From June 1, 2019, in accordance with Articles 46 and 54 of the Federal Law "On Communications", national and intranet roaming in the Russian Federation has been canceled. Subscribers of Russian mobile operators do not overpay for calls if they are not in their “home region”. The innovation also affected the Crimea and Sevastopol, local regional operators are already working according to new standards.

Crimea, which has been part of Russia for a considerable period of time, nevertheless still experiences some kind of difficulties in terms of cellular communications. The fact is that the operators of the Big Four (Megafon, Beeline, Tele2) never entered the peninsula, and tourist subscribers of one or another operator find themselves in roaming.

We remind you that roaming is the process of providing services to a subscriber who is in a “guest” network, that is, outside the “home” service area. Roaming can be regional (intranet) and national (inter-net). The process of canceling intranet roaming in Russia was completed in the first half of 2018 (among the consequences of this innovation is the rise in the cost of communication, but this is a different topic).

Roaming in Crimea is a separate headache for tourists who are going to visit local resorts. However, each of the mobile operators is ready to offer subscribers either services or special options designed to facilitate rest and somewhat reduce costs.

How to activate roaming in Crimea? This happens either automatically when the phone registers itself in the local network (like in Beeline), or manually, when it comes to additional options and services (like in Tele2).

MTS: roaming in Crimea 2020

The only operator from the "Big Four", which is represented on the peninsula, albeit unofficially, is MTS. In April 2018, MTS singled out Crimea into a separate region (initially it belonged to the Krasnodar Territory).

There is national roaming for MTS subscribers in Crimea. The company offers several options to save money for those who travel to the peninsula with their SIM card.

• "Home package Russia" (subscription fee - 15 rubles per day of use)
• "Home package Russia +" (subscription fee - 100 rubles per month)
• "Russia is at home everywhere" (subscription fee - 5 rubles per day)

Attention! Options are not available for all tariff plans. Read the descriptions about which specific options apply to which specific tariffs.

The most favorable tariffs for trips to Crimea are considered tariffs of the "Smart" line.

Megafon: roaming in Crimea 2020

Megafon offers its subscribers who are going to relax on the peninsula to connect the option "Crimea"... It is available for all tariffs (with the exception of Around the World).

• Incoming calls at the time of rest in Crimea - 0 rubles.
• Outgoing calls - 4 rubles / minute.
• Outgoing SMS - 3 rubles.
• Internet - 5 rubles / 1 Mb.

The service is connected free of charge.

The subscription fee is 15 rubles per day.

There is one nuance (in fact, there are several of them, and the description of the service is worth reading in full): if you call and send messages to phones with Ukrainian numbering in Crimea, they will be evaluated as outgoing calls and SMS to Ukraine (35 rubles per minute, 5, 95 rubles per SMS).

Beeline: roaming in Crimea 2020

National roaming operates on the peninsula for Beeline subscribers. You do not need to connect anything: the phone will register in the partner network automatically.

• Incoming calls are free.
• Outgoing SMS - 2.03 rubles.
• Outgoing calls to Russian numbers - 2.03 rubles.
• Internet - 2.03 rubles / 1 MB for the first 3 MB per day, then a 110 MB package is provided (203.39 rubles per day), then, when the package ends, the cost is 2.03 rubles / MB until the end of the day.

Please note that many of the connected Beeline services in Crimea are not provided. Likewise with Internet traffic packages. Check these points in the call-center so as not to pay extra.

Tele2: roaming in Crimea 2020

How will the operator "Tele2" please? First, the basic roaming prices.

• Incoming calls - 1 ruble / minute.
• Outgoing calls to Russian numbers - 3 rubles / minute.
• Outgoing SMS - 3 rubles.
• Internet - 3 rubles / 1 Mb.

Secondly, you can connect the service "Easy Internet on the Peninsula".

In this article, we will figure out which MTS tariff is most profitable for going to Crimea, whether roaming is enabled there and what options must be activated before the trip so as not to overpay.

For those who are going to Crimea with children, there are also many links to stories of mothers about their experience of traveling to a particular place.

Officially, it does not work, because otherwise it will run into sanctions. Therefore, Crimea has its own operators, which act as partners to Russian operators, including MTS.

