What is the cellular connection in Belarus. Communication in Belarus, how to call from Russia? What should a foreigner take into account

In order to call from Russia to Belarus, you need to know a few general rules:

1. The set begins with the number 8 - access to intercity.
2. Next, the number 10 is dialed - access to international communication.
3. Then dial 375 - the international code of Belarus.
4. Next, you need to dial the code of the city or mobile operator. For example, 29 or 33 is the code of the Belarusian mobile operator (analogous to our 916, 903, etc.), 17 is the code of Minsk, 1749 is the code of Naroch.
5. Then the phone number is dialed - for large cities, operators mobile communications these are 7-digit numbers, for smaller ones - 6- and 5-digit numbers.

The average cost of 1 minute from a landline phone, for which these rules apply, is 26 Russian rubles.

It is also possible to dial to Belarusian numbers from mobile phones of Russian operators: instead of 8, 10, “+” is dialed, then the same dialing order as indicated above follows. For example: + (375 17) 344-00-56 (call to a city phone in Minsk).

This rule also applies if you call from a Russian mobile operator on the territory of Belarus.

For example:

• +375 29 674-45-56 - a call to the mobile phone of the Belarusian telecom operator;
• + 7 495 423-45-34 - a call to the city Moscow phone (7 - Russia code);
• + 7 916 234-56-78 - a call to the mobile phone MTS Moscow.

The cost of calls from Russia to Belarus from a mobile phone: outgoing call - from 2 to 3 US dollars per minute of connection, incoming call from a Belarusian number - free of charge.

For calls from a mobile phone of a Russian telecom operator made in Belarus: outgoing from 3 to 4 US dollars, incoming - from 1.5 to 2 US dollars per minute of connection.

We draw your attention to the fact that the Beeline mobile operator requires at least 50 US dollars on your phone account to enable roaming, MTS automatically turns it on. These operators provide stable communication throughout the Republic of Belarus.

The cost of such calls is much cheaper.

To call from Belarus to Russia:

• If you call from a mobile phone of a Belarusian operator, you must have roaming enabled, which is not always possible under the terms of tariff plans, and often not economically profitable.
• When dialing from a payphone, the usual rules for dialing to Russian phones for calls from abroad apply. For example: 8 107 495 432-56-78 - a call to a Moscow landline number (8 - long-distance access, 10 - international connection, 7 - Russian code).

Mobile communication on the territory of Belarus is stable, but there are areas of poor coverage, for example, large nature reserves (Belovezhskaya Pushcha, etc.).

We wish you pleasant calls and good communication!

When traveling the world in different directions, it is always important to be able to stay in touch and be available for calls from loved ones or work colleagues. To do this, Beeline has a special service that allows you to use cellular services without connecting to a local telecom operator. What tariffs are offered as part of the Beeline roaming service in Belarus? Let's take a closer look.

First of all, regarding the connection. Roaming Beeline in Belarus is connected automatically as soon as the subscriber enters the service area of ​​a local mobile operator. Thus, no prior connection is required.

It should be noted that the fee is charged strictly on the fact of using the services.

That is, until the client receives an incoming call or an outgoing call is made, the daily minutes package will not be activated and the fee for it will not be charged. The same applies to the Internet, the megabyte package will not be activated until the connection is made. Therefore, in order to avoid unnecessary unplanned expenses, while roaming, it is worth disabling all applications that automatically connect to the Internet.

Roaming Beeline in Belarus: cost of calls

Many people are interested in the cost of calls and messages while staying on the territory of Belarus, how to roughly calculate the possible costs of mobile communications? To determine the costs, it is necessary to focus on the conditions for the provision of the "Most profitable roaming" service from Beeline in the territory of the CIS countries.

• Upon using communication services, 200 rubles are deducted from the subscriber one-time, at the expense of which a package of 10 minutes is connected. They must be spent on the current day. The remaining minutes do not carry over to the next day, so it is better to spend them immediately. In the next billing period, the package is updated under the same conditions.
• If the package of minutes is over, but the need to talk on the phone remains, then a minute of conversation in excess of the standard package costs 10 rubles.
• If a traveler needs to send an SMS message, then regardless of the direction, its cost will be 20 rubles.

