Mobile operators & mobile Internet

Mobile operators

In Ukraine there are 2 major mobile operators: MTS and KyivStar (both divide the market half by half and cover probably near 80% of market. Other widely used mobile operators are Life:) and Beeline. At the present moment (this year 2010) you don't need to show your passport to buy a mobile operator card. When you use a card of one of Ukrainian mobile operators, you don't pay for incoming calls. Outcoming calls are rather cheap (including calls abroad). All mobile operators have tariff plans with free calls inside the network of this operator. It can be handy for group of friends or family, traveling in Ukraine. Cost of card is very low.

Mobile Internet

Each Ukrainian mobile operator has also mobile Internet offers. That's if you travel with your laptop, you can connect to Internet using your mobile phone (with card of Ukrainian mobile operator) attached (with cable for example) to your computer. Tariffs for mobile Internet are very cheap in Ukraine. Here for example are Internet tariffs of Life:) operator and here connection instructions. As I said above, each mobile operator in Ukraine offers Internet access. Just browse their website for info and instructions.