Moscow's Vnukovo Airport has paid access to wireless Internet in its terminals. The price is at least 50 rubles. site.
Oddly enough, the airport's wireless network is still called VKO-WiFi-Free, but access to it is no longer free. Now customers are required to send a paid SMS in order to receive a network access code. "The cost of the service for most operators Russian Federation is 50 rubles, but also depends on the tariffs of your operator. Full cost service can be found in the first reply message ", - says on the start screen. It can be assumed that, at least for foreign customers, the price will be noticeably higher due to roaming.
The access code is valid for only 24 hours - however, for two devices. Interestingly, further in the same text the network is again referred to as "free" - although a little above we are talking about paid SMS.
Most airports see a free network as their own - especially in the eyes of transit passengers, who usually do not have cellular Internet access at the transfer point and have to rely on Wi-Fi networks. Sometimes the availability of a free internet service can influence a passenger's decision to choose a transfer airport.
Interestingly, no information about the Wi-Fi service could be found on the Vnukovo website. But in the process of searching, I came across another example of a very strange concept of customer focus at this airport. It concerns passengers with children. For them, the following information is posted on the airport website:
“Passengers traveling with children whose flight is delayed will always be welcome in the mother and child room located in Terminal D. The entrance and exit from Terminal D is through Terminal B.
Please note that in order to be admitted to the room, you and your child will first need to undergo a short medical examination at the infirmary located in Terminal A (second floor).
To be admitted to the mother and child room, you will also need to check in your luggage at the luggage storage room located on the underground level of Terminal A. "
In other words, passengers with children are invited to run through all three terminals (and not sequentially, but in a zigzag) to get into the mother's and child's room, and in one of them it is required to visit three floors at once, and even go through the entrance security control a second time. In total - much more than half a kilometer. And then to get on the flight from the main terminal A - run through all three terminals in the reverse order and also zigzag, and again go through the entrance control. It is unlikely that the airport wanted to purposefully make life difficult for passengers with children, but even deliberately it would hardly have been possible to make it more difficult. Still, in spite of the issue, the issue of creating minimum amenities for passengers of urban transport has not been resolved either. And now those who wanted to use the wireless Internet also had problems.
Vnukovo International Airport is one of the largest air transport complexes in the Russian Federation. It serves about 200 thousand people every year.
The staff constantly cares about the comfort of their visitors and passengers who are planning flights from this airport. For this reason, measures were taken to establish a wireless Internet connection at Vnukovo.
The article will consider such points as the zones where Wi-Fi works, the cost of the service, identification methods and the average data transfer rate. In addition, information on the safe use of public networks will be provided.
Vnukovo Airport, together with its subsidiary PJSC Megafon, completed a project to organize the Internet using Wi-Fi wireless technology. Now tourists and other visitors to the airport can use the Internet (free) at Vnukovo in the following places:
- terminal A.
- check-in, departure, arrival, transit areas.
The implementation of the project lasted for four months. Since October 2016, the option has been available in test mode, and today anyone can use it. 
The Wi-Fi access points installed in Terminal A are considered one of the best solutions in the carrier class and are used to build high-traffic Wi-Fi networks in Vnukovo.
Previously, passengers could use the Internet for free, but over time everything changes. Therefore, now the cost of the option for most Russian operators is 50 rubles, but it also depends on the tariffs of the passenger provider. 
This amount is due to the fact that the subscriber is forced to send an SMS message. However, the exact amount can be found out immediately upon the first reply SMS.
How to connect to WI-FI at the airport: identification methods
The most popular question that interests many: how to connect free Wi-Fi to Vnukovo? There are several identification methods for visitors to Vnukovo airport:
- using number mobile phone;
- using the account of the "Single portal" Gosuslug.
To activate the Internet in the first case, you must perform the following steps:
- Connect to the VKO-Wi-Fi network.
- The user will be redirected to a page where the rules for using the network will be indicated.
- For identification, you need to send an SMS with the text "wifi" to 3443.
- Then you need to confirm your consent to write off funds.
- An SMS with an access code will come. You need to enter it in the appropriate field and activate the "Continue" button.
Important! The activity of the access code is 24 hours, it can be used on two gadgets.
