Comparison of the best Italian mobile tariff plans for to call Ukraine

In this post we will compare the tariff plans offered by the Italian mobile provider (updated on April 23th, 2010)

We are looking for the best tariffs for to call Ukraine and Russia from Italy using a mobile phone.

All prices are in Euro.

Vodafone

Tariff plans:One Nation 10

With this plan you can call 47 countries (Ukraine and Russia included) at the same rate offered for to call inside the country.

- Calls:
To the 47 countries and to the Vodafone Italia subscribers: 10 cent/min.
To all the other Italian providers: 19 cents/min.

- SMS:
Nationals: 15 cents and 30 cents for to call abroad.

Connection charge:
19 cents

Limits:
Max call time 500 min/month. After you will have to pay the standard international rate.

Tariff plan – options:You&Me International

With this option you can call one international number at your choice at a reduced rate.

- International calls: 12 cents/min (just for one number)

- SMS: 30 cents.

Costs:
8 euro, price which include the first 4 weeks.
For to renew it, you have to pay 2 euro every week.

Limits:
Max 300 minutes/week. After which you will pay the rate of your tariff plan.

TIM

Tariff plan:TIM Welcome Home

This plan allow you to call different countries (Ukraine and Russia included) at a reduced rate without any connection charge.

- Calls to Ukraine and Russia:
10 cents/min

- National calls:
TIM Welcome Home subscribers: 3 cents/min
others: 19 cents/min

- SMS:
National: 15 cents. It doesn’t say about abroad, probably 30 cents.

Connecting charge:
16 cents

Bonus:
If you use TIM Welcome Home for the national calls, you get 300 minutes each months for to call your country.
For each 15 euro spent in one month in calls and national messages, you get a bonus of 30 minutes for the international calls.
(Read the conditions on the web site of TIM)

Limits:
Max 550 min/month. After you need to pay the international standard rate.

NEW! Tariff plan:TIM Card Ucraina

A specific sim card for to call Ukraine at a very low rate (Limited edition).

- Chiamate verso l’Ucraina:
8 cents/min

- Chiamate nazionali:
8 cents/min

- Connetting charge:
16 cents (both to Ukraine and nationals)

- Limitations:
550 min/month.

- SMS:
National: 15 cent. To aborad: 30 cents.

Options:Amici Ucraina
It is possible to add this option to “TIM Card Ucraina”. It allow you to call for free all the other subscribers of “TIM Card Ucraina” (in Italy).

- Conditions:
200 min of free talking/week and no connecting charge.

- Costs:
1 euro/week

3, TRE

Tariff plans: No specific plans with reduced rates for to call abroad.

- SMS:
30 (international SMS).

Tariff plan – options:No Distance
With it you can call at very good tariff Ukraine, Russia and other countries.

- Calls to Ukraine and to Russia:
9 cents/min.

Connecting charge:
16 cents.

Costs:
5 euro/month, for 30 days.

WIND

Tariff plans: No specific plans with reduced tariff for to call abroad.

- SMS:
12 cents with “Super senza scatto
15 cents with “Wind 12
9 cents per “Wind 9 Limited edition

Attention!
These rates are the same for national SMS and international SMS!

Tariff plans – options:Call your country
This option allow you to call, at a reduced rate, Ukraine, Russia and other countries.

- Calls to Ukraine and to Russia:
10 cents/min.

Connecting charge:
15 cents.

Costs:
7 euro (free if you activate it together with a new wind sim card. Promotion valid until: 09/05/10).
Than you have to pay 4 euro every 6 months.
(Promotion: free for the first 6 months)

Our choice

Le offerte migliori sono quelle offerte da:

WIND
Any tariff plan + the option “Call your country”

+ SMS rate, 12 /9 cents Vs 30 cents!
+ Very good tariffs for to call Ukraine and Russia (10 cents/min, 15 connection charge)
+ Seem to be not any limit of minutes for this tariff
- You need to pay 4 euro every 6 months.

