Contents 1 Orange IL 1.1 Startup cost 1.2 Default data rate 1.3 Data feature packs 1.4 Techical details 1.5 More information 2 Cellcom 2.1 Pricing 2.1.1 Data feature packs 3 Pelephone 3.1 Frequencies 3.2 Coverage 3.3 SIM sizes 3.4 Data feature packs 4 Rami-Levy 4.1 Data feature packs 5 Home Cellular

Orange ILEdit

Pay-as-you-go plan is called BigTalk.

Startup costEdit

99 NIS with no credit if bought directly from Orange retail outlets.

50 NIS including 40 NIS credit if bought at any participating post office (see http://www.israelpost.co.il/Mall.nsf/ProdsbyCode/175). There's a post office on the upper floor of Terminal 3 in Ben-Gurion International airport where most flights to Israel land. This sim card can be bought from the English site of the Israel post (http://www.israelpost.co.il/mall.nsf/prodsbycode/175?opendocument&L=EN), the shipping cost is less than 10.5 NIS worldwide.

Default data rateEdit

Using data without a plan: 4 NIS/MB.

Data feature packsEdit

The data allowance is divided into general Internet usage and Orange Portal surfing. This is somewhat confusing because people report normal Internet usage (Skype, SIP calls, etc.) even when they go with "Orange portal only" plan. YMMV.

All packages are monthly (even for Pay-as-you-go - so they have to be cancelled once you stop using them).

On all packages, data usage outside the package limits costs 4NIS per MB.

• No package: 250KB for Orange portal, None for Internet.
• "Unlimited" (20GB) UMTS data for 149 NIS.

Prices taken from: http://www.orange.co.il/he-il/cellular/packages/packages/bigtalk_surfcont/

Techical detailsEdit

APN Details: APN: uinternet, No username/password.

More informationEdit

Orange is the best choice for international travellers because they have low rates to several countries (Please note it is not a direct call) for example:

- US and Canada: 0.29 NIS

- France landline/ mobile: 0.33 /0.59 NIS

More information can be found here:

http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.orange.co.il%2Fru-ru%2Frus%2Fcellular%2FServicesLobby%2Fbig_talk_lobby%2F2in1%2F&act=url

CellcomEdit

Cellcom operates UMTS/HSDPA, GSM/GPRS/EDGE and TDMA networks. Cellcom supports iPhone, Android and Blackberry, and as a matter of fact sells iPhone 3Gs, HTC Legend with Android 2.1, and Blackberry Bold 9700 (http://www.cellcom.co.il/shop/phones/search_results/pages/default.aspx?features=a9094f6b-15e3-4d72-b454-695a5e435f9f).

Cellcom's pre-paid plan is called TalkMan.

PricingEdit

Calls within the Cellcom network on peak times (Sun - Fri, 6 am to 6 pm) 1.15 NIS / minute

Calls outside the Cellcom network on peak times: 1.19 NIS / minute

Calls everywhere on off-peak times: 1.19 NIS / minute.

Data feature packsEdit

Monthly unlimited UMTS for 149 NIS.

PelephoneEdit

FrequenciesEdit

Pelephone used to be a CDMA network and is now a hybrid CDMA / UMTS network. This means only phones supporting the 850 *and* 2100MHz frequency could use it, and it has no GSM (i.e. non-3G) coverage. iPhone 4/3G/3Gs, Samsung Galaxy S and Blackberry models are reported to work with Pelephone and in fact are sold by the company (see http://www.pelephone.co.il//web/3g/corporate/catalog/catalogues/devicecatalog/.aspx). All devices from Apple and most Android handsets are compatible as long as the device is SIM-unlocked and uses a sim card. Check your phone to make sure it supports the frequencies mentioned, and take into consideration that voice calls use 3G (i.e. with 3G turned off, no calls can be made).

CoverageEdit

Pelephone claims to be the best network for the iPhone 3gs and iPhone 4. They claim that with the iPhone 3G data plan you can reach download speeds of up to 7.2MBPS. They proudly advertise the 7.2mbps speed with the GSM+ sim but it has not yet been confirmed. The GSM+ sim is 149 NIS for the initial fees and prepaid monthly data plans.

SIM sizesEdit

Pelephone offers both 3G sim and Micro Sim for iPhone 4 users. The micro-SIM is sold with their iPhone 4.

Pelephone's pay-as-you-go plan is called Talk & Go.

Call prices are 0.49 NIS / minute for all destinations.

Data feature packsEdit

3NIS for the first 10 MB of the day. Afterwards, 2NIS / 1MB with a maximum daily charge of 49 NIS for Internet usage. Pelephone has data-only plans that can be purchased by calling the customer service (*900):

- 60NIS / 3GB for 14 days.

Rami-LevyEdit

Rami-Levy started on 5 december 2011 and is the first MVNO in Israel. As a MVNO it is using the CDMA / UMTS network of Pelephone (please reffer to the Pelephone section to find out about the 850 *and* 2100MHz frequency).

Rami-Levy is a supermarket and can be found in suburban shopping areas.

• Sim card: 39.9NIS
• Monthly fee: 4.90NIS
• Call price: 0.39NIS
• SMS: 0.29NIS
• Data: 0.29NIS / MB

Data feature packsEdit

• Data 5Gb: 69NIS
• Data 10Gb: 99NIS

Home CellularEdit

Home Cellular is a MVNO that uses the GSM/UMTS network of Cellcom.

Home Celluar (or h-mobile) is a brand of Home Center, a DIY store chain that can be found in suburban shopping areas.

• Sim card: 29NIS
• Top up fee: 5NIS. There is no top up fee for paying with credit card.
• Call price: 0.39NIS
• SMS: 0.39NIS
• Data: 0.50NIS / MB