What is the connection fees of the New Postpaid plan?

Connection fees is 131.25 AED VAT inclusive.

What does flexible minutes mean?

Flexible Minutes could be Local, International and Incoming while roaming.

Will I be charged on per second basis?

No. All Bundled Minutes are charged on Per Minute basis.

What will happen if the preferred number ported out and I still have it under the free preferred number Add-on?

This number will no longer be a preferred number and you will get end of call nonfictions each time you calls this number while the calls to this number will be chargeable as per the normal rate.

I don’t need the 200 Local Minutes anymore; can I cancel it during the month?

Yes, you can cancel any Add-on during the month. When you do so, the Add-on rental will not be refunded and the remaining allowances will be kept to use until end of the month and will be removed by the start of next month.

It is the end of the month. I still have 150 Local minutes; will it be carried over to the next month?

No carry over of unused benefits, it renews every first of the month.

I subscribed to Flexible minutes Add-on in the last week of the month. How I will be charged and what is the allowance I will get?

Rentals and Allowances are prorated on subscription, Except Data Add-ons. Data allowance is fully granted while rentals are prorated

How can I check my usage?

  • Free SMS to 1012:
    • Package Details: NP
    • Balance Of Allowances: NP Balance
  • USSD commands *101# and *140# to check all remaining allowances
  • *170# to check data only
  • Through mobile app, IVR & Online

I purchased a new postpaid line 3 months ago, I want to migrate it to Prepaid. Is there any exit charges?

  • Exit charges of AED300 apply for new customers, in case of cancellation/migrating back to Prepaid before 6 months.
  • Exit fee is not applicable for customers migrated to the new postpaid plan from existing postpaid plans.

What is the connection fees of the Yearly New Postpaid plans?

Connection fees is 131.25 AED VAT inclusive.

Will I be charged on per second basis?

No. All Bundled Minutes are charged on Per Minute basis.

Will I get any extra benefits?

You will get a Sliver Numbers if you subscribed to any plan.

What does flexible minutes mean?

Flexible Minutes could be Local, International and Incoming while roaming.

How can I check my Add-ons usage?

  • Free SMS to 1012:
    • Package Details: NP
    • Balance Of Allowances: NP Balance
  • USSD commands *101# and *140# to check all remaining allowances
  • *170# to check data only
  • Through mobile app, IVR & Online

What is the consumption priority of the benefits?

Consumption priority is:

  • First – Add-ons
  • Second - Plan minutes & Data

What will happen if the preferred number ported out and I still have it under the free preferred number Add-on?

This number will no longer be a preferred number and you will get end of call nonfictions each time you call this number while the calls to this number will be chargeable as per the normal rate.

I don’t need the 200 Local Minutes anymore; can I cancel it during the month?

Yes, you can cancel any Add-on during the month. When you do so, the Add-on rental will not be refunded and the remaining allowances will be kept to use until end of the month and will be removed by the start of next month.

It is the end of the month. I still have 150 Local minutes; will it be carried over to the next month?

No carry over of unused benefits, it renews every first of the month.

I subscribed to Flexible minutes Add-on in the last week of the month. How I will be charged and what is the allowance I will get?

Rentals and Allowances are prorated on subscription, Except Data Add-ons. Data allowance is fully granted while rentals are prorated

My contract period is over. What are my options now?

By the end of the contract, you can opt out of the yearly contract plan during which:

  • Provided allowances during the same month will continue until the end of the month & Rentals are charged in Full.
  • Following month, subscription will be moved to the New Postpaid Plan along with its benefits/Rental.
If not opting out, then you will continue same plan/benefits and can opt-out or migrate to any other plan without exit charges at any time.

Can I migrate from a flavor to another within the same plan?

Yes, you can. The below will happen:

  • The previous plan remaining data and voice allowances will be available until the end of the billing cycle. 
  • New plan allowances will be provided immediately. 
  • Data allowance will be given in full while minutes will be prorated.
  • New plan rental will be prorated for current month and charged in full starting from next billing cycle.

Will I receive a notification about contract expiry & how can I opt out of Yearly Postpaid plan?

  • Towards the end of 12/24 month contract, an SMS [one week and one day before the contract expires] will be sent informing that the plan will be continued with the same rental and benefits.
  • If you wish to opt out, send SMS “C AP” to 1012.

I have a contract postpaid plan and would like to migrate my line to prepaid/cancel my account. What will the exit charges be?

Exit charges of AED 105 (including VAT) X by the remaining months of the contract will apply however, the package allowances will remain until the end of the month and all rentals will be paid in full.

What are the excluded countries for the international & Flexi minutes?

