What does home region minutes mean? How to connect “Home Region” on MegaFon? What is included in MegaFon's Home Region? Zero without limits
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One of the interesting offers is the service “ Home region» Beeline company. The essence of this option is that the subscriber, when traveling outside the area of residence, pays for services cellular communications in accordance with the current tariffs. This offer is beneficial to users of the central part of Russia who are often forced to travel outside the connection region. It is worth noting that the service is not included in the basic package of any tariff, but is activated additionally. Accordingly, it makes sense to consider activation methods, talk about how to disable the service, and examine other features of this offer.
"Home Region" service
It’s worth noting right away that the offer is not free. Maintaining rates for a single cost of calls in the connection region and neighboring areas implies a subscription fee. You can activate the “Home Region” for any tariff, including corporate numbers. To activate, simply select the option that is most convenient for the subscriber.
How to enable the option? The provider offers several methods:
- Outgoing call to number 06688.
- USSD request *110*241#.
- Customer support service 0611.
- BEELINE.RU. Here, after authorization in your “Personal Account”, you need to select the tariff management section.
- Personal visit to the company's sales office.
Important! Considering that the option is paid, the subscriber’s balance at the time of activation must be positive.
You can disable the “Home Region” on Beeline at any time. By default, the service is unlimited. How to disable the option? Here you can also use any of the acceptable options:
- free call 06688;
- USSD request *110*240#;
- official website of the company or mobile app"My Beeline";
- contact technical support service 0611;
- personal visit to the sales office of cellular communication services.
Important! When contacting a cellular communication salon, the subscriber must have a passport with him. In addition, tariff management with the help of specialists will be paid. The standard price for resolving the issue is 45 rubles.
Peculiarities
Service management methods Connecting the “Home Region” will cost 30 rubles; disconnection is not charged. Subscription fees vary depending on tariff plan and method of payment for cellular communication services. It looks like this:
- Prepaid rates (individuals) – 1-1.5 rubles per day.
- Postpaid tariffs (individuals) – 0-90 rubles per day.
- Corporate numbers – 145 rubles per subscriber.
Important! The price range for the subscription fee depends on the region of connection.
It is worth noting that this advantageous offer applies not only to incoming/outgoing calls. The service covers SMS and MMS messages, Internet traffic and other options available on the tariff plan.
Additional features
Many subscribers are interested in the question: “How to change home region?” It is worth noting that no Russian provider currently provides such conditions. The fact is that for each region there is a strict limit of connected numbers, which are controlled by supervisory authorities. Therefore, connecting a SIM card in another area is not possible. In this case, you will have to buy a new package, and you won’t be able to save your number either.
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Conclusion
The “Home Region” service from Beeline is optimal solution for subscribers who are forced to regularly travel outside the region. The cost of the option is not excessive, but users get the opportunity to save on cellular communications while roaming. It is worth noting that this offer is only valid in nearby areas. On long trips, the cost of calls will be calculated in accordance with the conditions of Russian roaming.
Do you want to communicate while traveling around Russia at the prices of your home region? The service from Megafon “Home Region” is just for you!
The home region is the territory where it was registered subscriber number. Within its limits you can get the most favorable conditions for communication. At the same time, if you are leaving for another region, you can activate a special service when the cost of calls remains the same as in your home region.
If you decide to travel, first make sure that the service is available to you. You can activate the option for most MegaFon tariffs.
More detailed information can be obtained at official portal. MegaFon's Home Region is an undeniably convenient service for active people, which allows you to significantly save on communications.
How much does the option cost?
Of course, a certain fee is charged for the option, but it is so small that it is completely unnoticeable for the budget. When adding a service, the amount of 25 rubles is debited from the account. This will be charged for each addition.
The subscription fee is charged in the amount of 2 rubles per day. This is a very convenient option, since you don’t have to spend extra money when you are in another area.
How to connect “Home Region”?
A client who has traveled outside of his home country home network, can add the option just before entering another region. To do this, you can use one of three methods:
- Dial a simple combination *437*55#
- Use the Service Guide system. It works via request *105# . Follow the on-screen instructions to connect successfully
- Contact your operator. To do this, call 0500 and when the auto-informer answers you, press 0
It is worth saying that when using last option you can consult about the connection for the desired region. To check if the service works for you, dial *437*55*0# .
How to delete a service?
