When traveling to other countries of the world, it is important for people to stay in touch with their family and friends, and if it is a business trip, then with colleagues. Many mobile operators connect roaming services by default on the numbers of their subscribers. Recall that roaming can be both internal, in the event that the subscriber travels outside the home region (for example, from the Ryazan region, in which his SIM card is registered, to Moscow), and international. Regardless of which country you are going to, you need to make sure that international roaming is activated on the number.
This article will discuss how to find out if MegaFon international roaming in Germany is activated on a number, how text messages, Internet and calls will be billed, what services can be useful when optimizing costs and saving cash balances abroad.
Checking if Megafon provides roaming in Germany
If you decide to spend a vacation or were sent on a business trip to Germany, then in order toTo make sure you don't get left out there, you'll need to follow a few simple steps. One of them is to clarify whether your telecom operator provides services in a given country. You can do this yourself by visiting the operator's website and specifying the desired country in the query string, or contact the contact center specialists. On the portal, in addition to the cost of roaming services, there will be a list of options that will help you save a lot.
Make sure that the "International roaming" service is activated on the number
Roaming service is basic and is included in the list of services on the number, which are connected to each subscriber by default. If you have not previously carried out operations to deactivate it, then Megafon roaming in Germany will work without problems. However, it is better to make sure and call the contact center. Since the service is basic, its management, like, for example, the "Text messages (SMS)" service, is carried out by the specialists of the operator's company.
Checking the cost of services while in international roaming
As mentioned earlier, you can view information about how much a minute of an incoming or outgoing call will cost you on the operator's portal by entering the name of the country you are going to. Also, similar data, namely, what the cost of services implies for Megafon roaming in Germany, can be obtained from support service specialists.
We will give the current prices for servicesconnections excluding activated packages and options:
- The cost of outgoing and incoming calls is 89 rubles per minute of connection; this applies both for calls from Russia and for incoming calls from other countries.
- You can call another country from Germany by paying 129 rubles per minute.
- Sending a text message will cost 25 rubles (incoming SMS is not charged).
- Roaming in Germany ("MegaFon") implies the activation of a package of 70 megabytes, provided for one day (its cost is 350 rubles). It connects as soon as the subscriber's mobile device is connected to the Internet.
It is recommended to turn off the Internet if you will only use mobile communications in Germany. Roaming provided by Megafon does not imply activation of special options for unlimited internet.
Packages to reduce the cost of calls
How to activate roaming on Megafon (Germany), and what is the cost of services we analyzed earlier. How can you optimize calls and not go broke on communication outside your country? The Megafon company offers several options to reduce the cost of a minute of connection or even for free calls within a specific period. For example, the "All World" package, which has a monthly fee of 59 rubles / day, provides 40 minutes of incoming calls, which the subscriber does not have to pay. This option does not affect the cost of outgoing calls.influence.
Another interesting option is 100 minutes Europe. The cost of this option is about a thousand rubles, and it allows you to communicate for free within 100 minutes (including outgoing and incoming calls). This option is charged immediately. The package is disabled after the limit of minutes is exhausted.
You can reduce the cost of a minute of incoming and outgoing calls to 13 rubles using the "Around the World" package. For a subscription fee of 11 rubles a day, all calls will cost only thirteen rubles. At the same time, the cost of calls to other countries from roaming will remain unchanged - 129 rubles per minute.
Options to optimize the cost of text messages
To reduce the cost of SMS messages, several options are also provided, for example, packages of 50 and 100 messages. Each of them is provided for 30 days. There is no subscription fee for them. When connecting, 195 or 295 rubles will be deducted from the balance (depending on the selected message volume). The package will be deactivated automatically immediately after the entire volume is used up or the service expires (one month after activation).
Internet while roaming
Mobile Internet and Megafon communication in Germany are provided without any problems, provided that international roaming is activated on the number. Internet 70 megabytes for 350 rubles is provided for one day. After the limit is exhausted, access to the Internet will be impossible until the next day. From the beginning of a new day when connected tothe Internet will again be able to access the 70 megabyte package for 350 rubles.
