MegaFon is the main supplier in Russia and offers the best network coverage and competitive tariffs. The credit can also be purchased from the same retailers and stores nationwide. Each is valid for 90 days after the last credit load. You can also use roaming when traveling to other countries.

Prepaid plans come in the following types.

• Data discounts are also available on this plan.
• Check out the latest deals for the best deals.
• The data is also greatly reduced.

The following combo packages are also available. Comprehensive Combo Plan: The following combo plans are also available. The following data packages can also be added. . The following prepaid plans are available and each charge a monthly fee.

Connecting minutes to MTS

To connect free minutes on MTS you will need to use USSD requests:

• *707*11# + “Call” - activation 50 minutes (cost - 40 bonus points);
• *707*12# + “Call” - connection 100 minutes (cost - 60 bonus points);
• *707*13# + “Call” - activation 300 minutes (cost - 120 bonus points).

You can use free minutes for 30 days.

The following prepaid packages are available. The following add-ons are also available for purchase. The following prepaid plans are available. Internet from your phone. . The following data packages are also available, each valid for one month. To add additional data, the following packages are available.

Pros and cons of leading telecom operators in Russia

The following data packages can be used nationwide. If not, follow the instructions we have provided above or go to the operator's official website for advice. Remember, it's always best to get things done early before the stores get too busy.

• Official Russian language.
• This way, you're more likely to get the best help and avoid the crowds!

To double check that you have the phone or can unlock the device, contact your provider before you leave.

Connecting minutes to TELE2

In order for a TELE2 subscriber to start receiving bonus points, he will first need to become a member of the Bank program. To do this, you need to dial this command from your mobile phone: *116*9# + “Call” button. After that, for every 100 rubles deposited on your balance, you will be awarded 4 points. They can be saved for any time as they have no expiration date. You can check their number using this request: *116*9*0#. To activate 20 free minutes (worth 8 bonus points), you will need to activate the following command: *116*11# + “Call” button.

Connecting minutes on Beeline

To activate the “My Beeline” service to receive free minutes, you need to call number 3000. After that, every day 5 rubles will be debited from your balance and 100 minutes will be credited for them, which can be used to make calls within the network.

By studying the consumer market, Megafon employees are developing new offers that are suitable for all categories of clients. For subscribers traveling abroad, the mobile operator has developed a special package consisting of free minutes for calls.

To use the option, you need to pay for the package one time. The amount depends on the country of residence and the amount of time provided. Details can be obtained from representatives of the mobile operator.

Description

For subscribers who decide to subscribe to a package of minutes, Megafon provides several variations:

• 25 and 50 minutes for calls from the CIS and Europe;
• 25 and 50 minutes for communication from other countries.

There is no subscription fee for using the service. The debit occurs only once, per package activation. The option only works in international roaming. Minutes are spent on incoming and outgoing calls in the Russian Federation and within the country of residence.

Sometimes subscribers who do not understand the terms of use of the service leave feedback with the following content: “I connected to the 25 minutes package Europe and the CIS. I haven’t called Russia for a month. When the need for a call arose, it turned out that the option did not work. What is the reason?". The problem is that the option is only valid for 30 days. After that, all unused time is burned.

This option can be used by both private and corporate clients. The service is available on any tariff plans, with the exception of “Around the World”. The package is not valid in countries such as:

• Andorra;
• Syria;
• Tunisia;
• Maldives.

Throughout the entire period of the option, subscribers can check the remaining minutes. This can be done using the command “*558#”. For those who need more free time, it is recommended to connect several packages.

Characteristics

How to connect

For subscribers who decide to use the 50 or 25 minute peace option, Megafon allows you to choose a connection method. The easiest way is to indicate your phone number on the page describing the function. If the site does not load, you can:

• Send an SMS with any text to the number “05001035”;
• Use the USSD command “*116#”;
• Go to your personal account. Activate the desired function.

While in European countries, you can use the help of the operator - “+7 926 111 0500”. For activating the option, 329-1429 rubles are debited from the account. The amount is affected by volume and direction. The additional package is connected using the methods described above.

How to disable

If the service is not needed, you can deactivate it. To do this you need:

• Log in to the website ru. Disable unnecessary function;
• Call technical support. The operator will deactivate;
• Visit an office or communication salon.

After deactivating the function, the remaining time expires. To save money, it is recommended to wait until the entire package is spent. You can find out the balance using the command “*558#”. The option can be disabled automatically after 30 days from the date of activation.

Who is it suitable for?

The option will be of interest to subscribers traveling around the world. The cost of calls is reduced by 3 times. The best option is a package with 25 minutes. For those who need a full-fledged option, they can use the “ ” function.

