Mobile tariffs
Let's consider the tariff plan "Switch to ZERO 09.18", created by one of the leading Russian mobile operators.
The tariff is closed for transition and connection.
"Switch to ZERO 09.18"
| Name | Data |
| State: | Archival |
| Batch: | Not |
| Subscription fee: | RUB 6.3 per day when using the "Switch to ZERO" option upon making a call to the MegaFon number |
| Service payment form: | Prepaid |
| Included in the monthly fee: | 1440 minutes calls to local MegaFon numbers when the "Switch to ZERO" option is activated (valid for 1 day) |
| Over the monthly fee: | Calls:
Internet:
SMS:
MMS:
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| Other conditions: | The tariff plan includes a number of services:
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| Unlimited in social networks: | |
| Shared access: |
At the first outgoing call to a local MegaFon number, the daily subscription fee for using the "Switch to ZERO +" option is debited, within which the subscriber is provided with a package of 1440 minutes (24 hours), valid until the end of the day.
The rest of the minutes is not carried over to the next day.
Conversations are charged per minute. The maximum call duration is 60 minutes. Connections less than 3 seconds are free of charge.
When you first access the Internet, 1 MB of traffic is provided for 5 rubles during the day.
After its exhaustion, further billing occurs in batches: 99 MB of traffic is automatically purchased at a cost of 20 rubles.
Further 100 MB packages will cost 25 rubles, their number is limited to 9 per day.
A description of the most useful USSD requests of the MegaFon operator can be found.
Pros of the tariff plan
- No monthly fee.
- Unlimited calls to MegaFon subscribers within the corresponding option.
- The option of unlimited calls to MegaFon numbers is activated only upon the fact of making a call for a period of one day.
Cons of the tariff plan
- High cost of long distance calls to numbers of other operators.
- Expensive mobile internet.
- High price per minute of calls to MegaFon long-distance numbers.
Due to the progressive increase in the number of competitors among mobile operators, the price of telephone services is constantly decreasing. Every day there are new requirements and user requests, advanced technologies are being introduced, and the quality of the services provided is growing.
Operators often make drastic changes to their service offerings and existing tariff plans. Of the latest innovations, the most popular tariff plan is "Switch to Zero" Megafon. Thanks to the developments of the mobile operator, the transition to this tariff does not require special knowledge and time-consuming users. It should be noted that the procedure for changing the established plan may differ in different regions of the country. As an example, we will consider the transition process in the capital and the Moscow region.
Pros and cons of the "Switch to Zero" tariff Megafon
As with every tariff plan, the new bundle has its advantages and disadvantages.
Pros of the "Switch to Zero" tariff plan
- Zero monthly fee. Subscribers who do not use all provided minutes every month will give preference to this complex.
- Call charges for the first minute only. Each subsequent one is charged at zero cost. The limitation is the condition of staying in the region of registration of the subscriber's number.
- The first minute will cost the user two rubles and fifty kopecks. The next ten minutes are absolutely free. Starting from the eleventh minute, the subscriber will pay two rubles and fifty kopecks for each minute. This condition applies only to calls to other regions of the country.
Cons of the "Switch to Zero" tariff
- After using one hundred twenty-one minutes of calls on the network per day, a fee of one and a half rubles will be withdrawn for each subsequent one.
- When making calls to subscribers with the “Just for Communication” tariff package, for one minute of conversation, you will need to pay two rubles thirty kopecks. The main problem for the subscriber is the lack of information regarding the tariff of the interlocutor. Each conversation will cost a lot of money.
- When calling landline numbers or numbers of other cellular operators within their region, the subscriber must pay two rubles thirty kopecks for each minute of the conversation.
What category of subscribers is the "Switch to Zero" Megafon tariff plan for?
- The tariff is suitable for subscribers who most often make calls within their network. The "Switch to zero" tariff Megafon will be an ideal combination of the provided minutes of conversation and their price.
- Subject to the condition not exceeding the duration of a call in ten minutes, the tariff plan will be useful for users when communicating in different regions.
Pricing policy of the "Go to 0" tariff
- From the second minute of the call, the cost within the network will be zero rubles. The first minute is charged at one and a half rubles.
- For calls to subscribers with the “Just for Communication” tariff plan, you need to pay 2 rubles 30 kopecks per minute of conversation.
- When making calls to city landline numbers and numbers of operators of other cellular networks, the price of a minute will be 2 rubles 30 kopecks.
- Within the country, calls to the operator's numbers will be free from 2 to 10 minutes. The first minute and each subsequent minute, after the eleventh minute, are charged at a cost of two and a half rubles.
