How to make calls to Abkhazia from Russia and vice versa

Russians going on vacation or on a business trip are interested in mobile communications in Abkhazia. The small southern republic, located on the Black Sea coast, has always been a favorite holiday destination for Russian tourists. But in the age of mobile technology, the question arises of how to remain accessible while in another country. What is more profitable, purchasing a local SIM card or connecting to a roaming service from your operator, what are the prices for Internet access, we will consider in more detail.

Operators of Abkhazia

There are two mobile operators operating in the country, the coverage area of ​​which is almost the same. Basically, the tariffs of these companies are aimed at local residents and communication within the country. For the convenience of tourists, each of the companies has developed special tariffs that allow them to use all communication services.

Aquafon

The Aquafon company, which provides cellular communication services, offers tourists to use the “Sea” tariff. The cost of the service package is 500 rubles. 350 of them are charged for connecting a SIM card, the rest of the money remains in the subscriber’s account.

Calls to Russia using this tariff cost 9 rubles. in a minute. Incoming calls are free. The cost of mobile Internet is from 5.5 to 6.5 rubles. per MB. When connecting to the “Sea” service package, you can either use additional services of the cellular operator or disable them as unnecessary.

A-Mobile

The “Resort” tariff plan, provided by the second mobile operator in Abkhazia, is similar in terms of use to the previous one. The cost of the package is also 500 rubles, 150 of which are available for use. International calls to Russia are charged at 9 rubles. in a minute. Mobile Internet costs 5 rubles. for 1 MB.

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Roaming in Abkhazia

The largest cellular operators in Russia offer various conditions for connecting to roaming. Some companies have developed special opportunities specifically for visiting Abkhazia.

Tariffing Megafon

The Megafon company provides its customers with a special option that allows them to save significantly. The service is called “Like home in Abkhazia.” Connection cost is 30 rubles, subscription fee is 30 rubles. per day. If the option is enabled, the subscriber will be charged for services as in his home region.

If the roaming option is activated, the price of incoming calls, as well as outgoing calls to Russia or Abkhazia, will be 129 rubles. in one minute of communication. Calls to other countries – 149 rub./min. For outgoing SMS messages you will be charged 19 rubles. Mobile Internet is paid at the rate of 299 rubles. per day.

Tariffication of MTS

MTS also offers several different services when traveling to Abkhazia. The “Zabugorische” option implies a daily payment of 350 rubles. Thanks to this option, all incoming calls are free, and outgoing calls to Russia are paid according to the tariff plan included in the service package. Internet is also consumed from the package included in the tariff.

When connecting the “Zero without borders” option, for 125 rubles. per day, the subscriber gets the opportunity to receive free incoming and outgoing calls for an hour. After this time, the cost of calls will be 25 rubles. in a minute. This package includes 40 KB of Internet traffic.

When roaming is activated on the SIM card of an MTS subscriber in Abkhazia, all incoming calls, as well as calls within the country, to the territory of the Russian Federation and to other countries, will cost 170 rubles. per minute of conversation. The cost of a sent SMS message is 21 rubles. Internet – 35 rub. for 40 KB. traffic.

Beeline tariffication

Beeline offers its subscribers to use a service that costs 200 rubles. per day. For this money, a package of 20 minutes is provided for any incoming and outgoing calls. After the minutes have expired, calls are charged at the rate of 1 minute - 10 rubles. The cost of outgoing SMS messages is 30.

There are two options for Internet access. The daily package is 40 MB of traffic at a price of 200 rubles. After the end of the package, 1 MB costs 5. It is also possible to connect to unlimited Internet. The daily cost of such a service is 350 rubles.

Tele2 tariffication

When connecting to roaming, Tele2 charges its subscribers for incoming calls - 15 rubles. per minute of conversation. Outgoing calls in Abkhazia, to the territory of the Russian Federation and to European countries also cost 15 rubles. in 1 minute. If the subscriber calls to countries in Asia, Africa or Australia, the cost of the call will be 35 rubles. in a minute. When calling to other countries, a minute of conversation will cost 65 rubles.

