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I haven't researched this at all, but thought someone here might save me some time. My fiancee plans on bringing her mobile phone (Cyrillic and English alphabets) to the USA. I assume, however, that she will not be able to charge the phone in my home due to the 110/220 difference in electricity between USA and Russia. I am sure she would like to have a Cyrillic phone to SMS her children and friends back home. Any suggestions on where to get a Cyrillic cell phone that operates on our electrical system? Or am I better off buying some kind of transformer so that she can charge her phone, and if so, any suggestions on a reliable product? Are transformers prone to causing damage?

Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Ukraine
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I haven't researched this at all, but thought someone here might save me some time. My fiancee plans on bringing her mobile phone (Cyrillic and English alphabets) to the USA. I assume, however, that she will not be able to charge the phone in my home due to the 110/220 difference in electricity between USA and Russia. I am sure she would like to have a Cyrillic phone to SMS her children and friends back home. Any suggestions on where to get a Cyrillic cell phone that operates on our electrical system? Or am I better off buying some kind of transformer so that she can charge her phone, and if so, any suggestions on a reliable product? Are transformers prone to causing damage?

Hi,

My wife brought 2 phones with her from Ukraine. I saw she had one charger that was rated for 110 to 220V, and 50 to 60cycle. I just had to get a simple adapter to plug the round pins in and with the blades to plug into our USA outlets. For her other phone I looked online and found a charger for her phone that used 110V for about $7 plus shipping. It works great, and she is happy!

Hope that helps.

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: China
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I haven't researched this at all, but thought someone here might save me some time. My fiancee plans on bringing her mobile phone (Cyrillic and English alphabets) to the USA. I assume, however, that she will not be able to charge the phone in my home due to the 110/220 difference in electricity between USA and Russia. I am sure she would like to have a Cyrillic phone to SMS her children and friends back home. Any suggestions on where to get a Cyrillic cell phone that operates on our electrical system? Or am I better off buying some kind of transformer so that she can charge her phone, and if so, any suggestions on a reliable product? Are transformers prone to causing damage?

I suggest to you that SHE BRING IT - and -

HAVE HER GET a 2 blade UNIVERSAL CHARGER in Russia. Much cheaper, in the long run.

Also, get about 4 spare new batteries.

Must assume she has GSM phone, utilizing SIM card -

there are two carriers in USA that handle SIM cards - T-Mobile and ATT.

FWIW, don't get a transformer - it's a waste of time.

If none of that works for you -

then find out exactly the make and model of her phone -

then get into an ethnic Indian or Pakistani Electrical / Electronics shop in the USA - they sell the right phone charger brick for her phone.

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ukraine
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I haven't researched this at all, but thought someone here might save me some time. My fiancee plans on bringing her mobile phone (Cyrillic and English alphabets) to the USA. I assume, however, that she will not be able to charge the phone in my home due to the 110/220 difference in electricity between USA and Russia. I am sure she would like to have a Cyrillic phone to SMS her children and friends back home. Any suggestions on where to get a Cyrillic cell phone that operates on our electrical system? Or am I better off buying some kind of transformer so that she can charge her phone, and if so, any suggestions on a reliable product? Are transformers prone to causing damage?

because cell phones are made to work all over the world, the chargers work with 220/110 v. You just need an adaptor. Same with her laptop computer. If you want you can buy a charger here for the same phone, not needed though.

The prblem will be with service. SOME celel systems here use the same frequency and if you can buy SIM cards, they will work...usually. Reception may not always be the best because the phone will not have all the same frequencies as here.

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: China
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ya- Gary - thanks for reminding me.

GSM broadcasts at 850/900 / 1800/1900 mHz (or was that 1800/1850? )

find out what her phone uses, then find the right carrier to handle it.

I have this same type o fun with phones in China and USA and UK - I have an old WorldPort T28 that never fails me,

and a Moto Accompli A09 (A08?) that works everywhere, too.

I bring unlocked Moto RAZR V9s into China, each trip, for gifts.

Never had issues with any of this stuff, but I know too much about it , also :(

Sometimes my language usage seems confusing - please feel free to 'read it twice', just in case !
Ya know, you can find the answer to your question with the advanced search tool, when using a PC? Ditch the handphone, come back later on a PC, and try again.

