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Title: Phone cards for calls from Ukraine to US Post by: Jeff on October 26, 2002, 04:00:00 AM I am wondering if the phone cards we use to call Ukraine will work the opposite way. I want to stay in contact with my family, but we will be using a neighbors phone. If I can't use them to call home, what kind of card can I use, or is there an inexpensive way to call collect?
Title: Re: Phone cards for calls from Ukraine to US Post by: UnitedNut on October 26, 2002, 04:00:00 AM ... in response to Phone cards for calls from Ukraine to US, posted by Jeff on Oct 26, 2002
Depends on the phone card. A number of them do. Check out http://pointme.to/expresspin I ordered a card there for my lady when she was in Vladivostok earlier this year. Connections were good, but she said every now and again the access number wouldn't work. Title: Have you thought of SMS? Post by: Del on October 26, 2002, 04:00:00 AM ... in response to Phone cards for calls from Ukraine to US, posted by Jeff on Oct 26, 2002
Using UMC to SMS is a very viable alternative, and is available rather inexpensively throughout Ukraine. Title: Re: Have you thought of SMS? Post by: Jeff on October 26, 2002, 04:00:00 AM ... in response to Have you thought of SMS?, posted by Del on Oct 26, 2002
What is SMS, I never heard of it. Please elaborate. Title: SMS = Short Message Service . . . Post by: Dan on October 27, 2002, 04:00:00 AM ... in response to Re: Have you thought of SMS?, posted by Jeff on Oct 26, 2002
It is a feature of most mobile telephone technology - and it allows your girl (in Ukraine) to send you (in America) short messages that will display on your mobile telephone, or in your e-mail. You will need to check with YOUR mobile network provider and/or hers - depending on how you wish to utilize the service. - Dan Title: Re: Phone cards for calls from Ukraine to US Post by: TomTx on October 26, 2002, 04:00:00 AM ... in response to Phone cards for calls from Ukraine to US, posted by Jeff on Oct 26, 2002
Jeff, depending on where you go, I would get a phone there. I stayed in kiev and was able to get phones cards real easy in the underground, they where cheap, and realiable. I am not sure to of the name of the card that I used, but it looked like a Play Card "Ace's" it was red & white. WorldExchange.com also has cards that you can buy that can be used from Ukraine to US. Hope this helps. Tom |