It's hard to believe these days, but not all users constantly use mobile Internet on smartphones. Some people are constantly in the Wi-Fi range and do not leave their smartphones, while others are simply accustomed to doing without online access to the network.
However, there are situations when mobile Internet becomes necessary literally for one day, for example, on a business trip or while traveling.
The MegaFon operator allows you to connect to the Internet for a day within the framework. We talk about the option and its analogues.
Features of the option
- Providing Internet traffic in the amount of 200 MB per day.
- The time implied by day is calculated from 00.00 to 23.59.59 home region time.
- After using the available 200 MB, the Internet connection will be provided at a speed of 64 Kbps.
- To access 4G+ connection speeds, you must use a special SIM card. You can get it at any Megafon communication service center.
Options for going online for one day
When connecting to “Internet XS”, you are given 70 MB per day only for use on a smartphone. This amount of traffic is quite enough to check email or gain urgent access to information. The operator warns that the remaining traffic will not be transferred to the next day.
Access to the “Internet XS” option is limited for some tariff plans, including the “All Inclusive” line.
Connection cost and subscription fee
The cost of connection depends on the method by which activation will be performed:
- Via USSD request the cost will be 10 rubles;
- The cost of a request via text message is 10 rubles;
- Through the company's information and reference service - 20 rubles;
- Connection via “Personal Account” - 0 rubles;
- In the Megafon mobile phone store - 20 rubles.
The subscription fee, which is only 15 rubles per day, is charged only if Internet traffic has been consumed.
Test No. 2: distribution only, hardcore only!
We suggested to the chief editor of special projects, Anna Krachek from Moscow, to check whether the Internet from MegaFon would support a video call - or several calls in a row. Her task is to work all day only using the mobile Internet.
Anna Krachek
Last March, Lifehacker's Moscow office went remote. And everything was fine until my neighbors decided to make repairs in January. I quickly realized that the sound of a drill, which I had to listen to for eight hours straight, was not the main problem. When the neighbors were drilling into the walls, my home Internet began to drop out from time to time. Sometimes he was gone for five minutes, and sometimes for four hours. Calls to the provider's support service yielded nothing: the cable is intact, the Internet is restored on its own - we can't help.
Working from your phone is such a pleasure. Especially if you need to write your own texts or edit others. I had to look for a solution on my own, so in February I switched to the “Everything” tariff from the #NoOverpayments line. It includes 600 minutes for calls and 50 GB, and if you wish, you can use the unlimited Internet option - the service costs only 50 rubles per month. I don’t always have time to use up minutes and gigabytes, so I put them in the “Piggy Bank”: convenient if I’m in a talkative mood next month or want to download the entire season of “Friends” at once for the road.
To participate in the challenge, I chose a day on which many video calls were scheduled: a creative planning meeting, recording a podcast, discussing a project with a client. I distributed the Internet from my smartphone to my laptop. During five hours of calls on Zoom and Google Meet, there were no connection problems: no one walked in pixels or started talking in the voice of a broken robot. Several times during the day I checked the Internet speed - it did not drop below 30 Mb/sec.
At the same time, I also downloaded heavy presentations and videos, but this did not affect the calls. To sum it up, mobile Internet from MegaFon is an excellent solution when everything is difficult at home. Well, or if you need to work somewhere outside the Wi-Fi range. Its capabilities are sufficient for the tasks of a chief editor.
With #NoOverpayments tariffs from MegaFon, mobile Internet is enough for work, leisure or travel. Use it yourself and distribute it to your friends - the number of connections is not limited, and the speed will be high even in packages with unlimited Internet. If there is traffic or minutes left at the end of the month, you can easily save them in the “Piggy Bank” and use them later—you won’t have to pay extra for it.
I want internet without overpayments
Features of providing the option
Since the connection speed when using 200 MB is significantly reduced, and also taking into account that exceeding the provided limit per day will be charged at a different price, it is worth monitoring the remaining available traffic on the current day.
To check the remaining Internet traffic, you should send a short USSD request *558#. After this, you will receive a response message indicating the available quantity for the current day.
The developers have provided for the possibility of using Internet traffic in excess of the available daily limit. The subscription fee for every 1 MB in excess of the provided 200 MB per day will be charged at the rate of 0.5 rubles. It is also worth remembering that traffic is rounded up to 1KB every hour.
The good news was the opportunity to remain with the connected service when changing the tariff plan to another. And also the compatibility of this option with .
Corporate clients, by submitting the necessary documents to the communication salon or logging into the “Corporate Portal” of the Megafon website, can also activate this option, which provides the required amount of traffic per day.