Calls are billed per minute, payment is charged from the first second. It should be noted that the change of day occurs according to the local time in which the subscriber is located.

Internet cost

Another important companion of every traveler - Mobile Internet. Being away from friends and relatives, I want to always be in touch online, share news, photos and general impressions. What Internet rates does Beeline provide to a subscriber located in Belarus?

1. As part of the service, when connecting to the Internet, a daily package of 40 megabytes of mobile Internet is automatically activated for the subscriber. The cost of the package is 200 rubles and it is charged immediately, at the time of connection. As practice shows, this volume is quite enough to use the social. networks, check email and stay out of sight.
2. If the package is exhausted, but the need for the Internet remains, then further connection takes place at a price of 5 rubles for each megabyte of traffic.

Thus, the total cost of one day of being in Belarus for a Beeline subscriber will cost 400 rubles, subject to active use of communications. If you save and don't call mobile phone every day, as well as using the Internet less often than usual, you can save a lot, since payment for the services provided is charged only upon use.

Roaming MTS in Belarus is of interest to many people. Before the trip, you should familiarize yourself with the basic conditions and connect. What rates are currently in effect?

Before the trip, you need to check whether roaming is enabled on your account. There are several ways to get information:

1. Log in to your personal account. Proceed to the section with services and study the list.
2. Use the application. The program manages to quickly find out the parameters of interest.
3. Call the contact center. The specialist will clarify the information on the account.

How can I activate roaming? Ways:

• Through a request.
• AT personal account.
• At the contact center.
• In the office.

Office activation

You can connect in the office. You need to go to the MTS website or the application with maps, find the nearest salon. Check your schedule right now.

Come to the office and contact a specialist. It will check the availability of the service and perform the activation. But the procedure takes a lot of time, so this option is not popular among subscribers.

At the contact center

You can use the support service. Need:

1. Dial 0890.
2. In the menu, select the item to switch to a specialist.
3. Wait on the line for a few minutes.
4. After connecting, ask to activate roaming.
5. The operator will activate the service.

Minus - often the joint venture is loaded and you have to wait a long time for an answer. Therefore, it is better to activate the service yourself.

Team

Inquiry is a popular way to manage an account. The commands have been used by subscribers for many years. They allow you to quickly connect and disconnect services, change tariffs.

To activate options for roaming, you must enter the command *111*2192# . Press the call key. Your phone will receive a message with a report on the results of the request.

Personal Area

LK is a convenient method for checking the account. You can access your personal account not only from a computer, but also from a smartphone. It completely replaces requests, it is possible to avoid contacting the support service.

How to activate roaming service?

• Go to the portal https://login.mts.ru.
• Enter your login and password.
• After authorization, the main page will appear.
• Open the services section.
• Find relevant ones.
• Carry out the activation.

MTS roaming in Belarus: cost

If you are interested in MTS roaming in Belarus, the tariffs are as follows:

1. Incoming calls - 70 rubles.
2. Outgoing - 70 rubles.
3. Calls within the host country - 70 rubles.
4. SMS - 10 rubles.

Additionally, there is the service "Zero without borders". How does it affect the cost?

• 10 minutes of incoming calls per day are provided free of charge.
• After the end of the package, their cost will be 25 rubles.
• The first minute of a call to Russia is 70 rubles.
• From the second to the fifth - 25 rubles.
• From the sixth - 70.
• Subscription fee per day - 95 rubles.

It is possible to receive up to 10 minutes of calls per day for free. The subscription fee fully pays off, you can save money on communication in roaming. At the same time, for the caller, billing occurs according to his standard conditions.

Roaming MTS in Belarus: tariffs

Belarus manages to use the Internet. The standard tariff is 10 r for 40 kb. But you can activate the "Bit abroad" option. Her description:

• The limit of consumed traffic is not limited on the territory of Belarus.
• Conditions may vary for some states.
• The cost of the option is 450 rubles per day.

Of course, the service is very expensive. But in reality, unlimited mobile Internet can replace roaming calls. It is possible to make calls through various applications - Skype, instant messengers, exchange audio messages, communicate on social networks. Therefore, the option can even save the subscriber's money.

