First MVNO in Israel -
05-12-2011, 17:26
The Rami-Levi supermarket chain launchet it's MVNO today in two locations in Jerusalem, to be followed by sales points in more supermarkets within a few weeks. Most of these are located in suburban shopping areas and will not be easy to find unless one has a car.
The MVNO uses Pelephone's 3G 850/2100 Mhz network.
The prepaid rates are as follows:
SIM card - NIS 39.9
Voice: NIS 0.39/min.
SMS: 0.29/message.
Data: NIS 0.29/MB.
Data packages - NIS 69/5MB, NIS 99/10MB.
Monthly fee - NIS 4.9.
Two more MVNO's are expected to launch within 2-3 months, but details of prices have not yet been published. "Five" will use Both Pelephone 3G and Orange's 2G 900/3G 2100 networks, and Alon Cellular, based on the Mega supermarket chain and Alon gas stations will use the Orange infrastructure.
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