We bring to your attention options that optimize the cost of cellular communications in roaming; we also recommend that you decide in advance and activate the service that is suitable for you.

Option "Make yourself at home"

For subscribers who want to use the capabilities of their tariff plan when traveling around Russia.

Connection - 30 rub./min

Subscription fee - 15 rubles. per day

All calls, SMS, mobile Internet - within your tariff plan.

Connection command - *570*1#

Command to disable - *570*2*1#

Option "All Russia"

For subscribers traveling around Russia whose priority is incoming communications.

First connection - 0 rub.

Reconnection - 30 rub.

Subscription fee - 7 rubles. per day

Incoming calls from all numbers - 0 rub./min.

Outgoing calls to Russian numbers - 3 rubles/min.

SMS to any mobile numbers Russia - 3 rubles/min.

The “All Russia” option works outside the Home region throughout Russia, except for the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol.

Connection command - *548*1#

Command to disable - *548*0#

Option “Everywhere Moscow - in the Central Region”

This option is suitable for subscribers traveling to the Central region of Russia, namely in the following areas:

Bryansk, Vladimir, Ivanovo, Kaluga, Kursk, Kostroma, Nizhny Novgorod, Oryol, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tver, Tula, Yaroslavl.

Connection - 30 rub.

Subscription fee - 3 rubles. per day

Calls and SMS - Original tariff

Connection command – *105*167#

Command to disable - *105*167*0#

Option "Crimea"

For subscribers located in the territory of the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol.

Connection - 30 rub.

Subscription fee - 6 rubles. per day

Incoming calls from all numbers - 0 rub. /min.

Outgoing calls to Russian numbers - 5 rubles. /min.

SMS to Russian numbers - 3 rubles/piece.

Connection command - *105*1037*1#

Command to disable - *105*1037*2#

For traveling around the world

Option "Whole World"

Free incoming calls for subscribers traveling around the world.

Connecting a tariff option - 0 rub.

Subscription fee - 39 rubles. per day

Inbox:

the first 30 minutes per day are free

from the 31st minute per day - according to your tariff plan

Connection option - *131*1#

Disabling the option - *131*0#

Option "Around the World"

For subscribers who want to use cellular communications in international roaming at minimal prices.

Connection - 15 rub.

Subscription fee - 9 rubles. per day

To the following countries:

Abkhazia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Akrotiri and Dhekelia, Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Vatican City, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Greenland, Greece, Georgia, Denmark, Ireland, Iceland, Spain, Italy, Kazakhstan, Cyprus, Kosovo (Serbia), Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Northern Cyprus (Cyprus), Serbia, Slovakia , Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Finland, France, Croatia, Montenegro, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, South Ossetia

Incoming calls – 13 rub./min.

Calls to numbers in Russia and the host country - 13 rubles/min.

Outgoing SMS - 11 rub.

For the countries: Abkhazia, Tajikistan and South Ossetia, the first minute of a call is paid at the basic roaming rate, from the second minute - 13 rubles/min.

For other countries:

Virgin Islands (US), Vietnam, Hong Kong, Egypt, Israel, Korea, South Korea, UAE, Puerto Rico, USA, Thailand, Japan

Incoming calls - 19 rub./min.

Calls to numbers in Russia and the host country - 19 rubles/min.

Outgoing SMS - 14 rub.

Connection option - *105*708#

Disabling the option - *105*708*0#

You can purchase from us at an attractive price beautiful rooms with favorable tariff plans for trips around Russia and the world.

If you don’t inquire about the tariffs of your operator before leaving, you can end up in a very unpleasant situation: by default, the operator will enable roaming, but at a very inflated price. So be on the lookout and before your trip visit your operator’s website, and if you are a subscriber (or potential subscriber) of MTS, BeeLine, Megafon or TELE2, then useful information and roaming tariffs from the specified telecom operators you will already find on this page.

In many cases, home mobile operators switch us to roaming mode automatically, but they do not automatically enable options that would allow us to save on communications abroad. Caution should be exercised by subscribers of all named operators cellular communication with the exception of BeeLine subscribers: they will automatically activate the option “The most profitable (or - depending on the country - not very profitable) roaming", but for this there is already a great RESPECT for this company.

Below are several tables with the prices of these Russian operators as of 2017, so that later my comparative conclusions do not seem unfounded to you. I will consider tariff options for private, not corporate clients. For clarity, in the table I consider Germany and the USA as an example.

Tariffs for communication services abroad from MTS, BeeLine, MegaFon and TELE2.

Roaming prices from MTS.

On this moment at MTS 16 international tariff zones.

Calls in rubles per minute
	USA		Germany		USA, Germany
	default	with option zero without borders	default	zero without borders	free travel
incoming calls	200 ₽	0 ₽first 10 min, 25 ₽from 11 min	85 RUR	0 ₽ first 10 minutes, 25 ₽ from 11 minutes	0 ₽ (60 min per day)
outgoing calls to Russia	200 ₽	200 1 min, 25 from 2 to 5, 200 from 6 min	85 RUR	85 ₽ 1 min, 25 ₽ from 2 to 5, 85 ₽ from 6 min	0 ₽ (60 min per day)
calls to other countries	200 ₽		135 ₽ (in Germany 85 ₽)
additional payments for using options
		95 ₽ per day		95 ₽ per day	190 ₽ per day
SMS per message
incoming SMS	0 ₽
outgoing SMS	19 RUR
Mobile Internet
with BIT option abroad	380 ₽ / 30MB per day		450 ₽
without BIT option abroad	30 for 40Kb of transmitted/received traffic

• As part of the option, subscribers of all tariff plans, with the exception of corporate ones, can receive 200 minutes of incoming calls per calendar month. Starting from the 201st minute, all incoming calls until the end of the calendar month will be charged at 25 rubles. in a minute.
• Operates in all countries, excluding South Ossetia, Turkmenistan, Cuba, Maldives, Andorra, Tunisia, Seychelles, satellite systems, ships and aircraft.

