Talk:Israel/@comment-5206114-20120617214828

This page has been super helpful; thank YOU! Never the less, the amount of info to process seems dizzying so I apologize it I'm missing something already posted with my questions. I have an unlocked AT&T GSM iPhone 3GS & 4 & I plan on being in Israel for 7 days. I just bought a microSIM card cutter, so will base the rest of my questions on the assumptions that one of the 2 SIM cards I buy I can cut down to microSIM for the iPhone 4; if that is incorrect, please let me know.

I am planning on buying the 50-NIS Orange Big Talk SIM which includes 40-NIS prepaid.

1) I'm guessing I just pop it into my iPhone SIM tray and turn on the iPhone when I am in Israel and it is ready to use.

2) When making a call from Israel to Israel, are there any certain codes I need to use as a prefix or just call as any other Israeli would be calling 2A) How would I send an SMS from within Israel to another Israeli Mobile phone?

3) When making a call from Israel to the USA, am I reading this correct that I need to start by dialing *313, waiting for a prompt then dial the country code (1) then the area code & number? 3A) That rate will then be 0.29 NIS/min? 3B) How would I send an SMS from within Israel to a Mobile phone in the USA?

4) Do I need to do anything to activate data service or does it just deduct from the 40-NIS? 4A) Data rates for no package are 4-NIS/1MB or 149-NIS/20GB... Are there any packages in between? 4B) How do you buy a data package? 4C) Still not sure about the differences between the "Orange portal only" (YMMV) & the general Internet usage (UMTS) plans, so I'd probably just stick with the general Internet to be sure.

5) Can I take this SIM card and if I am in Spain use it for both calls and data (I'd be using it for 3 days on a layover)? 5B) If so, how can I find out those costs?

Thank you! I fear with the volume of questions I will 'scare' most people away, so if you want to just answer one question, that would still be most helpful!!! ;-)