internet

winter

hi all, have now been in Dubai a week, and loving it. One small problem, can someone help. I have been told that I cannot get internet at home unless I have my residence permit, is this correct? any ways round this? any help appreciated. Many thanks

^ian^

winter wrote: hi all, have now been in Dubai a week, and loving it. One small problem, can someone help. I have been told that I cannot get internet at home unless I have my residence permit, is this correct? any ways round this? any help appreciated. Many thanks That is *mostly* correct. You can't even get a home unless you have a residence permit. Of course, you can always ask the person you're renting off if they can get it installed.

pinoy1

I live near a mall and a row of restos/coffee shops and I'm just wondering if I can catch free WiFi access from them while I'm not yet eligible to acquire DSL...

^ian^

pinoy1 wrote: I live near a mall and a row of restos/coffee shops and I'm just wondering if I can catch free WiFi access from them while I'm not yet eligible to acquire DSL... Build a Cantenna. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantenna I built one.

pinoy1

^ whoa.. interesting :wink:. Thanks. :D

girl_glen

You can get a No Objection Letter from your landlord allowing you to have internet connection and you'll be online after a short visit to Etisalat.

^ian^

girl_glen wrote: You can get a No Objection Letter from your landlord allowing you to have internet connection and you'll be online after a short visit to Etisalat. Correct me if I am wrong, but you still need residency don't you?

sage & onion

^ian^ wrote: girl_glen wrote: You can get a No Objection Letter from your landlord allowing you to have internet connection and you'll be online after a short visit to Etisalat. Correct me if I am wrong, but you still need residency don't you? Yes you do