What does this mean for you? Absolutely nothing. You choose the desired tariff from MTS, connect the necessary options, and when you arrive in Crimea, the phone will automatically connect to local operators, but all the conditions for the tariff will be fulfilled for you as indicated by MTS.

What can be upsetting is the bad internet on the peninsula. There is no 4G at all, 3G is not everywhere and is not stable. Therefore, if you pay for a large Internet package for a trip, it is not a fact that you will be able to use it at all.

Roaming in Crimea or not

Formally, MTS does not consider Crimea to be Russia, but the tariff is domestic Russian.

Accordingly, the options that will allow you to save on communications are selected from the "Travel in Russia" section.

Which tariff or option to choose

You do not need to change the tariff, but you will need to activate one of the special options for profitable intercity and travel in Russia. Which one to choose depends on your current fare and the duration of the trip.

There are three of them available (for the summer of 2019):

• Home package Russia
• Home package Russia +
• Russia is at home everywhere

Home package Russia

It costs 10 rubles a day.

The option is valid on all current MTS tariffs - “My Unlimited”, “Smart Unlimited”, “Smart”, “Smart Mini”, “Smart Nonstop”, “Hype”.

You can use your package of minutes, SMS and gigabytes as in your home region, paying extra 10 rubles per day.

If in the home region all outgoing calls to MTS numbers are free, then from Crimea they spend a package of minutes, and then they become paid in accordance with your tariff like numbers of other operators.

For example, you have a Smart tariff with 550 minutes included. With this option, all those entering Crimea will be free, from Crimea you will call MTS and other operators (including Crimean ones) for free until 550 minutes have expired, and after that - 3 rubles per minute for an outgoing call.

The option is suitable for short trips, less than 10 days. The next option will be more profitable from a week or more.

To connect, dial * 111 * 743 # call on the phone

Home package Russia +

It costs 100 rubles a month.

The same conditions and nuances as for the "Russia Home Package" option, only more beneficial for long trips.

If you are traveling for 9 days - it is more profitable to take the option for 10 rubles a day - you will pay from 10 to 90 rubles. depending on the duration of the trip. Anything from 10 days - paying 100 rubles for a whole month will be cheaper.

To connect, dial * 111 * 128 # call on the phone
Or through your personal account on the website, in the Service Management / Connect New Services section.

Russia is at home everywhere

It costs 5 rubles a day.

This option is for old and archived tariffs - Super MTS, Red Energy, Super Zero, Per-second, Guest, Your Country, MTS Connect including archived versions.

Many subscribers who have decided to relax at the resorts of the Crimean peninsula are concerned about the rules and procedure for connecting cellular communications from MTS in Crimea. This issue is still in limbo, as modern telephone companies are in no rush to offer their own services to local residents. This situation is caused by a lot of reasons, but in general, the refusal to expand the cellular network to the territory of Crimea is explained by economic and political reasons.

The situation will not change in the near future, and therefore subscribers who decide to visit the Black Sea resorts in 2020 should think in advance about choosing the optimal tariffication and connecting additional services that reduce the cost of communication. Without observing these rules, paying for phone calls can bring trouble to users, since the amount spent will be too high. You can find the required information on possible ways to save money on the official website of the telephone company, where all the details and features of the available tariff plans are described.

The first thing users need to know about MTS roaming in Crimea is the unwillingness of the cellular operator to cover this topic. There is practically no information on the company's website about the procedure for connecting to a mobile network on the territory of the peninsula. But, if you look more closely or contact the contact center staff, it turns out that roaming is present in the specified region. But it is not international, but national. Consequently, the options that allow you to reduce the cost of services must be available for traveling around the country ("Everywhere at home", "Home package Russia").

Communication and mobile Internet will remain available without the activation of add-ons, but their cost will be higher than usual. Special options are required not to provide the subscriber with communication, but to reduce the cost of basic services, so users need to think in advance about which connection option to choose. In case of difficulties with the choice, clients can contact the contact center consultants and ask their advice. Moreover, the support staff will activate the option chosen by the caller if he informs them of such a desire.