Internet for Tele2 subscribers can be of two types. If you plan to use the Internet for a short time, then the cost of 1 MB will be 25 rubles. It is also possible to connect to the “Unlimited Internet Abroad” service. For 350 rub. per day it will allow you to use high-speed unlimited Internet.

Roaming from the big three Megafon, Beeline and MTS

In fact, if you are going to be located exclusively in the Russian border , then roaming will not be necessary . But. If you travel throughout Abkhazia and need to stay in touch, then you can’t do without roaming. What do Russian operators offer?

Recently, Megafon offered the option “Like home in Abkhazia,” which was valid only in international roaming on the territory of Abkhazia. Now there is no such option, but “Roaming, goodbye” . The fee only on days of use is 119 rubles per day. Internet ( 1 GB per day ) and mobile communications ( 60 minutes per day ) at prices the same as in the Russian Federation in accordance with one or another tariff. about the Internet and mobile communications outside the “Roaming, Goodbye” on the Megafon website.

MTS has the following conditions.

Internet in Abkhazia

In addition to the methods provided by mobile operators in your home region, you can also use free Wi-Fi. But this network is not yet widespread everywhere in Abkhazia, although it can be easily found in the main places where tourists gather.

You can purchase a local SIM card in order to use the Internet. Most smartphones and mobile phones have two SIM card slots. Abkhaz cellular operators offer their subscribers from 600 MB per day at a price of 42 rubles.

How to call Abkhazia from Russia

First of all, we’ll figure out how to call Abkhazia from a landline phone, and only then we’ll find out how to call from a mobile phone.

In both cases, it is necessary and sufficient for you to know the local subscriber number and the information from this article.

International dialing code of Abkhazia: 7

This information is also suitable for calls from Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus.

From a landline phone

To make calls from Russia to Abkhazia from your home phone, you should use the combination:

8
– prefix for international communication – city code or mobile operator – telephone number

Examples:

• To call from a landline phone from Moscow (Rostelecom) to a landline phone in Gadauta, dial: 8-10-84024 -x-xx-xx
• To call an Aquafon cell phone subscriber in Sukhum from a city center in the Russian Federation (operator TransTeleCom), you need to dial: 8-57-9409 -xx-xx-xx

To access an international line, depending on your landline service provider, use the following prefixes:

From a cell phone

To call Abkhazia from a mobile phone from the Russian Federation you need to dial:

+ 7 – city ​​code

or
mobile operator - subscriber number

Examples:

• To call a landline in Gagra from a mobile MTS from Orsk, dial: +7-84023 -x-xx-xx
• To call Pitsunda to an A-Mobile mobile subscriber from a Beeline mobile from Vologda, dial: +7-9407 -xx-xx-xx

Tariffs for MTS roaming in Abkhazia in 2021:

Find out the amount of unpaid bills *110*04#

To profitably use tariff plans abroad, you need to enable the following options.

Tourist notice board

Zero without borders - daily payment 145 rubles - Dial the command *111*4444# on your phone

The option is available for connection on tariff plans for individuals. On some archived tariffs, the “Zero without borders” option is not provided; “Zero without borders around the world” is available for connection.

The option is not valid when registering in the networks of operators in the following countries: South Ossetia, Turkmenistan, Cuba, Maldives, Andorra, Seychelles, Bermuda, Northern Mariana Islands, Cayman Islands, Bahamas, Iran, Oman, Panama, Tanzania, Madagascar, Jamaica, Guam, Algeria, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Haiti, Grenada, Dominica, Montserrat, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Turks and Caicos Islands, in satellite systems, on ships and aircraft, including cases of actual presence in the territory of other countries

When you are in international roaming in the “Other countries” zone within the “Zero without borders” option, starting from the 201st minute of a calendar month, all incoming calls until the end of the calendar month will be charged at 39 rubles. in a minute. The number of accumulated minutes of incoming calls in this zone can be clarified in the following ways: use your Personal Account or dial the command *419*1233#Call.

You can take advantage of this offer while roaming only if you have “International Access” connected, or if you have connected . You can check the connection of services through your Personal Account.

