How to connect the Roaming Goodbye Megafon option

When traveling abroad on business or on vacation, we always think about the possibility of using mobile communications, since we will have to call loved ones, need access to mobile traffic, or send a message to a friend. For this purpose, many subscribers use special services related to roaming, which mobile operators provide to their users in large quantities. Megafon has recently developed a new offer for subscribers who often travel to foreign countries. Option Roaming goodbye Megafon allows you to travel around countries and cities with the number of this operator without worrying about the costs of mobile services.

Tariffing of services in the option allows you to profitably make outgoing calls and receive calls from other subscribers for free. In addition, the Roaming Goodbye option includes a mobile traffic package that can be activated.

Description of the Roaming goodby option

The service allows users to make and receive calls at home network tariffs while in other countries. The service is provided with a subscription fee of 299 rubles per day. Money is debited from your phone balance automatically.

The advantages of the service include the following points:

All phone calls are priced at your home region cost.
To gain access to the Internet, you must activate the appropriate service. If the tariff plan has a traffic package, then there will be no Internet costs.
The option is available in countries such as Austria, Bulgaria, Gibraltar, Egypt, Spain, Cyprus, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Portugal, Thailand, Ukraine, Croatia, Switzerland, South Korea, Armenia, Hungary, Greece, Israel, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Malta, United Arab Emirates, Romania, Tunisia, Finland, Montenegro, Sweden, Belarus, Germany, Denmark, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Norway, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, France, Czech Republic, Estonia. In this case, the option is valid when crossing the borders of the specified countries.

Attention : before activating the option, it is advisable to carefully study its conditions, cost, and the list of countries in which it is valid.

Description and conditions

It is quite difficult to describe the “Roaming, Goodbye” Megafon option - this is a multifunctional offer for those who often visit other countries! The list of available regions includes one hundred names - just imagine what horizons lie before you!

Price

Let's talk about how much Megafon's "Roaming, Goodbye" tariff costs. It will not be possible to determine the specific cost - it varies depending on the region of stay; you can view the data on the operator’s official website. For example, a day of using the option in Turkey will cost users 329 rubles.

But it is important to note the following conditions:

The subscription fee is charged once a day;
The subscription fee is charged only on the day of use - the first time you access the Internet, an outgoing call to Russia or any incoming call;
If you move between several countries, the cost of services in which is similar, the subscription fee will be charged once. Otherwise, another amount will be debited again.

Which countries does it include?

You can find out which countries are included in Megafon’s “Roaming, Goodbye” on the official page of the service on the operator’s website - the list of countries includes one hundred names. The list includes countries:

Asia;
Europe;
Africa;
North America;
South America;
Australia and Oceania.

abroad does not require additional connection of options and packages, because communication services (Internet, calls and SMS) are provided according to the terms of the connected home tariff!

Option conditions

Well, now other important conditions of “Roaming, Goodbye” Megafon:

During the day, the user has access to 1 GB of Internet (2 GB each in the USA, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands);
60 minutes for any incoming and outgoing to Russia;
When the GB and minutes packages run out, calls are paid per minute according to the conditions of the region of residence, and Internet access stops;
Calls to international numbers, SMS and MMS are paid additionally - the tariff depends on the country of residence.

Features of the service

To check whether the option can be activated, register and go to your Personal Account on the Megafon website. The service can be activated at any time when required, and disabled while abroad if the service is no longer needed. The subscription fee for the option is charged from the phone balance upon connection.

The service operates in the time zone corresponding to the subscriber’s country of residence.
The service can be activated only once a day.
Mobile traffic is charged according to the terms of the basic tariff at the cost of the home network. When the Internet package is used up, it automatically connects.
While in a foreign country, the subscriber has the right to use mobile traffic of no more than 3 gigabytes. If this volume is exceeded, access to the Internet is blocked.
If your tariff plan does not include a mobile traffic package, you can activate the “ 200 MB in roaming ” option, the conditions of which are described in detail on the operator’s website.
Auto Renewal ” option does not work on your tariff plan Ban Auto Renewal ” is enabled, then mobile traffic is provided under the “ 200 MB roaming ” option. In addition, you can activate one of the options in the “ Extend Internet ” line, or wait for the connection of basic Internet packages.

Megafon may temporarily disable mobile communication services or introduce some time restrictions. When traveling to countries where this option is available, reconnection is not required, all conditions remain the same. In other countries where the option is not supported, it is disabled. The option is valid for an unlimited time until the subscriber independently disables it.

To check the options connected to the number, use the short USSD request *601# by pressing the call button. To top up your phone balance, you can use a bank card, as well as special services provided by the operator, “ Pay for me ” or “ Promised payment ”. To check the balance of your Internet package, use the subscriber’s individual service – Personal Account, where you can find all the information you need about the number. In addition, the Megafon Personal Account , which is installed on the phone of their online store, has similar functions.

