Mobile phones

There are three mobile phone networks in Macedonia, namely Cosmofon (www.cosmofon.com.mk), T-Mobile (www.t-mobile.com.mk) and VIP (www.vip.com.mk), which are all similar in price, and cover more or less the same parts of the country. Foreign travellers can purchase a prepaid SIM card to use in their mobile Prepaid SIM cards can be bought from any Cosmofon, T-Mobile, and VIP shop, although note you need a passport to get started. Start-up costs for Cosmofon and T-Mobile are 690den, of which 600den can be used for calls. The VIP service currently costs 200den, all of which can be used as calling credit. Top-up cards can be bought from most kiosks.