May 30, 2016 at 16:49Mobile communications in Crimea
Although Crimea is now part of Russia, mobile communications there do not work as they do in other parts of our country. In Crimea, there are no Beeline, Megafon, MTS, Tele2, Yota networks, but there are Win Mobile, Krymtelecom, Volna Mobile networks, therefore all SIM cards of Russian operators work in Crimea in roaming mode.
All Russian operators, except MTS, roaming in the Crimea is quite expensive - calls, SMS and megabytes of traffic cost 5-10 rubles. MTS package tariffs operating throughout Russia also work in the Crimea through Win mobile roaming. No additional charge is taken, but there is one unpleasant feature - MTS free roaming works only in 2G mode. Internet speed is an average of 0.1 Mbps.
Win Mobile has 3G and 4G networks, but for some reason MTS is only allowed in 2G. Apparently, so agreed.
I asked several Crimean residents and even SIM card sellers about mobile networks in Crimea, but to my surprise they did not know anything, speaking only about MTS. I had to figure it out myself.
In Yalta, the networks of three operators are caught.
Network 25032 2G / 3G / 4G LTE is Win Mobile (K-Telecom).
Especially for holidaymakers are sold sim cards with a tariff of At sea . Calls to the phones of all Russian operators cost 3 rubles per minute, SMS to the phones of Russian mobile operators - 1.95 rubles, mobile Internet - 10 rubles per 100 Mb (100 MB of traffic per day for 10 rubles is provided upon the use of mobile Internet. In case of exceeding 100 MB quotas are provided for another 100 MB for 10 rubles, but no more than 15 times a day.).
Network 25094 2G / 3G belongs to the operatorKrymtelecom .
In the Internet S tariff plan , 100 Mb of traffic costs 5 rubles. The “Youth” tariff plan has a monthly fee of 100 rubles per month, which includes 3 GB of traffic and unlimited calls to Krymtelecom numbers. Calls to Russian phones - 5 rubles per minute, SMS - 2 rubles.
The third network 25060 2G / 3G belongs to the operator Volna Mobile (CPC-Telecom), which has not yet started.
If you are planning a trip to Crimea, I recommend that you get a MTS SIM card in advance with a tariff that provides mobile Internet throughout Russia, so that you can immediately be connected and buy Win Mobile or Krymtelecom SIM cards on the spot.
The cheapest option with MTS is the tariff with the strange name MTS Smart Unlimited, a sim card with which you can buy in Moscow for 200 rubles. Every day in the first month 12.9 rubles will be charged, for which they give unlimited Internet, 200 minutes and 200 SMS per month. Upon return, the tariff can be changed to any tariff without a monthly fee, for example, Super MTS. I remind you once again that the Internet in the Crimea with this SIM card will be very slow - only 2G.
ps Important tip. If your mobile Internet does not work in roaming, although everything is correctly configured, just turn off the phone (do not switch to airplane mode, do not overload), wait a minute and turn it on again.
2016, Alexey Nadezhin
All Russian operators, except MTS, roaming in the Crimea is quite expensive - calls, SMS and megabytes of traffic cost 5-10 rubles. MTS package tariffs operating throughout Russia also work in the Crimea through Win mobile roaming. No additional charge is taken, but there is one unpleasant feature - MTS free roaming works only in 2G mode. Internet speed is an average of 0.1 Mbps.
Win Mobile has 3G and 4G networks, but for some reason MTS is only allowed in 2G. Apparently, so agreed.
I asked several Crimean residents and even SIM card sellers about mobile networks in Crimea, but to my surprise they did not know anything, speaking only about MTS. I had to figure it out myself.
In Yalta, the networks of three operators are caught.
Network 25032 2G / 3G / 4G LTE is Win Mobile (K-Telecom).
Especially for holidaymakers are sold sim cards with a tariff of At sea . Calls to the phones of all Russian operators cost 3 rubles per minute, SMS to the phones of Russian mobile operators - 1.95 rubles, mobile Internet - 10 rubles per 100 Mb (100 MB of traffic per day for 10 rubles is provided upon the use of mobile Internet. In case of exceeding 100 MB quotas are provided for another 100 MB for 10 rubles, but no more than 15 times a day.).
Network 25094 2G / 3G belongs to the operatorKrymtelecom .
In the Internet S tariff plan , 100 Mb of traffic costs 5 rubles. The “Youth” tariff plan has a monthly fee of 100 rubles per month, which includes 3 GB of traffic and unlimited calls to Krymtelecom numbers. Calls to Russian phones - 5 rubles per minute, SMS - 2 rubles.
The third network 25060 2G / 3G belongs to the operator Volna Mobile (CPC-Telecom), which has not yet started.
If you are planning a trip to Crimea, I recommend that you get a MTS SIM card in advance with a tariff that provides mobile Internet throughout Russia, so that you can immediately be connected and buy Win Mobile or Krymtelecom SIM cards on the spot.
The cheapest option with MTS is the tariff with the strange name MTS Smart Unlimited, a sim card with which you can buy in Moscow for 200 rubles. Every day in the first month 12.9 rubles will be charged, for which they give unlimited Internet, 200 minutes and 200 SMS per month. Upon return, the tariff can be changed to any tariff without a monthly fee, for example, Super MTS. I remind you once again that the Internet in the Crimea with this SIM card will be very slow - only 2G.
ps Important tip. If your mobile Internet does not work in roaming, although everything is correctly configured, just turn off the phone (do not switch to airplane mode, do not overload), wait a minute and turn it on again.
2016, Alexey Nadezhin