MTS tariff in Crimea in 2020

The mobile operator does not provide special tariffs for the Crimean peninsula, so people who decide to relax on the Black Sea coast should not waste their own time looking for such offers.

But it is worth taking a closer look at the Zabugorische option available for connection on all Smart tariffs (including Tariffische). It allows subscribers to use pre-allocated service packages available to users both in the country and abroad. According to the basic conditions of the mentioned service, clients will have access to:

• 7 GB of internet traffic;
• 350 minutes of outgoing calls;
• free communication within the network, regardless of the location of the interlocutor;
• 350 messages;
• unlimited access to social networks.

A weekly subscription fee is charged for the listed packages. The services themselves, respectively, are updated every week, and therefore the above should be enough to complete all the actions planned by subscribers.

An alternative solution is the option "Home package Russia +", which allows you to significantly reduce the current communication rates.

Roaming connection

Users wondering about how MTS works in Crimea and roaming (whether or not in 2020) should not worry about connecting the mentioned service. The tariffs provided by the telephone company include roaming in the list of basic services available on each SIM card. The exception is situations when the user independently disables the option through his personal account. In such cases, you cannot do without reconnecting. You will be able to restore the disabled option in your personal account or in the company's mobile application.

Considering that roaming does not need to be activated, subscribers should connect the add-ons already described above to reduce the cost of outgoing calls and the Internet.

Connection to the network on the territory of the peninsula will not cause any difficulties. There are no MTS own radio towers here, so users will have to join the telco's partner networks. This usually happens automatically, but if it doesn't, users will have to:

1. Go to phone settings.
2. Find an item mentioning available networks.
3. Update the list.
4. Choose the right one.
5. Save your changes.

Nothing extra is needed.

Disconnection

Disabling roaming does not make sense, since the service is provided free of charge and is basic. But, if the subscriber is determined to refuse the service, he can turn it off in his personal account in the section with the list of active options.

Deactivation of options aimed at reducing the cost of cellular communication will be much more urgent. They work in any region, therefore, if the client does not deactivate them on their own, money will continue to be debited from the SIM card balance, regardless of how much the user needs more active add-ons. The order of deactivation depends on the connected add-ons and may be more different. The exact methods of disconnection should be clarified on the website or with the company's consultants. An alternative, universal solution will be to disable unnecessary services through your personal account.

(4 estimates, average: 4,00 out of 5)

36 comments

does the tariff plan "Tariffische" work on the territory of Crimea?

Hello, yes.

Tell me if you need to connect the home package russia plus on the tariff my smart when you are in the Crimea?

Hello, on your tariff plan you can additionally not connect anything.

If I am going to Crimea, and I have a Smart Nonstop tariff, will the connection and the Internet work for me on the trip? or do you need to activate the Home package Russia? I just went 2 years ago and the whole connection was cut off immediately after we got on the ferry.

Hello! My daughter left for Crimea, wanted to connect the option “Home package Russia”, but after dialing the combination, an SMS came in response “connection problem or invalid MMI code

I have a tariff All MTS. Will communications and the Internet work like at home or not?

Hello, cancellation of roaming is not stable at the moment.

I got a SIM card with tariff “Tarifische” for 300 rubles with unlimited internet for two weeks for a vacation in Crimea. When entering the peninsula, the Internet disappeared. Although the MTS salon said that there would be no problems. What's the matter?

Hello, have you connected the “Russia Home Package”?

Tariff plan Smart Unlimited. Do I need to connect something to use the connection?

Hello, this tariff plan does not need to additionally connect anything.

Tell me the cost of 1 minute when calling from Crimea without connecting the service. Home region Rostov-on-Don

Hello, what is your tariff plan?

Hello, you can simply activate the option “Russia Plus Home Package”. The cost is 100 rubles per month. You can connect using the USSD command * 111 * 128 #

Hello, does the option “Everywhere at home” work in Crimea on the SUPER MTS 042014 tariff plan?

Hello, “Everywhere at home” is no longer available. You need to activate the “Home package Russia +”.

My tariff is unlimited, did I need to connect options?

Hello, you don't have to connect anything in addition.

