MegaFon is one of the top three mobile operators in Russia. Leadership is constantly confirmed by updates of tariffs and services, as well as the creation of new services that reduce the cost of mobile communications. An option called “Online World” will allow you to use truly unlimited Internet access outside your city, in other words, while roaming, in 43 countries around the world.
“World Online” - what is it, features
World Online" is an option that provides an unlimited amount of Internet traffic within 43 countries of international roaming with daily tariffs, which also has an unlimited validity period.
What does unlimited option validity mean? This means that it will not turn off after a certain period of time, and the daily subscription fee will be charged as long as the balance allows it. As soon as the balance becomes insufficient to pay the subscription fee, the option will be suspended until the account is topped up with the required amount.
Subscription fee - 600 rubles/day ; Connection cost - 0 rub.; The volume of traffic is not limited.
On the day of connection, the subscription fee is charged at the moment of connection, then at 00:00 Moscow time, traffic is provided for 24 hours until the next day. Disabling the option before expiration will result in the burning of unused traffic.
What does a subscriber who activates the service receive? In fact, everything is not as clear as described. And this applies primarily to the volume of traffic provided. As is the case with any Internet provider or cellular operator, in most cases an unlimited amount of traffic is declared. This is true, but the speed at which it is provided varies.
As part of the “World Online” option, the subscriber receives 1 GB of Internet traffic at maximum speed, after which the speed drops to 64 KB/sec.
As for the speed of p2p connections, which includes torrent trackers, the speed is initially 64 KB/sec, and it will not increase regardless of the amount of daily traffic consumed.
Communication services within this option do not apply to Internet traffic passing through satellite communication networks using special equipment. You will also not be able to use your device to distribute traffic via Wi-Fi, since the traffic does not apply to this type of use.
So, what do we get by connecting ? We get the opportunity to use Internet traffic abroad, which is enough to use social networks or maps.
Watching a movie, listening to music or downloading something, or using the device as a Wi-Fi signal distributor, will not work. But is it worth the subscription fee of 600 rubles/day?..
Cost of connection and use
The prices are as follows:
- Activation of the option is free for network users.
- A subscription fee of 600 rubles per day is charged for use.
- Complete unlimited internet.
After connecting, you can safely go to any of the 43 countries that are on the list of available ones and use the mobile Internet without any restrictions. The operator option is not cheap. But for those who value mobile Internet, it will be ideal. You can connect it at any time on any tariff.
Where does World Online operate?
This option applies to most of the most popular tourist routes of Russians, be it Turkey, Egypt, Thailand, the USA, or Ukraine.
The full list of countries contains 43 names and includes the main European, Asian, but not American or African countries. It looks like this: Australia, Abkhazia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Vatican, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Denmark, Egypt, Israel, Ireland, Iceland, Spain, Italy, Canada, Cyprus, China, Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Malta , Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, UAE, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, USA, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Finland, Montenegro, Czech Republic, Croatia, Sweden, Estonia, South Africa.
Alternative – “Roaming Goodbye”
A good replacement is . For a subscription fee of an average of 300 rubles, which is withdrawn from your balance daily, you can make calls, receive calls and use the Internet under the same conditions as at home .
Other option conditions:
- The cost of calls to any country except Russia (including the one in which the subscriber is located) is 89 rubles per minute.
- You need to pay for outgoing SMS. Each message will cost 29 rubles.
- MMS are also paid: sent by you to Russian numbers - 40 rubles, to CIS numbers - 41 rubles, to other numbers - 51 rubles. For incoming MMS you will have to pay 30 rubles.
- The action extends to 100 countries. To see if the option will be available to you in a specific country, go to this page - ru/roaming/world/.
- You can activate “Roaming Goodbye” on any Megafon tariff.
- If you visit countries with different subscription fees for calls and Internet per day, you will have to pay for the use of the service several times.
“Roaming Goodbye” can be activated using the USSD combination *171# or an SMS message to the number 05001382 with the text “Yes”. Disabling is not required, since you only need to pay if you use communications abroad - at home the option stops working automatically.
| Attention ! You have access to 60 minutes of incoming/outgoing calls and 1 GB of Internet per day. If the traffic runs out, access to the network will be blocked, but paid additional packages will be available for another 200 megabytes for 30 rubles. A total of 15 additional traffic packages are available per month. If you run out of time for calls, you will have to pay for calls by the minute. |
How to connect?
