In order to attract new subscribers and replenish the customer base, some mobile operators add additional services and bonuses to their tariffs. The most attractive is the unlimited number of calls made within the network and the absence of payment for call minutes.
Typically, such a service begins to operate after the end of the main tariff. With the Beeline mobile operator, it is activated regardless of whether the subscriber has used up his package or not. This sets it apart from similar products from other companies.
Tariffs without a monthly fee are designed for budget-conscious people. They are popular among teenagers and older people who can do without the Internet. After all, only the conditions for calls and messages are considered favorable (the cost of MMS and mobile traffic is quite high - 9.95 rubles).
Today, Beeline has several convenient and equally attractive offers. And, although many of them have been archived and have lost relevance, they still deserve detailed study.
What are local calls?
When choosing a cellular provider, the subscriber is often guided by the opinions of close relatives and friends. If the client’s family circle uses mobile communications from the Beeline operator, it is more convenient for him to connect to the same network.
After all, communication with family and loved ones makes up the main percentage of the total call volume. A minute of a call within the network is always cheaper than a minute to any other operator.
There are a sufficient number of services that reduce the cost of already preferential on-net calls. You can activate free calls to your network in different ways.
Types and benefits
Beeline gives customers the right to choose. A federal number can be an addition to a cell phone, so that a person can be reached on any of the two channels. If the mobile device is directly linked to a stationary device, then the subscriber will be able to receive calls around the clock, being anywhere in Russia.
Federal comes in 11-digit dialing. The encoding starts with +7 and contains the provider’s internal code (for example, 909) or the city number code (for example, for Moscow 495 and 499). Next comes a set of numbers from six to seven characters. From a smartphone you need to enter all the numbers, and from a stationary device only the last values. The main variations of the direct number and the advantages of the option:
- Subscriber. Has only one dedicated channel. Used by individuals or small commercial entities.
- Serial. Suitable for call centers and organizations that receive a large number of calls every day. You can connect several lines at once so that the number is never busy.
- Multichannel. Has several lines. Suitable for a company with many departments through a short digital dialing, thanks to it you can contact another person in an accelerated manner.
- Dedicated. Redirects to a cellular device and does not have access to the network. Suitable for companies that want to have a landline number, but it is more convenient for them to communicate with clients using mobile telephony.
- Straight. A local number comes in several variations: single-channel or multi-channel.
The latter type is easily combined with similar offers: “Number 8-800”, “Virtual PBX” and “Serial number”. Makes it possible to create a telephone network within the corporation or to receive calls from outside.
The main differences between a city number and a federal number
Once disconnected, the mobile number will not be able to receive calls. Also happens when using urban. If you synchronize two encodings, a person will be able to answer calls even if he is not in the office or use a landline device when his cell phone is dead. If a subscriber disconnects one device, the call is redirected to another. Other differences:
- Urban does not have to be entered in full. If a person calls from the region where the number was issued, it is enough to enter the last digits without encoding.
- A mobile direct number works from a SIM card, while a landline number is connected to a telephone line. If the cables are broken, the latter option will be temporarily blocked.
- A regular number is not suitable for organizations when people constantly call the company. While one person is being served, another simply will not be able to get through.
- It is possible to synchronize phones.
- A convenient set of numbers, with a familiar combination starting with 8-800, which is easy to remember.
Mobile numbers
Such numbers resemble combinations of regular mobile operators.
pros
- Ideal for cold calls and SMS messaging: a person is loyal to the mobile phone on the screen of incoming calls.
- They are effective if you need the client to immediately reach the right specialist. The phone number can be placed in subsections with contacts or on a specific ad.
A mobile number is often perceived as an addition to a landline number so that the buyer pays less to talk to you.
Minuses
Does not create the image of a major player.
For which companies
Mainly working in the local market, in adjacent regions. Hotels, restaurants, taxis, goods delivery services, real estate agencies, recruitment agencies, beauty salons.
Various unlimited
The Beeline mobile operator has several options for how a subscriber can activate unlimited calls on his number in order to freely communicate within the operator’s network. However, it is worth considering that, like any other operator, unlimited calls on Beeline differ in terms and conditions, depending on the tariff package used. Thus, on most of Beeline’s archival low-cost tariffs, unlimited calls apply only to numbers in the connection area, which means that calls within the network to other regions remain paid. However, after the abolition of intranet roaming, it became available when traveling to use such unlimited calls on the Beeline network not only to phones in your home region at home, but to local calls when traveling. But if you have a Beeline package tariff number from the new line, then you can use free voice calls to the entire operator’s network, regardless of the region of connection of the number to which the call is made. However, it is worth considering the fact that unlimited calls become available after using the minutes included in the package price on certain tariffs. In this case, as long as the number has a package of minutes, it will also be spent on calls on the operator’s network.
