Easy roaming and international access MTS: what is it, how to connect, cost and disable the service

The service provided by the MTS operator to communicate with its users when traveling abroad was previously called “Easy Roaming and International Access” and is now called “Easy Roaming and International Access 2012”.

The service is designed to allow MTS subscribers to freely use mobile communication services when traveling abroad and will not be able to use them without a connection. This is one of two options to stay online on long trips. The second option is connecting a pair plus MTS “International Access” - these options are mutually exclusive.

In this review, we will describe the conditions for using the option and how to enable “International Access and Easy Roaming” and how they are disabled.

Easy roaming and international access MTS: description

Roaming is one of the operator’s additional services. Do you need to continue using communications in the territory of another state? In this case, special connection diagrams are used.

Operators typically have networks in a limited number of countries. Therefore, they enter into partnership agreements with each other. The conditions provide:

Providing subscribers with access to the network.
Provision of services.
The subscriber pays them to his operator at current rates.
In the future, MTS independently pays off with partners according to the terms of the agreements.

Roaming is an option that benefits everyone. MTS partners receive royalties for the provision of communication services. The company itself also earns a certain amount from it. The client gets the opportunity to communicate with friends and relatives during the trip.

How does Easy Roaming and MTS International Access differ from the standard service? This is a simplified option for clients who do not need the Internet, MMS and various additional options.

Successful:

Receive and make calls.
Send and receive messages.

The option is designed for using voice communication and SMS. Easy roaming is as simple as possible; there are no unnecessary services.

It is important to understand that this is not a tariff. When connecting, the client only gets access to communication abroad. The cost is calculated taking into account the state in which the client resides.

Smart Zabugorishche

Customers who travel frequently and need to constantly use the communication services of a Russian operator can immediately switch to a specially designed “Smart Zabugorishche” tariff, which includes both favorable rates outside the country and on its territory.

The cost of using the tariff is 175.00 rubles. during the week. It includes:

7 GB of traffic for a week;
350 minutes for calls to MTS Russia and other operators in the connection region;
350 SMS to home network phones;
Unlimited MTS calls at home.

MTS roaming tariffs under the specified offer continue to be valid in popular countries, and in others the same tariff schedule is applied as the Zabugorishche option.

All mobile communications users can switch to the package, without exception, using the functionality of the company’s website or sending a request *111*1025#.

About tariffs

There are no general roaming rates. The cost depends on the location of the subscriber. Each country sets its own prices. How can I find out the current parameters?

Visit the page https://www.mts.ru/mob_connect/roaming/i_roaming/tariffs/.
The third point provides a choice of country, click on it.
A list of states will appear, find the one you are interested in.
After selection, a page with current tariffs is displayed.

We say right away: the cost of operator services during trips is enormous. Therefore, it is worth thinking before connecting to roaming whether it is really so important to stay connected.

MTS options for roaming abroad

Thanks to the offers, users of this operator can use standard conversation options, send various messages, and go online. Among the main advantages are:

Convenient payment of subscription fees. If a person goes abroad for a long time, funds will be withdrawn once a week. If these are periodic trips, the tariff will automatically switch to normal;
No need to make any special settings;
After the limit is completely exhausted, the Internet does not turn off completely, the access speed simply decreases. After the limitation, it will be equal to 128 kb/sec.

There are also some disadvantages to this profitable and convenient offer. Here we can note some traffic limitation, which is 500 MB per day. You need to know that call minutes are also limited. If there is an overrun, you will have to pay 25 rubles per minute over.

Is it worth using the service?

Key benefits of the option:

Ability to receive and make calls.
Use text messages.
Be in touch.
Some clients cannot go offline for a long time due to work.

Flaws:

High price.
Paid incoming calls.
It is impossible to fully use the connection due to tariffs.

Alternatively, you can choose another option. Many operators in different countries offer guest rates. Visitors can access the network as a subscriber and fully use the connection.

Calls within the state will cost a small amount. International calls to the Russian Federation are not cheap, but the cost is lower than roaming rates. I also manage to get an internet package.

Services for Internet roaming abroad

Zabugorishche

When connecting to the service, Internet and minutes will be consumed from the home package.

