"Gps on mobile phones" Egypt Warnings Or Dangers Tip by timwallick

Its worth a mention that for reasons on national security egypt currently maintains a ban on gps enabled mobile phones. many of the 3G type phones are currently in use world wide and within egypt.

I only mention this due to the fact, it recently begain to surface within the media outlets as a issue.

That said,I see these device almost daily in use everyplace.But the law is the law.

Everybody I talked with says its a none issue when clearing customs.

Telecoms Law 10/2003 outlaws the import of GPS-equipped mobile phones, and retailers found selling them may have their stocks confiscated. Authorities, however, turn a blind eye to individual users owning these restricted handsets.

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