You have a variety of options when it comes to paying your Etisalat mobile phone or Internet bill. First option… Go to the main Etisalat building Tell the receptionist that you want to pay a bill Get a ticket from him/her Wait in line in the correct area they point out to you Provide your phone […]
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Getting eLife from Etisalat in Al Ain
Most of Al Ain has been re-wired for optical fibre, so if you want a fast broadband connection, you can get, say, an 8mb connection for less than an 8mb copper wire connection would have cost you last year. Be aware that you will need to direct the installers to your home by phone. This […]
Directory enquiries via Etisalat in Al Ain
You can ring Directory Enquiries at Etisalat by dialling 181. Be aware that their database isn’t as extensive and up-to-date as it is in the Western world! For example, I rang Directory Enquiries to get the telephone number for the Adidas Outlet Store in the centre of Al Ain so I could find out their […]
Accessing the internet in Al Ain
Accessing the Internet here in Al Ain is more expensive than in the UK or US. We are paying in the region of £25 a month for a one meg line. We managed quite fine with a 512k line for a few months, but accessing YouTube was a little too frustrating at times at this […]
Mobile phones
When we arrived in Al Ain we decided to buy two mobile phones for my wife and I from a local Carrefour supermarket. This was only slightly dearer than buying two Sim cards there and inserting them in our British phones. We spent about £10 a month in total on our combined phone bills. (We’re […]