A package of gigabytes for the road from Megafon. Favorable tariff plans and national roaming options

Useful tips

Telecommunication technologies today give people almost unlimited communication opportunities. There is no need to send pigeons, cars or special people to quickly settle a business issue, inquire about the affairs of a loved one, or coordinate a trip to some establishment. And the Internet is a whole space for communication and entertainment.

And when traveling outside our native region, we experience no less need for this. Therefore, Megafon has the “Make yourself at home” option for conversations, correspondence and access to the network at “home” prices.

MegaFon option “Make yourself at home” - how to communicate on the Internet at “home” prices

This tariff option is designed for subscribers who are forced to constantly move around the country, for example, businessmen or employees of large companies. And this is not a discount or a special rate - a modest amount of 15 rubles is simply debited from the account every day. In exchange, calls, SMS messages and Internet connections will be paid at the prices of the basic tariff plan of the Home region.

There are only two exceptions:

By technical reasons special conditions are invalid when the subscriber is in Sevastopol and Crimea;
Internet access, regardless of the connected traffic packages and Internet options, is always calculated at 9.9 rubles/MB in the Kamchatka Territory, Sakhalin Region, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Magadan Region, Yakutia, Norilsk and Taimyr MR.

Compatibility

MegaFon's communication rules make it impossible simultaneous use“Make yourself at home” with other options offering a similar service. If you want to find out in advance whether a conflict is possible, use the functionality of your Personal Account.

Important information! The presence of incompatible options when requesting a “Make yourself at home” connection will not be a reason for refusal. On the contrary, those options that cannot work simultaneously with this one will be deactivated.

Cost of the “Make yourself at home” option

When connecting the option to a subscriber account, a one-time fee of 30 rubles is debited from the account. Further use is paid at 15 rubles per day. The option has no validity period and can be disabled in the following cases:

at the subscriber’s own request (methods are described below);
when switching to a tariff plan or connecting options that are incompatible with “Be at home.”

How to enable the “Make yourself at home” option in MegaFon

To activate the service on your subscriber number do the following:

Send the USSD command *570# (you must enter the combination as a phone number and call). From the text menu you will need to send the “Connect” code (number 1). In the next few minutes, the device will receive a response from the operator indicating the conditions, validity period and other information.
Type an SMS message with one word - “YES” - or no text at all and send it to the automatic server at 05001030. As in the previous option, in a few minutes MegaFon will notify you of the results of the request and provide important data.
If you use the application or online portal “Personal Account”, open it and log in. In the “Services and Options” section, switch the page to the “All Available” tab. Click on green button“Connect”, located in the card with short description“Make yourself at home” options. The services have a similar interface, so the instructions are suitable for both.
On the official website there is separate page"Fell yourself like at your own home". Click “Connect” and send the connection code to your phone via SMS. Enter it in the confirmation field here.

On average, 10-15 minutes pass from the time the connection request is sent to the start of the “Make yourself at home” rules.

How to disable the “Make yourself at home” option

There are three available options to disable the option:

through a menu that opens by USSD request *570#, or a direct command corresponding to disabling - *570*2#;
short message"STOP" sent to 05001030;
self-shutdown in " Personal account» ( active services are located in the “All” tab of the corresponding section and are complemented by the “Disable” button).

Delights information technologies have long become commonplace in human life. Numerous instant messengers (for example: Viber or WhatsApp) provide us with the opportunity to cheaply and quickly exchange messages, photos or files from anywhere in Russia. The only conditions are a cheap and stable Internet connection.

Information on the service from the official website.

It is for those who want to always stay in touch that Megafon provides new service- “Gigabyte for the Road” traffic package. The offer price is 300 rubles, for which the subscriber receives 1GB of Internet at his disposal, with virtually no restrictions on internal roaming.

First of all, this proposal designed for people who like to travel outside their home mobile network, but want to constantly stay in touch with friends, relatives or work colleagues. The scope of the service allows you to use any exchange programs with virtually no restrictions text messages, as well as play online games and listen to music (in reasonable quantities). For holders of tariffs with positioning on phone calls, “Gigabyte for the Road” will be a real gift.

