Prices for Roaming
Costs for using your mobile phone when you're abroad
The cost of using your phone abroad will appear on your monthly Zain bill in Nigeria if you are a postpaid customer. Prepaid customers will pay as they use the roaming service You will be charged according to the rates of the network you use when you're abroad, plus any applicable surcharges.
International rates apply to every incoming and outgoing calls made when roaming.
Basic Roaming Tariffs
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Zones
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Call Type
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Destination
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(INBOUND)
Charges (USD $/ min
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1
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International
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Fixed / Mobile
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1.00
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2
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International
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Fixed / Mobile
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2.00
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3
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International
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Fixed / Mobile
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3.00
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4
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International
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Fixed / Mobile
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6.00
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Zain
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Local
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Local
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0.40
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National Call
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PSTN/Other
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PSTN/Other
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0.40
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SMS
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Message Originating
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Message Originating
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0.30
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SMS
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Message Terminating
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Message Terminating
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Free
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Inbound Roaming Tariffs
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Premium Rated Tariff Band/ SMS and IVR (N)
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Tariff for Inbound Roamers (USD)
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20.00
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0.20
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25.00
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0.25
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30.00
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0.30
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50.00
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0.50
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75.00
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0.75
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100.00
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1.00
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150.00
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1.50
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200.00
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2.00
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Premium Rated Tariffs for Inbound Roamers - are the tariffs which inbound roamers pay for accessing Zain's premium rated services.
List of countries by zones
International Zones 1
Alaska, Albania, Algeria, America Samoa, Angola, Anguila, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Azores, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin Rep., Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Is., Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Canary Is., Cayman Is., Central Africa Rep., Chad, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Colombia, Comoros, DRC Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Rep., Denmark, Dominican Rep., Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faroe Is., Fiji, Finland, France, France Antilless, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guiana French, Guinea Peoples Rev R, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives Is., Mali, Malta, Mariana Is., Marshall Is., Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger Rep., Norfolk Is., Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, San Marino, Sao Tome, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovak, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Christopher & Nevischotia, St. Lucia, St. Pierre & Miquel, St. Vincent, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan CHT,Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, UK, Ukraine, UAE, Uruguay, USA, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Virgin Island (USA), Western Samoa, Yemen Rep., Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zanzibar, Zimbabwe.
International Zones 2
Afghanistan, Andorra, Cambodia, Djibouti, Dominica, Eritrea, Falkland Islands, French Guyana, French Polynesia, Greenland, Guinea Bissau, Iraq, Micronesia, Myanmar, Niue, North Korea, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, St. Helena, Tajikstan, Tokelau, Venezuela, Wallis and Futuna.
International Zones 3
Cook Island, Cuba, Diego Garcia, East Timor, Kiribati, Nauru, Palau, Turks & Caicos Island, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.
International Zones 4
Satellites:
Australia Satellite Mobile, Inmarsar/Indian A, Inmarsar/Indian B, Inmarsar/Indian M, Inmarsar/Indian Mini M, Inmarsar/Atlantic East A, Inmarsar/Atlantic East B, Inmarsar/Atlantic East B, Inmarsar/Atlantic East M, Inmarsar/Atlantic East Mini M, Inmarsar/Atlantic East Skyphon, Inmarsar/Atlantic Pacific Skyphon, Inmarsar/Atlantic West A, Inmarsar/Atlantic West B, Inmarsar/Atlantic West M, Inmarsar/Atlantic West Mini M, Inmarsar/Atlantic West Skyphon, Inmarsar/Atlantic Indian Skyphon, Inmarsar/Pacific A, Inmarsar/ Pacific B, Inmarsar/Pacific M, Inmarsar/Pacific Mini M. Thuraya.