The Megafon Visa virtual card is a new electronic payment instrument that allows you to do without a standard plastic card for debit payments. Attached to a phone number. The positive balance on the account of such a card is equal to the balance on your mobile account, and you can always top it up using both standard bank accounts and various payment systems with virtual money.
All mutual settlements on such a card are carried out exclusively in rubles; the use of other currencies with it is currently not available. There is no credit limit on the card, and if a client who has this means of payment receives a negative balance on his own phone account, his card will be blocked. This blocking will continue until he is able to top up his account through any terminal or Robokassa service.
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Features of providing Megafon roaming services abroad
Everyone traveling abroad needs the opportunity to make or receive an important call at any time. Mobile operators offer their subscribers various affordable tariff packages. Since the spring of 2021, MegaFon has provided for the connection of such popular options as “Roaming, goodbye!” and “Internet Abroad.” With them, the user forever forgets about international roaming and can use communications as at home, including paying for Internet access, incoming and outgoing calls only during the period of use.
Using these roaming offers from MegaFon is profitable and useful.
They allow:
- call phones of Russian operators at inexpensive rates;
- connect to the World Wide Web without any problems;
- do not take credit to pay for services;
- communicate with friends online, access social networks, use email without restrictions;
- send text and multimedia messages;
- do not overpay for communication services.
It doesn’t matter where you are - in Turkey, Egypt, Cyprus or the UAE. With the MegaFon operator you can always call Russia without problems.
How to apply for a Megafon Visa card Online
This card is available only to citizens of the Russian Federation who are individuals and use MegaFon services, regardless of what model of phone they use.
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It's easy to get it:
- You need to dial *455*1# from your mobile phone or send an SMS message to number 4554. The text of such a message will be arbitrary.
- Based on this application, within a few minutes you will receive the card number, as well as the expiration date of its use. In the event that you delete this SMS, but you again need the card details, you can always request them again.
- To make purchases you will need the CVV2 number on your card. To receive it, simply send an SMS to the specified short number 4554, indicating the “code” in the letter in Latin or Cyrillic letters. He will come to you in a couple of minutes.
Owners of smartphones with the Android operating system can install this card, and also continue to work with it through the special MegaFon-VISA application. It is also easy to activate the card through it.
The bank visa will work effectively no matter which method of installation you decide to use.
Option Description
The option is very popular among Russian subscribers. If you are planning to travel, by activating this service, you will be confident in your Internet expenses while roaming. You can always be online in any country, since the cost of connection is strictly fixed; payment for using the service will be charged only when using the network. The client can activate this service independently in the “Personal Account” on the operator’s official website.
Main features and advantages of the “Internet Abroad” option:
- It is available to subscribers of all company tariff plans, individuals and corporate clients. The exception is subscribers of the Around the World tariff.
- One of the APNs must be present in the settings of your mobile gadget: “INTERNET”, “ANYAPN” or “WAP”.
- The validity period of the service package is 24 hours.
- The validity period is unlimited, the option is valid until the subscriber refuses the services provided.
- The conditions offered by the operator are only available in international roaming.
