Yaounde - 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?
You can get a local number for a descent price. We also like having Google-Fi with unlimed data (though it must be set up in the US). - Jan 2020
You can easily get a SIM card for your unlocked smart phone and then pay upwards from $6 per month for service depending on what plan you want. Unfortunately the infrastructure here did not impress us. I once made a five minute local call which was dropped five times. This is not uncommon. You need to keep calling back. Sometimes the lines are so bad, that it sounds like the person is on another planet, when they are actually in the same city! - Jun 2018
You'll want to use a local provider, if you're not issued a phone. Just bring a GSM phone and get it set up with a local SIM card and plan after arrival. - Apr 2017
Unlock your U.S. cell and use Majic Jack or Viber with the wi-fi. - Apr 2014
No. You can get a prepaid there. You may find someone who can unlock your iPhone and then it'll work. - Jan 2014
Indispensable. - May 2012
Get one. Any land-based service here, meaning phone, water, and electricity, is shaky. - Sep 2011
Cell phones are widely used and readily available here. Most people use prepaid cards. - Mar 2010
Cell phones are easy, cheap and use pre paid cards. - Jan 2010
Embassy provided me a good cell phone for official use and limited personal use. My wife got an inexpensive local phone which uses prepaid minutes and it has been very helpful. - Nov 2008
Get one - they are ubiquitous and the best way to communicate. Coverage is very good in urban areas, and in a surprising amount of the country. - Sep 2008
Most people in Cameroon rely soley on their cell phones, as the phones frequently do not work here. - Jun 2008
Get something local (US$60-$80) that can be lost/stolen. It uses the same pay-as-you-go system as Europe. Unlocked quad band phones will work with a local SIM card. - Jun 2008
