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Post by rookie on Sept 9, 2011 13:20:24 GMT
o Folks We arrived last night, got internet stick at airport thats how Im writing this post. uuumm, Ive checked the whole house, no phone set is available. My departmental colleague was very generous to loan me a phone set, plugged it in the kitchen wall phone socket, no line or tone. Can someone please advise, am I missing something or the residential services have not set up the phone line, although the info available on kitchen table has a paper saying dial 103 to get your number from system, but didnt said how to dial without a phone
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Post by ridgeway on Sept 9, 2011 14:13:48 GMT
Welcome to KSA.
I think your best bet is to find a neighbour and ask to use their phone, people here are used to that sort of thing happening, sometimes things get overlooked I guess. The calls within Aramco compounds are free so its a good way of introducing yourself. Also get down the commissary and get a local STC mobile pre-paid sim card it's about the only place you will get one till your Iqama is processed. You can text friends bakc home quite cheaply and a call to the UK was cheaper thna I thought it would be so I usually use my mobile for my ET calls.
best of luck.
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Post by TheDude on Sept 10, 2011 5:31:16 GMT
In the arrival package look for a number for IT help desk, call them up using your mobile or a neighbor's phone and choose the option for Home Telephone, they are fairly prompt with fixing issues.
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Post by vpainter on Sept 15, 2011 19:45:36 GMT
can also call from work.
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