New to KSA and requiring Phone provider for calls to UK inc Mobile Internet Access!

Insist that your provider unlocks your phone before you leave. You may also want to cancel your contract - check with your provider. There are various phone providers here, two of them being STC and mobily. Once you get your iquama sign up with a provider. Check with your sponsor what shopping facilities will be available. If you are in the middle of nowhere it may be easier to get a no sim phone and insurance before your leave. Good luck

Hi Thank you, I would like to PORT my UK number over to another Phone Provider in KSA, I am not sure if I can PORT a UK Number to an International Provider do you know if this is possible? The backup plan would be to keep the UK Number by Buying an existing provider ( '3' ) or Other Pay as You Go SIM once my Contract expires and use it with a voicemail to refer to my new KSA Number. There may also be an issue where if I could transfer my original UK Number to a KSA Provider I may have problems getting it back off them at KSA when I return back to the UK, have you heard of any issue with this? I would be working in Riyadh and living in Sara Village and travelling back and forth every working day, I presume there are large reputable Phone Provider shops in these areas, is this the case? Is it much Cheaper to Buy a New I-Phone 6 plus on a Contract over there with STC or Mobility rather than back at the UK? Thank you Andrew