UK mobile phone in Saudi
Can anyone tell me if a UK mobile will work in Saudi?
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Re: UK mobile phone in Saudi
Thanks for asking madmidwife, I was thinking the exact same thing. Wanted to take my UK phone with me, and perhaps buy a Saudi sim card out there, and maybe go on a Pay As You Go deal? Would help me to keep better track of how much I'm spending on phone bills.
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Re: UK mobile phone in Saudi
Originally Posted by nottmbantam
(Post 5823112)
Thanks for asking madmidwife, I was thinking the exact same thing. Wanted to take my UK phone with me, and perhaps buy a Saudi sim card out there, and maybe go on a Pay As You Go deal? Would help me to keep better track of how much I'm spending on phone bills.
You don't want to be using your UK sim cards over here. My first monthly UK bill was in excess of 500 english pounds!! |
Re: UK mobile phone in Saudi
Thanks for the info
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Re: UK mobile phone in Saudi
Most phones in the UK are now locked to the network provider unless you buy it without a contract. Just pop down to the local market and there's usually plenty of stalls for unlocking phones.
Chris I've had bad experiences using my UK network phone in Bahrain, but £500....thats crazy!! |
Re: UK mobile phone in Saudi
Originally Posted by t19hlr
(Post 5823214)
Most phones in the UK are now locked to the network provider unless you buy it without a contract. Just pop down to the local market and there's usually plenty of stalls for unlocking phones.
Chris I've had bad experiences using my UK network phone in Bahrain, but £500....thats crazy!! |
Re: UK mobile phone in Saudi
The phone itself will work fine if it's unlocked.
I actually use two phones from the UK here. One still has my UK SIM in it, roaming. The other has a local PAYG SIM. The latter is far cheaper... |
Re: UK mobile phone in Saudi
Originally Posted by Chris79
(Post 5823122)
Any mobile phone will work anywhere as long as you unlock it first. I have brought both my uk phones over to the UAE, unlocked them and have put local sim cards in them.
You don't want to be using your UK sim cards over here. My first monthly UK bill was in excess of 500 english pounds!! Enter this into the phone and hey presto, its is now open to all networks. AFAIK though, its specific to your IMEI no , so exclusively for a one off use. |
Re: UK mobile phone in Saudi
Originally Posted by nottmbantam
(Post 5823477)
Yes, my phone is locked onto Orange, but a quick call to them and they will 'sell' you an unlock code for £20, which they will either email or post to you.
AFAIK though, its specific to your IMEI no , so exclusively for a one off use. |
Re: UK mobile phone in Saudi
Just got off the phone to Orange Customer Services. If I use my Orange phone out there in KSA, these are the charges:
Make a call to UK = £1.45 per min Make a call internally in that country £1.45 pm Receive a call: 90pence pm Send a text: 50p each per text Receive text : Free Send video / pic message = £1.50 per message Use GPRS ( internet / browsing / data ) = £8.00 per mb Crikey, not surprised Chris was getting hefty bills... Will deffo get the phone unlocked and get a local sim card. |
Re: UK mobile phone in Saudi
Originally Posted by nottmbantam
(Post 5823744)
Just got off the phone to Orange Customer Services. If I use my Orange phone out there in KSA, these are the charges:
Make a call to UK = £1.45 per min Make a call internally in that country £1.45 pm Receive a call: 90pence pm Send a text: 50p each per text Receive text : Free Send video / pic message = £1.50 per message Use GPRS ( internet / browsing / data ) = £8.00 per mb Crikey, not surprised Chris was getting hefty bills... Will deffo get the phone unlocked and get a local sim card. I heard there is a sim card for the GCC which can be used in any of the countries and has very resonable rates no matter which country you are in, is this true? |
Re: UK mobile phone in Saudi
I remember reading somewhere a while ago that camera phones were banned in KSA???????????? Not sure if I dreamt that one up or its true?
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Re: UK mobile phone in Saudi
Originally Posted by Fairydust
(Post 5827047)
I remember reading somewhere a while ago that camera phones were banned in KSA???????????? Not sure if I dreamt that one up or its true?
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Re: UK mobile phone in Saudi
One weird thing is I can't send text messages from my Orange UK number when I'm roaming onto Al Jawal. Everything else works fine.
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Re: UK mobile phone in Saudi
Originally Posted by madmidwife
(Post 5823008)
Can anyone tell me if a UK mobile will work in Saudi?
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