When traveling outside the Russian Federation for a short period, for example, on vacation or on a business trip, most often people prefer to bring along SIM cards that they use in their region. Of course, in order to save on communication services, it is recommended to purchase local SIM cards in the country of arrival. However, this is not very convenient and often when traveling, subscribers rarely make calls, send SMS, and even more so use the mobile Internet. Nevertheless, it is recommended to clarify in advance what tariffing will be in a particular country before the trip and deposit the amount taking into account roaming expenses. Under what conditions is MTS roaming in Abkhazia provided, is there an opportunity to optimize the cost of communication services?
Basic roaming prices for voice services
Each country has its own communication rates. For a number of countries, the conditions may be identical, for example, for European countries. As a rule, prices for voice calls for international roaming are much higher than those implied by roaming in Russia. Consider what tariffing is in Abkhazia.
You should start with voice communication: a single cost is established - 155 rubles per minute of connection. It applies to calls to any destination: local calls (to the numbers of operators in Abkhazia or landlines), calls to Russia (to cell numbers and home phones). At the same time, MTS roaming in Abkhazia also implies a fee for receiving calls - just like roaming in any other country. The cost of a minute of an incoming call is also estimated at 155 rubles.
The cost of MTS in Abkhazia: SMS messages
You can send a text message for only nineteen rubles - this price is relevant when transferring to any mobile number. Incoming messages are not paid. There are also several options that reduce the cost of SMS. They will be discussed later.
Internet using
Using mobile Internet abroad is not recommended - as its cost is quite high. At the moment, many telecom operators, including MTS, offer an Internet package for a fee. In our case, we are talking about the option “Bit abroad” - by default it is connected on each SIM card. The principle of its work is as follows: when accessing the Internet, a package of 30 megabytes for 380 rubles is activated (the cost is indicated for the service "Roaming MTS in Abkhazia"; conditions for other countries should be specified on the official resource of the operator).
Similar traffic is provided for one day. The next day, regardless of whether the previous thirty megabytes were spent, with a new session another package with the same volume is activated at the same price. It is noteworthy that if you do not use the Internet, then the package will not be connected. To disable the option “Bit abroad”, you can use the command * 111 * 2222 #.
Cost Reduction Options
To optimize the costs of MTS roaming in Abkhazia, the following options can be used:
- “Zero without borders”: incoming calls within 10 minutes during the day will be free, from the eleventh minute their cost will be 25 rubles per minute; from the second to the fifth minute of outgoing calls, the same cost will be valid during the day (despite the fact that the first minute is 155 rubles, from the sixth minute the cost will also be 155 rubles). Every day, ninety-five rubles will be charged for the option.
- Package 100 SMS - allows you to reduce the cost of a hundred SMS to 7 rubles (connected for 700 rubles, valid for a month).
- Package 50 SMS - allows you to reduce the price of an outgoing message to 10 rubles in the framework of fifty messages (connected for 500 rubles, also valid for thirty days).
What actions must be done before traveling to another country?
- Make sure that the international roaming service is available on the number (by default it is connected on each SIM card, however, it can be turned off at the request of the client).
- Refine the cost of MTS communication services in Abkhazia. Tariffs and services that may be more advantageous for use abroad are available on the operator’s website: on the corresponding page, you should select the host country, as well as the tariff activated on the SIM card; in order to clarify the conditions of the “Roaming in Russia” service, it is also necessary to select the region and the name of the TP on the corresponding page of the operator’s site.
- Connect optional options to reduce the cost of services.
- To warn their relatives and friends that the cost of a minute for them will not change when making calls to your number (at the same time, if you make calls to Abkhazia from MTS, they will charge for local numbers differently, from the Smart tariff, for example, a minute will cost 35 rubles).
- Activate a useful and free option on the room - a notification of expenses. You can do this by typing the request - * 111 * 588 #.
Conclusion
In this article, we examined the conditions for the provision of roaming from MTS in the territory of Abkhazia. They also described options that will help to slightly reduce the cost of making calls, as well as sending text messages. As for the mobile Internet, it is recommended to disable the Mobile Data service for the duration of your stay outside your country: on modern smartphones, you can do this through the standard settings menu. To view roaming information for other countries, it is recommended to visit the operator’s website and indicate the direction of the trip, as well as the tariff plan that is used on the room. In addition to tariffication data, the subscriber will be offered a number of services to optimize costs.