An excellent service suitable for people who prefer to use the Internet as freely when traveling as at home. The cost of incoming calls from Russian territory to the most popular countries for travel is 0 rubles (no more than 100 minutes per day). To unpopular countries 200 minutes per month, and using the Internet in a huge number of other countries also costs 0 rubles.

Price

The price for using the service can be 390 or 410 rubles (the first price applies to the most popular states to visit, and the second to all others). Moreover, if a person does not use mobile communications while in another country, the price of the service is not charged from the account.

Attention: When abroad, the My MTS application does not consume traffic, regardless of what the client watches in it. This means that you can control your own expenses completely free of charge, activate or deactivate any functions, and view the remaining megabytes and minutes for the connected service.. Benefits

Advantages

Among the positive qualities of the service, it can be noted that it can be connected to all the most common MTS tariffs.

Underwater rocks

Internet at a maximum speed of 1 GB of traffic, and then at a speed of 128 kbit/s, is valid only in popular countries: Canada, Great Britain, Malta, USA, Romania, Portugal, Qatar, UAE, Israel, Turkey, Finland, Abkhazia, Korea, Thailand, Armenia , Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, Australia, Taiwan, Switzerland, Estonia, Latvia, France, Germany, Hungary, Czech Republic, Southern Italy, Egypt, Denmark, Lithuania, Ukraine, Greece, Spain, India.

In Cuba, Maldives, Philippines, and Tunisia, 500 MB per day is provided at maximum speed, and then at 128 kbps.

In countries: Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Belgium, Arabia, Austria, Croatia, Indonesia, San Marino, Singapore, Bulgaria, Saudi Georgia, Albania, Kuwait, Malaysia, Japan Hong Kong, Cyprus, Macedonia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Serbia , Luxembourg, Slovenia, Mongolia, South Africa, Montenegro, China, Poland, Ireland, Jersey, Monaco, Belarus, Slovakia, Vietnam are provided with 500 MB per day at maximum speed, and then at 128 kbit/s.

In the countries: Tajikistan, Jordan, Bangladesh, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Morocco, 100 MB per day is provided at maximum speed, and then at a speed of 128 kbit/s.

In countries: Mauritania, Iceland, Gibraltar, Nepal, Zimbabwe, Tobago, Cape Verde, Faroe Bolivia, Angola, Macau, Senegal, Maine, Islands, Bhutan, Guadeloupe, Venezuela, Brunei, Lebanon, Trinidad Guernsey, Guyana, Cameroon , Côte d'Ivoire, Chad 1 MB per day at maximum speed.

Cost of calls and internet

Regardless of whether a person made a call or went online, the fee is the same.

How to connect?

You can connect in the following ways:

Dial *111*771# and call (free);
Go to your Personal Account and connect from there;
Through the My MTS application.

"Zabugorische +"

When this option is activated, the “Zabugorische” payment will drop to 0 rubles. within 10 facts of using the service, starting from the moment “Zabugorische +” was activated. If within 1 day a subscriber moves from a country included in the “Popular” list to any other or vice versa, the service fee will be debited from the account in each country according to the terms of the package.

Connecting to “Zabugorische +” will cost 3,500 rubles. As a result, using the option every day will cost the equivalent of 300 rubles, regardless of which country it is used in. If free days are not used during your trip, they will not be lost. They can be used next time, but only if the subscriber has it active.

To connect, you need to make the appropriate manipulations in the Personal Account of the “My MTS” application or dial *111*380#.

How to activate the service

How to activate Easy roaming and MTS international access? The first way is to use a command. Need to:

Dial *111*2157#.
Submit your request.
Wait for confirmation.

The second option is a personal account. Necessary:

Go to the MTS website.
Go to LC.
Log in.
Proceed to the services section.
Activate the required option there.

You can log in to your personal account and simply use the switch on the site. When you turn it on, the settings in your personal account change automatically.

Another way is to call the contact center. Required:

Make a call to 0890.
Choose to connect with a specialist.
Wait for an answer. The system will indicate the approximate time.
Ask the employee to activate the option.
He will turn it on manually.

You can send message 2157 to number 111. In response, you should receive a report about the successful activation of the service.

