• Which operator is better for the Internet in Crimea. Mobile communications in Crimea and Sevastopol: compare prices

    There are five companies in Crimea that provide services to mobile subscribers. The most developed infrastructure is available in large cities of the republic and tourist destinations, including on the South Coast and in the waters along the coast. The federal subject does not have its own mobile operators, although at the beginning of 2015 the Crimean authorities announced the creation of a local operator. There are no virtual operators either.

    Mobile operators

    The largest operator operating in Crimea is the MTS branch in the Krasnodar Territory. It also offers communication services on the most favorable terms compared to others. The coverage of the territory is maximum; you can use the MTS SIM card in all regions of Crimea.

    The second most important in the republic is Win Mobile, which is the first Russian mobile operators placed its communicators on the peninsula, thanks to which it can serve clients without access to roaming. In the future, Win Mobile plans to expand and improve its network, although at present it is available almost throughout the republic.

    The third company is TELE2; it appeared in Crimea only at the end of 2015 and has not yet become quite popular. At the same time, TELE2 offers customers relatively low rates for calls to Russia.

    The fourth is Beeline, which serves customers in international roaming mode. Accordingly, tariffs are much higher than others. Representatives of Beeline promise that in the near future they will change their pricing policy and switch to domestic Russian roaming.

    The fifth is Megafon, it also operates in international roaming mode, but its services are much cheaper than those of Beeline.

    In the future, the Crimean authorities will launch their own operator. For this purpose, it is planned to use the former property of the Ukrainian company Kyivstar. As the Minister of Communications of the Republic stated, such a need exists due to the fact that many Russian operators are afraid to enter the local telecommunications services market due to the threat of sanctions. For the same reason, there are no foreign cellular companies in the republic.

    Where to buy SIM cards

    It is recommended to purchase an MTS starter package in the Krasnodar region, on the way to Crimea. This can be done in supermarket chains, large stores and branded points of sale. Per purchase starter pack you will have to pay 50 rubles, but this amount will already be in your account. After activating the SIM card, disable unnecessary services and activate the option of free calls to MTS Rossiya 100 subscribers.

    The same applies to TELE2 and Megafon - just buy their starter packages. The Win Mobile connection is carried out differently: manually select the Win Mobile, 25032 or Rus 32 network in the phone settings. All SIM cards originating from Russia will be automatically connected to this network. You can use Beeline services by connecting to the Life or K-Telecom networks.
    Call and Internet prices

    Tariff comparison

    Calls and SMS

    The most great deals- at MTS. True, you only need to buy those SIM cards that are sold in the Krasnodar region. If you activate the tariff " Super MTS"and the option of free calls to MTS Russia 100, the operator will provide 100 minutes daily free communication with subscribers of this network.

    After this limit is exhausted, the price for a minute of conversation will be 50 kopecks with MTS Krasnodar users and 3 rubles. – with MTS Russia users. The cost of sending an SMS is 1.5 rubles, but if you buy the “SMS Smart” package along with an operator card, all text messages will be free for an unlimited time.

    If we compare the tariffs of Krasnodar MTS with prices for the services of Megafon, TELE2 and Beeline, the advantages of the first become especially noticeable:


    Comparison of mobile tariffs in Crimea

    Beeline has a nuance: the user’s account must have at least 600 rubles. If you do not have this amount, you will not be able to make calls or send SMS.

    Internet

    The most favorable prices for using mobile Internet in Crimea are offered by MTS. Subscribers on the peninsula can activate such tariffs as:

    • Internet Super – costs 900 rubles. per month, the user receives 25 gigabytes of traffic;
    • Internet-Maxi – 700 rub. per month, 15 gigabytes of traffic;
    • Internet Mini – 400 rub. per month, 5 gigabytes of traffic;
    • “BIT” – 200 rub. per month, the tariff is valid only in the Krasnodar Territory and Crimea;
    • “Super BIT” – 150 rub. per month, 3 gigabytes of traffic.

    From other companies cellular communication connection services to global network are much more expensive. For example, Megafon offers to use the Internet at a price of 190 rubles per megabyte.

