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Roaming

June 26th, 2012
While I was in Spain I decided to charge my Russian cell phone so it would be active as soon as I arrived. Then for kicks I turned it on. To my shock, it had connected up in roaming mode with Movistar, a Spanish phone company. I was amazed and… more »

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Tuesday stuff

June 26th, 2012
Met today with my new language partner. He taught me some slang like: “I don't like to dilute my alcohol.” «Я не из тех, кто любит бадяжить». “I drink my whiskey straight.” «Я виски пью… more »

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Prices

June 26th, 2012
One of the things that is interesting, although difficult to make final comparisons on, is prices between the US and Russia. Here are a couple I have made today. Item US Russia New iPad 32 Gb 4G $729 $1100 Samsung Galaxy S III (unlocked, no… more »

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