• The SMS package is valid for 30 calendar days from the date of activation.
• Tariff zone Europe in case of SMS packages: Turkey, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Montenegro, Czech Republic, Croatia, Slovenia, Spain, Greece, Italy, San Marino, Cyprus, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Poland, France, Monaco, Ireland, Serbia , Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Iceland, Andorra, Portugal, Great Britain, Switzerland, Estonia, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Austria, Albania, Sweden, Romania, Belgium, Norway, Malta, Greenland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, Latvia, Israel, Luxembourg, Gibraltar , Guernsey, Jersey, Maine or Faroe Islands.

• CIS countries, European countries, Abkhazia, Georgia, Egypt, Israel, China, Cuba, UAE, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, South Korea RUB 19.90 in a minute;
• all other countries, foreign operators providing communications on ships and aircraft, Thuraya satellite system 79 rubles per minute.

Roaming tariffs from BeeLine.

Calls in rubles per minute
			Other countries	Exotic countries
	within the package
incoming calls	200 ₽ for 20 minutes	10 ₽	25 ₽	200 ₽
outgoing calls			100 ₽	200 ₽
SMS per message
incoming SMS	0
outgoing SMS	10 ₽		19 RUR	29 RUR
Mobile Internet
	Europe + 15 countries (incl. USA): the package is the most profitable roaming connects automatically
	within the package	upon depletion of the package by the end of the day
	200 ₽ for 40 MB	5 ₽ for 1 MB	90 ₽ / MB (except China)	15 ₽ for 20Kb

• The "Most profitable roaming" package is activated upon the first incoming or outgoing call / upon first access to the Internet and is valid until the end of the day. On days when you do not use the Internet and communication services abroad, you do not pay anything.
• The "Most profitable roaming" package is valid in the countries: Austria, Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Gibraltar, Greenland, Greece, Denmark, Egypt, Ireland, Iceland, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Isle of Man, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Thailand, Turkey, Finland, France, Croatia, Montenegro, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, USA , Kuwait, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Israel, India, Cambodia, Canada, Qatar, Malaysia, UAE, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan.
• Other countries according to BeeLine: Australia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Vanuatu, East Timor, Vietnam, Guyana, Gambia, Ghana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Cameroon, Kenya, China, Congo, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Macau, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Mongolia, Nigeria, o. Reunion, Pakistan, Palau, Paraguay, Peru, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Swaziland, Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan, Tinian), Tonga, Uganda, Uruguay, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Ecuador, South Africa, South Korea, o. Mayotte, Bahamas, Belize, Haiti, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, El Salvador.
• The list of Exotic Countries includes, among others, Andorra.
• Check before your trip! Since on the BeeLine company page with the description of the package the most profitable roaming, the purpose of the outgoing call is not defined, and there can be three options (home, in the country of residence or to third countries), then, in my opinion, it follows from the fact that these are calls to the countries where this package is valid.
• In China, Internet prices correspond to those in the “Most profitable roaming” package, but calls are charged according to the grid for the rest of the countries.

Roaming prices from MegaFon

Calls in rubles per minute
	USA		Germany
	default	Around the world	default	Around the world	The whole world
incoming calls	199 RUR	19 RUR	89 RUR	13 RUR	0 ₽ from 1 to 40 min
outgoing calls to Russia	199 RUR	19 RUR	89 RUR	13 RUR
calls to other countries	199 RUR	19 RUR	129 ₽ (in Germany 89 ₽)	129 ₽ (in Germany 13 ₽)
SMS per message
incoming SMS	0 ₽
outgoing SMS	25 ₽	14 RUR	25 ₽	11 RUR
Additional payments for using options
		15 ₽ connect. + 9 ₽ per day		15 ₽ connect. + 9 ₽ per day	59 ₽ per day
Mobile Internet
	350 ₽ for 50MB per day		350 ₽ for 70MB per day

• Connection 30 ₽ for 15 ₽/MB. Valid for 30 days from the date of connection.
• Coverage: Austria, Armenia, Belarus, UK, Germany, Greece, Egypt, Israel, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, UAE, Portugal, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine, Finland, France, Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland , Estonia, South Africa.

• For 59 rub. 40 minutes of all incoming calls per day are free. It does not affect other communication services (incoming, SMS, etc.).

• The tariffs indicated in the table above for Germany are valid in the countries: Abkhazia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Akrotiri and Dhekelia, Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Vatican City, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Greenland, Greece, Georgia, Denmark, Ireland, Iceland, Spain, Italy, Kazakhstan, Cyprus, Kosovo (Serbia), Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San -Marino, Northern Cyprus (Cyprus), Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Finland, France, Croatia, Montenegro, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, South Ossetia.
• The rates indicated in the table above for the USA are valid for destinations: Virgin Islands (USA), Vietnam, Hong Kong, Egypt, Israel, Korea, South Korea, UAE, Puerto Rico, USA, Thailand, Japan.
• China and other countries: incoming 43 ₽ / outgoing to Russia and the host country 43 ₽ / outgoing SMS 14 ₽.

