MTS service “Profitable calls to other countries. MTS abroad: opportunities, services and prices for calls, SMS and Internet

After each international connection, users are often unpleasantly surprised by the debiting of a large amount of money from their balance. If you often have to talk to subscribers who are outside your country, then there is reason to think about additional options. They will help you reduce communication costs and communicate profitably with loved ones who are abroad. Let's take a closer look at the opportunities for profitable calls to other countries from the MTS operator.

Conditions for international calls

Some mobile phone companies include international calling capabilities by default in their tariff plans. This does not apply to MTS SIM card holders. For clients of this operator, certain conditions and mandatory options are provided for providing international access. Before we look at them in more detail, let us remind you what you need to do before your trip:

Check if roaming is available on your smartphone. To do this, call the operator or view the data in your Personal Account.
Understand the pricing of communication services outside Russia. They may differ depending on the connected tariff plan.
Check your phone balance and top it up with the required amount to activate roaming services.
Select and connect the appropriate option.

Now let’s look at each of the operator’s available offers in more detail.

Service "International access"

This offer allows subscribers to communicate with those who are outside the country and call Russia while in international roaming. This service comes with the “International and National Roaming” option.

Attention! A prerequisite for activation is a balance above 0 rubles and the absence of a blocked number.

The option is free of charge. There are no mandatory payments for use. To make calls abroad you must comply with the following rules:

Be a client of MTS for at least a year. In this case, monthly accruals must exceed the threshold of 1 ruble;
Use a SIM card from the specified operator for more than six months. During this time, the subscriber must spend more than 470 rubles with mandatory monthly expenses of over 0 rubles.

To activate these two services, you can use any of the following methods:

Send ussd request *111*2193# or *111*2192# from your mobile phone. The second combination enables both functions at once.
Carry out the necessary manipulations in the official mobile application “My MTS” or in your Personal Account on the company’s website.
Contact a mobile phone store in person or call the call center at 0890.

Attention! To activate the function in service offices, you must have your passport with you.

If any of the required conditions are not met in your case, then take advantage of the offer described below.

Service "Easy roaming and international access"

This option is basic, that is, it is initially included in the package of any contract. The only exceptions will be proposals for business. You can check whether the function is active on your SIM card through your personal account or by calling a call center specialist. If it turns out to be disabled. Then you can connect it using:

Ussd combinations *111*2157#;
Personal account or mobile application;
SMS messages to number 111. In the text you must write the combination 2157.

The service makes it possible to receive and send SMS messages and calls in 112 countries. A detailed list can be found on the official page of the MTS company.

The offer has no subscription fee and is activated free of charge.

Option “Profitable international calls”

This offer is only valid when the above functions are active. Mandatory payment will be 50 rubles/month. The first write-off occurs during connection. Let's consider communication prices.

The option is valid in all countries, but the cost of calls varies depending on the location. Lowest price for calls to China.

Service activation options:

Ussd request *111*902#.
Message with content 902 to number 111.
Personal account and mobile application.

To disable it, you need to send an SMS to number 111 and write 9020 in it.

Important! If your tariff has a package with free minutes to international destinations, then it is used up first, and then the additional function begins to operate.

How to find out the cost of calls abroad

In order to find out the exact price for an outgoing call to a particular country, use a special service on the official website mts.ru. In the “Calls to other countries” section, open the “Tariffs” tab. Next, in the field provided, you need to select the state to which you plan to call and indicate your tariff plan. After entering all the parameters, the system will automatically calculate the cost of calls and display the corresponding data on the screen. If you have forgotten which plan you are using, you can find out by calling *111*59#.

