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Title: Cell phone companies in Ukraine ? Post by: Frank O on February 25, 2004, 05:00:00 AM My wife just recently got a cell phone which is great because I can get through ANY time & not have to dial 10+ times to get through & I don't have to worry about getting disconnected. She said there are about 3 companies or so in Ukraine for cell phones & said her's was "Kiev Star" or something like that. Anyone ever heard of that? IF so how do you obtain the web page to send text messages?
Title: Re: Cell phone companies in Ukraine ? Post by: BubbaGump on February 28, 2004, 05:00:00 AM ... in response to Cell phone companies in Ukraine ?, posted by Frank O on Feb 25, 2004
The new Sprint PCS newsletter says you can arrange to receive calls while in Russia and many other foreign countries at your regular cell phone number. It may require you to rent a cell phone in the other country since technologies vary from country to country. Be prepared to pay dearly for the privilege. The rate was $1.50 per minute for the city I checked. Title: Bubba Post by: AJ277 on February 28, 2004, 05:00:00 AM ... in response to Re: Cell phone companies in Ukraine ?, posted by BubbaGump on Feb 28, 2004
likerly a better solution is to rent a cell there, i have before and it was very reasonable and easy to get minutes for. heck you can buy one , the servive abd the minutes o na card - for under the amount youd pay at the $2.00 a minure rate of many US based carriers offering service in eastern europe? just a thought.. Title: Re: Bubba Post by: BubbaGump on March 02, 2004, 05:00:00 AM ... in response to Bubba, posted by AJ277 on Feb 28, 2004
The idea was for if you wanted to receive your regular Sprint PCS calls from the USA with your cell phone. You would have to rent a phone from them since they use GSM in Russia and Ukraine. It would be cheaper to rent a cell phone over there from some other company and not get your US calls forwarded. This is just to let you know you have that option. Title: Kyivstar Post by: AJ277 on February 26, 2004, 05:00:00 AM ... in response to Cell phone companies in Ukraine ?, posted by Frank O on Feb 25, 2004
Frank- somebody provuided you with the link. you can use you PC to send thru thier SMS gateway
My wife has kyivstar no problems sending direct SMS fairly reliably. __________ as you said on regular calls the quality and reliabilty of connesting is much better thru the GSM network than thru the overloaded regular local ukraine lines, so its the way to go for sure.. anyone with a serious "romanbtioc interest" and spending a lot on calls ,would ne well of to get her a mobile. if you do not want to pop for a new one- and a bit of phone time might help make your decision one way or another much easier Title: Re: Cell phone companies in Ukraine ? Post by: AllenB on February 25, 2004, 05:00:00 AM ... in response to Cell phone companies in Ukraine ?, posted by Frank O on Feb 25, 2004
Be thankful for her she is on Kyivstar as it is one of the two best. The other is UMC. When you go to see her be sure that you purchase a Kyivstar card for your phone if you have GSM and plan to use it there or you may finding that you need to get a second mortgage when you return. I spent two months in Ukraine vacationing and waiting for our exit interview in Warsaw with my wife, Anna. When I arrived home my cell bill was well over $2800 just from Kyivstar and UMC charges. Title: There are Several Major Mobile Network Operators Post by: Dan on February 25, 2004, 05:00:00 AM ... in response to Cell phone companies in Ukraine ?, posted by Frank O on Feb 25, 2004
The 2 biggest, by far, are Kyivstar and UMC. Following those are Golden Telecom, Welcom, and DCC. You asked specifically about Kyivstar. Their website (in English) is: http://www.kyivstar.net/site.php/en - and from there you will see a link on the left side of the page to "Sending SMS" - (Short Messaging Service - also known as text messages). I hope this helps. - Dan Title: Re: Dan ... Which one do you own ? Post by: wsbill on February 25, 2004, 05:00:00 AM Title: Am in Negotiations With . . . Post by: Dan on February 25, 2004, 05:00:00 AM ... in response to Re: Dan ... Which one do you own ?, posted by wsbill on Feb 25, 2004
Golden Telecom - to provide consultancy services to them. I hope to get a contract in the next couple of weeks. Not quite ownership - but a step in the right direction --smile--. - Dan Title: Re: Am in Negotiations With . . . Post by: amerikanka99 on February 27, 2004, 05:00:00 AM ... in response to Am in Negotiations With . . ., posted by Dan on Feb 25, 2004
Dan, Is Jeff Howley still at Golden Telecom? He was still there when I left Ukraine in 2001. Nice guy. Title: Re: Your just being modest....we've Post by: wsbill on February 26, 2004, 05:00:00 AM ... in response to Am in Negotiations With . . ., posted by Dan on Feb 25, 2004
Seen you chumming it up with Warren Buffett and Donald Trump. I saw in the tabloids your photo and could have swore you were having lunch with Michael Powell, head of the FCC. Title: Re: There are Several Major Mobile Network Operators Post by: gator70 on February 25, 2004, 05:00:00 AM ... in response to There are Several Major Mobile Network O..., posted by Dan on Feb 25, 2004
Can they send you an SMS message to a US carrier with GSm such as Cingular? Title: Re: gator SMS Post by: AJ277 on February 26, 2004, 05:00:00 AM ... in response to Re: There are Several Major Mobile Netwo..., posted by gator70 on Feb 25, 2004
[This message has been edited by AJ277] my wife (currently in ukraine) has kyivstar mobile service .. and i use cingular wireless here stateside. region and country code.. her sending to me 1 834 896 1234 also english isnt a problem as most phones there have latin chracters and can read ,and send, them. ---------------------------------------------- in the past i had a non GSM phone and had to put in ie: 380670555555@kyivstar.mobile.net _________ you should b eable to go to the provder website and get answers on the SMS capatabilty and process bewteen providers. Title: Re: Re: There are Several Major Mobile Network Operators Post by: AllenB on February 25, 2004, 05:00:00 AM ... in response to Re: There are Several Major Mobile Netwo..., posted by gator70 on Feb 25, 2004
My wife used to have UMC and she was able to SMS me and I her without any problem. The only thing that may be a problem is that all the cell phones there are pre-programmed for Russian language and she will need to know how to change the language to English unless you can read Russian. Title: From a Computer With Internet - Yes n/t Post by: Dan on February 25, 2004, 05:00:00 AM ... in response to Re: There are Several Major Mobile Netwo..., posted by gator70 on Feb 25, 2004
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