• You need to register in the guest network: turn off the phone and turn it on again. Dial the number “1” and only then the PIN code of the SIM card. The phone will automatically select one of the available networks.
• When making calls from the guest network, you need to use the code *147* , and then type + country code, city code and subscriber number #: to call to Russia *147*+7хххxxxxxxx#, where 7 is the country code, respectively.
• Calls up to 3 sec. not charged: small print on the TELE2 International Roaming page.
• Zone 1 - CIS countries, Baltic countries, Europe - includes Andorra, Israel and Turkey: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, UK, Hungary, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Denmark, Israel, Iceland, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Cyprus, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia , Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Croatia, Montenegro, Czech Republic, Sweden, Switzerland + Croatia (press release 03.2017).
• Zone 2 - Africa, Asia, Australia - Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Yemen Cambodia, Qatar, China, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia , Singapore, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Philippines, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Japan + Vietnam () + Mozambique, Tunisia, UAE and Macau (excluding calls to zone 3, press release 03.2017).
• Zone 3 - North and South America - Argentina, Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Venezuela, Haiti, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Honduras, Grenada, o. Dominica, Dominican Republic, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, El Salvador, Suriname, USA, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Chile, Ecuador, Jamaica.

• for a subscription fee of 5₽/day, all incoming calls cost 5₽ per minute;
• from the operator’s website The service operates outside of Russia (including all popular tourist destinations - Turkey, Egypt, Greece, Spain, Italy, Bulgaria, Thailand, France, Finland, Czech Republic and a lot others) . Who are these in this case? a lot others there is no information, so if you are interested in a specific country, do not be lazy to contact the operator.

Internet features from Tele2:

• The Internet does not rest: Australia, Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Canada, China, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Nigeria, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, USA, Taiwan, Finland, Croatia, Czech Republic, Sweden, Ukraine, Estonia, South Korea, Japan + Croatia (clarify for Croatia, press release 03.2017).
• Internet abroad in the CIS countries and Europe: the service would be better called 1 MB for 10 ₽;
  Abkhazia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Vatican City, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Georgia, Denmark, Jersey and Guernsey islands, Israel, Ireland, Iceland, Spain , Italy, Kazakhstan, Cyprus, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Ukraine , Finland, France, Croatia, Montenegro, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia.
• Internet abroad except for the CIS countries and Europe: essentially just 30 ₽ per 1 MB;
  Australia, Argentina, Afghanistan, Bolivia, Brazil, Vietnam, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Dominican Republic, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Cape Verde, Cambodia, Canada, Qatar, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco , Mauritius, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nigeria, New Zealand, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, El Salvador, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Singapore, USA (US Virgin Islands), Thailand, Taiwan, Tanzania , Uganda, Uruguay, Philippines, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Japan + UAE (check for UAE, press release 03.2017).

Links to online stores of these cellular operators:

• MTS online store, you can choose a tariff Super MTS, starter kit 140₽, without subscription fee(Ultra tariff for 100₽ has a monthly payment of 2700₽);
• Beeline online store, starting with the All for 300 tariff, respectively 300₽ per month subscription fee: initially the tariff is hidden, to see it click the link another tariff in the family, it is at the bottom of the list;
• MegaFon online store, starting with MegaFon All Inclusive S, subscription fee 300₽ per month;
• Tele2 online store, starting with the Orange tariff for 99₽ per month.

For people traveling around the world or simply working abroad, it is very important to constantly maintain contact with home, which, of course, Megafon specialists are aware of. What can you count on in roaming, what communication services does the mobile operator offer to its customers - read on.

What is this and do I need to connect it?

Roaming means the ability to use your usual number when traveling abroad or within the country where the Megafon network zone ends, but other mobile operators operate, with which it has concluded relevant agreements. Simply put, you can always stay connected and receive notifications of all incoming calls or messages. There are several roaming options from Megafon.

Did you know? Europe's first roaming agreement was signed in 1992. On one side the signature was signed by representatives of Telecom Finland, and on the other by Vodafone UK. As for Megafon, the first roaming agreement with this mobile operator dates back to 1995.

National

This option is suitable for those subscribers who do not intend to leave Russia, but may find themselves within the coverage area of ​​another affiliate network. This type is used only in a small number of regions in case of unforeseen circumstances.

International

When traveling around the world, Megafon customer service is provided by foreign cellular companies, based on previously concluded agreements. To check whether you will lose contact with your loved ones when you go on vacation, just enter the name of the selected country in a special field on the company’s official website. By the way, there you will also be provided with information regarding the cost of service anywhere in the world.

Service cost

If, when moving around the Russian Federation, you do not need to connect anything additional, and the cost of mobile communications will remain profitable in any case, then when planning to visit neighboring countries, in some situations it is necessary for the balance to be positive and reach a certain value.

Important! You can find out all the details and the list of countries where roaming operates from the operator of the company’s contact center.

Let's consider the main offers and conditions of the Megafon company.

Travel around Russia

Within the country, as well as abroad, there are several basic services, the rules for the provision of which are worth knowing in advance: first of all, this is the tariffing of calls and mobile Internet.

For calls
If you are used to talking a lot and want to always be in touch with loved ones when visiting other cities, then you may be interested in the following tariff plans.

"Fell yourself like at your own home"- all communication services are provided at prices established for the “home” territory. The cost of activating such an offer is 30 rubles, with a subscription fee of 15 rubles per day. In the future, all calls, mobile Internet services and SMS are provided in normal mode.