Hello! The converters before the trip to Crimea SIM card mts, connected the Internet, the employee said that everything would work, but as soon as we left for Crimea, the Internet disappeared.

Hello, unfortunately, you were not informed correctly. Before the trip, you need to activate the “Russia + Home Package” service.

Hello! I'm going to Crimea. Smart tariff. Do I need to connect anything else?

Hello, while the cancellation of roaming is not stable. You can activate the option “Home package Russia plus”. The cost is 100 rubles per month. You can connect using the USSD command * 111 * 128 #

We are already leaving Crimea the day after tomorrow, is it worth connecting the Russia Home package for one day, or is it better to connect roaming? Tomorrow you need the Internet to travel around Crimea. Used Wi-Fi here

Hello, it's better to enable the option.

I was in the Crimea. They connected roaming mts. They told me to turn it off at home. How to do it??

Hello, you can go to your personal account and disable additional. options.

How does Tariffische tariff plan work on the territory of Crimea? I have a son on a business trip there, a soldier.

Hello, call the operator, they will advise you.

Hello, in Moscow I bought a SIM card MTS tariff package and immediately connected the service home package Russia +, because I went to the Crimea and needed the Internet about which I notified the seller in advance, but the Internet does not work in Crimea. Is there a solution to this issue? Thank you in advance.

Hello, contact the operator at the toll-free number 8-800-250-0890.

Good evening!
Tell me, are incoming calls from Russia from the Beeline to MTS in Crimea (defined as Rostov Oblast) paid?

Hello, what is the tariff?

Visitors to the Crimean Peninsula should know how mobile MTS Internet works in Crimea. The fact is that currently the quality of the mobile Internet in Crimea leaves much to be desired. The only Russian operator that operates on the territory of the peninsula is MTS.

What are the tariffs for MTS in Crimea

Since there is MTS in Crimea, people who have come to rest in Crimea have two options for receiving the services of this operator.

Namely:

• Use a SIM card that they bought at home;
• Or buy a sim card directly in Crimea.

MTS in Crimea is attached to such a region as Krasnodar Territory, Republic of Adygea. In order to use the communication services of this operator, you must select one of the Smart tariffs.

There are several tariffs of this type, each of which includes packages of minutes and additional options, such as SMS and others.

1. The smallest tariff is called Smart mini, it costs 200 rubles. This package includes 1 GB of Internet, 1 thousand minutes within the network 200 messages. The cost of a minute to phone numbers that belong to other telecom operators is 12 rubles. Incoming calls are not charged. The cost of one message is 1.95 rubles;
2. For those people who plan to make calls to the phone numbers of other operators, it is recommended to connect a tariff called Smart or Smart unlimited. In the first option, the subscription fee will be 350 rubles per month, and the second tariff will cost 12.90 rubles for the first month of use. Then the cost increases to 15 rubles. The cost of outgoing calls here will cost only 3 rubles;
3. Guest rate. Its peculiarity lies in the fact that here all incoming calls are free and outgoing calls to the same tariff plan are not paid. For other tariffs the cost of one minute is 1.50 rubles. Calls to another region will cost 3.50 rubles;
4. If a network user plans to use the Internet, then he will need to connect an option such as Super Bit Smart. Here, 3 GB per month will cost 10 rubles per day;
5. In the case when you need to use a SIM card in Crimea, which was purchased at home, you can connect a tariff called "Everywhere at home." Connecting this option is 30 rubles per day. A subscription fee is also debited, which is 7 rubles per day. The cost of outgoing calls throughout the country will be 3 rubles, and incoming calls are free. Also, 100 free messages are connected to this option.

Network users should be aware that even if they connect the additional mobile Internet option with the MTS operator, this does not mean that they will be able to use the Internet normally. The point is that 3 g there is no internet, but there are only 2 g. The data transfer speed is very low, so it will be problematic to open site pages. Even in order to send messages over the Internet, you will have to make several attempts.

Also, mobile users of MTS in Crimea note that depending on the location, the quality of the mobile Internet improves or deteriorates. Moreover, a 3g icon may be displayed on the smartphone screen, but after use, it is very problematic to enter the network.

Communication in cities

Also, users note that connecting to the mobile Internet is problematic in such large cities as:

• Sevastopol;
• Yalta.