There are no excluded countries for international calling.

Will I get any extra benefits?

  • You will be a Prestige customer once you opt in to any of the VIP plans Except for "Gold (500)" bought from Etisalat Retail
  • 50% discount applies on the 2nd year rental with the same benefit

Will I be charged on per second basis?

No. All Bundled Minutes are charged on Per Minute basis.

It is the end of the month. I still have 150 Local minutes; will it be carried over to the next month?

No carry over of unused benefits, it renews every first of the month.

Can I use the device wallet amount to pay my bills?

You can redeem the Device Wallet amount only against devices.

How can use the device wallet amount?

  • You can redeem the entitled device amount by visiting any of Etisalat POS.
  • Deposited Wallet amount can be used only once to purchase one device.

Is there any expiry rules apply on device wallet amount?

  • Device Wallet validity is two years only.
  • In case two- year ended & you did not use your device wallet amount; the amount will expire and you will not be able to use it anymore.

What if the price of the device that I want is more/less than the amount in my device wallet?

If you are using the Wallet to redeem a device, and:

  • Device price is more than the available balance in Device Wallet, the remaining unpaid amount will be added to your next bill.
Example: If device costs AED 4500 & Device Wallet amount is AED 3500, you will pay the price gap (AED 1000) within the next bill.
  • Device price is less than the available balance in Device Wallet, System will deduct purchased device amount from the Wallet & the remaining amount in the wallet will be used to adjust other outstanding charges on your account.
Example: if device costs AED 2500 & Wallet amount is AED 3500, then the remaining AED 1000 will be credited to your account & can be used ONLY for paying your bill(s).

Will I be charged on per second basis?

No. All Bundled Minutes are charged on Per Minute basis.

What are the excluded countries for the international & Flexi minutes?

There are no excluded countries for international calling.

Is there any restriction or excluded countries for the international calls?

  • Incoming roaming calls from flexible minutes apply to some countries only. Click here to see the list of excluded countries/operators.
  • International calls to Zone 2 and Zone 3 are not deducted from the bundled flexi minutes.

Will I be eligible to use New-Postpaid Add-ons?

No. Having Etisalat Smart plan, you will not be eligible to subscribe to New Postpaid Add-ons

It is the end of the month. I still have 50 flexi minutes; will it be carried over to the next month?

No carry over of unused benefits, it renews every first of the month.

How can I check my usage?

Send an SMS with “Balance” to 1012 free of charge or dial *140# and follow the instructions.

My contract period is over. What are my options now?

By the end of the contract, you can:

  • Continue on same plan/benefits.
  • Subscribe to data add-on again and start a new contract.
  • Migrate to any other plan without exit charges at any time.

I am still in the contract period and would like to migrate my line to prepaid/cancel my account. What will the exit charges be?

Exit charge for plans will be:

  • For 24 Months Contract Plan: AED 105 (including VAT) X remaining contract period.
  • For 12 Months Contract Plan: AED 52.5 (including VAT) X remaining contract period.
In addition, if you have a device associated with the contract, exit charge for the device will be (Device rental X remaining contract period).

How can I migrate my line to prepaid/cancel my account?

  • Cancellation will be done through BC/outlet
  • Exit charges will be collected on the spot upon your request to terminate the contract(s).

Will I get any extra benefits?

You will get a Sliver Numbers if you subscribed to any plan.

Will I be charges in per second basis?

No. All Bundled Minutes are charged on Per Minute basis.

What is the rate of international calls?

International call rates depend on the Zone (See attachments for Lists of countries per Zone):

  • Zone 1: Deducted from bundled minutes then charged PAYG at 2 fils per second. For the list
  • Zone 2: Only charged as PAYG at 6 fils per second. For the list
  • Zone 3: Only charged as PAYG at different rates depending on the country. For the list

How can I check my usage?

  • Free SMS to 1012:
    • Package Details: NP
    • Balance Of Allowances: NP Balance
  • USSD commands *101# and *140# to check all remaining allowances
  • *170# to check data only
  • Through mobile app, IVR & Online

My contract period is over. What are my options now?

By the end of the contract, you can opt out of the yearly contract plan during which:

  • Provided allowances during the same month will continue until the end of the month & Rentals are charged in Full.
  • Following month, subscription will be moved to the New Postpaid Plan along with its benefits/Rental.
If not opting out, then you will continue same plan/benefits and can opt-out or migrate to any other plan without exit charges at any time.

I am still in the contract period and would like to migrate my line to prepaid/cancel my account. What will the exit charges be?

