Now, mobile connection for 90 days

ABU DHABI — Emirates Telecommunications Corporation — Etisalat — has introduced a new mobile package targeting tourists and short-term visitors to the UAE.

By A Staff Reporter

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Published: Wed 22 Feb 2006, 10:05 AM

Last updated: Sat 4 Apr 2015, 6:51 PM

The 'Ahlan' visitor mobile package, priced at Dh90, gives the UAE visitors instant mobile communication for a period of 90 days starting from the date of subscription, after which it cannot be renewed.

'Ahlan' comes pre-loaded with free talk time for 90 minutes of national calls and 9 SMS messages, along with Missed Call Notification and Call Waiting.

Customers of this package can make the first three-minute phone call free of charge to any International destination. The Ahlan visitor mobile package is available at all Etisalat Business Centers, Etisalat Kiosk at Dubai International Airport and at Dubai Duty Free. In the future, this will also be available at all the major airports, petrol stations, and other major retail outlets.

Mohammed Al Fahim, Executive Vice President of Marketing, Etisalat, said: "With the rise in the number of tourists and visitors to the country, we at Etisalat see this as an ideal gesture of welcome. We hope to enable tourists and visitors to feel at home and benefit from our unmatched communication network. This package also provides instant communication for visitors who would otherwise need to roam with SIM card from their home country."

The Ahlan visitor mobile package is available at all Etisalat Business Centers, Etisalat Kiosk at Dubai International Airport and at Dubai Duty Free. In the future, this will also be available at all the major airports, petrol stations, and other major retail outlets.

Customers can recharge their Ahlan accounts using the regular Wasel Red and Wasel Green recharge cards of Dh25 and Dh 40 respectively. Most options that prepaid mobile users enjoy for topping up credit on their mobiles are also applicable on the Ahlan visitor mobile package.


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