Phone in the UAE

[gehenna]

Folks

I need your help regarding 'phone useage.

I live in the UK, and have Vodafone as my 'phone provider. I spend a fair amount of time in Dubai, and need to be able to make local calls there. Vodafone is real expensive, yet getting a local 'phone as a non-resident is virtually impossible.

Does anyone have a solution, please?

Thanks!

[Capn Bloggs]

Skype?
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[TCAS FAN]

Get yourself an unlocked mobile/cell phone and order a local SIM card

United Arab Emirates SIM Card - International cell phone rates United Arab Emirates (http://www.onesimcard.com/cell-phone-rates/united-arab-emirates/)

[NRU74]

Doesn't Vodafone have an App similar to O2's TuGo App where you leave the phone on Airplane mode and make all the calls via a wifi connection?

[crewmeal]

When I'm in Southern Egypt for my hols I use Viber and it works very well.