Both of the main Omani carriers (Omanitel and Nawras) provide 3G services via their prepaid/pay as you go SIMs.
The best option is Omanitel. 1 Omani Rial for 24hours. This is enabled by sending a service text from a handset and then place the SIM in your iPad. A pain, but it works. You will need identification (passport is the most obvious) when you buy the SIM. The SIM will cost you 4OR.
*141*24# This gets you 24hrs for 1 OR.
*141*72# This gets you 72hrs for 3 OR.
Sending *141*[24 or 72]*0# will tell you when your current time runs out.
Unlimited data, but the speed is apparently capped at 64kbps.
Hope this helps someone
You can pick up a cheap nokia handset for about 9OR if you don't have a phone which will accept the Omani SIM, and it is a full phone sim, so it will give you an Omani phone number if you want to have people calling you in country or family from home using international calling cards.
The best option is Omanitel. 1 Omani Rial for 24hours. This is enabled by sending a service text from a handset and then place the SIM in your iPad. A pain, but it works. You will need identification (passport is the most obvious) when you buy the SIM. The SIM will cost you 4OR.
*141*24# This gets you 24hrs for 1 OR.
*141*72# This gets you 72hrs for 3 OR.
Sending *141*[24 or 72]*0# will tell you when your current time runs out.
Unlimited data, but the speed is apparently capped at 64kbps.
Hope this helps someone
You can pick up a cheap nokia handset for about 9OR if you don't have a phone which will accept the Omani SIM, and it is a full phone sim, so it will give you an Omani phone number if you want to have people calling you in country or family from home using international calling cards.
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