Favorable rates for calls to another country

The MTS operator has developed several specialized tariff offers for customers who often call abroad. These include:

Call routing	Cost of 1 minute of conversation, rub.
Armenia (first half hour), China, South Korea	3
Kazakhstan (Kcell), Ukraine	3,5
Tajikistan (Tcell)	4,5
Armenia (online from 31 minutes)	5
Uzbekistan	6
Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Vietnam	8
Turkmenistan	10
Moldova	11
Abkhazia, South Ossetia	12
Kyrgyzstan	15
Armenia, Ukraine, Georgia (other operators)	20
Belarus, Azerbaijan	25

Profitable international calls to MTS are possible and affordable. Before your trip, check out all the offers and choose the rate or service that suits you. The proposed options will allow you to save on calls to international destinations and stay in touch with your loved ones, no matter where they are in the world.

The concepts of international communications and international roaming are often confused. Let's decide. Roaming – communication services outside the home country. International communications – the ability to make calls to other countries. This is what we will tell you about in this article. If you, while at home, decided to call Ukraine, Belarus, Azerbaijan, the USA or any other country, but don’t know how to do it, then you’ve come to the right place.

We often encountered the problem that subscribers cannot call abroad. What could be the reason?

Insufficient funds. The most obvious option, but also the rarest. Most people still know that international communications are expensive, so they top up their account in advance;
The “International access” or “Easy roaming and international access” services are not activated. We wrote about them in a separate article, talking about basic roaming services. Please note that they are needed not only for travel, but also for calls abroad. Services are activated at the operator’s office;
The phone number is dialed incorrectly. The rules are as follows: + (country code)(city or operator code)(telephone number). Using Russia as an example: +7 is the country code, 912 is the operator code, 1232323 is the phone number. Country codes can be found here: https://moskva.mts.ru/personal/podderzhka/rouming-i-mezhgorod/kodi-stran-i-gorodov.

Otherwise there shouldn't be any problems.

The basic pricing for most tariff plans is as follows:

CIS – 35 r/min;
Europe – 49 r/min;
Other countries -70 r/min.

As you can see, it's expensive. We will look for ways to save money.

MTS tariff plans for calls to other countries

If you only talk to other countries and do not communicate within Russia or it does not bother you to have a second SIM card, then you can connect a separate tariff plan. Its name is “Your Country”.

There is no subscription fee. Its peculiarity is that international calls are provided at a discount. At the same time, other directions of communication are not the most profitable:

Within the tariff – 1 ruble per minute;
On MTS and other operators – 2.50 r/min;
Intercity – 5 rubles.

We are more interested in the prices for calls to other countries:

Tajikistan (TCELL)	4.5 rub.
Abkhazia, South Ossetia	12 rub.
Azerbaijan, Belarus	25 rub.
Armenia MTS (1-30 min per day)	3 r.
Armenia other operators	20 rub.
Georgia	20 rub.
Kazakhstan (Kcell)	RUB 3.50
Kazakhstan, other operators	8 rub.
Kyrgyzstan	15 rub.
Moldova	11 rub.
Tajikistan, other numbers	8 rub.
Turkmenistan	10 rub.
Uzbekistan	6 rub.
Ukraine	20 rub.
Vietnam	8 rub.
China (excluding Macau and Hong Kong)	3 r.
South Korea	3 r.
Europe	49 rub.
Other countries	70 rub.

As you can see, not in all cases, but in many cases you will be able to save money. Again, decide for yourself whether it will be convenient to have a separate tariff plan.

Services for international calls MTS

For those who value its tariff, the operator offers additional options.

Profitable international calls

Let's start with the fact that the service has a subscription fee of 50 rubles per day. It includes a discount on calls to other countries:

Please note that calls to the CIS are more expensive here than on the “Your Country” and “Guest” tariffs (archived offer, closed for connection). If you activate the option on one of these tariff plans, the money will be debited at the lowest rate.

To activate, dial *111*902#.

Favorite number of Ukraine and Armenia

The offer is suitable for those who call friends or relatives in the specified countries, to no more than three numbers. In this case, you can take advantage of the operator’s offer and communication with the selected numbers will become unlimited.

