How to activate roaming on MTS? "MTS service international and national roaming"

Roaming is a special procedure that allows a subscriber to make phone calls or send text messages while outside the range of his home network.

Very convenient: while abroad you do not need to enter into a contract with the local mobile communications company, but can continue to use your number and operator using the resources of the telephone system of another country.

Of course, the cost of services in this case increases, because it’s as if you are paying for renting someone else’s equipment.

Roaming from MTS. There are two types of roaming from the company. The first requires connecting two and “International and national roaming”. The second is “Easy roaming and international access.” Each type has its own conditions.

Description

The service from MTS “Easy Roaming and International Access” provides the subscriber with the opportunity to always stay connected while traveling around the world. A complete list of states in which the proposal is active can be found here.

The advantage of this option is that the subscription fee is not charged in this case.

Before you go on a trip, inquire about roaming options on your phone. Information can be obtained from contact center specialists or in your personal account. If this roaming option is not active for you, you need to enable it.

To find out your tariff plan, dial *111*59# - call.

To use Internet resources during international trips, you can save money using the “Easy roaming and international access” option by connecting the “BIT abroad” and “GPRS” options.

Corporate clients will not be able to activate this offer, as well as VIP tariffs with city numbers.

To activate the offer, MTS has put forward certain conditions:

use of MTS number for at least six months;
user is an individual.

Favorable roaming rates

How do you still choose profitable services for international calls in roaming and switch to plans without compromising the efficiency of access to all services? To do this, it is worth comparing the characteristics of all tariffs offered by the operator.

"Profitable international calls"

The offer provides outgoing calls to popular countries, and the function is available for connection on almost all tariff plans. Monthly subscription payment – 50 rubles.

Outgoing call price per minute:

European countries – 10 rubles;
CIS countries – 15 rubles;
Belarus, Azerbaijan – 20 rubles;
China – 1.5 rubles;
America, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea – 5 rubles;
all other countries - 25 rubles.

"Smart Zabugorishche"

A favorable tariff package allows users to receive incoming calls, use large Internet traffic, and make calls to Russia for free (as part of the package). TP has the following characteristics:

daily payment (only when used) – 320 rubles;
incoming calls for countries from the “Popular” list - free 100 minutes/day;
inboxes for countries from the “Other” list - free 10 minutes/day;
outgoing calls to the Russian Federation from abroad – 1st and 6th minutes of connection in roaming conditions;
Internet traffic – from 30 to 100 Mb per day, depending on the country visited.

On a note! The “Smart Zabugorishche” tariff offers economical saving of unspent package minutes and megabytes of traffic, which is transferred to a new week.

How to connect?

To activate “Easy roaming and international access” from MTS, you can choose the most convenient method:

USSD request *111*2157# - call;
via SMS “ 2157 ” to number 111 ;
by applying the settings in your personal account or mobile application;
by communicating with a call center specialist at 0890 , or by contacting a communication salon.

Reference! Connecting and disconnecting the service is free, there is no monthly fee.

What does easy roaming and international access mean?

– this is an opportunity to freely use your regular number in different countries of the world. Almost all major telecommunications companies are trying to enter into profitable partnership agreements with each other. This is done in order to provide subscribers with comfortable conditions for communicating with friends, relatives and colleagues from abroad.

Description of benefits:

Free use of your number online.
Receive full service.
Payment of tariff payment to the home operator.
In the future, MTS itself pays its partners in accordance with the current agreement.

Today, every company tries to include a roaming feature by default in all tariff contracts. It is advisable to activate it before leaving the country. The only exception is corporate TP. In order to quickly find out which name is activated in the package, you can use the USSD combination - *111*59# call.

Connection to the service option is provided free of charge. Each subscriber of the MTS operator can independently either connect or disable the function at any time. The activated service will help to significantly save money on your balance and will be much cheaper compared to using the numbers of other operators at your location.

Price

The cost of calls and SMS messages will depend on the country of residence and your tariff plan. To find out the cost of services on the company’s website, you need to select the country of your planned travel by clicking on the link.

The option “Your expenses on foreign trips” will help you control your funds, which is activated free of charge and allows you to set a threshold for debiting funds. When your expenses reach 2000 rubles. and 5000 rub. you receive an SMS notification.

Thanks to this option, costs for outgoing voice and video calls, SMS messages, and Internet traffic are also taken into account.

You can connect:

in your Personal Account;
*111*588# on your phone - call;
send an SMS to number 111 with the text “ 588 ”.

Disable:

on the MTS website in your Personal Account;
dial *111*588# - call, then select “ Disconnect ”;
send an SMS to 111 with the text “ 5880 ”.

