Huge territory Russian Federation necessitates the transfer to the Roaming mode when traveling, which entails an increase in the cost of communication services. The increase in communication costs will not come as a surprise to you if you familiarize yourself with all the information in advance.

To plan your expenses and navigate in matters related to the provision of communication while traveling, contact Megafon technical support staff with a request for advice. You can find out about the current tariffs by visiting the operator's website: http://moscow.megafon.ru/roaming/. Here you will find all the information you need regarding tariffs for sending SMS and MMS messages, for use mobile internet and calls.

Check which services are active on your phone. If there is no urgent need for this, disable call forwarding and services tied to the mobile Internet. This will help you save a lot of money on communication while traveling.

You can find out about the cost of the services offered by the company on the website at the above address. Regarding the tariffs, you will be advised by a consultant of the company, just call operator number Megafon, he will give exhaustive answers to all questions. If you are on the territory of Crimea, you should call the international number +7 9261 1105 00. Roaming mode can be used by absolutely all clients of the operator's network, and no separate connection is required.

If you have an IMPORTANT or very URGENT question, ask!!!

How to top up a Megafon account in Crimea

If you have planned a trip to the peninsula, then it is better to replenish your subscriber account before leaving, being at home. Make sure you have enough money for the entire trip.

But if you did not have the opportunity to replenish a sufficient amount, then you can do it on the spot. On the territory of Crimea, almost all methods available for replenishing an account operate, except that electronic machines are not often found.

You can top up your balance using bank card or MasterCard or VISA. All that is required is the presence of the Internet. This type of replenishment is characterized by almost instantaneous transfer of funds and the absence of commissions.

In addition, there is always a fallback. You can ask for help from relatives, relatives, so that they transfer a certain amount from their account to yours.

IMPORTANT: The information on the site is provided for informational purposes only and is current at the time of writing. For more accurate information on certain issues, please contact the official operators.

The May holidays have already died down and very little is left before the first summer days: which means that the holiday season is already within easy reach. Even when planning a trip to the Crimea, vacationers are wondering - what is there in Our Crimea with mobile communications?

Will your phone be roaming on the Crimean peninsula and what are the prices for calls to the mainland? Is it not expensive and how are things with mobile Internet? We will try to give answers in our article about current cellular communication tariffs from 4 main Russian operators cellular communication in the Crimea.

Mobile communication and Internet Megafon in Crimea 2019

Megafon subscribers, while in the Crimea, can use the "Crimea" option (the exception is the "Around the World" tariff plan). This option is valid when the subscriber is on the territory of the peninsula in the network of the mobile operator "K-Telecom" and is displayed on the screen of the device as "WIN MegaFon". Of course, this option cannot be used when calling to numbers of Ukrainian operators, in which case the cost of the call will be calculated based on the base price of outgoing calls and SMS to Ukraine (35.00 rubles and 5.95 rubles, respectively).


The cost of mobile Internet for all types of traffic is 9.90 rubles per 1 MB, rounded up to 250 KB. Detailed information on the cost of communication services of the Megafon company in the Crimea and Sevastopol can be studied on the official website of Megafon, and you can connect the service directly in personal account. The connected option "Crimea" is active until the service is turned off by the subscriber, that is, it has an unlimited period of validity.

Beeline, by analogy with Megafon, provides communication services in the Crimea as part of intra-network roaming based on the K-Telecom network. Despite the fact that Beeline launched the “Goodbye roaming” promotion back in 2015, which actually meant turning off roaming throughout the Russian Federation for “All for ...” tariff plans, Sevastopol, Crimea, the Kamchatka region and some other regions of Russia were included in the list of exceptions and on their territories in 2019, the standard tariffication of intra-network roaming applies.


To use Beeline mobile Internet in roaming, being in the Crimea, VimpelCom offers two options "The most profitable internet in roaming” (for prepaid tariffs) and “Internet Planet” (for postpaid tariffs). Both options do not require activation and deactivation and are connected only if the device goes online while in roaming. Internet access is charged by Beeline at a price of 9.95 rubles per 1 Mb, the minimum session size is 50 Kb.

Please note that the Beeline service "7 days of Internet for traveling in Russia" or "30 days of Internet for traveling in Russia" does NOT WORK on the territory of Crimea and Sevastopol, and the operator uses per-megabyte billing (9.95 per megabyte). You can find more detailed information about tariffs for Beeline cellular communications in Crimea on the official website of the operator.

