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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
Use code SUAVE10 for 10% off any order
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Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #1340 on: January 09, 2013, 05:17:22 AM »
I'm trying to get GOLAN however, they have this warning: Please  note: Numbers that cannot be ported (transferred):  resellers (Annatel, Tavor, Pitronot Tikshoret, Korlander Sherutei Nehiga or others) and numbers that are not owned by you.

I have had Orange for almost 8 years. Does that mean the number is owned by me? I don't know what the above means so I don't know what is owned by me or not.

Thanks

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Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #1341 on: January 09, 2013, 05:44:10 AM »
I'm trying to get GOLAN however, they have this warning: Please  note: Numbers that cannot be ported (transferred):  resellers (Annatel, Tavor, Pitronot Tikshoret, Korlander Sherutei Nehiga or others) and numbers that are not owned by you.

I have had Orange for almost 8 years. Does that mean the number is owned by me? I don't know what the above means so I don't know what is owned by me or not.

Thanks
its fine. you can port.

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Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #1342 on: January 09, 2013, 06:33:00 AM »

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Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #1343 on: January 09, 2013, 07:25:43 AM »
Anyone have any advice?

Been trying to get a hold of Hot Mobile to switch my plan over to the 10 shekel plan and they keep transferring me to the right department and I've just been on hold for an hour multiple times.

The rep I first get to WON'T help me out.
weird. Ask them which is the correct dept.

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Re: Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #1344 on: January 09, 2013, 10:18:28 AM »
Anyone have any advice?

Been trying to get a hold of Hot Mobile to switch my plan over to the 10 shekel plan and they keep transferring me to the right department and I've just been on hold for an hour multiple times.

The rep I first get to WON'T help me out.
Insane.  Now imagine we who have to call them from the US, how much the call winds up costing from calling their 05 number (=mobile) and waiting on hold for unpredictable amounts of time.
Even worse when you're half hour in, and the call is terminated because you don't have sufficient balance in your GV acct!

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Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #1345 on: January 10, 2013, 12:51:33 AM »
does anyone know if a prepaid orange sim expires?
my preliminary search on the web shows it expires after 12 months of non-use. but i would like confirmation from someone that knows first hand.
thanks

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Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #1346 on: January 10, 2013, 01:07:41 AM »
does anyone know if a prepaid orange sim expires?
my preliminary search on the web shows it expires after 12 months of non-use. but i would like confirmation from someone that knows first hand.
thanks
yes it does after 12 months

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Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #1347 on: January 10, 2013, 01:35:31 PM »
dont know if this has been mentioned- but hot stopped their 10 agurot plan. Now the only other option is a 10 shekel plan. Kill the whole buy it and use it when you travel here. Anyone want to update the wiki?

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Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #1348 on: January 10, 2013, 01:36:47 PM »
dont know if this has been mentioned- but hot stopped their 10 agurot plan. Now the only other option is a 10 shekel plan. Kill the whole buy it and use it when you travel here. Anyone want to update the wiki?
Whats the 10 shekel plan?
It's not about the quantity of your posts.  It's about the quality.

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Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #1349 on: January 10, 2013, 04:02:25 PM »
Whats the 10 shekel plan?
NIS 10 a month
 Only 10 agorot per minute, text and 1MB of surfing for only
10 NIS a month.
50 minutes included
50 texts included
10MB data included
10 minutes of international calls to 30 countries included

copied from - https://www.hotmobile.co.il/HOTmobile_en/Pages/Programs-and-sales.aspx

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Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #1350 on: January 10, 2013, 07:08:26 PM »
i heard that this "012mobile -  44₪ for the first 6 months and 88₪ from there on after for unlimited everything too. need a TZ and CC" deal
might become limited because of high demand . anyone hear anything about this?

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Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #1351 on: January 10, 2013, 09:32:20 PM »
best plan for unlimited calls only? inc USA.

No need sms, internet.

TIA

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Re: Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #1352 on: January 10, 2013, 11:05:35 PM »
best plan for unlimited calls only? inc USA.

No need sms, internet.

TIA

tough question O:-)

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Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #1353 on: January 11, 2013, 12:25:58 AM »
Right now Golan has a plan for 50 sheks a month for first 6 months to new porters. Unlimited calls within Israel, 53 countries, sms, and internet g3...

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Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #1354 on: January 11, 2013, 02:58:34 AM »
best plan for unlimited calls only? inc USA.

No need sms, internet.