"All Russia"- price of any incoming call after activating this option, it will be 0 rubles, and for an outgoing signal, per minute of conversation with loved ones located within the Russian Federation, you will need to pay 3 rubles, and SMS to such Russian numbers costs the same. The first activation of the Megafon option is free of charge, and upon re-activation you must pay 30 ₽. The subscriber fee is 7 RUR per day.

"Trave without worries"- when traveling around Russia, Megafon clients are provided with absolutely free calls and SMS, in sufficient volume for daily use.

Important! This service is valid throughout almost the entire territory of the Russian Federation, but is not available when visiting Crimea, including the city of Sevastopol.

As in the previous case with the “All Russia” option, if you decide to re-activate this service, then you will have to pay 30 rubles, while for the first activation it is free. The subscription fee is charged by Megafon in the amount of 30 rubles per day.

It is worth paying attention to call tariffs. If we are talking about outgoing calls to other Russian numbers, then from the first to 30 minutes they are free, and after half an hour of conversation you will have to pay 3 rubles per minute. Incoming calls from any number, as well as outgoing signals to the numbers of other Megafon subscribers, are free. The first 30 messages to Russian mobile numbers are not paid, and from 31 onwards the price of one message will be 3.90 rubles. The subscription fee for activating “Travel without worries” involves debiting 39 rubles from your account per day.

“Moscow is everywhere - in the Central region”- an option that expands the coverage area of ​​standard tariff plans for Moscow subscribers to the size of the entire Central part of the country. That is, being in the Oryol, Bryansk, Vladimir, Kaluga, Ivanovo, Kostroma, Nizhny Novgorod, Kursk, Smolensk, Tula and some other regions, you will be able to make calls at the usual “home” rates of Moscow. Activation of this option costs 30 rubles, after which a subscription fee of 3 rubles will be charged every day.

"Crimea"- when you are on the peninsula, the price of any incoming call is 0 rubles, and outgoing calls to Russian numbers will be paid in the amount of 5 rubles. For one message, according to the tariff, you will need to pay 3 rubles, and Internet traffic is provided on the terms of 5 rubles per 1 MB. Activating the option is absolutely free, and the subscription fee is 15 rubles per day.

Megafon has taken care of subscribers from all over Russia, and all you have to do is choose the most suitable tariff plan for yourself and feel free to hit the road.

For mobile internet
There are also tariff offers for those who like to surf the Internet. By activating the option "Fell yourself like at your own home", you can pay for the provided traffic at the usual rates, traveling throughout the Russian Federation. To get this opportunity, you need to pay 30 rubles to connect to the service, and pay a subscription fee of 15 rubles every day.

Subscribers who have already activated “Internet XS” services, tariff offers from the “Megafon - All Inclusive”, “Unlimited Internet for Phone” line, or use other similar options, good decision will "Internet in Russia". According to the conditions, with the activation of this offer, you will have access to the network without paying for traffic both at home and in any other city in the country. The first and re-activation of the service for subscribers using “Internet XS”, “Internet XS2012” and “Unlimited Internet for Phone” will cost them 30 rubles, and a monthly fee will be charged in the amount of 6 rubles per day. For other subscribers, the second connection is free, but the monthly fee is higher - 12 rubles per day.

Important! The “Internet in Russia” service is not provided in the city of Norilsk, the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, the Kamchatka Territory, the Sakhalin Region, the Taimyr Municipal District, the Sakha Republic, Crimea and the Magadan Region.

"Gigabyte for the road"- a profitable purchase of 1 GB of traffic for 300 ₽, which you can use anywhere in Russia. No extra money is collected, and the unused megabytes remain in your account until your next trip (they never expire).

Travel the world

If you want to always remain in roaming when traveling in different countries, then you need to activate this service in advance. I must say, there are many profitable offers for such cases.

For calls
For good and inexpensive communication with family and friends, Megafon provides the following options:

Important! For subscribers located in Tajikistan and Abkhazia, the first minute of an outgoing call will cost 33rub., and for travelers who find themselves in South Ossetia - 49 rubles, but for each subsequent minute 13 rubles will be debited.

For subscribers traveling to Korea, the USA, Puerto Rico, Japan, Israel, Egypt, Vietnam or Hong Kong, the “Around the World” option opens up the following opportunities: the cost of incoming and outgoing numbers is 19 rubles per minute, and transmitted SMS is 14 rubles.

For Russian tourists in China and other countries, the price for incoming and outgoing calls will be 43 rubles. per minute, and a message can be sent for 14 rubles.

Did you know?Megafon is the first mobile operator to start using ruble accounts.

For mobile internet
In addition to calls, it is very important for many people to stay in touch on the Internet, so appropriate services that help save money will be very useful.

Service "Vacation-Online" provides you with the opportunity to access the network without a subscription fee, but at a fixed price. The cost of connecting this option is 30 rubles, and in the future, 15 rubles will be debited from your account for 1 MB of traffic. "Vacation-Online" operates in such popular holiday countries: Turkey, UAE, Egypt, Italy, Spain, Greece, Croatia and many others ( full list presented on the official website of the Megafon company).

Option "World Online" Megafon offers users completely unlimited Internet when traveling in 43 countries without an activation fee. For 600 rubles per day you get unlimited traffic, which can be used to transfer photo and video files.

For SMS
If you are used to communicating via SMS messages, then by ordering the service "SMS packages" doing this will be much more profitable (at least twice as much as the standard cost of sending messages while roaming). A package for 50 SMS costs 195 rubles, and for 100 SMS you need to pay 295 rubles, and they can only be sent from European countries. For other tourists, the SMS package is more suitable for sending them from other world countries: 50 SMS will cost 495 ₽, and 100 messages - 695 ₽. It is important to understand that the package "For Europe" will only work in European countries.

