Talk:United Arab Emirates/@comment-1.53.224.108-20161031100940/@comment-24682153-20161031102640

Hello Vivian. Please read the article above. All your questions are answered there. As soon as you arrive at Dubai airport, there is a "du" service point at the airport. Other shops of du or etisalat are in shopping malls all over the city. You'll have to show your passport to get a SIM card and it may take a while for waiting in line, copying your documents etc....

Please be aware - as clearly written in the article above - that all VoIP calls are banned and blocked in the UAE. Viber like Skype or WhatsApp calls are VoIP. You will not be able to make these kinds of calls from the UAE. Calling out from the country is still very expensive. There are ways to bypass this block (by VPN, proxy), but they are illegal in the UAE. That's why they are not endorsed here and they need some preparation and technical skills.