Yota Internet and calls in roaming abroad - how to connect and what are the tariffs? Price for calls and Internet Yota.Roaming - how much do calls to or from other countries cost.

In 2014, a new major player appeared on the cellular communications market - Yota; a large-scale advertising campaign attracted with unlimited Internet and calls within the network. After 2.5 years, tariffs with unlimited Internet are closed for connection (the exception is corporate communications). Now the Iota operator offers profitable roaming abroad, the tariffs of 2017 are more than democratic.

How to connect Iota roaming abroad in 2017

When going abroad, it is worth clarifying all questions and details in advance, so that when faced with a problem on the spot, you do not waste traffic and time searching for an answer.
As a rule, once in another country, the system application of the SIM card will automatically enable roaming, but sometimes this does not happen. In this case, you need to use the manual settings in the application, the Internet is not required for this, therefore it is better to enable data transfer abroad after the Internet package is selected - this will save money on the account.

Manual settings for Android smartphones:

You need to go to the list of applications.
Find the Yota menu application, it is easy to identify it by the icon in the form of a SIM card.
Open application. It will have 3 Iota points, one of them should be marked with an asterisk. In the case of international roaming, the asterisk should be located near the “roaming” item, if there is no asterisk or it is in a different place, select and mark it yourself.

Manual settings for iOS smartphones:

You need to go to the phone menu.
Select sim programs.
Find the application "Yota menu" and open it. If there is no asterisk next to the "roaming" item, then you must independently select this item and mark it.

Manual settings for smartphones on Windows Phone:

Go to Settings.
Select "cellular network + SIM" from the list.
At the end of the list that appears, select "SIM card settings".
In the window that opens, click the "SIM card applications" button.
Select roaming.

It is only necessary to manage the international communication settings if the operator has not done this automatically.
After connecting roaming, you can choose packages of minutes and traffic to reduce your expenses abroad.

Ways to save money with Yota abroad on the Internet and calls in 2017

Like others, the Yota operator offers roaming abroad, the tariffs of 2017 are quite favorable in themselves, besides, it is possible to connect packages and not only to reduce communication costs abroad.

Iota: roaming abroad, examples of tariffs and prices (2017)

Before traveling abroad, it is necessary to clarify the current tariffs and offers, the operator has the right to change the tariff at any time.
For example, now the Iota operator in Abkhazia (by the way, Yota roaming in Kazakhstan is provided on the same terms as for Abkhazia) offers all incoming 33 rubles per minute, the same cost for outgoing calls to the Russian Federation and subscribers of the host country. Sending SMS will cost 13 rubles, mms - 20 rubles.

Incoming SMS and MMS are free. As part of the tariff, a package of 30 incoming minutes per day for 39 rubles is available for connection, you can also use the standard list of instant messengers with a zero balance. But the Internet in Abkhazia is very expensive. The most profitable option is a 10 MB package for 3950 rubles. Otherwise, you will have to pay 630 rubles for 1 megabyte. Internet in Kazakhstan is provided under the same conditions.

Iota in Belarus offers more affordable conditions. All incoming calls are charged at 9 rubles per minute. Calling the Russian Federation or the host country will cost 19 rubles per minute. Sending SMS costs 9 rubles, mms - 20 rubles.

Within the framework of the tariff, incoming SMS and MMS are free, just like standard instant messengers with a zero balance. Packages of 30 incoming minutes and 40 Mb are available for connection. Without a package, 1 megabyte will cost 490 rubles. Calls to countries other than the Russian Federation and the host country - 129 rubles per minute.

Yota roaming tariff in Turkey offers the same conditions as for Belarus.

Iota offers its subscribers the necessary range of communication services: inexpensive Internet, calls and SMS within Russia. Yota roaming is a rather expensive tariff for the client for the services provided by the operator. Going on a trip around the country or abroad, pay attention to the conditions of the company in roaming for communication. It is important to know that intra-network roaming will please you: a subscriber can move from one region to another without overpaying for communication (everything is the same as in the home region). But there is an exception - the cost of Internet services depends on the tariff scale in a certain territory. The wide coverage area of the Iota operator means that you will be in touch almost anywhere, you can easily get through.

