Which SIM card in Tbilisi is best for cheap mobile data, and how do you set up hotspot and roaming?

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TL;DR

The operators mentioned most often are Magti and Georgian Beeline. If you also need data in Armenia, it’s practical to enable roaming and buy a package in the Magti app while still in Tbilisi; if Personal Hotspot is missing on iPhone with Beeline, you usually need to check and enter the carrier APN settings.

What the community said

For cheap, fast mobile data in Tbilisi, getting a local SIM is generally preferable to roaming: it saves on internet costs and provides normal speeds, including 5G where coverage and the handset support it.

If you’re heading from Tbilisi to Yerevan, it’s better to enable Magti roaming while you’re still in Tbilisi and purchase the data package in the app in advance, so your mobile internet keeps working once you reach Armenia.

Magti, Yerevan

On an iPhone with a Georgian Beeline SIM, a missing Personal Hotspot button usually means the access point settings are incomplete. In that case, you need the correct Beeline APN and should enter it in the mobile network settings.

Beeline, iPhone APN

If your main goal is getting as much mobile data as possible for the lowest cost in Georgia, the discussion suggests comparing Georgian Beeline and Magti first, with Beeline specifically considered as a budget-focused data SIM option.

Beeline, Magti