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Company  Price  Sim  Talk/SMS  Web  Free Int'l  Signup Bonus  Israeli CC  Real TZBlackerry
Hot99₪49₪Unlimited3GB31 countries49₪/6 months*  Yes*Yes*
Golan99₪49₪UnlimitedUnlimited  53 countries  ₪59 /1st yearYesNoNo
01292₪Unlimited3GB42 countries*44₪/6 months  YesYes29₪
Rami Levy89₪59₪Unlimited1GB  No1₪/3 monthsYesYesNo
PelephoneYes*Yes*Free
Partner129/135₪*0₪*Unlimited  1GB/3GBAdd'l 20₪NoNoNo*39₪
CellcomA lot of $180₪  NoNo75₪

Rule #1- The Israeli cell phone service market is difficult. But cheap.
Rule #2- It is illegal for a company to "lock you in" a contract. ALL plans may be cancelled at any time with no penalty. Though, they do prevent you from opening and closing plans by charging a sim card "fee". This fee must always be paid even if paid for once before, and ranges from 39₪ to 180₪.
Rule #3- For those places that need an Israeli credit card, you may need to get one from an Israeli bank with a passport and income information although YMMV.
Rule #4- It is rarely, if ever, worthwhile to rent a "vacation plan" or prepaid, as the price for a regular unlimted plan for a month is less that a vacation plan for a week. Get a GSM phone that covers 900/1800 bands and save your money
Rule #5- All Israeli plans, whether regular or prepaid, include free incoming calls/texts.

Hot- 99₪ a month - includes unlimited calls, text and data (3 gb, then slow) and unlimited to 32 countries. Free home internet supply included. They currently have an offer if you port a number from a different network, to get the first six months for just 49₪ a month. You can move your package to a 10₪ a month plan, which includes 50 minutes and texts. You can also freeze the line once a year for up to 3 months. Regarding signup- you can use an American CC and fake TZ over the phone as one user has done.

Golan - Service is passable, but can be subpar in certain areas. There are two plans with Golan. There's the 99₪ unlimited talk/text/internet/international calling plan, which also gives you up to 2 virtual foreign numbers. This plan also includes for many countries unlimited global data roaming (6GB high-speed), incoming calls & texts, and calls & texts to Israel. They also offer a ₪29 per day data-roaming plan which gives 100MB a day in these countries. These roaming options can be very useful for foreigners regardless of whether they need Golan for Israel. See their website for details.There's a promo deal to get the 99 plan for ₪59 /month for the 1st year. There's also a ₪10 a month plan, which includes 60 min for domestic/US & CA and landlines in many countries, unlimited SMS and 10 MB of Internet, with add'l mins ₪.18 domestic, ₪.08 to US/CA and landlines in many countries, and data ₪.09 /MB. Its great for those short trips here. SIM should work in an iPad for data; you can also order a car SIM which will allow you to have 2 SIMs which draw from same plan.
[To get the sim in the USA before your trip:  golanusa.net will ship it to you for $14 (more for rush) and the 49 nis for the sim. Golan bills on the 25th of the month.  The days before the first 25th are freeprorated.(So for a trip between the 26th and the 24th of the month, you don't pay the 59 nis or 99 nis plan fee.)]

012mobile - Runs on Partner service, you will get an 054 number (unless you ported). Unlimited - 49₪ for the first 6 months and 92₪ from thereon after for unlimited everything too. Includes 3GB Data and 500 minutes to US/CA (any phone) and 40 other countries (landlines only). 9₪ plan includes 60 minutes, 60 SMS, and 100MB data. Additional domestic minutes/SMS are ₪ .09, Int'l calls to to US/CA (any phone) and 40 other countries (landlines only) are ₪ .25 per min. Add'l data bundles are available starting from ₪ 19 for 1 GB. 5GB Laptop/Tablet (data only) is 98₪.

Pelephone - Online, they accept fake TZ and US CC.

Partner - 129₪ a month for unlimited talk, text, and 1GB. 135₪ for 3GB. Family plans are cheaper.Free sim for online orders. Extra 20₪/mo. for 500 min. int'l calling. Extra 39₪ for Blackberry. May need to give 500₪ deposit that you (may) get back when you cancel the plan.  One can freeze line without charges for up to 3 months when not needed (not sure if allowed more than once per 12 months).

