Keeping in touch while living in Kuwait

42358POSTS

8 years ago

Hello everyone,

What are the best ways you've found for keeping in touch with friends and family back home while living in Kuwait? How frequently do you stay in touch with loved ones?

Are there local equivalents to common instant messaging and online video calling services that you prefer or are more widely used?

If there is a sizeable time difference, how do you manage this?

Do you make international phone calls from a landline or mobile phone from Kuwait? What do you think of the cost?

Thank you for sharing your experience.

Priscilla

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Teacher1221 New member

9POSTS

8 years ago

Dear Prscilla,

Actually, an international calls became old-fashioned 馃. Simply, if you have an internet, then you can use so many social applications on your mobile phone. Once you downloaded them, you can chat with you friends wheter using texting or a video call.

Any kind of help, I'm here.

Teacher

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mostafaalkholy New member

9POSTS

8 years ago

WhatsApp
messenger
viber
imo
no need for international calls ,it is聽 very expensive
all you can use for free
time difference is a problem you need to consider well
good luck

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Moe Zi Member

2POSTS

8 years ago

Facebook.

papanwell New member

8POSTS

8 years ago

Dear Priscilla

I think nowadays is much more easier than before to communicate with any one anywhere. You can use call over the network. Either free like madsenger ,line ,vibre,or what's up. Or even sometimes you can use paid sites to make international calls for cheep fees .

For the time difference yes we should consider to be suitable for the other part.

Best regards

ndoumani Member

1POSTS

8 years ago

Contact 2 or 3 times a week via what's up only. all international calls via whatsup

Thanks

Guestuser512 Guest

0POSTS

8 years ago

Any woman here to speak with ?

Munamour Member

19POSTS

8 years ago

Hi Sonia

Moo Kuwait Advisor

941POSTS

8 years ago

There are many apps allow people to communicate easily over Internet so that usually people in Kuwait don't make direct international calls but if your friends or family abroad don't have access to internet then the only way to contact them will be through international calls.

Myself I use Skype & WhatsApp !