When connected, the phone can be used in the networks of operators with which MTS PJSC has a CAMEL roaming agreement.

Without connecting the “Zero without borders” option, basic tariffs apply, which can be found in the “Roaming and intercity” / “Worldwide travel” section.

All versions of the options “Zero without borders”, “Zero without borders around the world”, “Foreign countries”, “Free travel”, “Go-Go-Roaming”, “Close countries” are mutually exclusive.

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 will be at least 19 rubles.

Finally, Beeline offers the following options for Abkhazia. The most interesting tariffs for international roaming:

• “All for 1800 + roaming” - 15 GB internet and 3000 call minutes.
• “First gigs” - 10 GB and 400 minutes, cost 420 rubles per month, conversations in Abkhazia - 30 rubles per minute

For subscribers with a prepaid payment system

If you have a prepaid payment system and your telecom operator supports online roaming, it will connect automatically whenever there is a positive balance in your account.

If the telecom operator supports offline roaming, it is also connected automatically if the subscriber’s account has more than 600 rubles, and is disabled when the amount on the account drops to 300 rubles.

Information about operator support for online or offline roaming can be found in the “Roaming and worldwide communications” section. To do this, you need to select the country of your travel, in the footnote “Communication services are provided by our partners” select “List of services provided”.

For subscribers with a postpaid payment system

If you have a postpaid payment system, in order to use communication services on a trip abroad, you need to connect.

To activate the service, you must pay all outstanding invoices and add a guarantee fee to your balance. Information about the amount of the guarantee fee is contained in the description of your tariff plan.

Everyone can choose the right Internet and mobile communications in Abkhazia

In addition, calls via instant messengers have not been canceled in Abkhazia either. Thus, for ordinary tourists arriving for 7-10 days, a lighter option may be suitable. For example, roaming from a Russian operator and an Abkhaz SIM card for calls (call a taxi, for example).

However, the following categories of users are slightly different. First of all, for those who came to Abkhazia for a longer period . Similarly, we are talking about those who constantly communicate with Russian subscribers. Finally, we mean those Russians who constantly need the Internet for work. Obviously, it is advisable for them to understand the roaming services and tariffs of local operators. As a result, you can formulate for yourself the most optimal option for using mobile communications and Internet services.

It can be expected that the proposed material may be useful to many. After all, after the opening of the border with Abkhazia, more and more Russians are going to this wonderful country to relax or buy a car registered in Abkhazia.

Emergency services in Abkhazia

• Firefighters - 01
• Police - 02
• Ambulance - 03
• Ministry of Internal Affairs of Abkhazia in Sukhum
• Ministry of Internal Affairs of Abkhazia in the Gagra region
• Insurance RESO-Garantiya
• Abkhazgosstrakh
• Russian Embassy +7 840 2263693, +7 840 2260491, Sukhumi, st. Lakoba, 103
• Duty station of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Abkhazia in Sukhumi +7 840 2264141
• Ministry of Emergency Situations of Abkhazia +7 840 2297557, 911, 912
• Traffic police of Abkhazia +7 840 2225117
• City Clinical Hospital +7 840 2263239, +7 840 2263238, Sukhumi, st. Confederates, 45

What kind of roaming do Tele2 and Yota offer?

Since 2021, Tele2 has stopped providing services in Abkhazia. As far as is known, it was not possible to reach an agreement with local operators and authorities. Therefore, you can use the services of this operator in Abkhazia only close to the Russian-Abkhaz border. How much a call to the cities of Abkhazia from Tele2 will cost directly depends on the pre-selected and paid tariff plan and on the region; using it you will get from 15 to 30 rubles per minute.

Yota operator in Abkhazia offers a package of 30 minutes for 39 rubles per day, for all incoming calls 33 rubles per minute, the same cost for outgoing calls to the Russian Federation and to subscribers in the host country. Sending SMS will cost 13 rubles, MMS – 20 rubles. Yota's Internet in Abkhazia is very expensive; the most profitable option is a 10 MB package for 3,950 rubles. Otherwise, you will have to pay 630 rubles per 1 megabyte.