Luanda - 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?
I have a local pay-as-you-go phone as well as GoogleFi. - May 2021
I use a local provider. Data is pretty cheap compared to the US. - Jun 2019
Get Unitel. Home country plans don't work well here from the USA. I don't know about Europe. - Mar 2017
This is surprisingly affordable. Don't subscribe. Most people use a pay as you go system. - Apr 2016
Bring something unlocked. Lots of folks bring unlocked iPhones and then use pay as you go. Skype to talk with folks back in the States. You can also buy a cheap phone and use it for prepaid calling. - Aug 2014
There are two good companies, with pre or post paid options. Prepaid cards are sold on the street and easy to get to add credit to your phone. You can get internet service on your phone (Iphone or other model) and there are BlackBerry plans available here too. Some people use Ipads around town and have 3G service for them. The cell phone providers also sell thumb-drive dongles that you can attach to your laptop via a USB port and get internet over the cell network. It's slower than in-home internet, but great if you are traveling, out at a cafe, etc. and need to do work. - Jul 2013
You can't rely on them but you will anyway. Texting sometimes works when calls don't. - Apr 2013
unitel or movicel - Aug 2011
Don't bother to bring one from the States. Cell phones run on a completely different system there. Buy something cheap in Angola and don't use it often -- it's expensive! - Aug 2011
Bring a cell. - Apr 2009
