Unlimited Skylink Tariffs, skylink tariff plans

A provider from Moscow Tele2, the Skylink brand constantly updates its tariff schedule. This is understandable: today the user wants to receive exactly as much Internet as he needs, at high speed and at an affordable price. It is not always possible to achieve the ideal balance of all characteristics, but the operator is looking for new options. So, this year, comfortable tariff plans Skylink S, Skylink M, Skylink XL were presented, and along with them a rather unusual “Day on the Internet” tariff appeared, offering to pay for the Internet only when you really need it. Let’s analyze this offer in more detail and find out what new opportunities Skylink has prepared for its clients.

Features of cellular communications from Skylink

In its early days, Skylink operated on CDMA networks rather than GSM, which was used by the vast majority of cellular operators.

Distinctive features of CDMA:

• Broadband communication transmission.
• High speed.
• Minimum interruptions and interference.
• Less exposure to electromagnetic radiation on humans.

Despite the many positive features of this mobile communication standard, only a few phone manufacturers have bothered to produce CDMA devices.

In addition to these models, 25 more devices designed to operate in the CDMA network have appeared on the market. This is a very small number of devices that were released over 10 years.

A person talking via CDMA could clearly hear the other person's speech, but it was a little muffled. However, this shortcoming was more than compensated for by the “digitization” of the voice. That is, at a relatively low volume level, audibility was better. When the signal became weak, CDMA did not interrupt the conversation, but simply “swallowed” words and phrases.

The low demand for the production of CDMA phones is explained by the use of a special type of SIM card - R-UIM card. In addition, the general dominance of GSM forced Skylink to leave the market over time.

Realizing that the CDMA mobile network standard would not be in demand, Skylink technology was repurposed to GSM. The transition process was finally completed only in 2010, and only 42 regions of Russia could be found on the coverage map.

And although the company was de facto disbanded in 2015 and came under the control of another mobile operator Tele2, Skylink services can still be used by Russian citizens. The fact is that under this brand Tele2 currently provides communications in the LTE-450 range. It allows customers to get a stable signal in sparsely populated areas and hard-to-reach places in the country.

You can use the communication services of this mobile operator only in combination with an LTE FDD 450 MHz router. You can purchase the necessary equipment at special counters in the Tele2 branch or on the website skylink.ru.

In which regions does Skylink work?

Working according to the familiar GSM standard, the mobile operator’s cellular communications were represented in 42 regions of the country. After the takeover by Tele2 and the transition to LTE-450, the situation has changed significantly. Moreover, the changes did not turn in the direction that clients could have counted on. The coverage area has narrowed by 10 times and currently consists of only 4 areas:

• Moscow.
• Tverskaya.
• Leningradskaya.
• Novgorodskaya.

If you look at the interactive map presented on the website skylink.ru, you will notice significant discrepancies with the declared regions. But the company explains this by the fact that the map was compiled at the beginning of 2021, and now the coverage area has expanded slightly.

Having dealt with large cities and regions, it is worth checking Skylink’s statement that communications should be received in sparsely populated areas and in hard-to-reach places. If we again start from the information presented on the site, we cannot but agree with the operator. The coverage area really covers small villages and highways. But the further a person moves away from Moscow, the less stable the signal becomes. As a result, you can use the operator’s services with full compliance with the indicated advantages only near the two capitals of Russia

About Sky Link

is the leader of the Russian 3G services market. Mobile operator Sky Link specializes in providing high-speed mobile Internet access and voice communication services (using third generation (3G) technology - CDMA2000 1X EV-DO, implemented in a 450 MHz radio interface).

Currently, the territory for providing 3G services includes more than 9,000 settlements (including 462 cities and towns with a population of more than 5,000 people) in 36 constituent entities of the Russian Federation, including subsidiaries and affiliates, as well as partners.

Sky Link is changing the usual ideas about mobile communications, creating new unique opportunities for working outside the office, offering mobile solutions for business development, communication and leisure. “Sky Link” provides unique digital communication services: broadband wireless Internet access, high-speed data transmission in various formats, including video, and high-quality voice communications with the highest degree of protection against unauthorized access.

We're opening up new opportunities for people who live and work at high speeds, have high demands on communications infrastructure, and value the benefits of mobility.

Where to buy a Skylink number and tariff

Skylink currently does not have its own representative offices. But you can purchase a SIM card or other operator equipment in Tele2 communication stores. They are available in most Russian cities. The buyer only needs to contact an office employee and express their desire to buy a Skylink SIM card.

You can find out the address of the nearest Tele2 communication store on the operator’s website.

Another way to purchase Skylink equipment is to visit the website skylink.ru. In the section of the same name there is a special page for ordering a Skylink router or SIM card.

