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To answer OP questions: If the company is professional enough, the fastest would be only 4-5 working days time to process a residence visa (including medical check+visa stamp). My employer had done several times for my project team, even includes DIC process. It's common (in a negative way) in Dubai...

English Girlie wrote:To be honest I wasn't aware there were any other types of passports than a 'travelling one'!

I assume as any other countries, UK has too other types of passport than general/travel/personal such as diplomatic one. So it's the question which was not exactly clear.

cosmicbaby wrote:Question. Can you pay rent every Quartly? Please let me know.

Ask the landlord/agent of the apartment/villa that interests you.
But yes, it's common to have it by 2-4 checks.

Is that premium one? How much does it cost per message?
Can't try myself, currently out of the country.

Since one week ago my Al-Shamil DSL has been disconnecting many times, like 3-4 times in an hour. Need to redial agian. Have you experience the same thing lately?

When it's said 512 Kbps it's not really 512 Kbps. When it's said 1 Mbps it's not really 1 Mbps. Remember the sharing ratio. Unless probably you go for corporate account. Most often I get only 50-70% bandwidth of my 512 Kbps connection. Not enough speed to hook on to TVAnts/PPCast/etc. If you're in D...

Because the web developers didn't test properly the compatibility on both browsers, especially for the sites which use many scripts.

In fact more sites are operable in IE than FF, because many web developers who use Microsoft-based development tools like .NET often careless about FF.

Remote bandwidth test sometimes is not reliable because it depends on the server location where you have the test on. Just watch the maximum speed you can get when downloading many files & torrents, e.g. using DU Meter. I use external USB DSL modem (not router) where I can get only 50-70% of my ...

Fayz, unfortunately most travel insurance companies demand certain conditions, like being resident of the country where it was bought. For instance, UK travel insurance is only for UK residents. And they usually have a limit of travel time, i,e,maximum 60 days or something like that. Even anual pol...

I'm not sure if there's a doctor or pharmacist in this forum.
Better to call one of the hospital in Dubai to find out.

M! wrote:I wont ever work for that money in Dobuy, its less i got at home (AFTER taxes and duties which was around 47% in total), so were is the benefit for me to waste my time in Dobuy?
Tell me

So why are you here then?
PS: there's no such thing called "Dobuy".

Renting 4-5BR villa (I don't think there's 4-5BR apt) will cost you at least 200-250K/year. Then school for up to 55K/year/child (if you opt only "Westernish" school), though there are some cheaper schools which cost 15-25K/year/child. Once you can handle those two biggest expenses, the r...

where can i get the Du meter from to test my speeds? and with the 1 mbps connection what's the highest downloads speeds i should be seeing on torrents or websites? maybe i'm confused. http://www.dumeter.com and it's not du as UAE telecom provider. it's Dial Up Meter. with this you can even have sta...

Are all slim PS2 sold in Dubai DVDR/region-restricted? I was thinking to ask my relative to bring to Dubai next month from my home country. It's about 200 Dhs more expensive, but most likely it's been mod-chipped (warranty void) so to play region-free & DVDR games & films. Is it worth it? Is...

nuzbim wrote:why wouldn't i be getting 1540 kBps since i've got a full 1 mbps connection?
there's 1540 kBps in the full meg, so my download speeds should be in the 1100-1540 range shouldn't it?

1540 KBps = (1540x8) 12320 Kbps = (12320/1024) 12 Mbps.
Are you sure?

i had my ps2 modded here for about AED 100, games are pretty readily available for about AED 10 each, i'd say a min of about 7 out of 10 you buy work great. The Sharjah blue souk use to sell modded ps2s, no warranty but dvd and copied games work no prob. Where to mod here (supposed I buy the origin...

Data Communications ( 10^x ) bits 1540000 b kilobits 1540 Kb megabits 1.54 Mb gigabits 0.00154 Gb terabits 0.00000154 Tb Coming from software background, I never knew this 1540 calc. I thought 1 Byte = 8 bits and 1 Kbits = 1024 bits. And assume the ISP Internet connection package follow this calc. ...

Thanks. Will take a look.

You have the bucks for upgrading internet connection (for the sake of ugly video streams quality) but can't afford 130ish Dhs for subscribing Showtime (in fact it's replacing your current Pehla/ART)?

I had loads of issues with a Siemens modem that itisalot gave me. I re flashed it and witnessed a big improvement right away, so they may well cap certain protocols in the firmware. Were you one of the customers who called my home phone number (39605xx) :D Believe me, for the first 6 months (last y...

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What bonk see in the taskbar icon is not the real speed of the DSL (to provider). I have too similar number. AFAIK, that is the internal speed between your network/USB interface and the modem.

the question i have is i left the US where i had a 1 mbps connection. i usually got 200-400 ks per downloads. here the max i've gotten is 110-130 k, i wanted to know why that is? Surprising in US you get only 20-40%. Really? Because here I'm getting 50-80% out of my 512 Kbps, so in US must be bette...

ya its annoying why they wont install higher speeds here in UAE. especially when they charge the customers so high for slow services. i got a 2mb connection at home at around 340dhs/month and i cant even play online games properly because of the lag. compare this to other countries, and the rates i...

Raakile wrote:Umm..
I have budget of 80k-95k and I was thinking of renting 1 bedroom apartment. I will be working in DIC. Is there any map which I could use to get a good picture about Dubai?

Try Google Maps (maps.google.com) or better Google Earth.

I second to Burton & gtmash. I chose Karama (the other end though, just in front of Burjuman) just because: - a lot cheaper than other overpriced areas like Greens, Marina (though I could have afford it, but why waste money) - in the center of everything. mall, shops, restaurants, supermarkets, ...

Since you are on extended visit visa which is illegal to be used for working, I think there's not much you can do legally. I'd say use the time to apply new job (if you still want to stay in Dubai).

nuzbim wrote:what country would that be? if you dont mind me askin

Indonesia

It's not a matter of higher speed. It's sharing ratio that matters. It's pretty useless even you got 8Mbps connection if shared among 100 accounts in your neighborhood. i dont share it, i use it all for myself and its stillll so slooooww. the fastest etisalat service is the business one. i think th...

I think dog's size doesn't matter. What matter most is whether they're noisy or not, which is more concerned by the neighbour next door.

Try to shut a Pomerian. Small but very loud

In the end, better ask the landlord first.