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Latest post on 05 April 2012 - 18:19

Do you find you have good internet speed in the Dubai Marina area? I read there are 2 companies to choose from. Which internet provider are you with? Is the internet speed good enough to download TV shows?
Appreciate any advice - thanks:)

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Latest post on 10 April 2012 - 05:31

I wonder if you had a VPN if you could stream TV from the USA. Has anyone ever tried that? Yes, works fine. We never watch local TV, it's a complete waste of money. Thanks Edna.Welthorpe I had gathered the local TV was pretty hopeless. Do you get only the free to air TV from the USA or can you get cable as well? edited by jamhind on 10/04/2012 <em>edited by jamhind on 10/04/2012</em>

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Latest post on 09 April 2012 - 18:47

I heard that depending on what building your apartment is in - you often don't get a choice of provider You NEVER get a choice of a provider. I wonder if you had a VPN if you could stream TV from the USA. Has anyone ever tried that? Yes, works fine. We never watch local TV, it's a complete waste of money.

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Latest post on 09 April 2012 - 11:35

Thanks for the replies. Simpleasabc can you download the show to a hardrive and then watch it later? Would that solve the problem? I have already heard that the speed they say you will get will not be the actual speed. It's a bit pointless advertising a speed that isn't available. Oh well I am just ecstatic that we can download some TV. That's better than I thought it would be:)

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Latest post on 09 April 2012 - 10:19

I just got my 18yr old DS to look at the the Du website. He said it looks like they don't have any download limits. Is that true? That would be wonderful. Fingers crossed:) Theres no download limits in Dubai. Only internet speed limits. Because of the buffering, it can sometimes take me double the time to watch a streaming tv prog than its actual length and we've got the second broadest band poss with Du (who told us there was no point getting the widest band as that width is not actually provided).

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Latest post on 09 April 2012 - 09:58

I just got my 18yr old DS to look at the the Du website. He said it looks like they don't have any download limits. Is that true? That would be wonderful. Fingers crossed:) Theres no download limits in Dubai. Only internet speed limits.

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Latest post on 09 April 2012 - 09:34

I heard that depending on what building your apartment is in - you often don't get a choice of provider. We aren't moving to Dubai for a few months yet so I don't know where we will live and which internet provider we will use. I'm just trying to find out as much as I can before we go. And everyone on this forum has been so helpful. The more questions I am finding answers too - the less concerns I have about going. I have heard Etisalat and OSN TV are both pretty poor. But with unlimited downloads you could really just stream TV from anywhere really. I wonder if you had a VPN if you could stream TV from the USA. Has anyone ever tried that?

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Latest post on 09 April 2012 - 08:31

We have eLife through Etisalat (no choice of providers for us) so we have TV, landline and internet bundled into a package called Triple Play. With this you can choose your internet speed and TV package (so whether you prefer movies, sport etc). Package prices vary according to internet speed and TV package chosen. I would imagine it's very similar with Du. Some people don't get a bundle and just choose landline and internet and get TV through OSN and a satellite dish.

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Latest post on 09 April 2012 - 07:03

Thanks Sanddy_Dogg that's where we looked. We just thought we must have been missing something. Even though the limits are generous in Oz there are still limits. This is great news for running my business but also for streaming TV from home. What do you do for TV Sanddy_Dogg? Do you stream TV from home or just use the TV in Dubai?

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Latest post on 09 April 2012 - 06:47

We've never had download limits or incurred any extra costs for downloading a lot of stuff in a month. Go to du.ae and you'll find package info and costs there. You can also look at etisalat.ae for the same info.

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Latest post on 09 April 2012 - 06:33

I just got my 18yr old DS to look at the the Du website. He said it looks like they don't have any download limits. Is that true? That would be wonderful. Fingers crossed:)

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Latest post on 09 April 2012 - 06:04

Can anyone tell me what you get charged for the internet? And how many GB's you get per month? Thanks for the help:)

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Latest post on 06 April 2012 - 06:45

I forgot to ask what are the costs like? And how many GB do you get per month? I run an internet business so the internet is kind of important to me.Thanks:)

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Latest post on 06 April 2012 - 06:35

Thanks for all your replies. Good to know the speed isn't too slow.

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Latest post on 06 April 2012 - 00:29

Do you find you have good internet speed in the Dubai Marina area? I read there are 2 companies to choose from As has been said, there is no actual choice. Your building will be supplied with internet by either Etisalat or Du, so you take what you're given. In the newer developments, including the Marina, it's almost exclusively Du. Supposedly the system is being opened up so everyone will have the choice of either Etisalat or Du regardless of where they live, but that's still some way off.

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Latest post on 05 April 2012 - 21:13

Ditto Chocs.

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Latest post on 05 April 2012 - 18:25

Well depending where you live, you might not have a choice. It'll either be Etisalat or DU. You never really get the speed they advertise, but hey ho. I have the fastest connection you can get with DU and it's still sluggish at times. Downloads can take a while depending on file size, but streaming is alright, might stop once in a while.

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