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07-21-20 07:39 #20738
Posts: 27My girlfriend told me about an ESim card from Lifecell. I have an iPhone 11 and I will be reading up on it. Apparently you can order it online and add it to your phone rather easily. I watched a video from T-Mobile to see how it is set up. But I don't know if it can be activated here in the US, but it looks promising. https://m.lifecell.ua/en/sim-and-number/eSIM/.
If anyone has success using this, let me know.
Originally Posted by AntonySun1996 [View Original Post]
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07-20-20 18:39 #20737
Posts: 242I'm physically present in Ukraine and using Vodafone network for internet access and can't download Vodafone app. Even switched my phone to Ukrainian language temporarily and still doesn't work.
On the website, initially BankOfAmerica declined the top up transaction, then I talked with bank fraud detection to get past that obstacle, then Vodafone website says USA credit cards, including through GooglePay, not accepted. I'm happy with Vodafone, but they evidently have problems.
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07-20-20 15:50 #20736
Posts: 558Originally Posted by Kozerog [View Original Post]
It does not let me choose the payment method.
Also I tried to download the app at Google Play, but it says This item isn't available in your countiry (Ukraine). Changed the country with my VPN but it still says the same thing.
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07-20-20 13:33 #20735
Posts: 242Originally Posted by Sorbonne [View Original Post]
https://pay.vodafone.ua/en/top-up
I haven't yet tested, but I plan to, since I also use Vodafone.
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07-20-20 12:29 #20734
Posts: 558Originally Posted by AntonySun1996 [View Original Post]
Seeing from what Kozerog said, it sounds useful to have a Ukrainian number active when you arrive at the airport in order to download and activate the Дій Вдома (Dij Bdoma) app using the phone number.
So if I leave Ukraine and come back, I would like to have an active number before I can get to those ATM terminals for depositing money to phone networks at the airport arrival area.
In order to do so, I can always deposit enough money for the next 3 or 4 months before I leave Ukraine. Currently, I pay 170 UAH per month to Vodafone Ukraine.
But even though I don't do that, and the money runs out while I'm away, is it not true that I can still receive phone calls and SMS? (I wouldn't be able to make calls or send SMS if money runs out of course.) So as long as my phone number is active, I can receive SMS to activate the app?
I think phone numbers remain active for up to a year even after money runs out. So if you deposit money within a year, you can start using the phone number as usual.
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07-20-20 07:09 #20733
Posts: 258Originally Posted by PhotoSlider [View Original Post]
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07-20-20 02:00 #20732
Posts: 823Originally Posted by AntonySun1996 [View Original Post]
Mine is also a Kyivstar, and I had it for the last 3-4 years. It is active by some act of God, but account balance is zero. Prior to arrival to KBP I ask my trusted driver / events manager to deposit funds into Kyivstar account a day or two in advance. He can do it from his phone even while driving.
When I leave Kiev, account balance runs out, but somehow my Kyivstar number gets never revoked. I keep using it for Viber, WhatsApp etc.
If I turn off the flight mode while staying in US, that Kyivstar SIM connects to AT&T cell tower, and sends me SMS, congratulating that I am roaming, while providing the contact number of Ukrainian Embassy for my convenience, and other information on plans to milk me.
I doubt there is a way to activate your SIM card outside of Kyivstar cellular network, but maybe technical progress and corporate greed overcame those hurdles.
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07-19-20 13:25 #20731
Posts: 258Activate Ukrainian sim card in a foreign country?
Glad to see there are people who have the gut to visit Ukraine in the midst of the pandemic. Hopefully I will be there very soon.
I have a stupid question. How can I activate a Ukrainian sim card while I am in a foreign country? For some reason I need to use my Ukrainian number to call someone. I found an old KyivStar sim card which I probably bought years ago when I was in Kyiv and haven't used it ever since. Now it has sufficient fund on the account since I managed to top it up with my visa debit card. However the sim card still doesn't work on my phone (no signal, no internet, not able to make / receive phone calls and SMS). I couldn't find any helpful instructions on their website either. Does anyone here know how to activate a KyivStar sim card in my situation?
Thanks in advance. Stay safe.
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07-16-20 14:39 #20730
Posts: 12Streets
Hi,
I am sorry for spamming a bit but I am wondering, are there any famous street in Kiev? With a lots of girls and you know, having fun? Thanks.
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07-16-20 14:38 #20729
Posts: 12Originally Posted by Kozerog [View Original Post]
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07-16-20 12:23 #20728
Posts: 242Just in case that website I just gave is a scam, call CSD labs using the number or email address on their official site: https://www.csdlab.ua/.
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07-16-20 10:48 #20727
Posts: 242Testing now available at the airport: https://testcovid19.com.ua.
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07-16-20 02:24 #20726
Posts: 2794Originally Posted by Kozerog [View Original Post]
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07-15-20 13:25 #20725
Posts: 499Originally Posted by Kozerog [View Original Post]
I should be arriving 3 weeks from today!
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07-15-20 12:46 #20724
Posts: 242I sent an email to Dila this morning, asking them to forward my negative test results to the government. A few hours later, self-isolation app notified me that my self-isolation was finished. If arriving on a weekday instead of Friday evening, probably could get everything finished in 2 days rather 5.
As I wrote before, everything changing rapidly. By next week, they may have testing available at the airport.