For those who have never been to Crimea, it will be an amazing discovery that there are problems with high-speed Internet in this area. For residents of the Republic of Crimea, 3G is a luxury.

The fact is that towers are needed to provide the peninsula with high-speed Internet. Now on the territory of Crimea there are towers of Ukrainian mobile operators, which cannot function for technical reasons. Now Crimea is part of the Russian Federation, but unlike other regions of our country, there are problems with the mobile Internet.

Communication issues

Unfortunately, on the peninsula there are no mobile operators familiar to a Russian person, such as:

• Beeline;
• Megaphone;
• Tele 2.

All cellular services are provided through local operators, such as Win Mobile, Krymtelecom and Volna Mobile. In this regard, all users of SIM cards of Russian mobile operators are forced to connect to roaming.

Users of cellular services should be aware that roaming rates are quite high, with the exception of MTS. But MTS doesn't have 3 g, unfortunately, only 2 will be available in Crimeag format.

What are the options for using cellular services in Crimea

For people who come to Crimea on vacation or for business meetings, there are several options for using mobile communications:

1. Pay for expensive roaming charges and continue using your SIM card;
2. MTS users can do without 3g Internet;
3. Buy a local SIM card.

When Crimea belonged to Ukraine, such telecom operators operated on its territory as:

• Ukrtelecom;
• Intertelecom;
• Рeople.net;
• MTS-connect.

Currently, these carriers do not support 3g. And some of these companies do not work in Crimea.

Russian mobile operators do not enter the Crimean market. This is due to the unstable economic situation on the peninsula. Therefore, large mobile operators do not want to risk their image.

Currently, the mobile Internet of the 3G format is offered by Win mobile. You should know that almost all cellular operators of the Russian market are connected to this operator. Another operator like Volna Mobile promises 3G mobile Internet format. MTS works with this operator. If you go to the site of these mobile operators, then they have a coverage area where 2g, 3g and 4g Internet operates.

However, there is a proviso that the value of the claimed coatings may vary, both upward and downward. Therefore, guests of the peninsula should be prepared for the fact that in roaming they will have problems with the quality of the Internet.

3g in Sevastopol promises to provide Sevmobile. Also, the provision of such a format of mobile Internet throughout the island promises Krymtelecom.

The press reported that Crimea in 2017 will be provided with 3G and 4G mobile Internet. But how much this will correspond to reality is currently not known.

Tariffs of Russian operators

What tariffs are offered by Russian mobile operators:

Visitors to the peninsula should not indulge in the hope that there will be high-quality mobile Internet in Crimea. Therefore, it is better to find out if there is a high-quality wi fi in the resting place. You should also be aware that even if an icon about the presence of the Internet is displayed on the phone's display, it will be problematic to use it. Since there is no good Internet in Crimea. The promises of the media suggest that high-quality Internet will appear this year. But how true this information is will become known only in the season.

The May holidays have already died down and very little is left until the first summer days: which means that the holiday season is already a stone's throw. Even when planning a trip to Crimea, vacationers ask themselves - 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 mobile internet not expensive and how is it going? We will try to give answers in our article about the current tariffs for cellular communications from 4 major Russian cellular operators in Crimea.

Mobile communications and Internet Megafon in Crimea

Megafon subscribers while in 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 the 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 MB, rounded to 250 KB. Detailed information on the cost of communication services of the company "Megafon" in the Crimea and Sevastopol can be studied on the official website of Megafon, and you can connect the service directly in your personal account. The connected option "Crimea" is active until the subscriber disconnects the service, that is, it has an unlimited period of validity.

Beeline, by analogy with Megafon, provides communication services in Crimea within the framework of intranet roaming based on the K-Telecom network. Despite the fact that Beeline back in 2015 launched the "Farewell roaming" campaign, which actually meant the deactivation of roaming throughout the Russian Federation for the "All for ..." tariff plans, Sevastopol, Crimea, Kamchatka Oblast and some other regions of Russia were included in the list of their territories are subject to standard intranet roaming rates.

To use Beeline mobile Internet in roaming, while in Crimea, VimpelCom offers two options "The most advantageous Internet in roaming" (for prepaid tariffs) and "Internet Planet" (for postpaid tariffs). Both options do not require activation or 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 on tariffs for Beeline cellular communication in Crimea on the official website of the operator.