The cost will depend on the tariff plan:

With subscription fee – 190 rubles/month;
No monthly fee – 250 RUR/month.

You can add no more than 3 numbers. Moreover, they must belong to MTS or, as regards Ukraine, Vodafone.

The country codes are as follows:

Armenia: +37477, +37493, +37498, +37449, +37488;
Ukraine: +38050, +38066, +38095, +38099.

The algorithm for adding a number is as follows:

Dial the USSD request *111*56*0# call, thereby activating the service.
Add your favorite subscribers using the command *111*56*1*country code, subscriber number #. Wait for the SMS notification.
Make sure that the numbers have really become your favorite with the *111*56# call command.
If you need to delete your phone, do it by calling *111*56*2* country code, phone number #.

This option is not compatible with some services.

Profitable calls to other countries

Perhaps here lowest prices for calls in the CIS. There is no subscription fee. The only negative is that it does not work on all tariff plans.

And is not compatible with the following options:

Prices for international calls are as follows:

A country	Cost per minute	Country codes
Armenia MTS	1 rub.	+37477, +37493, +37494, +37498, +37449, +37488
Ukraine MTS and Vodafone	2.5 rub.	+38050, +38066, +38095, +38099
Tajikistan Tcell	4.5 rub.	+99293, +99292, +99250, +99277
Uzbekistan	6 rub.	+998
Kazakhstan Kcell	3.5 rub.	+7701, +7702, +7775, +7778v
China	1.5 rub.	+86
South Korea	1.5 rub.	+82
Vietnam	5 rub.	+84

Connect the option using the combination of numbers *111*965# call.

Calls to MTS and Vodafone Ukraine

A special option for the “Guest” and . There is no fee for it, but upon connection, tariffs for the indicated directions become preferential.

The first 30 minutes a day will cost 3.50 rubles, the next – 5 rubles/min. The action applies to calls only to codes +38050, +38066, +38095, +38099.

Activate it with the command *111*825# call.

So, these are all the current offers from the operator. Choose what best suits your needs.

Are you the type of user who makes frequent calls abroad? Then you are worried about how to make calls to other countries more profitable with MTS. Let's consider all the operator's services that will help you communicate with loved ones from abroad at minimal cost. The information is relevant for subscribers from MSC and the region.

Option “Profitable calls to other countries”

It is not designed for all MTS subscribers, but only for users of the “Smart” line of tariff plans. The service is designed for profitable connections with residents of Asia and the CIS. There are no mandatory regular fees for use. The option is incompatible with similar options that provide a discount on calls outside of Russia.

Cost of international destinations within the offer:

State to which the call is sent	Cost per minute
MTS Armenia	1 rub. (first hour of the day)
South Korea, China	1.5 rub.
MTS Ukraine and Vodafon (1 hour per day)	2.5 rub.
Kcell Kazakhstan	3.5 rub.
Tcell Tajikistan	4.5 rub.
Vietnam	5 rub.
MTS Ukraine, MTS Armenia and Vodafon (over 60 minutes per day)	5 rub.
Uzbekistan

The service retains its terms and conditions and is valid only if you use it in the region of your connection. Connect through the official page or mobile application after logging into your account. Faster activation is carried out through the ussd service using the command *111*965#.

Service "International access"

The offer is valid on all tariff plans and is available to both individuals and corporate clients. It will not only allow you to save on international connections, but also make profitable calls to your homeland if you are abroad.

To activate the option, the SIM card must be active, that is, the number is not blocked. In this case, the balance must be positive. To connect, use several options:

Through your personal account. To do this, log in to the company’s official service or in the “My MTS” smartphone application;
By calling the operator’s call center;
By sending a ussd request of the form *111*2193#.

In order to connect, you must meet a number of conditions:

Use an MTS SIM card for at least 1 year. During the same period, use paid communication directions every month.
Be a user of an operator's SIM card for at least six months. During this time you need to spend at least 470 rubles.

Connection is free.

