Windhoek - 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?
MTC is the most common and best local provider. I use the pay-as-you-go plan called Super Aweh which is N$65 per week for 3 GB of data. Top up from your phone or a kiosk. One thing to note is that Google Fi and eSIMS do not work here. Bring an unlocked phone with a space for a physical SIM. - Jul 2024
I only used my work provided local phone. - Jan 2021
The main cell phone carrier is MTC. You can either get a contract through MTC (if you receive a work phone it will be through contract with MTC) or pick up an MTC/Tango pre-paid chip and pay-as-you-go. You just need to make sure that the cell phone that you bring has been unlocked by your previous cell phone carrier, as they are not allowed to unlock cell phones here. - Jan 2016
We brought ours from the States and got local SIM cards and have been just fine--the embassy issues phones to employees. - May 2013
Most cell phones work fine and there are a couple of service providers. Costs seem reasonable and you can get a pay-as-you-go plan. - Jan 2013
MTC is pay as you go. Embassy staff are issued contract cell phones, but family members use pay as you go. Much cheaper than in the U.S. or Europe. - Jul 2012