What to look for when traveling abroad

Roaming abroad will cost you a lot. But here are some of the main positives:

There is an automatic selection of the cheapest billing. You do not need to independently look for favorable rates, spend time and effort on this. Everything will be done for you.
Advantage regarding Internet traffic: each 10.40 mb. connection break occurs. This feature makes it possible to avoid unforeseen costs in time, to keep your expenses under strict control.
For just 39 rubles, you can get as much as half an hour of pleasant communication with a subscriber - this is profitable.

Thus, the Iota company also tried to create favorable conditions for customers abroad: international calls are no longer a real luxury.

Stay connected

In the event that at the moment there is no money on the Internet on your account, you can exchange messages with your friends or relatives using applications such as Viber or WhatsApp. Please note: only text messaging works, you cannot make calls (audio or video) in this situation. Choose the tariffs that are suitable for you and communicate with loved ones even at a great distance inexpensively.

If you have already connected the main package of services, Internet traffic in any country, USA, Turkey, Great Britain will be charged at 490 rubles per MB. When a subscriber is abroad, for example, in European countries, the price of outgoing calls made will cost 19 rubles per minute of communication. Do you actively use Internet services? Then you should be careful, the Internet outside of Russia is quite expensive.

Free services

You will be presented with specific free roaming features:

In the mobile application, you can easily control the minutes - this is very convenient, it will save you a lot.
You receive notifications on your phone when the minutes are up.
Through a special mobile application or the official website of the company, you can contact specialists and get timely support and answers to your questions.
You can also replenish the balance using the application developed by the company.

Most importantly, remember: Iota telecommunications service provides timely support to customers anywhere in the world. Arriving in another country, you do not need to activate roaming on your own, everything will be done automatically for you.

Going abroad, each person wants to stay in touch with his family and friends. Whether it is calls in roaming, or access to the network - communication should be of high quality and inexpensive. The mobile operator Iota allows its customers to communicate without borders, wherever they are.

Roaming from Iota in Russia

Just a few years ago, subscribers experienced difficulties with communication within their country. I had to pay for incoming calls from other regions, while outgoing calls cost twice as much, and mobile Internet seemed like a luxury.

Today, the line between the home network and calls to other operators and to other regions of Russia is invisible. Tariffication of intranet roaming is so profitable that when traveling around the country you do not have to reconnect the SIM card for budget calls.

Unfortunately, not all operators can boast of high-quality and inexpensive communication with subscribers of other networks. Iota is one such company that is trying to make communication convenient and budget friendly.

Iota in roaming allows subscribers to communicate with other networks (including the home region), regardless of where they are.

This service is especially relevant for people who are forced to travel on business trips in Russia. Moreover, having connected once, you can leave the SIM card in inactive mode until the next trip.

Roaming from Iota abroad

Many mobile operators offer profitable calls from abroad to home, but it is Iota that has some advantages.

Connecting roaming without going to the operator's office, in just two clicks: in your personal account from the browser, in the Iota application or via a ussd request.
The ability to control Internet traffic. That is, the Internet works in such a way that every 40 MB there is an automatic disconnection in order to avoid uncontrollable costs.
For only 39 rubles/day, half an hour of incoming calls is charged every day.

A nice bonus of Iota in roaming is the ability to use instant messengers, such as Viber or Telegram, even if there are not enough funds on the account. But this feature only applies to text messages, sending photo and video materials is possible only with a waste of prepaid traffic.

The cost of calls in foreign roaming depends on the country in which the traveler is located. For example, a minute of conversation between Abkhazia and Russia will cost 33 rubles, and calls from the US to Russia cost 79 rubles/minute.

To find out the cost of calls, you can use the calculator on the operator's website. To do this, you will have to select only the country, and the program itself will show how much a minute of connection costs.

As for the Internet in roaming, in almost all CIS countries you will have to pay for the first 5 MB of traffic (790 rubles), and the subsequent access to the network is free.

The cost of text messages also depends on the host country, on average - 9-19 rubles per SMS. Sending a multimedia message from any country will cost 20 rubles. This option is more profitable than sending photos on social networks, since there you will have to pay almost 800 rubles.