Freedomhot.com - 2/19/2023 - They have local pickup in lots of major frum areas and delivery too. They accept US CC. Runs on Hot Mobile. Copying and pasting from their website.
All monthly plans include: Unlimited Calls & Texts to Israeli phone numbers Unlimited outgoing calls to USA and Canada and landlines to 33 additional countries.
Unlimited incoming calls and texts from anywhere in the world. Prices include all taxes.
59 Shekels - 70GB LTE Internet Data
79 shekels - 150GB LTE Internet Data
KOSHER - Voice Only - 64 Shekels
One-time SIM card fee: 49 Shekels
Optional: add a virtual USA number for $15 per month

Misc. Info
APN settings

On Hot Mobile you can check how much data was consumed either by downloading the app or by texting גלישה  to phone number 530 from your hot mobile phone,you can as well try calling this number *6733.

Note by Menucha:
Please note: as of 4/1/13, most carriers reduce period of intro rates and at times increased cost for monthly intro. I suggest we leave the above as is, but please keep in mind new changed, which are not negotiable and based on govt agreements. monthly flat rate is still great and same. (post intro)
Also, while reps wont tell you, typically you will get longer intro rate if you activate account on your own on line, and not via rep (phone or store). confirmed with carrier. Enjoy! flat monthly, even without intro rate is still one of the lowest you will come across in the west!

Israeli cellphone rentals:

1) Talkinisrael.com
Phone: +972587564477
Whatsapp: +972536299365
Email: info@talkinisrael.com 
if you should have any problems feel free to send me a pm and I will try to help you the best I can.
Plans for sale here are primarily for long term rentals.(students and the like.)


2) Israel Rent-a-cell SIM card or eSIM with calling and data. Also you can get SIMs for Israel Kosher phones!
Contact at Israelrentacell@gmail.com or WhatsApp 972-55-333-1234
Overnight or standard delivery in USA/delivery in Israel! Pickup locations in Lakewood and Israel.
* Unlimited calls and texts in Israel
* Unlimited calls to USA, Canada and landlines in 35 countries
* Unlimited incoming calls
* 70 GB of data (can add an extra 80GB of data)
* eSIMs available!
* Free voicemail
Student discount available, $29.97 monthly, including tax! Never surprise charges or hidden fees!

3) Cellular Israel - 072-224-3300 or 718-289-0195 Full Service - short term and long term, rent phones, Kosher phones, SIM cards, mifi devices, Waze by the day or month. American Customer Service!
info@cellularisrael.com

4) Simforisrael@gmail.com free delivery to anywhere

5) UnlimitedIsrael (DansDeals Advertiser with many positive reviews on DDMS & DDF) is the leading provider of SIM card & iPhone rentals for Israel in the US.
  • Unlimited calls & texts within Israel
  • Unlimited calling to the US and Canada
  • Lightning Fast 4G Internet Speeds
  • Unlimited 4G data
  • Sim Cards - $5/day
  • iPhones - $45/week
  • Kosher Phone - $4/day
  • Mifi Hotspot - $6/day
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Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #440 on: July 26, 2012, 06:06:32 PM »
Anyone know for sure if golan has US calls, theres conflicting info on the forum here. Some do some don't?
I had posted earlier that there were issues, but can now update, works like a charm.

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Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #441 on: July 26, 2012, 08:06:36 PM »
pelephone has now the same price as golan 99 nis everything unlimeted includind Blackberry Internet Service (BIS)

Thanks for the tip. Any idea were you could pick up the sim card and is it a good service in Israel

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Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #442 on: July 27, 2012, 02:20:04 AM »
pelephone has now the same price as golan 99 nis everything unlimeted includind Blackberry Internet Service (BIS)

really? with itl calling?

wow , never heard of this, can you pls get me a number i have a friend who is coming in here his wife needs a bb and he was told go with oorange foe 150
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Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #443 on: July 27, 2012, 03:37:13 AM »
really? with itl calling?

wow , never heard of this, can you pls get me a number i have a friend who is coming in here his wife needs a bb and he was told go with oorange foe 150

