All right, so my guess that the chance of getting personal experience on the Middle East forum would be more valuable than the expertise here in Travel Technology was not the best.

Thanks for the detailed and accurate information. His Israeli-market phone doesn't have CDMA, so AT&T would be the only alternative. T-Mobile coverage at the hotel's location and in the downtown area nearby is spotty at best, but wifi is OK and so far, he's not having any issues.

Like seemingly everyone in Israel, he uses WhatsApp, so he doesn't care about voice coverage. He and I have been using Skype.