- 10 rubles per minute will need to be paid for calls within the country to the phones of other operators and landline numbers.
- The price of each text message will be 1 ruble 90 kopecks. When sending SMS to the phones of the operator Megafon, you will need to pay 3 rubles for the message. This condition applies if the correspondence is carried out with a user of another region of Russia.
- If the subscriber sends SMS to the phones of other operators within the country, the price of one message will be 3 rubles 55 kopecks.
- Regardless of the territorial location, multimedia messages in Russia will cost 7 rubles.
- By default, the operator rounds off each hour of traffic to 250 kilobytes. For one megabyte of data, according to the traffic conditions, you will need to pay 9 rubles 90 kopecks.
Ways to connect the Megafon "Switch to ZERO" tariff?
To switch to a new tariff plan, you can choose one of the proposed methods:
- Confirmation of USSD request *105*0048# will navigate directly with one command on the phone.
- In the personal account, the operator "Megafon" provides the opportunity to manage services. To perform the function, you can make the transition using a device (phone or computer) on which the Internet is installed.
- Activation can also be done at the Megafon service representative. To verify your identity, you need to take your passport. For information. The cost of installing the tariff plan "Switch to Zero" Megafon is ninety rubles. To complete the procedure, you must make an advance payment of two hundred rubles. These funds will be credited to the subscriber account.
Disabling the "Switch to Zero" tariff plan
If the user is not satisfied with the terms of the tariff package, he can refuse it. The subscriber must first choose a more suitable tariff that will meet all the requirements. To view all current offers you can see
Each tariff plan has its own target audience, for which the advantages available in it are designed. They must attract the attention of subscribers and convince them of the benefits of the proposed conditions. But each positive side must be complemented by a minor minus so that the operator can make a profit. This is clearly visible on the example of the Go to Zero tariff proposed by Megafon, the description of which clearly indicates all the distinctive features in it. When studying the prices, it is obvious that this tariffication is designed for those who often and for a long time speaks within the network, therefore, they are ready to overpay a little for conversations with subscribers of other operators.
In 2020, there are 2 main options for the Go to Zero tariff. The first can be called a standard, basic option, and the second includes. The description of the conditions available in them should begin with the standard tariffication option.
- calls within the network within the home region are partially free, since you have to pay one and a half rubles for the first minute of calls and starting from 90 minutes of calls per day;
- other numbers in the home region - 1.5 rubles;
- communication within the network across the country - 2;
- other numbers in Russia - 12.5.
SMS messages:
- in the home region - 1.5 rubles;
- to users of the company in other regions - 2;
- other Russian numbers - 2 rubles;
- mms - 7.
Each megabyte of Internet traffic costs 9.9 rubles, but the standard conditions usually include the XS Internet tariff, which includes 115 MB of traffic per day. Its use requires a subscription fee equal to 5.5 rubles. per day.
Go to zero + Internet
Many parameters of this offer are more advantageous than those of the previous one, but some subscribers may be extremely upset by the presence of a monthly subscription fee of 150 rubles. For the rest, clients are offered rather favorable conditions.
- in the home region within the network - free of charge;
- 200 minutes to Megafon to other regions, after the limit is exhausted, the price is set at 1.5 rubles;
- 1.5 for third-party phones in the region of connection;
- 12.5 - conversations around the country.
The cost of SMS and MMS coincides with the rates described in the previous version.
Internet:
- users are provided with 1 GB of traffic monthly;
- then additional packages are connected that require a separate payment;
- otherwise, the cost of a megabyte is 9.9 rubles.
It is worth mentioning separately that these prices are not valid in all regions. In Moscow, St. Petersburg and many other cities, they may differ. The exact conditions should be checked on the website or with the support operators.
Connected services and options
Changes to the tariff Go to zero Megafon in 2020 affected the cost of calls within the network, but left unchanged additional options that remained available to everyone. These options and functions make communication much easier and more convenient. The mobile operator provides customers with:
- video calls;
- caller ID and anti-caller ID;
- forwarding;
- hold and wait for a call;
- call barring;
- SMS check;
- conference calls;
- personal account and USSD service;
- options "I called" and "who called";
- light version of Megaphone-mail;
- national and international roaming;
- service "zero problems";
- access to entertainment content.
The final list contains a lot of additions and pleasant bonuses that will make the use of cellular communication much more convenient.
