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TheSquid · 18-03-2006, 17:27

The phone is more for emergencies than anything else unless calls to the US are very cheap.

I'd be buying a phone in Russia to avoid dealing with Russian bureaucracy more than I have to. The US State Department says that to bring in a cell phone, you have to have a letter of guarantee from the service provider as well as a certification that you'll pay for it, and send it to the Glavgossvyaznadzor to get permission to bring it in, then declare it in customs. So to use the phone on two different networks, I'd have to get it unlocked in Russia, which I'd imagine isn't easy. Correct?

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TheSquid (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 8 Join Date: 15 Mar 2006 Location: Near Charlotte NC US	18-03-2006, 17:27 The phone is more for emergencies than anything else unless calls to the US are very cheap. I'd be buying a phone in Russia to avoid dealing with Russian bureaucracy more than I have to. The US State Department says that to bring in a cell phone, you have to have a letter of guarantee from the service provider as well as a certification that you'll pay for it, and send it to the Glavgossvyaznadzor to get permission to bring it in, then declare it in customs. So to use the phone on two different networks, I'd have to get it unlocked in Russia, which I'd imagine isn't easy. Correct?