Additional Information

Even with all the benefits of the service, clients need a constantly positive balance and a sufficient amount of money so that they are enough not only to activate the option, but also to make calls.

There are several optimal options for replenishing your account in other countries:

Promised payment. Using it, you can instantly deposit the required amount of money into your account. To do this, you need to send an SMS with the required amount to 0006. If the subscriber wants the payment to be activated automatically, just send the message “Auto + required amount” to 0006. For example, “Auto300”.
"Pay for me." If there is not enough money in the account, customers can ask to top it up using this service by dialing the command “*143*11-digit number of another person#”. There are several restrictions here: you can send no more than five requests per day, a maximum of 30 per month. If at the time of sending another subscriber is out of range, the request will be automatically erased after 12 hours and he will not receive it.

Another available way to transfer money is to use your bank’s personal account, if you have a plastic card. The transfer period is limited to a few seconds, but it can only be used if there is active Internet traffic.

How much does mobile communication cost according to the option?

The operator has established the following prices for communication services for subscribers who have activated the “ Roaming goodby ” option from Megafon:

Connecting the option is free of charge.
The cost of voice communication with subscribers in other countries, as well as calls to the host country, is estimated at 89 rubles per minute.
Sending text and multimedia messages is charged at their cost on your home network.

The cost of mobile communications for this service does not apply to calls made through satellite communications equipment, as well as on cruise ships and aircraft.

GoodLine traffic packages on the “Good-Roaming” tariff with payment for 1 MB.

Name of the "package"	Connection cost	Price 1 MB. traffic	Package validity period	USSD command for connection
"Always Online"	5 $	≈ 0,019 $	365 days	146088*365#
"Europe for $0.01"	3 $	≈ 0,01 $	365 days	146088*502#

How to connect “Roaming Goodbye”

To connect to the service in question, the operator has provided several simple methods. Choose a convenient method and activate the service for traveling abroad.

If you have a personal computer and access to the World Wide Web, register in your Personal Account . This procedure will not take much time, but will allow you to easily manage your phone number, connect and refuse any options and services. Find the option in question in the list of existing services and disable it.
You can activate the service without registering in the system. To do this, simply open the operator’s web resource and go to the “ Roaming ” - “ World Travel ” section. Find the “ Roaming Goodbye ” option and press the “ Connect ” key. Enter your number and send it with the “ Get code ” button. Then send the received code, as a result the option will be connected.
the Megafon application on your mobile phone and use its functions to connect this option. The application interface is designed similar to your Personal Account, and it will not be difficult to understand. Find “ Roaming goodby ” in the available options section and connect it.
The most convenient and easiest way to connect the option is to send the command *171# . After typing it on the phone keyboard, you need to press the call button.
Another simple connection method is to send an SMS message . Type “ YES ” in the text and send a message to the number 05001382 . The option will quickly connect, the subscription fee will be debited from the account.
Call support Center subscribers by number 0500 and ask your operator to connect you to this roaming option. You may be required to provide your passport details. In addition to the specified number, you can call on the federal channel 8800-5500500. Calls to both numbers will be free. This method is rarely used, since you have to first listen to the answering machine and then wait for a connection.
To connect the option, you can use the help of employees of a communication shop or service office. You will also need a passport for this. If the SIM card was purchased by another person, his presence or a power of attorney is required. If you don't know where to find an office, use the interactive map in your Personal Account.

Connection features

The service begins to operate after connection in no more than 15 minutes. To check the availability of connected options on your number, use the command *601# , sending it with the call button. This command is processed, then a notification is sent to your number with a list of active services and packages.

If your option is displayed in this list, then you have completed the activation correctly. Money for the subscription fee is charged from the phone balance, and a connection notification is sent to your number.

Activation and deactivation

It's time to talk about how to activate Roaming, Goodbye Megafon and refuse to use the offer - you will be surprised at the number of free methods available.

How to activate the Roaming option, Goodbye on Megafon

Let's start by discussing the question of how to activate the Roaming, Goodbye option on Megafon and whether it needs to be done.

The operator has made it so that the option does not require a connection; it is built into all tariffs and is activated only if you start using communication services abroad. You just need to call, write SMS, accept an incoming call, go online. Payment will be debited only on days of use

We figured out how to connect Megafon from a Roaming, Goodbye phone; in other words, you don’t need to connect the option.

It is worth considering that the option is not disabled automatically, which means you need to do it yourself.

