Find out the rest of the mobile wine traffic. Win-Mobile (K-Telecom) replaces MTS in Crimea
The Internet project "Be Mobile" has prepared an overview of the current tariffs for mobile communications in Crimea and Sevastopol as of 2017. Our selection includes tariffs without a monthly fee - for the most economical ones, as well as offers with packages of minutes, SMS, Internet - for owners of smart devices. Separately, we considered tariffs for mobile Internet.
Despite the fact that the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol became part of Russian Federation in 2014, the usual Russian mobile operators still do not work here. This is largely due to the fear of sanctions from bankers who lend to Russian companies, as well as equipment suppliers who may simply not complete contacts.
Nevertheless, mobile communications on the peninsula are funded by local operators. What is most interesting, for last years coverage and quality of communication services have improved significantly and continue to improve. If until 2014 in Crimea only 2G and partially 3G were working, now 85% of the inhabitants of the peninsula can use 3G networks, and in such large cities like Simferopol, Sevastopol, Yalta, Kerch, Alushta and Foros is available high speed internet based on 4G.
Currently, four GSM operators (Win mobile, Volna mobile, Krymtelecom, Sevmobile) and one CDMA operator (Intertelecom) operate in Crimea and Sevastopol. Let's consider the proposals of these operators in detail.
Win mobile operator tariffs
id \u003d "sub0"\u003eThe largest operator in terms of developing its own networks in Crimea and Sevastopol is Win mobile ( entity K-Telecom). Currently, the company covers the peninsula with 2G, 3G and 4G networks (Simferopol, Sevastopol, Yalta, Kerch, Alushta, Foros). The Win mobile line includes three tariffs: "Freedom of Communication", "Fast and the Furious", "At Sea".
The structure of the Freedom of Communication tariff strongly resembles the Russian Super MTS from the operator of the same name. For the most part, it is tailored to the needs of people who live in Crimea and Sevastopol. There is no subscription fee. The client is provided with 60 free minutes per day to the numbers of the Win mobile operator. Starting from 61 minutes until the end of the current day, the cost of on-net calls will be 50 kopecks per minute. Other outgoing calls to any operators of the Republic of Crimea, Sevastopol and Krasnodar Territory - 1 ruble per minute. Subscribers of the Freedom of Communication tariff can activate the Free Calls service, which allows them to receive 60 free minutes per day to the numbers of operators of the Republic of Crimea, Sevastopol and Krasnodar Territory. The cost of connecting the service is 30 rubles, the subscription fee is 2 rubles per day.
Calls to numbers in other regions of Russia are charged at 9.5 rubles per minute. To reduce the price of a minute to 2 rubles long distance in Russia, you can connect the service "My Russia": paid connection - 15 rubles, subscription fee - 3 rubles per day.
SMS messages to Win mobile numbers and others mobile operators Republic of Crimea, Sevastopol and Krasnodar Territory - 1.50 rubles apiece. SMS to the numbers of other mobile operators in Russia - 1.95 rubles. Mobile Internet is charged per megabyte: 10 rubles per MB. Traffic packages for a day or a month are also available. The maximum packages are 2.5 GB for 150 rubles per month and 4 GB for 200 rubles per month.
For people who actively use mobile Internet on tablets, as well as with the help of USB modems and WiFi routers, it is worth taking a closer look at the Fast and Furious tariff. IN subscription fee 400 rubles per month includes a package of 15 GB of traffic without speed limit. If this block is exceeded, the speed is limited to 32 Kbps. Voice calls and SMS are expensive here.
For vacationers and travelers for work in the Crimea and Sevastopol, the Win mobile operator has a special resort tariff "At sea". The subscription fee is not charged for the first 90 days from the moment of activation of the connection kit. Starting from 91 days - 1 ruble per day.
As for communication services, any outgoing calls within Russia will cost 3 rubles per minute. Outgoing SMS - 1.95 rubles. Mobile Internet is charged in blocks of 10 rubles per 100 MB. You can purchase Win mobile connection kits at the operator's service centers in Crimea and Sevastopol, as well as at local railway stations and the airport of Simferopol.