The media reported that in 2017 the situation with the mobile Internet in Crimea will improve. But only the next summer season will show how accurate this information is. Until that time, using the Internet in Crimea was problematic. This applies to both mobile internet and wi fi networks.

As for phone calls, everything is fine here, so you can use MTS as a telecom operator. MTS has different Smart tariffs, you can choose the most suitable one and communicate freely during your vacation. As for the Internet, it is not known whether the situation in Crimea will improve in the near future or not. Therefore, people whose professional activities are associated with constant access to the Internet will be problematic to carry out any actions on the peninsula.

In this regard, it is recommended to worry in advance and find out whether there is a normal Internet connection at the place of stay or not. Because you shouldn't count on mobile devices. If the hotel does not have a high-quality level of Internet, but it is necessary for work, then you should change the place of stay.

On the Crimean peninsula, there is only one GSM network, which was created in 2014 and belongs to the K-Telecom company. To have access to the Crimean people, Russian mobile operators have agreed with Win Mobile and entered into roaming agreements.

True, the quality of communication is rather poor and everyone is talking about this, both ordinary residents and guests of the resort region, and officials. Mobile Internet is functioning very badly, since K-Telecom uses EDGE technology. For example, through VimpelCom you will not be able to access the global network in the city of Sevastopol at all, although Internet roaming works in the rest of the territory. Using MTS roaming in Crimea or Megafon, you will not face such problems.

The main intrigue of Crimea and mobile communications is the visible presence of MTS Russia in the resort cities, while officially it is not there. Announcements of tariffs and new packages can be seen in any city of the peninsula, in fact, as well as buy MTS SIM cards.

These SIM cards work in roaming mode, this can be understood by the appearance of the corresponding icon, therefore, data roaming should be allowed in the phone settings in order to work normally with the mobile Internet. Although the roaming icon will glow, it will not affect the cost of communication, if you choose the right tariff. That is, in fact, why the bulk of Crimean residents are connected to the MTS.

The paradox is that when we find out from the company what kind of roaming MTS has in Crimea, we get the answer - international. In principle, this is logical, because the subscriber is served by Ukrainian networks. But, as mentioned above, there is no roaming in the literal sense of the word. How does this happen? It's just that the Ukrainian mts, which is called "MTS-Ukraine", belongs to a Russian holding. So, an agreement was reached between ourselves so that the cost of MTS roaming in Russia and Crimea would not differ.

A paradoxical situation emerges: on the Crimean peninsula, Russian tariffs and numbers are used, but Ukrainian operators are working, although officially there is only one local GSM-network "K-Telecom" from Win Mobile.

Roaming MTS in Crimea 2020: tariffs

Visitors to the peninsula, arriving at the resort from the mainland, find themselves in the home roaming zone from the region "Krasnodar Territory and the Republic of Adygea", due to which the cost of communication services will be higher. In order to reduce their expenses, subscribers can use the following methods:

• Use Smart mini tariff.
• Choose Smart or Smart Unlimited.
• Take the "Guest" tariff
• Connect the option "Everywhere at home" for 100 rubles.

Let's compare these three rates:

Smart mini

Smart

Smart unlimited

Guest

How to activate roaming on MTS in Crimea

There are several ways to activate the “Everywhere at home” service:

• using the combination * 111 * 1021 #;
• send an SMS to number 111 with the text 1021;
• call 0890 and ask the operator to activate the service.

MTS Internet in Crimea roaming

In general, the tariffs for mobile Internet in the MTS holding are the most "tasty", it is enough to use the "SuperBit" service. True, all these iridescent dreams crash like a surf on the Crimean rocks as soon as you set foot on the peninsula, since there are no 3G networks, and even more so LTE.

As vacationers say: MTS Internet in Crimea is the worst Internet.

The fact is that WIN seems to be present, but you simply cannot access the Internet. Simple messages in WhatsApp may not be sent, which is already talking about the opening of sites.

Of course, you can go into the settings of your smartphone and manually switch to another operator, thereby getting into “real” roaming and surfing the global network for an increased price. True, where are the guarantees that another operator will have a faster Internet.