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My impression from visiting there a couple of times is that there is much more healthy competition among phone companies. It is very easy just to buy whatever S
by tikhonj 13y ago
My impression from visiting there a couple of times is that there is much more healthy competition among phone companies. It is very easy just to buy whatever SIM card you want--I could just walk into one of many phone stores and get one for my trip. There was also quite a bit more advertising for the bigger brands, which leads me to believe they have to work harder to acquire and keep customers.
Dealing with phones and SIM cards there was much nicer than in the US, but that isn't saying very much! The US phone market is a complete mess.
That said, I have no idea how much the law about phone subsidies helps this.
- xentronium 13y ago> There was also quite a bit more advertising for the bigger brands, which leads me to believe they have to work harder to acquire and keep customers Nah, don't be fooled. Most of the time, The Big Three (MTS, Beeline, Megafon) have almost identical pricing. They have been under regulatory scrutiny for price fixing more than once. Besides, there are several ridiculous features here (like inter-regional roaming, when you pay significantly more in different cities). However, it's really easy to buy a sim card, and that's what many people do, they have a Moscow SIM card and a Saint Petersburg SIM card. Quality of data connection is usually about average, could be better, could be worse. FWIW, I live in a small city (<300k pop).