Big problem with that thread is its very out dated, price wise, eg I had Hot and had a SIM and loaded 50 ILS and it was good for 6 months, when I went to reload I was told its now 50 ILS and is good for a max of 1 month, dont keep reloading expect the SIM to be shut down

At least Plan wise with Hot you need to have an Israeli with a TDZ sign on with you, had that too but the plan was changed numerous times w/o being told so it was very expensive, and they didnt charge my US CC so in the end they started legal action against my friend whose TDZ was used. Went to Hot HQ in Yeru and was able to pay it off and they CXed the legal action

Then no one any longer sells cheap SIMs at the airport so you have to wait till you can get a new SIM which they charge for besides the value you put on it

The last few trips in I simply did w/o a phone and Survived, so much so that Im not sure I will be getting another SIM over there, unless they go back to the likes of putting money on the card and its good for 6 months. traveling with a Majic Jack allows me to call those over there with US #s for free, but thats only via my computer, but has been good enough the last few trips over

Obviously someone going for biz needs a SIM