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Using Russia phone cards is the most convenient option for placing calls to Russia because while on one hand it is economical on the other there is no compromise on the quality of calls. In addition they can be purchased anywhere either physically from a neighborhood store or online from within the confines of home through an online phone card store. What makes the use of calling cards truly justifiable is their flexible nature - since these cards do not need to be associated to a fixed landline, their service can be used from anywhere like home, hotel, pay phone or a mobile phone. Thus these are the best traveling companions you can have, irrespective of the part of globe you are visiting your family, friends and colleagues back in Russia are just a call away. Most of the people who express the intention of placing a call to Russia are explicitly warned of the language problem as apart from the employees in tourism sector, not many Russians are conversant in English. This may not be an issue for Russians living in other countries but for a non-Russian the language hurdle is indeed difficult to cross unless you are in possession of calling cards which offer the option of choosing a language. Another important fact which needs to be heeded while calling up Russia is that this expansive country is divided into eleven time zones and prominent cities like the capital Moscow and the commercial St. Petersburg are ahead of GMT by three hours. When corresponded with USA, these cities are 8 hours ahead of the east coast of USA and 11 hours ahead of the west coast. Having purchased Russia phone cards, the first step in placing a call to Russia begins with dialing the PIN on the card. PIN is an acronym for personal identification number and on dialing this correctly the caller would be informed about the balance on his card and would also be asked to select a language of his preference. The next step entails dialing in exact sequence the international access code 011, country code for Russia namely 7, the city code without the zero and the particular phone number to which the call needs to be made. Phone cards come in specific denominations which the buyer has to choose when making a purchase and this package is inclusive of all types of calls. This proves to be beneficial as compared to traditional tariff packages as it is possible to buy a card which is customized as per individual requirements and thus prevents wasteful expenditure. Calls made to Russia through phone cards could be made even cheaper by calling between 7 in the evening and 7 in the morning the next day as also the weekends.
Bogdan Escu is a writer, writing about topics such as calling cards and how to choose phone cards
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