Option “Profitable international calls”

The offer is paid. For use, the operator will deduct 50 rubles from the balance monthly. Works on any tariff plan, but only in conjunction with basic roaming options. Coverage area: home region.

If the tariff includes a free package for conversations with residents of foreign countries, then spending it is a priority. After its end, the reduced cost of calls within the option will begin to apply. In the event that, according to the tariff prices, the cost of international connections is lower than the prices for the service, charging will be carried out at a lower cost.

You can activate the function in your personal profile or using the ussd code *111*902#.

Prices for calls abroad:

Attention! To obtain information on prices for outgoing calls to other countries, read the description of the connected service on the company’s official website. If no additional options have been activated, then the cost can be found in your personal account in the “Tariffs” section.

Operator tariffs for calls abroad

If a subscriber calls abroad very often, then it would be wise not to select additional options, but to connect to the “Your Country” contract. With its help, you can make calls to China, the CIS, Vietnam or South Korea at a discount.

You can activate the offer in your personal account or through the ussd combination *111*182*1#. There are no monthly charges.

Cost of calls to home numbers, rub./min:

Long-distance connections will cost 5 rubles/minute. As for conversations with residents of other countries, the cost is as follows:

Direction	Price per minute (RUB)
China (except Hong Kong and Macau), MTS Armenia (first 30 minutes per day), South Korea	3
Kcell Kazakhstan, MTS Ukraine (with additional option for MTS and Vodafon)	3,5
Tcell Tajikistan	4,5
Uzbekistan	6
The remaining numbers are Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. Vietnam	8
Turkmenistan	10
South Ossetia, Abkhazia	12
Kyrgyzstan	15
Ukraine and Armenia other numbers, Georgia	20
Armenia (after 30 minutes)	5
Belarus, Azerbaijan	25
Moldova	11
Kyrgyzstan	15
Europe	49
Other states

It is not difficult to make international calls profitable for MTS subscribers. You need to select a tariff from the offers described above and activate it. For those who call abroad every day, it is better to connect the “Your Country” tariff plan.

Subscribers of the popular mobile operator MTS have the opportunity to make profitable calls to any foreign country thanks to optimal tariffs and additional services. After familiarizing yourself with the conditions and features of each offer, you can choose the best option for your individual goals.

How to call other countries on MTS

In order to make profitable international calls, MTS subscribers should use a special dialing format. First of all, you need to enter the sign +[country code] [city code/operator code] [phone number].

All current codes can be found in the corresponding section of the official website of the mobile operator.

In addition, to make outgoing calls from Russia to other countries of the world, you must first activate the international access service.

How to connect International access to MTS

For the most profitable calls to other countries from MTS network numbers, a special International Access service is provided. It is available to absolutely all citizens of the Russian Federation - both individuals and individual entrepreneurs. Without international access, you will not be able to call or send SMS abroad!

This service allows you to make outgoing calls:

to any destinations outside of Russia;
to Russia while staying abroad.

The service is provided to subscribers in all MTS tariff plans. In order to find out whether it is activated or not, you can call the mobile operator’s hotline, or view the section with a list of services in your Personal Account.

Subscribers have the opportunity to activate this service independently, after first making sure that the account balance is positive.

There are three connection options:

On the smartphone keyboard, dial the combination *111*2193#;
call the MTS operator contact center.

It should be noted that in order to independently connect to the International Access service, the subscriber must be served in the MTS network for at least twelve months. If he does not meet this requirement, he is recommended to contact the nearest office of the mobile operator to activate another service - Easy roaming.

Profitable international calls from MTS. Description of service

Especially for those subscribers who often call abroad, the service of profitable international calls from MTS is provided in 2018.

The subscription fee is charged at the time of connection, so there must be a sufficient amount in the subscriber account.

You can activate this service in several ways:

in your personal account;
using a special combination *111*902#, typed on the smartphone keyboard;
by sending an SMS message with the text 902 to number 111 (this is free both within the Home region and in intranet, national and international roaming.