How to connect the tariff switch to zero on Megafon
The changes made and the connection of the tariff plan did not affect. Subscribers still have access to a lot of ways to switch to this tariff. In this case, the connection will be absolutely free, and the only exception will be cases when customers try to change the existing conditions for the second time in a month. In such situations, the cost of the transition will be 150 rubles. Additionally, you should monitor the balance on the balance sheet. He must be above 100 rubles.
The most convenient way to connect is to use your phone. To do this, you can:
- dial a simple command * 105 * 0048 # (* 105 * 0095 # for the option with a monthly fee);
- send SMS with the text Yes to the special number 0500948 (0500995);
- call 0500948 (05000995) and follow the system prompts.
How to switch to the tariff Switch to zero Megafon
Those who find it inconvenient to use the phone should connect the selected conditions in a different way. Such subscribers will have to choose one of the options that have become available:
- on the official portal of the mobile operator;
- in the user's personal account;
- in the offices of the company.
In the first case, you will need:
- go on the website;
- go to the tariff plan page;
- select the "connection" item;
- indicate the current SIM card number;
- confirm actions.
You will need to do almost the same in your personal account.
When visiting the office, you must have a passport on hand. When you get to the branch of the company, you should seek help from the specialist working here. He will do everything on his own.
We should also mention the possibility of purchasing a SIM card. It can be bought at the office or ordered on the official website. Then it will be delivered to the specified address.
Disconnection
What happened in Megafon Go to zero, the tariff change from August 1, 2020 was not liked by all subscribers. Some began actively looking for ways to disconnect. But not a single operator allows customers to simply refuse the connected services. In order not to use an unfavorable offer, it is necessary to install another, more suitable one instead. Then the previous one is deactivated on its own.
Those who do not want to change the conditions, and are so dissatisfied with the changes introduced on August 1, 2020 that they are going to simply refuse the services of a mobile operator, should block their SIM card. To do this, you need to visit the office or personal account.
As a last resort, you should just stop using your SIM card. After 3 months, it is deactivated automatically. But you should make sure that all options with a monthly fee are disabled on it.
Additional details and nuances should be specified by calling support 8 800 5500 500 or short number 0500.
The mobile operator Megafon has developed the "Switch to Zero" tariff, which does not require monthly payment. Calls to internal numbers of the area of residence are free. The tariff plan allows customers to use voice, internet and SMS.
Communication with other operators is charged per minute. The same goes for text messages. Each region has its own cost of services. Check with your mobile operator for details.
The "Go to Zero" tariff plan does not provide a monthly fee. Subscribers get the opportunity to call internal numbers of their home region free of charge. The first minute of conversation is 1.3 rubles. Call charges to other operators are equal to 2.5 rubles. in a minute. If during the day, in total, the subscriber spoke for 1440 minutes, the cost changes by 1.3 rubles.
Calls to far and near abroad are charged depending on the country. The cheapest way to call is to the CIS. The cost of the call is 35 rubles. To Europe, 1 minute of conversation is 55 rubles.
The "Go to Zero" tariff provides for calls to satellite numbers:
- Iridium;
- TURAI;
- Inmarsat;
- GlobalStar.
A minute of satellite communication is 313 rubles. In addition to calls, subscribers can connect.
Megafon clients have access to the "Internet XS" option with 70 Mb of Internet traffic. The first week the subscription fee is not charged, then 7 rubles are debited from the balance per day. If you do not connect the option, the cost of 1 MB is 9.9 rubles.
For free SMS sending, the option "SMS XXS" is connected. 10 messages are available per day. The subscription fee is not charged for the first 10 days. In the future, the service costs 3.5 rubles per day. The package acts on the connection scope.
Specifications
| Salary | 0 p. |
| Initial payment (upon connection) | 200 p. |
| Services for the connection area | |
| Call to Megafon subscriber from 2 minutes | 0 p. |
| Call any other operator | 2.5 rub / min |
| Sending SMS without option "SMS XXS" | 2 r. / Min. |
| Sending SMS with the option "SMS XXS" | 0 rub / min |
| Interregional communication services | |
| Calls within the Megafon network | 3 r. / Min. |
| Calling other operators in the Russian Federation | 12.5 rub / min |
| Sending text messages | 3.8 rubles / piece |
| Sending MMS messages | 7 rubles / piece |
| International communication services | |
| Calls to Abkhaz, Georgian and CIS numbers | 35 rub / min |
| Communication in Turkish, Israeli and European operators | 55 rub / min |
| Calls to other countries | 75 rub / min |
| Communication with satellite numbers (Iridium, GlobalStar, Inmarsat) | 313 rub / min |
| Sending text messages to operators of the CIS, Georgia and Abkhazia | 3.5 rubles / piece |
| Sending SMS to other countries | 5 rubles / piece |
How to connect
The "Switch to 0" package from Megafon is connected in 5 ways. For this you need:
- Go to the ru website, go to the tariff and indicate your number;
- Register an account on the Megafon web resource. Change the tariff plan;
- Dial the command "* 105 * 1005 #";
- Send a message with any text to the number "05001005";
- Activate the voice menu by number "05001005".