Useful services in roaming

While roaming, you will still need to control your balance, pay for services and use other available options. In this regard, let's look at the services provided by Megafon not only when traveling in Russia, but also in other countries of the world.

Payment for services

There are several ways to pay for roaming services. If you have bank card or electronic money, then using the official resource of the mobile operator you can easily deposit the required amount into your account. When you run out of money on your phone and you can’t top up your account yet, this service will come to the rescue "Promised payment". Having borrowed 50, 100, 300 rubles, you can use them for three days, and during this time you still need to top up your account so as not to fall into debt when the borrowed amount is written off by the operator. When topping up with 50 ₽, you will need to pay 5 ₽ for connection, for charging 150 ₽ you will pay 15 ₽, and for 300 - 20 ₽.

There is also a service "Automatic promised payment" in the amount of 300 ₽, which comes to you when you reach a balance of 10 ₽. Thanks to such efficiency, you can always stay in touch. This opportunity is provided to subscribers without any additional fee and you only need to pay 20 rubles for each enrollment.

Account control

Service "Account control" allows you to go about your business and not constantly check your current balance, since all information about it is presented on the display and is constantly updated. There are no special commands or requests to understand whether you should consider topping up your account, because you just need to look at the screen mobile device.

This option is activated automatically as soon as your phone is in international roaming, and after returning home, “Account Control” is deactivated again.

Important! Using this option is possible only if Camel roaming is available in the country you are visiting and the service is not provided to subscribers who have activated the “Live Balance” option, since in both cases the balance Money appears on the display.

MegaTraveller

A good travel companion during long journeys to foreign lands is simply worth its weight in gold, because who else will help in a difficult situation. Service "MegaHelper" from Megafon will provide all the important data about roaming, telling you what may be useful while traveling. It doesn’t matter whether you want to check your balance, top up your mobile account, or get reliable data on the cost of certain roaming options, all this, along with information about new offers from your operator, will be available using MegaPovetchik.

To access this service you need to dial on your phone *139# , and then select the required menu in the pop-up window. The service is available both in roaming and at home, and you don’t have to pay anything to use it. Only paid services are paid for.

Back call

When making a call from abroad, while in the network of an operator that supports this service, it will be interrupted so that the system can independently reach the subscriber you are calling and connect you on the line. You can use this feature by simply dialing the number 0500 (subscriber service) or 0555 (for corporate clients), and in both cases such a call is not paid.

"Back call" can be used for any Russian numbers when activating the “Around the World” service, “Business Travel” or “Around the World” tariff plans.

Important! The service can be used most effectively only when the subscriber's number is dialed in international format, with area code or mobile network(for example +7). That is, for users of the Megafon operator, the entered number should look something like this: +7926 xxx xxxx.

This service can be used in 142 countries around the world, where billing is carried out in real time.

What to do if you need help?

It is likely that when using certain options you will have some questions. The company’s specialists can answer them in two ways: by telephone and online on the operator’s official website.

Call

Call the number +7 926 111-05-00 you can from anywhere in Russia or other countries of the world, and for users of the capital branch this call will be absolutely free. The operator on the other end will answer all your questions and provide the required advice.

Contact online chat

As alternative option To communicate with Megafon specialists, you can use the online chat, access to which is available on the official resource. The support service will answer all your questions and provide the necessary information at any time.

The Megafon company offers its subscribers a wide variety of roaming services, so everyone can choose the most suitable tariff for themselves and always communicate with loved ones.

Almost all Megafon tariffs do not include roaming in Russia. Because of this, mobile users are beginning to completely forget what roaming is. However, it unpleasantly reminds you of itself when you leave the borders of our country. Regardless of whether you went abroad to work or relax, you will probably need to use mobile communication services. And here you have to deal with all the subtleties international roaming, which the following article will help you with.

To save on roaming fees, select the required option.

Foreign roaming from Megafon

Megafon is a mobile operator with which roaming is very convenient. Flexible tariffs and a variety of services will allow you to spend a minimum of money on mobile communications, no matter where you are. And on the website moscow.megafon.ru/roaming/world there is all the information about roaming tariffs in each specific country. This will allow you to calculate approximately how much you will spend on communications for your entire trip, as well as select the most convenient package of services for you.

Rates for calls, SMS and internet abroad can vary greatly depending on the country in which you will be located. In most European countries, roaming is relatively inexpensive. Tariffs for Egypt and Turkey, popular among tourists, are also not very expensive. But for those who went to the USA, it will not be easy: for a minute of conversation you will have to pay almost 200 rubles (maybe in the USA the salaries are higher, but not by the same amount).

However, Megafon, in order to simplify the life of its customers and increase their loyalty, uses a variety of options that will help you spend as little money as possible on mobile communications during your travels (to save on something nice, one assumes). You just need to estimate how many minutes and megabytes you will need during your visit abroad, and then choose the most suitable option.

More about options

The basic option for roaming, which is provided by default on all Megafon SIM cards, is “no option”. You simply use your phone abroad, no need to connect anything additional. However, prices for communication services in this case will be painful. To save money, it makes sense to use one of the services we list below:

The whole world

Provides 40 free minutes to inboxes for all regions. Connection is free, but for each day of use you pay 59 rubles. Is it profitable? In countries with the cheapest roaming, a minute of incoming calls costs 79 rubles. Do the math for yourself.

Around the world

Reduces the cost of incoming calls, as well as outgoing calls to the territory, several times Russian Federation and the current country of residence. SMS are also becoming significantly cheaper.

