If you and your family are trying to think of a vacation place where you can purchase cell phone rentals, Israel is a wonderful idea for a location. While many locations that you visit charge not only outrageous fees for the rental of the phone but also outrageous fees for the airtime that you use, many cell phone rental companies in Israel will offer you the same rates that native citizens of Israel enjoy. With these service providers, the length of your stay is often not a factor in the amount that you pay as it may be with other service providers. In addition, these rental providers will often give you free incoming calls, no matter where they originate or are being received from.
As with other cell phone rentals, Israel providers will tell you that you will need to purchase a handset (the actual phone) and a SIM card from the provider. The SIM card is the nerve center of the phone and is what stores your information, such as your phone number and any phone numbers you save in your phone. While many cell phone rental providers will insist that you purchase a handset, there are a few who will simply allow you to purchase a SIM card. As long as you have a phone that will operate on Israel networks and within Israel frequencies, purchasing only a SIM card will save you a great deal of money.
This is possible because you can simply insert a SIM card into the present phone that you already have. As long as the phone is in the unlocked mode and will operate within Israel, the SIM card will make your phone operable. The phone is really just a shell and the SIM card is what makes it operate.