Does MTS work in Kazakhstan?
Each user, going on a trip to any country in the world, must learn in advance about the features of their mobile operator’s tariff plans and roaming. This is necessary in order to avoid getting into an unpleasant situation and always stay in touch.
In order for your phone number to retain the ability to make and receive calls if you have already left Russia for Kazakhstan, you should first activate roaming.
To do this, follow the instructions:
- The operator has provided a quick USSD combination as one of the activation options. Just dial *111*2192# on your smartphone keyboard and press call. The simplest activation method, which does not require confirmation, codes, messages or requests. Saves time and completely eliminates connection difficulties.
- For those who are constantly online, it is easier to use the option via the Internet - the official MTS website or mobile application. In your personal account, roaming to Kazakhstan is also activated without any problems. The only requirement is a stable Internet connection.
- When visiting an MTS communication store (any one that is located nearby), specialists will also help you connect to roaming or “Zero Without Borders”. The company's official website contains a list of contact stationary customer service centers with addresses.
Option “Profitable international calls”
The next option is called “Profitable international calls”. It is available on all MTS tariff plans and provides access to cheap calls around the world - the list of countries includes Abkhazia, Austria, China, Singapore, Serbia, Uzbekistan, European countries, Asian countries and other countries of the world. Calls here cost from 3 to 75 rubles/min, depending on the direction. The subscription fee is 75 rubles/month (debited for the first month immediately upon connection).
The cost of calls to Kazakhstan with the “Profitable international calls” option is 15 rubles/min. Please note that when connecting the option to the “Your Country” tariff plan, the cost of calls will be 10 rubles/min, but a subscription fee will be charged - this is a solution for those who need cheap communication not only with Kazakhstan.
To activate the “Profitable international calls” option, use your MTS personal account or USSD command *111*902#. Be sure to wait for the notification that the option has been successfully connected. Also don’t forget to enable or “Easy roaming and international access”. Please note that the option is valid throughout Russia when registering a mobile phone in the MTS network.
MTS tariffs in Kazakhstan in 2021 - comparison table
| Tariff | The tariff provides unlimited communication within the network and to other mobile operators both in Russia and far beyond its borders. By choosing this plan, an MTS client receives free minutes for incoming and outgoing calls, messages, and high-speed Internet (the speed is so high that it is possible to watch TV even on the road). |
| Smart | The entire line of Smart service gives its users 5 gigabytes of free Internet, the ability to make an unlimited number of calls within the network, as well as 550 messages to clients of the MTS operator. In addition, in the “Calls to numbers of other subscribers” section, calls to all operators are included in the amount of 550 minutes. |
| Smart Unlimited | The name justifies the content: here the operator removes any limits on communication, because there are absolutely no restrictions on the Internet, calls and messages. |
| X | By paying only 500 rubles a month you get unlimited Internet, the ability to call as much as you want and wherever you want. |
| My Unlimited | “Do it yourself” tariff - the subscriber configures the number of services that will be required for a month for full communication. |
| Super MTS | Minutes, messages, network traffic - everything is included at an affordable low price. This allows users with a relatively small budget not to limit themselves in communication. |
| MTS Connect-4 | Analogous to “My Unlimited”. |
| Red Energy | This standard includes free calls to all federal numbers (charges above the package are per minute); the cost of a call is 1.6 rubles. |
| ULTRA | Call and communicate without boundaries in every sense of this phrase: ● 20 gigabytes of high-speed Internet traffic; ● 5 thousand minutes for calls within the region, outside it, within the country and outside the country; ● 5 thousand messages for all operators; ● stable connection; ● prepayment; ● free connection or switching from tariff to tariff. |
| Your country | There is no subscription fee at all. |
| Smart Zabugorishche | Based on the name, we understand that this is one of the best options for cheap and a lot of calls “over the hill”. |
| Smart Top | The Smart Top tariff provides 3 thousand minutes and messages per month for comfortable communication at the international level, as well as 20 GB of high-speed Internet. |
| Second-by-second | Billing occurs per second, the price of communication is significantly lower (compared to other MTS tariffs), the cost of calls to Russia is cheaper than that of other operators. The range of services in the line includes free minutes for incoming and outgoing calls, messages, and gigabytes. |
| Super zero | For 500 rubles for 30 days, a client of the mobile communications provider MTS receives calls, messages and the Internet. |
| Our Smart | Provides 25 GB of Internet, 1.5 thousand minutes for calls, 1.5 thousand messages in the region. |
| Smart Nonstop | For 350 rubles/month the operator provides: ● unlimited surfing on the World Wide Web at night; ● per day 10 GB; ● There is no restriction on calls within the country; ● calls for more than 3 hours are free in the region. |
Profitable calls to other countries
provides low cost of calls to Asian and CIS countries for subscribers of the “Smart” tariff line.