TIM
Tariff plan: “TIM Card Ukraine” with or without the option “Amici Ucraina”

+ Best tariff for to call Ukraine (8 cents/min and 16 cents of connection charge)
+ No reactivation costs
- Bad SMS rate: 30 cents (to abroad)
- Limit of 550 min/month

Due to the cost of the SMS, the WIND offers appear to be still the best one. (Also because it is not limited to only one country)

If you don’t care about SMS, but you need only to call Ukraine, then you may prefer the offer “TIM Card Ucraina” (Especially if in Italy you have other friends using the same plan (Amici Ucraina)

More information

For to know how to send free SMS to Ukraine:
http://en.ukrlandia.com.ua/free-sms-ukraine

For to call Ukraine almost for free from abroad:
http://en.ukrlandia.com.ua/free-calls-to-ukraine

To call abroad from Ukraine at just 1,20 Hryvnia/min:
http://en.ukrlandia.com.ua/cheap-calls-from-ukraine

How to: Call from a landline phone in Ukraine (New rules Oct. 14th 09)

If you are in Ukraine and you want to call somebody using a land line telephone, you will need to follow a specific syntax for to dial the number.

NEW Rules

Since October 14th, the rules for to call within Ukraine and from Ukraine to abroad changed.
In this way the new syntax is more similar to the one of western European countries.

To call a different oblast, you don’t need anymore to dial 8 before the area code. The same happen if you want to call a mobile phone.
For to call abroad simply dial 0 before the country code at the place of the old 8 10.

Another change concern the area code of the Kiev oblast. The prefix change from 044 t0 045.
The city of Kiev stay with the old 044.

Local calls

Dial the number without area code.
ex.: if you are in Kiev and you want to call within the city, dial the number without 044.

Calls outside the city

Dial: (area code) number.
ex.: for to call Donetsk: 062 followed by the number.

International calls

Dial: 0 and wait for the beep then dial (country code) (area code)  number.
ex.: for to call Milan: 0 03902 followed by the number.

Mobile phone (within Ukraine)

Dial: full number starting from the 0 and not from the 8.

es.: if the number is 8093… simply dial 093.

Call costs

Lets see how much costs to call from a land line phone in Ukraine, the following rates are the ones of Ukrtelecom.

Local calls

A particular number of minutes is included in the account, you pay a fixed amount of money every month and you get several free minutes of conversation. When you pass the number of free minutes, you will have to pay few Kopiykas for each minute of conversation.

ex. of rate:

19,73 Hryvnia for a max of 200 min/month.
Between 200 and 840 minutes you have to pay 5,4 Kopiykas/minute.
After this limit you will pay for each extra minute 3,78 Kopiykas.

So if you want make a call within the city from your hotel or a rented flat, it should be free. For us it was exactly in this way. (anyway ask before to call)

Read:
http://en.ukrtelecom.ua/services/customers/local_telephony/installation/rates

Calls outside the city

There are two different rates, one for the calls placed inside the oblast’ and another one for all the other ones no matter how far is the tow you want to call.

Rates

Calls within the oblast’

-working days
8-18: 0,48 Hryvnia
18-23: 0,29 Hryvnia
23-8: 0,24 Hryvnia

-Saturday, Sunday and holidays
0,18 Hryvnia (all day long)

Outside the oblast’

-working days
8-18: 0,60 Hryvnia
18-23: 0,42 Hryvnia
23-8: 0,36 Hryvnia

-Saturday, Sunday and holidays
0,34 Hryvnia (all day long)

Read:

http://www.ukrtelecom.ua/services/customers/phone_regional/tariff

International calls

The rate vary according to the country you want to call and by the daytime of your call
The countries are devided in 7 areas. All prices are in USD.

Rates for to call the USA and Canada
area 4, North America

8-18: 0,36 USD
18-8 and holidays: 0,29 USD

Rates for to call Great Britain
area 6, western and central Europe, Oceania, Africa, Asia etc…
(almost the most expensive area)

8-18: 0,60 USD
18-8 and holidays: 0,48 USD

The same rates apply also for to call mobile subscribers.