25/50 min World

Provides 25 or 50 (your choice) free minutes for all calls, except those outgoing outside the country and not to Russia. For connection you need to pay 829 and 1429 rubles, depending on the number of minutes.

25/50 minutes Europe and CIS

The same as the previous option, but only valid in the respective countries. Costs 329 and 495 rubles for connection. Outside Europe and the CIS (see the full list of countries on the megafon website) you will be in roaming “without an option”.

These were options related to calls only. There are also those that will help you use the Internet and SMS messages abroad cheaper:

50/100 SMS Europe

For 690 rubles you can buy a package for 50 SMS messages. Pay 100 rubles more, and the number of free SMS messages will increase to 100.

50/100 SMS World

Yes, the same thing, but it also applies outside of Europe. It will cost 990 and 1190 rubles, respectively.

World online

Gives the right to use unlimited internet, which will cost you 600 rubles per day. When you no longer need the Internet, do not forget to disable the option - it is renewed automatically, debiting 600 rubles from your account each time.

Vacation online

Connect this option for only 30 rubles to set the price for each megabyte of the Internet at 15 rubles. This is beneficial if you don't need a lot of traffic. Perfect if the Internet is needed only for correspondence in instant messengers.

All options can be activated either via SMS messages, or using special USSD commands, or by calling the support system at 0500, or through your personal account.

More about countries

As already mentioned: different countries - different tariffs.

Roaming in Turkey

If you find yourself in Turkey for several days (it’s unlikely that you went there for work, right?), then for all incoming calls, as well as for outgoing calls to Turkey and Russia, you will pay 79 rubles per minute of conversation, without any discounts for the next minutes, as well as without a subscription fee.

Outgoing calls to all other countries will cost 129 rubles per minute. Receiving SMS, of course, is free, but sending them costs 25 rubles apiece.

Do not forget that large SMS can be divided into 2, 3 or more messages, you will pay for each according to the tariff.

If you use the Internet, 350 rubles will be debited from your account, and you will be given 70 MB for a day; for the next 70 MB you will have to pay the same 350 rubles (but the amount will not be debited automatically the second time). We hope that your hotel will have good internet.

Roaming in Egypt

A more remote resort is Egypt. Roaming prices are also a little more expensive. For minutes of any conversations 129 rubles. By the way, with the “around the world” option there are only 19. One SMS costs 25 rubles, with the same option – 14. And 350 rubles for every 70 megabytes of Internet. Exactly the same tariffs when visiting China and Japan.

Europe

In many European countries, roaming rates from Megafon are the same as in Turkey. Don’t forget about the 25/50 minutes Europe and CIS options, they will help you save a lot when traveling around Europe, and you won’t have to count your losses for every minute of conversation. By the way, these options also apply in Turkey.

Roaming in the USA and Canada

In the USA and Canada, Internet and SMS prices are the same as elsewhere. But calls are much more expensive: 199 rubles per minute for outgoing or incoming calls. Here the options “around the world” and “whole world” will be most appropriate. The same conditions apply in Australia and New Zealand.

The situation is worst in remote countries with poorly developed infrastructure. For example, in Mongolia and Iraq, a minute of even incoming calls will cost 350 rubles. You can almost forget about mobile Internet there. Fortunately, these destinations are not popular among Russians.

CIS countries

In the CIS countries, roaming prices are different. The cheapest is in Kazakhstan. Here calls are only 39 rubles. In Abkhazia and Georgia, communication is expensive: 109 rubles per minute of conversation. However, for Abkhazia there is a special option “at home in Abkhazia”; for 30 rubles a day you can significantly reduce your communication costs while in this country.

Regarding international roaming, one cannot fail to mention Crimea. Although it is part of the Russian Federation, roaming exists there even for those tariffs on which it is not available throughout the rest of Russia. Prices, of course, are not as high as in international roaming: 10 rubles per minute of conversation, per megabyte of Internet, SMS - 5 rubles. There is also the “Crimea” option, which allows you to reduce the cost of calls. The daily fee for the option is 15 rubles.

Special options for some regions

Sometimes Megafon introduces options that are available only in one or several countries. Not so long ago, “unlimited Italy” functioned, which made it possible to profitably use the Internet in Italy. Today, among the special options, only “at home in Abkhazia” is available.

Before traveling abroad, do not forget to check if Megafon has introduced any special option for the country you are going to visit.

Refusal of roaming

If you decide that when traveling you do not want to use communication services at all, you are ready to limit yourself to only local Wi-Fi, or you want to purchase a local SIM card, then we recommend that you completely disable international roaming. This is done by enabling the “international roaming prohibition” option, when activated, your SIM card actually stops working outside the Russian Federation. Why is this necessary? For example, if you are afraid to accidentally go online, or do not want to receive incoming calls from Russia.

Maybe it's easier to buy a local SIM card?

Firstly, you will still have to accept megaphone incoming messages on your SIM card from people who do not know that you are not in Russia. If you purchase local SIM card, you will have to figure out tariffs and services local operators, which can cause difficulties - they are unlikely to have a website in Russian, and it can also be difficult to communicate with managers in a foreign communication store. In addition, tariffs for communication services in some countries may themselves be expensive.

And keep in mind that most of your calls to Russia, calls to the territory of another state always have increased tariff, even when there is no roaming. And most European mobile operators do not provide unlimited Internet.

Wi-Fi or paid mobile internet?

