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Hi guys, how's everyone doing? Hopefully someone can answer a question that I have..

My parents are in Dubai now for a short stay (1 month), living at one of the buildings in the International City. I've been trying to find out about options of internet access for them. Found out that Al-Shamil and the broadband packages at Du requires a tenancy contract proof, which they do not have, since their stay is on a day-to-day rental basis.

They have a laptop with bluetooth connectivity and also two mobile phone connections (pre-paid) of Etisalat and Du, but they are not smartphones. What options are we left with here for internet??

You can get the 3.5G wireless broadband thing from Etisalat using only your passport copy. That's what I used when I first got to UAE.

Not sure if this link will work but Here it is. Once you get the USB receiver from Etisalat and a sim card you just sign up for the plan (via Topping up the new sim with $$$, putting it in your phone and calling 121 to sign up, then putting back into the USB receiver thing).

Thanks for the reply, Captain Australia. Will look into this!

Good question, I plan to travel to Dubai next year and I am wondering the same thing.

How fast is the connection and how much does it cost?

Is Etisalat the main/only ISP in Dubai?