Coverage area

First, let's take a look at the Skylink coverage map. Here we see powerful coverage in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region, as well as in Moscow and the Moscow region. In the Tver and Novgorod regions, the coverage is torn, but each base station covers a fairly decent area. Bringing Internet Skylink to your dacha is an excellent solution if you want to weed the beds, recording your achievements on social networks.

In their reviews, users were divided into two almost equal camps. Some praise the 4G networks from Tele2 and Skylink, others criticize them. The one that gets the most is the slightly buggy Skylink H1 router . As for negative reviews, their appearance is quite understandable - the congestion of networks at one point or another, as well as the nature of the propagation of radio waves, is affected, which is why the speed begins to fluctuate.

The Internet from Skylink can be used in many other regions - these are the Krasnodar Territory, Rostov Region, Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug and other places where 4G networks operate (and under the same conditions as in the home zone!).

Skylink tariffs for mobile Internet

During its existence under the management of Tele2, the mobile operator Skylink has acquired many tariff plans. The brand has offers for both fast mobile Internet and standard communication services, where network access is also important.

Although the ones presented in this section are focused on the mobile Internet, many of them allow you to make profitable calls to Europe and North America. Compared to other operators, Skylink's prices are significantly lower.

Most tariffs in the line have similar prices for traditional telephony services (calls and SMS):

• Free inbox.
• Calls to Skylink in your region cost 1 ruble per minute.
• Calls to other networks at home – 3 r/min.
• Outgoing to Skylink in Russia – 3 rubles per minute of communication.
• Other calls within the country – 6.5 r/min.
• Calls from subscribers from Europe and North America – 8.5 r/min.
• Calls to the territory of Asia and Oceania – 17 r/min.
• Outgoing to other countries - 34 rubles per minute of conversation.
• Sending SMS – 1.5 rubles.

Differences in the cost of services of individual tariffs are indicated in the corresponding paragraph of each section with a particular TP.

On-Line

Tariff plan for fast access to the Internet, which is currently archived.

Subscription fee – 999 rubles/month.

The tariff has the following features:

• Unlimited Internet.
• SMS – 0.25 rubles.

In addition to the tariff, the subscriber can connect the “Online+” option. It will allow you to receive incoming calls completely free of charge, as well as connect with subscribers of other operators at a reduced price. The cost of the service is 199 rubles/month.

Unlimited day L

An economical communication offer created for accessing the Internet via 3G. The speed of such a connection will be lower, but at the same time the cost of services will also drop. Thus, the client can significantly save on mobile Internet if it is not used to download large files and watch FullHD videos.

Payment on the day of connecting to the Internet is 49 rubles.

Such a tariff can hardly be called profitable for making calls to various operators that operate in Russia. Skylink has more attractive offers in this direction.

Easy Internet 3G

Another proposal for accessing the Internet via third generation networks. Unlike previous tariffs, here the subscription fee is 0 rubles. A person will pay for calls made, SMS sent and megabytes of traffic.

Traffic cost:

• Megabyte of Internet – 3 rubles.

Despite the absence of a subscription fee, when connecting to a tariff, the client must make an advance payment of 200 rubles.

Unlimited day S

Not a bad tariff for unlimited Internet access in Russia. There are practically no differences from the package with the letter “L”. Access to the network is also provided using the 3G standard, which is much slower than modern 4G.

Subscription fee – 29 rubles/day.

The tariff can be recommended to people who do not need high-speed Internet. The “S” package will come in handy in cases where you access the network several times a month.

Unlimited 77RUS

Special offer for clients living in Moscow.

Monthly subscription fee and advance payment – ​​390 rubles.

Package contents and cost of services:

• 15 GB of traffic.
• After the package is exhausted, the speed is limited to 64 Kb/s.
• Internet access in the region is 0.3 rubles/MB.

This is one of the company's best tariffs for connecting to the Internet via 4G. People who live in Moscow should definitely take a closer look at it.

Mobile Wi-Fi

A small package of mobile Internet that can be distributed within your home region.

Monthly payment – ​​300 rubles.

The package includes 3 GB of traffic (after exhaustion, the speed is limited to 64 Kb/s). This is not the best offer that the Skylink operator has. However, even with such a modest amount of traffic, you can safely use the Internet for a month, if you do not go online often.

Internet 5 GB for 500 RUR

Package offer for network access at maximum speed. The package includes 5 GB of traffic, after which the speed is limited to 64 Kb/s.

Subscription fee – 500 rubles/month.

To connect to this and other Skylink tariffs, the client must purchase a special SIM card in R-UIM format. Its cost is 140 rubles.

Personal account: login, registration, opportunities

Personal account is an account on the official Skylink page, in the interface of which you can manage your services: change the tariff, replenish the balance and monitor it, activate or disable various options, for example, prohibiting withdrawals from the balance when exceeding the traffic limit (Internet in in this case it is disabled), etc.

Now we’ll tell you how to log into your account or register an “account”:

1. On the provider’s official website, click on your profile in the upper right corner and select “Skylink Personal Account”.