Terms of Use

Please be aware of the following terms and conditions before you travel and install the service. Let's take a closer look at them:

Check the list of countries in which the affiliate program operates with local representatives.
It cannot be activated on corporate tariff plans and VIP contracts with city numbers.
To use the Internet without restrictions, install the BIT option abroad.
If you switch to another tariff plan that supports this service, it is saved and continues to work.
When reconnecting to another contract that is not compatible with Light Roaming, the service is canceled by default without the subscriber's request.
The option is installed instead, they do not function together, select one of them.
Activate an additional application to control your expenses when traveling abroad so as not to exceed the established limit.
If a consumer has been registered in the MTS network for less than six months and during this period he has spent no more than 650 rubles on communication services, then the function is closed to such users.
When servicing a client annually, if he has spent less than a ruble on communications, then activating the option will also not be possible.
The consumer's SIM card must be activated, not blocked and have a positive balance.

What is better to connect to MTS abroad?

If a subscriber is going on a trip or a business trip abroad, you should carefully choose the appropriate tariff plan. Among the most popular and profitable are the following.

Zabugorishche

This is the most popular MTS tariff for roaming abroad for travelers. Among the main distinctive features are:

The first ten minutes are allowed to be used completely free of charge, from the 11th the cost of 25 rubles is deducted from the subscriber’s balance;
If calls are made in the most popular countries for travel, a free communication limit of 350 minutes will be applied. For other countries that are not included in the list indicated on the portal, payment of 25, equal to rubles, will begin to be transferred strictly from 2 to 5 minutes.

It is possible to activate the function by sending the combination *111*771*1#. There is absolutely no need to disconnect; the required fee is charged during the person’s presence abroad.

Zero without limits

This is a unique analogue of the option presented above. Incoming calls within a standard 10 minutes can be received completely free of charge. After this period, the standard payment from the SIM card is 25 rubles.

The price of this service is 95 rubles per day for the user. To enable it, you will need to dial *444#. If a person is in other countries, you need to send *111*4444#. Connection is allowed in your personal account.

Free travel

Users of this tariff plan will be provided with free communication for the first hour. After this, the cost is set at 10 rubles per conversation minute. The total cost of this tariff plan per day is 190 rubles. To connect, you will need to use one of three methods:

Visiting your personal account;
Sending a combination like *111*943#;
SMS to 111 with text 943.

This service must be disabled immediately upon return. For this purpose, 9430 is sent to mobile 111.

Bit abroad

If you plan to use traffic when organizing a trip abroad, employees recommend activating this option along with the main tariff. This is the best option for using mail and visiting social networks. If you have the opportunity to use navigation and bank cards, you can connect the Maxi BIT option.

SuperBit abroad

This option assumes a full-fledged package of high-quality traffic, which includes basic functions for sending large volumes and even watching videos. You can connect to the service using one of two methods:

Personal account.
Standard USSD request type *111*2224#.

After connecting, clients will have access to the following additional options. As for the cost, it directly depends on the place where the person is located.

Helpful information

How to check your balance

To find out how much money is left in your account, dial a simple command *100# “call”. The request is free of charge.

How to put money on your phone

If you want to deposit money without commission using a bank card, open the mobile version of the site >www.pda.mts.ru/online from your phone. The service is available around the clock and works regardless of your location. In this case, there is no charge for using Internet traffic.

Another way is to use the capabilities of the Contact Center. With the help of support specialists, you can deposit money from a Visa or MasterCard bank card not only to your mobile account, but also to the accounts of your family and friends.

To do this you need:

dial a toll free number +7 495 766 01 66;
make the payment following the system prompts.

There is a limit on the amount - the minimum transfer is 100 rubles.

How are funds debited while traveling?

On popular routes (for example, Abkhazia, Armenia, Belarus, Great Britain, Greece, Egypt, etc.) the fee is debited in real time. You can view the full list of countries and operators with which the agreement has been concluded on the website:

section "Mobile communications";
then a large subsection “Roaming and intercity”;
item “World Travel”;
further “Travel Opportunities”.

How to get specialist advice when you are outside your region

If you are not in the Russian Federation, you can contact the customer support center by calling +7(495)766-01-66 . You can make a call from any country in the world. To quickly contact a specialist, save this phone number in the memory of your mobile device.