How to independently connect, configure and disable roaming on Iota?

To activate roaming from Iota, you do not need to go to the company's office or send requests to short numbers. Roaming is automatically connected to each SIM card of a mobile operator and it only needs to be activated.

Calls from abroad will be available immediately after the first minute of an outgoing or incoming call. Internet traffic will also work after the first access to the network.

To disable Iota roaming abroad, simply click on this service in the mobile operator's online application or on the official website.

Why choose Iota for roaming calls?

The cost of all calls in the home region and when traveling around Russia is the same, regardless of where the subscriber is located.
Calls between Iota-Iota subscribers in their region are free.
You can top up your balance on a trip with a credit card or a simple transfer of money through smartphone applications.
You can check the balance and the amount of traffic for free from any country by sending a request to a short number ✶ 1 0 0 # .
You can receive free outgoing calls abroad without paying for them and with a zero balance.

You can buy an Iota card without leaving your home, simply by ordering it on the mobile operator's website. The courier will quickly and free of charge deliver her home to a new subscriber.

Iota is communication without boundaries!

Roaming is the ability to use the services of your mobile operator outside his home network. Most often, the tariffs for such services differ significantly upwards from household communication costs. The Iota operator has practically no roaming throughout Russia - that is, you can use the operator's services for the same money as in your home region. And abroad, roaming opportunities provide the subscriber with communication and Internet at affordable prices.

If the user moves around Russia, no special actions are required to connect roaming: the SIM card will find the necessary base stations and connect to them, continuing to provide the subscriber with communication services. The quality of services will depend on the location of the nearest station and its capabilities.

Use within Russia without roaming

The Iota operator promises to use communication services across Russia without including roaming, but practice shows that this is not entirely true: in roaming in Russia, calls are charged at home network prices only for some time. Inter-regional roaming is activated after the expiration of the paid service package, but not earlier than 30 days after leaving the home region.

That is, if a subscriber moves around the territory of Russia, having 20 days of a paid tariff package, he can use it until the end (without exceeding the package limit), and then extend it for another 30 days. After that, the operator will offer to connect a regional tariff.

Roaming to Iota communication abroad tariffs

Tariffs for Iota communication in roaming abroad are formed depending on the country of visit. Before the trip, it is recommended to install the official Yota mobile application on your phone, in which you can quickly connect or disconnect individual service packages.

Roaming from Iota abroad offers the most favorable conditions compared to other operators. Among the advantages are automatic connection of the cheapest tariff and the ability to reduce the cost of incoming calls by purchasing a half-hour package of incoming calls per day for 39 rubles.

For example, for trips to Belarus or Turkey, Yota offers the following communication prices:

all incoming calls for 9 rubles per minute (plus the ability to activate the service "30 minutes incoming per day" for 39 rubles);
outgoing through the territory of Russia, Belarus (Turkey) - 19 rubles / min;
outgoing to operators of other states - 129 rubles / min;
outgoing SMS - 9 rubles / piece;
outgoing MMS - 20 rubles / piece;
incoming SMS and MMS - free of charge.

If the user considers Abkhazia or Kazakhstan as the purpose of the trip, it's time to prepare for such Yota communication costs:

incoming calls - 33 rubles / min (the ability to connect the above-described incoming package remains);
outgoing through the territory of Russia and Abkhazia (Kazakhstan) - 33 rubles / min;
outgoing to other countries - 129 rubles / min;
outgoing text messages - 13 rubles, multimedia - 20 rubles.
free incoming messages.

How to connect

In most cases, the Iota SIM card independently connects to available base stations of local operators and switches to roaming mode. If this does not happen, you will have to enter the settings manually. For different mobile platforms, this is done like this:

On Android, you need to go to the list of applications and find Yota Menu (SIM card icon). If the item "Roaming" is not checked, mark it manually.
For iOS, there will be a SIM program item in the main menu of the phone. Further actions are the same: check the "Roaming" item if an asterisk is not automatically set opposite it.
On Windows Phone, the desired item in the general settings of the phone will be called "Cellular network + SIM", then "SIM card settings" - "SIM card applications", where you need to manually select "Roaming".
For a mobile modem, the ALP setting may also have to be done manually.