Mobile communications and Internet MTS in Crimea

Subscribers of the MTS company, 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, is not the same as for other operators. In order for MTS subscribers to be able to use communication comfortably and save their expenses on it, they are offered to use the service “Like at home everywhere”. The main advantage of this 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. To activate the service, you will have to pay 30 rubles and every day a small amount from the local subscriber's affiliation: for Moscow, for example, the monthly subscription for the option "Like at home everywhere" is 7 rubles.

Attention: the service does not turn off 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 #

More detailed information can be found on the official website of MTS.

MTS tariffs for mobile Internet are, perhaps, the most advantageous. To do this, you need to activate the "SuperBit" service, which is valid 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 fluctuate depending on the home region of the subscriber: 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

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

• Incoming calls - free
• 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 connecting the service "Like at home in Crimea", you can get the following prices for TELE2 cellular communication in the territory of the Republic of Crimea: 0 rubles for all incoming calls, 5 rubles / min for all outgoing calls to mainland Russian phones, SMS and MMS to all mobile numbers Russian 3.5 rubles. The cost of connecting this option is 30 rubles, and the disconnection is free.

Please note that the "Zero Everywhere" service, which gives an advantage when traveling within the Russian Federation, does not work in Crimea and the city of Sevastopol.

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

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

Prospects for full-fledged work of cellular operators in Crimea

As we can see the Crimean peninsula in terms of mobile communication services is still standing 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 large players in the mobile industry are afraid of imposing sanctions if the network "enters" the territory of the Crimean peninsula, which in turn may result in large losses and fines for them.

What is the cellular communication in Crimea in 2020, which telecom operators work in Crimea, how much does mobile communication cost in Crimea in 2020? Going on vacation in Crimea, you should take care of a good cellular connection and the Internet in advance, if you need them on the trip. It is better not to rely on "maybe", because here everything is not the same as in Russia as a whole, tariffs are different, there is roaming, and bills can come for thousands of rubles. Also, the second important point is to study information about, here, too, there are differences from the mainland and there are no Sberbank and VTB ATMs. I also recommend downloading a branded Travelinka map across Crimea to your phone. For work, you do not need the Internet, the traffic on the phone is not consumed, the map determines the location by satellite and plots the route, beaches, attractions, hotels, cafes are marked on it.

For those who are not in the know, Crimea is an unrecognized territory for the whole world (except for Russia), so the activities of companies in this territory are subject to sanctions. Only companies that operate exclusively in Russia are not afraid of sanctions. But mobile communication in Crimea and usual operators also work outside Russia, therefore they do not officially enter Crimea and provide services both in roaming ( except for MTS, they are apparently fearless).

From June 1, all operators will cancel roaming throughout Russia, including Crimea and Sevastopol.

Mobile operators in Crimea

The companies we know that provide mobile communication services in Crimea do not work the same way as on the mainland. Perhaps all sorts of sanctions played a role, or maybe not, but this remains a fact. For example, the usual mobile communication in Crimea - Beeline, Megafon and Tele-2 does not have any additional options for the region. You will not be able to purchase SIM cards from these companies; you will not have tariffs and promotions calculated for connection on the territory of the Russian Federation; the customers of these operators will get into internal roaming, and phone calls will cost much more.

What connection works in Crimea

Of the Russian operators on the Crimean Peninsula, only MTS works well... This has already been proven over the years, there is no need to invent anything new. In addition to the fact that “Smart” tariffs have free calls to MTS and the included Internet package, you can activate additional service packages for other tariffs for movement in the region you are interested in (Crimea).

There are also own mobile communication companies in Crimea: Volna, Krymtelecom, Win Mobile (K-Telecom), Sevmobile (works well only in Sevastopol and the surrounding area). These companies are not afraid of sanctions, but for the rest of the Russians they are not familiar and do not work outside the territory of Crimea - need to buy a separate SIM card.

Mobile communication in Crimea 2020 - mobile internet

As for connecting to the Internet for mobile devices, on the Crimean peninsula the functions 3G and 4G can be caught through companies Win Mobile(almost every Russian cellular company is connected to this company within roaming borders) and Wave(with the help of it, MTS connects to the Internet). In Sevastopol, 3G is offered by Sevmobile, and throughout Crimea - by Krymtelecom. The media said that the entire peninsula will be connected to 3G and 4G networks in 2020. Last year, a connection was noticed at the new airport of Simferopol and large cities LTE.

Which mobile operators work in Crimea 2020

Now they work in Crimea MTS, Megafon, Beeline, Tele2, Iota, Volna, Sevmobile, Krymtelecom.