    The exception is Win Mobile - the only operator in Crimea with its own equipment. The company offers the “Online Freedom” tariff, which provides access to unlimited Internet at a price of 3 rubles. per day, that is, in total you will have to pay about 90 rubles for the month. The cost of connecting to the service is 30 rubles. You can also use the “Online Month” and “Online Day” tariff plans, depending on the time during which the Win Mobile subscriber needs mobile internet.

    Roaming

    Roaming for calls to Russia is valid for all companies, with the exception of MTS Krasnodar. Please note that TELE2 has set different prices for calls abroad. Communication with subscribers in the CIS countries will cost 25 rubles per minute, in European countries - 45, in the rest of the world - 65. The same applies to SMS: sending text message for a client of another international cellular operator it will cost 5.5 rubles.

    Several years have passed since Crimea joined Russia, but the “big four” Russian cellular operators are in no hurry to “cover” the peninsula with their networks. Crimea is increasingly becoming a vacation destination for Russians, and therefore the portal site decided to tell you which cellular communications are best to use on the peninsula so that roaming “doesn’t hit your pocket.”

    How can any Russian save on calls and the Internet when traveling around Crimea? What is better - to connect roaming options to your operator or to purchase a SIM card from a local telecom operator for the duration of your vacation? Let's figure it out.

    Today, four local operators provide cellular communications on the peninsula: WinMobile, Wave Mobile, Krymtelecom, Sevmobile and one of the Big Four operators – MTS. Let's look at the most popular and favorable rates for the tourist. Let's take into account that we will occasionally need to make calls both “home” and throughout Crimea (on average 8 minutes a day), as well as actively use instant messengers, social networks and “surf” the Internet ( 3 GB traffic).

    It is worth noting that in Crimea you can legally buy MTS SIM cards with any tariff plan. In this case, SIM cards will be registered in the Krasnodar Territory, but Crimea will not be considered a roaming region for them. According to unofficial data, MTS in Crimea belongs to the region “Krasnodar Territory and the Republic of Adygea”.

    MTS has a fairly extensive line of tariff plans, but it suits our needs most of all a new one will do recently launched tariff With subscription fee 330 rub./month. with a range of services from 5 GB mobile internet, 300 minutes to all numbers in Crimea and Krasnodar Territory and 300 SMS messages.

    According to our data, MTS provides communication services throughout the Crimean peninsula.

    Volna Mobile (KTK Telecom LLC)

    KTK Telecom LLC operates under the Volna Mobile brand. The company's 4G network covers only some areas of Simferopol (including the airport), Sevastopol, Yalta, Foros, Sanatorium, Alushta and Kerch. 2G and 3G networks are available almost everywhere. WITH detailed map coverage can be found on the operator’s website.

    "Volna Mobile" offers everything - "Sea", "Sun" and "Wind". Considering our needs (3 GB and 8 minutes per day) for us the most the best option there will be tariff .

    Tariff "Sea" package, and for subscription fee V 150 rub./month. we get 300 minutes calls to all numbers in Crimea and the Krasnodar Territory, as well as 3 GB mobile internet. Calls within Russia - 3 rubles/min. At the end of the main traffic package, Internet access becomes free, but at a speed of 32 Kbps. However, you can connect (*502*1#) an additional 1 GB of traffic for 50 rubles under the “Extend 1 GB speed” option.

    "Win mobile" (LLC "K-telecom")

    Win Mobile 4G is available only in some areas of Simferopol, Sevastopol, Yalta, Alushta and Kerch. 3G and 2G networks are available almost throughout the entire peninsula, with the exception of mountainous and sparsely populated steppe areas. A detailed coverage map can be found on the operator’s website.

    Calls using the “Offshore” tariff will cost us 3 rub. in a minute conversation, while the operator has a single tariff for both outgoing calls in Crimea and throughout Russia. Mobile Internet at the “At Sea” tariff is provided in packages 100 MB for 10 rubles. for each. The first 90 days from the moment of activation of the number monthly fee 0 rub.

    State Unitary Enterprise of the Republic of Kazakhstan "Krymtelecom"

    The big disadvantage of Krymtelecom is lack of 4G networks. The operator provides communication services only in 2G and 3G networks, while 3G networks are available only in some large cities. A detailed coverage map can be found on the operator’s website.

