Etisalat customers can enjoy up to 50 per cent discount when reaching out to their loved ones around the world with off-peak rates for all international calls made from an Etisalat number during the three days of Eid festivities, the UAE carrier has announced.

Customers who subscribe to Etisalat's international cost-saving calling plans like the Global Friends & Family, Favourite Country and the latest “Super Off-Peak'' plans will be able to enjoy further discounts on top of the off-peak rates, the statement said.

With the Global Friends & Family plan, customers can select any three international numbers for 24-hour discounts of 20 per cent, for a monthly fee of Dh20.

The Favourite Country Plan brings 24-hour discounts of 30 per cent for fixed-lines, 25 per cent for postpaid mobiles, and 20 per cent for Wasel subscribers.

Additionally, customers can also subscribe to the Super off Peak plan to get 50per cent savings on the off-peak rate for their international calls during Super Off-Peak hours (From 1 am to 7 am everyday).

Effective from October 16th, Etisalat Super off peak plan subscribers will enjoy an increased discount of 60per cent on international calls during the Super off peak hours.

The Super Off peak hours will be also extended to 11pm-7am. The additional two hours will provide a dual benefit to the customers by providing more time to connect with their friends and families while enjoying the additional discounts offered.

Etisalat will be open throughout the Eid holidays across its outlets and Business Centres, the Etisalat Business Centres will be open between 9 am-2 pm on the 2nd and 3rd day of Eid.

New services

In addition, Etisalat is offering several innovative ways like Video calls, SMS, MMS, and the voice SMS services to enable its customers to reach out to their families.

The voice SMS service allows customers to record their personal voice clips of up to 30 seconds instead of typing text SMS.

Customers can send the SMS to any Etisalat mobile user, who will receive the SMS notification and the steps to follow to retrieve the voice message. There are no handset specifications or settings required for this service.

To send a message, simply dial * (star) followed by the mobile number and press the call button, then record your message after the tone and disconnect or press any key to hear more options. Each voice SMS sent is charged at 30 fils.

Millionaire promo

Etisalat customers currently also have the chance to win big through Etisalat's ‘24 Millionaires' mega promotion whereby two lucky customers who recharge their Wasel accounts during the promotion, will be selected every week to win Dh2 Million, through an electronic raffle draw.

Six winners have already become millionaires with a further Dh18 million waiting to be won. Customers can also enjoy Etisalat ‘s spectacular mobile broadband bundle promotion with an attractive discount of 54per cent .

As part of this offer, customers can now purchase a USB Modem, 10GB data subscription for one month and a data SIM card all for just Dh499. The price for these products is Dh1084, if purchased separately and this offer is valid till 9th November.