Abu Dhabi: etisalat on Monday introduced new data only packages of 5GB and 10GB for iPhone 3G postpaid subscribers and also announced a significant reduction on the iPhone 3G devices and packages for both Wasel and postpaid subscribers.
Applicable from Tuesday, the new iPhone postpaid packages will reflect a significant monthly rental reduction, while the prepaid iPhone devices will be available for Dh2,399 and Dh2,775 for 8GB and 16GB devices respectively. iPhone postpaid customers will also be able to enjoy higher data downloads with the new 5GB and 10GB packages, introduced at affordable prices.
New data packages
Responding to popular demand from customers, etisalat is introducing 5GB and 10GB vanilla data packages, for postpaid customers, at affordable monthly rentals. Customers can choose to buy iPhone devices at zero cost, with no upfront charge and pay for these packages as monthly rentals. Specially designed for customers who require higher data downloads, these packages are bundled with data usage and customers will be charged separately for their voice calls and SMSs at normal rates.
etisalat has also reduced the device prices for both 8GB and 16GB for prepaid users. The iPhone 3G 8GB prepaid device will now be available at a reduced price of Dh2,399 as against earlier price of Dh2,680, while the 16GB device will be available for Dh2,775 as against Dh3,055 without any additional monthly fee.
etisalat is also offering free 250 MB monthly data package for six months and one free Wasel SIM Card with every device, providing lucrative return benefit of over Dh2000, effectively bringing down the device cost to a little over Dh300.
Customers can choose to activate their subscription on their current SIM or on the new SIM, being offered free by etisalat. Customers keen on upgrading the free data package of 250 MB can subscribe to any of the current etisalat data packages, and the free bandwidth (250 MB /per month) will be added to their selected package automatically.
Customers can purchase the iPhone from any Etisalat business center or authorised retail outlets.