Benefits of the option

By paying 300 rubles, the subscriber has access to 1GB of Internet for any purpose. At the same time, no one forbids ordering several packages at once. Every new package will take effect after the end of the traffic in the previous one;
The option has no expiration date or usage limit. Therefore, having paid for the option once, you can use it as much as you like until the allocated traffic runs out (in the case of frequent trips around Russia, it is advisable to purchase several packages at once; purchased “in reserve” will never disappear, but necessary connection will always be at hand);
The option is activated within 10-15 minutes after payment. This allows you to order the service immediately before departure or while already on the road;
Real financial savings. When ordering the “Gigabyte on the Road” service, there is no need to worry about roaming in Russia.

Disadvantages of the option

The speed and stability of the connection directly depends on technical characteristics in the travel area. The operator does not guarantee stable or high speeds at all times.

The service is not valid throughout the Russian Federation. Exceptions are: the Republic of Crimea, including the city of Sevastopol; Norilsk, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Sakhalin Region, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Kamchatka Territory and Taimyr Municipal District.

If the service is deactivated, traffic will not be saved, and money for unused Internet volume will not be returned to the subscriber.

Owners of the “Internet S-XL” and “MegaFon - All Inclusive” tariff plans will not be able to activate the “Gigabyte for the road” option. Internet traffic of the specified tariffs is valid throughout the territory Russian Federation.

Connecting the service

To connect “Gigabyte on the road” just dial in your phone short number“*105*730#” and press the call button. After this, provided that the subscriber has 300 rubles or more on their balance, the option will be activated;
By dialing the short number “0500” (without quotes) and contacting the operator;
Using an empty SMS message to the number “000105730” (without quotes). After this, you just need to wait for the service to connect;
Using your personal account on the website megafon.ru.

Disabling the option

The easiest way is to dial *105*0042*0# and make a call;
By calling the operator;
In your personal account, following a procedure similar to the connection.

To view all active “roaming” packages and services, just dial the ussd command “ * 105* 530 # »;
The remaining unused Internet traffic can be viewed by typing “ * 105* 1* 2 # »;
If your traffic has run out, you can pay for a new package (including while roaming) using:

Bank card (if it is assigned to a phone number). You can link/attach a card in your personal account on the website “megafon.ru” or by calling 0500910;
Using the “Pay when it’s convenient” service. It allows you to use all operator services with negative balance. The initial limit is set at 180% of the average costs for communication services over the last 3 months;
Services " ". The subscriber can take out a loan for a period of 3 days. The loan amount is 50, 100 or 300 rubles. To connect the service you will have to pay 5, 15 or 20 rubles, respectively;

Asking friends or relatives to come to the rescue and top up your mobile account with the required amount.

If the traffic of the “Gigabyte for the Road” package has ended, the cost of 1 MB of Internet in excess of the option is calculated according to the grid national roaming valid for current tariff subscriber While roaming, do not forget to check the remaining Internet traffic from time to time.

Even 10 years ago, when planning a trip abroad or in Russia, travelers found out the cost of calls in roaming. Today, more attention is paid not to voice calls, but to Internet access. People need to check their email, look at social media feeds, post new photos, and without reference to wireless points access. Therefore, within this review We will look at how Internet from MegaFon works and is charged when roaming in Russia and foreign countries.

Services for the Internet while roaming abroad, tariffs and other tips from our review will help you save money and make communications a little cheaper.

Roaming in Russia

Every MegaFon subscriber will be able to use the Internet while roaming. Especially if he uses tariff plans from the new “Turn on!” line. They are packaged, providing subscribers with packages of minutes, SMS and traffic. Let's see at what tariffs mobile Internet at home will await us:

“Turn on! Communicate” – 12 GB of traffic, 500 minutes in Russia, unlimited for social networks and instant messengers for 600 rubles/month.
“Turn on! Look” – 16 GB of traffic, 20 GB on YouTube, unlimited for social networks and instant messengers, 1200 minutes throughout the country for 900 rubles/month.
“Turn on! Speak” - economy tariff with 3 GB of internet without roaming in the Russian Federation, unlimited messengers and 600 minutes throughout Russia for 500 rubles/month.
“Turn on! Listen" - a tariff for local communication, but with the Internet without roaming in Russia. The subscription fee is 500 rubles/month, it includes 250 local minutes, unlimited for messengers and music services and 6 GB of traffic;
“Turn on! Premium - 5,000 minutes within the Russian Federation, unlimited SMS, 20 GB of traffic, 20 GB of video traffic, extended unlimited for music services, social networks and instant messengers for 3,000 rubles/month.