It makes sense to disable the option after leaving the region. There are two options for this:
- Call the operator on the number 0050
- Use a combination *437*55*2# . This method works faster and is much more convenient.
Be sure to check that there are enough funds in your account. It is also worth clarifying that the option is enabled and disabled in time.
Russian mobile operator"MTS" is included in the " big three”, that is, tens of millions of subscribers use its services. In the summer of 2017, he and other operators were given a difficult task - to cancel national roaming throughout Russia, and this had to be done as quickly as possible. Yesterday the editors of the site wrote that this operator is for some of its subscribers. A few hours ago, MTS itself spoke about all the innovations, publishing detailed information on its website.
According to official data from the operator’s website, it has changed communication prices for all subscribers in Russia. The innovations affect all subscribers who are outside their home region. Now they will have to pay significantly less than before. To avoid any ambiguity and confusion, the site’s editors decided to quote the original text from the MTS website without any changes. Although, of course, someone will still have questions. Each of them can be answered by the operator’s employees in communication shops or by calling the hotline number.
Text from the operator's website:
From February 28, 2018, MTS begins to introduce new prices for calls, SMS and Internet outside the home region in the MTS network on a number of tariff plans*. The new conditions allow MTS subscribers to reduce communication costs when traveling around Russia by 2 to 10 times.
You can see the new basic prices for trips around Russia in the table and compare it with the old conditions using the tariff example " Super MTS»**:
Price comparison table
| Direction | Before changes |
After changes |
| incoming calls from numbers of all operators in the region of residence | 10.9 rub./min. | 0 rub./min. |
| outgoing calls to all numbers in the region of residence | 14 rub./min. | Home tariff for local calls |
| incoming calls from numbers in your home region and other regions of Russia | 10.9 rub./min. | 5.50 rub./min. |
| outgoing calls to numbers of all operators in the home region and MTS of Russia | 10.9 rub./min. | 5.50 rub./min. |
| outgoing calls to numbers of other Russian operators | 14 rub./min. | 5.50 rub./min. |
| SMS to all numbers in your region of residence | 3.95 rub. | 1.95 rub. |
| SMS to all other numbers in Russia | 3.95 rub. | 2.95 rub. |
If you have a “Smart” tariff, “ Smart Unlimited", "My Unlimited"
From February 28, 2018, on these tariffs, including archived versions****, when traveling around Russia in the MTS network* you will be able to use the Internet, minutes and SMS from the included packages without additional payments. Minutes from the packages will be spent on outgoing calls to all numbers in the region of residence and to MTS numbers throughout Russia. After the package is exhausted, calls to MTS Russia will remain free.
If your package of minutes includes long-distance calls in your package, they will also be used from the package when calling numbers throughout Russia when you are outside your home region.
All incoming calls from the region where you are located will be free, other incoming calls will cost RUB 5.50/min. Outgoing calls to numbers of other operators in the home region and the Russian Federation, if long-distance calls are not included in the package - 5.50 rubles/min. SMS messages for numbers in the region of residence will be spent from the package.
Please note that from this date, MTS will also stop charging for the “All Russia Smart” and “Smart Everywhere at Home” options on the specified tariff plans; communications will be paid in accordance with the new tariff principles for trips around the country.
If you have a tariff line “Super MTS” or “My Friend”
From March 14, 2018, when traveling around the country in the MTS network*, all incoming calls from numbers in the region of your stay will become free, in contrast to the previous 10.9 rubles per minute, and the cost of outgoing calls to local numbers will be equal to home tariffs instead of the previous 14 rub./min. Please note that from this date MTS will also stop charging for options*** on the specified tariff plans, and communications will be paid at the basic tariffs for trips within the country.
If you have connected any Internet option of the “BIT” or “MiniBIT” line, now it will also work when traveling around Russia: without additional connections and without additional payments.
Additional optimization of travel expenses
It will also remain possible to connect options to further optimize costs when traveling around the country if you make a lot of calls and often receive calls from your home region or other regions of Russia.
For tariffs of the “Super MTS” and “My Friend” lines, the option “Russia is at home everywhere” will be available, which will allow you to receive any incoming calls for free while traveling around the country and call numbers of all operators in the country for 3 rubles per minute.