These actions are needed only if Iota's international roaming has not been turned on automatically. Once configured, you can choose service packages according to your needs to optimize your communication costs.

Internet roaming from Eta in Russia and abroad

For Iota roaming on the Internet within the country, the same conditions apply as for communication: at the end of the paid service package, you can use your tariff when traveling for up to 30 days. After that, the operator will offer to switch to a regional tariff, and if you change your place of residence on a permanent basis, you will either have to constantly pay for communication at a regional tariff, or change your SIM card to a local one. It can be ordered on the Yota website, after which the delivery service operator will contact the subscriber to clarify the details of the order.

Yota Internet rates in international roaming will also depend on the country in which the user is located. For example, for the above example of Belarus or Turkey, the first used 20 MB are charged at 20 rubles. each, but the next 20 MB will be free. In Abkhazia and Kazakhstan, Internet in roaming is much more expensive: the first 5 MB - 790 rubles each. for each, the next 5 MB is free.

Important: these conditions apply when the basic package of services is paid, otherwise the tariffing in roaming mode will be completely different: 490 rubles. for 1 Mb in the first example and 630 rubles/Mb in the second.

Regional tariff for tablet, smartphone and modem

The regional tariff is the price at which the user will pay for communication services on the territory of the Russian Federation outside his home network after the paid service package and an additional 30 days expire. The Internet in such tariffs is available only with package payment, there is no per-megabit tariffication. In some regions, it is practiced to limit the connection speed to the minimum after using the traffic limit, when the paid period has not yet ended.

Those who purchased an Iota SIM card for a tablet can count on the following billing:

incoming and outgoing calls (1 minute) and SMS within Russia outside the package - 5.90 rubles;
internet for a day - 100 rubles;
for a month - 800 rubles;
for a year - 6000 rubles.

Users of communications and the Internet from Iota on a smartphone can more flexibly set up a regional tariff for their tasks. Available traffic packages:

2 GB for 50 rubles;
5 GB for 100 rubles;
10 GB for 180 rubles;
15 GB for 250 rubles;
30 GB for 350 rubles.

200 minutes for 300 rubles;
500 minutes for 350 rubles;
800 minutes for 600 rubles;
2000 minutes for 1000 rubles;
5000 minutes for 2500 rubles.

Outside the package, 1 minute of a call (incoming or outgoing) and 1 sent SMS will cost 3.50 rubles.

If the subscriber uses the services of Iota in roaming using a mobile modem, then the cost of communication and the Internet for him will correspond to the home tariffs of the region of stay. After the expiration of the paid package at its home tariff, service packages will cost as much as the owners of SIM cards registered in this region pay for them.

Examples of tariffs and prices for Iota-roaming abroad

In addition to the already given examples of countries in which Yota-roaming works, there are a few more areas where you can count on this service:

While in China, an Iota subscriber will be able to make calls to Russia and within China for 79 rubles / min, receive incoming calls at the same price, and call abroad - for 129 rubles / min. Internet - the first 20 MB for 20 rubles, the next 20 - for free.
For the USA, the tariffs will look like this: the cost of calls to the Russian Federation and across America is 79 rubles / min, to other countries - 129 rubles / min, Internet - as in China, 20 MB for 20 rubles, then 20 MB for free. After this package, access is suspended, but it remains possible to connect it again under the same conditions.
In the UK, the cost of the Internet remains the same as in the previous examples, and calls are charged according to the following scheme: incoming - 9 rubles / min, outgoing in the Russian Federation and in Britain - 19 rubles / min, voice calls (calls) abroad - 120 r./min.
There is a wide variation in tariffs across European countries, so it is better to use the online roaming calculator on the operator's website before traveling.

Ways to save money with Yota abroad on the Internet and calls

Iota provides its subscribers with a number of convenient roaming options, which can be used regardless of the country of residence. To save on expenses, it is recommended to connect service packages such as 30 minutes of incoming calls per day for 39 rubles. This will significantly reduce the cost of communication if you plan to receive several calls.

