Pilgrims can get local phone numbers using the same SIM cards they brought with them from Mobily

Mobily announced that pilgrims can get local phone numbers using the same SIM cards they brought with them, and hence can make and receive calls on their own mobile phones, thus eliminating the need for them to use two different SIMs in two different phones, and the subsequent need to buy a second handset.

The service is one of many that manifest the competency of the technology the company employs and their compatibility with international standards of global operators.

Mobily is working around the clock to help visitors get in touch with their loved ones. Mobily's agents in 15 points in local airports, seaports, border crossings and Miqats, as well as in hotels in Makkah and Madina, show visitors how to select Mobily's network on their handsets and inform them of the great promotions the company has to offer them.Additionally, as has become a tradition every year for the company, Mobily launched its annual grand prize for visitors on Saturday - with one difference: now it's twice as big.

Ten visitors, whether here for Omrah, Hajj, business or just visiting, will win cash prices, effectively doubling last year's combined prizes to SR1m. The competition runs from the beginning of Ramadan to the end of Hajj. 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 as its subscribers, and visitors, can get in touch wherever they are. The deals also cover such advanced services as Internet connectivity, video calling and MMS, to name a few.

Nov 22, 2009