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ukraine
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I haven't researched this at all, but thought someone here might save me some time. My fiancee plans on bringing her mobile phone (Cyrillic and English alphabets) to the USA. I assume, however, that she will not be able to charge the phone in my home due to the 110/220 difference in electricity between USA and Russia. I am sure she would like to have a Cyrillic phone to SMS her children and friends back home. Any suggestions on where to get a Cyrillic cell phone that operates on our electrical system? Or am I better off buying some kind of transformer so that she can charge her phone, and if so, any suggestions on a reliable product? Are transformers prone to causing damage?

I know that AT&T sucks for sending and receiving Cyrillic SMS. Sometimes I cannot receive any or send any.

Just in case if your provider is AT&T.

Also make sure the phones she's bringing are the same GSM band that our providers are.

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All the cell phones I have seen have also been able to charge via a USB to a computer. Not sure if that's been said yet or not.

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Make sure her phone works on the right band and get her tmobile. Or, you can just get Cyrillic installed. When I had a blackberry, I was able to call customer service and have them send the required software update directly to my phone.

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I know that AT&T sucks for sending and receiving Cyrillic SMS. Sometimes I cannot receive any or send any.

Just in case if your provider is AT&T.

I have been sending Cyrillic without a hitch, using ATT and the iPhone. She doesn't have Cyrillic on her phone or has not figured it out, so I don't know about receiving.

I will just add a phone to my plan, with contract it will be a free phone and will add $10 per month to the base charge. For us, there was no sense in bringing a Russian cell phone over.

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Russia
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I don't know of any cell phone that actually charges at 110-220 V with line current (input).

All will have some sort of transformer to bring that down to what the phone battery requires (output) (somewhere around 5 or 6 Volts and maybe 350 to 500 milliamps) you just need to find the correct transformer to match the output.

Any decent electronics store could help you.

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Russia
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This thread makes me miss the waffle-maker thread.

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Ensure your beneficiary makes and brings with them to the States a copy of the DS-3025 (vaccination form)

If the government is going to force me to exercise my "right" to health care, then they better start requiring people to exercise their Right to Bear Arms. - "Where's my public option rifle?"

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: China
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This thread makes me miss the waffle-maker thread.

yup.

Sometimes my language usage seems confusing - please feel free to 'read it twice', just in case !
Ya know, you can find the answer to your question with the advanced search tool, when using a PC? Ditch the handphone, come back later on a PC, and try again.

-=-=-=-=-=R E A D ! ! !=-=-=-=-=-

Whoa Nelly ! Want NVC Info? see http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/NVC_Process

Congratulations on your approval ! We All Applaud your accomplishment with Most Wonderful Kissies !

 

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Ukraine
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I haven't researched this at all, but thought someone here might save me some time. My fiancee plans on bringing her mobile phone (Cyrillic and English alphabets) to the USA. I assume, however, that she will not be able to charge the phone in my home due to the 110/220 difference in electricity between USA and Russia. I am sure she would like to have a Cyrillic phone to SMS her children and friends back home. Any suggestions on where to get a Cyrillic cell phone that operates on our electrical system? Or am I better off buying some kind of transformer so that she can charge her phone, and if so, any suggestions on a reliable product? Are transformers prone to causing damage?

For the past 5 years I buy ALL my GSM phones in Russia or the Ukraine. Currently I have the Samsung DUOS, because I need to carry two phones all the time (Work and Personal). They work with two different providers in one single phone.

Cyrillic or not cyrillic I have never had any problem. Cyrillic messages will be shorter due to the character conversion.

You must be sure that the phone is at least Tri-band (like the Samsung DUOS), but for AT&T is better QUAD-band. My wife brought a Sony-Ericsson that is QUAD-band. All cell phone chargers are universal, like laptop chargers.

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ukraine
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ya- Gary - thanks for reminding me.

GSM broadcasts at 850/900 / 1800/1900 mHz (or was that 1800/1850? )

find out what her phone uses, then find the right carrier to handle it.

I have this same type o fun with phones in China and USA and UK - I have an old WorldPort T28 that never fails me,

and a Moto Accompli A09 (A08?) that works everywhere, too.

I bring unlocked Moto RAZR V9s into China, each trip, for gifts.

Never had issues with any of this stuff, but I know too much about it , also :(

Yes, it has to be an unlocked phone. Almost all in Ukraine are. There are 4 frequencies used here and four there and only two overlap, so I was told (this could vary by area of the country) which means you ened up with more "dead spots", but it worked.

The charger is not the problam at all.

This thread makes me miss the waffle-maker thread.

Listen up Slim. waflle makers are resistive loads...heaters. Nothing here applies to them. Get your gun out and SHOOT the waffle maker in the eye, it won't work here. :lol:

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