http://rwblog.partkom.com/2008/08/phone-week-question-about-sim-cards/ Facts of life, first hand experience, practical advice on marrying Russian Women Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:04:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://rwblog.partkom.com/2008/08/phone-week-question-about-sim-cards/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Juliya Sun, 21 Dec 2008 22:49:22 +0000 http://rwblog.partkom.com/?p=10#comment-26 The best thing to do when traveling in Russia or Ukraine is first to make sure you have a tri-band or quad-band UNLOCKED phone that uses SIM cards. Then you can purchase a SIM CARD from a local provider; e.g. in Ukraine your best bet is to buy a prepaid rechargeable SIM CARD at the MTS-UA Phone store at the airport. I found that this worked best. Also, you can recharge the phone when you return from you trip if you go back home, and plan to return to Russia or Ukraine. The best thing to do when traveling in Russia or Ukraine is first to make sure you have a tri-band or quad-band UNLOCKED phone that uses SIM cards. Then you can purchase a SIM CARD from a local provider; e.g. in Ukraine your best bet is to buy a prepaid rechargeable SIM CARD at the MTS-UA Phone store at the airport. I found that this worked best. Also, you can recharge the phone when you return from you trip if you go back home, and plan to return to Russia or Ukraine.

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