Tbilisi - 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 an e-sim, some people use Google-fi or a local provider. - Aug 2024
Get a local phone. It's cheap and works well. - Aug 2024
Get a local sim. - Aug 2023
Cell phones with data are affordable. We use MAGTI. - Jun 2020
I made sure I had an unlocked phone with two SIM card slots, and kept my local (Magti) Georgian card in one slot, my ATT home phone in the other. It took awhile to get the hang of the Magti online site and loading money onto the SIM. I needed to talk to others who had more experience. - Jan 2019
We brought unlocked cell phones and used the SIM cards the embassy provided. For unlimited date, it's 60 lari/month. (~$25) - Apr 2017
We used unlocked iPhones and signed up for the local service. It was cheap. - Feb 2017
Pay as you go with data is available and relatively cheap. There are bill paying kiosks all over, where you can top off your cards. You can certainly get by without a contract plan here. - May 2016
There are lots of companies to choose from. - Jul 2014
SIM cards can be purchased very inexpensively, though I use a phone provided by the embassy, on which I can make calls to the U. S. for 10 cents per minute. - Oct 2011
Nope, easy to find and inexpensive. Everyone has them here. - Sep 2011
GEOCELL is the most reliable company. - Apr 2011
Cell phone service here is not a problem. Two different carriers with good service. - Jun 2010
You can buy phones/SIMs there without too much trouble. - Oct 2009
I had one from the Embassy--nobody uses voicemail which took some getting used to. Apparently if you have Magticom and your phone number starts with a "6" you can't have voicemail. Strange. You might consider purchasing a CDMA phone you like in the States, getting it unlocked, and bringing it with you. - Jan 2009
