Make the most of your time with our 'University Data' discount package

We know many of you are investing time and money in university education. It’s a big investment and we are here to help with affordable internet access for your coursework - and perhaps your social life too! Our new ‘University Data’ packages are designed for students. Mobile internet access on your smartphone or laptop helps you keep on top of news and coursework (and gossip?) Stay in touch while you are on the move and make the most of every minute of your time.

University mobile internet packages

University mobile broadband packages

To qualify for ‘University Data’ you must have an official, valid university ID, issued from UAE. Each university ID qualifies for a discount on one mobile number. To find out more or to sign up for this offer visit any of our business centres or outlet stores in your nearest mall, or come and talk with us on Twitter www.twitter.com/EtisalatUAE

Get the most signal bars no matter where you are

Here at Etisalat we've got the UAE covered with mobile signal that stretches from the farthest island to the heart of the city. Wherever you are you can count on Etisalat to give you the best mobile signal.

But we are not resting yet. We are always working to increase and improve our mobile coverage, so if you do find a corner where our signal is not as strong as you would like please let us know. You can send an email to 101@contactcentre.ae Please give us the following details so that we can pinpoint the problem and add it to our workplan.

• Poor 2G or 3G coverage? Indoor or outdoor? Residential or commercial?
• Your exact location. Emirate, city, area,
• Flat number, number of floors, floor number, building name or number.
• Landmark
• Date
• Contact number (landline)

We already have the very best signal coverage across the UAE. With your help we will make it even better.

Extend your eLife connection throughout your home

Need wider internet coverage? The new Aztech Extender broadens your wireless network to any location in the home or office and eliminates weak signals and blind spots. No software or installation is required. The Aztech Extender works straight out of the box! Simply connect it to any wall socket and watch it work like a portable network point.

Plug the Aztech Extender into a preferred power outlet connected to a broadband router, and you can use the internet wherever you are in the house.

The high speed of the wireless 802.11n allows you to complete heavy downloads, and Aztech is compatible with any Ethernet-ready gadget at home.

Main Features
• Extend wireless network into any spot at home
• Turn any power outlet into a network connection
• Automated security with “Simple Connect” button
• Simply plug & play, no software or installation required. No new wires, no drilling, no software, no hassle!

TV Connection: this requires 2 of the Aztech HL110E (2 Ethernet plugs), the total cost will be AED 290 (2 X AED 145)
Internet Connection/extending: this requires 1 of the Aztech HL110E plus 1 Aztech HL110EW, the total cost will be AED 390 (AED 145 + AED 245)

For more details, speak to your eLife installer or go along to your nearest Etisalat Store.

Happy New Year

Our best wishes to you and your family for a peaceful and prosperous year in 2011.

New addition to the MyPlan handsets - BlackBerry® Bold™ 9780

It's here! The new BlackBerry® Bold™ 9780 smartphone – the newest addition to the BlackBerry Bold series of smartphones. The elegantly styled new phone and email device has an incredibly easy-to-use keyboard and optical trackpad and is packed with advanced communications and multimedia features. It is also the first BlackBerry Bold smartphone to come with the new BlackBerry® 6 operating system.

Key Features

• High-resolution 480x360 pixel color display
• 3G network support
• 5 MP camera and video recording
• Wi-Fi®
• GPS
• Expandable memory —support for microSD card
• 512 MB onboard memory, 2 GB media card included

The BlackBerry Bold 9780 smartphone will be available at all our business centers and outlets from the 29th December 2010. If you are already an Etisalat Blackberry customer you can upgrade to the new Bold 9780 for just AED 2,199.

Our flexible MyPlan packages give you 3 options to build the right package for your Blackberry and when you chose our great value Plus and Ultra packages your new Blackberry Bold 9780 is FREE! All the MyPlan packages can be personalised with a range of add-ons to give you the best possible value for your needs. Details of the add-ons are here.

MyPlan package details

Blackberry services such as email, Blackberry Messenger and social networking are also available to MyPlan subscribers. Details of the Blackberry service packages are here.

We know our business customers depend on their Blackberrys and the new packages for My Business Plan give you the flexible options you need to keep your business communications running smoothly.

My Business Plan package details

My Business Plan packages can also be personalised with the full range of MyPlan add-ons, giving you the best possible value for your business needs. Blackberry services such as email, Blackberry Messenger and social networking are also available to My Business Plan subscribers. Details of the Blackberry service packages are here

All the Blackberry smartphones are available on both MyPlan and My Business Plan packages. They are discounted when you sign up for a 12 month subscription and FREE when you chose the MyPlan or My Business Plan Ultra packages.

Handset prices (in AED) for My Plan and My Business Plan subscribers

Now you can apply for eLife Triple play online - and maybe win FIFA Club World Cup tickets too!

We've made it easier for you to apply for eLife, and if you are quick you could win a pair of football tickets.

Subscribe to eLife Triple Play online through www.etisalat.ae/elife and get a chance to win 2 FREE tickets to watch one match of FIFA Club World Cup 2010. All the Club World Cup Matches are being held in Abu Dhabi.

We will be drawing names to win tickets as follows

• Sunday December 12 (Yes, that's today!) one winner will receive 2 tickets for the match on Tuesday December 14
• Monday December 13 - one winner will receive 2 tickets for the match on Wednesday December 15
• Wednesday December 15 - one winner will receive 2 tickets for the final Club World Cup match on December 18

So what are you waiting for? If you have been thinking of subscribing to eLife or upgrading to Triple Play do it now! Apply online here. You could win FIFA Club World Cup tickets, as well as enjoying the rest of the EPL season in 'almost like being there' HD TV. Check the full details of our eLife Triple Play package here, chose the options that works best for you and subscribe online here

Details:

This offer is available to all new & migrated eLife customers (any speed), who subscribe to eLife Triple Play through online subscription from today until 14th Dec.

Do you have an HD TV?

Did you know that you need a subscription that includes HD (High Definition) channels to get the full 'almost like being there' experience from your HD TV? We offer 23 HD channels through our eLife triple play and e-vision services so you can get the full high definition experience on your HD TV. Ten of those are sports channels because sports, and especially football, is the one of the places where HD TV truly makes a difference. We're crazy about football here at Etisalat and watching your favourite team in HD is the next best thing to being at the match in person.


Of course this month we have football clubs from across the world right here in the UAE. With all the teams for the FIFA Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi we all get the chance to enjoy matches live as well as in HD TV at home, and the lucky winner of our #3x3HD twitter contest will get the best seats in the house for the final game on December the 18th.

#3x3HD contest on twitter

Here's how the contest works. We'll ask one question every day for three days on twitter. To win a place in the draw you must answer correctly before we tweet the answer on the following morning. If you answer correctly your name goes into the draw to win THREE category 1 tickets to the final on December 18 at Zayed Sports City. So watch for our tweets starting on Thursday 9th. We will tweet one question each day. Please include the hashtag #3x3HD in your answers.


Good luck. Tweet with us @EtisalatUAE if you have queries and wait for those questions!