Tariffs of the operator "Wave Mobile"
id \u003d "sub1"\u003eThe operator "Volna mobile" ("KTK-Telecom") provides voice services and mobile transmission data in 2G, 3G, 4G standards in Simferopol, Yalta and Sevastopol. In other cities, it works according to the model of a virtual operator on Win mobile networks.
Subscribers of "Wave Mobile" can choose one of three tariffs open for connection. The "Sun" tariff is best suited for communication within the Republic of Crimea, Sevastopol and Krasnodar Territory. Tariff without monthly fee. Outgoing calls to numbers of operators within the Republic of Crimea, Sevastopol and Krasnodar Territory cost 60 kopecks per minute. At the same time, customers can activate the "Zero within the network" option and communicate with the subscribers of the "Wave Mobile" operator free of charge. The subscription fee for the option is 30 rubles per month.
Calls to numbers in other regions of Russia are charged at 5 rubles per minute. If the option "Calls within Russia" is activated, the price is reduced to 2 rubles per minute. True, in this case you will have to pay a monthly fee of 60 rubles per month.
Sending SMS costs 1 ruble to numbers of any operators in Russia. Mobile Internet costs 5 rubles per MB. You can connect the option "Internet on the phone", which provides a package of 2 GB for 90 rubles per month, which operates on the territory of the Crimea and in Sevastopol.
For active users of mobile Internet in smartphones, as well as in modems and routers, the operator "Wave Mobile" presents the tariff "Wind". For a monthly fee of 300 rubles per month, you get a 10 GB traffic package. After the exhaustion of this block, the speed is limited to 32 Kbps until the end of the billing period. The option "Extend the speed" is available to customers - for 50 rubles you will be provided with an additional package of 1 GB.
Among the offers of the operator "Wave Mobile" there is a package tariff "Sea". The monthly fee of 150 rubles per month includes a package of 300 minutes of calls to the numbers of operators in Crimea, Sevastopol and Krasnodar Territory. On top of this package - 1 ruble per minute. At the same time, on-net calls are not charged at all. They are free. The situation is similar with SMS. Within the Volna Mobile network, messages are free, and a package of 300 SMS is sent to other numbers of operators in Crimea, Sevastopol and Krasnodar Territory. After the block is exhausted by the end of the billing period - 1 ruble per message.
Also, the subscription fee includes a 3 GB mobile Internet package for a month. Further, the speed is limited to 32 Kbps. You can remove the restriction using the "Extend Speed" option for 50 rubles. When connected, a block of 1 GB of traffic is provided.
The "Sea" tariff can also be of interest to tourists who have a rest in Crimea and Sevastopol, as well as people who often travel around the peninsula. The fact is that at this rate, outgoing calls within Russia cost 3 rubles per minute.
Tariffs of the operator "Krymtelecom"
id \u003d "sub2"\u003eThe service area of \u200b\u200bthe largest fixed-line operator Krymtelecom includes the Republic of Crimea. To ensure high-quality coverage, the networks of the Win mobile operator are used. On the territory of the city of Sevastopol, Crimetelecom subscribers use roaming from the Sevmobile operator. Among the operator's current offers are tariffs "My Crimea", "Contact" and "Super Contact" - for owners of phones and smartphones, as well as a series of Internet tariffs for users of modems, routers and tablets.
The tariff "My Crimea" is best suited both for residents of the Republic of Crimea and for use as a tourist SIM card. There is no subscription fee. 30 free minutes are provided per day to mobile and landline phones of "Krymtelecom". In excess of this amount, until the end of the current day, there is a preferential tariffication - 20 kopecks per minute. Outgoing calls to numbers of mobile and fixed-line subscribers of the Republic of Crimea, Sevastopol and MTS Krasnodar Territory - 1.5 rubles per minute. Outgoing calls to all numbers in other regions of Russia (except for MTS Krasnodar Territory) - 5 rubles per minute.
At will, subscribers of the tariff "My Crimea" can connect additional options... Zero in the Network provides a package of 100 minutes per day within the network for 2 rubles of the subscription fee per day. Connection - 30 rubles.