Cellular communication in Crimea 2020 - MTS

Due to the peculiarities of building networks, connection to the MTS Russia network on the territory of the Republic of Crimea is provided with the involvement of a roaming partner and at Russian tariffs. Thus, the coverage and quality of communication at the moment depends on the MTS roaming partner in the region.

As mentioned earlier, mobile communication from MTS operates in Crimea. This company provides tariff plans for the line "Smart", this is the best tariff, because you do not need to connect any options- the Internet will work, all incoming calls are free, outgoing calls to MTS in Russia are also free.

• Tariff plan Smart mini(somewhere, of course, the connection is bad, but it will do - it costs 200 rubles) contains: 100 minutes for on-net calls, 200 messages and 1 GB of Internet. Calls to other operators will cost 12 rubles per minute. abroad of the region (at the border - 1.5 rubles), SMS - 1.95 rubles. Incoming calls are free. Rate Smart mini requires activation of the “feel like home everywhere” service.
• For tariff Smart additional options do not need to be connected if the conditions say “throughout Russia”.
• Tariff plans Smart(monthly fee from 300 rubles) and Smart Unlimited(at least Moscow unlimited works without problems - 12.9 rubles / day in the first month, 15 rubles / day in all subsequent months) it is better to choose when you are going to communicate by phone mainly with subscribers of other operators. These tariffs provide a more impressive amount of minutes and internet.
• "Home package Russia +"- this package must be connected to all subscribers of the tariff Smart to use the included minutes and the Internet in Crimea. It costs 100 rubles. per month.
• Rate Smart for their- a very cool tariff, but it is not available for most of the users. This tariff is received by MTS employees and can give several secret codes to connect to their friends or relatives. On the Internet, secret codes are sold from 1500 rubles. Monthly fee 200 rubles. includes 10 GB of Internet throughout Russia, 600 minutes for calls, free calls to MTS. In Crimea, no options are needed, because the included minutes and the Internet in the tariff are already valid throughout Russia.
• If the tariff is not Smart(any other old tariff from MTS), you will not be able to use the connection as well as in your region.
• MTS has a tariff called "guest", incoming and outgoing calls (to subscribers who have purchased an identical tariff plan) will be free, other services in this area - 1.5 rubles / min. In addition to calls to subscribers of other mobile companies, their cost will be 3.5 rubles.
• To use the Internet, you need to activate the option SuperBIT Smart, for 10 rubles / day, you will receive 3 GB within a month.
• "Everywhere at home"- all incoming calls to the subscriber are free, and the rest of the rates correspond to the selected tariff plan.
• There is MTS bonus- points are awarded for the use of communication, you can connect additional Internet, which also works in Crimea. Last year, MTS announced the closure of the bonus program, now there is only MTS cashback.

Crimean peninsula 2020 - Megafon

*** There is information from Megafon that the Crimea option is not working now.

• Megaphone in Crimea works in roaming. The connection is good, but the prices for the services are high.
• The company provides its customers with the option "Crimea" daily payment will be 15 rubles; outgoing - 5 rubles / min (directly to your region); incoming will be free; the cost of one SMS will be 3 rubles; Internet will cost - 5 rubles / 1 mb. Without the connected option, incoming and outgoing calls will cost 9.99 rubles, SMS - 4.90 rubles, 1 MB - 9.90 rubles.
• There is an option "All Russia"- you can talk at home rate + internet.
• If you do not connect any options, then the money is debited, as in international roaming - 55 rubles / min.

Which telecom operators in Crimea - Beeline

• Beeline is very expensive in Crimea. Bad connection. The cost is the same as in roaming. Tourists often complain about bills of several thousand rubles.
• Upon arrival in the Republic of Crimea or Sevastopol, you must register in the K-telecom network.
• For communication and the Internet to work, you need to install the program on your phone - VPN.
• On the site they have a cryptic phrase: "Beeline can provide preferential tariffication on several tariff plans." In fact, no one has seen this "preferential" tariffication.

Roaming in Crimea. What is the mobile connection in Crimea - Tele-2

• It is impossible to officially buy cellular cards of this operator on the Crimean peninsula.
• Tariffs "Black", "Super Black" do not work, they charge money as in roaming. The connection itself catches. The Internet is very slow.
• In Crimea, there is a tariff: 5 rubles / min for incoming and outgoing, 3.50 rubles. - SMS, 5 rubles. - 1 mb of the Internet.
• The operator provides the option "At home in Crimea", she gives you free incoming calls, outgoing all the same 5 rubles, the Internet only to the Crimea at home catches not badly.

