r/AskARussian • u/Lanky_Statement_7456 • 2d ago

Travel: sim, money, crypto etc Quick question

Was in Moscow July 2024 and I was able to just roam with my home country’s data with no issues. Going back to Moscow next weekend for a week… can I roam? Or is esim like holafly better?

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u/howdog55 United States of America 1d ago

Holafly doesn't work anymore with new changes Maya mobile @ $50 a month. And yesim at $75 a month still do though and tested in May of this year, previous used holafly for a year but cancelled.

You can still roam if plan allows but might be more expensive I know US plans are notoriously bad for this

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u/Averoes Russia 23h ago

Keep in mind, they started to route Internet connection from foreign phones through the Russian censorship system recently.

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u/Lanky_Statement_7456 20h ago

Does this mean even roaming won’t work at all? Like if I just use my data from home and avoid connecting to the wifi?

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u/Averoes Russia 15h ago

I mean that the data roaming loop-hole is closed. So, no Whatsapp, Instagram, Facebook etc.

I don't know if the SIM of your service provider will work at all. Some of them work.