On tourist and business trips abroad, it is important for many people to keep in touch with loved ones or colleagues by phone. There are several convenient ways to call Russia from abroad.
Necessary
Mobile phone (smartphone)
Instructions
Step 1
The most frequent way to make calls from a mobile from abroad to Russia is to activate roaming. To activate roaming, you need to contact the office of the mobile company and provide a list of countries where you may need communication (often the cost of a minute of conversation in different countries is indexed differently). Major mobile operators provide fairly inexpensive roaming to popular tourist destinations: Turkey, Egypt, neighboring countries, as well as Thailand and India. Roaming is often chosen by those who need to be in touch with incoming calls, since it does not change the phone number.
Step 2
A more economical way is to buy a travel SIM card. SIM cards for travelers are produced by several companies (Goodline, GSM-Travel, WellTell, etc.). In terms of the cost of services, they are approximately the same, they operate in more than 100 countries of the world. The disadvantage of a tourist SIM card is the change of the usual phone number (convenient for vacationers, but not suitable for businessmen who have come abroad on a business trip) and the rather high cost of the SIM card itself. Calls usually cost from 3-4 rubles per minute of conversation.
Step 3
In almost all countries in Europe and Southeast Asia, you can buy a local SIM card. As a rule, the purchase can be made at any store. For registration, you may need a passport (in Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, India, documents are not needed when buying a SIM card). The cost of calls varies from 5 to 40 rubles per minute of conversation, depending on the tariff. Local numbers are convenient because they can be connected to the Internet and use a smartphone as a navigator and device for working on the Internet.
Step 4
You can also call in Russia from abroad using Skype, Viber, Line, etc. To do this, you must have any device with which you can access the Internet (laptop, tablet, smartphone, phone with Wi-Fi support) … If you have free wireless Internet in a hotel or any cafe, you can call relatives or colleagues using one of the above programs (if the same programs are installed on their computers or other devices). With the help of Skype, it is also possible to call regular phone numbers, if you connect and pay the appropriate tariffs. Skype, Viber and Line can be installed for free on Android and iOs, as well as on any version of Windows, including Windows for phones and tablets.