Exit charge for plans will be:

  • For 24 Months Contract Plan: AED 105 (including VAT) X remaining contract period.
  • For 12 Months Contract Plan: AED 52.5 (including VAT) X remaining contract period.
In addition, if you have a device associated with the contract, exit charge for the device will be (Device rental X remaining contract period).

How can I migrate my line to prepaid/cancel my account?

  • Cancellation will be done through BC/outlet
  • Exit charges will be collected on the spot upon your request to terminate the contract(s).

What are the monthly benefits & charges?


Basic Bundles

Control Line 80
(Flexible Minutes)

Control Line 80
(Local Minutes)

 

Minutes Allowance

50

100

Data Allowance

1GB

Promotional Data (For a Limited Time only)

1GB

Monthly Rental (VAT inclusive)

AED 80

Is there any restriction on the flexi minutes?

Flexible Minutes can be used for Local & International calls only.

Does it work on per second basis?

No. In-bundle minutes are charged on a Per-minute basis.

The 100 Local minutes are not enough for me. What are my options to get more benefits?

You can recharge via prepaid cards to use the recharged amount to subscribe to the designated Control Line Add-Ons or you can use recharged balance on a PAYG basis after total consumption of basic allowances.

What are the Add-Ons that I can use?


Add-On

Price
(VAT Inclusive)

Subscription SMS

200 Local Minutes

AED 55
(Per each)

 

ALM

150 Flexible Minutes *

AFM

100 International Minutes

AIM

1GB Data

AD

Send SMS to 1012 for free to subscribe.  

Will the Add-Ons charges be added to my bill?

No. Your bill cannot exceed the AED 80. You need to recharge your line with sufficient balance in order to avail the Add-Ons.

How I will be charged after consuming my benefits and start using PAYG?

 

Destination

Minute Rate (VAT inclusive)

Local Calls

38 fills

India, Pakistan, China, Bangladesh & Nepal

38 fills

International Zone 1

AED 1.05

International Zone 2

AED 2.1

Rest of the World

Per Country Rate 

Local Data

AED 1.05/MB

It is the end of the month. I still have 20 Local minutes; will it be carried over to the next month?

No carryover of unused benefits, it renews every first of the month.

What is the consumption priority of the benefits?

Priority of consumption will be first for the add-on then basic bundle allowance.

Can I call special numbers using my bundle minutes?

No, special numbers cannot be called using bundle allowance.

Is there any commitment for subscribing to any of the postpaid data packages?

3 months commitment applies only on the Global Data Plan. If you wish to cancel before 3 months, exit charge of Monthly Rental x Remaining Months applies. For the rest of the plans/packages, there is no commitment. You can cancel any time with no exit charge.

How can I check my usage?

Send an SMS with “Balance” to 1012 free of charge or dial *140# and follow the instructions.

Will I receive a notification about my usage?

You will be notified via SMS in the following cases:

  • On consuming 80%, 90% and 100% of data packages
On consuming AED 10, AED 30, AED 50, AED 100 and multiples of AED 100 as out of bundle charges.

It is the end of the month and I still have allowance of my auto-renewal plan. Will it be carried over to the next month?

No carry-over of unused benefits, it renews every first of the month.

I have an auto-renewal plan and I am running out of data. What are my options?

You can do any of the following:

  • Wait until the next month for the benefit renewal.
  • Opt in to Monthly Mini Data Plan/Data Booster.
  • Use Pay as you go/Out of bundle rates.
  • Upgrade or re-subscribe. No need to cancel the package. Just subscribe again and the package will be renewed.

What happens if I call a non-preferred country/destination?

The call will proceed but will be charged as per standard roaming rates. We advise you to be aware of the destination you are calling to avoid extra roaming charges.

How can I explore the benefit/prices of the roaming packages and the standard rates of roaming service?

Simply dial *177# to explore and subscribe to all options related to roaming.

In addition, you can use the below subscription cancellation channels:

  • Dial *101#.
  • Use My Etisalat UAE App or Smiles App/Portal.
  • Visit website http://roam.etisalat.ae (When outside).

How can I check usage of my roaming services?

You can either:

  • Dial *177# or *101#.
  • Use My Etisalat UAE App.

Will I be notified about my usage?

You will be notified via SMS once consuming 50%, 100% & before expiry time.

I am located at Yemen. I am trying to use the service but it is not working. Why?

Unfortunately, the roaming Service is currently not working in Yemen Due to current situation.

I received an SMS while I was roaming. How much I will be charged?

Receiving SMS is free while roaming.

I have a prepaid line. Can I dial Satellite, Flight or Premium numbers while roaming?

No. It is blocked for prepaid, but it is allowed for postpaid and it will be charged according to roaming partners’ charges

I am roaming and I need to recharge my prepaid account. How can I do it?