Possibilities

Receive all incoming and outgoing voice calls from international network clients. Easy Roaming and International Access MGTS What is this, money?
Forward SMS messages and read them.

Note! If you need to send a multimedia message (video and audio recordings), use GPS navigation services, for example, to determine objects on the ground via satellite, then within . It involves the subscriber using an MTS SIM card to make calls and send messages at a favorable price. That is, this option does not include the use of the Internet, MMS messages and other functions.

The option is designed with the ability to receive voice messages , so it is as convenient as possible. The cost is calculated taking into account the state in which the network subscriber is located.

In order to find out the approximate cost of the Easy Roaming option, you need to do a number of actions:

visit the section of the MTS website with tariffs and roaming. To do this, you can use any convenient search engine;
on the same page, select the country you need in the drop-down list;
After selecting the required country, information about tariffs and their costs in that country will appear.

Since roaming costs are usually high, you should take care of this function in advance and determine for yourself whether it is really important for you to stay connected in this country.

As for the cost, it is 0 rubles and without a subscription fee. The subscriber pays only the cost of SMS and conversation minutes.

Advantages and disadvantages

Each feature or option has a number of pros and cons. What can be said in favor of this function?

Firstly, you will have the opportunity to make and receive calls in another country.

Secondly, it is possible to use text messages.

Thirdly, the ability to always be in touch.

It is also worth mentioning the disadvantages of this function, which include the high cost of calls and SMS, paid incoming calls, and the inability to fully use the tariff functions.

As an additional option to this option, you can consider the guest tariff, which many countries offer for their tourist subscribers.

How to connect

If you have come to the conclusion that it is worth enabling the “Easy Roaming” function, then you should know the following. This option can be used by subscribers who have been MTS clients for more than six months.

So, to activate the service you need to:

dial the key combination on your phone *111*2157#;
send this request using the call button;
wait for an answer.

There is a way to connect the option through the personal account of an MTS subscriber. For this it is necessary.

visit the MTS website and go to the personal account section;
register in your personal account, if you have an account, then log into your personal account;
in the “services” section, select the one we need - “easy roaming”;
read the information provided on this option;
Click on the “connect and wait for the result.

If it is not possible to use the user’s personal account, then you can call the MTS contact center at 0890 . You will be connected to an operator who will direct you to the required specialist. You will ask him to activate this option. A specialist activates this function manually.

There is an option to send an SMS with the text 2157 to number 111 . As a result, you will receive a notification that the function has been enabled.

How to disable

After completing a vacation or business trip, the need to use the service disappears, so it is worth turning it off. For this it is necessary.

dial the key combination *111*2158# and press the call button;
you will receive an SMS response asking if you want to disable the service;
Confirm your decision with a reply SMS.

You can also use the services of your personal account, switch to the “disable the selected service.” It is possible to call the contact center with a request to manually disable the “Easy Roaming” function. You can also send an SMS with the text 2158 to 111.

There are many ways, it’s up to you which one you choose to use.

Thus, the “Easy Roaming” function is convenient in terms of calls and messages when you are in another country. However, its cost and limited functionality are the main disadvantages and sometimes it is easier to use the guest tariff of the country you have chosen than to enable this function.

What is better to connect to MTS abroad?

If a subscriber is going on a trip or a business trip abroad, you should carefully choose the appropriate tariff plan. Among the most popular and profitable are the following.

Zabugorishche

This is the most popular MTS tariff for roaming abroad for travelers. Among the main distinctive features are:

The first ten minutes are allowed to be used completely free of charge, from the 11th the cost of 25 rubles is deducted from the subscriber’s balance;
If calls are made in the most popular countries for travel, a free communication limit of 350 minutes will be applied. For other countries that are not included in the list indicated on the portal, payment of 25, equal to rubles, will begin to be transferred strictly from 2 to 5 minutes.

It is possible to activate the function by sending the combination *111*771*1#. There is absolutely no need to disconnect; the required fee is charged during the person’s presence abroad.

Zero without limits

Free travel

Visiting your personal account;
Sending a combination like *111*943#;
SMS to 111 with text 943.

This service must be disabled immediately upon return. For this purpose, 9430 is sent to mobile 111.