How to disable the option

Now let's see how to disable the Roaming, Goodbye option on Megafon! As you most likely understand, you don’t need to turn it off either, and you simply can’t do that. the only way is to activate another option “Simply roaming“, dial the command *105*1535#

How to disable the Roaming goodbye option on Megafon

After returning from a trip abroad, the service must be disabled in order to preserve the funds that are debited from the account every day. There are also several simple ways to do this.

Using your computer browser, go to your Personal Account and log in. In the active section and disable it. If this is your first time logging into your Personal Account, a simple registration will be required.
Using the mobile application on your phone, find the list of connected options, and also disable the roaming service in question. Authorization in the application usually occurs automatically if a Megafon SIM card is installed.
Send USSD request *171# using the call button from your phone. This is the simplest option to disable the option, which is used by most subscribers.
Send a text message with the word " STOP " to the service number 05001382 . As a result of processing the command, the option will be disabled.
Contact your telecom operator Megafon at the numbers listed above and ask to disable “ Roaming Goodbye ”. Provide your passport details and control information under the contract for communication services. This method is used if other options do not work.
Go to the nearest communication store and ask a consultant to help you disable the service. This assistance is provided to subscribers free of charge. However, this requires the passport of the SIM card owner or his presence. Otherwise, you will not be able to disable the service.

To be more confident in disabling a service, check the list of active services by sending the request specified above in the connection methods. After disabling the option, you will receive a notification, and money will no longer be debited from your account.

Eventually

The conditions of “Roaming, Goodbye” are interesting, and for those who are not satisfied with them, packages of minutes and Internet traffic in roaming or per-minute and per-megabyte payment using the “Simply Roaming” option are available.

If you do not want additional costs when roaming, then you need to disable “Roaming, goodbye”, prohibit your smartphone from accessing the Internet and use communications only through public Wi-Fi networks when communicating through instant messengers. I don't see any other way out.

In general, the most economical option for communication in roaming is tourist SIM cards with cheap communication and Internet tariffs. There are a great many such SIM cards now, I advise you to look at GoodLine. Quite cheap and cheerful. View the tariff .

Reviews from users of the “Roaming Goodbye” option

This service requires a fairly large subscription fee, so few subscribers subscribe to it. Not everyone is ready to pay 299 rubles a day for her work. If you count it over a month, you get almost 9,000 rubles. But people activate this service because when traveling to other countries they have to make and receive calls, and without this option they will have to spend more money. However, Megafon communication services do not always work correctly, as evidenced by reviews from people who have installed this operator option.

Olga : I activated the “ Goodbye roaming ” option before traveling to Turkey. Upon arrival, I turned on the phone, but did not find a network. This situation happened for three days while I was there. There was no way to refuse the service, go online, or call relatives. The operator only talked about technical problems. To get through to him, I had to ask other people for a phone number.

After returning to Russia, I found myself again without communication, as the money for roaming was written off and the balance became negative. There was no way to turn it off, since there was no network. Megafon specialists were unable to resolve the issue in Turkey and at home. They said that the application would be considered 7 days. I used to like the operator, but after this trip it became clear about its shortcomings.

Victor : This is an inadequate cost for the option. Why pay that kind of money if you can buy a local SIM card for 5 euros for the period of a business trip and call using Multifon . Communication will be much cheaper.

Nikolay : They took money for the option, but did not provide mobile communications. All that remains is to sympathize. Try to go to a phone shop and file a claim and application to at least get your money back.

Alexey : I think it’s overpriced for such an option. If they reduced the price to at least 100 rubles, there would be more customers. And few people will use this; you can find a similar option cheaper from other operators. I don’t recommend connecting to a service such as the Roaming Goodbye Megafon option; it’s better to get by with other options, for example, you can call through instant messengers, and it’s cheaper.

International roaming conditions

The function allows customers to use cellular communications outside the Megafon network coverage area. This happens through cooperation between the Russian provider and representatives from other countries. It is necessary to distinguish between the tariff conditions in a foreign country and when traveling on airliners or ships where satellite communications are available.

The service is automatically provided on any Megafon SIM card, but the number of countries is limited to 152. To communicate in exotic places, it is necessary to install additional services. There is no need to disable international roaming; it automatically stops working after returning to your home country.

The consumer can find out whether the international access service is active on his telephone number in the following ways:

Use your personal account on the provider’s official website.
Place a call to customer technical support. Enter contact 0500 in the Russian Federation or +79261110500 when abroad.
Contact the Megafon service center for help. Take your passport with you.

To find out the specifics of tariffs in roaming conditions, use the following steps:

Enter the code *139# and follow the instructions on the display of your mobile device.
Go to the official resource of the provider. Open the world travel section. Indicate the name of the state. After this, the display will display a complete list of calculations for voice calls, SMS correspondence and the cost of network traffic.