Mobile communications and Internet MTS in Crimea 2019

MTS subscribers, getting from the mainland to the peninsula, find themselves in the MTS home roaming zone, and in this case, the cost of communication services for them, although it increases, but not like that of other operators. In order for MTS subscribers to be able to comfortably use communications and save their expenses for it, they are invited to use the “Everywhere at home” service. The main advantage of the option is free incoming calls from any region of the Russian Federation. The cost of a minute of an outgoing call will be 3 rubles. You will have to pay 30 rubles to activate the service, and every day a small amount from the local affiliation of the subscriber: for Moscow, for example, the subscriber's daily payment for the “Everywhere at home” option is 7 rubles.

Attention: the service is not disabled automatically even when the subscriber returns to his home region. The option can be deactivated using the "Personal Account" on the company's website, by sending an SMS to number 111 with the text 3333 or by dialing the USSD code *111*3333#

With more detailed information You can find it on the official website of MTS.


Tariffs for mobile Internet from MTS are perhaps the most favorable. To do this, you need to activate the SuperBit service, which operates throughout the territory of the Russian Federation. Instead of a daily traffic limit, MTS offers a 30-day equal to 3GB. The cost of the option may vary depending on the subscriber's home region: for Moscow, for example, it is 350 rubles, for regions - from 200 rubles. You can activate SuperBit by dialing *628# on your phone.

Cellular communication and Internet Tele2 in Crimea 2019

For its subscribers using such tariff plans as: “Very Black”, “Most Black” and “Super Black”, the mobile operator TELE2 provides preferential tariffication conditions in Crimea in 2019:

  • Incoming calls - 5 rubles
  • Outgoing calls - 5 rubles
  • Incoming SMS, MMS - free
  • Outgoing SMS, MMS within Russia - 3.5 rubles
  • Outgoing SMS, MMS to subscribers of international mobile operators - 5.5 rubles
  • Outgoing calls to CIS countries - 25 rubles
  • Outgoing calls to European countries - 45 rubles
  • Outgoing calls to other countries - 65 rubles

By activating the “It’s like being at home in Crimea” service, you can get the following prices for TELE2 cellular communications in the Republic of Crimea: 0 rubles for all incoming calls, 5 rubles per minute for all outgoing calls to phones in mainland Russia, SMS and MMS to all mobile numbers Russia 3.5 rubles. The cost of connecting this option is 30 rubles, and disconnecting is free.

Please note that the “Zero Everywhere” service, which gives an advantage when traveling within the Russian Federation, is not valid in the Crimea and the city of Sevastopol.


The cost of mobile Internet in the TELE2 network with the “Like at home in Crimea” option enabled is 5 rubles per 1 MB of Internet traffic, which is almost two times cheaper than that of Beeline or Megafon.

Details of tariffication of cellular communications and TELE2 mobile Internet in Crimea on the official website of the operator.

Prospects for the full-fledged work of cellular operators in Crimea

As we can see, the Crimean peninsula in terms of mobile communication services still stands apart, and even the largest operators, fulfilling their obligations to subscribers, are forced to use the Crimean WinMobile network. This is due to the fact that major players in the mobile industry are afraid of imposing sanctions in the event that the network enters the territory of the Crimean peninsula, which in turn can result in large losses and fines for them.

A new player in the cellular communication market of Crimea has become the operator SUE RK "Krymtelecom", which provides not only mobile services, but also conventional telephony, and is also an Internet provider on the peninsula.

It remains to be hoped that the current situation will receive a positive decision in the near future and the inhabitants of our vast country will be able to use the hospitable Crimea cellular communication and mobile Internet even cheaper and in full.

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  • When traveling around the country, subscribers take with them mobile phone, this is not surprising because today it is difficult to imagine without communication modern life. But in national roaming payment for communication is somewhat higher than for the home region, especially when it comes to Crimea and Sevastopol. That is why, not so long ago, MegaFon developed a fairly large number of additional services, which help to maintain balance while in other regions of Russia. One of these options is Crimea.

    It is about such a service that will be discussed in this review. It is worth noting that for the Crimea and Sevastopol there is a separate tariff scale for the use of mobile communications, messages and the Internet. For these regions there is a separate billing. This article will help you get acquainted with the service in detail, the cost of using it, as well as the methods of activation and deactivation. The indicated prices in the review are relevant for subscribers living in Moscow and the Moscow region. Customers in other areas should check the cost with the telecom operator or on the official website of MegaFon.