    Among tariff line“Crymtelecom” should pay attention to – “Contact”, “Super Contact” and “My Crimea”.

    For a holiday in Crimea, only package tariff which includes 5 GB Internet, unlimited calls to Krymtelecom numbers and 100 SMS. A minute of conversation with other operators on the peninsula will cost 1.5 rub., and calls to other regions of Russia cost 5 RUR/min.

    "SevMobile" (LLC "SevTelecomSvyaz")

    Mobile operator "SevMobile" provides communication services only in Sevastopol and nearby settlements. The operator's connection only works in 2G and 3G networks.

    We do not recommend connecting to SevMobile while on vacation in Crimea, unless you are going to vacation exclusively in Sevastopol and the surrounding area, since the company does not have its own base stations in other regions of Crimea.

    Let's consider how much cellular communications will cost for subscribers of the Big Four - Beeline, MegaFon, MTS and Tele2. What options can you connect to save on mobile communications in Crimea?

    PJSC Mobile TeleSystems (MTS)

    Only MTS considers Crimea to be the same region as other constituent entities of the Russian Federation - albeit unofficially. The operator provides communication services in Crimea at uniform national roaming rates.

    MTS subscribers vacationing in Crimea can activate the option “Everywhere is like home” and prices for calls, internet and SMS will be the same as in home region. However, connecting the option is worth it 30 rub., and you will have to pay a subscription fee of 7 rub./day.

    PJSC VimpelCom (Beeline brand)

    Beeline is so far the only one of the Big Four operators who significantly increases the cost of communication services for its subscribers when traveling to Crimea.

    From December 14, 2017, Beeline has an affordable tariff plan for subscribers of all tariff plans when traveling to Crimea and Sevastopol - the cost of 1 minute of conversation and 1 SMS message is now only 2 rubles.

    The cost of the first three megabytes per day is provided at the same price - 2 rubles per 1 MB traffic, after which the subscriber will be connected to the package 110 MB for 200 rubles(1.8 rubles per 1 MB), after which subsequent traffic is also charged at 2 rubles per 1 MB.

    PJSC MegaFon

    Mobile operator MegaFon provides the opportunity to connect the option "Crimea", with which everything inbox becomes free, outgoing to Russian numbers – 4 RUR/min, SMS to Russian numbers – 3 rubles/pcs, and Mobile Internet – 5 RUR/MB.

    The option is free to connect, but has a subscription fee - 15 rub./day.

    NGO "T2 RTK Holding" (Tele2 brand)

    By default, all incoming and outgoing calls will cost 5 RUR/min, SMS – 3.5 rubles, Internet – 5 RUR/MB. However, if you receive a lot of incoming calls, we recommend enabling the option “It’s like home in Crimea”, with which everything inboxes will be free, and the remaining parameters will remain unchanged.

    It is worth considering that the “Like at home in Crimea” option has a subscription fee - 6 RUR/day, but its connection costs 30 rub.

    We have presented you with the most economical communication options when traveling to Crimea. The conclusions are not comforting - no one is going to cancel roaming yet. Using the Internet and communicating on the phone while roaming is still very expensive, unless of course you are a Beeline subscriber.

    Date of publication: 07/19/2016

    Most Russians who want to relax on the peninsula ask the question: “what mobile Internet is better in Crimea?” Of course, the most favorable prices for mobile Internet are provided by MTS. Users of this operator on the peninsula can activate the following tariffs:

    • « Super Bit» – three gigabytes of traffic per month.
    • “Bit” - the tariff is valid only on the Crimean Peninsula and in the Krasnodar Territory.
    • Internet Mini – five gigabytes of traffic per month.
    • Internet Maxi – fifteen gigabytes of traffic monthly.
    • Internet VIP subscribers receive thirty gigabytes of traffic.

    Today, the majority of cellular users in Crimea have switched from the old operator MTS Ukraine to the new MTS Russia. While most people are already familiar with the services and connections, many people encounter problems when trying to connect to mobile Internet from MTS Russia.

    When did this mobile transition boom begin? social media and the Internet was filled with screenshots of all operator services. With the Internet on this list it was not entirely clear. Therefore, in this article we will try to describe in more detail all MTS mobile Internet services for Crimean subscribers.

