WHat band is used for mobile phones in Syria? Who do you get a SIM card from?

November 26, 2004 5:13 PM

Mobile phones in Syria. Anybody happen to know what band they use over there/what company one could get a sim card from if one was going to stay there for a year?
posted by Mossy to Shopping (2 answers total)

If no one in this thread give you a solid answer, you could always call or email the Syrian consulate in the closest major city and ask them for information.
posted by naxosaxur at 8:57 PM on November 26, 2004

According to GSMWorld, there are three GSM networks in Syria and they are all 900MHz networks. Two of them also have 1800MHz.

I can't really help with the rest of your question. You can probably get a SIM card from any of those providers, assuming they don't require proof of residency or citizenship or anything like that as I've heard that some providers in some countries do.
posted by zztzed at 9:19 PM on November 26, 2004