How to connect roaming in Crimea?

Until now, mobile operators operate on the territory of the Crimea is not the same as throughout Russia. Perhaps this is due to the fear of sanctions, but providers such as Beeline, Megafon and Tele2 do not work across the entire peninsula. It is impossible neither to buy their SIM cards, nor to take advantage of tariffs and services offered to subscribers located in other regions of the Russian Federation. As soon as the owner of such a card is in the territory of the Crimea, intranet roaming is automatically connected, because of which the cost of communication increases very significantly. But is it possible to save somehow? How to connect roaming in the Crimea at no extra cost? To do this, you can use the services of other operators, including local operators.

On the territory of the Crimea there are own providers - "Wave", "K-Telecom" (also Win Mobile), "Sevmobile" and "Krymtelecom". At the same time, "Sevmobil" works well only within Sevastopol and its environs. In addition, there is in the Crimea and "MTS", though with some features. On what to choose?

Roaming MTS in Crimea

As already noted, this operator fully operates across the entire peninsula. Therefore, you can not just use the existing connection, but also purchase a local SIM card. When connected on the spot, the subscriber will have the opportunity to set certain tariffs, which in the future make it profitable to travel throughout Russia.

Roaming MTS in the Crimea is unprofitable, since the local SIM card of this operator offers several attractive tariff plans. The region of connection of this provider in the Crimea is the Krasnodar Territory and the Republic of Adygea. As elsewhere in the country, there are currently a number of Smart tariff plans that offer a certain number of unlimited calls to MTS within the region, Internet traffic and SMS packages.

Tariffs "MTS" in the Crimea

For those who use the phone minimally, the "Smart Mini" tariff plan is suitable, which will cost only 200 rubles. It includes the following package of services: 1 GB of Internet traffic, one thousand minutes for on-net calls, including for the region, as well as 200 SMS for local SIM cards "MTS". Within the region, calls to SIM cards from other providers will cost one and a half rubles per minute, while outside the same will cost 12 minutes.

If you plan to call not only MTS subscribers, it is better to choose Smart or Smart Unlimited packages, which mean cheaper internetwork calls. The first will cost 350 rubles a month, the second will cost just over 12 rubles a day in the first month of connection and 15 rubles a day for subsequent use.

Replace roaming in the Crimea will help the local tariff "Guest", assuming free incoming calls and emanating from the same SIM card. Any other calls within the region, as well as MTS subscribers throughout Russia, will cost one and a half rubles per minute. However, the Internet is not included in this package. It is best to add a service called "SuperBIT Smart", which will cost 10 rubles a day and will provide 3 GB of Internet traffic.

If you use the home sim card "MTS"

If you decide not to purchase a SIM card with a local tariff and use roaming in the Crimea, how much will it cost?

If you are connected to one of the "Smart" packages (with the exception of "Mini"), most services are valid throughout the territory of Russia. At the same time, when roaming, 15 rubles will be charged each day from your account. Calls within the package will be free, like Internet traffic. Over the package calls will cost 2 rubles per minute in the home region and five rubles in Russia, SMS - 3.80 rubles.

It is also possible to connect the service "Everywhere at home", which is available at almost all tariffs, including archival ones. The exceptions are the plans of "VIP-2014" and "Business without Borders". Connection of the service will cost 30 rubles, and use will cost seven rubles a day. Calls to Russia at the same time will cost three rubles per minute, and all incoming will be free. In addition, this service gives the subscriber one hundred SMS free of charge.

For Megafon subscribers

As it was already mentioned, there is no local tariff plan "Megafon" on the territory of the peninsula. Roaming in the Crimea will not be expensive - each outgoing and incoming minute will cost about ten rubles, as well as a megabyte of Internet. SMS message will cost about five rubles. Such roaming is automatically activated when entering the territory of an autonomous republic.

However, there is a possibility to save this provider. In the current year there is a special option "Megaphone" - "Roaming in the Crimea". It includes a monthly fee of 15 rubles per day. At the same time, all incoming calls will be free of charge, outgoing calls will cost five rubles per minute, Internet - megabytes for 5 rubles, SMS - three rubles.

For Beeline subscribers

Speaking about what kind of roaming in the Crimea at the "Beeline", it is worth noting that since the summer of 2016 it is not international. The cost of calls and the Internet will depend on what tariff plan you have chosen in your home region. Special providers and offers operating in the territory of the Crimea, this provider is not available.

So, if your home tariff plan is "All for 300", then you will not have any benefits at all. Roaming in Crimea will be exactly the same as in all other regions of Russia. It will be available automatically upon arrival, and the cost of incoming and outgoing calls will be about ten rubles. The same is worth sending SMS and megabytes of Internet.

When using the more expensive "All for 500" tariff, the connection will be more profitable. With incoming calls, the first minute will cost three rubles, all subsequent calls will be free. Outgoing calls are charged at three rubles per minute, the same cost of sending SMS and 1 Mb of Internet.

Some other "Beeline" tariff plans can also offer completely free incoming calls. However, the popular option for this provider "My country" in the territory of the Crimea is not available.

For Tele2 subscribers

From 2016 to the present, you can hear that on the territory of the peninsula are available for sale SIM cards of this operator. Is there any roaming in the Crimea at Tele2?

According to the official representatives of the company, this connection was "gray". Until mid-April 2014 in the Crimea were available options designed for travel to all regions of Russia. At present, a special package of options "Tele2" has appeared. Roaming in Crimea can now be connected for 30 rubles, the further use of the option will cost 6 rubles per day. At the same time, incoming calls will be free all the time, and the cost of other services will remain within the home tariff plan.

Also, the basic tariff is available, within which all calls cost five rubles per minute (outgoing and incoming), the same is the megabyte of the Internet. The cost of SMS is 3.5 rubles.

YOTA on the territory of Crimea

The use of YOTA for today will cost the Crimea the most expensive. The cost of incoming calls and 1 MB of Internet from this provider costs 9 rubles, outgoing calls - 19 rubles per minute, as much - for sending SMS.

Internet services

As already noted, in some cases it is more advantageous not to connect roaming in the Crimea, but to purchase a local SIM card. This is especially true for active Internet users.

The best quality of 3G and 4G services are available from the local provider WIN mobile. Also, 3G communication throughout the republic is represented by "Krymtelecom", within Sevastopol - "Sevmobile". When you connect roaming, all providers start working through the above operators.

Win mobile

This operator has a special tariff plan, designed for vacationers. Having connected "On the Sea", you get free incoming, outgoing will cost 3 rubles per minute. 100 MB of Internet will cost 10 rubles.

On some tariffs, you can connect the option "My Russia", the cost of which is 15 rubles one-time plus three rubles a day. At the same time outgoing calls to any region of the Russian Federation will cost two rubles per minute.

For those who prefer to use only the Internet, the "Fast and the Furious" tariff plan is perfect. It offers 15 GB of Internet traffic for only 400 rubles.

"Krymtelecom"

This provider offers a profitable plan "My Crimea", operating throughout the peninsula, except for Sevastopol. The cost of the services is as follows: 20 kopecks - a minute outgoing within the network, one and a half rubles - a minute of conversation in the region, five rubles - a minute of call to any other Russian region. The Internet should be connected separately, for 200 rubles 10 GB of traffic is provided.

"Sevmobile"

This provider works only in Sevastopol and offers a "My City" plan. It assumes a subscriber fee of 180 rubles, in which the subscriber provides 90 minutes of talk within the region and free on-net calls and SMS. Outgoing to other regions will cost three rubles per minute. Internet options are also better to connect separately, 10 GB of traffic will cost 300 rubles.