Crimean peninsula 2020 - Yota

For 9 rubles / min. outgoing calls will cost 19 rubles per minute, messages also cost 19 rubles, to connect to the Internet - 9 rubles. for 1 KB.

What connection works in Crimea - other cellular operators

In addition to the mobile communication companies known to the Russian, several local companies are based on the Crimean Peninsula. It makes sense to connect them if you are traveling to Crimea for a long time, if the family does not have MTS, if there is no wi-fi at the hotel, and the Internet is always needed.

Telecom operators in Crimea: Win mobile

All Russian mobile operators in Crimea work through this operator. You can connect to it separately.

The operator has a separate tariff for tourists - "On the sea": outgoing cost - 3 rubles / min. to numbers of any operators within the Russian Federation, free incoming calls and 10 rubles. for 100 Mb of the Internet.

In the case when you only need the Internet, the best solution would be to connect the tariff "Fast and the Furious"... Works in a modem, contains 15 GB of Internet, the fee will be 400 rubles / month.

If you need to communicate only within the network, then there is an unlimited tariff.

What is the connection in Crimea: Volna company

Volna Mobile is a Crimean mobile operator. The "Sea" tariff plan costs 150 rubles / month. It includes 300 free minutes for outgoing calls within the Crimean Peninsula and Krasnodar Territory, 3 rubles / min. outgoing calls within Russia, incoming calls - free of charge. For the Internet, it is better to take the "Wind" tariff, for 300 rubles. you will receive 10 GB of Internet per month.

What kind of cellular communication in Crimea: Sevmobile company

This operator offers a tariff plan "My City": 90 minutes within the area, free on-net calls, costing 180 rubles / month. To access the Internet there is an additional option - 10 GB of Internet for 200 rubles / month. But as mentioned earlier, this operator covers only Sevastopol and the surrounding area.

Telecom operators in Crimea: Krymtelecom company

Krymtelecom provides a tariff plan "My Crimea", which does not function in Sevastopol. The tariff contains: 5 rubles / min. outgoing calls within the Russian Federation, 30 first intranet minutes - free of charge (hereinafter 0.20 rubles / min.), 1.5 rubles / min. in the region, 1 rub. - messages inside the peninsula, 2 rubles. across Russia. 10 GB of Internet for 200 rubles / month, you can purchase in excess of what you already have.

We examined what kind of cellular communication in Crimea, what communication operators work in Crimea, how much mobile communication costs in Crimea in 2020. As you can see, it is profitable to use only MTS in Crimea, other Russian operators cannot yet agree on profitable roaming. We hope this article will help you make the right choice regarding the selection of the mobile operator that suits you. Enjoy your stay!

: talked about top operators, popular tariffs and prices, and also gave useful practical advice.

Before the reunification of Crimea with Russia, 3 Ukrainian operators operated on the territory of the peninsula, serving about 3 million subscribers (up to 4.5 million during the tourist season).

In August 2014, Ukrainian mobile communications began to leave Crimea. In September of the same year, MTS-Ukraine activated technical roaming through the WinMobile network (the brand owner is K-Telecom), which worked until the end of 2014 only in large cities.

Operators and coverage

The first Crimean operator "Win mobile"(code + 7-978-9) appeared on the peninsula on August 5, 2014 and began to provide services in the GSM standard. A little earlier, SIM-cards "MTS Krasnodar" (code + 7-978) began to be imported in large quantities. According to the head office, the company does not operate directly on the peninsula (it uses the Win mobile network to provide technical roaming).

Attention! Win mobile SIM cards work only in the Russian Federation, in other countries these SIM cards are useless.

In 2016, 2 more operators appeared on the peninsula: in February - state-owned Krymtelecom (owned by the Ministry of Information and Communication of Crimea; code + 7-978-40), and in June - Volna mobile (owned by KTK-Telecom; code + 7-978-5).

Important! Krymtelecom does not serve the territory of Sevastopol, where its own operator Sevmobile exists (code + 7-978-254 / + 7-978-300).

Tele2, Beeline and Megafon in Crimea operate through the towers of local operators, using technical roaming in the same way as MTS. Some stores sell "gray" SIM-cards, but the subscribers of these companies on the peninsula are much smaller.

Starter package price and communication quality

The Sevmobile starter package costs 100 rubles. The company offers 6 tariff plans. However, "Sevmobile" suits, mainly, residents of Sevastopol, who rarely travel outside the city. There is national roaming on the territory of the Republic, moreover, you have to turn it on manually.

