It is three times more expensive to call from a hotel room than from a public pay phone. To communicate with the house, it is more profitable to use payphones in international call centers with the inscription Taxiphones Internationales on a blue sign.
Payphones accept coins in denominations of 1 DT, half a dinar and 100 millimes. You can exchange dinars for small coins at the desk. A call to Russia costs about $1 per minute. Long-distance and urban communications will cost much less.
During a conversation, watch the counter on the payphone screen and “feed” it with coins in advance. Payment starts from 15 seconds of communication, even if you just hung on the line, waiting for a response. Payphones working hours: 08:00-22:00
Mobile communications in Tunisia
For mobile communications, you can connect roaming, purchase a SIM card from a local operator, or use a special tourist SIM card. The most expensive option of the three is roaming.
Prices are in rubles
mobile connection in Tunisia reliable, but not cheap. It works according to the European standard 900 MHz GSM. Two mobile operators successfully compete in the country: Tunisiana and Tuntel, and the cost of their services is almost the same. You can compare rates and purchase a SIM card at Taxiphones Internationales offices.
For registration, you only need money, a passport and a charming smile if you do not know French. The Tunisiana card costs about $3. Calls to Russia cost about $0.30 per minute, local outgoing calls cost $0.15. An SMS will cost around $0.12.
Information about tourist cards can be found on the companies' websites: www.sim-travel.ru, www. travelsim.com, www. goodline.ru
Internet in Tunisia
The Internet in Tunisia is inaccessible and quite expensive at such speeds. Although the nearest Internet cafe is likely to be found near your hotel, the quality of the connection leaves much to be desired.
At best, you will be able to view the mail if the letters are without attachments. Other inconveniences include French-language keyboards and restrictions on connecting your own laptop. In addition, the staff does not always understand how to set up the connection.
The network of the most popular Tunisian Internet cafes is called PubliNet and CafeNet. The cost of an hour of work on the Internet is about $ 2. Free Wi-Fi is almost impossible to find. In many hotels, restaurants and cafes, a wireless Internet connection will cost you almost $10 per hour.
Before traveling to Tunisian beaches and resorts, you should take care of calling your family and friends. The need may arise to make business calls, which may also require serious financial costs for mobile communications. Before the trip, activate MTS Tunisia roaming. Read the terms of cooperation in advance.
When traveling abroad, choose a cellular communication format that is advantageous in price and convenient in terms of options. Using local tariffs in Tunisia is not always beneficial for visitors from Russia. It is best to use the roaming service by reading the terms and conditions ahead of time. It is recommended to choose a TP based on personal needs - business conversations, communication with loved ones, surfing the Internet, etc.
In order to use one of the presented options for traveling to Tunisia, you must activate the following services:
- International access.
- national roaming.
To do this, contact the support service by phone: 0890 or visit the company's office. An easier way is the USSD command *111# . You can connect using mobile application or personal account on the official website of the company. Most of the mobile operator's clients prefer to select the appropriate TP with the help of the company's employees. Thanks to their experience, it is possible to choose the most suitable and most profitable option that will meet the needs of the subscriber and his financial capabilities.
Roaming MTS in Tunisia abroad - tariffs in 2019
For beneficial use TP abroad is recommended to connect the following options, which make mobile communications and the Internet much cheaper:
- Everywhere at home (5 rubles / day) - to activate, send an SMS with the text 3333 to number 111.
- Smart TOP - included 1600 free minutes, 7 GB of traffic and 1600 SMS.
If you do not connect additional options, then the cost of calls in Tunisia will be 250 rubles. per minute, 19 p. for SMS and 30 rubles. per kb.
Services
To use advantageous international calls, you need to connect additional option which is provided subject to the following conditions:
- Monthly fee - 50 rubles. (deducted from the account upon connection).
- International calls in Tunisia - only 25 rubles per minute.
If the selected tariff provides for lower prices for the service used, then the tariffication will be carried out in favor of the company's client. To access the network, you can activate the option BIT abroad. This option is indispensable for use Email and messengers.
To connect, dial *111*2224# .
MTS roaming cost in Tunisia
Almost all tariff plans interact with additional services which are provided mobile operator. To use the options, it is mandatory to connect easy roaming or activate international access.
In Tunisia, a former colony, the French influence is still strong - not only in the language, but also in the cellular segment. French Orange has controlled a significant part of the market since 2010, Tunisie Telecom is second in terms of audience coverage, and Ooredoo, a Qatari company with many representative offices in Islamic countries, is third.