Another option for using free communication is using “Close People” tariffs. If you connect any of the offers in the line, you will receive unlimited calls on the Beeline network without additional conditions if the call is made to a number connected as a family number to your number using the additional options “Delhi gigs” or “Delhi all”. Using the “Unlimited Family Communications” option is free.
How much does unlimited cost?
The most affordable option for using unlimited access from the Beeline mobile operator is to use a tariff plan without the obligatory payment “Bi+”. In this case, the subscriber will be able to use unlimited and free calls in the operator’s network, both with local and long-distance numbers, at home and while traveling around the country. To do this, just activate the “Start” option for four rubles per day.
Note that among large operators, the option offered by Beeline is an exception to the rule, since other operators have similar offers that apply only to local numbering. On a number of archived Beeline tariffs, unlimited calls are activated after replenishing the balance of a cell number by one hundred rubles or more with a one-time payment. After this, you can forget about the cost of local calls on the network for two weeks. Also, if during this period you top up your account again with an amount of one hundred or more rubles, the validity period of the zero tariff will be updated and extended. When using this option for unlimited calls on the network, there are both advantages and disadvantages. So, this is the most profitable option for free on the network, since it is truly free, and the user simply tops up his balance.
However, it is worth considering that funds from the number’s balance can only be used to pay for cellular communications. If there is a need to use mobile commerce, or simply transfer money to another number, then using such services will not be available. However, when using your Beeline personal account, it is possible to disable unlimited calls on the network for topping up your number. If you need to use unlimited communication in the operator’s network throughout the country, then among the current tariffs you should choose one of the tariffs from the “Close People” line. In the Kurgan region, the most affordable tariff is 250 rubles per month of use.
This tariff package includes three hundred minutes per month, which are used only when calling other mobile networks in the country. Call on the Beeline network without restrictions and additional charges. The difference between the more expensive tariffs of the line is in the volume of services provided per month. Please note that all package offers have a daily rate. This approach allows the user not to worry about the need to replenish the number for the cost of the monthly tariff on a strictly defined day, which is especially important when using the balance to pay for other services, and not just payment according to the tariff. To use the tariff without restrictions, it is enough to have an amount on your balance that allows you to pay for daily access.
Additional option “Unlimited on EVERYTHING mine”
This service offers its users unlimited communication within their home network. After connecting it, subscribers will not have to spend minutes making calls to Beeline numbers. The service has its own characteristics that may limit the scope of its use.
Advantages | Flaws |
The ability to make free calls to subscribers using the following tariff plans:
Geography. The option applies not only to the home region of the SIM card, but also to the entire territory of Russia. Acceptable price - 50 rubles. per month, and a decent ratio of service and its cost. | Not valid in international roaming and not valid on the territory of the Crimea peninsula and Sevastopol. The service operates on the listed tariff plans. And since they are no longer valid and replaced by others (Unlim, First Gigas), it turns out that unlimited can only work for users of archived TPs. Since the service is paid and an amount of 1 ruble is debited from the subscriber’s account every day. 66 kopecks, then if there are no funds on the balance, it is automatically blocked. Since the option is additional, the user is also required to pay for the main tariff plan. |
Prepaid tariff line and its unlimited limits
More recently, Beeline provided a whole line of “EVERYTHING” tariff plans with unlimited limits and service packages. In 2021, it sank into oblivion, and in its place new tariffs appeared - filled with traffic, minutes and SMS packages.
Tariff "Unlim"
We have a tariff plan with real unlimited internet. It includes 300 minutes to Beeline Russia numbers and 300 minutes to any local mobile numbers. If necessary, one package can be exchanged for another. Unlimited Internet is activated subject to payment for the “HD-video” option with a subscription fee of 3 rubles/day. Otherwise, only 15 GB of traffic is available to the subscriber. The first 30 days from the moment of connection the option is provided free of charge. The basic subscription fee for the tariff is 20 rubles/day, together with the option - 23 rubles/day.
Tariff "Super Unlim"
This tariff is similar to the previous one, the differences lie in the packages of minutes. There are two of them:
- To Beeline Russia numbers – 600 min/month;
- To numbers of other Russian operators – 600 min/month.