For tariffs of the “Smart”, “Smart Unlimited”, “My Unlimited” lines - the “Russia Home Package” option, with which all incoming calls will be free, and outgoing calls and SMS to numbers of other operators in the home region will be spent from the included packages.
What is indicated under the asterisks
* These tariff conditions will also apply when registering in national roaming in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Perm Territory in the network of Tele2 Russia operator from 03/30/2018
**Tariffication is given using the example of the Super MTS tariff plan (Moscow and Moscow region).
*** Everywhere is like home, Everywhere is like home 2010, Everywhere is like home 2011, Everywhere is like home., All regions of MTS of Russia, United Urals, United Far East, United Siberia, United Volga Region, United country, Included in trips around Russia, Preferential intercity in the South of Russia, My Ural, Trips around Russia, Super MTS 2012 in VSR, Favorite region
As you can see, the mobile operator MTS has indeed changed the terms of service for all its subscribers in Russia. Now they have to pay much less or not pay at all for what used to be a paid service. Many services that allow you to use your data plan outside of your home region will soon stop working, and if they are already connected, then the options will become free because there is no need for them.
It is important to note that most of the new conditions come into force on February 28, that is, for now the old prices for services outside the home region are in effect and all services that allow you to save money will be debited from your account. Warn your friends and family about all the changes, especially if they often travel around Russia.
Mobile phones allow users to stay connected and use all popular services from anywhere in the world. However, when leaving the territory of his district, the subscriber, as a rule, is forced to overpay for the services provided by the operator. All cellular companies have such a thing as a home region, and MTS is no exception, outside of which tariffs will change.
What is Home Region
Many subscribers are wondering what the home region of MTS or another mobile operator, and when this concept is applicable. This is the customary name for the district or region in whose territory an agreement has been concluded between the subscriber and the company for the provision of communications, and within which they operate standard rates.
When moving to another city, the client is recommended to contact a communication shop and change the region. And for those who are interested in more favorable offers for frequent travel or business trips, the operator gives the opportunity to use special services that reduce the cost of both calls and messages with the Internet
Internet while traveling is like home
The standard cost of traffic in roaming is quite expensive for users, so when traveling around Russia and foreign countries, subscribers are encouraged to use the Internet by connecting to a special package on preferential terms.
"SuperBit" for use in Russia. For 350 rub. 3 GB of traffic is available to the user per month for the same period.
“BIT abroad” the fee for use is from 450 rubles. per day, unlimited traffic in popular countries is available as part of the offer.
Those users who use tariff plans with packaged gigabytes of traffic, when connecting to the services listed below, will have access to the Internet within the package as at home.
Saving options for traveling around Russia
Due to the fact that the country's territory is quite large, operators have to use the capabilities of other companies in different regions of the country to provide high-quality communications to subscribers. Due to the involvement of third parties, the cost of supplied options outside the region of registration increases, and standard tariffs also differ in different areas.
At the same time, taking care of retaining their customers, cellular providers are offering more and more packages or special options, with full payment of which the user receives more favorable rates when moving around the country.
All Russia "Smart"
Some owners of MTS SIM cards can take advantage of a service that, when connected, allows them to use the phone at the rates of their home region throughout the country, where there is coverage directly from Mobile Telesystems.
Important! In those regions where partner companies operate, by default tariffing occurs in accordance with the cost of the mobile operator with which MTS cooperates. You can change the tariff by manually selecting the settings of the desired provider.
Main parameters of the “All Russia Smart” offer in MTS:
Everywhere is like home Smart
For subscribers connected to Smart mini, Smart and Smart + contracts of different validity periods, a service similar to the previous option is available, which allows you to use home tariffs when moving to other regions.
The price for connection and monthly use is 100 rubles; after the end of the package volumes of services or in the event of a service disconnection, the operator’s standard tariffs apply. Benefit package sizes:
| Option | Smart mini | Smart | Smart+ | ||||||||
| — | 102016 | 022016 | 112015 | 022015 | 102014 | 112013 | 102014 | 052013 | 102014 | For a year | |
| Internet, GB. | 1 | 0,5 | 1 | 0,5 | 3 | 1,5 | 5 | ||||
| Minutes to home networks and MTS Russia | 350 | 250 | 200 | 1000 | — | — | 400 | 400 | 1000 | ||
| — according to MTS home, rub. | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| — other home operators and MTS Russia | 2 | 2/5 | |||||||||
| Incoming calls | 0 | ||||||||||
| SMS in package according to home region | 350 | 250 | 50 | — | 1000 | ||||||
| Cost over package, rub.: | |||||||||||
| -home networks | 2 | 1,5 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| — other regions | 2,8 | 3,8 | |||||||||
You can activate/deactivate the package using the command *111*1021# and the “Call” key.