There is no Internet roaming on these tariffs from MegaFon. But it is available on all other tariffs, including without a subscription fee.

Option “Make yourself at home”

Prices for mobile Internet in domestic Russian roaming from MegaFon are quite high. The cost of one megabyte of traffic is 9.9 rubles. with a charging interval of 250 KB. The “Make yourself at home” option will help reduce costs. She maintains her home internet tariff when traveling around Russia. Its connection costs 30 rubles, the subscription fee is 15 rubles/day. It is available for all tariff plans, with the exception of “Turn on! Premium", "Turn on! Look" and "Around the World". It is not compatible with other Internet options.

Option “Internet in Russia”

If needed unlimited Internet in roaming, use the “Internet in Russia” option. It works with many Internet options (for example, “Unlimited Internet for phone” and “Internet XS”) and archived tariff plans. The subscription fee is 6 or 12 rubles/day, depending on the option and tariff, the amount of traffic when traveling around the country is not limited.

For example, this option is available on MegaFon’s “All Inclusive” tariffs - activate it if you are going to other regions where domestic roaming will await you.

“Gigabyte for the road” option

Looking at the name of this proposal, a suitcase pops up in front of your mind’s eye, in which a package with traffic is carefully packed. The volume of this package is 1 GB, its cost is 300 rubles. Interesting feature– no expiration date. For example, you can use 100 MB on one trip, and 300 MB on the next, and any amount of time can pass between trips. If necessary, you can connect several packages at once. Check the balance using the command *105*1*2#.

Features of roaming in Russia from MegaFon

It must be remembered that all tariffs and options provide for coverage area restrictions - in many Far Eastern and northern regions they do not work or are provided with serious speed restrictions. It's all about the high cost of transmitting traffic to such remote regions.

They also do not work in Crimea and Sevastopol - in order not to go broke on local Internet roaming (it costs 9.9 rubles/MB, regardless of tariff plans and options), we recommend connecting the option from MegaFon “Crimea”. It will reduce the cost of traffic to 5 rubles/MB for 15 rubles/day. But it is best to purchase a SIM card from a local operator.

To activate Internet roaming in Russia on MegaFon, you do not need to make any physical movements - it is available by default. Don't forget to turn off the subscription options when you get home so you don't waste your money.

Internet from MegaFon in international roaming

Let's get to the fun part - internet roaming abroad. We warn you right away that this is an expensive entertainment, but there are ways to reduce costs. In order to clarify prices for Internet roaming, go to the MegaFon website and visit the corresponding section there. In it you will find a calculator that allows you to clarify the cost of services - indicate the name of the country in it and get up-to-date data.

Here are some examples from the calculator:

Türkiye – 350 rubles for a 70 MB package;
Abkhazia – 400 rubles for 80 MB;
USA – 350 rubles for 50 MB;
Australia – 350 rubles for 50 MB;
Botswana (Africa) – 400 rubles per 10 MB;
China – 350 rubles for 50 MB;
Cuba – 92 rubles per 100 KB;
Azerbaijan – 400 rubles for 80 MB.

In general, prices for Internet in international roaming from MegaFon have dropped slightly - just a few years ago you had to shell out substantial sums for each megabyte. Today there are few countries with expensive Internet roaming; in our review, Cuba showed the highest cost.

Please note that traffic packages are only activated when data transfer is enabled. If you don't need the Internet, turn off mobile data - no payments will be made. Repeated manual activation of packages on the current day is also available.

Roaming connection

In order to use communication services from MegaFon in roaming (including the Internet), it is enough to top up your balance with the required amount. In more than 150 countries around the world, subscribers can enjoy online roaming with real-time charging. But for traveling in some countries you should connect free service"Advanced international roaming». For example, it is necessary when traveling to Botswana and other less developed countries.

Current options

To reduce the cost of Internet roaming, MegaFon has prepared two options:

“Vacation-Online” – connection costs 30 rubles, no subscription fee, cost of 1 MB of data – 15 rubles, geography – Germany, Israel, Egypt, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Turkey, Spain, Finland and many other countries. Please check the list before activating the option and traveling, as the content of the lists tends to change periodically.
“World Online” – 600 rubles per day for almost unlimited Internet in MegaFon roaming. The option works in 43 countries of the world, such as Abkhazia, Australia, Estonia, China, Italy, Spain, Greece, Denmark, Vatican and many others (we have already mentioned the lists above). Traffic is truly unlimited, only after 1 GB is used up the speed drops to 64 kbps.