How much does “Roaming, goodbye!” cost? MegaFon
At the time of writing, the following daily rates were current:
| Austria | 349 ₽ | Ireland | 419 ₽ | Puerto Rico | 599 ₽ |
| Australia | 599 ₽ | Spain | 349 ₽ | Pakistan | |
| Algeria | Cyprus | 329 ₽ | Romania | 349 ₽ | |
| Albania | 349 ₽ | Canada | 599 ₽ | San Marino | |
| Abkhazia | 189 ₽ | Korea | 459 ₽ | Serbia | |
| Armenia | 259 ₽ | China | Slovenia | ||
| Azerbaijan | 269 ₽ | Cambodia | Slovakia | ||
| Akrotiri and Dhekelia | 329 ₽ | Kazakhstan | 269 ₽ | Saudi Arabia | 599 ₽ |
| Belarus | 349 ₽ | Cape Verde | 599 ₽ | Singapore | |
| Bangladesh | 599 ₽ | Kyrgyzstan | 269 ₽ | USA | |
| Belgium | 349 ₽ | Lithuania | 349 ₽ | Türkiye | 329 ₽ |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Latvia | Tajikistan | 269 ₽ | ||
| Brazil | 599 ₽ | Luxembourg | Thailand | 329 ₽ | |
| Bulgaria | 329 ₽ | Liechtenstein | Tunisia | ||
| Vietnam | 459 ₽ | Ukraine | 269 ₽ | ||
| Hungary | 349 ₽ | Malta | Uzbekistan | ||
| Great Britain | 419 ₽ | Macedonia | Uruguay | 599 ₽ | |
| Vatican | 349 ₽ | Mexico | 599 ₽ | Finland | 349 ₽ |
| Virgin Islands | 599 ₽ | Moldova | 269 ₽ | Faroe Islands | |
| Hong Kong | 459 ₽ | Macau | 459 ₽ | France | |
| Georgia | 269 ₽ | Malaysia | Philippines | 459 ₽ | |
| Germany | 349 ₽ | Mongolia | Croatia | 349 ₽ | |
| Gibraltar | Myanmar | 599 ₽ | Montenegro | ||
| Greece | 329 ₽ | Morocco | 459 ₽ | Czech | |
| Greenland | 599 ₽ | Mauritius | 599 ₽ | Chile | 599 ₽ |
| Denmark | 349 ₽ | Norway | 349 ₽ | Sri Lanka | 459 ₽ |
| Dominican Republic | 419 ₽ | New Zealand | 599 ₽ | Switzerland | 349 ₽ |
| Egypt | 329 ₽ | Netherlands | 349 ₽ | Sri Lanka | 459 ₽ |
| Zambia | 599 ₽ | Nicaragua | 599 ₽ | Sweden | 349 ₽ |
| West Sahara | 459 ₽ | UAE | 459 ₽ | Switzerland | |
| Israel | Oman | 599 ₽ | Estonia | ||
| Italy | 349 ₽ | Panama | Ecuador | 599 ₽ | |
| Indonesia | 459 ₽ | Poland | 349 ₽ | South Ossetia | 189 ₽ |
| Jordan | Portugal | South Africa | 599 ₽ | ||
| Iceland | 349 ₽ | Peru | 599 ₽ | Japan | 419 ₽ |
The following prices apply in Qatar:
- incoming calls - 199 rub./min.;
- outgoing to Russia – 199 rubles/min;
- SMS – 49 rubles;
- 100 KB of Internet - 9.90 rubles.
Conditions and possibilities of international roaming communications
Many subscribers who want to visit abroad are concerned about whether a MegaFon router can be used abroad, how to properly connect wireless Internet to a private home, and how much will it cost?
Those traveling to other countries will find the following information useful:
- Before the trip, you need to check the program settings in your gadgets, cancel the installation of updates for the duration of the trip, and if necessary, disable the data transfer function. In modern gadgets, all updates occur automatically.
- Owners of Mastercard/VISA bank cards can use roaming for free. To do this, you need to activate the “Autopayment” function; it will be valid for a period from 3 to 28 days. You can connect it in your “Personal Account” on the website or in the mobile phone application.
- Checking your balance will take a little longer; invoices for some services may take several days to arrive.
- By dialing *139# and making a call, you can find out the cost of MegaFon operator services abroad.
- When you are roaming and you do not have a network, you need to restart your gadget, or manually select another network.
- If you are planning to visit exotic countries, such as Venezuela, Congo, Bhutan or Malawi, you need to come to the operator’s office in advance with a passport and connect. This procedure is free for the company’s subscribers, but without it you will not be able to use the MegaFon operator’s communications.
- When dialing a telephone number abroad, you should adhere to the international format - + “country code”, “operator network code or city code”, “mobile number”.
