JEDDAH: Mobily has announced that pilgrims will be able to have local phone numbers using their foreign SIM cards thus eliminating the need for two different SIMs, and the subsequent need to buy a second handset.
With the Haj season under way, Mobily is working around the clock to help visitors get in touch with their loved ones. Mobily’s agents at local airports, seaports, border crossings and miqats, as well as in hotels in Makkah and Madinah, show visitors how to select Mobily’s network on their handsets and inform them of the great promotions that the company has on offer.
Additionally, Mobily launched its annual grand prize for visitors on Saturday with one difference: now it’s twice as big. Ten visitors, whether here for Umrah, Haj, business or just visiting, will win cash prices, effectively doubling last year’s combined prizes to SR1 million.
The competition runs from the beginning of Ramadan to the end of Haj. To stand a chance of winning, all a visitor has to do is select Mobily as his or her roaming network through their phone settings. Winners will be contacted and their names published in national newspapers.
Mobily enjoys a great many roaming deals with international operators, so its subscribers, and visitors, can get in touch wherever they are. The deals also cover Internet connectivity, video calling and MMS.