Please note that roaming options may be activated with a delay, depending on the number of time zones from Moscow to the country in which the MegaFon subscriber is located.

Internet speed in roaming from MegaFon

In this matter the situation is the same as in the home zone. The access speed depends on the network load at a particular point, on current restrictions according to tariffs and options, as well as on factors depending on the specific operator. No additional restrictions are imposed on roaming subscribers.

By the way, in some countries, MegaFon subscribers have access to roaming in 4G LTE networks. But it will only work if the bands match (some handsets may not register in foreign 4G networks).

Save on calls

In some countries, the Internet is provided in packages of several tens of megabytes. And this traffic can be used for calls in Russia. This is implemented in the following way: register with some IP telephony provider (for example, Zadarma), top up your account, install a SIP client on your smartphone, connect to the Internet while roaming, and use it. You can also connect not to cellular networks, but to wireless access points - they are everywhere in developed countries.

I will share my experience of using it mobile internet in Moscow. Historically, it so happened that I use Megafon. Including for mobile Internet on iPad. Works great - large coverage area and good speed.
Lifehack #1. Quite by accident, I found out about discounts when paying for 3 months, six months, a year. A year ago, they didn’t hear about this in communication shops. I don’t know if they will tell me about discounts now, because I switched to self-service. And in your personal account all these discounts and additional options There is.
For example, I use the “Internet S” tariff option - 3 GB of traffic for 1 month. I don’t use audio/video streaming services, so this amount of traffic is always enough for me.
1 month - 350 rubles
3 months - 945 rubles (315 rubles/month)
6 months - 1680 rubles (280 rubles/month)
12 months - 2940 rubles (245 rubles/month)
Lifehack No. 2. Personal account and Internet account. This is the answer to several of the most popular questions:
1. How can I see my SIM card number on iPad?
2. How to enable roaming option on iPad? On cell phone an SMS notification like “Dial *105*730# to subscribe to the Gigabyte package on the road” arrives. But not on iPad telephone keypad and I can't enable this option. What should I do?
Go to the Internet account.
The Internet account is available at http://user.moscow.megafon.ru only through a tablet browser when connected via cellular network. Allows you to quickly view and top up your balance and connect the necessary options. But for details, account details, and management of options, you will be sent to your Personal Account. To do this, in the Internet account you will need to initiate access to your Personal Account - set an access password.
Your personal account is located at https://lk.megafon.ru You can go there through any browser via regular internet, including tablet browser. Here you can view the details, order a monthly report by email, enable/check/disable traffic and roaming options. Your personal account is also available as an application in the App Store.
Lifehack No. 3. Perhaps the coverage area in the metro is important to someone. Here Megafon traditionally has a weak position - in the vast majority of cases, the Internet is only available on platforms, and regular 3G, not LTE. Yes, "white people's problems."
Here http://gtoday.ru/map/metro/moscow you can see a coverage map in the metro for 2G and 3G networks for operators big three. I can’t say how up-to-date the data is - it seems the site has not been updated since the end of 2013.
And now they have launched on several metro lines free wifi, which is also available in the tunnels. So you can be stupid on VKontakte without a cellular network.
Lifehack #4. Tethering is the distribution of “cellular” Internet via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth from a tablet or phone to other devices. This feature is blocked by some Western operators. I am not aware of such restrictions in Russia. A tempting opportunity for owners of old phones with 3G, especially considering the tablet’s higher traffic limit and fast network LTE. Only now there is an ambush in... Apple technology. Thematic forums are filled with messages that it is not possible to distribute the Internet via Bluetooth, because the iPhone does not see the iPad via Bluetooth. And the great thing is that I encountered this glitch! The first time everything went smoothly and the Internet was distributed safely from the iPad to the iPhone or vice versa. When I tried to change the “distributor/receiver” combination, everything broke down. And absolutely. After updating to iOS 7/8, after restoring factory settings via iTunes and other dances with a tambourine, nothing has changed. And distributing the Internet via Wi-Fi is not so interesting due to high energy consumption.
When updating to iOS 8, some people lost the Personal Hotspot tab from Settings. Returning it is very simple - you need to go to the Cellular Data -> APN settings section and in the Personal Hotspot parameter group enter the same parameters that are registered in the Cellular Data parameter group. We exit the settings, enter again and the Personal Hotspot menu item appears again where it should be - after the Cellular Data menu item.
Lifehack #5. Never top up your iPad's SIM card without further actions. I didn’t think about it and flew a little with the money. I ran out of the “Internet S for 6 months” tariff option and decided to pay for 1 month. Then I added 350 rubles to my account in the usual way through the Internet bank and continued to use the fast LTE Internet. Which ended in a week. Because it was absolutely logical that they began to serve me at the usual prices of the Megafon Online tariff plan. And there 1 MB costs 1.9 rubles. I missed one small but important detail - after replenishing your account, you need to activate the necessary option on the Internet or in your Personal Account. Or pay for services through the sales office indicating the required option.

