tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18896045.post114399817250491828..comments2024-03-28T23:25:11.548+04:00Comments on Dubai Sunshine: No payphones?Dubai Sunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07819258621695024806noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18896045.post-50903122368768868422015-07-21T10:32:25.925+04:002015-07-21T10:32:25.925+04:00For Top laundry services in dubai plz Visit Daysta...For Top laundry services in dubai plz Visit <a href="http://daystarlaundry.net/" rel="nofollow">Daystar Laundry</a>daystar laundryhttp://daystarlaundry.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18896045.post-1573762146204858802012-02-21T10:19:05.115+04:002012-02-21T10:19:05.115+04:00In an emergency, you would just ask a stranger to ...In an emergency, you would just ask a stranger to use their phone. Give them the DHS if you really want. But in emergencies, even strangers help.<br /><br />I found a payphone in the airport at 3am this morning. I got a 30DHS card from the florist shop next to the exit gates. No drama.Ianhttp://eagerexistence.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18896045.post-1144263665867596772006-04-05T23:01:00.000+04:002006-04-05T23:01:00.000+04:00I had a trouble with them too. They only accept ca...I had a trouble with them too. They only accept card! :(<BR/><BR/>So what if it's just one emergency phone call? Then we have to buy a 30 dhs card that we'll only use every blue moon..?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18896045.post-1144244807227808092006-04-05T17:46:00.000+04:002006-04-05T17:46:00.000+04:00Payphones abound in the UAE - mainly used by work...Payphones abound in the UAE - mainly used by workers from the Indian sub-continent. They are both coin- and card-operated, but given the tendency of most residents to drive around instead of walk around, payphones are hard to spot. Which brings us to the self-service laundromats. I dont think we need yet another reason to get in our cars and drive somewhere to do the laundry - those are fine in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18896045.post-1144090870910482492006-04-03T23:01:00.000+04:002006-04-03T23:01:00.000+04:00SD, I never thought of the laundry thing either......SD, I never thought of the laundry thing either... Hmm. Could be a good business opportunity although I am not so sure UAE residents are ready for such a thing...Not sure it would work. <BR/><BR/>Desert Lady, I never knew about those shops...Interesting to know.<BR/><BR/>Mar, well, I guess you COULD buy a phone card and use the few payphones we have here, but I think having your phone activated Dubai Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819258621695024806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18896045.post-1144077710013232512006-04-03T19:21:00.000+04:002006-04-03T19:21:00.000+04:00Thanks for the tip. I better activate my fon to ma...Thanks for the tip. I better activate my fon to make calls from outside the US now that I'm visiting. I was basically relying on payphones, Ohhh they must have payphones, it's Dubai for heaven's sake. I guess I was mistaken :)Marhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258402302823903683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18896045.post-1144053227580388622006-04-03T12:33:00.000+04:002006-04-03T12:33:00.000+04:00Payphones have always been few and far between and...Payphones have always been few and far between and finding one that takes a Dirham is near on impossible! I hear that the Airport Marhaba service now offers Etisalat mobile phone cards for visitors to Dubai which cost around Dhs. 60 and are valid for a month.<BR/><BR/>As for the laundry. You certainly won't find a self service laundrette (let's face it, the Arabs don't like to do anything Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14125042719221665390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18896045.post-1144016553446182932006-04-03T02:22:00.000+04:002006-04-03T02:22:00.000+04:00I think most payphones are those prepaid card ones...I think most payphones are those prepaid card ones.<BR/><BR/>What you will not find here is any form of laundry - serviced or serve yourself. I was astounded by this when I first arrived and hadn't got myself sorted with a washing machine yet. You have the choice of handwashing, or dry-cleaning (ick, frankly, god knows what else is going round in the chemical drum with your underwear), or fkingsecretdubaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13115610824191031176noreply@blogger.com