Click on the profile icon at the top

The link to the login page is also in the middle of the page.

Follow the link “Login to your personal account”

We write your contract number in the first line, and then the password, if you have previously registered for the service, and click on “Login”. If not, click “Register”.

Enter your login details

To register, you will need to enter the contract number again, the PUK combination (it is located on the SIM card). Then provide your phone number or email address so they can send you a password.

If you have not used an account before, register one first

If you suddenly forgot your account security key, click on “Remember and get password”. Enter the email address with which you registered your account. Click "Submit".

If necessary, you can easily recover your password

A letter with recovery instructions will be sent to the specified email address.

Tariffs for cellular communications Skylink

The previously reviewed Skylink offers also allow you to make calls and send messages. But they do not require an SMS package and call minutes. Therefore, the most favorable rates for calls are included in a separate category.

The cost of services for making calls and sending SMS in this section differs significantly from the information that was presented in the review of Internet tariffs. As a rule, their price is lower, which means a person can save on usual communication services.

Super Network

Favorable tariff without monthly fee. Despite the fact that there will be no monthly payment, the user will be provided with a package of several services.

Package contents:

• Internet – 50 megabytes per day.
• In-network calls in your region – 50 minutes per day.
• SMS – 50 pieces per day.

After the package is exhausted or in the case when the subscriber uses other services, the following prices apply:

• Incoming messages are not charged.
• Calls at home – 1.3 r/min.
• SMS in your region – 0.25 rubles.
• Outgoing calls within Russia are 3 rubles per minute on Skylink and 6.5 rubles per minute for other operators.

The cost of most services on this tariff is similar to that presented in the Internet tariff plan. However, even after exhausting the impressive package of minutes and SMS, the subscriber will spend significantly less when making calls within the network.

Urban XL

An excellent offer for those who do not intend to deny themselves any communication services. Calls, SMS and Internet are already included in the tariff.

Subscription fee – 649 rubles per month.

Features of the offer:

• Unlimited Internet.
• Free calls in your home region.
• 15000 SMS.

Finding a more profitable TP even among the offers of many Russian operators is quite difficult. The only negative is that the tariff is only available in Moscow and the region.

Optimal S

Another package tariff. Unlike Gorodsky, the subscription fee is only 299 rubles per month. In this case, the package of services will be enough for a whole month.

For a subscription fee, the client receives:

• 3 GB internet.
• Outgoing calls to Skylink in your home region are free.
• 300 minutes for other calls at home.
• 3000 messages.

If the package is exhausted within a month, the cost of calls to numbers of other operators will be 3 r/min at home and 6.5 r/min in Russia, and SMS messages will be 0.25 rubles.

Unlimited City

An excellent tariff for using services in your home region. The monthly payment is 475 rubles. For this money the client receives:

• Free inbox.
• Internet at night – 2.5 RUR/MB.
• Internet during the day – 4.6 RUR/MB.

In accordance with the terms of the tariff plan, the subscriber can make free calls to numbers of any operators that have codes 495,498 and 499.

Endless minutes

A tariff with a large number of minutes for making calls in your home region. In other cases, you will have to pay 3 r/min when calling Skylink numbers and 6.5 r/min for outgoing subscribers of other operators.

Subscription fee – 1650 rubles/month.

The duration of free calls per month is 2000 minutes. The cost of Internet is 4 rubles/MB.

Endless minutes+

An even more impressive offer for people who like to communicate on the Internet. For 2,490 rubles per month, the subscriber receives 5,000 minutes for calls in the home region.

Cost of other services:

• Inbox is free.
• Outgoing at home after exhaustion of minutes – 1.1 r/min.
• Calls to other regions - 3 r/min to Skylink and 6.5 r/min to numbers of other operators.
• Internet – 4 r/MB.

There's nowhere cheaper

A tariff plan with a self-explanatory name and no subscription fee. It is one of the best Skylink economy class options.

Cost of services:

• The first minute of calls in your home region is 1.1 rubles.
• Next – 0.1 r/min.
• Mobile Internet – 4 RUR/MB.

To connect to a tariff plan, the subscriber must deposit at least 200 rubles into the account.

Profitable calls

We can say that this TP also has a self-explanatory name. It is aimed at an audience that makes frequent calls. At the same time, the biggest discount will be felt by those who make calls to Skylink subscribers. It is also necessary to take into account that for the tariff to work, an advance payment of 200 rubles must be made to the account.

Prices:

• Inbox is free.
• Outgoing calls within the home network – 0.45 r/min.
• Calls to numbers of other operators in your region – 1.95 r/min.
• Calls to other subscribers living in Russia – 1.95 r/min.
• The cost of the Internet is 4 rubles per 1 megabyte of traffic.

When making calls on this and other mobile operator tariffs, the first 5 seconds are not charged.