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Mobile Internet tariffs without monthly fee

More and more are appearing on the market electronic devices having a SIM card slot and using mobile Internet. These include car trackers, traffic jam navigators, and various systems alarms and automation. Many of these devices require the Internet in very small quantities. For example, a car tracker transmits data several bytes every 30 seconds. The total volume of traffic per month is only a few kilobytes, but if you use regular mobile tariffs, communication costs will be quite high - after all, in all regular tariffs, each Internet session is rounded up to 100 kilobytes, and traffic costs about 10 rubles per 1 MB. In addition, mobile Internet packages are offered with a monthly fee, which are completely unnecessary in this case.

In Moscow, operators have the following tariffs for devices with a SIM card.
Beeline
Simple Internet. Internet - 3.30 rubles per 1 MB throughout Russia (except for the Far Eastern region), rounded up to 1 KB. SMS - 1.95 rubles in Moscow and the region, 3.95 rubles in Russia. Voice calls prohibited.
Megaphone
Podmoskovny. Internet - 3 rubles per 1 MB in Moscow, 1.60 rubles per 1 MB in the Moscow region (after 30 MB per day - 0.6 rubles per 1 MB) with hourly rounding to 1 KB. SMS - 1.60 rub. Outgoing calls are 2.60 rubles in Moscow, 1.60 rubles in the region.
MegaFon-Online. Internet - 1.90 rubles per 1 MB with hourly rounding up to 100 KB. SMS - 1.9 rub. Outgoing calls - 3 rubles.
These rates are only valid in home region(Moscow and region). In other points of Russia, the Internet costs 9.90 rubles per 1 MB with hourly rounding up to 100 KB, SMS - 3.90 rubles, incoming and outgoing calls - 9 rubles.
At MegaFon you can activate the “Gigabyte for the road” option for 300 rubles. This is a gigabyte of Internet, consumed anywhere in Russia, except Moscow and the region, and has no time limit. Round up to 100 KB per session.
MTS
MTS Connect 4. Internet - 1.5 rubles per 1 MB throughout Russia, rounded up to 1 KB. SMS - 1.95 rubles in Moscow and the region, 3.95 rubles in Russia. Outgoing calls - 4 rubles to mobile phones, 5.50 rubles. to landline numbers.
You need to be smart about connecting to MTS Connect 4. By default, this tariff is sold for 600 rubles with a pre-installed unlimited package for a month. To connect without a package, you need to buy any other tariff and switch to MTS Connect 4 for free.
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Favorable tariff plans and national roaming options

The most the best option for use profitable roaming in Russia is any of the representatives of the “Turn On!” family of tariff plans. They are based on package options, and when traveling around the country, the Internet from Megafon works against the existing packages; the advantage of all members of the family is unlimited Internet for instant messengers. What services from this line are offered by the operator?

“Chat” for 600 rubles – 12 gigabyte traffic, 500 minutes are offered for calls within the Russian Federation
“Look” for 900 rubles/month. – for general traffic and for watching videos on YouTube, different numbers of gigabytes are included: 16 and 20, unlimited access to social networks;
“Speak” for 500 rubles – 3 gigabytes, valid throughout the Russian Federation and 600 minutes of calls;
“Listen” for 500 rubles – local calls are free for 250 minutes, access to listening to music on some services without restrictions and 6 gigabytes of Internet are available;
“Premium” for 3,000 rubles – includes 20 gigabytes for watching videos and for general needs, 5,000 minutes without national roaming and any number of free SMS.

Internet in Russia for owners of this line is not subject to roaming tariffs. There are also additional options that provide inexpensive access to the Internet. Let's look at a few of them.