    How to connect “Super Bit”?

    When you initially activate a Russian MTS SIM card, by default the tariff plan includes a mobile Internet package (“Super Bit Smart”) - 100 MB of Internet per day, but for the purposes of the promotion, the tariff is free for only two weeks. To activate this service you must dial the following combination: *111*8650#

    How to connect "Bit"

    The “Bit” package will cost a little less, but you will also have less MB. Activation occurs using the following method: *111*62# (point 1). 10 MB are provided per day. All services are easily connected and work on a tablet, phone, smartphone with any operating system.

    Internet Mini connection from MTS

    Connecting this option will be the most profitable for the tariff plans of the Smart and MTS Connect-4 line. First of all, the service is perfect for people who are not very demanding on the available amount of MB. To activate Internet Mini, you can use one of the following methods:

    • purchase a kit with an already connected service (“MTS Connect-4”);
    • connect the option using your personal account on the website mobile operator"MTS Russia";
    • With mobile device via command - *111*160#.

    How to connect Internet Maxi from MTS

    If you have decided that such a tariff plan will be the most profitable and want to connect it to your gadget? You can connect Internet Maxi in one of several ways:

    • connecting the service via personal account on the official website of the MTS company
    • using the command *111*161#.

    How to connect “Internet VIP” from the mobile operator “MTS”

    To switch to this tariff plan, you need to have a sufficient amount on the balance of your mobile device to pay for the first month of using the option. You can connect “Internet VIP” in several ways:

    • purchase a starter package with an already connected service;
    • activate the Internet option through the website of the mobile operator;
    • send a command from a mobile device - *111*166#.

    What mobile Internet is better in Crimea?

    Internet connection services from other mobile communication companies are much more expensive than from MTS. The only exception was WinMobile - the only operator on the peninsula with its own equipment. The company offers three tariff plans on very favorable terms: “Online Day”, “Online Month” and “Online Freedom”.

    Crimea is a wonderful place not only for a summer holiday on the Black Sea coast. The peninsula contains picturesque places and beautiful cultural sites that are worth seeing. But in view of recent events, many are asking the question: “Which cellular operators work in Crimea and what is the situation with telephone conversations and the Internet from the Big Three?"

    We will analyze each operator available on the peninsula separately and in more detail, so that everyone can decide for themselves whether to take a SIM card with them convenient tariff from your favorite provider or take care of changing it in advance.

    Megaphone

    From Megafon it allows you to connect a special option “Crimea” (incompatible with the “Around the World” tariff plan). It operates throughout the entire Crimean Peninsula and in the surrounding area, provided that the subscriber is located in cellular network mobile provider“K-Telecom”, that is, with the WIN MegaFon identifier on the screen of your gadget. In order to find out what cellular communication works in Crimea and specifically on your phone, you need to go to the gadget settings and in the menu items responsible for reception, select “select current provider” (menu branches may differ depending on the operating system).

    Naturally, the “Crimea” option cannot be used for ordinary calls to numbers of Ukrainian telecom operators. In this case, calls will be billed according to standard tariff for roaming: 35 rubles per minute of conversation and 6 rubles per sent short message.

    Reviews and prices

    The feedback from Megafon is not very good: many are not satisfied with the spotty coverage: the signal seems to be good, but while you walk the same 100 meters, the connection will either disappear or appear, and so on throughout the entire peninsula. And “Personal Account” is very reluctant (for some reason) to change services and tariffs from one to another.

    The prices from the company are not very encouraging: 10 rubles per megabyte of traffic is too expensive. And judging by the type of cellular communication in Crimea from Megafon (frequent interruptions, delays and high cost), it is better to take a closer look at a more loyal operator. Nevertheless, the company promises to soon “fix” all the critical shortcomings, but ardent fans of the “green” can only wait patiently.

    "Beeline"

    Cellular communications in Crimea from Beeline are provided on the basis of the same K-Telecom network as part of intranet roaming. Last year, the company launched the “Goodbye Roaming” promotion for “All for...” tariff plans, thanks to which roaming was disabled throughout the Russian Federation. But there is one catch: the Kamchatka region, together with the Crimean peninsula, are included in the list of exceptions, so the usual rules apply in these territories. intranet roaming according to standard tariffs.