Here's the link https://digital.pelephone.co.il/SelfCare/PeleStoreProgs.do
Its 99 +1 sheq a day =130 for unlimited + world wide calling and  3gig data vs. 99 unlimited in israel and 1gig data

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Re: Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #444 on: July 27, 2012, 04:58:12 AM »
Here's the link https://digital.pelephone.co.il/SelfCare/PeleStoreProgs.do
Its 99 +1 sheq a day =130 for unlimited + world wide calling and  3gig data vs. 99 unlimited in israel and 1gig data

Cool thanks for the tip :)

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Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #445 on: July 27, 2012, 07:34:43 AM »
Here's the link https://digital.pelephone.co.il/SelfCare/PeleStoreProgs.do
Its 99 +1 sheq a day =130 for unlimited + world wide calling and  3gig data vs. 99 unlimited in israel and 1gig data
Thanks. From what you wrote it seem a little higher then Golan.

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Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #446 on: July 27, 2012, 07:36:40 AM »
well, its higher if u take the intl plan too then ite 130 a month but without it its only 99 shekel and it hass BBM

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Re: Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #447 on: July 27, 2012, 08:15:03 AM »
Thanks. From what you wrote it seem a little higher then Golan.
Golan dont have the BlackBerry option, and 31 shekel is cheap for that

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Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #448 on: July 27, 2012, 08:34:59 AM »
Golan dont have the BlackBerry option, and 31 shekel is cheap for that
If I buy a BB in the states do I have to change anything on the phone to get it to work in Eretz Yisroel.

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Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #449 on: July 27, 2012, 08:39:24 AM »
nope it should be GSM and unlocked and ready to go
i have here the tour 9630 that no company here has it and it works

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Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #450 on: July 27, 2012, 08:44:43 AM »
nope it should be GSM and unlocked and ready to go
i have here the tour 9630 that no company here has it and it works
If someone brings me a sim card to the states. That means when I get out of the plane in Ben Gurion it is working.

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Re: Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #451 on: July 27, 2012, 09:38:08 AM »
If someone brings me a sim card to the states. That means when I get out of the plane in Ben Gurion it is working.
Yep. You got it

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Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #452 on: July 27, 2012, 05:55:22 PM »
Still looking for anyone using HOT for 89 shekels monthly. Any good?

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Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #453 on: July 28, 2012, 03:51:38 PM »
anyone with golan know the setting information with the internet on an iphone?

when i first signed up my internet wasnt working and they told me what to typoe in, but now there closed and my settings got reset,
 
its in settings>general>network>cellular data network> APN, Username and password is what i need
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Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #454 on: July 28, 2012, 06:08:45 PM »
Apn: internet.golantelecom.net.il

I dont think you need username and password, if yes try 'golan' for both

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Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #455 on: July 28, 2012, 06:15:41 PM »
Apn: internet.golantelecom.net.il

I dont think you need username and password, if yes try 'golan' for both


no need user name or password



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Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #456 on: July 29, 2012, 01:13:33 AM »
Apn: internet.golantelecom.net.il

I dont think you need username and password, if yes try 'golan' for both

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! IT WORKED!!!
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Re: Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #457 on: July 29, 2012, 03:08:12 AM »
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! IT WORKED!!!
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Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #458 on: July 31, 2012, 02:03:27 PM »
Question,
Obviously, when you read below, you will realize, I am not very technical.

I want to use a simple phone..only going to use it for talking in Israel and US for short term (2 weeks).

Do I need a QUAD band GSM Unlocked phone to be able to use a Rami Levy SIM card and then their prepaid plan? Or will Dual band 900/1800 work?
Just want to be able to plug in a SIM card and get a prepaid plan to buy cheap minutes.

Rami Levy runs on 3G but will it support these older phones?
Does the SAMSUNG E1080T have a place to put a SIM Card?

Thanks.

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Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #459 on: July 31, 2012, 02:46:31 PM »
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Does the SAMSUNG E1080T have a place to put a SIM Card?
yes and its 900/1800 for israle and europe only

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Or will Dual band 900/1800 work
this will only work in israel not in the usa

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Rami Levy runs on 3G but will it support these older phones?
sorry dont know. if they use only 3g then you are out of luck with the e1080.
the zte f160 unlocked has 3g2100 for israel and quad band gsm...