The service is valid for 30 days from the moment of connection.

In addition, MTS offers to save on calls; you can do this if you have one of the following tariffs:

"Zabugorische";
"Zero without borders";
"Free travel".

Terms of Use

is an economy class plan for subscribers who do not need to use additional functions: Internet traffic, SMS or MMS. This low-cost voice service allows you to freely send and receive text messages. But it is important to know that the estimated cost of all additional services will depend on the country of residence.

The option has limitations:

There are some remote countries that do not provide services on their territory. Before leaving, you should check the exact list of countries that provide roaming access for a given operator.
The option is not available in corporate contracts and VIP packages with landline numbers.
In order to switch to another contract and keep the connected service, you should find out whether the default option is included in the new contract.
When switching to another tariff that does not provide compatibility with the service, it is automatically disabled without notifying the user.
and “International access” are a mutually exclusive pair for the operation of this option. You'll have to choose one.

On a note! The service is not provided to MTS subscribers who have been registered with the company for less than 6 months and whose expenses for the entire period have not exceeded 650 rubles.

Shutdown

On the device keyboard, enter the combination *111*2158# - activate the request with the dial button.
Use the online assistant on the company page.
Send the shutdown command via SMS message to number 111 with the text 2158.
At the company's sales office through a branch employee upon presentation of your passport.

These are the opportunities provided to MTS network clients while traveling abroad. See also:

How can an MTS subscriber block his SIM card?
MTS customer support phone numbers
MTS Russia operator number in Crimea
All methods of communication with the MTS operator

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About tariffs

There are no general roaming rates. The cost depends on the location of the subscriber. Each country sets its own prices. How can I find out the current parameters?

Visit the page https://www.mts.ru/mob_connect/roaming/i_roaming/tariffs/.
The third point provides a choice of country, click on it.
A list of states will appear, find the one you are interested in.
After selection, a page with current tariffs is displayed.

We say right away: the cost of operator services during trips is enormous. Therefore, it is worth thinking before connecting to roaming whether it is really so important to stay connected.

How to add a service (for individuals)

USSD portal *111*20#;
Internet Assistant;
Mobile assistant (0870 231);
call to the Contact Center (0890);
personal visit to the MTS Salon or to official commercial representatives authorized to provide additional services.

Connection

The service can only be used if there are sufficient funds in the client’s account:

Through an interactive command from the device keyboard *111*2157#, activation occurs with the call button.
By sending an SMS message to the 111 support service with the text 2157.
Through the Internet assistant - the service is available on the MTS website.
Through the personal account of the network subscriber. In the “Services” section, select the desired option and click on the connect button.
Through the sales office with presentation of your general passport.
Call 0890 and follow the answering machine prompts.

The company does not charge money for activation; payment is made based on the tariff plan and the cost of calls from the partner company.

To know the balance on your account, you can use SMS notification using the combination of numbers *111*59#.

Roaming services for the Internet

In addition to the above-mentioned services, you will also need to connect a special function that will allow you to use the Internet while abroad. These functions include: “BIT abroad” and “Zabugorische”. And to extend the Internet, use the “Turbo button abroad” option.

"BIT Abroad"

The “BIT abroad” option provides MTS customers with the opportunity to use unlimited Internet in roaming without overspending. Clients of all MTS tariff plans can connect to it.

This option has its own characteristics. It is divided into three types depending on the needs of the subscriber:

“BIT abroad” – if the client only needs access to email or access to social networks;
“Maxi BIT abroad” – if the client needs access to email, social networks, maps, navigation and website browsing;
“Super BIT abroad” - if the client needs access to email, social networks, maps, navigation, browsing websites, watching video files, and also needs to send large files and work with documentation.

Attention! Unlimited Internet is only available in a number of countries, such as the USA, Australia, Germany, Greece and so on. Fee for unlimited traffic – 450 rubles. daily. In Moldova, Uzbekistan and Bosnia and Herzegovina, 30 MB per day is provided for 550 rubles. per day. In some countries, such as Lebanon, Bolivia, Algeria and so on, only 5 MB per day is provided for 1300 rubles. per day. These conditions are for the "BIT Abroad" option. For the other two variations of the “BIT abroad” option, different conditions apply. You can find more detailed conditions, prices and a list of countries on the MTS website in the section “Internet in roaming” - “BIT abroad”.

Connection options:

To connect “BIT abroad”, dial the command: *111*2222#;
To connect “Maxi BIT abroad”, dial the command: *111*2223#;
To connect “Super BIT abroad”, dial the command: *111*2224#;
Connect any of the options in your Personal Account.

