To call into St. Petersburg from outside the city, use the St.
Petersburg City Code 812
To call into St. Petersburg from outside the country (Russia), use Russia country codew 7
and St. Petersburg City Code 812
+7(812)LocalPhoneNumber
Local
phone calls in In St. Petersburg are relatively cheap (~$0,1 per minute)
but international calls are much more expensive ($1-6 per minute)
You can make local and international calls from a wide range of Automatic Payphones
by using a special PayPhone Cards or from special international phone offices
(it is cheaper than using PayPhone automats).
You can buy a card for 25, 50, 100, 300 and 1000 units in metro stations
and meany shops.
(approx. prices are $4, $6, $11 for 25, 50 and 100 unit cards)
International calls are possible only from cards greater than 100 units
There are three cellular phone companies in St. Petersburg, each of them works in it's own standard:
GSM: North-West GSM
NMT-450: Delta-Telecom
AMPS: Fora Communications (only in Russian)
All those companies support roaming
There are several internet service centers provided by different companies:
NevaLink
Internet Service center
... under construction