When going on a tourist trip or to a resort in warm countries, a vacationer will never leave at home an individual and very convenient means of communication, which is a mobile phone. But if you don't choose the right tariff plan for travel, communication can be very expensive …
Necessary
- - advertising brochures of mobile operators;
- - a computer or laptop for viewing operator sites;
- - calculator for calculations.
Instructions
Step 1
Visit the salons of mobile communications and points of sale of city operators. In each of them, look at promotional materials and brochures related to phones and tariff plans. Choosing the right phone before a trip is often no less important than deciding on a tariff plan - each of them has a certain set of functions, many of which, for example, Internet access, a good camera, access to social networks and e-mail, can be come in very handy. Compare prices in salons and operators' offices.
Step 2
Remember that in any mobile phone store and operator's office you are far from the only client, and therefore it is unlikely that they will talk to you for a very long time, answering in detail all your questions about tariff plans. Indeed, there may be a lot of them during the conversation, since this topic is immense, and the manager is unlikely to be able to devote you very quickly to all the subtleties. Therefore, having familiarized yourself with the list and possibilities of tariff plans available to you operators, go home, get comfortable at your computer and open several tabs of their sites at once.
Step 3
Carefully study all the tariff plans offered by operators, not forgetting to click on a link like "Details of the tariff." This button may have different names for different operators, but it's still understandable. Pay particular attention to plug-in tariff options like "All Russia" or "All Planet" or something similar - each of the operators offers such services. Pay attention to whether the Internet traffic package is valid for the whole country or only in the home region.
Step 4
Having previously selected several fares that are more or less suitable for travel, proceed to their comparison and detailed study. Particular attention is paid to tariff plans that include a traffic package valid throughout Russia and a package of minutes spent when traveling outside the home network. For example, Megafon has special offers for trips across Russia. "Unlimited" tariff "All inclusive L" assumes an impressive package of Internet traffic and a good package of minutes for calls throughout Russia, and all for a very reasonable price. Just keep in mind that when traveling, you can use this package only for calls to numbers in your home region. But calls to other numbers will be much cheaper than just roaming. The SMS / MMS package is also valid only for numbers in the home region. When you switch to the "All Inclusive VIP" tariff plan, these restrictions are removed.
Step 5
If you want to keep your number and operator, but there are no such tariff plans, look at tariffs with plug-in options. MTS, for example, offers two excellent unlimited tariffs Smart and Smart + at a bargain price with a connected option “Just like at home”. With this option, when traveling, you can make calls and use the included Internet traffic package just as if the subscriber was on the home network. Please be aware that Internet Mini, Internet Maxi and Internet VIP are not covered by this rule.
Step 6
After comparing all the options and choosing the most suitable for yourself, go to the cellular salon, to the operator's office, or switch to the desired tariff by typing a special command that can be found on the operator's website.
