Kuwait City - 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 used a local provider. Service was reliable. You can get a pre-paid plan upon arrival without a civil ID, but if you can wait you can get a post-paid plan after you get your civil ID. - May 2023
We have both, local provider as well as our US phone numbers. We use Google Fi and we like our connection here. Local providers affordable and easy to subscribe and around $30/month. - May 2023
I have Google Fi. - Apr 2022
Local provider. Sim card kiosks and shops are everywhere. - Feb 2020
Zain or VIVA. I have a pay as you go sim card and pay about US$15/month and that works for me. I rarely go over that. When I'm home, I use our home Wifi. - Nov 2018
The US embassy provides a phone and service with Zain. I brought an unlocked I-Phone. Its very easy to get another phone, but you need your CIVIL ID. --Everything here is tied to one's civil ID. - May 2017
Local provider - Zain. - Mar 2017
I put my home country plan on pause and got a local line. There are several major mobile companies with various plans. Everyone uses WhatsApp to text each other. - Aug 2016
Widely available and not too expensive. - Mar 2015
3 or 4 good operators.Reasonable. - Dec 2013
Widely available. - May 2013
Embassy provided. - Feb 2013
Can buy whatever you want. - May 2012
SIM cards are plentiful and cheap. You'll need your passport to get one, and it will have to be prepaid. After you have your civil ID it can be postpaid. Cell phone stores are in every mall and many grocery stores. - May 2012
The best phone company depends on where you live. Choose the company people around you have, because reception varies from place to place. - Jan 2012
Bring an unlocked phone if you want to have a BlackBerry or I-phone. They are way too expensive here. Otherwise, there are a few good service providers. Regular phones are not too pricey. - Jul 2010
Bring a quad-band unlocked phone from the States and use a Kuwait SIM card. Phones can be purchased here, but they are pricey. - Jul 2010
You can get one in Kuwait easily, not overly expensive. - Jul 2008
They are easy to buy here and relatively inexpensive to use. - Jun 2008
