๐ How to Get Home Internet in Georgia and What It Costs
๐ It really comes down to two companies
Georgia's home internet market is almost entirely split between Magti and Silknet, who together cover around 90% of it. Both offer similar rates, similar speeds, and free installation with a router included. The real difference in practice comes down to which one actually has a cable running to your building.
Getting internet installed in an apartment in Georgia is easier than you'd expect if you're used to the bureaucracy home providers put you through elsewhere. Here, the whole process fits into one visit to a website, a phone call, or a message through an app, and installation usually happens within a couple of days.
Here's who's actually on the market, what it costs, and what to watch for if you're renting rather than owning.
๐ข Which home internet providers exist in Georgia
There are formally three players, but really only two that matter.
Magti is the country's largest telecom operator. The company claims 99% coverage of Georgian territory and launched 5G in October 2024. Magti offers the full range: mobile service, fiber-optic home internet, TV bundles.
Silknet, formerly Geocell, comes in second. Coverage sits above 80% of the country, with 5G so far limited to central Tbilisi. Beyond internet, the company also runs fixed urban and rural telephony.
Cellfie, formerly Beeline, has a real presence in mobile, but home internet isn't its core product the way it is for the other two.
Local providers. Smaller companies operate in Batumi and other cities, and some of them undercut the national networks on price. The easiest way to find them is through the directory: internet providers in Batumi and internet providers in Tbilisi.
One detail worth knowing about rebranding. If you come across "Geocell" or "Beeline" in older articles or listings, those are the old names. Geocell became Silknet, Beeline became Cellfie. The brands changed; the customer base and infrastructure stayed the same.
Compared side by side, the price per megabit works out roughly the same at both providers, within a few lari of each other at comparable speeds. So the choice usually comes down not to the tariff but to which one actually reaches your address.
For comparison, mobile data at either operator runs under $15 a month, and in terms of pure cost, a home package starting at 45 Mbps is roughly comparable to unlimited mobile. The difference is that home internet runs reliably to a router and doesn't depend on how many people are on the network at once.
๐ How to get home internet installed in Georgia
The process is the same at Magti and Silknet; the only real difference is interface details.
The application. Submit it through the provider's website, a support hotline, or the mobile app. You enter your address, and the system usually tells you right away whether installation is technically possible.
Checking coverage. Sometimes the system says yes, but in practice the cable hasn't actually reached your specific building yet. In that case, a technician comes out, assesses the situation, and gives you a real timeline.
Installation. Usually free at both providers, router included. A technician runs the cable and sets up the equipment, and the whole thing typically takes anywhere from a day to a few, counting from the application.
Payment. Through a banking app, the provider's own account portal, or one of the yellow payment terminals that stand on nearly every corner. More on those and on utility payments generally is in utility bills in Georgia.
๐ How to get internet set up in a rental apartment
There's a wrinkle here worth thinking through in advance.
The contract is tied to a person, not an apartment. If there's already a router in your apartment from a previous tenant, the contract is most likely in their name, not the landlord's. You can get it transferred to you, but that requires the previous account holder's consent, or you apply fresh as a new customer.
The simplest approach is just asking the landlord directly. Whether there's already a connection, whose name it's under, and whether they're willing to transfer it to you or give you access to pay the bill. If there's no connection at all, you simply apply as a new customer.
On moving with an existing provider. If you already had, say, Silknet at one apartment and moved to another, it's usually simpler to file a fresh application for the new address than to try transferring the old contract. Check with the specific provider though; sometimes a transfer is quicker than a new installation.
What else is worth asking a landlord before signing is covered in common rental mistakes.
Before submitting an application, ask your neighbours or landlord which provider is already installed in the building. If a neighbour already has, say, Silknet, the cable has almost certainly reached your building too, and installation goes faster than if you're the first tenant asking for Magti there.
And don't pay extra for more speed than you need. For video calls, streaming and remote work, 45-50 Mbps comfortably covers one or two people. Paying more for 150 Mbps only makes sense if several people in the apartment are streaming high-definition video at the same time.
Got internet set up in Georgia? Leave a review on Madloba: tell us which provider, how long installation took, and whether you ended up paying for anything you didn't actually use.
Information is current as of September 2026 and is provided for general guidance. Rates, coverage and installation terms at Magti and Silknet change from time to time, including temporary promotions. Check current pricing and technical availability on the providers' official sites before signing up.
โ Frequently asked questions
๐ฌ They're nearly identical on price and speed, within a few lari of each other at comparable tariffs. What actually decides it is coverage at your specific address, not the brand; ask your neighbours which provider they use, that's more reliable than any ranking.
๐ฌ From 35 GEL a month for 45-50 Mbps at either provider, up to 75-100 GEL for 100-150 Mbps. Installation and the router are usually free. Promotions with temporary discounts come and go, so confirm the final price on the site.
๐ฌ If the technical infrastructure is already there, usually anywhere from a day to a few after applying. If the cable hasn't reached your building yet, a technician gives you a real timeline after visiting the address.
๐ฌ Ask the landlord whether there's already a connection and whose name it's under. The contract is tied to a specific person, not the apartment, so transferring it needs the previous account holder's consent. If there's no connection, you just apply as a new customer.
๐ฌ Only if you'll actually watch broadcast TV. If you stream everything, paying for a service you don't use adds up to real money over a year.
๐ฌ The brands were renamed: Geocell became Silknet, Beeline became Cellfie. The customer base and infrastructure stayed the same; only the name changed.
๐ฌ Magti claims 99% coverage of the country, Silknet claims over 80%. In practice, in remote areas it's worth confirming directly with the provider whether the cable actually reaches your specific address; the headline percentage doesn't guarantee availability everywhere.
๐ฌ Through a banking app, the provider's own account portal, or one of the yellow payment terminals found on nearly every block. Same methods as for other utility bills.
๐ฌ Yes, especially in Batumi and cities outside Tbilisi. Some of them undercut the national networks on price. A list with addresses and contact details is in the city directories.
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