There are several ways to connect the “World Online” option:
- Megafon personal account;
- Quick connection on the website: On the options page of the official website, click on the “Connect” button, enter the phone number in the appropriate field, after which a transaction confirmation code will be sent to your number, after entering which the option will be connected.
- USSD command *136#[call button];
- SMS message with the text “ YES ” to the number 05001190 .
To connect or disconnect through your Personal Account, you need to log in and go to the “Services and Options” section.
Then, in the list of all available options, find “Online World” and click “Connect” or “Disconnect” depending on the required operation
And the last step is to click “Connect” or “Disconnect” to confirm your actions. To get all the information about the service, you can follow the link “Description of option on the website”
What is a service that has no expiration date?
It turns out that this option will not stop working even when the specified period of time has passed, and money for the service will be withdrawn every day until the account runs out. If the balance does not have the required amount, the service will become unavailable until money appears in the account again.
When this service is activated, the subscription fee is immediately charged, after which, at the onset of 00:00, the traffic will be updated for another day until they run out again. If the service is disconnected, the remaining traffic will instantly be lost.
How to save on roaming
Some tips to help save money on roaming:
- Download everything you need from the Internet in advance. Why waste data while roaming on downloading movies, applications and maps, if all this can be saved to the device’s memory while you are still at home?
- Use traffic saving features in browsers, download mobile versions of sites. You can even turn off the loading of pictures on Internet pages - after all, they often do not carry any information and “weigh” a lot.
- Don't forget about Wi - Fi . It would be great if your hotel room has access to the Internet or if there is a cafe nearby with free Wi-Fi. Due to this, you can even communicate on the phone for free - if you have calling applications like Viber installed on it.
- Disable auto-update applications on your phone/tablet with a SIM card. The device may start downloading new versions of applications without your knowledge - this is not critical at home, but when roaming it is unpleasant.
- Keep your balance. Make sure that Internet traffic and call minutes are consumed from your packages, because no mobile operator is immune from technical problems, due to which services sometimes work incorrectly.
- Disable the auto-renewal option if you don't need it. You can do this on Megafon using the USSD combinations *105*1133#. If you leave it turned on, after using up the main Internet package, they will automatically add another one to you and, accordingly, withdraw money from your balance.
Disabling the “Whole World” option
The first thing you can do is to seek advice from the same service center. The address of the operator’s nearest service point in your city can be found on its official website.
The Megafon website contains a map of communication shops for consultations and connection of services.
Also, the methods for connecting and disabling Megafon options usually have slightly differences - you can deactivate the service by sending a message to the well-known number 0500978 , only now you need to type the word STOP .
In the USSD deactivation request, you also need to make changes, the command will look like this - *131*0# and do not forget to press the call button.
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Description from Megafon
This offer is very beneficial for those Megafon subscribers whose activities and daily life are inextricably linked with frequent moves from Russia abroad.
Features of providing the “Whole World” option posted on the site.
Since foreign countries even affect the cost of incoming calls (in roaming conditions you also have to pay for them), this Megafon package can provide users with 40 free minutes every day . They can be used between 0-00 and 23-59 Moscow time.
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When connecting to the service, you should pay attention to the fact that some tariffs on Megafon may not be compatible with it. This applies to the Megafon “Around the World” package. In addition, there are a number of options, the purpose of which is to reduce communication costs in roaming, since they simply duplicate each other.
Some tariffs may not be compatible, for example, Megafon's Around the World package.
So the service cannot be used in the following countries:
- Andorra.
- Syria.
- Tunisia.
- Maldives.
Service cost
Service cost:
- subscription fee for 24 hours is 99 rubles;
- activation – 0 rubles;
- initial 40 minutes of incoming calls are free;
- starting from the 41st minute, the cost is in accordance with the roaming tariff of the place of stay;
- all other services are provided based on the tariffs of the host country.
On the official website you can get acquainted with the prices of the countries. To do this, use the search bar to specify the desired country.
Description of the conditions "The Whole World"
The essence of saving in the option for traveling abroad is that this function makes it possible to save money on international roaming by providing the Megafon operator with 30 minutes of incoming calls per day. That is, the first half hour of incoming calls abroad are not paid.
Let us remind you: when staying abroad, the average cost of a minute of an incoming call is 49 rubles, while outgoing calls will cost about 129 rubles per minute.
Thus, it can be calculated that connecting the “Whole World” function of Megafon implies very significant cost savings.