- If you have any questions, you can call the support service at +7–926–111–05–00.
The MegaFon operator does not provide its customers with unlimited Internet access abroad, but the “Internet Abroad” option is very convenient. Network usage fees are charged only for the time you use this option.
Internet discounts
By default, in most countries of the world, the operator offers a preferential tariff for cellular traffic. The cost of a megabyte depends on the country and is included in the cost of the “Roaming, Goodbye” option. The advantage is that the subscriber uses traffic from his home package, but within the limit. A gigabyte is available for the Internet per day in most countries, and in the USA and Canada two GB, and in some exotic countries only 100 megabytes.
By analogy with voice communications, the subscriber has the opportunity to refuse to use the package principle of using services and activate a traffic package for abroad. There are three package options available - two for popular countries, and one worldwide (141 countries).
| MegaFon Internet packages in roaming | |
| 1 GB in popular countries | 999 RUR |
| 3 GB in popular countries | 1999 RUR |
| 500 MB worldwide | 999 RUR |
Please note that packages for popular countries, after the volume is exhausted, provide unlimited speeds of 128 kilobits. The validity period is fourteen days.
Connecting to Megafon international roaming service
Let's look at how to connect Internet roaming to Megafon and what are its main conditions:
- When connecting to a service package, you need to select the amount of traffic that suits you - “10 MB” or “30 MB” and connect. The procedure is completely free.
- The option operates in all European countries, as well as in the “Popular Countries + CIS” Zone and the “Rest of the Countries” Zone approved by the operator. It is not unlimited; payment will be charged after you start using the Internet abroad. The amount of the fee depends on the country where you used the World Wide Web.
- The amount of traffic you choose is available for one day after the first connection to the Internet abroad. After 24 hours have passed, there is no need to reconnect; the service is renewed automatically.
- If you connect and move from one country to another, payment is debited according to the tariffs for the zone where you are currently located. The volume of traffic you ordered will be available in the new country within the first 24 hours from the moment you access the network.
- If you have used all your traffic ahead of schedule, access to the global network will be allowed with the onset of a new day.
If you want to continue using the World Wide Web until the new period begins, it is possible to reconnect the existing option. The client will immediately have access to the full amount of traffic. The full cost of the megabyte package will be debited from your account.
Nuances of the “Roaming, goodbye!” option MegaFon abroad
MegaFon charges your monthly fee every time you access the Internet, make a call, or send an SMS. If a Russian uses communication services abroad at least once, including receiving an incoming call, “Roaming, goodbye” is activated by default. You can activate the MegaFon service once a day. And now its auto-renewal does not occur.
However, there are certain restrictions. For 24 hours abroad they give 1 GB of traffic, when traveling to the States - 2 GB. MegaFon offers to talk on the phone within 1 hour. If the day is not over yet, and you have already exceeded the package limits, access to the Internet will disappear. And in order to make a call yourself or receive an incoming call, you will have to pay MegaFon abroad at standard prices.
Conditions like home are offered exclusively for outgoing or incoming calls to Russia. If you dial numbers from foreign operators, payment will be made separately. For example, you go abroad, say, to Bulgaria, and go online or take the first call/call home yourself. Then MegaFon will charge you a subscription fee of 349 rubles, but the conditions of the home tariff remain.
But if you call Bulgarian friends, a minute will cost 99 rubles. After spending the package, i.e. starting from the 61st minute of a call to your home country, MegaFon also charges 99 rubles per day. Similar prices for incoming calls from the 31st minute. To send SMS abroad, you need to have another 29 rubles in your account, and MMS – 30 rubles. It is more expensive to send a multimedia message home – 40 rubles.
When moving to another foreign country where the tariffs are the same, there are no additional costs. But when a subscriber moves around countries with different prices during the day, MegaFon will charge the subscription fee more than once.
Disable “Roaming, goodbye!” no need. She herself deactivates upon returning from abroad. But, if you want to refuse the conditions of your home TP abroad, dial *105*1535#
