On the subject of Raiffaisen, my wife has been trying for some time now to get sense on the phone about the money she had invested with them. At the time of the low point on the Moscow Stock Market it was still about $23,000 (down from a much higher amount). When she finally went there today in person they, after about 1 hour of messing about and passing her from person to person, simply said there was virtually no money left at all - it had all been lost except for a couple of hundred dollars! Anybody else having problems - do I believe them??
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Human Resources Sent: 19 February 2009 11:16 To: [email protected] Subject: !!***SPAM***!! Expat List unlocking 3g iphone and (possibly) bank trouble. the issue is largely an imagined one, go to Gorbushka, ask ANY of the guys, and they will do it on a "success" basis. I had mine unlocked, know people who did, I am not aware of many unsuccessful attempts. Just make sure you write down the number of your phone so you get YOURS back or just stand there and watch. or, easier yet, go on youtube, and they will walk you through the process with videos. :) As to legality of unlocking, there is an issue of a contract that you sign, but it's mostly a moral issue, generally in the U.S. and Europe, the cell companies very heavily subsidize your phone to get you as a customer. if you don't then become their customer, it IS kind of cheating. However, if in Russia you are charged over 1000USD for an iPhone, it's very hard to see what subsidy you are receiving and what MORAL obligation you incur as a result. Funny incident, went to Raiffaisen today and they gave me a hard time about withdrawing $15,000. Trouble in paradise? I know that VTB24 won't give more than 5,000 in SKV without prior notice, but good ol' Raiffaisen. Yikes. _______________________________________________ Expat mailing list [email protected] http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.0/1959 - Release Date: 02/18/09 20:55:00 _______________________________________________ Expat mailing list [email protected] http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/