Terms of use
The service operates on the tariffs “Smart mini”, “Smart”, “Smart Nonstop”, “Smart Unlimited”, “Smart Top”, “ULTRA”, “X”, “My Unlimited”, “Our Smart”, “Tariffishe”, "My Smart" Connection is possible on all current and archived versions of the listed tariff plans. When switching to any other package, the option will be automatically disabled.
You can use it on your home network and when traveling around the Russian Federation within the operator’s coverage area.
The archived tariff “Smart Unlimited 052016” with the activated service does not provide a discount on outgoing calls to MTS numbers in Armenia and Vodafone in Ukraine. Calls are paid according to the basic tariff for international calls from MTS. At MTS Armenia, the first 60 minutes of calls during the day are paid at these rates, then the cost is reduced to 9 rubles/minute.
It works only if the tariff has the “International access” or “Easy roaming and international access” options connected.
The service is mutually exclusive with “Beneficial international calls”, “MTS countries”, “Favorite country Kazakhstan/Tajikistan/Uzbekistan/China/South Korea/Vietnam/Ukraine/Armenia/The whole world”.
You can activate the option with a USSD request *111*965#. In the menu that opens, select “1”. You can also add it in your Personal Account or on your smartphone in “My MTS”. It is located in the ". You can disable it in the same ways.
Price
The service is activated and works free of charge in Moscow and the Moscow region. Prices may vary in other regions. The exact price can be found out when connecting the option in your Personal Account or by contacting the Support Service.
Cost of outgoing calls to other countries within the service
The cost of calls abroad, provided the option is activated, is indicated below.
| A country | Call cost (rubles/minute) | Number codes |
| Armenia MTS | 7,00 | +37477, +37493, +37494, +37498, +37449, +37488 |
| Ukraine Vodafone | 12,00 | +38050. +3806, +38095, +38099 |
| Tajikistan Tcell | 9,00 | +99293, +99292, +99250, +99277 |
| Uzbekistan | 6,30 | +998 |
| Kazakhstan Kcell | 15,00 | +7701, +7702, +7779, +7778V |
| China | 2,60 | +86 |
| South Korea | 2,60 | +82 |
| Vietnam | 8,00 | +84 |
Prices are valid only for outgoing calls to numbers with codes listed in the table.
How to activate MTS roaming in Kazakhstan
Dial *111*2192# on your smartphone keyboard and press call. This is how you can activate MTS roaming in Kazakhstan. For those who are constantly online, it is easier to use the option via the Internet - the official MTS website or mobile application. This can also be done when visiting an MTS communication salon.
Profitable calls to Uzbekistan
The service from MTS allows you to make profitable calls to Uzbekistan.
Option Description
For the first 1,500 minutes per month, the price of a call with an active service is 4.95 rubles/minute. From 1501 – 7.95 rubles/minute.
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The option works on all Smart tariffs, Tariffishche, My Unlimited, X, Smart Unlimited, Smart +, Smart Zabugorishche, Smart NonStop, Our Smart in your region and traveling around the country in the operator’s network.
The service is mutually exclusive with other MTS options for calls abroad, as well as packages of minutes or minutes and messages to all countries.
How to save money?