Tariffs of the Crimean telecom operators

Roaming: The cost of national roaming for all operators is 10 rubles per minute on average. and 10 rubles / Mb. International roaming: from 30 rubles / min. (CIS) up to 70 rubles / min. (far abroad).

Also "Crimeans" provide a wide range of services for corporate clients.

Important! The most convenient tariff for MTS Krasnodar subscribers on the peninsula is Super MTS.

The cost of the company's services is insignificantly more expensive, the service “Favorite country. Russia".

"Megaphone" offers its subscribers the option "Crimea": for 15 rubles / day, incoming calls will become free, outgoing calls within Russia and 1 MB of Internet will cost 5 rubles / min. ATTENTION, to use the Crimea option, you need to connect to the K-Telecom network, the network will be displayed on the screen as WIN, RUS 32 or 25032 (in Sevastopol, RUS33).

Beeline (via the WIN network) and Tele2 (via the Volna mobile network) operate in a similar way. The best option for Beeline subscribers is to use the options "The most advantageous Internet in roaming" or "Week of Internet roaming". "Tele2" offers a service "At home in Crimea".

Interesting! The prices of the “big four” are practically the same.

All operators in Crimea provide services of comparable quality and price. Somehow you won't be able to outsmart mobile communications on the peninsula, in order to reduce the cost of using it, follow these simple tips:

• buying a Crimean SIM-card with internet is the most convenient and cheapest option to stay in touch;
• It is easier to buy a SIM card in big cities than in small and coastal ones;
• it is expensive to use the services of the Big Four on the peninsula. The best conditions are offered by MTS (especially Krasnodar numbers);
• keep an eye on the network connection (see above who is collaborating with whom). If the phone chooses the wrong network, you have to fork out seriously;
• if you are going to Crimea with a “big four” number, which will be called, use special preferential services and top up your account in Russia (on the peninsula this may cause problems or you will have to overpay);
• when you leave the peninsula, do not forget to turn off all preferential options (MTS often sins with this, eating money).

Development and prospects

Mobile communications in Crimea are actively developing and becoming more accessible. There is a hope that the Big Four will soon be able to get out of the “shadow” of technical roaming. In the meantime, we will use the mobile Internet of local operators.

Useful video

Get acquainted visually with the peculiarities of mobile communication in Crimea:

do not work quite the same as in other regions of Russia, due to fear of sanctions (or maybe for other reasons) Megafon, Beeline and TELE-2 do not work on the peninsula, i.e. you cannot buy their SIM cards and their promotions and tariffs intended for communication within the borders of the Russian Federation are not valid; subscribers of these operators find themselves in intranet roaming, which leads to an increase in the cost of their services.

At the end of December, the State Duma adopted a bill to abolish national roaming, including in Crimea. And incoming calls from June 1, 19 should be free.

MTS in Crimea

From all-Russian telecom operators in the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol only MTS works, Moreover, you can not only buy a SIM card on the spot upon arrival, but also arrange the appropriate additional services for moving around Russia in your home region.

Crimean mobile operators

In addition to MTS, Crimea has its own operators: Win mobile (K-telecom), Volna, Krymtelecom and Sevmobile(the latter, apparently, does not catch well outside of Sevastopol and the surrounding area).

Mobile Internet in Crimea

As for the mobile Internet, 3G and 4G services are provided by WIN mobile (almost all all-Russian operators are connected to it within the framework of roaming) and Volna mobile. Sevmobile also promises 3G in Sevastopol, and Krymtelecom across the peninsula. In fact, at the beginning of 2019, 3G operates almost everywhere, 4G only in large cities

Megaphone in Crimea 2019

Megafon offers its subscribers the option "Internet in Crimea":

the option is provided as part of tariff plans

and costs 60 MB - 99 rubles, without options 2.2 rubles for 1 MB

Also, the tariff plans offer an option for unlimited entry to Crimea for 33 rubles a day. Without options, incoming - 2 rubles per minute, outgoing 3 rubles per minute, SMS 2 rubles

For comparison, I leave the information as it was in the last 18th year -

daily subscription fee –15 rubles; incoming - free; outgoing - 4 rubles a minute (to the home region); SMS: 3 rubles; Internet - 5 rubles per 1MB.
If you do not connect the option, then incoming and outgoing will cost 9.99 rubles, SMS -4.90; 1MB - 9.90 rubles

Beeline in Crimea 2019

Beeline canceled international Roaming in Crimea from June 20, 2016. Beeline does not have any special options for Crimea, the prices for calls, SMS and the Internet depend on the tariff plan selected in the home region.
For example, with a SIM card issued in Moscow, the minute of an incoming call is 2.03 rubles, outgoing calls are 2.03 rubles a minute; SMS - 2.03 rubles; Internet 2.03 rubles per 1 MB. (In 2018, everything was 2 rubles, obviously the rise in price by 3 kopecks is due to VAT)

TELE-2 in Crimea 2019

Tele2 set the following prices for Crimea and Sevastopol in 2019.

