- Within the region of permanent residence, calls to numbers of other cellular communication companies will cost 2.5 rubles/minute;
- Throughout Russia, calls to Megafon subscribers are possible for 3 rubles per minute;
- The cost of SMS messages is 3 rubles within the network throughout the country, and within the region of permanent residence 2 rubles;
- The price for sending messages to numbers of other operators is 3.55 rubles, regardless of the region;
- Sending images and other files in MMS format will cost the subscriber 7 rubles, regardless of the recipient;
- Using the global network in accordance with the terms of the tariff is 9.9 rubles for each megabyte of received/sent traffic.
- International calls within the former CIS countries will cost the subscriber 35 rubles per minute. To European countries, as well as for calls to Israel or Turkey, there is a fixed cost of 55 rubles per minute. The price for telephone conversations with subscribers from other countries is 70 rubles per minute.
It is worth noting that the Megafon company provides its regular customers with the opportunity to make telephone calls to satellite communication systems. The cost of such calls is fixed and amounts to 323 rubles per minute. To connect, you must have the required amount on your balance, since it will be debited from the first second of the conversation on the prepayment principle.
Before switching to a new tariff plan from Megafon, it is recommended to compare the cost of services with analogues.
Start-up services
All “Go to Zero” contracts are initially equipped with a list of additional services, which are subsequently designed to make using the tariff plan even more comfortable. Among these services:
- "Kaleidoscope" - allows you to receive company news and entertainment content;
- “SMS check” - informs about replenishment and account status;
- MegaFon-Mail (light version);
- “Who called +” - informs about missed connections when the device is turned off, “I called +” - sends an SMS notification to a number that could not be reached due to lack of money in the account;
- Call holding and waiting;
- “I’m online” - a notification with this text will be sent to the person who tried to call to a disconnected number;
- caller ID;
- “One-time AntiAON”;
- use of communications and the Internet in Crimea.
Attention! A fixed daily fee of 1.2 rubles is charged. To stop debiting funds, it can be disabled using the command *581*3# and call.
Optimizing options
So that the subscriber can profitably use his contract while traveling around the world, he is offered to connect to one of the special roaming options.
For profitable calls:
- “Roaming goodbye” - for a fee of 299 rubles. per day the client uses the tariffs of his home region;
- “The whole world” - 40 minutes of free incoming calls, the cost of the option is 99 rubles. in a day;
- “Around the World” - for 9 rubles per day, the user calls at loyal rates from 58 countries in Europe, 11 in Asia and the USA, China and other countries;
- Packages of 25 and 50 minutes for calls from European countries and the CIS or the whole World at the client’s choice;
- “Like home in Abkhazia” - use the tariffs of your region for 30 rubles. per day;
To access the Internet:
- “Online Vacation” for 30 days, the consumer receives traffic at a price of 15 rubles. for 1 megabyte in 26 countries;
- “World Online” - Internet without a limit for 600 rubles per day, to stop debiting the commission, the service must be disabled, command *136# and call button;
SMS packages – 50 and 100 messages worldwide or Europe.
To use a SIM card for communication in exotic countries, activate , without it, the services of the mobile operator will not be available.