SMS package

Few people now use SMS. But if text messages are needed, the operator is ready to offer two options:

1. Package of 50 SMS within Europe. Cost - 250 rubles.
2. 100 messages in Europe for 350 rubles.

How to save on communication while traveling?

Roaming rates are not the best. Many customers want to save money and get attractive conditions. How to do it?

The operator MTS Belarus has special programs for guests of the Republic of Belarus. On them, the subscribers' expenses will be much lower. What options are offered?

1. Guest 7.
2. Guest 30.

Attention! According to the plans from the operator MTS Belarus, all prices are indicated in Belarusian rubles.

The approximate rate is 30 Russian rubles for 1 Belarusian. You can find up-to-date data on the Yandex website.

Basic conditions

For people who came to the Republic of Belarus for a short period, the "Guest 7" plan is offered. Terms:

• 1 GB of traffic per week is provided.
• The cost of calls to RB numbers is 0.07 rubles.
• For one message - 0.0545 rubles.
• Calls to MTS Russia numbers - 0.3920 rubles.
• To other operators of the Russian Federation - 0.4685 rubles.
• Subscription fee - 6 r per week.

For clients who plan to stay in the Republic of Belarus for a long time, "Guest 30" is offered. Main parameters:

1. 2 GB of traffic is issued for the first month.
2. For the second period of 30 days - 1 GB.
3. 1000 minutes within the network are provided.
4. After they are exhausted, the cost of calls will be 0.005 rubles.
5. To other numbers of the Republic of Belarus - 0.076 rubles.
6. SMS - 0.0545 p.
7. To MTS Russia numbers - 0.3920 rubles.
8. For other operators - 0.4685 rubles.
9. The cost is 13.08 r for 30 days.

Initially, plans were created for guests to communicate with other subscribers on the territory of the Republic of Belarus. But they are also great for calls to Russia. The cost of calls is much lower than in roaming.

Internet traffic is additionally provided. You can go into social networks and instant messengers, to communicate with friends and relatives.

Traffic is included in the package, you can not buy it separately.

How to connect to guest plans?

Would need:

• After placement, study the map on the official website of the operator.
• Find the nearest office.
• Visit him in person.
• Tell the employee that you want to join the guest program.
• Provide a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation.
• The specialist will enter the data into the database and issue a SIM card.
• You will have to activate it.

Conclusion

Tariffs for roaming in Belarus for subscribers from Russia are very expensive. You will have to pay a large amount for communication services. Therefore, it is better not to use your SIM card while traveling.

It’s easier to spend about an hour and visit the MTS salon after placement. You will be given a new number and a guest program. According to it, the cost of calls within the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation is much lower.

There is Internet traffic included in the package. The subscription fee is also low, it is possible to save on communication services. The Belarusian operator has the My MTS application. It is enough to change the SIM card, the program offers to find out the balance, the balance of the packages, and manage the account.

It is very convenient for Russians traveling to Belarus to use roaming from MTS. In some cases, using this service in Belarus is even beneficial, given that roaming is always much more expensive than communication in your home country. MTS also offers service packages with which you can call home and not only, use the Internet, send regular SMS.

Who is eligible for roaming?

To use MTS roaming in Belarus, Russian citizens, as a rule, need to have two tariffs on their phones. These are "International and national roaming" and "International access". The requirements of MTS are not limited to this. Only Russian residents, including legal entities, can connect these packages.

"International access" is in addition to "International and national roaming". The fact is that if you refuse "International access", the service of calls outside the Russian Federation applies only to other regions of Russia.

What to do before leaving for Belarus?

If you do not want to go to the MTS office, you can connect roaming yourself. There are as many as 3 ways to do this: connecting through a special command that must be entered on a smartphone or other phone, ordering through the official MTS website in your personal account, and the contact center will also help you connect to this service.

To connect to roaming via USSD command, dial *111*2192#.

Using the Internet, the connection is made after a simple registration on the official website of MTS - www.mts.ru. To do this, select your region and use the "switch".

