Making phone calls in Romania

Mobile operators include Orange, Vodafone and Telekom.  The majority of people in Romania use Orange or Vodafone. 

Fixed operators include Telekom, UPC and RCS-RDS.  Telekom (formerly Romtelecom) is probably the most commonly used.

To get a contract for either mobile and/or fixed phone service, one only needs to go to a provider point of service office with an ID/passport, rental contract or proof of ownership of a residence, or a utility bill in your name.

To get a prepaid sim, you only need to ask for one from the provider, and pay for it.

I have a fixed phone, though I haven't I touched it in years.  I have the service only for the purpose of VDSL internet which uses the line.

As for mobile, which I believe most people rely on day-to-day rather than a fixed phone, I use Orange Prepay and typically pay 6 EUR a month, for unlimited minutes in network, mobile data and SMS.  Quite a good value, in comparison to similar options in the U.S.  I've preferred to be a prepay customer most of the time I've been here so I'm not locked into any contract and can switch/cancel providers at any time if I need to.

Romaniac
Expat-Blog Experts Team