Exchange of minutes also works. Unlimited Internet is provided under similar conditions; the traffic package when the “HD video” option is disabled is 20 GB. Subscription fee – 30 rubles/day, with the “HD video” option – 33 rubles/day. Additional package of services – 300 SMS to local mobile numbers.
"First gigs"
The lowest tariff plan from the Beeline operator. Its content:
- 200 minutes to Beeline Russia numbers;
- 200 minutes to other local mobile phones;
- 4 GB mobile internet.
Subscription fee – 13.5 rubles/day. It is possible to exchange packages of minutes for each other. When the Internet is exhausted, the “Auto-renewal speed” option is activated - it provides 100 MB packages for 52 rubles each.
"Double unlim"
Family plan with three internet packages. The first package is unlimited – it is available on the main number. The second package includes 15 GB of traffic - it can be shared with two other Beeline subscribers. The third package is unlimited home Internet at speeds of up to 100 Mbit/sec. Also available on the tariff:
- Calls to Beeline Russia numbers – 250 min;
- Calls to other Russian numbers – 250 minutes (minutes are provided with exchange);
- SMS to home region – 300 pcs.
Additionally, subscribers have access to 77 TV channels and 6,000 films from the Beeline archive (many of them are paid). Subscription fee – 630 rubles/month. If necessary, the tariff can be activated without home Internet. Applications for connection are accepted on the Beeline website.
“All for 1800 + roaming”
Tariff plan for domestic and foreign trips. It includes 3,000 minutes within Russia, 3,000 SMS to any Russian mobile phones, intranet unlimited after the package is exhausted, and 15 GB of Internet for 1,800 rubles/month. The Internet package is available not only in Russia, but also in popular foreign countries. The tariff is aimed at business people and travelers who often travel outside the country.
"Absolutely EVERYTHING"
Premium tariff plan with powerful content. It includes 60 GB of Internet, 6000 minutes within Russia, 600 minutes for international calls in any direction, 6000 SMS within Russia and intranet unlimited after the main package is exhausted. Travelers have access to 100 MB of international traffic, 100 outgoing minutes and 100 SMS around the world when traveling abroad, 30 minutes/day for incoming calls anywhere in the world. An additional privilege is premium service on the Beeline hotline in the form of a personal manager. The tariff is postpaid, the subscription fee is 6,000 rubles/month.
City numbers
Visually they do not differ from stationary ones. Operators offer numbers with metropolitan and regional codes:
pros
- The Moscow number increases the credibility of the company. You can connect it if the business is based in another city and get access to the largest market in the country.
- A regional number is optimal for a small company that provides services in one area. Helps to conquer the local market, since the effect of “supporting a local manufacturer” is triggered. It also implies that the company has an office in a given city, and in case of problems it will be easy to find.
Minuses
- The Moscow code repels clients for whom territorial proximity is important.
- The cost of calls from other areas is high for the client - you risk losing him.
For which companies
Capital - for any Moscow organizations and those who need to appear like that. Other regional ones - for shops, insurance and manufacturing companies, advertising agencies, car dealerships.
Unlimited within the network with a discount
Those who are not used to monitoring the duration of calls will be interested in the “Unlimited within the network with a discount” offer.
Features of the option
Before activating the service, you need to familiarize yourself with the terms and conditions of its operation.
- The daily payment is 10 rubles;
- One-time cost of adding – 50 rubles;
- Every day the client is allocated 400 minutes for internal calls. You can also spend them on Beeline intercity.
Thus, the client gets the opportunity to communicate on preferential terms for more than 6 hours a day. If it happens that the limit is exceeded, the minute of conversation will be paid at the standard cost.
Connection/disconnection
offers clients to manage services using binomers. Each function has its own separate binomer.
So, to activate a package of 400 minutes, call 067419001, to cancel the operation - 067419000.
Description
Subscribers who are not used to limiting themselves in communication, and even more so, monitoring the duration of conversations, will like the offer of the Beeline mobile operator “Unlimited within the network at a discount.” The additional option is intended for use by subscribers of the “Simple” tariff plan, and is even pre-installed, included in the TP starter kit.
Previously, the service was provided with a one-time balance replenishment of at least 400 rubles, and allowed free communication on preferential terms for more than 6 hours a day. Now, from November 6, 2012, by connecting the option for only 8 rubles. per day, the subscriber gets the opportunity to communicate with family and friends without restrictions.
