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Mobile phones
Today we got two cell phones to be available to our guests and clients. More phones will be procured if this service turns out to be popular.
The phones have a list of important and emergency numbers alredy punched in:
So, if you are in trouble, help is just a couple of buttons away. The cost of local (within Moscow) calls is around 10 cents/min. while incoming long-distance calls are up to 40 cents and outgoing long-distance calls are up to 60 cents/min. within Russia and up to $3/min. internationally. SMS messages are 6-8 cents each. Confine your calls to within Moscow and ask your friends and colleagues at home to keep their calls brief. The phones can be connected to your laptop computer to give you mobile Internet access. Ask for details if you really need it.
These phones are intended as a courtesy to our clients with whom we work on important projects. Or our "small errand" fee of $25 may or may not be added to your bill to partly cover the running around associated with the phones (procurement, monitoring the account, paying the bills, monthly fee, repairs...). Ordinary mortals may rents them at about $5/day + $25 for pickup and delivery if necessary. No deposit or other hassles for "respectable" people. Yes, you will know your phone number and be able to give it to friends and colleagues before you are on your way to Russia. Yes, we can send you your cell phone (or just the card, if you already have a GMS standard phone) by mail. The cost of this service $25-50 including the cost of shipment. This way you are in touch from the moment the plane lands. Better value than VIP meeting right at the airplane. Anything else we can do to help you stay connected? Just let me know. Pasha |
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