Cancellation of roaming on Megafon. End of update  

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Update : Notification of subscribers has already begun - Megafon is sending out an SMS “On July 1, your tariff will be updated. Communicating and using fast Internet while traveling around Russia will become more convenient and easier - just like at home!..."

Update #2. Megafon will cancel roaming completely in September (without paid incoming calls)

The mobile operator Megafon has been “cancelling roaming” longer than its counterparts from the Big Three. Previously, the changes affected only tariffs without a monthly fee, but now roaming will also be canceled on tariffs with packages of minutes. Let's see what the changes are.

The home region now becomes the home region, and all services provided in the home region are now available in the host region. For example, if in your package of minutes outgoing calls are spent only on numbers in your home region, then when traveling around Russia you can easily call numbers in the region in which you are located. And this is all great, but, like other Big Three operators, there is a serious drawback - on some tariff plans, incoming calls from other regions when traveling around Russia will become paid. For example, if you are traveling from Moscow to St. Petersburg with the “Turn on! Listen”, then all incoming calls from Moscow will be paid for you - 5 rubles per minute. And this, to be honest, is somewhat frustrating - we have completely lost the habit of paid inboxes, but now it’s like everything else...

Megafon writes that the cost of incoming tickets from other regions when traveling around Russia has been reduced by almost 2 times. And this is true, but not for all tariff plans, mainly those that do not have a subscription fee. But on many tariffs with packages of minutes and a subscription fee, for example, on the same tariff “Turn on! Listen”, at the moment, any incoming calls while traveling around Russia cost 0 rubles per minute.

How can you find out which tariff will be used for paid incoming calls from other regions when traveling around Russia, and which will not?

• On tariffs with long-distance calls included in the package of minutes, incoming calls within Russia will remain free. Example - “Turn on! Communicate."
• On tariffs with a package of minutes, which included calls only to numbers in the home region, incoming calls from other regions when traveling within Russia will be charged - 5 rubles per minute.

Megafon has a special page - “Cancellation of intranet roaming”, on which you can find out the new conditions for your tariff plan.

1. Follow the link https://vsr.megafon.ru

2. At the bottom of the page there will be a heading “Find out what’s new on your tariff”, there you need to enter your phone number in a special field and click “Get code”. Then the received code must be entered on this page.

3. Now you can download the full description of the updated tariff, that is, a list of the conditions that will be in effect from July 1, 2018.

Favorable rates for calls when traveling around Russia

At the end of 2021, domestic roaming was cancelled. Now, when traveling around the country, the subscriber pays as much as the tariff provided when staying in his home region.

Many clients have already experienced how good life is without roaming in Russia. Now you don’t need to worry about your balance when traveling, for example, from Moscow to Perm or from Nizhny Novgorod to Irkutsk. According to the new rules, the tariff moves with its subscriber. That is, when changing place of residence, a person will not have to change his MegaFon SIM card.

However, not everyone suspects that such conditions apply only if the client has one of the tariffs that came into force after the amendments to the Law “On Communications” came into force.

Clients using the archived TP pay as before. Such people need to choose one of several current tariffs that are perfect for making calls.

Favorable rates for trips around Russia

The indicated prices are relevant for Moscow and the Moscow region. The cost of services in other regions must be clarified on the operator’s website.

In addition to tariffs with a subscription fee, there are also those where the client pays only for actions performed after the fact. These include:

• “Go to ZERO.”
• "Second by second."

Their trick is the complete absence of a monthly fee.

The following prices apply to the “Go to ZERO” tariff:

• In-network calls in your home region – 0.75 r/min.
• Calls to other house numbers – 1 r/min.
• Intercity to MegaFon – 5.1 r/min.
• Other calls within Russia – 13 r/min.

On “Per Second” the prices are different:

• Calls in your home region – 3 r/min.
• Intercity within the network – 5.1 r/min.
• Other calls within the country – 13 r/min.

To switch to the tariff plan you like, it is recommended to use your personal account. It is available on the official website and mobile application, which can be downloaded via Google Play or App Store.

conclusions

It is impossible to give an unambiguous answer to the question of how profitable it became to use communications after the abolition of intranet roaming. On the one hand, users of archived tariffs received more favorable conditions for travel services. On the other hand, not much has changed for most new tariffs, and surcharges still cannot be avoided.