Features of the additional service:
- Every day the subscriber is allocated 400 minutes to make calls within the network; if the limit is exceeded, each minute of conversation will be paid in accordance with standard tariffs;
- the one-time cost of adding is 50 rubles;
- daily payment – 8 rubles;
- allocated minutes can be spent on voice calls in the connection region, as well as on Beeline intercity calls;
- The discount provided does not apply to functions such as voice mail, calls at the expense of the interlocutor, and listening to messages (within).
For users who have chosen the “My Beeline” tariff when connecting to the network, the option is included in the starter kit with a SIM card. Subscribers who decide to change their previous tariff plan to a more recent one can activate the service over the phone.
Connecting and disconnecting the service
Before connecting an additional option, you should check with the manager about its compatibility with the current tariff plan and discuss the nuances. This is easy to do by contacting him at (495) 225-25-77.
The service can be activated only once, but it is valid indefinitely. To activate it you need:
- call toll-free number 067419001;
- wait for an SMS message confirming the connection.
Refusing the service is also not difficult. Just call 067419000 and it will be automatically deactivated. To check your balance, just dial *165#.
Description
Beeline periodically updates tariff plans, even those that have lost relevance and have been archived, but nevertheless remain in use by a large number of subscribers. So, in accordance with the changes that came into force on August 2, 2018, a new and quite attractive one has appeared. It began to operate on tariffs (archived on 04.2017):
- “Zero doubts”;
- "Welcome".
Currently valid for such TPs as:
- line “Zero doubts I-XX”;
- “GO – I-XVIII”;
- "Simple I-VIII";
- "Intranetwork I-VIII."
What is attractive about the new service?
- First of all, the service does not have a subscription fee, and the top-up amount can be used for all communication services.
- Connecting the option implies free communication without limit restrictions within the connection region within 14 days from the moment of replenishing the balance at a price of 0 rubles per minute.
- A similar discount applies to outgoing calls to Beeline numbers in the region of your stay while traveling around Russia.
- If the subscriber decides to call the interlocutor who is located outside the region of his location, the amount will be debited from his account in accordance with the terms of the tariff.
- When the “Unlimited within the network for top-up” option is activated, payment services and transferring funds from the phone account become unavailable to the subscriber.
- The service can be activated only once, and it will be valid indefinitely. After making the payment, it is activated automatically.
- The one-time replenishment amount is 100 rubles.
- There is no connection fee.
Thus, in order to use the service without interruption, you need to top up your balance by 100 rubles every 14 days, and then the promotional tariff will be automatically extended for another two weeks.
Connecting and disconnecting the service
To connect, you need to call 0674074741. To confirm the procedure, an SMS message must be sent to the subscriber's number.
If for some reason there is no longer a need to use the service, it can be easily deactivated. To do this, you just need to call 0674074740.
To find out how much is in your subscriber account and simply check your balance, you need to dial a short combination, you can
Tariff Zero doubts
The most frequently activated tariff, intended primarily for communication within beeline, is “Zero doubts”.
Calls within the Beeline tariff are charged at 2 rubles/min. But, if the user tops up his phone balance with more than 200 rubles at a time, this direction of calls will be absolutely free for him. Preferential conditions are valid for two weeks after the account is topped up. If the client wants to continue making calls within the network for free, they will need to top up their balance again with the same amount.
As positive aspects, we can highlight the absence of monthly fees and roaming for incoming calls when traveling around Russia.
You can switch to Beeline tariffs using special service numbers. Zero is undoubtedly activated after dialing 0674000999.
Have mobile operators really found a way to circumvent the Federal Law “On Communications”?
Let's try to understand this issue. In order to find an answer to the above question, I studied the conditions for the provision of intranet communication services in Russia by the operators Tele 2, Megafon, MTS, Beeline.
Unfortunately, few of us understand what home region and host region mean, as well as calls within the network, so I’ll explain:
Home region is a subject of the Russian Federation on whose territory an agreement on the provision of communication services has been concluded or, more simply, the locality where you purchased the SIM card.
The region of residence is a subject of the Russian Federation (with the exception of the home region), in whose territory the subscriber uses communication services, for example, you purchased a SIM card in Yekaterinburg, but went to Tyumen and make calls from there - this will be your region of residence.
Currently, there are a lot of tariff plans offered by mobile operators (Tele 2, Megafon, MTS, Beeline). All operators offer subscribers to make free calls within the network in their home region, and only some offer them to make unlimited calls within the network in Russia.
Calls within the network are calls made by a subscriber within a cellular operator with whom a contract for communication services has been concluded (for example, calls from Tele 2 to Tele 2, calls from MTS to MTS, etc.).