    But fans should not be disappointed - for all those who like to travel around Russia, and Crimea in particular, there is a special option - “My Country”, which, judging by the reviews, can quite compete with other providers.

    Cellular communications in Crimea with the “My Country” option are provided under the following conditions:

    • connection - 25 rubles (one-time payment);
    • 3 rubles per minute incoming call for the first minute, subsequent time is not charged (free);
    • 3 rubles per minute outgoing call with per minute billing;
    • 3 rubles for outgoing short message;
    • incoming SMS - free;
    • There is no subscription fee.

    Just like other cellular operators in Crimea, Beeline provides the “Personal Account” service, where you can easily enable or disable this option. You can also call the call center support center at 0611 if you have any difficulties with your “Personal Account”.

    Internet

    For lovers World Wide Web the company offers two options to choose from - “Internet Planet” and “The Most profitable Internet in roaming" with prepayment and postpayment, respectively. Both tariffs do not require any manipulation in the same “Personal Account” (activation/deactivation) and are connected when the device is roaming. The price of a standard 30 MB package will cost 150 rubles; after exceeding the traffic limit, you will have to buy additional megabytes at 5 rubles per unit.

    If cellular communications in Crimea are used mainly for surfing, then it makes sense to connect to the “Internet Roaming Week” service, where 300 MB of traffic is provided for seven days. If you were unable to meet the weekly deadline and ran out of traffic earlier, then the cost of each subsequent megabyte will have to be paid at 5 rubles per 1 MB.

    User opinions

    User reviews about the Crimean Beeline are twofold: it seems comfortable to talk, and the tariffs are more or less acceptable, but the Internet very often freezes, lags and generally behaves somehow strange, and such a “bouquet” can be obtained even while sitting under a tower operator, which is very strange. Nevertheless, there are a lot of Beeline fans and users on the peninsula, but the company is still inferior in popularity to the next respondent.

    Crimea, cellular communications: MTS

    Owners of SIM cards from MTS, when they enter, are automatically transferred to the home roaming zone, which entails a significant increase in communication prices. For such cases, the company actively advertises a very interesting service “Everywhere at home.” The main and extremely useful advantage of this service is free incoming calls from any Russian region. The outgoing minute tariff in this case will be 3 rubles. For connection you will have to pay 30 rubles once and pay daily depending on the location of the main SIM card (for example, Moscow - 7 rubles/day).

    It is worth noting separately that the service is not disabled in automatically, even when the subscriber returned to his home region. You can remove the service by using your “Personal Account” or by sending a short message to number 111 with the text 3333 (USSD request - *111*3333#).

    Also, for those who receive incoming calls more often than outgoing ones, it would be useful to familiarize yourself with the “One Country” option, where, by analogy with “Everywhere at home,” incoming calls are not charged, but, unlike the latter, it is possible to work with all tariff plans, and this, judging by user reviews, is a significant plus. You can activate the service by dialing *808# or USSD combination - *111*808#.

    Internet access

    As for the tariffs for mobile Internet, judging by the numerous laudatory reviews, they are the most “delicious” here. It is enough to use the convenient service “SuperBIT”, which operates throughout Russia. Instead of any daily surfing limits, the company offers a 3GB monthly package. The price tag may vary slightly and depends on the home region of the SIM card: Moscow - 350 rubles/month, and regions - about 200 rubles/month. You can activate the option using the combination *628#. Before performing any connection actions, be sure to check which cellular operator in Crimea is available to you in at the moment so that there are no misunderstandings later.

    To sum it up

    In terms of mobile communications, the Crimean Peninsula still stands apart. Moreover, even the Big Three are forced to fulfill their obligations to subscribers through the Crimean provider WinMobile.

    As company representatives explain, they are simply afraid of sanctions from the European Union: if a domestic Russian network “enters” the territory of the Crimean Peninsula, this is fraught with significant losses and significant fines. Therefore, until the boom around Crimea subsides and appropriate amendments are adopted regarding the quality and available communication out of the question.

    Nevertheless, the “troika” promises to resolve the situation by next season and provide its clients with accessible, and most importantly, high-quality communications, so that the residents of our huge country can take full advantage of all the advantages and benefits of civilization. We hope that this will be the case.