Everywhere feels like home
Clients of a mobile operator who use other tariff plans not described above can activate the “Everywhere at Home” service on MTS, which has a preferential tariff. Prices for options supplied as part of the service, rub.:
- Incoming calls, regardless of region and operator, are free;
- Calls to numbers in your region - 3 per minute;
- To any phones in other regions of Russia - 3 per minute;
- SMS messages – free 100 pcs. per day;
- Service activation – 30;
- Daily write-off – 7;
- Disconnection is not charged.
You can connect:
- through USSD request*111*3333# call;
- SMS to number 111 with the text 3333;
- Through personal account services.
You can check the status of the service by sending any message to short number 8111. To disable, the same methods apply as to activate only SMS, the text should look like 33330.
The option is applicable only for subscribers connected in Moscow and the Moscow region.
SMS packages
For those users who often use SMS for communication, we have developed Special offers for trips around Russia, containing 50 and 100 free messages. This means that the first outgoing SMS within the package will not be charged.
Activating the service for 50 outgoing SMS costs the subscriber 135 rubles, activated using the command *111*124# call, or SMS to number 111 with the text of the service code 124.
For 100 messages throughout the country, a fee of 180 rubles will be charged, tariff code 125, both for activation through a request and through a message.
Packages are available for 30 days from the moment of connection, unused SMS are canceled, and charging occurs at the base cost. The service does not operate within the city of Moscow and the region.
Options when traveling abroad
Just like for trips within the country, for clients traveling abroad, preferential service packages and tariffs are provided that help save cash in roaming.
To use the services, the subscriber must check before leaving whether roaming is activated; if it is disabled, you should contact the operator and activate the service.
Zabugorishche
As part of the connected package, the user has access to free incoming calls when traveling abroad for a total duration of no more than 100 minutes per day, outgoing calls and the Internet within the package valid for the subscriber’s tariff plan. Applies to trips to popular countries.
In other countries, incoming calls will cost the client, starting from 10 minutes, 25 rubles. each subsequent one. Outgoing calls are charged at the roaming rate for the 1st and 6th minutes with all subsequent minutes, intermediate calls cost 25 rubles. Internet within the provided quota is free; volumes can be viewed on the company’s website or checked with the hotline employees.
You can find out whether the option is available for a specific tariff plan before your trip from the provider’s staff.
To use the service, you can switch to the special tariff “Smart Zabugorishte” command *111*1025# call, but if changing the plan is not suitable, then using a request from your mobile phone *111*771*1# call you can activate the “Zabugorishche” service.
The cost of use in popular countries is 290 rubles/day, in others 390. You can disable it using the combination *111*771#, but this action is not necessary; upon returning to Russian territory, the functionality will be disabled automatically.
Zero without limits
Allows subscribers to use discounts and preferential conditions for receiving incoming and outgoing calls abroad. General information:
- Monthly fee per day 95 rubles;
- Inboxes from 1 to 10 minutes are free, then 25;
- Outgoing to all phones in the Russian Federation from 2 to 5 minutes - 25, others according to roaming tariffs;
- Connect regardless of location *111*4444# call, in Russia *444# ;
- When returning to the country, the service must be disabled manually via Personal Area or using the command *111*4444#, if this is not done, the daily commission will continue to be debited.
The cost is indicated in rubles including VAT.
Free travel
To travel to popular countries, the provider’s clients can activate the “Free Travel” service. Service includes 60 free minutes per day for incoming and outgoing calls, in addition to the package, each subsequent call is paid at a rate of 10 rubles.
The subscription fee for using the offer per day will be 190 rubles.
Service management:
- Connect/disconnect *111*943# and select the appropriate item;
- Check remaining packets *100*1#
- Using SMS to 111, activate text 943, deactivate 9430;
- All functionality is available in your personal account.
After the trip, you need to disable the service yourself so that the subscription fee will no longer be charged.
Cheap calls
No connection special tariffs and services you can call numbers Russian operators and landline phones, as well as by country of residence at a discount.
