Mobile Phones!

Mak1
By Mak1

hi everybody!

If I have to buy a basic mobile phone,how much should I have to
spend in Doha.?

Can I bring the unlocked Mobile from UK and buy the sim card there?

What do you people think?

By malikshahid• 5 Jul 2007 21:19
malikshahid

plz contact me on my mobile 5048454

thanks

By stealth• 28 Jun 2007 06:51
stealth

Bahrain is planning to introduce a 1%tax on expatriates. Just got to wait and watch when the remaining GCC countries start imposing their own form of tax.

By Mak1• 28 Jun 2007 01:43
Mak1

You are correct.

School fees are very high in comparison with the pay structures.

Intially we were happy that there is NO Tax.

But afte seeing the school fee I feel that this is one form of tax.

Thank god, that I am getting accomodation provided by the employer.

Otherwise..the stealth tax will be around 50% of the salary!

By e46M3• 28 Jun 2007 01:05
e46M3

But the fees are sky-high.

By Mak1• 28 Jun 2007 00:44
Mak1

Thanks for your greetings!

I am most likely to land in qatar by the 4th week of August.

Our visa is still being processed.

I have just paid the school fees (Pretty High!) for my son.

Hope everything goes well.

By e46M3• 28 Jun 2007 00:02
Rating: 4/5
e46M3

Mak1, I still contend you have a very big choice.

Darude, BenQ bought Siemens mobile phones a couple of years ago which is probably why you can't find them anymore.

By Mak1• 27 Jun 2007 20:51
Mak1

From your statement I see a great opportunity to open a mobile shop!

Somebody in the forum was looking for business idea about a shop

in the main high street.

May be they hijack this idea?

what do you say darude!

Sinned:

Thanks for you info..More than the info, the picture is very captivating.

By Sinned• 27 Jun 2007 16:39
Sinned

If I have to buy a basic mobile phone,how much should I have to

spend in Doha.?

Nokia - Qr.100 up to Qr.3000

Sony Ericson - Qr.400 up to Qr.3000

Motorola - Qr.500 up to Qr.2500

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By DaRuDe• 27 Jun 2007 16:18
DaRuDe

c'mon not plenty choices of mobil here only nokia is famous here. not even all moto models are here i like siemens and its not available here in market i like few brands of moto too even they will never reach here.

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By kash• 27 Jun 2007 15:55
kash

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By e46M3• 27 Jun 2007 14:38
Rating: 4/5
e46M3

Anything from 250 Riyals and up can get you a phone. Maybe a little less. That's about 34 quid.

Depends what features you want in it: color, camera, bluetooth, etc.

By Mak1• 27 Jun 2007 14:35
Mak1

Thanks for Info..Mate!

But I am more interested know the approximate price details..

Can you or anybody provide that info?

By e46M3• 27 Jun 2007 14:27
Rating: 4/5
e46M3

You can get an unlocked phone and buy the SIM here, yes. No problem.

You also have plenty of choices here.

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