    After Russia annexed Crimea, the issue of mobile communications came up on the agenda. Russian mobile operators have begun to actively fight for market leadership in Crimea. Until this moment, Russians could make calls exclusively at international roaming rates, but now everything has changed. The first was MTS with the Super MTS tariff. Read also all MTS tariffs.

    Super MTS Crimea tariffs

    The first and so far the only tariff plan with good conditions in Crimea is Super MTS. Cards have already begun to be sold in Crimea. Let's figure out what's so special about it. Further in the article, current information on the “Super MTS” Crimea 2017 tariff will be presented. Subscribers of this MTS tariff will receive twenty minutes daily, which can be used for calls within the territory of Crimea and to numbers in the Krasnodar Territory, thanks to this the problem of communication between Crimeans has been solved. Also, for some people it is simply necessary to call other regions of Russia and to MTS numbers in Ukraine; for such people it will be useful to know that the cost of one minute in the Super MTS tariff in these directions is 3 rubles per minute. Of course, it is more profitable to call Ukraine from a Ukrainian number, and therefore Crimeans are not in a particular hurry to change numbers, which is quite reasonable from their position, but over time everything will most likely change. Let's continue, one minute of a call to a mobile phone from another operator costs 9.5 rubles. But that's not all...

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    How to connect 100 minutes to MTS Crimea

    In order to give greater freedom to Crimeans and vacationers in Crimea, the ability to connect the “Free calls to MTS Russia 100” option was created. Everyone who connects it will receive not 20 minutes/day, but 200, but there is also pitfalls. The fact is that only a hundred minutes. from the accrued daily volume can be used for calls to the Krasnodar region, Crimea and Sevastopol. The remaining hundred minutes. can be used for calls to other areas and of course only to the MTS operator. The cost of use is ridiculous - only 1.5 rubles per day; agree, under these conditions, using MTS Russia communications in Crimea is much more pleasant than on the basic ones, which are set out above.

    1. To activate the service, you must send a request *111*968#.
    2. Or via the Internet, for this you need to log in to your MTS personal account.
    3. call the MTS operator number and ask to activate the service.

    How to disable paid services of MTS Russia in Crimea

    In order not to pay extra money for services that you do not need, it is better to disable them. To check your connected services, dial *152#. To disable the Gudok service, dial *111*29# (here it is important to know that Goodok will be activated only 7 days after turning on the starter package). To turn off the expensive Internet called MiniBit, dial *111*38# (the service costs 20 rubles for 10 megabytes per day). The last, least expensive option “They called me” - to turn it off, you need to dial *111*38# (removes 50 kopecks per day).

    How to set up Internet on an MTS Russia phone in Crimea

    In the Super MTS tariff, the “SuperBit Smart” option is automatically activated, provided that 150 megabytes are used in the home region or 2 megabytes in roaming, where 3 gigabytes are provided throughout Russia for 9.5 rubles per day. If within 15 days from the moment the option is activated, less than 150 MB are used in the home region and less than 2 megabytes in roaming, then this option is automatically disabled forever and the “Smart Bit” option is enabled, where 75 megabytes are provided in the home region for 7.5 rubles per day. If within 15 days from the moment of activation of the option less than 2 megabytes of traffic are consumed, then this option will be disabled forever and “MiniBIT” will be turned on, where for 20 rubles per day 10 megabytes are provided in the home region and for 30 rubles per day 10 megabytes throughout Russia. It turns out to be a little expensive, and therefore if you are already in the “MiniBIT” tariff, then we advise you to activate the “Bit” or “Super Bit” options. "Bit" can be connected using the combination *252#, 75 megabytes per day are provided in the home region for 200 rubles per month. "Super Bit" can be connected using the combination *628#, 3 gigabytes per month are provided throughout Russia for 250 rubles.

    MTS roaming in Crimea

    I would also like to say that MTS was the first Russian operator to cancel international roaming in Crimea and with this action left far behind its competitors - giants such as Megafon and Beeline, although Megafon already at the end of August promised its subscribers to also disable roaming. Well, time will tell, but for now the Super MTS Crimea tariff has taken a leading position.

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