Jerusalem - Post Report Question and Answers
Do you have any recommendations regarding mobile phones? Did you keep your home-country plan or use a local provider?
We use Google Fi, and it is not always reliable here in Israel - but when travel regionally it works great. - Sep 2024
We used Partner for our personal mobile phones and were happy with their service. Free calls to the US. - Nov 2022
Use a local provider and make sure it's one that can bill your US Credit card (Golan cannot). Partner is pretty common and allows free calls to the US which is nice. - Oct 2019
Get a local sim card and the Golan 99 shekel plan for unlimited local calls and texts, more than enough data and 2 virtual phone #s for a US phone number that makes it easy for family in the US to call you. - Aug 2018
Golan has a great plan for 99 shekels a month. You get unlimited calls and data, including unlimited calls to the US, and a US phone number that forwards to your cell. It also includes limited overseas coverage when you travel. - Apr 2018
Local provider. Bring your unlocked phone. - Dec 2016
The hyper competitive cell phone market here has created some great innovations. Golan telecom is cheap - you can also get a U.S. number from them so family in the U.S. can dial the cell directly. - Aug 2015
Golan is cheap and has a package that gives you free calling to the US. - Aug 2015
Bring your phone and just buy a SIM card to use here. Cost is about US$25 a month. - Mar 2014
We get one through work so I can't really tell. - Aug 2013
The Israeli cell market has major competition now, so shop around to get a great deal. The most you should expect to pay is around US$50 a month for a full data package. - Jul 2013
They are good and not too expensive. - Feb 2009