It all depends on what you will do on the trip. If this is a vacation in a hotel, from which you will not often leave anyway, then it is better to limit yourself to the hotel Internet. However, if you, for example, travel by car, or are constantly on the move on a work trip, then catching Wi-Fi in cafes and distribution points is not the best idea.

The main thing is that you are not obliged to thoroughly plan all the nuances of your vacation regarding mobile communications even before leaving. After all, you can set up tariffs and options that are convenient for you while you are already abroad. To do this, you only need the Internet ( high traffic not required) to log into your personal account. Or you can call contact center by calling 0500, where operators will help you select and configure the options and services that suit you. From most countries, calling 0500 is free.

Questions from subscribers

What tariffs will apply in Bulgaria?

Incoming calls, as well as outgoing calls to Russian and Bulgarian numbers, will cost 49 rubles - not so expensive for roaming, but it still makes sense to connect the “25/50 minutes Europe and CIS” option. Outgoing calls to numbers in other countries - 129 rubles. For SMS - 25 rubles. Internet - 350 rubles for every 70 megabytes.

We are going to Cyprus, what roaming should we connect and what communication costs should we expect?

It all depends on how many calls you are going to make. If there is a lot - connect “25 minutes Europe and CIS”, if there is a lot - “50 minutes Europe and CIS”. Calls can be replaced with SMS, if only 100 SMS are enough for you, which will cost 790 rubles. Thus, for, say, a week’s vacation in Cyprus, you will pay no more than a thousand rubles for communications. This is in case you want to stay in touch. If during your entire vacation you make only a couple of random calls and send 2-3 SMS, then you don’t need to connect anything - in this case you will spend a maximum of 200-300 rubles on communications.

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Roaming services are a convenient and practical way to use your Megafon number anywhere in the world without the need to purchase a SIM card from one of the local operators. Therefore, you need to know how to activate roaming on Megafon.

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It is important to consider here that roaming is characterized by higher rates, which significantly increase the size of mobile budget in comparison with the usual tariffs in your home region. At the same time, the operator has provided a number of options that allow you to optimize costs and significantly reduce costs voice communication, messaging and Internet traffic consumption.

Internet assistant Tarif-online.ru will describe in detail the provider’s useful options that make Megafon’s international roaming truly high-quality and profitable. We will describe the mechanism for connecting and deactivating them so that you can promptly reduce the cost of calls, SMS and Internet access, depending on your location.

Features of providing Megafon roaming services abroad

Of course, the possibility of using Megafon roaming services abroad is directly related to the sufficient amount of funds in the subscriber’s personal account and the presence of contractual agreements with foreign countries from your provider mobile operators. The most convenient way to obtain such information is through the “Roaming” section on the official Megafon website.
Make sure that the main service option is activated on your phone. You can find out this important functional point in various ways:

• check the list of active options in ;
• use the functionality of the Megafon mobile application;
• contact the provider's help desk by calling 0500;
• Consult the manager of the Megafon office closest to you.

Only after the balance is replenished is the connection to subscriber number services, and in the destination country there are operators who cooperate with Megafon - you can safely go abroad without fear of being left without communication.

Having arrived at your destination, you must turn on the device to register it in the local provider’s network. The successful completion of this procedure will be indicated by a new branded icon (operator name), which will take its place on the phone screen.

Important! Automatic registration of a SIM card in a guest network may not be successful. In such a situation it is necessary to perform manual setting registration in the corresponding phone menu item.

At the moment, automatic registration of a Megafon SIM card in roaming with further online pricing of cellular services is valid in more than 150 countries near and far abroad. For those countries that are not included in this list, you will need to activate the “Extended International Roaming” service. This option is connected completely free of charge, provides for billing not online, but with a significant time delay and becomes indispensable, for example, when traveling to the PRC, many countries in South America, and Greenland.

Conditions and possibilities of international roaming communications

International roaming services from Megafon provide the subscriber with the usual list of mobile services:

• incoming outgoing voice communication;
• receiving and sending messages (SMS, MMS);
• Internet traffic, including high-speed Internet 3G/4G/

Thanks to universal international mobile communication standards, the subscriber does not need to make additional adjustments or configure the phone in any special way.

But let's be honest, using the Internet while roaming is quite unprofitable. If there is an urgent need to go out global network, it is best to use the free one Wi-Fi distribution in a hotel or cafe, although we should not forget the possibility of reducing the initial cost mobile Internet in roaming.

While on a trip abroad, a Megafon subscriber is not left for a second without operator support. At any time, he can contact the help desk for consultations or practical support from a specialist. The main thing here is to give up trying to call the usual number 0500, and use a special operator to communicate abroad free phone +7 926 111 0500 .

Prices for mobile services Megafon in international roaming differ depending on the user’s country of residence. All the nuances of tariffs can be found in the “Roaming” section we have already indicated on the provider’s resource. Here we will give just a few examples so that you can evaluate the current price level for roaming communications in countries popular for holidays and travel:

A country	Cost of incoming (outgoing) calls to the Russian Federation and calls within the local network	Cost of outgoing calls to other countries	Cost of outgoing SMS message	Internet traffic cost
Egypt	79 rub./minute	129 rub./minute	RUR 19.99	350 rub. for a daily package of 50 MB and 7.00 rub. for each MB over the limit (no more than 10 MB)
Türkiye	49 rub./minute	129 rub./minute	RUR 19.99
Abkhazia	33 rubles/minute	129 rub./minute	13.00 rub.	260 rub. for a daily package of 65 MB and 4.00 rubles. for each MB over the limit (no more than 10 MB)

Please note that roaming rates for Egypt are valid for most countries in Europe and the USA. At the same time, there are more expensive countries. For example, when traveling to Canada you will have to pay 129 rubles. for a minute of any conversations, like inside a local cellular network, and when communicating with subscribers from Russia or any other state.

