Dushanbe - 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 used Google Fi, which worked great in Dushanbe and not at all in the far north. I think some people used T-mobile and others just used the Embassy-provided phone. - Aug 2021
Embassy employees and family members can get a local sim card through IRM, and they're cheap and easy to refill using kiosks found around the city. - Apr 2021
I kept my home-country plan. - Jun 2020
Local mobile phones are okay, not great. I use TCell. Call quality can vary and calls cut off automatically after 30 minutes, but it's not very expensive and gets the job done. - Dec 2016
Just use the embassy-issued phone. - Jun 2014
The Embassy provides cell phones. - Mar 2014
The Embassy provides for all employees and EFMs. - Oct 2013
The Embassy will give you a cellphone card, you make the monthly payment for the usage. They are very inexpensive. - Jan 2012
Get one! They are cheap and everyone uses them. I pay about $30/month for lots of talking. Calls to the U.S. are through VOIP and are less than 2 cents a minute. There are lots of providers and the system generally works well. - Jun 2009
You'll probably need one. Everyone has one and it's something of a status symbol. - Jul 2008