SMS to numbers of operators in Crimea, Sevastopol and MTS of Krasnodar Territory - 1 ruble per message. For other operators in Russia - 2 rubles. By default, mobile Internet is charged at 5 rubles per MB. Subscribers also have access to mobile Internet packages: a one-time package of 5 GB per day for 30 rubles per day, as well as monthly ones - 1 GB for 50 rubles per month, 5 GB for 100 rubles per month and 10 GB for 200 rubles per month.
For more demanding users, Krymtelecom provides two package tariffs, which include free calls within the network, a set of free SMS and Internet traffic.
The "Contact" tariff for 150 rubles per month allows you to communicate with Krymtelecom subscribers free of charge. In addition, the package includes 300 SMS to the numbers of Crimea, Sevastopol and MTS of the Krasnodar Territory, as well as 5 GB of mobile Internet. Outgoing calls to numbers of Crimean and Sevastopol operators, as well as MTS of the Krasnodar Territory - 1.5 rubles per minute. Any outgoing calls to Russian regions - 5 rubles per minute.
At the "Super Contact" tariff, the package includes 100 minutes outgoing to the numbers of the operators of Crimea, Sevastopol and MTS of the Krasnodar Territory. In addition to this package, calls are charged at 1.5 rubles per minute. Intranet calls are free. It is also worth noting a larger package of mobile Internet - here it is 12 GB per month. There is a package of 300 SMS. The subscription fee for the "Super Contact" tariff is 300 rubles. You can see the rest of the parameters in the table below.
For users of tablets, USB-modems and routers, Krymtelecom has developed a special line of package tariffs for mobile Internet. It includes 5 tariffs: Internet S - 150 MB of traffic for 5 rubles per day, Internet M - 15 GB for 300 rubles per month, Internet L - 25 GB for 500 rubles per month, Internet XL - 50 GB for 650 rubles per month and "Internet Unlimited" - unlimited traffic for 650 rubles (the tariff is open for connection until August 31, 2017). In case of exceeding the quota in the package, the operator limits the speed of the mobile Internet to 64 Kbps. To remove the restrictions, you can use one-time options from 1 to 10 GB of traffic.
Tariffs of the operator "Sevmobile"
id \u003d "sub3"\u003eOwn operator works on the territory of the city of Sevastopol mobile communications Sevmobile (legal entity SevTelekomSvyaz). It should be noted that the company's services are available only within Sevastopol, a city of federal significance. Outside it, roaming is turned on. For this reason, it makes sense to use Sevmobile only if you do not leave the territory of the city. This is something to keep in mind.
Three basic tariffs are available for connection and three for mobile Internet.
The "Radio Nanny" tariff provides a subscription fee of 30 rubles per month. For this money, the subscriber gets a package of 300 minutes to three favorite Sevmobile numbers, 100 minutes to one Sevtelecom city number, 100 SMS to Sevmobile numbers and free mobile Internet at a speed of 64 Kbps. Calls to landline numbers in Sevastopol and the Republic of Crimea cost 1 ruble per minute, to mobile - 1.5 rubles per minute. Calls to Russia cost 6 rubles per minute, SMS - 3 rubles per message.
The My Choice tariff (subscription fee of 100 rubles per month) provides 300 minutes for Sevmobile and 300 minutes for Sevtelecom. In addition to this package, calls to the indicated directions will cost 50 kopecks per minute. Calls to cell phones other Crimean operators - 1.5 rubles per minute, to home telephones - 1 ruble per minute. Calls to Russian regions - 6 rubles per minute. Sending SMS - 1.5 rubles apiece. When sending messages within the Sevmobile network, the first 100 SMS per month are free. The subscription fee includes a package of 50 MB per day of mobile Internet without speed limit, then it is blocked up to 64 Kbps.
The My City tariff has a subscription fee of 180 rubles and allows you to communicate free of charge with mobile and fixed-line subscribers of the Sevmobile operator (Sevtelecom). In addition, 90 free minutes are provided to Crimean mobile operators. Calls to landline - 1 ruble per minute. Calls to regions of Russia - 3 rubles per minute, SMS - 1.5 rubles (within the network free of charge). The Internet is provided free of charge, however, using the Internet at a speed of 64 Kbps simply will not work.