Unlimited Internet
Not so long ago, the dreams of millions came true: operators once again had unlimited mobile Internet. Megafon has it available on the latest versions of the “Turn on!” tariffs. — “Chat,” “Look,” “Premium.”
Please note that on archive tariffs, unlimited options may be provided for an additional fee. So, on the old “Turn on! Communicate” and “Turn on! Look” - for only 50 rubles. per month. On the “Warm Welcome M” tariff for 1.7 rubles. in a day. On new versions of these “Turn on!” tariffs, you can use “Unlimited Internet” for free.
Disabling the service
If necessary, Megafon provides the ability to disable this option.
- Send an SMS with the text “disable” to number 000412;
- Use the special USSD command *105*841*0#;
- Call the information and reference service at 0500;
- Through authorization on the official Megafon website in the “Personal Account” or on the “Corporate Portal”;
- When contacting a specialist at a Megafon mobile communication salon.
Internet from Megafon on your phone
Since the popularity of smartphones is due to the fact that one of the functions of the device is access to the World Wide Web, the tariffs for them are selected accordingly - the optimal combination of price and quality, or simply put, “a huge amount of traffic for less money.”
Types of Internet packages from Megafon.
Megafon has always acted as a worthy partner for its subscribers, which is why it has developed tariffs taking into account different “taste preferences.” You can choose to connect the following tariff plans to your smartphone, which contain traffic of different volumes:
- Internet XS .
- Internet S. _
- Internet M. _
- Internet L. _
- Internet XL .
Useful video:
Tariff XS
This package has a daily payment , which is quite convenient for that category of users who do not go online very often from such gadgets. The daily limit, according to the conditions, is 70 MB . This volume is enough for monitoring email, communicating on social networks, and using search engines.
You can use all this only on your home network. When exhausted, access to the network is not blocked, but drops to a minimum level.
The cost of the tariff plan is 70 rubles. per day. As a trial period, the first month for all new subscribers is a super price - 190 rubles.
To activate the option, just make a USSD request *236*1*1# . Another connection option is also possible - via SMS to the number 05009121 , be sure to include the number 1 in the body of the letter.
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USSD request.
Request in the form of an SMS message.
If you don’t want to bother, you can purchase a new SIM card at the sales center.
If you don’t need it, disabling the service won’t be too difficult - you can do this in your Personal Account, using the SMS message “Stop” sent to the number 05009121 , or by running the command *236*0# .
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Ussd shutdown request.
Request in the form of SMS.
Package S for smartphone
The monthly volume of the package is 3 GB, which can be spent on:
- Viewing letters by email.
- Sending or receiving messages in instant messengers or social networks.
- Work in search engines.
- View images.
- Listening to audio tracks online.
The subscription fee provides for a monthly debit of 350 rubles. A bonus to the above functions is 1 video film and a package of Megafon TV channels.
Activation of a telephone tariff occurs according to the following scenarios:
- Through the service management section in your Personal Account.
Related material: How to connect mobile Internet on Megafon?
Step 1.
Step 2.
Step 3.
Step 4. Connection.
- Execute a special command *236*2*1#.
USSD request.
- Send message “1” to number 05009122 .
SMS message.
Using similar actions you can disable the service. Only the USSD command will look like this *236*00# , and you need to send the word STOP .
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SMS message to disconnect.
Tariff package M for mobile phone from Megafon
The amount of traffic installed by this package allows subscribers to:
- Use mail.
- Communicate on various social networks.
- Upload and view large video and audio files.
- Upload pictures.
- Watch movies online and listen to music.
- Make online purchases.
The cost of package M is 590 rubles. per month . This price includes 16 GB of high-speed Internet, which can be used throughout Russia on both the user’s smartphone and tablet. Additionally, the package includes 2 films and a package of Megafon TV channels as a gift.
Attention! A very important detail that I would like to mention is that according to the terms of the contract, 50% of the traffic volume can be spent from seven in the morning to 00:59, but the rest of the M package must be spent at night strictly from one to seven in the morning.
| Connection | Shutdown |
| Through the management section of your Personal Account options | Through the management section of your Personal Account options |
| Service team *236*3*1# | Service team *236*00# |
| SMS with the number “1” to the number 05009123 | SMS with the word STOP to the number 05009123 |
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USSD connection request.
SMS message for connection.
Disconnection message.
Package L
The package includes 36 GB of traffic for accessing the Internet via a phone or tablet. At the same time, in addition to the standard capabilities that are available to subscribers on the XS, S and M packages, by connecting to L, it becomes possible to transfer Wi-Fi to other devices.
The cost of the package is 890 rubles . In addition to 36 GB of traffic, which has a maximum speed level, the tariff includes 4 films and TV content.