It has ample opportunities in addition to roaming. So, to connect roaming or solve any other problem, you can use several suggested methods. First, you can call short number 0890 s cell phone, secondly, while in international and national roaming, dial the phone number +7 495 766 01 66 (be sure to start dialing exactly from +7), and, thirdly, call from your home phone or from a non-MTS operator number to the number 8 800 250 0890.

When roaming can not be connected independently?

Independent connection of MTS-roaming for Belarus and trips to other countries can be performed in two cases. The first is if the SIM card that you want to connect to roaming is valid for less than 6 months and its balance is less than 600 rubles. The second is a SIM card less than 12 months old, and if during this period at least 1 month was missed payment, that is, it was 0 rubles.

Connecting roaming through a communication salon or MTS office

Do not despair if your MTS number does not meet the conditions for self-connection. You can activate roaming at the MTS service center. What is needed for this? To do this, you will need to personally come to the MTS office or communication salon with a passport and have at least some positive balance on your phone account. Also, the official representative of the subscriber will be able to contact the service center for help. In this case, the power of attorney is issued through a notary.

But it is not always possible to connect to roaming, even if you have visited the MTS office. But do not despair.

"Easy roaming and international access"

You can travel to Belarus and some other countries after connecting to "Easy roaming and international access". This service includes the ability to call and receive/send SMS to MTS in Belarus. Also, thanks to this service, you can use the Internet through your smartphone. But you need to be connected to use the internet. Additional services, such as: "BIT abroad" and GPRS.

The service "Easy roaming and international access" does not require monthly charges, as well as payment for its activation or deactivation.

Corporate numbers and VIP-tariffs with landline numbers, alas, will not be able to use this service to use MTS-roaming in Belarus.

It should be remembered that this service is not available with all tariff plans, which is desirable to clarify in the support service or at the MTS office. "Easy roaming and international access" cannot work together with "International and national roaming". They are mutually disconnected, and if it becomes necessary to switch to one of them again, then you will have to connect it again, as for the first time.

Cost of services in Belarus

MTS-tariffs for roaming to Belarus are quite democratic in price, especially when it comes to Belarus itself, and of Russia too.

Thus, incoming calls from Russia and outgoing calls to Russia will cost 70 rubles per minute in roaming in Belarus. The same cost of calls within Belarus. If a call is made to one of the CIS countries, Georgia, South Ossetia or Abkhazia, then its cost increases to 109 rubles. A call to other countries via MTS roaming from Belarus will cost 135 rubles per minute.

All incoming SMS-messages in roaming in Belarus are free of charge, and outgoing ones cost 10 rubles.

Internet with the service "BIT Abroad" will cost unlimited exactly 450 rubles per day, and without special services - 10 rubles for 40 Kb of incoming or outgoing information.

Service in roaming

The most convenient number for solving problems with MTS communications in Belarus is 0890. The fact is that Belarus is part of the so-called group of "countries of presence". And therefore, being in the territory of this country, you can receive free consultations and assistance without using the number +7 495 766 01 66 generally accepted for most countries.

Also, the problems that have arisen can be resolved in the Belarusian MTS salons. In addition, even roaming itself, if it was not connected on the territory of Russia, can be connected in the Belarusian communication salon and make international calls with MTS.

All information on roaming, its tariffs and services can be received while on the territory of Belarus. To do this, enter the command *111*33# on your phone.

Already on the territory of Belarus, the phone should automatically select the operator MTS-Belarus. If this did not happen, then you just need to contact the communication salon with the question of how to connect MTS roaming in Belarus.

Payment

Paying for MTS services outside of Russia is easy. There are many ways. As they say, take your pick.

You can replenish your SIM card, as well as the personal account of another person, while abroad, using a MasterCard or Visa plastic card. To do this, you just need to call +7 495 766 01 66 and use the voice menu instructions. It is impossible to top up with less than 100 rubles when using this service.

It is possible to replenish the account from the card using the Internet in the smartphone. The link for this manipulation is www.pda.mts.ru/online.