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 one of local operators. Thanks to the partnership agreements of the domestic provider with a huge number of foreign telecommunications companies, each subscriber can count on automatic registration of his phone in the guest network with the provision of the necessary range of mobile services.

It is important to consider here that international 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 the cost of voice communication, messaging and Internet traffic consumption.

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 you have the basic roaming option enabled 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 phone 0500 ;
• Consult the manager of the Megafon office closest to you.

Only after the balance is replenished is the connection to subscriber number roaming 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.

On this moment automatic registration of a Megafon SIM card in roaming with further online tariffication of cellular services operates 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 standards mobile communications, 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 access the global network, it is best to use a free 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 dial the usual number 0500, and use a special one for roaming communications with the operator toll free number +7 926 111 0500 .

Prices for mobile services Megafon in international roaming vary 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	19.99 rub.	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	19.99 rub.
Abkhazia	33 rub./minute	129 rub./minute	13.00 rub.	260 rub. for a daily package of 65 MB and 4.00 rub. 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 Personal Account or its equivalent 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. You can download the application.

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 roaming. 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 subscriber’s chosen tariff plan for the home region. Taking into account the fact that the roaming service does not debit any subscription fee, perhaps you shouldn’t disable it, so as not to forget to re-activate it the next time you travel abroad.

How to reduce the cost of Internet when roaming 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 connect additional options provider that will improve conditions for access to the global network.

"Internet Abroad"

This option is activated 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 number 0500993 service SMS with text 10MB or 30MB.

Deactivating the “Internet abroad” option is carried out in a similar way. 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"

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 a 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 a 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 a number 0500978 or USSD request service number or * 131 * 0 # .

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

Option "Around the World"

The “Around the World” service allows the subscriber to significantly reduce communication costs while roaming, which allows the subscriber for 9 rubles. per day, reduce the tariff for incoming and outgoing calls to 13-19 rubles. per minute, and SMS up to 11-14 rubles. (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.

Of course, you know what roaming is (from the English word roam - wandering) - this is the procedure for providing access to communications through networks outside the “Home” service area of ​​your operator. About national and intranet roaming for Russia we have written. And this review is about how MegaFon provides roaming abroad.

International roaming is the ability to connect to communication networks of third-party foreign operators. We have prepared information for you on how it works, how much it costs and how to set it up.

In order to automatically connect to the networks of MegaFon partner companies abroad, there is currently no need. You will automatically register with networks international operators. The International Roaming service is activated on your number by default.

If you are not sure about the activity of the service, check it in the “Services and Options” section or by calling 0500.

The service is provided free of charge and you do not have to disable it.

Providing communication services while traveling abroad will not cost you a lot; their cost in the regions you are interested in can be found out at https://megafon.ru/roaming/world by entering the name of the country in the form provided.

Can it be cheaper?

MegaFon offers to reduce travel costs by connecting the following services:

• The whole world.
• Packages of minutes abroad.
• Abkhazia feels like home.
• Vacation Online.
• World Online.

The whole world

The whole world is a service that provides for one day forty minutes of free incoming calls for ninety-nine rubles per day. Activated by the command *131*1#, SMS with the word “YES” to the recipient 0500978 or in your Personal Account. It turns off in exactly the same way as it was activated.

Minute packages

Packages provide preferential minutes for incoming and outgoing calls for certain amounts of time. Minute packages for calls abroad can be purchased in different types:

• 25 minutes Europe + CIS for 329 rubles. Valid for 1 month. Purchasing an SMS with the words “25 Europe” to the addressee 05001035.
• 50 minutes Europe + CIS for 495 rubles. Valid for 1 month. Purchasing an SMS with the words “50 Europe” to the addressee 05001035.
• 25 minutes around the world for 829 rubles. Valid for 1 month. Purchasing an SMS with the words “25 World” to the addressee 05001035.
• 50 minutes around the world for 1429 rubles. Valid for 1 month. Purchasing an SMS with the words “50 World” to the addressee 05001035.

Purchase is available with the command *116#, then selecting the package option using the keyboard. You cannot disable packages - they are paid for and purchased one-time.

Packages can be connected to all tariffs, including, with the exception of the “Around the World” tariff plan.

Details of using the “Europe” and “World” packages can be found on the page https://megafon.ru/roaming/world/minute_packs.html.

SMS packages

The “SMS Packages” service operates similarly to the previous option:

• 50 SMS Europe + CIS for 195 rubles. Purchasing an SMS with the words “50 Europe” to the addressee 0500989.
• 100 SMS Europe + CIS for 295 rubles. Purchasing an SMS with the words “100 Europe” to the addressee 0500989.
• 50 SMS world for 495 rubles. Purchasing an SMS with the words “50 World” to the addressee 0500989.
• 100 SMS world for 695 rubles. Purchasing an SMS with the words “100 World” to the addressee 0500989.