    Description

    The option is designed to optimize subscribers' expenses for . In order to use preferential rates, you will need to activate the option. The activation cost is 0 rubles. But to use it, you will need to pay a subscription fee of 15 rubles. Subscription fee debited from the client's account every day.

    For a fixed fee, MegaFon customers receive the following services:

    • All incoming calls are absolutely free;
    • When making outgoing calls to any mobile numbers of Russian operators, the client will pay - 5 rubles per minute.
    • To exchange text messages you will need to pay - 3 rubles / sms. This cost applies to the exchange of SMS with any telecom operator.
    • The preferential cost is also set for surfing the Internet, so the cost of 1 MB will be - 5 rubles.
    • This option can be activated by all MegaFon clients, regardless of the connected tariff plan. The only tariff with which the option cannot function is called "".

    Also, the service will work normally in conjunction with such services from the company as "Everywhere Moscow" and "All Russia". As for calls to Ukraine for any mobile operators, then the option does not provide a preferential tariff scale, and payment for communication will be carried out according to international rates.

    Service features:

    • The service is valid only if the subscriber is located in the Crimea and Sevastopol.
    • The service can be activated by customers who use corporate tariffs.
    • There are no benefits for communicating with residents of Ukraine, so you will have to pay 35 rubles per minute for an outgoing call. And for sending a text message 5.95 rubles / sms.
    • The service works constantly until the client deactivates it on his own.

    How to pay for communication in roaming

    In Crimea, customers will not always be able to pay mobile communications Megaphone. In this regard, subscribers will need to know how to pay for services in roaming in non-standard ways:

    • Before the trip, you can assign the used card to a mobile number. Further, if necessary, online, it will be possible to replenish the balance. It is also possible to set up automatic replenishment if the phone bill reaches the extreme limit.
    • In roaming, MegaFon allows customers to use funds on credit. To do this, there is an option "", with which you can receive a small amount to the account, you will need to pay it off within 3 days. You can also use the "Pay whenever you want" service, which allows you to get a loan more money, but you need to pay off the debt before the 26th next month otherwise the SIM card will be blocked.
    • You can always ask someone to replenish the balance. For this, MegaFon has the option "". With its help, you can send a request to replenish the balance to any person from the phone book. Such requests are sent free of charge, even if the subscriber is in international roaming.
    • More details about all options can be found on the company's website or call and get advice from the operator help desk call 0500. Before traveling, it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with the list of activated roaming options. To do this, customers must send a request from the phone. You need to enter *225*2# and then make a call.

    How to connect MegaFon Crimea

    To activate the service, customers need to use any of the following options:

    1. If you have internet, you can go to the company's website and click on the activation button. Then, in the appropriate box, enter mobile number phone and click connect. Next, you need to follow the instructions.
    2. The service can be activated via personal account. To do this, go to the site, then to the office. To enter, you need to know the password that comes to the phone as a message after registration. Next, you need to find the “Crimea” option in the services tab and activate it by clicking on the corresponding button.
    3. You can also activate the service by using mobile application, which is analogous to a personal account.
    4. You can independently enable the option without the Internet. You only need a phone on which you need to dial the command *105*1037*1# and send it to the operator by making a call. Once processed, the option will connect and the client will be notified via an incoming message.
    5. You can also send a message in the body of the letter, which does not require anything to write. Sending is carried out to the number 05001037.
    6. If you cannot turn on the service on your own, then you need to use the help of specialists from MegaFon branded salons or call the company's operator by phone 0500. For this option, you need passport data and a passport as a whole.

    Connection by any method does not take much time. The service is activated for a maximum of 15 minutes.

    How to disable the option

    To disconnect, customers will need to:

    1. Send a service request to the operator. To do this, dial *105*1037*2# on your phone . After dialing, you need to press the call button.
    2. You can also disable the service yourself through the self-service center, or rather, in your account. The process is simple and visually clear.
    3. If it is not possible to carry out the deactivation on your own, then you need to contact the operator by calling 0500 for help. This will require the data of the SIM card owner's passport. You can also ask to disable the option for employees of company stores. The specialist will also need to provide a document that confirms the identity of the owner of the SIM card.