Talk:Ukraine/@comment-88.68.70.94-20160812215820

Just back from Ukraine I bought a Kyivstar SIM. For those arriving in the middle of the night, there is a "mobile" Kyivstar booth at arrivals, but it was unstaffed. I went to departure floor, and on the very right end (your right if you enter the terminal) there is a little convenience store next to a bar and it has SIM Cards, open 24/7. Speeks english and also sells voucher. SIM Card price is 25 UAH, which is very cheap.

While setting up the SIM was no problem, and loading credit wasn't either, calling 477*1 to active a package was useless as it was just in russian/ukrainian. Someone on the street at a booth selling top ups helped me with adding a data allowance, but in any case it's dirt cheap. I kept the SIM for roaming use in the future.

Coverage wherever I wen (only in big cities: Kyiv, Odessa, Lviv and Dnipro) was very good, never 4G, but always 3G.

There seems to be a plan called "Tablet+", 2 GB for 50 UAH; which would be a cheaper deal than what is posted here in case it's also avble to Smartphones. Given the language barrier both with staff as with the hotline I couldn't try it:

http://www.kyivstar.ua/en/kr-620/mm/tariffs/internet/tablet-plus/

I also found their website very confusing, there seem to be other other cheap top ups as well:

http://www.kyivstar.ua/en/kr-620/mm/tariffs/internet/internet-arhive/tablet/

And in addition packages for night use /day use only (same website).

I also believe the regular "Smatprhone" packages need to be updated on this page:

http://www.kyivstar.ua/en/kr-620/mm/mobile-internet/

But in any case eventually it was very cheap...