The exception is expensive package tariffs, which were already deprived of surcharges for roaming in Russia. Separately, it is worth noting Crimean roaming, which has become more accessible without an additional option; resetting incoming calls to zero now does not require additional costs.

Cost of MegaFon services when traveling around Crimea

On the territory of the peninsula, due to the special status of this territory, different conditions apply than in continental Russia. In Crimea, packages of minutes, SMS and Internet are not valid. The client will pay additional fees for services.

Cost of communication services in Crimea:

• Inbox is free.
• Outgoing within Russia – 3 r/min.
• The cost of Internet is 2.2 rubles/MB.
• SMS – 2 rubles.

The indicated prices come into force immediately after a person enters the territory of Crimea. It doesn’t matter where the tariff was connected, the cost will be the same for each MegaFon client.

The essence of the amendments

The meaning of the innovations for ordinary consumers of cellular communication services is very simple: wherever a citizen goes, throughout the country the cost of services will remain the same. The concept of “Home Region” disappears - the whole of Russia becomes such a region, and all incoming calls will be free. Now you don’t have to buy a new SIM card when you come to visit your parents or on a business trip to the other end of the country.

We can also expect that the extremely confusing tariff policy of mobile companies will become at least a little clearer with the introduction of the new law. It is no secret that it is almost impossible to understand the numerous tariff options, connected services and additional offers. With the abolition of fees for long-distance calls, all this can become at least a little more transparent.

Tariff options for roaming in Russia

Despite the abolition of domestic Russian roaming, the cost of calls from MegaFon to numbers of other operators is quite high. This problem especially affects people using a tariff plan without a subscription fee. To avoid unexpected expenses, it is recommended to activate one of the options created for traveling around the country.

"All Russia"

The main feature of the option is that a MegaFon subscriber will seriously save on calls to subscribers of other operators. After all, for example, on the “Per Second” tariff, 1 minute of conversation with a person from another region costs 13 rubles.

The option is not valid on the territory of the Crimean peninsula and the city of Sevastopol.

The first connection to the option is free. For re-activation you need to pay 30 rubles. The subscription fee is 10 rubles/day. As a result, the cost of outgoing long-distance calls drops from 13 r/min to 3 r/min. This is a great option for a person traveling around the country. To activate the option, you can use your personal account.

"Vacation without worries"

And this option will be useful for those who go on vacation to Crimea. The service offers MegaFon clients favorable conditions when located on the peninsula.

On the day the subscriber is given:

• 100 MB of traffic (hereinafter – 2.2 r/MB).
• 60 minutes for outgoing calls (hereinafter – 3 r/min).

The service is activated free of charge, but the subscription fee is 99 rubles/day. Therefore, vacationers in Crimea should consider purchasing a SIM card on the spot.

What is roaming

Anyone who has traveled with their phone outside their home region or large city at least once in the past knows about this. The cost of communication there was sometimes much more expensive than at home.

All mobile operators, including Megafon, have the concept of a “Home Region”. This refers to the region of Russia where the SIM card was purchased and issued. In fact, this is a place of permanent residence. The person usually works also close to home. Therefore, the bulk of telephone calls and other communication services occur within the home region, and here the cheapest tariffs are offered to subscribers.

Travel outside the region of residence for most citizens occurs infrequently. But when the subscriber does go somewhere, he and his smartphone end up on a different cellular network. Roaming options here may be as follows:

• Intranet . The subscriber's device, once in another region, connects to the network of the same mobile operator. But technically the network is still different.
• National . In the new area where a person has arrived, there is no network of his operator, but there are others. For example, a gadget with a Megafon SIM card ended up in a city where only Beeline works. In such cases, communication will be carried out through another company's equipment. For this reason, until recently the cost of a call increased significantly.
• International . The citizen traveled abroad to Russia, for example, on vacation or on a business trip. Here, as in the previous case, communication services will be provided through the equipment of other, in this case foreign, cellular companies.
• Interstandard and data roaming . This is when a phone running on GSM technology must connect to a network of other standards. This requires a full-fledged gateway from one network to another. This roaming option is quite rare, because GSM is widespread throughout the world.