The cost of calls to Russia can be reduced. Clients are offered a special one. Let's consider the conditions for the option:
- The subscription fee is 95 rubles per day.
- You can receive up to 10 minutes of incoming calls per day for free. In the future, the cost will be 25 rubles.
- The first minute of an outgoing call is 55 rubles.
- From the second to the fifth – 25 rubles.
- After – 55 rubles.
The downside of the option is the large AP. But with active use of mobile communications, it allows you to save money. You can ask relatives and friends to call you and receive calls for free.
A special package is offered to reduce SMS costs. There are two options:
- You can get 50 messages for 500 rubles.
- 100 for 750 rubles.
With the help of packages, you can reduce the cost of messages and use SMS for communication.
Internet
Do you want to use the Internet? It is better not to go online under standard conditions; for 40 KB you will have to pay 10 rubles. It is recommended to activate the BIT service abroad.
Main parameters by option:
- Fee per day of use – 450 rubles.
- 100 MB of traffic included.
- The speed is reduced after the packet is exhausted.
Used up your traffic? You can continue to use the Internet, but at speeds up to 128 Kbps. Visiting the World Wide Web will become much less comfortable for the subscriber.
AP seems huge. But the Internet can replace calls and SMS. You can use various resources to communicate with loved ones, and you can even save money using such a service.
Tariff “Everything is possible”
Its main advantage is unlimited Internet. For the Moscow region, 10 rubles per day is paid for using this tariff in the first month. From the second month, the fee is 20 rubles per day. Outgoing calls to Uzbekistan cost 1.9 rubles/min. The tariff plan allows you to receive the Internet without restrictions over 2G, 3G, 4G/LTE systems. There is no limit on the amount of traffic or speed. You can switch to “Everything is possible” for free if more than a month has passed since the previous transition, or you can pay 100 rubles. To activate the tariff, you should use the number 0781, the My Beeline mobile application or contact the operator.
Is it worth using roaming?
The client can answer this question directly. First, let's name the advantages of roaming:
- You can always stay in touch.
- Make calls to relatives and friends.
- Accept calls from them.
- Visit pages on the Internet.
- Take advantage of all the possibilities of mobile communication.
- Quickly learn about the latest events via the Internet.
What disadvantages can you name?
- High prices for services.
- Additional options will help reduce costs, but they come with a hefty subscription fee.
- Not all clients are ready to allocate a large sum for roaming services.
Many of our citizens visit Kazakhstan to get to know this country, meet with relatives or make business trips. If you want to use mobile communication services in the Republic of Kazakhstan, then you should top up your account with several thousand rubles in advance.
IP telephony is the cheapest way
Do you want to get really cheap calls to Kazakhstan from Russia? Then you should use the services of IP telephony operators. As an analysis of offers from leading operators has shown, the cost of calls to Kazakhstan via this type of communication starts from only 20 kopecks/min. That is, calling via IP telephony is more than 30 times more profitable than calling a mobile phone . In order to use IP telephony and get cheap calls to Kazakhstan, you should choose a profitable IP telephony operator. You need to focus not only on prices, but also on the quality of communication - for some operators it is downright lame.
Having selected an operator, you need to choose a communication method:
- Computer with headset;
- Smartphone with an application from the operator;
- SIP adapter with telephone.
Some operators offer special software in the form of an IP phone that is installed on a computer. After setting up the program and connecting the headset to the computer, you can start communicating. If you have a smartphone at your disposal, and the selected IP telephony operator provides a special application, then you can talk to Kazakhstan without using a computer. We install the application on our smartphone, enter the necessary settings, dial the number and call (naturally, through the application). Moreover, you can make calls wherever you have Internet access .
A combination of a SIP adapter and a regular telephone will provide undoubted convenience - it will suit all those who are used to talking to Kazakhstan via a regular telephone. Calls here are made in a similar way - set up the adapter, connect it to the Internet, connect the telephone, pick up the phone, dial the number and wait for the connection. If you need to know how to make cheap calls to Ukraine from Russia, then you will find the answers in another article on our website.
