It seems like a reasonably common thing – putting a SIM into a GSM mobile and making a call. The phone is unlocked and all, it’ll just work, right…?
I had clearly forgotten the enjoyment of the “developing world” factor. It of course does not “just work”. I suspect in the next few years of this adventure very little will “just work”.
So – I give my phone to the dealer our company uses and he says he’ll get it sorted and back to me. All this done through an intermediary, as everyone only speaks Russian and I’m still working toward “chut chut Ruski”. (A little bit of Russian).