All companies are powerful business structures with their own equipment. There are no so-called "tenants" in the country, that is, companies that use the capacities of the leaders. Because of this, the tariffs for cellular communications in the country, although one of the best in Africa, still lose in value compared to, say, Egypt.
Communication quality is good. The only place where there can be problems is the Sahara Desert.
Where is the best place to buy a SIM card
If you're lucky, you can get a package from Orange (albeit with a not very favorable rate for tourists) for free - the company arranges such promotions at airports. Otherwise, you can buy a SIM card from local operators at any authorized points, communication stores and large stores.
Also pay attention to the fact that operators' points of sale are located at almost every hotel. It is very convenient, however, the prices are a little high. The standard cost of SIM cards is from 3 to 5 dinars, but special tourist packages cost about twice as much.
By the way, you can also use the Internet order for SIM cards of any of the local operators: the package will be delivered to your hotel room upon your arrival.
Mobile tariffs for tourists
Tunisian operators offer several tariffs for tourists at once, among which you can choose good options. For example, an offer from Tunisie Telecom: for 10 euros you immediately get 10 dinars to your account and preferential billing for calls to Russia (0.15 euros per minute - 0.55 Tunisian dinars, or about 12-14 rubles).
You should also pay attention to the tourist tariff from Ooredoo: 0.54 dinars per minute of communication with subscribers in Russia, and in Tunisia, if necessary, you can call for only 0.2 dinars per minute. As usual, we offer to compare with the prices for roaming of Russian operators, where the cheapest rates start from 60 rubles per minute.
How to call Tunisia from Russia
To call, use the Tunisian international prefix 216.
To mobile phone
We use the phone number with the prefix 216 instead of the "eight".
- For example: +216-000-000-00-00.
To a landline phone
For reference - phone codes popular resorts:
- Tunisia - the capital of the country of the same name: 71;
- Hammamet - 72;
- Sus - 73;
- Djerba - 75.
The call is made as follows: “exit to intercity” - dial tone “exit to international calls” - “country prefix” - “city prefix” - “phone number”. The dialed number for a call to the capital will look like this:
- 8-beep-10-216-71-1234567.
How to call Russia from Tunisia
You can call Russia not only from a mobile phone, but also from a landline phone in a hotel (very expensive, about 5 dinars per minute), or from a public payphone. To use the latter, buy a card at any post office or newsstand. The dialing algorithm is the same as for regular fixed phones.
To mobile phone
If you are roaming, you do not need to take any action - just call the number in direct format through "8". If the call comes from a Tunisian SIM card, dial the Russian prefix code +7 and then the phone number without "8".
To a landline phone
Access to an international line when calling from Tunisia - 00. Next - 7 (Russian prefix), the area code and, in fact, the phone number.
Are you going to Tunisia in the spring to enjoy the warm weather and an excellent excursion program, or are you planning to visit this country in the summer? After all, here you can have a great rest and enjoy a beach holiday in full (summer is no longer suitable for excursions, it’s hot). So, information about the tariffs of local operators will be useful to you.
There are 4 major cellular providers in Tunisia:
Tunisia Telecom
Ooredoo (formerly called Tunisiana)
For those travelers who plan to buy a local SIM card upon arrival, we advise you to choose either Télécom Tunisia or Ooredoo. These operators have the best coverage. We can also recommend a SIM card from Orange (on this moment the company's network coverage is 87 percent).
Starter packs can be purchased mainly at branded points of sale of cellular companies. An exception - SIM cards from Orange can be bought in specialized stores for 5 dinars, or received absolutely free of charge in the arrivals hall (orange kiosk).
The market leader is Ooredoo. The operator has the most coverage and provides communication good quality. You can buy a SIM card in the operator's stores. Tourists are offered several tariffs to choose from, the best is Awal á la carte (since the subscriber is provided with 800 MB for free). In addition, SIM cards called Holiday are also beneficial (work for 90 days). The operator offers tourists bonuses, for replenishing an account by 5 dinars, the amount doubles + 100 percent, for 10 dinars bonuses will increase to 200 percent. Regarding the Internet, the operator offers different data packages from 125 MB per day to 12 GB for 2 months. Without activating packages, the cost of the Internet is 0.4 dinars per 100 Kb.