If a subscriber makes calls from Tele 2 to Megafon or to numbers of other mobile operators, then these are no longer considered calls within the network, and such calls are subject to tariffs in accordance with the terms of your tariff plan.
Mobile operator "Megafon"
On the website of the Megafon operator megafon.ru in the tariffs section, for example, the tariff “Turn on! Look,” it is indicated that there is no charge for calls within the network, including within Russia. Calls outgoing to numbers of other operators are subject to tariffs. For example, even if other tariff plans of the same operator offer the subscriber to purchase packages of minutes, then even if these minutes are used up, no fee will be charged for calls within the network within Russia.
Mobile operator "Beeline"
The mobile operator Beeline on its official website offers subscribers the opportunity to make calls to long-distance numbers both in their home region and when traveling around Russia. When using this service, the subscriber will need to pay a subscription fee of 5.08 rubles/day in order to make calls at a favorable rate of 3.21 rubles/min.
In addition, the operator has another offer so that the subscriber can make free calls to Beeline numbers in the home region and throughout Russia, called “My Beeline” - the cost of the service only includes a subscription fee of 3.05 rubles / day .
Mobile operator "Tele 2"
What does the Tele 2 cellular operator offer us so that it is profitable for the subscriber to make calls within the network in Russia?
On the website of the same name tele2.ru there is the following information: when a subscriber arrives in another region of Russia (with the exception of Sevastopol and the Republic of Crimea), it automatically becomes his home region.
This means:
• all incoming calls and SMS are free;
• the Internet package included in the tariff plan is used as if at home;
• all outgoing calls and SMS to numbers in the region of your stay, MMS to all numbers in Russia and SMS to subscribers of international mobile operators are charged at the same prices as in your home region, unless otherwise specified in the description of your tariff plan;
• the cost of outgoing calls and SMS to other regions, including your home region, will be 5 rubles/min. and 3.50 rubles/SMS, respectively, unless otherwise specified in the description of your tariff plan.
On archived and open-for-connection tariff plans of the “My Tele2” and “Unlimited” lines if the subscription fee is not paid
the cost of outgoing calls to all Russian numbers when outside your home region will be 5.50 rubles/min, the cost of outgoing SMS within Russia will be 1.95 rubles, Internet access is suspended.
On tariff plans with a subscription fee (except for archived and open-for-connection tariff plans of the “My Tele2” and “Unlimited” lines) if the subscription fee is not paid
the cost of outgoing calls to all numbers in Russia when outside your home region will be 5 rubles/min, the cost of outgoing SMS within Russia will be 3.5 rubles, Internet access is suspended, unless otherwise specified in the description of your tariff plan.
The subscriber must be careful and pay for communication services on time in accordance with his tariff plan!
For example, with the “My Online +” tariff plan, a subscriber can make free calls to numbers within the network in Russia; there is no limit on minutes of calls, which, of course, is good news.
Mobile operator MTS
Having studied the conditions for the provision of communication services within the MTS network in Russia on the website mts.ru, I discovered that the operator offers its users to purchase minutes of calls within Russia in packages, which also include calls to other operators; after these minutes are exhausted, the operator charges a fee in accordance with your tariff plan.
For example, on the “SMART” tariff plan, without connecting to “Home package Russia” and “Home package Russia +”, the cost of calls to MTS numbers in other regions of Russia is 3.0 rubles/minute, and on the “Super MTS” tariff plan the cost minutes of conversation to MTS Russia numbers - 5.50 rubles. The information for the tariff plan states that outgoing calls to all numbers in the region of your stay are made at your “home tariff”, i.e. if you purchased a SIM card in Yekaterinburg and went to Tyumen, then in Tyumen you will call at the same tariff, as in Yekaterinburg.
The mobile operator MTS has included in advance the packages of minutes for calls within the MTS network in Russia, and once they are exhausted, the subscriber will be charged not for roaming, but as a fee in accordance with the terms of your intercity tariff plan.
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Is it possible to change the home region for a Megafon number?
Unfortunately, this cannot be done. Each SIM card is initially assigned (this is sewn into its chip and assigned to a number) to a certain region of the Russian Federation, and it is technically impossible to change its home region. So you won’t be able to move to another city, leaving your old number, and use communication services according to its tariff plans.
The only thing you can do is register a number with the same set of numbers (except for the first three, which contain the region number), if it is still free at the moment. In this case, you will have the number 8-960-XXX-XXXX instead of 8-920-XXX-XXXX (this is just an example), but changing it this way will only be useful for easier remembering of your phone number.