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Hello I wonder if anyone can help me. I am planning a trip to Dubai in the near future and I shall need to use my mobile telephone quite a lot while I am in Dubai. Rather than pay high roaming charges I would like to buy a local SIM card for my phone. Is this possible and if so could anyone recommend a good provider? Thanks

rjcalvin wrote:Hello I wonder if anyone can help me. I am planning a trip to Dubai in the near future and I shall need to use my mobile telephone quite a lot while I am in Dubai. Rather than pay high roaming charges I would like to buy a local SIM card for my phone. Is this possible and if so could anyone recommend a good provider? Thanks

There are only 2 providers. Du and Etisalat.

Easy to get a Sim card - you need a copy of your passport (well you need a passport copy for almost everything). It costs about $40 and they have the Sim cards in many locations (you can buy it at the airport I imagine)..

Thanks Concord - that was quick!

rjcalvin wrote:Thanks Concord - that was quick!

I bet he hears that a lot!!!






















JOKING!!!

rjcalvin wrote:Thanks Concord - that was quick!

Yeah he use to say Hi ho..silver away....... ..off he goes....

There's three types of connections (at least with Etisalat, Du probably the same).

Post-paid account (you need residence visa for this one)
Al Wasel pre paid (any visa fine)
Visitor connection pre paid

I think the Al Wasel works out cheaper than the visitor package, especially if you want to use it a lot, but you don't get a free map of Dubai.