Connection cost is 0 rubles. The operator withdraws an initial payment of 200 rubles, which is spent on the services provided.
How to disable
To deactivate the "Switch to Zero" tariff plan, you need to do one of the following:
- Visit the Megafon communication salon. Employees will explain in detail the terms of the tariff details and connect the package;
- Enter the number of the new tariff plan;
- Go to your personal account and change the package.
For whom is it suitable
The Megafon "Switch to Zero" tariff is aimed at customers calling within the network in the area of residence. To check mail, you can connect the "Internet XS" option. For those who call within Russia and other countries, it is recommended to connect.
Megafon: Tariffs will go to zero from August 1, 2017. Changes Tariff plan " It's simple "
The cost of outgoing calls to numbers of any operators in the home region will be 1.8 per minute. Netizens are outraged by the increase in tariffs, especially with regard to the Go to Zero. A petition has even appeared on the website https://www.change.org in which the authors ask to leave the current tariffs. It with all electronic signatures will be sent to the General Director of Megafon PJSC.
“At the beginning of 2017, Megafon started selling the“ Switch to Zero ”tariff, according to the terms of the tariff, free calls were provided within the Megafon network. From August 1, 2017, they decided to make this tariff already paid, referring to the fact that under the terms of the agreement they have full rights. It turns out that subscribers are powerless creatures with whom you can do whatever you like ?, - asks the author of the petition. He asks to support the Russians with his signatures, hoping that the company's management will take into account all of the above. If the petition is not heard, the author calls for a boycott of Megafon and switch to another telecom operator.
on the tariff plan Switch to ZERO 03.17 the cost of the first minute of outgoing calls to MegaFon numbers in the Home region, as well as from the 1441st minute per day, will be 1.3 rubles per minute;
on the tariff plan Everything is simple 03.17 the cost of outgoing calls to numbers of any operators in the Home region will be 1.8 rubles per minute;
on the MegaFon - All Inclusive XS 2016 tariff plan, the subscription fee will be 250 rubles per month;
on the MegaFon - All Inclusive tariff plan S 2016 the package of minutes to MegaFon numbers throughout Russia and all numbers in the Home region will be 500 minutes per month, the SMS package to all mobile numbers in the Home region will be 100 messages per month, the subscription fee will be 450 ₽ per month month.
on the MegaFon tariff plan - All Inclusive M 2015, the Internet traffic package increases to 5 GB per month, the subscription fee will be 650 rubles per month;
on the MegaFon tariff plan - All Inclusive M 2016 the Internet traffic package increases to 6 GB per month, the subscription fee will be 770 rubles per month;
on the MegaFon tariff plan - All Inclusive M 2014, the Internet traffic package increases to 7 GB per month, the subscription fee will be 960 rubles per month;
on the MegaFon tariff plan - All inclusive L 2016, the Internet traffic package increases to 10 GB per month, the subscription fee will be 1400 rubles per month;
on the MegaFon tariff plan - All Inclusive L 2015, the Internet traffic package is increased to 10 GB per month, the subscription fee will be 1400 rubles per month;
on the MegaFon tariff plan - All Inclusive L 2014, the Internet traffic package increases to 12 GB per month, the subscription fee will be 1600 rubles per month;
tariff plans MegaFon - All inclusive S 2013, MegaFon - All inclusive S 2015 will be renamed into MegaFon - All inclusive S 2016.
"Megafon" - increases call rates. It is reported that more will have to be paid from August 1 of this year. Changes will be made to more than 50 tariff plans.
How much the tariff of each specific user will change, the cellular operator must notify by call or SMS. There is also information about all changes in tariffs on the Megafon website. In particular, from August 1 of this year the conditions of the tariff plan Switch to ZERO will be changed. Thus, the cost of the first minute of an outgoing call to numbers in the home region, as well as from the 1441st minute per day, will be 1.3 rubles per minute. And this despite the fact that this tariff was popular with subscribers precisely because of the opportunity to call for free.