Actions and commands for connecting this tariff:
- The option is activated through the user's Personal Account.
- Activation occurs by Ussd request *236*4*1#.
- You can send an SMS to the number 05009124 (put 1 in the body of the letter) .
Related photos:
USSD connection request.
SMS request for connection.
Also, do not forget about the most convenient way to connect to this tariff - purchasing a new SIM card at a point of sale.
Deactivation proceeds accordingly:
- Through your personal account.
- Executing Ussd command *236*00#.
- Sending the word STOP as a message to the number 05009124 .
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The most voluminous package for a smartphone – XL
The tariff applies to the entire territory of the country . When connecting to this package, the user has at his disposal the largest amount of traffic - 30 GB for use during the day, and unlimited traffic at night. There are no restrictions on the use of this volume in the package. In addition, movies can be watched in improved quality - HD .
Features of providing an Internet package.
Thanks to the set volume, you can make calls from your phone not only in normal telephone mode, but also in video mode.
Many subscribers already know what TV content is and will be glad to know that the XL package also includes it in combination with 4 films.
Related material: How to connect and configure 4g Internet on Megafon?
Benefits of Internet package XL
For all this pleasure, you need to pay a monthly subscription fee of 1,290 rubles.
To manage the service, just select the appropriate method:
| Connection | Shutdown |
| In the “Service Management” section of your Personal Account | In the “Service Management” section of your Personal Account |
| Ussd command *236*5*1# | Ussd command *236*00# |
| SMS with the number “1” to the number 05009125 | SMS with the word STOP to the number 05009125 |
Photo gallery:
USSD connection request.
SMS message for connection.
SMS message to disconnect.
Rates
This year the company is ready to offer two tariff plans for modems and routers. They are distinguished by a sufficient amount of traffic and affordable prices. Residents of the Moscow region who constantly use the Internet from a laptop prefer this solution. Megafon's services are also used by Russians who have country houses in the Moscow region. The basic tariff plan for a modem is suitable for use in modems, tablets, and routers. It's called Megafon Online. The cost of services directly depends on the region. A specific feature of this tariff is the absence of a subscription fee, which makes it attractive both for use in the country for a certain time, and for constant use. Another advantage is the absence of speed restrictions. This means that you can download any files and enjoy watching your favorite TV shows and movies online. To activate the tariff, you need to buy a SIM card with such a tariff plan at a mobile phone store. You can find out more about the connection conditions on the operator’s website.
Subscribers are also offered the following tariff plans:
- XL;
- L.
- M;
- S;
- XS.
The last three options are great deals for tablets that also work on laptops.
Such solutions have less GB, but have other advantages, which also deserves attention from users. You can make an informed choice in favor of one tariff or another only after a detailed study of all the features of Megafon tariffs.
Connecting daily tariffs
If you do not need to use traffic every day, and do not want to overpay, then the next section will be useful to you. Here is a brief description of how to connect Megafon Internet for a day.
The Internet 24 tariff will give you the opportunity to get 200 MB for one day. There is no charge for days when you are not online. It’s very easy to connect, just dial *105*264# and press the “Call” button. You can also configure the function using your personal account.
How to connect the Internet at home, in the country, in the office
Megafon provides subscribers with the opportunity to access the global network from desktop PCs using a regular SIM card.
Connecting a computer or laptop is done in one of the following ways:
- via a 3G/4G USB modem from the MegaFon operator or a universal one;
- via a mobile Wi-Fi router.
Let's look at how to set up home Internet on a computer in both cases.
connect a USB modem yourself , you need:
- Connect the device with the SIM card to the computer via a USB port.
- Install modem software. The program starts automatically; you only need to accept the terms of the license agreement and confirm the actions by clicking the “Next” and “Install” buttons.
- In the window that opens, click “Connect”.
In most cases, no additional modem settings are required.
To provide access to the Internet simultaneously from several devices, it is more appropriate to connect a Wi-Fi router with a SIM card on board. The mobile router is not connected to the computer. Power, like any phone, comes from the battery. If necessary, you can charge it while working and even take it with you on the road - thanks to its compact size, the router can easily fit into your pocket.
There are two options for connecting devices to the router :
- via USB cable;
- via Wi-Fi network.
When connected using a cable to a desktop computer or laptop, the router will be automatically detected by Windows and the necessary software will be installed.
If necessary, confirm the execution of the program if the corresponding window appears on the screen. After the installation is complete, the device with the SIM card installed in it will automatically connect to the network.
To connect via Wi-Fi, follow these steps:
- Turn on the Megafon router with a pre-inserted SIM card.
- Search for networks on your PC or laptop.
- From the list, select the network name (SSID) of the router, enter the appropriate password and click the “Connect” button.