You can also go through the identification with the help of "Gosuslug". To do this, you need to select the appropriate authorization method and then follow the instructions, namely: you must specify the login and password of your personal account on the "Gosuslug" website.
Average data transfer rate and connection quality
Not so long ago, when the Internet at Vnukovo was launched in test mode, users constantly experienced difficulties related to the speed of data transmission online. However, already today, subscribers are provided with Internet at a speed of 150 Mbit / s.
Reference. At the same time, there is one but: the more subscribers use the option, the lower the data transfer rate.
Security when working in public WI-FI networks
In order to safely use the Internet in public places and not worry about the fact that personal data will be stolen, it is recommended to remember a few simple rules:
Despite the fact that WiFi at Vnukovo is an open network and is provided for a nominal fee, it is important to always be careful. The fact is that scammers are not asleep. They can create their own wireless connections with the same name.
Conclusion
The article provides information on how to connect to the Internet at Vnukovo airport with step by step instructions... And also about how to safely use the Internet in public places.
Vnukovo Airport and NETBYNET (Wifire brand), subsidiary PJSC "Megafon" completed a project on the organization of wireless high-speed access to the Internet using wireless technology. NETBYNET announced the completion of the construction of a Wi-Fi network in the territory International airport Vnukovo, one of the three main airports in Moscow and the Moscow region. From today, all visitors to the airport will have access to wireless high-speed Internet in Terminal A, in the check-in, departure, arrival and transit areas.
The project was implemented within four months, since October 2016 the service has been working in test mode. Depending on the radio environment and location of the user, the Internet is already available today at a speed of up to 150 Mbps.
In order to use the service, a passenger or visitor of the airport must be identified in the network - by a mobile phone number or using an account on the Unified Portal of Public Services. After authorization, the user is provided with 20 minutes of free access to the Internet.
Users logged into the network are automatically redirected to the interactive portal WI-FI.RU with various related services: news, video, music, departure and arrival boards. Particular attention is paid to issues related to navigation at the airport, informing about the status of flights and the registration of passengers.
Wi-Fi access points installed in terminal A of Vnukovo airport are one of the best solutions in the carrier class and are used to build high-traffic Wi-Fi networks (airports, stadiums, train stations). This equipment is characterized by the stability of the declared technical characteristics and high throughput. This allows for increased coverage and high speed for computers, smartphones, tablets and other portable devices.
The system for authorizing users at the airport is part of the Unified Authorization System used at the Moscow passenger transport(MCC, Land transport, Metro, Aeroexpress trains, including those running on the route Kiev railway station- Vnukovo Airport). Those. more than 12 million users of the Wi-Fi service in Moscow will not have to re-identify. Having passed identification at the airport, guests of the capital will be able to use Wi-Fi networks participating in the common information space program without re-identification.
Vnukovo International Airport - one of the largest air transport complexes in Russia. More than 170 thousand flights of Russian and foreign airlines are served at the airport annually. Route network the airport covers the entire territory of Russia, as well as neighboring countries, Europe, Asia and Africa.
Vnukovo International Airport stands out among the airports of the Moscow aviation hub for its transport accessibility. A traffic light two-level entrance from two independent highways (Kievskoye and Borovskoye) leads to the station square, and a unique underground railroad station"Aeroexpress" is located directly in the main terminal A.
The Vnukovo airfield complex has two modern runways, 3,500 and 3,060 meters long, the airfield capacity is 58 takeoff and landing operations per hour. Air terminal complex Vnukovo with a total area of about 300 thousand square meters. m is able to provide a capacity of up to 35 million passengers per year.
NETBYNET provides fixed communication services (FSHPD) in more than 80 cities of Russia on the territory of seven federal districts: Central, Northwestern, North Caucasian, Southern, Privolzhsky, Uralsky and Far East. The company has more than 940 thousand subscribers throughout Russia among individuals and about 40 thousand among legal ones. In all regions of its presence, NETBYNET provides services of broadband Internet access, digital and interactive television, telephony and mobile internet on the LTE network in Moscow and the Moscow region, and in some large cities- in Orel, Cheboksary and Lipetsk.
At the end of 2015, the Company was twice awarded significant awards in the field of telecommunications, such as "Time for Innovation - 2015", "Crystal Headset", and also became a laureate of the "Big Number" award.
