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TELEPHONES IN ST. PETERSBURG
The country code for Russia is 7 If you can speak good Russian, you might find the following emergency numbers useful: To call fire fighters, dial - 01 If you are staying in a hotel, you should call the reception first and they will call the necessary emergency services. Most hotels have satellite up-links to provide high-grade telephone communications. International calls can be made either through the hotel telephone operator, or by direct dial. Check at reception for the rates since hotel rates are higher than average and some hotels might charge at a three minute minimum. Pay for your long distance calls at the reception desk. If you check out early in the morning it is wise to pay your phone bill the night before. Click here for details on using your telephone cards and making collect (reverse charge) calls. Most decent hotels have switchboards, but you might have a direct number to your room as well. Local calls can be made from your room (sometimes directly, sometimes with a prefix number). N.B.!. Although local calls in
All major hotels have international payphones in case you need to make an urgent call, paying by credit card or a prepaid phonecard that can be purchased at reception or elsewhere in town. CALLING FROM PRIVATE TELEPHONES Making an international call from a private telephone is very simple, though rates are rather high (it is much cheaper to call between 10 pm and 8 am local time). To dial internationally, dial 8, wait for the second dial tone, dial 10, then the country code (without preceding noughts) and the number. Don't be discouraged if you hear a busy signal after dialing 8 - just try again. If it constantly does not work, try the international operator on 315-00-12 (Ask for an English-speaking operator). Dialing this number allows you to "book a call" - the operator will call you back at a pre-arranged time. This option is really a last resort, as you should have no problem with dialing direct, unless you are calling Central Africa or some distant village in Siberia. To make a long-distance call within Russia, dial 8, wait for the second dial tone, dial the area code and then immediately the number. N.B.! If you want to make a long-distance call from your Russian friend's home, be aware that a long-distance phone bill can ruin your friend's budget. Make sure that you reimburse your host for the cost of your call, unless you are told otherwise. Local calls from private telephones are free of charge at the moment, but in the near future that might change. At the moment every family pays a monthly charge for their phone line and pays long-distance bills separately. There are several types of payphones available in St. Petersburg:
USING YOUR TELEPHONE CARD. MAKING COLLECT (REVERSE CHARGE) CALLS N.B.! New AT&T USA Direct local access number has to be available from any telephone in the city. The number is: 325-50-42. Dial this number and just follow simple voice prompts. We were told by the city's Central Telephone Station staff that the access numbers below should be available from any telephone in St. Petersburg. We are currently double checking whether these numbers are available from hotels. Meanwhile, ask your hotel's reception or telephone operator if it is possible to make a call using your telephone card (provided you know one of the numbers below). If you are told that you cannot make such a call, try the Central Telephone Station ( at Bolshaya Morskaya Ulitsa 3-5, just off Nevsky Propekt). Upon entering the main hall turn left. Tell an operator sitting in one of the two glass booths that you wish to make a call with your telephone card. The operator will then tell you the number of a phone booth, from which you can call (See Dialing internationally). To make a collect (reverse charge) call, dial the number, tell the operator that you want to make a collect (reverse charge) call and give him/her the number you want to call. USA: AT&T -
8...10-800-497-7211 Canada: Teleglobe - 8...10-800-497-7233 United Kingdom: BT -
8...10-800-497-7266 Hong Kong: Televo - 8...10-800-497-7952 Ireland: Telecom - 8...10-800-497-7353 Norway: Telekom - 8...10-800-497-7147 Finland: Telecom - 8...10-800-497-7358 If you want us to display access numbers for other companies please drop us a note through the Feedback form. Buying a cellular
phone in Russia is not cheap. Airtime isn't a
bargain either. Yet you might need a cellular
phone for business. Check if your local cellular
phone company has a roaming agreement with Russia
or St. Petersburg. If it does, you might be able
to use your own cell phone. Otherwise, you will
have to rent one at a sky-high price or buy it
from one of St. Petersburg's cellular service providers are: Delta Telecom Address: Bolshaya Morskaya Ulitsa 22 North-West GSM Address: Artilleriyskaya Ulitsa 1 "Europe House" Fora Communications Address: Ploschad Ostrovskovo 5/7 Each company
operates a network of dealerships which work with
individual customers.
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