How to save on calls

Even in the conditions of canceled roaming, some calls from MegaFon numbers cost 13 rubles per minute of conversation. This is far from an offer that can be called profitable. Therefore, a person who goes on a trip to Russia should take into account several tips:

• When traveling, you need to use a tariff with a package of minutes.
• You should try to receive calls more often than make them, since incoming calls are free everywhere.
• If your package of minutes is exhausted, you can use instant messengers, where calls and messages are free. Unlimited access to such services is provided on almost every MegaFon tariff.
• When you are in Crimea, you should focus on receiving calls, since even in special conditions, incoming calls there are free. For outgoing calls, it is recommended to purchase a SIM card on the spot.

Be that as it may, the abolition of domestic Russian roaming left a big imprint on the lives of many people within the country. This decision was primarily due to the decline in the communications services market.

What is MegaFon?

MegaFon is the leading cellular network operator in Russia. The company has been on the market for more than 25 years, and therefore has a lot of experience behind it.

I have no intention of praising this operator over competitors, this is far from true. Everything that is written here is current information, confirmation of which is easy to find on the Internet, without exaggeration. It all started back in 1992, when the modern format of GSM networks began to be discussed. The start itself officially began exactly a year later, and the company received the name North-West GSM CJSC.

All Russia

The “All Russia” tariff will tell you how to activate roaming on Megafon while traveling without purchasing Internet services. If a subscriber needs only those options that will provide him with profitable calls and SMS, “All Russia” will be the right choice. This service provides a minute of outgoing calls for 3 rubles, and the cost of sending one message is 2 rubles. The main advantage of the described service is the provision of free incoming calls. To connect, you must enter the request *548*0# in the call menu.

It is worth noting that a different tariff system operates in Sevastopol: the daily fee will be 6 rubles/day, while outgoing calls will cost 5 rubles/min. A similar situation is developing in the Republic of Crimea.

Rates

The Megafon team offers extremely favorable conditions for any type of communication if the client is not located in his native region. Travel offers flexible cost calculations. It takes into account the user’s location and type of coverage. For each service there is a range of roaming tariffs from Megafon.

Communication in roaming:

• All Russia . Connection cost - 30 rubles, 5 rubles - subscription fee, calls;
• Travel without worries . Daily fee - 39 rubles, calls to other operators - 3 rubles;
• The whole world . Daily fee - 39 rubles. Calls in excess of the norm are calculated at standard rates;
• Everywhere in Moscow , Feel at home in Moscow and Be at home - at home region prices.

SMS in roaming:

• All Russia and Crimea - 3 rubles each;
• Travel without worries - for 3.9 rubles.
• Everywhere in Moscow and Be at home - at home rates;

Mobile Internet in roaming:

• Internet abroad . You can use unlimited traffic at the highest speed for a price starting from 129 rubles;
• Internet in Russia - according to the conditions of your native region for 3 or 12 rubles per day;
• Vacation - Online . The option provides traffic at a cost of 19 rubles per megabit;
• Be at home - for 15 rubles/day Internet at the prices of your native region (for trips around Russia).

How to connect

To connect the service outside the country:

1. Activate using your personal account or mobile application. To connect, you need to go to the options section, find “Roaming goodbye” and press the connect button.
2. It is more convenient to use the service command, which is entered on the phone. *171# is dialed and a call is made. Sending a request is free.
3. SMS with the word “YES” to the number 05001382.

After connecting using any method, the subscriber receives an SMS report about the successful activation of the option.

Need a connection abroad? Connect MegaFon minute packages when traveling around the world!

How to disable Roaming Goodbye MegaFon

Upon returning to Russia, you must deactivate the service so as not to pay for it in vain. There are several ways to do this:

1. Register in your personal account or install the application on your phone. In the tariffs section, find “Roaming goodby” and click the disable button.
2. Send a free SMS to the number 05001382, indicate the word “STOP” in the body of the letter.
3. Dial *171# on your phone keypad and make a call to disconnect.

Deactivation is free, takes up to 15 minutes from the moment you submit the application, then you receive an SMS with a report of successful deactivation.