This evening I received my MAXroam SIM.
Activation was not necessary. I could log in with username and password that I received 2 days after buying the sim online.
3G, Internet and MMS settings were all pointing to *.orange.co.il
I send an SMS to the UK number that I was assigned, the message did not arrive (as expected, it's a landline number).
I entered my simcard number here:
http://www.numberingplans.com/?page=analysis&sub=simnr
and got back this:
Network name Partner Communications Co. Ltd
Operator name
Country or global network Israel
MCC-MNC 425-01
Cheap ass as I am, I didn't try to make a testcall.
I did send an SMS to my Belgian Mobile (cost €0.30)
It arrived immediatly, and was from an IL number (+972 543 56 xxxx).
I then tried to send a message back to this number (cost €0.02 - thank you justvoip
). The messages did not arrive.
That's it for now.
Now I'm waiting for my iPhone to arrive