Read:
http://en.ukrtelecom.ua/services/customers/international_telephony/rates

How to: Recharge an Ukrainian mobile phone

Once in Ukraine, the best way is to buy a local sim card for you mobile phone, in this way you can really save a lot of money for to call inside and outside the country.

There is no need to make an account for to use such sim cards, the best way is to take a rechargeable card.

Time to time you will have to refill your credit and so buy a recharge.
For to do so, you can buy a scratch card, there are different sizes of recharge from about 10 until 500 UAH.

In general you will need to pay 1 extra Hryvnia, so the recharge of 25 will cost 26 UAH

On the scratch card you will fine a code which you need to put on your phone using this procedure: (this apply to life:) sim card, for other providers follow the instruction you should find on the scratch card)

Dial on your mobile phone: *111*your recharge code# press then call.

For to check how much money you have, dial: *111#

Why we speak about life:) and not about other providers, for the simple reason that for a foreigner it gives the best tariffs for to call abroad.

See the post about how to call for 1,20 UAH to your home country from Ukraine

Another way for to recharge is to do it directly from one of the many machines you can find in the main public places as stations, airports, main streets etc…

When you recharge, 1 or 2 Hryvnia will be taken by the provider.

Recharge mobile phone, Kiev raylway stationa recharge machine at the Kiev railway station

Instructions

1 Select your provider by touching its logo directly on the screen.

Select your provider

2 Dial your mobile phone number, using the touch screen

3 Once you have written your number, press “ДАЛІ” for to go on or press НАЗАД” for to go to the previous page.

Write your number
4 Now it is the time for to select how much you want to recharge, for to do so put the banknotes inside the machine. The amount of money will appear on the screen.

Decide how much to recharge

Put the money inside the machine

5 When you reach the amount you want to recharge press “СПЛАТИТИ”.

6 If you want to get the receive press  “ТАК”

Do you want the recieve?

Dialing Codes Ukraine (A-I)

—A (А)—
Alupka Алупка 0654
Alushta Алушта 06560
Alchevsk Алчевск 06442
Amvrosievka Амвросиевка 06259
Anan’ev Ананьев 04863
Artemovsk Артемовск 06274
—Б (B)—
Bar Бар 043410
Baryshevka Барышевка 04576
Bahmach Бахмач 04635
Bahchisaray Бахчисарай 06554
Berdichev Бердичев 04143
Berdyansk Бердянск 06153
Berezhani Бережаны 03548
Berislav Берислав 05546
Belaya Tserkov’ Белая Церковь 04563
Belgorod-Dnestrovsk Белгород-Днестровск 04849
Belogor’e Белогорье 03841
Bobrovitsa Бобровица 04632
Bogoduhov Богодухов 05758
Boguslav Богуслав 04561
Borislav Борислав 03248
Borispol’ Борисполь 04595
Brodianka Бородянка 04577
Boyarka Боярка 04598
Brovari Бровари 04594
Brusilov Брусилов 04162
—В (V)—
Vasil’kov Васильков 04571
Verhovina Верховина 03432
Vinnitsa Винница 043
Vizhnitsa Вижница 03730
Voznesensk Вознесенск 05134
Volodarka Володарка 04569
Vladimir-Volinskii Владимир-Волынский 03342
—Г (G)—
Gadyach Гадяч 05354
Gaivoron Гайворон 05254
Gaisin Гайсин 04334
Galich Галич 04334
Genichesk Геническ 05534
Gluhov Глухов 0544
Golaya Pristan’ Голая Пристань 05539
Gorlovka Горловка 06242
Gorodische Городище 04734
Goscha Гоща 03650
Grebinka Гребинка 05359
Gurzuf Гурзуф 0654
—Д (D)—
Dnepropetrovsk Днепропетровск 052
Donetsk Донецк 062
Debal’tseve Дебальцеве 06249
Dzhankoi Джанкой 06564
Dikan’ka Диканька 05351
Dneprodzerzhinsk Днепродзержинск 05692
Dnepropudnoe Днепропудное 06175
Drogobich Дрогобич 03244
Dubno Дубно 03556
—Е (E)—
Evpatoriya Евпатория 06569
Enakiebo Енакиево 06252
—Ж (Zh)—
Zhitomir Житомир 041
Zhashkov Жашков 04747
Zhmerinka Жмеринка 04332
Zheltye Vody Желтые Воды 05652
—З (Z)—
Zaporozh’e Запорожье 061
Zvernigopodka Звенигородка 04740
Zdolbunov Здолбунов 0365
Znamyanka Знамянка 05233
Zolotonosha Золотоноша 04737
—И (I)—
Ivano-Frankovsk Ивано-Франковск 034
Izmail Измаил 04841
Izyum Изюм 05743
Izaslav Изаслав 03852
IIrpen’ Ирпень 04597

