New conditions for Megafon abroad - from December 3, 2021

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. We have written a special separate article about national and intranet roaming in Russia. 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.

How does it work?

In order to automatically connect to the networks of MegaFon partner companies abroad, there is currently no need. You will automatically register in the networks of international operators. connected to your number by default.

If you are not sure about the activity of the service, check it in your Personal Account in the “Services and Options” section or by calling the operator’s help desk at 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.

Connecting minutes to MTS

To connect free minutes to 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 for 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.

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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.

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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.

The whole world

The whole world is a service that provides forty minutes of free incoming calls for one day 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.

Incompatible with the Around the World tariff.

Details on the service page at https://megafon.ru/roaming/world/allworld.html.

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.

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 corporate ones, 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.

Price

The cost directly depends on the country of residence, as well as the selected volume. MegaFon offers two packages of minutes for connection:

When choosing 25 minutes, the cost will vary:

When visiting CIS countries, as well as Europe, the activation cost will be 329 rubles. After which 25 free minutes are credited.
When visiting other countries of the world, the connection cost is 25 min. will cost 829 rubles.

Choosing 50 minutes, the payment will be as follows:

To visit the CIS countries and Europe – 495 rubles.
To visit other countries of the world – 1429 rubles.

You can get acquainted in more detail with the countries in which this or that package of minutes operates through the website of the mobile operator. It is better to carry out this procedure before leaving the country. When using additional roaming services, connections are checked using the request *105*530#. This request is entered on a mobile phone, then a call is made.

SMS packages

The following option works 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.

You can check where the option will work, and also find out the details of the action on the page https://megafon.ru/roaming/world/pakety_sms.html.

Connecting minutes on Megafon

Before you activate free minutes on Megafon, you can check the number of bonus points. To do this, send an SMS with the text 0 to number 5010. If there are enough of them, then dial the following command on your phone: *105 # + “Call” button. After this, go to the “Megafon-bonus” tab, and there select the “Activate bonus points” item. Then click the “Activate” button next to the available package of free minutes.

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.

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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.

Abkhazia feels like home

The option is intended exclusively for those who have traveled to the territory of Abkhazia. By activating 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 tariff plan in your home service region.

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”.

Options page on the MegaFon website at https://megafon.ru/roaming/world/v_abhazii_kak_doma.html.

Short review

For those subscribers who often travel abroad, the company offers a new option. The bottom line is free voice calls. This significantly reduces expenses while roaming.

Advantages and disadvantages

Let's consider the pros and cons of the offer from Megafon:

Works directly when you are in international roaming. Valid for 30 days from the moment of connection and applies only to voice calls. The maximum package is 50 minutes for Europe and the CIS or for the whole world. Subscribers are given a choice of tariffs depending on their needs. This can rightfully be considered an advantage;
The disadvantages are that the coverage area is limited and does not apply to some countries. The service provides only voice calls and is incompatible with other options, which is not very convenient. If you don’t need outgoing calls when traveling abroad, but need to stay in touch, then you can consider the “Around the World” function. Where incoming calls are provided at a reduced price.

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.

For the current list of countries, restrictions and list of tariffs with which the option does not work, please visit https://megafon.ru/roaming/world/wir.html.

Range of tariffs with free minutes “All inclusive”

There are 6 such tariff plans in Russia: XS, S, M, L, XL, VIP. There is no XS tariff in Moscow, but there is no XL tariff anywhere except Moscow and Moscow Region.

All inclusive XS

This tariff plan, unavailable for Moscow, was the first in the development of the line, so it is economical. It provides from 100 to 200 minutes for free communication with people living in the same region as the subscriber, 1-2 GB of Internet and from 50 to 100 SMS. For different regions, the price of the tariff plan will be between 180 and 300 rubles.

Vacation Online

The option changes the tariff for using mobile Internet. With it you will pay fifteen rubles for 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.

Mobile Internet

In a huge number of countries (you can find the list here) Megafon will change the conditions for the provision of mobile Internet.

Until December 3

Currently, when you access the Internet for 24 hours, the following packages are connected:

On “Turn on!” tariffs:

Unlimited messengers (not specified which ones) – 99 rubles per day
10 MB of mobile traffic – 99 rubles per day

On other tariffs:

70 MB of mobile traffic – 350 rubles per day

The prices are certainly extortionate, but this is not enough for Megafon...

After December 3

From December 3, 2021, when you access the Internet for 24 hours, the following packages will be connected:

On “Turn on!” tariffs:

50 MB of mobile traffic and unlimited messaging for WhatsApp, Viber and eMotion for 299 rubles per day

On other tariffs:

70 MB of mobile traffic and unlimited messaging for WhatsApp, Viber and eMotion for 399 rubles per day

Results

Now for tariffs “Turn on!” It doesn’t matter how you use the mobile Internet. If previously, when using instant messengers, you could only spend 99 rubles per day, i.e. Only one of the packages was automatically connected, but now you are given both packages at once. The amount of mobile traffic has increased 5 times. It's too loud though. It’s better to say “40 megabytes”. For all this you will have to pay 299 rubles per day, that is, 101 rubles more than for both packages previously. On other tariffs they added unlimited messengers, but also increased the cost - by 49 rubles per day. Total – 399 rubles per day for 70 MB of mobile Internet and unlimited instant messengers.

Apparently, Megafon plans to make good money on inattentive subscribers who are planning to go on vacation to other countries.

Mobile Internet in other countries

In Bahrain, Mongolia, Myanmar and Saudi Arabia, the cost of services will not change - the first time you access the Internet, you will be provided with a 10 MB package for 400 rubles.

In countries that are not included in the above lists, mobile Internet will cost 99 rubles per 100 KB. This is 1013.76 rubles per 1 MB. So mobile Internet should be turned off before flying to these countries...

World online

This option will provide you with unlimited access to the 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”.