On tariffs "Radio Nanny", "My Choice" and "My City", mobile Internet packages are available for connection: 2 GB for 100 rubles, 4 GB for 150 rubles, 10 GB for 300 rubles, unlimited - for 850 rubles per month.
Users of tablets, USB-modems and WiFi-routers can connect special tariffs for 3G mobile Internet. The package "My Internet 5" provides 5 GB of Internet for 200 rubles per month, "My Internet 15" - 15 GB for 400 rubles, "My Internet Unlimited" - unlimited Internet for 900 rubles a month.
If you are going to use mobile services on the territory of the Republic of Crimea and in Sevastopol with your home operator (Beeline, MegaFon, MOTIV, MTS, Tele2), we recommend that you study. You can also save a lot with them.
Recently, I received a letter from one of the subscribers of the Crimean operator Win Mobile. The question was as follows:
Hello! Can you please tell me how can I check my expenses by phone number?
At first, I did not know that the question was coming from the user Vin Mobile, and the answer seemed simple enough: go to Personal Area on the operator's website and order details of calls. But with Vin Mobile, it turned out to be impossible. I was surprised to find out that they have There is simply no personal account.
The Win Mobile site does not represent any miracles of engineering. Yes, it is beautifully made, pictures, graphics - everything is on the level, but technically it is a hastily executed resource in the style of a landing page. All links in it are made in the form of "anchors" - they are transferred to the desired alphabet of the same page. All. No functionality. Such a site, an average webmaster from the outback of Russia with good knowledge of Photoshop, makes up a maximum of thousands for you for 20 rubles. Although MTS probably spent (leaked) 10-20 times more on this masterpiece.
I did not find any information about checking expenses on a room or ordering details on mobile-win.ru. I found only a list of their salons in the form of an inconvenient pdf attachment.
From this I concluded that to this day get details of your expenses fromWinMobile is only available as a printout by visiting their offices directly.
Very convenient, isn't it? Especially if they are far from your place of residence.
Hello.
Please tell me how you can get a report on accruals, details and invoices in in electronic format without visiting your offices?
I can't find a personal account on the site. Can I use the personal account on the MTS website for the Vin Mobile number? Does Vin Mobile have a "last 5 paid actions" check command like MTS: * 152 #?
My opinion: not to respond to clients' letters - there is direct disrespect for them on the part of the company. The attitude is not giving a damn. Is it worth using such an operator in this case - the conclusion is obvious. In addition, the "regular" MTS with Krasnodar numbers in the same code works great in Crimea and provides subscribers with all the usual conveniences.
“K-Telecom” LLC was registered for some unknown person in Krasnodar (there is also “K-Telecom” CJSC in Armenia - since 2007, a subsidiary of MTS). What for? So that MTS could use the resources of the MTS Ukraine network on the territory of the Crimean Peninsula and officially deny it. What are you, Win Mobile is "not MTS" and has nothing to do with it! Thus, in the light of recent political differences, they decided to avoid the threat of a fall in MTS share prices on New York stock exchange and various Western sanctions.
At the same time, any user of a modern smartphone, for example, on Android, can install the Netmonitor application on it and, by changing the SIM cards of MTS - Win Mobile, understand that the phone will work from the same base stations the same MTS network.
Win Mobile subscribers from Crimea, no offense, but the operator doesn't give a damn about you. It's not made to please you at all. They just make money on you. This conclusion is evidenced already from the non-response of Vin's technical support. Neither a normal site, nor a choice of tariffs and services, nor a decent level service... And how many months has nothing changed?
But recently, the head of the Ministry of Communications of Russia Nikiforov announced that soon 2 more new mobile operators will start working in Crimea - in order to take care of the needs of the inhabitants of our country! Of course, it is logical to assume that since in the territory of Crimea, as the former Ukraine, there are base stations and frequencies of other operators cellular communication (Kyivstar, Life), we should now wait for such k-telecoms No. 2 and No. 3.
Wait and see!
This material is based solely on the personal opinion and experience of the author.