Being in any country of the CIS, Europe, as well as in Abkhazia, Georgia, the Emirates, Cuba, China, Israel, South Korea, Egypt, Tunisia and Thailand, when dialing a subscriber with the additional code *137* to the called phone, the call will be charged at 19.9 ruble per minute of conversation. In areas covered by Thuraya satellites, the cost is 79 rubles. Other countries are charged according to standard roaming conditions.
SMS packages
For active SMS users, the operator has developed several packages with free services, which will allow the subscriber to save money on sending short messages.
| Option | Application area | Service activation cost, rub. | Activation | Find out the balance | |
| USSD command to be dialed | Text for message to number 111 | ||||
| 50 SMS | Europe | 250 | *111*1104# | 1104 | *100*2# |
| 100 SMS | Europe | 350 | *111*1103# | 1103 | |
| 50 SMS | World | 500 | *111*1102# | 1102 | |
| 100 SMS | World | 700 | *111*1101# | 1101 | |
* Popular countries: UAE, USA, Malta, Canada, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Taiwan, Israel, Abkhazia, Turkey, Switzerland, Australia, Egypt, South Korea, UK, India, France, Thailand, Spain, Romania, Hungary, Greece and Armenia.
In order to use these travel services to your advantage, you must activate them while still on the territory of the state. Connecting services while roaming may be subject to additional charges. You can find out which service is suitable for a particular tariff plan by contacting the employees of OJSC Mobile Telesystems Company in a communication salon or by calling the hotline.
Reading the description of tariff plans and services, we often come across the concept “Home Region”. In this article we will analyze this term, what it includes and what to do with the knowledge gained.
Let's start with the fact that Megafon was one of the first to introduce this concept. The operator has several branches in Russia, which are completely independent of each other and can set their own prices for communication services. When setting prices, marketers take into account both the solvency of the population and competition in the market. Here are all these branches:
- Megafon-Moscow;
- Megafon-Center;
- MegaFon North-West;
- Megafon-Volga region;
- Megafon-Caucasus;
- Megafon-Far East;
- Megafon-Ural;
- Megafon-Siberia.
Anyone who is familiar with the geography of their native country can independently divide administrative units into branches.
The question arises: is the home region just the connection area or the entire branch. We also ask this question because for a long time the entire macrogion was considered the home region. For example, residents of the Kirov region could go to the Komi Republic and there was no roaming. Megafon was the only operator who had such generosity.
Home region - subject Russian Federation, in the territory of which the subscriber has concluded an agreement for the provision of communication services.
From this we conclude that this moment home region is only the region or region where the SIM card was purchased. If you travel outside your region, then this is already intranet roaming and prices will be appropriate.
Why might we need this knowledge? First of all, this is useful for those who often travel around the country, because roaming prices are not at all the same as at home and you can get a huge bill from a vacation or business trip without knowing the boundaries of your home region. Let's consider special cases when knowledge about your home region will not hurt. Rarely, but we have encountered the fact that people living on the borders of regions are intercepted base station own region, then the base station of the neighboring region. For the operator, they constantly find themselves in roaming, although they have never actually left the apartment. Another special case is MNP. One of the rules of the transition is that portation is carried out only with SIM cards from the home region, so before writing an application, it would be a good idea to check the connection location. This can be done on the Megafon website https://moscow.megafon.ru/mnp/ or on the Roskomnadzor website.
How to save money
As we have already said, the main problem associated with the concept of “Home Region” is roaming, because when you travel outside the connection region, you pay more. Now we will tell you how you can save money while traveling. You can find more detailed information about services in our other articles; here we will collect only basic information.
Pay attention to the tariff plans of the “Turn on!” line. Many of them operate throughout Russia. By activating such a tariff, you will receive a package of SMS, minutes, gigabytes, unlimited messengers and social media , as well as unlimited traffic, channels and movies. Moreover, you can call throughout Russia. The concept of intercity, as well as roaming, will cease to exist. In our opinion, a very convenient solution. The only drawback is that it is quite high subscription fee. It will be justified only if you take advantage of all the benefits of the tariff plan, and not just make a couple of calls a day. The following varieties of “Turn On!” are currently available. with the territory covered by all of Russia:
| Subscription fee | Package of minutes | Gigabyte package | Unlimited services | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 rub. | 500 min |