According to the description of the service, the cost of one minute of call to telephone numbers in different countries is:

Service Profitable calls to other MTS countries for Smart tariffs

For calls abroad from MTS network numbers, there is a profitable service available in all tariffs of the line.

The cost of one minute of telephone conversation according to its terms is:

Armenia (MTS)	1 rub.
Ukraine (MTS and Vodafone)	2.50 rub.
Tajikistan (Tcell)	4.50 rub.
Kazakhstan (Tcell)	3.50 rub.
Uzbekistan	6 rub.
China	1.50 rub.
Vietnam	5 rub.
South Korea	1.50 rub.

Outgoing calls to telephone numbers in Armenia (MTS network) and Ukraine (MTS and Vodafone networks), after the 61st minute of conversation, are charged at 5 rubles per minute.

There is no subscription fee for connecting and using the option.

You can activate it in two ways:

using the combination *111*965# ;
through .

The service is disabled in the same way.

Favorite number of Ukraine and Armenia MTS. Free calls to Ukraine

In order to make profitable international calls MTS to Armenia and Ukraine, you should enable the “Favorite number” option.

As part of this service, the subscriber has the opportunity to choose up to three favorite phone numbers belonging to the MTS network in Armenia, as well as MTS and Vodafone in Ukraine. Outgoing calls to these numbers will be absolutely free.

Subscription fee for the service

The cost of using this service depends on the type of tariff plan in force. For tariffs with a fixed subscription fee it is 190 rubles per month, and without a subscription fee - 250 rubles.

In order to activate the “Favorite number of Ukraine and Armenia” option, you need to perform several sequential steps:

From your smartphone keyboard, send the USSD combination *111*56*0#;
Enter three phone numbers for unlimited communication. To add each of them, you need to dial the combination *111*56*1*, followed by the country telephone code and the subscriber number.
To check the added phone numbers, use the combination *111*56#.
If you need to remove some numbers and replace them with other options, you must use the command *111*56*2*, followed by the country code and number.

This option mutually excludes the use of such services as “MTS Countries”, “Favorite Countries. The whole world”, “Favorite country Armenia” and “Favorite country Ukraine”.

Service Calls to MTS and Vodafone Ukraine

Service No subscription fee!

You can save as much profit as possible when making calls to Ukraine by activating the convenient service “Calls to MTS and Vodafone of Ukraine”. By default, this option is included in the tariffs included in the “Guest” and “Your Country” lines.

You can connect it using several ways:

log in and select the appropriate menu item;
send a USSD request *111*825# from a mobile phone - this action is available not only when you are in the Home region, but also in intranet, national and international roaming.

The cost of one minute of a call depends on the total duration of calls during the day:

Up to 30 minutes	3.5 rub.
From the 31st minute	5 rub.

Numerous services and options offered by the mobile operator MTS allow subscribers to call around the world with maximum benefit. After carefully reading all the offers, you can easily choose the best option for various destinations - European countries, CIS countries or other countries of the world.

While abroad in another country, MTS subscribers can still use communication services, the Internet and send messages. However, the terms of provision, opportunities and prices differ significantly from use in the home region and on the territory of Russia. In this article we will look at all the operator’s services and offers for roaming, their features and costs.

How to activate roaming and what you need to do before your trip

To count on communication from MTS abroad, you need to activate two options at once, namely “International and national roaming” and “International access”. This can be done through, for example, a personal account or a call center. However, to activate, you must meet certain requirements, namely:

For subscribers using the operator’s services for more than 6 months, but not more than 12, the average monthly fee for a communication package must be at least 650 rubles;
For those who have been using it for more than a year, there are no such restrictions.
In other cases, you can activate “Easy roaming”.

What to check before traveling abroad

Before crossing the border, you need to check whether all components are connected and configured;
Check whether roaming is activated (you can do this in your personal account);
View communication tariffs;
Top up your balance with the required amount;
Connect special services and expense reporting functionality.