Purchase is available with the command *114#, then selecting the package option using the keyboard. You cannot disable packages - they are paid for and purchased one-time. Each package is valid for a month.

Abkhazia feels like home

The option is intended exclusively for those who have traveled to the territory of Abkhazia. By connecting the option for thirty rubles and paying thirty daily, you will be able to communicate (Voice calls and SMS) at the rates that apply to your TP in your home region service.

The option is activated in your Personal Account, through the quick activation form on the website, with the command *541# sent from your device or by sending an SMS with the word “YES” to the recipient 05001149. Valid without time limits, and can be disabled using the same methods, only when sending SMS write the word “STOP”.

Expanded international roaming

MegaFon provides basic roaming in the networks of its partners in 152 countries. In order to stay connected in countries that are not included in this list, you can activate the free option to expand your roaming coverage area.

The option is activated only in MegaFon communication stores upon presentation of a passport.

The current list of countries, restrictions and list of tariffs with which the option does not work can be found at https://megafon.ru/roaming/world/wir.html.

Vacation Online

The option changes the tariff for using mobile Internet. With her you will pay fifteen rubles per 1 megabyte of traffic. Activation will cost thirty rubles, there is no subscription fee, the action is not limited.

You can activate it in your Personal Account, USSD command *105*0060#, SMS with the word “YES” to the addressee 0500960. It can be disabled at the request of the subscriber using the same methods; in the SMS, replace the word with “STOP”.

Valid in a specific list of countries. Check out the list and check the possibility of activation on the page https://megafon.ru/roaming/world/online.html.

World online

This option will give you unlimited access to global network for six hundred rubles per day. After 1 Gigabyte of traffic is used up, the speed will drop to a minimum (64 KB per second), but access will remain. Works only in international roaming in 69 countries.

The option is activated in your Personal Account using a short command * 136#, SMS with the word “YES” to the addressee 05001190. You can disable the option using the same methods, only in the SMS the word must be replaced with “STOP”.

The nuances of using the option and the list of countries where it works on the page

Without options, calls cost 49 rubles for incoming or outgoing, SMS – 25 rubles.

Megafon has the richest and most interesting selection of options.

The “Whole World” option gives you 40 minutes of incoming calls for only 99 rubles per day. It's very profitable.

The “Around the World” option reduces the price of calls to 13 rubles for a subscription fee of 9 rubles per day (+15 rubles for activating the option). It is not interesting.

For SMS lovers, there are options “50 SMS Europe” for 195 and “100 SMS Europe” for 296 rubles. These are the cheapest SMS from Cyprus.

And the most interesting and convenient options. “25 minutes Europe and CIS” for 329 rubles and “50 minutes Europe and CIS” for 495 rubles. Of course, the second option is more profitable.

You buy 50 minutes, and it doesn’t matter - outgoing or incoming. No subscription fee. Minutes can be spent according to a convenient schedule; it is not necessary to schedule 10 or 20 minutes a day. For those tourists who don't need to talk a lot, this is an ideal option!

The only inconvenience is that you need to control the remaining minutes using *558#. If the minutes run out, you will pay 49 rubles. It is better not to allow this, but to activate a new package after the paid minutes have expired.

Skype, Viber, WhatsApp and other instant messengers

Calls from instant messengers are almost always the most profitable method of communication. The only negative is that calls to messenger from regular phones, only from messenger to messenger. For example, in Skype you can buy unlimited calls to mobile and fixed numbers in Russia for 14 USD.

The inbox problem is easily solved for 100 rubles a day with the “Whole World” option from Megafon.

The biggest problem with calls from instant messengers is their sensitivity to the quality of the Internet connection between countries. Communication between Russia and Cyprus is normal in most cases. Many people use Wi-Fi in the hotel and talk normally. Naturally, we cannot give guarantees of a good connection, and no one will give such guarantees. Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.

conclusions

If you talk a little - within 50 minutes per vacation. The most convenient and profitable option is the “50 minutes Europe and CIS” option from Megafon. These 50 minutes are enough for most tourists for their entire Cypriot vacation. We talked about this option in more detail above.

If you talk a lot. The cheapest option is the “Whole World” option from Megafon for incoming and Skype, Viber or WhatsApp messenger for outgoing. We described the details above.

If you like SMS. Choose Megafon and the options “50 SMS Europe” for 195 and “100 SMS Europe” for 296 rubles.

A local SIM is inexpensive per minute for outgoing calls, but incoming ones are in fact unavailable (they won’t call you from Russia to a Cypriot number). If you want to do more local calls, then take it.

Good communication in Cyprus, and read our articles about this country ( links below).