Is it possible to change the region of a cell number?
Today, none of the cellular operators offers to change the region and keep the number. You can change the operator, but not its geographic location. This is due to technical capabilities and the linking of operators’ numbering capacities to individual regions.
Tech's answer. support:
“Unfortunately, it is impossible to change the home region of the connection SIM card. Changing the operator while maintaining the number is valid only within the region in which the number was purchased.”
Today, the issue of how you can switch to service to another cellular operator has been resolved by law. However, the transfer rules clearly state that transferring to another network for service is only available within one region.
This is due not only to the lack of relevant legislative rules, but also to the technical capabilities of the operators themselves, industry experts note. So, now only one of the “Big Four” operators has equipment that allows you to transfer numbers of other operators to its network, regardless of the regional reference of the number. However, even in this case, the operator itself has significant differences in its tariffs for different regions, and is unlikely to be interested in such an opportunity.
This state of affairs will not allow us to implement the opportunity to change the region while maintaining the number in the near future. Changing the region even within the network of one operator will become possible only after a significant change in the market conditions themselves. Operators must be prepared to be able to change their home region while maintaining the number on the SIM card, not only technically, but also to more or less equalize the tariff parameters for all regions. And this no longer depends only on communication providers, and lies in the economic plane.
Mobile operator Yota allowed changing the name of the network to any
The more services and features a telecommunications company can offer its customers, the more people will find them fully attractive. This is not at all surprising, because each person has his own requests for services of this kind. Against the backdrop of this state of affairs, the mobile operator Yota, being the largest virtual operator on Russian territory, considered it necessary to launch a special option, for which you only need to pay money once. It allows you to once and for all change the name of the network to any one that can come to mind. This network name will then be displayed on a smartphone, tablet, router or other device with the ability to display it.
The name of the mobile operator's network must consist of no more than 16 characters, and, which is extremely important, it must necessarily consist of Latin letters and numbers, that is, using the Cyrillic alphabet (Russian language) will not work. The new feature is activated as an additional service, and you need to pay exactly 99 rubles for it one-time, regardless of the tariff and region used. To activate this type of service, just dial *137# on your smartphone, or use the company’s proprietary mobile application, available for Android and iOS-based gadgets. In addition, you can enable this type of service through your personal account on the official website of the mobile operator Yota.
The new option is called "Network Name". Immediately after connecting this option, an SMS message will be sent to your phone number confirming the application for a name change. After this, for the new name to take effect, you must restart your mobile device or other gadget, and after that the new network name will begin to display. It is noted that the name of the network selected by the user as desired is valid within Russia, while when traveling to other countries of the world, the name of the local cellular service, which operates in a specific country of service for subscribers, will begin to be displayed. The launched service is available for use starting today, May 27, 2020, and anyone can connect to it.
It is important to understand that you need to pay money for this opportunity exactly once, that is, by changing the name of the network, then you will not have to pay anything extra for it. To return everything back so that the Yota name is displayed again, you should simply disable the service and reboot the electronic device. This mobile operator was not the first to offer this kind of opportunity to Russian residents. Not long ago it launched a similar opportunity, and it is available for 249 rubles, and the maximum length of the network name cannot exceed 10 characters. Obviously, in this regard, Yota has surpassed its competitor, offering a more profitable option, and even more so for less money.
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When can you not change numbers after purchase?
Accordingly, if you purchased a car in your region, the traffic police will not force you to change them, and you can keep the old ones when purchasing and re-registering. Of course, if you express the will to simply replace them, then in this case they do not have the right to refuse you. Just remember the cost of the state duty.
Let's look at a couple more examples:
- you are “registered” in Kazan, but you purchase a car in Naberezhnye Chelny with the code “116” - in this case, you can keep the old license plates from the previous owner when re-registering with the traffic police, since the region code matches your registration;
- you live in St. Petersburg, and you purchased the car even in Vladivostok, but with the code “198” - then you can also leave these registration marks, since, despite the fact that the subject of the purchase is different, the car still has the code of your region.
General tariff principles
Unless otherwise expressly stated in the descriptions of specific Tariffs, Tariff packages and Additional Services, the following Tariffing principles apply:
Tariffs, Tariff packages and Additional services are provided only for individuals using communication services for personal use All Tariffs, Tariff packages and Additional services are indicated in rubles, including VAT at a rate of 18% Services are paid by advance payment The billing period is 30 calendar days, starting from the date connecting the Client to any Tariff or Tariff package, when connecting to the Tariff package, the Billing period begins to flow again.
Prices are indicated per billing unit. The call billing unit is 1 minute, call accounting and billing are per minute, the cost of an incomplete billing unit is equal to the cost of a full billing unit. Calls lasting up to 3 seconds are not taken into account in the total volume of services provided.
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The SMS/MMS Tariffication unit is a piece. Calls to numbers of the Operator's service information and reference system, as well as SMS to the specified numbers, are not paid for. Tariffs and Tariff packages vary for different regions of the provision of communication services of the Operator, Tariff packages of the region in which the incident occurred are available to the Client. first connection of the Tariff to the SIM card (Home region).
How to re-register a car when buying in another region?
Now consider the situation when you purchase a car in another city with a “foreign” region code, and the question arises of when and where to re-register it. Basically, there are only 2 options here:
- register the car immediately upon purchase with the traffic police of the region of purchase,
- drive this car home and re-register it in your MREO.
But both of them carry certain risks. Let's look at them.
Re-registration in the region of purchase
This is a less common method of registration. However, the seller may set re-registration immediately as a condition of the transaction. The reason here is that he simply wants to reduce the risks for himself. After all, you will have another 10 legal days to do this, and during this period you can pick up fines from cameras that will be sent to the seller.
But there is also a risk in this method for you. Although, in truth, it is decreasing every month, since this practice is becoming obsolete in 2021.
The point here is that your “registration” address does not coincide with the region where you are going to register the car. The problem in this case may be the impossibility of producing license plates in a foreign city. That is, you are assigned an alphanumeric combination of numbers, but are not given the signs themselves, because the traffic police does not have equipment for their production with a different region code.
Such equipment may not be available at manufacturing points. But let us remind you once again that today this is happening less and less often. But if you find yourself in such a situation, then you can’t drive a car with an assigned license plate number, but without registration marks – and nowhere at all. Otherwise, it will lead to deprivation of rights under Part 2 of Article 12.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation.
Something else useful for you:
- Order No. 399 On registration of vehicles (replaces Order No. 1001)
- Does the car seller need to be present at the traffic police office when registering?
- I bought a car, but there is no plate with a VIN number - will they register it?