Packages of 5 or 20 megabytes, after paying for which the same amount of traffic is given for free, are quite profitable in terms of the cost of 1 MB, and much cheaper than paying per megabyte outside the package. In addition, in order to control costs, the operator suspends access after the end of the agreed volume, and the user decides to extend it on his own.

In addition, with a zero account balance in roaming, WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram and Facebook messengers remain available: they will be able to send and receive text messages, but multimedia content (photos, videos, music) will be blocked. This works only if there are no funds on the account and the end of the paid Internet package: if at least one of these conditions is not met, the traffic will be charged.

How to disable roaming on Yota

If roaming is no longer needed on a trip, it can be easily turned off: turning off (how to turn off) roaming is done through the same SIM card management application in which it is turned on manually. In addition, this can be done in the Iota mobile application through an online chat with the operator or on the official website in the appropriate section.

Getting ready to go abroad with Yota? Be sure to read this post story.

If you are a regular user operator Yota and gathered abroad, the story below will help you get rid of the headache associated with the SIM card, network problems, lack of roaming.

Our reader shares his unfortunate experience Eugene(author's text preserved in the original):

Editorial Hello!

I have been a reader of the resource almost from its inception and offer my story about how I had to fly from Minsk to Moscow to change the Yota SIM card.

You already had articles about the work of this operator, I want to warn users against unnecessary expenses and nerves, because. the operator does not inform about possible problems in roaming.

Here's what happened:

On vacation, my wife and I decided to go by car from Moscow to Europe. On March 6, 2016, we entered Belarus, the operator immediately found a connection with my wife, and my Yota was in no hurry. None of the steps to set up the connection did not help. When I got to the hotel in Minsk and connected to wi-fi, I contacted a Yota consultant. He said that apparently **my sim card is "old-fashioned**" and does not meet all the updates made by Yota.

The way out is to replace it with a “new sample” SIM card. As you understand, this is not so easy to do abroad: Yota sales points are only in Russia. The consultant offered to forward calls to my wife's number, and this would have saved the situation if my number was not linked to the company's bank account.

SMS forwarding cannot be set up, and without messages, I would not receive codes to confirm bank transactions. By the way, Yota cannot forward calls on a day off, and there were 2 more days off holidays, which would be without communication.

The closest Yota point of sale to Minsk in Smolensk was closed on the weekend of March 7–8. Until the next one - in Bryansk - it was almost as long to go as to Moscow. There was nothing left - I had to take a ticket and fly back to Moscow. In the morning I replaced the SIM card and flew to Minsk, where, fortunately, the connection worked.

It remains a mystery to me why Yota did not inform its customers about the need to replace the SIM card due to the likelihood of a lack of roaming abroad. At the same time, the operator is aware of this problem; similar cases can be easily found on the Internet.

Be carefull! If you are going abroad, change your SIM card just in case.

We contacted the operator directly and asked to clarify the situation. Representatives of Yota commented on the situation as follows:

We are aware of the problem of connecting to the network of a roaming partner for some customers. It is connected with the fact that on a small part of SIM-cards the current applet is not installed. At the moment, Yota technical specialists are working on a solution to this issue.

In the event of such situations, we recommend that users contact Yota support through the mobile application or on the yota.ru website. Specialists can remotely update SIM settings. In rare cases, the SIM card may need to be replaced.

You need to prepare for long trips. And preparing a smartphone, apparently, is no exception. Draw your own conclusions. For our part, we can recommend contacting any nearest service center and replacing the SIM card with a new one. Do not put off this simple manipulation until tomorrow, otherwise you risk facing the same problem as our reader.

We thank Evgeny for the warning and the press service of the Yota operator for the prompt response.

website Getting ready to go abroad with Yota? Be sure to read this post story. If you are a regular user of the Yota operator and are going abroad, the story below will help you get rid of the headache associated with the SIM card, network problems, lack of roaming. Our reader Eugene shares his unfortunate experience (the author's text is preserved in the original): Editors, hello! I have been a reader of the resource almost from its inception ...