You can temporarily receive money on the phone at the expense of the operator company. The Promised Payment service is here to help. In this case, at the expense of MTS, from 50 to 800 rubles will appear on the phone. The company will withdraw funds from the balance back after 7 days. The cost of this service is only 5 rubles. You can also borrow 1,500 rubles, but this is if in total over the past 180 days the mobile account has been replenished in the amount of at least 1,500 rubles. In general, the available amount that can be borrowed by sending SMS to MTS depends on how much has been replenished recently. You can find out this available amount, as well as use the service, using the USSD command *111#.

It would be wise to download the Easy Payment application to your smartphone before going abroad. With it, you can easily replenish your phone account not only in Belarus and other countries, but also in Russia without leaving your home.

You can ask relatives to replenish the account using the request “Top up my account”. But relatives, in order to carry out this manipulation, can use the "Direct transmission" service. Thus, you can replenish the balance from a number to an MTS number.

You can take money on a SIM card on credit from MTS. There is a special service "On full trust" for this. But it should be remembered that in this case, the “Promised Payment” cannot be taken until the loan is repaid.

Well, the most convenient way to top up your phone account for calls from MTS to Belarus, Russia and other countries is to use the "Auto payment" service. "Auto payment" allows you not to think about paying a phone bill. With this service, money will be automatically debited from the card and credited to the account of the phone number. This can be used on the territory of the Russian Federation.

In order not to encounter communication problems while visiting Belarus and to easily make international calls using the MTS SIM card, it is better to follow some simple recommendations.

• Put the necessary amount of money on the phone in advance.
• Find out about the tariffs of Belarus itself, being on the territory of this country. After all, they can be used during the trip.
• With frequent trips to Belarus, it makes sense to learn about discounts in roaming from MTS and use MTS Without Borders roaming.
• It must be remembered that even 1 second in roaming is considered a full minute, which means that money for all the time less than a minute will be written off as for a whole minute. Roaming does not provide for any per-second billing.
• It is necessary to replenish the account on the territory of Belarus, but it is most reliable to have the “Full Trust” service on the phone. The presence of this service allows you to use communication services with a zero and negative balance.

Thus, the use of the Russian MTS in Belarus is not so expensive. In addition, it is pleasing that it is quite possible to sort out any problem with MTS communications on the territory of this country. But still, when traveling to the Republic of Belarus, it is better to play it safe once again and activate all services and packages in advance and always stay in touch.

We studied the cost of services of three main Belarusian mobile operators. Office Life introduces the Mobile Communications Index.

Today in Belarus, mobile telecommunication services are provided by three operators: "BeST", "MTS" and "Velcom". Their total subscriber base is 11.4 million subscribers.

Velcom has been operating the longest on the market (since 1999). Today he owns 43% of the Belarusian mobile communications market. The youngest operator is Life:) with a market share of 11%. The largest subscriber base - 5.29 million subscribers, or 46% of the market - belongs to MTS.

According to BelTA.

What should a foreigner take into account

You need to buy SIM cards in Belarus from certified dealers. A passport is required to conclude a contract.

In the absence of registration (including temporary registration) on the territory of Belarus, a guest from abroad can count on an extremely limited range of tariffs of all mobile operators, as a rule, without a subscription fee.

In Belarus, there are many opportunities to replenish the balance of a personal account. This can be done at the operator's corporate center, at a bank, at the post office, through mobile banking and Internet banking, with an express payment card, using payment terminals, ATMs, etc.

MTS

Calls

Rate "Easy to say", as you might guess from the name, is designed for conversations. It involves a small monthly fee and a moderate cost of calls. The features of the tariff include advantageous calls to MTS subscriber numbers and a bonus in the form of a monthly Internet traffic package (data transmission/reception) of 50 Mb. By the way, calls in the MTS network are charged differently (the price for the first 3 minutes a day is 0.08 rubles per minute, then - 0.03 rubles), so for our calculations we took the arithmetic mean.

Tariff conditions "Easy to say"

• the first 3 minutes a day - 0.08 rubles;
• after 3 minutes a day - 0.03 rubles.

• to city, intercity phones - 0.15 rubles;
• to phones of other mobile operators - 0.15 rubles.

SMS (for 1 message):

• to MTS phones and other mobile operators - 0.02 rubles.