TIA
i forgot the search button on ur computer doesnt  work ....DAN!!, BAhayman!!....menucha's ddf page is broken!!!!!

ok here we go again!
so a while ago, i am not sure who, thought of an idea that we should have a post it note at the top of every main subject. we like to call them wiki's. menucha since ur a big asker ill ask for you...why rots5 do we have wikis? lemme tell you, and from now on stop asking and search. wikis are there for the most important notes on that topic, they are posted to the top of every topic (thread) to help people who have questions, even people with less questions than you! on the top right of the thread, you will find a little + sign. click it. you click (asumming ur a righty - theough being a lefty would make a lot of sense) with ur right index finger on the mouse top left. and there will drop down a whole WIKI or important notes in the topic. for example if you were to go to the wiki on this topic you willl find 012mobile has the best deals for your question: or you would pick up the darn phone and call cellcom and then compare. sounds pretty easy so far, right? k good, then when ur finished with all this you click here and your good to go!

key for menucha:
thread = topic
golan, 012mobile, cellcom = phone services in israel
wiki = notes
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Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #1355 on: January 11, 2013, 03:49:38 AM »
i forgot the search button on ur computer doesnt  work ....DAN!!, BAhayman!!....menucha's ddf page is broken!!!!!

ok here we go again!
so a while ago, i am not sure who, thought of an idea that we should have a post it note at the top of every main subject. we like to call them wiki's. menucha since ur a big asker ill ask for you...why rots5 do we have wikis? lemme tell you, and from now on stop asking and search. wikis are there for the most important notes on that topic, they are posted to the top of every topic (thread) to help people who have questions, even people with less questions than you! on the top right of the thread, you will find a little + sign. click it. you click (asumming ur a righty - theough being a lefty would make a lot of sense) with ur right index finger on the mouse top left. and there will drop down a whole WIKI or important notes in the topic. for example if you were to go to the wiki on this topic you willl find 012mobile has the best deals for your question: or you would pick up the darn phone and call cellcom and then compare. sounds pretty easy so far, right? k good, then when ur finished with all this you click here and your good to go!

key for menucha:
thread = topic
golan, 012mobile, cellcom = phone services in israel
wiki = notes

it seams to me that he was asking about kosher type of plan, which wasn't really talked about,
but i agree , their are so many posts that sometimes its hard for someone new to find what they are looking for (and then we get more posts...)
also allot of people never used a forum before,
 maybe all the "Dansdeals Lifetime Platinum Elite++++++++'s" can think of ways to fix that,something that people like mmermss are doing (trying to help people in a nice way :P ),
just a thought, thanks to everyone

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Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #1356 on: January 11, 2013, 04:35:08 AM »
it seams to me that he was asking about kosher type of plan, which wasn't really talked about,
but i agree , their are so many posts that sometimes its hard for someone new to find what they are looking for (and then we get more posts...)
also allot of people never used a forum before,
 maybe all the "Dansdeals Lifetime Platinum Elite++++++++'s" can think of ways to fix that,something that people like mmermss are doing (trying to help people in a nice way :P ),
just a thought, thanks to everyone

You said this very respectfully, kudos!

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Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #1357 on: January 11, 2013, 05:13:03 AM »
it seams to me that he was asking about kosher type of plan, which wasn't really talked about,
but i agree , their are so many posts that sometimes its hard for someone new to find what they are looking for (and then we get more posts...)
also allot of people never used a forum before,
 maybe all the "Dansdeals Lifetime Platinum Elite++++++++'s" can think of ways to fix that,something that people like mmermss are doing (trying to help people in a nice way :P ),
just a thought, thanks to everyone

yes very well said and im sorry for being so harsh and not nice @menucha im sorry for being so mean; but mmerms has done a wonderful job at being so nice linking everything at all times (you guys missed sky121 in his prime he was litt the biggest tzadik out there) - me...i got sick of it a little - its ok to start a new thread as a first or timer or with in your first 20 posts but to start 6 new topics which were already discussed before in only 51 posts thats a bit much, and dont get me wrong i was nice and i still am! but its not nice to come here and start thinking you can do what you want bec you want to, there is a decorum on this forum and its getting ppl sick to see it just being thrown out the window - ok ppl make mistakes, or dont even know the first few times, but its getting out of hand - at least say it in a nice way - along the lines of - i know its been discussed, but can someone explain to me.....

i am a noob STILL on this forum and i too ask dumb questions but please just search as it has been stated numerous times to menucha and so on.

and once i again i am sorry for making it all laitzanus
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Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #1358 on: January 11, 2013, 05:32:40 AM »
maybe its time for a "sticky-wiki :) "  reading: "pleas read before posting on DansDeals" or something, on the top of the forums (or every page),
and in it should have all of thees requests that people should follow!

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Re: Cell Phones in Israel
« Reply #1359 on: January 11, 2013, 05:37:02 AM »
maybe its time for a "sticky-wiki :) "  reading: "pleas read before posting on DansDeals" or something, on the top of the forums (or every page),
and in it should have all of thees requests that people should follow!

see now ur talking! :-)
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