Cell phone in Russia?

[Julia Trubikhina]

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From: Amanda Ewington <amewington at DAVIDSON.EDU>
To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
Sent:         Fri, 3 Mar 2006 13:36:09 -0500
Subject: [SEELANGS] Cell phone in Russia?

  Hello all,

  I will be in Moscow and St. Petersburg for six weeks this summer 
leading Davidson?s summer program and would like to work out a cell 
phone plan before I go. Last time I led the group, in 2003, I borrowed 
a phone from a Russian colleague and then had to navigate Megafon?s 
office bureaucracy and long lines. Given the ubiquity of cell phones 
around Moscow, I assume there must be an easier way! Does anyone out 
there have experience with buying a phone here that works with a 
Russian SIM card? If so, was it a hassle to get the card in Moscow? In 
other words, can a Megafon office visit be avoided? I?m also wondering 
about rentals. I found several options on the web and would be grateful 
to hear your experiences with any of the following companies:

 http://www.cellularabroad.com/russiasg.html
 https://www.gotorussia.com/cell_phone_rentals.htm
 http://www.telestial.com/view_product.php?PRODUCT_ID=LSIM-RU01
 http://www.waytorussia.net/Services/Extra/Mobile.html
  
http://www.travelcell.com/tcrates.asp?ID=CIJETFZVXG1138664798773&COUNTRY=
131&cntitle=Russia
 http://www.bootsnall.com/guides/05-09/russia-cell-phone-rental.html
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 Thank you!

 Amanda Ewington
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 Assistant Professor of Russian
 Davidson College
 Department of German and Russian
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 Davidson, NC 28035-6936
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 amewington at davidson.edu
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