Riiing united mobile and Dubai and UAE?

DRNewcomb · 06-03-2007, 23:17

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Originally Posted by tivoboy

Anyone have any experience with how cards, GSM and such work in Dubai? I was hoping to use my Riiing card there in the next few weeks.

What about frequencies too? Will European Freq, 900 and 1800 be sufficient?

Stu's the expert on Dubai. Last time I was there you could only get local prepaids at the ariport and the phone company office downtown. European frequencies are what you need. Can't say about UM but if UM says it'll work, it should work.

jeffharris · 07-03-2007, 01:06

I use Etisalat with my IOM SIMs all the time, and it works fine.

I believe Etisalat is 900 only (and WCDMA, but, that's irrelevant on the world SIMs), see here http://www.gsmworld.com/roaming/gsminfo/cou_ae.shtml

Keep in mind, UAE has blocked Skype (and possibly other VoIP services), so, you will not be able to use it there (although you can have Skype forward to your UM card, if you wish, but, do it before you go!)

The UAE actually block many sites, including any sites with any nudity, foul language, or even dating, like jdate, match, etc ... when I tried Islamic dating sites, just to see, the dating ones were blocked, but, the ones that look specifically for a Muslim wife worked!

It's actually kind of nice, as they inform you that it these sites are "inconsistent with the cultural, political religious, and moral values of the UAE"

See here http://www.pbase.com/bengalboy/image/69955145.jpg

Stu · 07-03-2007, 03:58

You can receive calls just find using Riiing or an IOM SIM in Dubai. Outbound calls are a different story. In Dubai they seem to work, but if you get outside of the Dubai area (e.g. Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, etc.), the official callbacks don't work. I can't explain it. For months they worked fine, and then one day I had problem in Al Ain. In Jumerah, there was no problem.

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jeffharris (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 55 Join Date: 14 Aug 2006 Location: Los Angeles & NY Country:	07-03-2007, 01:06 I use Etisalat with my IOM SIMs all the time, and it works fine. I believe Etisalat is 900 only (and WCDMA, but, that's irrelevant on the world SIMs), see here http://www.gsmworld.com/roaming/gsminfo/cou_ae.shtml Keep in mind, UAE has blocked Skype (and possibly other VoIP services), so, you will not be able to use it there (although you can have Skype forward to your UM card, if you wish, but, do it before you go!) The UAE actually block many sites, including any sites with any nudity, foul language, or even dating, like jdate, match, etc ... when I tried Islamic dating sites, just to see, the dating ones were blocked, but, the ones that look specifically for a Muslim wife worked! It's actually kind of nice, as they inform you that it these sites are "inconsistent with the cultural, political religious, and moral values of the UAE" See here http://www.pbase.com/bengalboy/image/69955145.jpg

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Stu (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Guru Posts: 1,091 Join Date: 11 Feb 2004 Location: Detroit (formerly Dubai) Country:	07-03-2007, 03:58 You can receive calls just find using Riiing or an IOM SIM in Dubai. Outbound calls are a different story. In Dubai they seem to work, but if you get outside of the Dubai area (e.g. Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, etc.), the official callbacks don't work. I can't explain it. For months they worked fine, and then one day I had problem in Al Ain. In Jumerah, there was no problem.