Tunisia Télécom has the second largest coverage of subscribers, but the quality of services is comparable to the first provider. Mobi prepaid SIM cards can be found at branded points of sale. The account is replenished with vouchers with a face value from 1 to 20 dinars. However, it is worth remembering that they charge an additional 10 percent for services. The validity period of a SIM card depends on the amount that will be replenished to the account, and ranges from 10 to 180 days. The operator offers SIM cards only for the Internet. A tourist can order 500 MB for 2 days for 2 dinars, or connect another of the proposed package operators.
Orange offers to connect different rates, the tourist should choose the most suitable one. For example, under the terms of the Zen and 3alami plans, 1 GB will be credited to the subscriber's account after 10 dinars are spent. But in the case of Orange, it is not necessary to connect a data package, because the operator offers the lowest data prices by default at 0.4 dinars per 1 MB.
Lycamobile offers SIM cards to subscribers for free, but you need to top up your account to activate them. As for the Internet, the operator offers several packages to choose from:
200 MB for 1 day for 0.8 dinars.
800 MB for 3, 20 dinars for a week.
1 GB for 5 dinars for a month.
This is not to say that local offers for tourists are not enough, but it will take time to search, activate and connect. By the way, when buying a SIM card, you need to show your passport. If you don't want to worry about purchasing a SIM card on the spot, we recommend that you study the GlobalSim offer.
The operator offers Internet in Tunisia at 0.50 cents per megabyte and the ability to use voice services. Read more at. Please note: the GlobalSim coverage area is 200 countries of the world, in many the operator offers free incoming and communication using Viber for 0 rubles.
The country is divided into 8 telephone zones, each of which is designated by the corresponding area code. To call within the zone, just dial the subscriber's number. To call another area within Tunisia, add 0 to the area code. telephone communication("taxiphon") are located almost everywhere. International call centers are marked with a sign "Taxiphon Internationale" (open from 8.00 to 22.00), and payphones are painted blue and operate from 1 TND coins for international calls, and 0.5 TND and 100 millimeters for domestic calls. You can exchange money right there at the call center. The amount paid is displayed on the payphone display and automatically decreases as you speak.
A call to Russia from a payphone will cost about 1 TND per minute, a call from any hotel will cost 3 times more.
When calling to Tunisia, you need to dial 8 - beep - 10 - 216 - area code (without zero) - number of the called subscriber. Codes of some cities: Tunisia (capital), Megrin, Ez-Zahra - 1; Bizerte, Zaghvan, Zariba, Kelibiya, Nabeul, Hammamet, Khabeul, El-Fahs - 2; Mahdia, Sousse, Monastir, El-Jem - 3; Sfax region - 4; Gabes, Djerba, Kebili, Medenin, Tatavin, El-Hamma - 5; Gafsa, Tauzar, Nefta, Sidi Bou Said - 6; Kairouan, Kasserine, Feriana - 7; Dzhenduba, Tabarka, Kef - 8.
Internet
Russian operators do not have GPRS roaming. There are Internet cafes in many cities of the country. In addition, wi-fi is available in almost all hotels, from the most luxurious to simple city hotels. A problem of another kind is the fact that the Internet in Tunisia is quite slow and clearly insufficient for full-fledged work on the network.cellular
Mobile communication covers almost the entire territory of the country and provides a fairly reliable connection even with remote areas. Communication standard GSM 900. Roaming is available to subscribers of major Russian operators. As in most other countries, roaming services are not cheap. Incoming calls are extremely expensive for Skylink and MTS subscribers - more than 80 rubles per minute. Megafon and Beeline are much cheaper - 20 rubles and 39 rubles, respectively. Outgoing calls are much cheaper for all operators - 25-29 rubles for MTS, Beeline and Skylink, and only 19 rubles for Megafon. Thus, we can conclude that "Skylink" and "MTS" have set such prices for incoming calls that mobile phone became too expensive. Beeline has inexpensive sms-messages and good prices for outgoing messages, while Megafon has the opposite - forte tariffs are local calls and incoming calls.
Buying a local SIM card will cost $20-25, so if you do not intend to make a large number of calls abroad, then it is better to stay on roaming. On the other hand, the tariffs of local operators are quite cheap. Both main operators, Tunisiana and Tunisie Telecom, offer similar rates for calls to Russia - 12 rubles per minute and 4 rubles per SMS. All incoming calls are free.
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