Important! If the call forwarding option is active on the phone, this will result in double billing of calls as they will be identified by the network as both incoming and outgoing voice services.

Connecting (disconnecting) the international roaming service Megafon

Let us remind you once again that connecting roaming abroad from the Megafon operator does not require payment and can be implemented independently through the online self-service service LC or its analogue for small devices - mobile app"Megafon" Personal account. This utility allows you to manage cellular services directly from the screen and installed on devices under Android control, Windows phone, iOS.

If the subscriber does not have the opportunity to use the online self-service service to activate roaming services, you can ask a specialist about this help desk or ask for help at one of the Megafon branded salons.

The same algorithm is used to disable the service. It is important to take into account the nuance that upon returning from abroad, the phone automatically undergoes re-registration in its native network, thereby activating the tariff plan chosen by the subscriber for home region. Taking into account the fact that the roaming service does not deduct any subscription fee from the telephone balance, it may not be worth disabling it, so as not to forget to re-activate it the next time you travel abroad. But still, if you want to set a ban on roaming services, use the instructions from our article

How to reduce the cost of Internet abroad

You have already seen that standard roaming Internet traffic is not only very expensive, but also very limited in volume. Therefore, you should try to use free wifi or switch additional options provider that will improve conditions for access to the global network.

"Internet Abroad"

This option is enabled using a USSD request * 136 # and allows you to additionally receive daily Internet traffic packages of 10 MB or 30 MB. Another way to activate the service is to send a service SMS with the text 10 MB or 30 MB to number 0500993.

Deactivating the “Internet abroad” option is carried out in a similar way. By sending a USSD request from your phone * 136 * 0 # or SMS messages with the word STOP to the same number 0500993.

Megabytes received as part of this service have the following prices.

Important! The “Internet Abroad” option has a rational mechanism for charging a daily subscription fee, debiting funds from personal account only on the day of actual Internet traffic use. If a subscriber has not accessed the global network for 24 hours, the balance will remain untouched.

"Vacation-online"

This service is not valid in all countries, but can be very useful when traveling to Belarus, Greece, the Czech Republic, Spain, the Baltic States, France, Egypt, Armenia, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates.

Let's take a closer look at the terms of provision of the Vacation Online service from Megafon.

You can activate the service in 10-15 minutes. Personal account or using USSD request * 501 # . Disabling the option is implemented via USSD request * 501 * 0 # . Alternative way activation (deactivation) is an SMS of any content sent to the service number 0500960.

"Unlimited Italy"

A fairly useful option for Megafon subscribers who are planning to visit Italy and do not want to limit themselves in receiving information via the Internet. This service suitable for owners of all tariff plans for individuals and assumes unlimited volume of downloaded traffic for a daily subscription fee of 500 rubles. Free connection and disabling the option is implemented via USSD request * 105 * 1144 # . In addition, to activate, you can send an SMS message of any content to the number 05001144. To disable the “Unlimited Italy” service, an SMS with the word Stop is sent to the same number.

Reduced cost of calls in roaming

When staying abroad, accessible voice communication for free communication with loved ones and colleagues is of great importance.

"The whole world"

This service does not require a connection fee, but requires a daily subscription fee of 59 rubles. For this money, the user receives 40 minutes of unpaid incoming calls. If during the day the established limit has been exhausted, each subsequent minute will be paid according to roaming tariffs in the host country.

Connecting the “Whole World” option from Megafon is implemented by sending SMS and short commands:

• connection - SMS with any content to the number 0500978 or USSD request * 131 * 1 # ;
• shutdown - sending a message with the text Stop to the number 0500978 or USSD request service phone or * 131 * 0 # .

Note! The “Whole World” options, like other functionally similar options for roaming, can be paid using a bank card and the services “Promised payment”, “Pay for me”, “Pay when convenient”.

Option "Around the World"

You can significantly reduce communication costs in roaming with the “Around the World” service, which allows the subscriber to pay 9 rubles. per day, reduce the tariff for incoming and outgoing calls to 13-19 rubles. per minute, and SMS up to 11-14 r. (prices vary by country of stay and call).

The connection cost is only 15 rubles. and implemented via USSD command * 105 * 708 # or sending an SMS of any content to the number 000105708. The same number is involved in deactivating the option using an SMS message with the text Stop. Another way to disable the Around the World service is a USSD request * 105 * 708 * 0 # .

Optimizing the cost of SMS messages abroad

Communication via SMS messages is a fairly common practice of receiving and transmitting important information by the subscriber when he is abroad. This is also facilitated by the possibility of significantly reducing the cost of SMS thanks to several Megafon options.

"50 SMS Europe" or "100 SMS Europe"

These options are useful when traveling around Europe and allow you to get 50 or 100 SMS messages at your disposal for 30 days at a fixed price of 195 rubles. and 295 rub. respectively. To connect and check the balance of SMS message packages, the following SMS and USSD commands are used.

After 30 days from the moment of connection, the option is deactivated independently.

“50 SMS World” or “100 SMS World”

These prepaid message packages will allow you to exchange information as economically as possible, located in any corner of the planet where international roaming from Megafon operates. The cost of the “50 SMS World” package is 495 rubles. For the “100 SMS World” package you will have to pay 695 rubles.

The following commands are used to manage options.

Important! It is possible to simultaneously connect to different roaming packages of SMS messages.

Finally

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