“Since February 22, 2009, the official sale on the UAE and Saudi Arabian markets has been a quad-band Apple smartphone - iPhone 3G,” Etisalat Telecommunications Corporation said.
Now, in any Etisalat branded store, as well as in some other retail stores, Apple’s popular smartphone, iPhone 3G, will be sold combining the functionality of an iPod, a camera phone and an Internet tablet. As for pricing, the iPhone 3G smartphone with 8 GB of internal memory costs 2646 dirhams (US $ 720) plus 199 dirhams (US $ 54) per month for communication services at the conclusion of an annual contract. An iPhone 3G smartphone with 16 GB of internal memory is priced at AED 3,090 (US $ 841) plus 199 AED (US $ 54) per month for communication services when concluding an annual contract. The monthly service package includes 125 minutes of negotiations within the UAE, 125 text messages and downloading information from the Internet in the amount of 500 MB.
Etisalat also provides other user tariffs, however, the conclusion of an annual contract is a prerequisite for each of them. When concluding an annual contract with a monthly payment of 643 dirhams (US $ 175), which includes 500 minutes of domestic calls, 300 text messages and downloading information from the Internet of 2000 MB, iPhone 3G with 8 GB of internal memory is provided for free, and for iPhone 3G with 16 GB of memory can pay only 375 dirhams (US $ 102).
“IPhone smartphones are a great combination of advanced features and high-quality work, so we are very pleased to be one of the first operators to offer them for sale in the Middle East,” said Essa AlHaddad, Director of Marketing, Etisalat Corporation. “In particular, the iPhone 3G combines all the advanced features of the iPhone, as well as working in a 3G network that is twice as fast, an integrated GPS system for providing advanced mobile services and iPhone 2.2 software that supports Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and can work with thousands of other applications made by other developers and available on the Apple App Store.The download speed can reach 7.2 Mbps, download speed - 1.9 Mbps 3G network is currently available in 99% of the Arab Emirates. "