In early August, the first Russian mobile operator... As expected, none of the Big Three operators dared to launch their own network in Crimea - they are afraid of sanctions. The united Rostelecom-Tele2 did not come to the peninsula either.
And the previously unknown operator Win-Mobile, whose networks are indicated on cell phones as WinMobile, Rus 32, 250-32. This was announced on August 4 by the Minister of Communications Nikiforov, emphasizing that this is a Russian operator. Strikingly, this happened shortly after the disconnection of the MTS-Ukraine connection in Sevastopol. At the same time, according to Vedomosti, the new Vin-Mobile (aka K-Telecom) started working on the frequencies of MTS-Ukraine.
After that, the Kiev press service of MTS-Ukraine stated that their subscribers use the networks of “other” operators in Crimea on the basis of “technical roaming”. That is, there is roaming, but without overpayments. And the cheapest calls in the Win Mobile network from Crimea are to MTS-Ukraine numbers (2.50 rubles per minute versus 9 rubles per minute of conversation with Russian subscribers).
This is not the only fact connecting MTS and K-Telecom. According to RBC, last company registered in Krasnodar, and its owner is the Armenian CJSC Sell Group Worldwide Holding, the director of which is former director MTS-Ukraine across Crimea. And this is not the last coincidence - according to the same Vedomosti, “K-Telecom” CJSC previously existed in Armenia. And this daughter was engaged in nothing more than servicing the networks of the subsidiary mobile company MTS in Armenia.
However, the official comment of MTS given to Vedomosti sounds like this:
MTS is not the owner or beneficiary of K-Telecom, and MTS-Russia does not conduct business in Crimea.
Mysterious Cellular Operator WIN mobile ("K-telecom") successfully launched in Crimea and already serves more than a million subscribers. Almost 1,500 base stations have been announced on the territory of the peninsula, and the new operator has even got its own website, contact center phones and the first public tariff.
Simultaneously with the start of operation of WIN mobile in Crimea, MTS-Ukraine stopped working. More precisely, a little earlier: first, on August 5, the connection to MTS Ukraine in Simferopol was disconnected, a day later (August 7), MTS-Ukraine officially announced the termination of work in Crimea "due to technical problems that impede the provision of mobile services." In fact, there was an unexpected (more precisely, previously announced) shutdown of MTS Ukraine and almost simultaneous activation of the WIN mobile network.
Passion-face
On August 5, a wonderful report appeared on the RBC website about the events in the Kiev office of MTS-Ukraine, I just have to quote this:
“Today, Ukrainian security officials with machine guns came to the Kiev office of MTS-Ukraine, accusing the operator of separatism and supporting the enemy,” a source close to MTS-Ukraine told RBC. According to him, the security forces wanted to turn off the entire Crimea, but at first they turned off only Simferopol. The source claims that the Ukrainian security forces reacted nervously to the transfer of a group of 400 Ukrainian soldiers to Russia at the Gukovo border checkpoint in the Rostov region. "
I have a good idea of \u200b\u200bthe operator's central office, and inside there is a large "Disconnect" booth with red buttons and the names of settlements. The security forces scratched their heads with the barrels of their submachine guns and decided to press the “Simferopol” button first, then left with a promise to return and continue to press other red buttons.
The next day, the MTS-Ukraine website posted the news about the seizure of the red button for boarding, quote:
What happened yesterday and continues to happen in Crimea with communications was a complete surprise for both MTS Ukraine and its Crimean subscribers. The company actually lost the ability to manage an important nodal facility that is responsible for providing communication services in Simferopol. He was disconnected from our network from the outside. The stoppage of equipment and the lack of communication among residents of a city of many thousands led to massive discontent and indignation of people, which, obviously, explains the unconvincing attempts to blame the Ukrainian operator for what is happening. "
But there was no need to place red buttons in the central Kiev office that any frenzied security officer with a machine gun could press. Then there will be no "complete surprises" with "shutdown from the outside." Make an analogue of a "nuclear suitcase", or something. There is little funny in all this, but there are even fewer surprises.
