mobile phone moscow

hi. i am sorry to repost but a weird thing happened. i registered for the forum under the name tufty and made a post about wanting to buy a mobile phone in moscow. but today i cannot login with name tufty (so i have had to re register??? under a different name) and also the original post seems to have vanished. can anyone please tell me what has happened? also i go to moscow this coming weekend. so can someone please recommend a shop for cheap pay as you go mobile phones. or are all shops the same price roughly? many thanks again. and as i say sorry for the repost i cannot imagine what has gone wrong. regards. peter

Forum problems, explained here viewtopic.php?f=11&t=20076

aha. that explains everything. thanks!!!

so can i please ask my question again :)

where is the cheapest place to buy a pay as you go mobile phone in moscow?

i shall be staying near metro "polyanka"

thanks. peter

Связной phones:
http://www.svyaznoy.ru/catalog/phone/22 ... E_TO=10000

Связной near Полянка metro station:
http://www.svyaznoy.ru/address_shops/in ... _id=333057

Евросеть "inexpensive phones" page:
http://euroset.ru/catalog/mobile/phones/?tag=19

As far as I understood from Google Maps, the closest Евросеть store's address is ул. Бол. Ордынка, 23. It's at Третьяковская metro station; quite close to Polyanka however.

many thanks so kind of you to be so helpful - i shall report back on how i get on once i have been to moscow! i love moscow - and russia. i just wish i could speak the language. i am having lessons though! thanks again

chargers and electricity
once i am back in the uk with my russian phone how can i charge it? is russia on the same voltage as us? do mobile phone chargers typically come with a 2 pin plug or would i be ok to assume that a uk charger would work with a phone bought it russia? thanks for any help

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chargers and electricity
once i am back in the uk with my russian phone how can i charge it? is russia on the same voltage as us? do mobile phone chargers typically come with a 2 pin plug or would i be ok to assume that a uk charger would work with a phone bought it russia? thanks for any help

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I think sockets are different. That's the Russian socket:
http://www.simka.by/nokia_ac_3.jpg
http://www.easycom.com.ua/data/cooler/8 ... img/04.jpg

But I believe you can buy an adapter which is dirt cheap.

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Originally Posted by peternorhtampton

chargers and electricity
once i am back in the uk with my russian phone how can i charge it? is russia on the same voltage as us? do mobile phone chargers typically come with a 2 pin plug or would i be ok to assume that a uk charger would work with a phone bought it russia? thanks for any help

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It it the same voltage (220V AC 50Hz) as in Europe. There are adapters ("адаптер под евророзетку") for plugs but usually it works even without them.

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Originally Posted by peternorhtampton

chargers and electricity
once i am back in the uk with my russian phone how can i charge it? is russia on the same voltage as us? do mobile phone chargers typically come with a 2 pin plug or would i be ok to assume that a uk charger would work with a phone bought it russia? thanks for any help

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1)You can use Russian AC equipment in the UK but you need to buy an adapter. When I was in London such adapters were on sale in relevant shops in areas typically visited by tourists. I got mine in one in the Heathrow airport. The price was 4 pounds if I remember correctly.
The Russian plug is the same as the used in Germany.

2) Yes, Russian mobile phone chargers' plugs have 2 pins.

3) Using UK chargers is probably OK, since keeping the output DC current characteristics is the cheapest and easiest way for a manufacturer, but no-one can promise that.