Obligatory payments:

• initial advance payment - 3 rubles;
• subscription fee - 0.59 rubles. per month.

Internet

As part of the Internet line, you only need to pay for connected services. Rate "Internet BIT" provides unlimited Internet, which satisfies our needs (5 GB). There is one important "but": we will receive only 100 Mb of traffic per day at unlimited speed, the rest of the traffic - at speeds up to 256 Kbps. For surfing the Internet, this is quite enough, but for watching movies in high quality - hardly.

By the way, there are more profitable options on how to get the desired 5 GB per month. For example, nothing prevents you from choosing a tariff with a minimum monthly fee, for example, the same “Easy to say”, and connecting the “MiniBIT” package (0.23 rubles per day). It'll come out cheaper. The conditions are the same as for the "BIT" service, while traffic per day at unlimited speed is only 50 Mb.

Tariff conditions "Internet BIT"

Calls in the MTS network (for 1 minute):

• to phones of MTS subscribers - 0.19 rubles.

Calls to other networks (per 1 minute):

• to city, intercity phones - 0.33 rubles;
• to phones of other mobile operators - 0.33 rubles.

SMS (for 1 message):

• to MTS phones and other mobile operators - 0.06 rubles.

Obligatory payments:

• an advance payment in the amount of the monthly cost of the BIT service.

When it comes to MTS, it is impossible not to mention one of the company's flagship tariffs - "Unlimited". It includes unlimited internet and 400 minutes to all networks monthly and costs 15.9 rubles. per month.

MTS has tariffs specifically for guests of the country, for example, "Guest 7". The fee for 7 days will be 6 rubles. The tariff includes 1 GB of Internet traffic for a week, the cost of calls to other countries is reduced. Calls to all networks - 0.07 rubles. per minute.

Velcom

Calls

In tariff "Comfort" includes unlimited minutes in the Velcom 3G network, 100 minutes to all networks, as well as 1 GB of Internet traffic. There is a promotion for new Velcom subscribers: the subscription fee for the same tariff is 5.4 rubles. per month (discount is provided for 90 days), unlimited outgoing to all networks from Velcom 3G network plus 20 GB of Internet traffic.

Terms of the tariff "Comfort"

• in the Velcom 3G network - the fee is included in the subscription fee;
• in Velcom 2G network - 0.03 rub.

Calls to other networks (per 1 minute):

• to telephones of the fixed network (includes urban, rural and long-distance communications within Belarus) - 0.14 rubles;
• to phones of other mobile operators - 0.14 rubles.

SMS (for 1 message):

Obligatory payments:

• subscription fee - 10.79 rubles. per month.

Internet

Rate "Super WEB 5" includes 5 GB of internet traffic. With further use of the Internet, the cost will be 2 kopecks per 10 MB.

Terms of the tariff "Super WEB 5"

Calls within Velcom network (per 1 minute):

• to phones of Velcom subscribers - 0.16 rubles.

Calls to other networks (per 1 minute):

• to fixed network telephones (includes urban, rural and long-distance communications) - 0.37 rubles;
• to phones of other mobile operators - 0.37 rubles.

SMS (for 1 message):

• short messages SMS - 0.04 rubles.

Obligatory payments:

• minimum prepayment - 5 rubles;
• subscription fee - 8.5 rubles. per month.

Velcom offers tariffs for guests of Belarus and travelers. For example, the rate "Tourist" does not provide for a subscription fee and includes a bonus when connecting 2 GB of Internet traffic and 100 minutes to all networks. At the same time, the initial payment for the purchase of the "HELLO" service is 15 rubles, a one-time payment for the activation of services tariff plan- 9.9 rubles. The initial payment is made when connecting the tariff plan. After debiting funds for activation, the balance of the amount is the initial balance of the subscriber and can be used to pay for the "PRIVET" services.

Life:)

Calls

Calls in the Life:) network (for 1 minute):

within the network - the fee is included in the subscription fee.

Calls to other networks (per 1 minute):

• all networks in Belarus - 0.08 rubles.

Office Life Index

* All prices are in Belarusian rubles.