Other Ukrainian dialing codes:

Dialing codes (K – P):
http://en.ukrlandia.com.ua/dialing-codes-ukraine-k-p

Dialing codes (R – Ya):
http://en.ukrlandia.com.ua/dialing-codes-ukraine-r-ya

Dialing Codes Ukraine (K – P)

—К (K)—
Kiev Киев 044
Kirovograd Кировоград 052
Kagarlyk Кагарлык 04573
Kalinovka Калиновка 04333
Kamenets-Podol’skii
Каменец-Подольский
03849
Kamyanka Камянка 04732
Kanev Канев 04736
Kakhovka Каховка 05536
Kerch Керч 05661
Kobelyachi Кобелячи 05343
Kobel’ Ковель 03352
Kogima Когима 04867
Kozelets Козелец 04646
Kolomyya Коломыя 03433
Konotop Конотоп 05447
Korets Корец 03651
Korosten’ Коростень 04142
Korostyshev Коростышев 04130
Korun’-Shevchenk
Корунь-Шевченк
04735
Koryukovka Корюковка 04657
Krasnogvardeiskoe
Красногвардейское
06435
Krivoi Rog Кривой Рог 0564
—Л (L)—
Lebedin Лебедин 05445
Livadiya Ливадия 0654
Lipobets Липовец 04358
Lisichansk Липсичанск 06451
Lugansk Луганск 064
Lutsk Луцк 033
Lvov Львов 032
Lyubar Любар 04147
—М (M)—
Makarov Макаров 04578
Makeevka Макеевка 06232
Marganets Марганец 05665
Mariuopol’ Мариуополь 0629
Khartsizsk Харцизск 06257
Malin Малин 04133
Masandra Масандра 0654
Melitopol’ Мелитополь 06142
Mena Мена 04644
Mirgorod Миргород 05355
Mirinovka Мироновка 04574
Mezhgor’e Межгорье 03146
Mogilev-Podol’skii
Могилев-Подольский
04337
Monastyrische Монастырище 04746
Morshin Моршин 032606
Mukachevo Мукачево 03131
—Н (N)—
Narodichi Народичи 04141
Nezhnyn Нежнын 04631
Nemirov Немиров 04331
Nikolaev Николаев 051
Nikopol’ Никополь 05662
Novgorod-Severskii
Новгород-Северский
04658
Novograd-Volynskii
Новоград-Волынский
04141
—О (O)—
Odessa Одесса 048
Obukhov Обухов 04572
Orekhov Орехов 06141
Okhtyvka Охтырка 05446
Ochakov Очаков 05154
—П (P)—
Poltava Полтава 053
Pavlograd Павлоград 05672
Pereyaslav-Khmel’n
Переяслав-Хмельн
04567
Pervomaiskoe Первомайское 06552
Pervomaiskii Первомайский 05748
Piryatin Пирятин 05358
Priluki Прилуки 04637
Putivl’ Путивль 05442

Other Ukrainian dialing codes:

Dialing codes (A – I):
http://en.ukrlandia.com.ua/dialing-codes-ukraine-a-i

Dialing codes (R – Ya):
http://en.ukrlandia.com.ua/dialing-codes-ukraine-r-ya

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