It turns out that on Saturday, August 2, Deputy Prime Minister of Crimea Dmitry Polonsky spoke about the impending shutdown of cellular communications in Crimea on August 5, several news agencies quoted this message. For example, the Ukrainian "Delo", quote:
“The Crimean authorities expect the shutdown of Ukrainian mobile operators in the region on Tuesday, August 5, and recommend that the population buy and activate cards of Russian mobile operators.
“I have information from representatives of Ukrainian mobile networksthat next week, approximately on Tuesday, the service of subscribers in Crimea will be terminated. I cannot say yet whether these will be disconnections of subscribers of all mobile networks or individual operators, but we have such information, "Crimean Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Polonsky, who is combining his post with the post of Minister of Information and Communications, told Interfax.
According to him, the residents of the Republic of Crimea have purchased about 700 thousand SIM cards from Russian mobile operators. "We recommend activating Russian SIM cards before Tuesday, so as not to be left without a mobile connection," said Polonsky. "
I am far from thinking that the Deputy Prime Minister of Crimea Dmitry Polonsky is in command of the Ukrainian security forces in Kiev, and "was there a boy" with a machine gun? In any case, there was definitely no "complete surprise".
History of the issue
Mysterious russian company K-Telecom was registered in Krasnodar on 23 May. According to the Vedomosti edition, www.vedomosti.ru
“... a week after registration, K-Telecom received from the State Commission on Radio Frequencies (SCRF) the MTS GSM frequencies in Crimea - Vedomosti was told about this by interlocutors close to the SCRF. The company was registered by private travel consultant Anna Berezkina, after which K-Telecom changed its owner twice - first it was Nikolay Balashov, and at the end of June - Armenian Sell Group Worldwide Holding CJSC (according to the register of legal entities of Armenia, it belongs to Cell Group Worldwide ltd with unknown jurisdiction). The company K-telecom CJSC also operates in Armenia - it is a local subsidiary of MTS. MTS also has a Russian subsidiary with the same name. MTS representatives say that the operator has nothing to do with K-Telecom operating in Crimea.
K-Telecom began operating in Crimea on MTS-Ukraine frequencies, its Russian switch was solemnly launched during a meeting on the development of communications in Crimea under the leadership of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. The operator already has 1,500 built and ready-to-operate base stations in Crimea, which will provide coverage of the entire peninsula. The operator is called WIN mobile, you can learn more about it on the website.
I'm not trying to assert anything, but if a bird looks like a duck, swims like a duck, quacks like a duck and bakes well with apples, then it is most likely a duck, and not some pink flamingo from distant countries. In the current situation in Ukraine, the position of the "daughter" of the Russian operator is rather difficult: on the one hand, one cannot quarrel with the authorities, and their behavior is difficult to predict. On the other hand, the corporation itself may run into US and European sanctions. On the third hand, it is undesirable to switch all voice communications and data transmission through Ukrainian switches for security reasons; the security officials have a 95% probability of having full access to all information. One way or another, the job is done and MTS-Ukraine subscribers will most likely be served in full-fledged or technical roaming mode.
Tariffs
As of today, WIN Mobile still offers its subscribers only one “Freedom of Communication” tariff. In terms of its ideology and structure, it resembles the Super MTS tariff: for a monthly fee of 2 rubles. per day they give 30 daily free minutes within the network, calls to all other operators of the Krasnodar Territory and to MTS-Ukraine at 2.50 rubles per minute.
There are options “My Russia” and “My Ukraine” for a separate monthly fee, when “My Russia” is connected, calls to the Russian MTS network are also 2.5 rubles / min. In general, those who wish can download a pdf-description of the tariff.
We do not yet know how the fate of the rest of the operators will develop. But things should be clear soon enough. In any case, without 3G, the peninsula will not remain and everything will be fine with voice communication. The transition period is always fraught with temporary inconveniences.
UPDATE
That's all, the puzzle has finally taken shape and today (August 7) \u200b\u200bin the evening MTS-Ukraine SIM-cards started working in Crimea. Implementation option - technical roaming in the WIN Mobile network, who would doubt it.
Kind people have already posted the rates at which MTS-Ukraine subscribers will be served in the Crimean WIN mobile network, see the screenshot above. By the way, in my opinion, the name VNC mobile would look more logical than WIN mobile. Guess why (smiley).