Vodafone Qatar sucks!
30 Mar 2012I don’t really want to say a product or a service is bad until it gives me enough reasons to do so. I’ve been one of Vodafone’s 1st 1000 customers since they launched and after all the disappointments, I think it’s time to give up on their service.
I’ve subscribed to their Freedom plans when they launched and the service should auto recharge every month from my credit card. For the past 2+ years, aside from poor reception in several areas, I’ve had problems with their recharge service. This has happened more than 5 times now. Usually, if they can’t deduct from my credit card for reasons unknown to me, I would have to call them and they’d get the service back up in a day. Still, if you’re someone who relies on his phone a lot for important calls, you’d know how frustrating it is to not be able to make calls when you need to. What more if you can’t make calls for 3 days? What if there was an emergency?
Last Wednesday, Vodafone deducted the amount from my credit card to recharge my plan. It did push through as I got notification on my mobile about the transaction. However, I was barred from making calls and decided to call Vodafone about the issue. They said that it was a service error on their part but can’t pinpoint nor fix it easily. What was funny and irritating was that the person on the phone actually advised me to buy a recharge card for me to be able to make calls. What? Are you kidding me? The reason I took a Freedom Plan was for me not to be hassled with looking for a recharge card when I need to make calls. Isn’t that the main reason why people get a recharge service? so “Duh”…
After several more calls from Wednesday to Friday, and not having a way to make calls with a phone, I conclude that even having a great phone becomes useless when you can’t have a decent service from your mobile provider. I did get a message from their Twitter Rep that the service might return after 24 hours, meaning Saturday afternoon. But as Senator Miriam Santiagosaid, WAH! Imagine not having mobile service for 4 days? That is impossible to accept. Even friends who have commented on Facebook about my rant have commented how disappointed they are with Vodafone’s service and transferred to Qtel’s service. I can’t blame them.
So, goodbye Vodafone, hello Qtel.
Who wants a fancy number from Vodafone? Double 7 9 5 Triple 2 9 ? Call me.
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More Pork products available at QDC
In: Cost of Living | Filipino Community | Food | Qatar
22 Feb 2012We’ve heard about Pork cuts being sold at Qatar Distribution Company (QDC) a month ago but since our bacon and sausage buying splurge we never got the chance to visit. A colleague went there the week after news came out about the pork cuts but went home disappointed. We decided to go visit QDC this afternoon as our bacon stock has run out and we’ve been planning on having pancakes, eggs and bacon on the weekend.
So, in addition to the Pork Sausages and Pork Bacon, it seems QDC has been slowly adding more Pork products. You now have Fresh Gammon Joints (200QR for 3 Kg), several Salami types (38-57QR), Honey Roasted Ham Shank (272QR), Parmaham (27QR), Mortadela (20QR), Italian Antipasti Selection (49QR), Prosciutto and more cold cuts. The Fresh Gammon Joints (fillet ends) look really good. Do take note that Gammon Joints are salted as they are usually roasted or boiled, you need to soak them in water before cooking.
We were able to ask some Filipinos who were buying the Gammon Joints if they were good and was told that they were quite tender. One Filipina was buying 3 Gammon Joints (3 kilos)at 200QR each as her daughter was going to celebrate her birthday. We didn’t buy the Gammon Joint as we deem it too expensive. If it was a different cut, we would probably have bought one.
Fresh Gammon Joints (200QR for 3 Kg)
Assorted Salami types (38-57QR)
Honey Roasted Ham Shank (272QR)
Parmaham (27QR), Mortadela (20QR)
Italian Antipasti Selection (49QR)
We just came home from visiting the Qatar Taste and Fun Food Festival 2012 being held at the Doha Exhibition Center which started last Feb. 8 and would end tomorrow (Feb. 11). Mavis and I were able to visit last night but decided to go back this afternoon as we wanted Xianelle to also experience the Qatar Food Festival. We had fun at last years’ 2nd Annual Doha Food Festival (as it was called then) so we didn’t want her to miss it this time.
The area provided by Qatar Tourism Authority has been made bigger and the layout is quite better for both visitors and those taking part in the food festival. Instead of the back-to-back layout of food stalls last year, they provided an open square layout where they placed some bouncing castles and play areas for kids. Food servings are still at 5-15QR. Anyway, as a whole, I’m sure anybody who goes there would enjoy the festival atmosphere. They could have provided more entertainment ( a concert or two), and more seats, but it is much recommended to go to this week.
Below are some food recommendations from the different stalls at the Qatar Taste and Fun Food Festival 2012
La Cigale Hotel
Orxy Rotana
Doha Sheraton
The Ritz-Carlton
Dana Club
Movenpick
W Doha
Taste and Fun Food Festival 2012
25 Jan 2012The best chefs in the country will gather once again in the third annual Taste and Fun Food Festival, to be organized by the Qatar Tourism Authority, at the Doha Exhibition Center from February 8-11.
The entire exhibition floor space will be packed with food stalls. Chefs from a huge variety of restaurants will showcase their signature dishes, selling gourmet treats for QR 5-15 per plate.
It’s a great chance for the whole family to sample the vast and startling pantheon of Qatar cuisine from all around the world. Favourites from last year include Arabic, Thai, European and Indian. There will also be live music, games and a play area for children, plus raffles for cool prizes.








































