Best Way of Keeping In Touch?
Jan 7th 2008 | 10:25 pm
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Best Way of Keeping In Touch?
Ok, so you regulars will know that I'm working my way out to Riyadh in a few months. Got to thinking....
Whats the best and cheapest way to keep in touch with the folks back home?
Skype
Landline Phone
Mobile Phone - KSA sim card / pay as you go?
Email?
Never used Skype, no idea if its any good. Would like to talk to people ( wife n kids ) rather than just using email.
What do you guys use and what would you recommend?
TIA.
Whats the best and cheapest way to keep in touch with the folks back home?
Skype
Landline Phone
Mobile Phone - KSA sim card / pay as you go?
Email?
Never used Skype, no idea if its any good. Would like to talk to people ( wife n kids ) rather than just using email.
What do you guys use and what would you recommend?
TIA.
Jan 7th 2008 | 10:31 pm
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Re: Best Way of Keeping In Touch?
Ok, so you regulars will know that I'm working my way out to Riyadh in a few months. Got to thinking....
Whats the best and cheapest way to keep in touch with the folks back home?
Skype
Landline Phone
Mobile Phone - KSA sim card / pay as you go?
Email?
Never used Skype, no idea if its any good. Would like to talk to people ( wife n kids ) rather than just using email.
What do you guys use and what would you recommend?
TIA.
Whats the best and cheapest way to keep in touch with the folks back home?
Skype
Landline Phone
Mobile Phone - KSA sim card / pay as you go?
Email?
Never used Skype, no idea if its any good. Would like to talk to people ( wife n kids ) rather than just using email.
What do you guys use and what would you recommend?
TIA.
e.g.
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...ighlight=skype
Consensus seems to be that VPN is the best way to go.
Jan 7th 2008 | 10:32 pm
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Re: Best Way of Keeping In Touch?
Ok, so you regulars will know that I'm working my way out to Riyadh in a few months. Got to thinking....
Whats the best and cheapest way to keep in touch with the folks back home?
Skype
Landline Phone
Mobile Phone - KSA sim card / pay as you go?
Email?
Never used Skype, no idea if its any good. Would like to talk to people ( wife n kids ) rather than just using email.
What do you guys use and what would you recommend?
TIA.
Whats the best and cheapest way to keep in touch with the folks back home?
Skype
Landline Phone
Mobile Phone - KSA sim card / pay as you go?
Email?
Never used Skype, no idea if its any good. Would like to talk to people ( wife n kids ) rather than just using email.
What do you guys use and what would you recommend?
TIA.
If your folks back home have a PC then it will be free
Jan 7th 2008 | 10:49 pm
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Re: Best Way of Keeping In Touch?
This has been done before - search the threads...
e.g.
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...ighlight=skype
Consensus seems to be that VPN is the best way to go.
e.g.
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...ighlight=skype
Consensus seems to be that VPN is the best way to go.
Just need to understand what a VPN is now...
Thanks.
Jan 7th 2008 | 10:54 pm
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Jan 7th 2008 | 11:00 pm
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Re: Best Way of Keeping In Touch?
Not too doe-eyed to be anally pedantic, eh Monsieur MonkeyBoy?
Jan 7th 2008 | 11:02 pm
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Re: Best Way of Keeping In Touch?
never too doe-eyed for that mr SHakh'n'vac!
Last edited by Inselaffen; Jan 7th 2008 at 11:06 pm.
Jan 7th 2008 | 11:04 pm
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Re: Best Way of Keeping In Touch?
Besides, only one thing worse than being pedantic - Not being being pedantic enough.
Jan 8th 2008 | 2:51 am
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Re: Best Way of Keeping In Touch?
My understanding is that calling from one Skype user to antoher Skype user is totally free.
Calling Skype to landline or Skype to Mobile will incur charges, but both tend to be far lower than usual (UK ) telephone providers.
Calling Skype to landline or Skype to Mobile will incur charges, but both tend to be far lower than usual (UK ) telephone providers.
Jan 8th 2008 | 3:07 am
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Re: Best Way of Keeping In Touch?
Don't talk to them in the UK - keep them guessing.
Be mysterious.
If you have a private switch at your office then go to the phone of your enemy - and you will have many - divert the number to your UK friend / mental hospital / whorehouse or whoever you want to talk to and then, from home call your enemies number and get diverted.
Your enemy then gets his collar felt and executed.
Be mysterious.
If you have a private switch at your office then go to the phone of your enemy - and you will have many - divert the number to your UK friend / mental hospital / whorehouse or whoever you want to talk to and then, from home call your enemies number and get diverted.
Your enemy then gets his collar felt and executed.
Jan 8th 2008 | 3:11 am
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Re: Best Way of Keeping In Touch?
Actually I thought it was banned in Dubai too?
Jan 8th 2008 | 3:25 am
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Re: Best Way of Keeping In Touch?
Yup that is a major disappointment. Will have to look at at these things called VPN's people have mentioned.
Until then, I guess that best bet is to either invest in a telephone line or even a KSA pay as you go sim card for my mobile?