Communication services

For communication abroad there is a special tariff called “Zabugorische”. However, there is also an option with the same name, it will be useful for those who have activated any tariff from the “Smart” and “Ultra” line. Let's take a closer look at both options and their prices.

Tariff “Smart Zabugorishche”

This tariff plan package includes 7 GB of mobile network, 350 minutes of calls to Russia (to your operator’s numbers) and free incoming calls in the most popular countries. In the same corners of the globe as Cuba, Madagascar, Tunisia and others, incoming calls are not charged until the 11th minute, then each minute will cost 25 rubles.

Calls to your home country are priced according to the following scheme: the first minute and all the rest after the sixth are from the limit, and within 2-5 are charged at 25 rubles.

As for the Internet, in most countries there are no traffic restrictions, however, for example, in Gibraltar you can use 30 MB per day, and in Bolivia - only 1.

The tariff itself is paid daily and 290 rubles are debited per day. in popular countries (their list can be found directly on the website) and 390 rubles. in the rest. However, only in case of direct use of the services.

Option “Foreign”

The main difference between this option and the tariff of the same name is that there is no established traffic and communication package, since their quantity depends on the activated tariff plan.
Calls to Russia are charged the same as in the previous version, the restrictions on the Internet are also identical.

Cost per day 290 rub. in popular countries and 390 in others. In general, the option from the tariff differs only in the volume of traffic and minutes.

Discounts on calls and SMS in other countries

Among the main offers for roaming from MTS are the following:

“Zero without limits” – makes it possible to receive incoming calls abroad from the first minute without paying a fee. Outgoing calls are charged according to the current roaming tariff. This option costs 95 rubles/day. With the “Foreign” option activated, functions will switch between each other automatically.
“Free travel” – this option gives 60 free minutes per day, which can be used for both free incoming and outgoing calls to numbers of all Russian operators. After the limit hour is exhausted, one minute will cost 10 rubles. The service fee is charged daily and amounts to 190 rubles.

Outgoing calls from 19.99 rub. – this is a special discount for communication abroad, and to take advantage of it you need to enter the following code before the number of the called subscriber: *137*.

The cost of calls from the CIS countries, as well as Egypt, Thailand, China and a number of other countries (the full list can be found on the operator’s website) will be 19.99 rubles/min, and in other cases – 79 rubles/min.

SMS package – for users who actively use SMS correspondence, there are special message packages that vary in the number of SMS included in the limit. There are two options in total, the first contains 50 messages, and the second – 100. They are intended for use within Europe and cost 250 and 350 rubles, respectively. For correspondence in other countries there are the same packages, but they cost more - 500 and 700 rubles, respectively.

MTS service in roaming

Checking and replenishing your account

You can check your account while abroad by typing *100#. There are several ways to replenish it, for example, using a bank card through the MTS website (without commission worldwide) or by activating the promised payment. In addition, there are also such services as transferring funds from another account, “On Full Trust”, as well as a mobile application with which you can top up your balance at any time.

Help and service

The hotline number must be dialed in international format; there is no charge for calls to this number. In addition, in many countries there are MTS stores where you can get qualified assistance. The addresses of such centers in the country you are interested in can be found on the operator’s official website or by typing the following command: *111*33*9# .

MTS Internet abroad

For less expensive use of the network, there is a special service called “Bit Abroad”. It has three varieties: standard, Maxi Bit and Super Bit. The cost of the standard version is 450 rubles/day, but this is in popular countries, in others it can be either 550 or 1300 rubles. The remaining sets, that is, Maxi and Super, are more expensive, 700 and 1600 rubles. in popular countries respectively.

Let's sum it up

MTS provides many services and tariffs for comfortable communication in roaming, but naturally the prices are much different from tariffs in Russia. Before you go on a trip, you need to activate roaming and some additional options; this will help you save significantly on communication and Internet services.

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