What are the conditions for MTS roaming in Abkhazia?

Traveling outside the Russian Federation for a short period, for example, on vacation or on a business trip, most often people prefer to take with them the 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 on the road, subscribers rarely make calls, send SMS and even more so use the mobile Internet. Nevertheless, before the trip it is recommended to specify in advance what tariffing will be in a particular country and to deposit the amount in the account taking into account the roaming expenses. What are the conditions for MTS roaming in Abkhazia, is it possible to optimize the cost of communication services?

Base prices for roaming for voice services

For each country their communication rates are set. For a number of countries, the conditions may be identical, for example for the countries of Europe. As a rule, the prices for voice calls for international roaming are much higher than those that mean roaming in Russia. Let's consider what is the tariffing in Abkhazia.

You should start with a voice connection: a single cost is set - 155 rubles per minute of connection. It applies to calls in any direction: local calls (to the numbers of the operators of Abkhazia or landlines), calls to Russia (to cell numbers and home phones). At the same time, roaming of MTS in Abkhazia implies the presence of a fee for receiving calls - as, indeed, 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

Send a text message can be for only nineteen rubles - this price is relevant when transferring to any cellular numbers. Incoming messages are not paid. There are also several options that reduce the cost of SMS. They will be discussed further on.

Internet using

Use mobile Internet abroad is not recommended - because its cost is high enough. At the moment, many telecom operators, including MTS, offer an Internet package for a fee. In this 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 you go online, a package of 30 megabytes is activated for 380 rubles (the price is indicated for the service "Roaming MTS in Abkhazia", conditions for other countries should be specified on the official resource of the operator).

Such traffic is provided for one day. The next day, regardless of whether the previous thirty megabytes were spent, with the 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 #.

Options to reduce costs

To optimize the costs for MTS roaming in Abkhazia, the following options can be used:

• "Zero without borders": incoming calls within 10 minutes within 24 hours 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 within the day, the same price will operate (with the first minute - 155 rubles, from the sixth minute, the cost will be 155 rubles). Daily for the option will be removed ninety-five rubles.
• Package 100 SMS - allows you to reduce the cost of one hundred SMS to 7 rubles (connects for 700 rubles, is valid for a month).
• Package 50 SMS - allows you to reduce the price of an outgoing message to 10 rubles within 50 messages (connects for 500 rubles, it also operates for thirty days).

What actions need to be taken before traveling to another country?

• Make sure that the international roaming service on the number is present (by default it is connected on each SIM card, however, at the client's request, it can be disabled).
• To specify the cost of MTS communication services in Abkhazia. Tariffs and services that can be more profitable for use abroad are posted on the operator's website: on the relevant page you should choose 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 name of the TP on the appropriate page of the operator's website.
• Connect optional options to reduce the cost of services.
• Warn your relatives and friends that the cost of a minute for them will not change when calling to your number (while making calls to Abkhazia from MTS, to local numbers will be charged in a different way, from the tariff "Smart", for example, the minute will cost in 35 rubles).
• Activate on the number of a useful and free option - notification of expenses. You can do this by typing the query - * 111 * 588 #.

Conclusion

In this article, we examined the conditions for providing roaming from MTS in the territory of Abkhazia. And also resulted the description of options which will help to reduce a little bit the size of expenses for realization of calls, and also on transmission of text messages. As for the mobile Internet, it is recommended to turn off 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 information about roaming 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 number. In addition to data on tariffs, the subscriber will be offered a number of services to optimize costs.