Incoming calls - 1 ruble per minute,

outgoing 3 rubles per minute, SMS - 3 rubles,

Internet 1 MB - 3 rubles

It is also possible to activate the service "Like at home in Crimea": the cost of connection is 30 rubles; subscription fee - 6 rubles per day. This service resets the cost of incoming calls, all other prices remain at the level of the base tariff.

In 2018, it was 5 rubles per minute for both outgoing and incoming calls; 5 rubles for 1MB and 3.50 for SMS.

MTS in Crimea 2019

Since MTS operates in Crimea, you have two options: buy a local SIM card upon arrival or use a SIM card purchased in your home region.

MTS in Crimea belongs to the region "Krasnodar Territory and the Republic of Adygea" and offers several Smart tariffs, all of them include Internet packages, unlimited calls to MTS numbers in the region, minute packages for calls and SMS packages.

If you buy a SIM card in Crimea, then

for 300 rubles (Smart tariff) per month you can get 3 GB of Internet; 200 minutes for calls to all operators within the region and 200 SMS in the region. Calls to phones of other operators outside the region will cost 5 rubles per minute outside the region (within the limits - free of charge), and SMS to phones outside the region - 2 rubles. All incoming calls and SMS are free.

But it is profitable to do this if you need to make a lot of calls to the region's phones in Crimea, but if you plan to call home, and the house is outside the Krasnodar Territory and Crimea, then it is better to buy a SIM card and connect in your region before leaving. It is best to take Smart and Tarifische tariffs. Get tons of internet and hundreds of included minutes to your home region numbers.

When you arrive in Crimea, the connection network will not be MTS, but K-telecom or Winmobile

YOTA in Crimea 2019

Yota has significantly improved the conditions for the provision of services in Crimea

outgoing calls - 2.5 rubles / min., incoming calls - 2.5 rubles / min., outgoing SMS - 2.5 rubles, incoming SMS - free, mobile Internet - 2.5 rubles. for 1 MB, billing of 100 Kb).

In 2018, it was - a minute of outgoing and SMS - 19 rubles, incoming - 9, Internet - 9 rubles per 100 kb.

Mobile operators in Crimea: Win mobile

Win mobile has developed a special tariff for vacationers "At the Sea": 3 rubles per minute of any outgoing call within the Russian Federation and 10 kopecks. for 1Mb of Internet; incoming - free.
You can also take a tariff "Freedom of Communication" with the "Big Country" option, at a rate of up to 60 minutes within the network per day - free, incoming - free; the option costs 0 rubles for connection + 3 rubles per day, while all outgoing calls to Russia are at 2.95 rubles per minute. In addition, for this tariff you can set various options for the Internet, without options it costs 10 rubles per 1MB.
If you only need the Internet, then the Fast and Furious tariff provides 15 GB of Internet for 400 rubles a month.

Cellular operator Volna

Wave is not the most profitable operator for vacationers in Crimea. For 150 rubles a month at the "Sea" tariff you get the same 3 rubles per minute outgoing within Russia, 300 free minutes for calls in the Crimea and Krasnodar Territory, and 3 GB of Internet. The "Wind" tariff provides 10GB of Internet for 300 rubles a month.

Cellular operator Krymtelecom

Crimetelecom offers the My Crimea tariff (not valid in Sevastopol) 5 rubles per minute of outgoing calls within Russia, 0.20 - within the network (after 30 free minutes), 1.50 - in the region, SMS - 1 ruble in the region and 2 in Russia, for 200 rubles a month, you can additionally connect 10 GB of the Internet.

Cellular operator Sevmobile

SevMobile offers the “My City” tariff: for 180 rubles a month the subscriber gets 90 minutes within the region, free calls and SMS within the network, 3 rubles for incoming calls within the Russian Federation for 1 minute. It is better to connect an additional option to the Internet - 10 GB for 300 rubles per month.

It is worth noting that it is not easy to buy a SIM card in Crimea, for example, there are almost no official MTS offices in the region, and cards are sold by hand, while Win Mobile has official offices only in large cities. MTS salons can be found in Sevastopol and Simferopol.