"Zabugorische"

This function allows you to use the Internet while traveling around the world under the same conditions as at home. The fee for the function starts from 320 rubles. in a day. The more exact amount depends on the country of residence:

In such popular countries as Australia, Hungary, Abkhazia, Armenia, Germany, England, Greece, Denmark, Israel, Latvia, Egypt, India, Spain, Canada, Italy, Qatar, Lithuania, Malta, Latvia, UAE, Portugal, the Netherlands, Norway, Romania, USA, Thailand, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Sweden, Switzerland, Estonia, Taiwan, South Korea, France, Turkey, Finland, the cost of incoming calls is 0 rubles, outgoing calls and traffic are consumed from the packages included in the tariff plan.
In other countries, incoming payments are 0 rubles. (from 1 to 10 minutes of conversation) and 25 rubles/min. (from 11 minutes of conversation).
Outgoing calls to the Russian Federation in the 1st minute and from the 6th minute of conversation - roaming tariff, from the 2nd to 5th minute of conversation - 25 rubles / min.

In popular countries the fee is 320 rubles. on the day of use. In other countries – 390 rub. on the day of use.

To activate “Zabugorische”, send a request: *111*771# or add the function in your Personal Account. There is no connection fee. No deactivation is required as fees are only charged for activation on the day of use.

"Turbo button abroad"

If you have run out of the provided traffic, then you can connect another option from the “BIT Abroad” line (these options are mutually exclusive with each other and with “Zabugorische”) or activate the “Turbo button”. Each time the traffic ends, you can activate the “Turbo button” again, and the fee for it will be charged each time it is activated.

Activation costs 450 rubles, and you will be provided with 100 MB. To activate, dial USSD code: *111*485#. Deactivation is not required - it is done automatically. To view the list of countries in which the option operates and to familiarize yourself with its other conditions, go to the official MTS website in the “Tariffs and .

What you need to know about roaming

Some roaming services are included in the starting set of services of your tariff plan, for example, or “Zabugorische” are available on almost all tariff plans and allow you to stay in touch while staying outside your home region. However, before your trip, you should check the roaming connection on your tariff in your Personal Account in the “My Services” section.

The cost of roaming services differs from the prices of cellular communications in the home region. Despite the roaming connection, communication will be more expensive in any case, but not as much as communication could be expensive without any options at all. In any case, you should worry about having enough money on your balance in advance, since while staying abroad it is not always possible to replenish it, and if there are no funds, the connection may be suspended.

Is it worth using the service?

Key benefits of the option:

Ability to receive and make calls.
Use text messages.
Be in touch.
Some clients cannot go offline for a long time due to work.

Flaws:

High price.
Paid incoming calls.
It is impossible to fully use the connection due to tariffs.

Alternatively, you can choose another option. Many operators in different countries offer guest rates. Visitors can access the network as a subscriber and fully use the connection.

Calls within the state will cost a small amount. International calls to the Russian Federation are not cheap, but the cost is lower than roaming rates. I also manage to get an internet package.

How to activate roaming on MTS in Russia for free

The company's clients often ask the question: how to switch to roaming services from MTS in Russia? No additional connection required. Just restart your mobile device when you find yourself in a different region.

If you plan to travel abroad and continue to use communications there, you need to activate roaming. Connecting MTS roaming abroad is carried out by activating two (connection with Russia).

“International access” (communication within the host country).

How to disable roaming on MTS

If you have returned from a trip abroad, you first need to disable additional offers. To find out how to disable international roaming on MTS, you need to carefully read the conditions under which they are provided, as well as “International access”.

You can refuse to use it yourself using your Personal Account. If you have any difficulties with disconnecting, call the subscriber support center at the special number 0890 , outside Russia - +74957660166 . You can also use the feedback form on the website. The specialist will give detailed advice.

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Types of roaming services

Roaming services are divided into two types:

Intercity – for profitable communication when traveling around Russia,
International – for beneficial communication while traveling around the world.

All these services also differ in terms and conditions - some are designed for a profitable Internet connection, others for calls and sending messages.

Rates

The cost of easy roaming from MTS outside Russia will directly depend on your tariff and the country you want to visit. You can view all possible cost options here: https://moskva.mts.ru/personal/mobilnaya-svyaz/rouming-i-mezhgorod/iroamingtariffs/

Calls are billed rounded to whole minutes, for example, if a call lasts 2 minutes 30 seconds, it will automatically be rounded to 3 minutes.

Please note that services such as mobile Internet, GPS and the use of social networks are connected separately. It is also recommended to connect - it will allow you to control the spending of funds on communications; when using 2000, 5000 and 10,000 rubles, a warning SMS will be sent to your phones.