You can use My Etisalat UAE App, related banking app, recharge voucher through USSD or ask a friend in UAE to top up.

How will the units be deducted while roaming from packages or as PAYG?

Etisalat follows uniformed data allowance configuration across its packages; units’ calculation is based on the following conversion:

  • 1 GB = 1,000 MB.
  • 1 MB = 1,000 KB.
  • 1 KB = 1,024 Bytes.

Consuming data from a roaming data package or at a pay-as-you-go basis rates:

  • Allowance will be deducted on a 30 KB increments basis.
  • In Lebanon, customers’ pay-as-you-go roaming data usage (Without any package) will be rated on a 10 KB pulse.

Is there any commitment for subscribing to any of the roaming packages?

3 months commitment applies only on the Global Data Plan. If you wish to cancel before the 3 months, exit charge of Monthly Rental x Remaining Months applies.

Does the package validity start once I subscribe? In other words, if I subscribed to Daily Data Pack, when the 24 hours validity starts?

Validity starts from the first access/usage in roaming networks.

I have Hajj and Omra pack and it is still valid but I left Saudi Arabia. Can I still use it?

Hajj and Omra pack is available only in Saudi Arabia (KSA) on any network.

I have a postpaid plan with Flexi minutes and I get a roaming Voice Package that includes incoming minutes. What is the priority of consumption?

Incoming Roaming Minutes will be consumed first before Flexi add-ons.

I need to send an SMS to 1010. What is the charge?

SMS to 1010 costs 32fils if sender is inside UAE.

In case of roaming, it will be charges as per the standard SMS charge. 

Can I buy more than one voice pack at the same time?

  • Yes, you can simultaneously purchase roaming packages whether similar packs or different packs. However, allowances and validity periods are not cumulative. Usage priority shall be on the higher value.
Example: Daily Combo Pack + Economy Class Pack
  • When you start a valid roaming usage (whether voice or data), it is consumed first from the Economy Class Pack.
  • Once data is fully-consumed (but pack is still valid with voice allowances), succeeding data usage will activate the Daily Combo Pack 
  • When you make valid outgoing calls or receive incoming calls, it will consume from the Economy Class Pack.
  • Multiple subscriptions are not allowed for incoming voice roaming packs & global data plan.

What is Roaming Call Back service?

It is a service that enables you to make outgoing calls from abroad with flat rate of AED 3/Min using the below methods:

  • Dialing *145*00<phone number with international code>#, then press Call.
  • Downloading the Roaming Call Back App

Can I enjoy this Roaming Call Back service anywhere?

The Roaming Callback service is offered by Etisalat across 188 countries through more than 600 partner networks.

For the list of roaming partners and availability of roaming services, please visit www.etisalat.ae/roaminglist.

Please note that the Roaming Callback service code *145* could be blocked by some of the operators or used for their local services.

Using Roaming Call back service, does the flat rate cover all outgoing calls?

The destination number can be within the UAE, the visited country or any other IDD numbers (excluding calls to satellite, maritime and premium numbers). However, video calls are not supported.

How can I avail of this special rate and what is the subscription fees?

No opt-in/activation is required. Flat rate is offered by default and free of subscription charge to all postpaid and prepaid customers, consumers and business.

What happens if I call a barred number?

You will be notified (via flash message) "Callback cannot be initiated to dialed destination."

Will these USSD callback calls appear in my bill/invoice?

Yes, they will be billed in your postpaid account as "Roaming Callback".

What is Etisalat Travelers’ Helpline?

If you need support while you are roaming, you can ask for Etisalat Customer Care support by Dialing *145*8002300# (free for postpaid customers, AED 3 for prepaid) and an expert will call you back immediately to help you through the issue that you face.

In case that you could not reach us through the Traveler helpline due to any reason, you can still call us on the standard numbers with outgoing roaming rates:

  • +971 8002300  (for Etisalat numbers)
  • +971400444101 (for Non-Etisalat numbers) 
  • Or write to us an email at roamingcare@etisalat.ae

Does it require data subscription to work?

  • ICP for Mobile: Yes, it requires valid mobile data to work.
  • ICP for eLife: No, it does not require valid mobile data to work.

Will I get a free data with ICP?

No. ICP does not provide free data.

What are the data consumption rates for video/audio calls?

Data consumption rates are based on the call quality, which is determined by internet speed.

I have social data subscription. Will it support Internet Calling Plan?

ICP is available for social Data users through one of the following options:

  • Use the messaging feature only of BOTIM & C’Me, without subscribing to ICP.
  • Enable video/audio calling features, when they subscribe to ICP.

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