Chisinau - 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?
Orange was fine. I got a local number and I recharge the account when it runs out. Be sure to use the promotions! The orange employees should walk you through it when you get your number. - Sep 2023
Local provider is generally better. Local phones and plans are cheap and work just fine. Reception is generally good. If you want to open a post-pay account, be prepared to jump through some bureaucratic hoops. - Apr 2019
Get a very cheap one here, or bring an unlocked smart phone from the US. Electronics are expensive here, but you need to be sure you're buying a phone that will work on this system. - Aug 2011
GSM phones work here. If you have one, you can easily buy a pay-as-you-go card. - May 2010
They are inexpensive. - Mar 2010
