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Old Aug 12th 2013, 6:06 am
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Do they have contacts or pay as you go any advice on mobiles will be great
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Old Aug 12th 2013, 6:27 am
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Both Pay as You Go and Contract are avaialable, from either Du or Etisalat.

Just google theses companies and you can find out all about the rates etc.

FWIW I think they're both pretty rubbish, but Du is probably the better one. Anyone else have an opinion on which is the best provider?




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They are both shit as they are both the same company! They only brought out Du to try and divert the attention away from Etisalat being a monopoly.

I'm on Epissalat and my Mrs is on Du, she has more phone related rage than I do.... just.

Much of a muchness TBH. Du is apparently better for roaming tho.

As for contract or pay as you go, both are common. I was always on a contract in the UK but I don't trust em here and have been PAYG for 7 years now and it's no biggie.
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Du and Etisalat are owned by the same company? I thought Etisalat was owned by Abu Dhabi government and Du by Dubai's.

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Both Pay as You Go and Contract are avaialable, from either Du or Etisalat.

Just google theses companies and you can find out all about the rates etc.

FWIW I think they're both pretty rubbish, but Du is probably the better one. Anyone else have an opinion on which is the best provider?




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Grammar, or rather the lack of.

Haven't Du just hiked their prices? I checked - they have for landlines and broadband.

http://www.thenational.ae/business/t...as-bills-hiked
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Grammar, or rather the lack of.

Haven't Du just hiked their prices? I checked - they have for landlines and broadband.

http://www.thenational.ae/business/t...as-bills-hiked
You didn't see the original un-edited post Meow, you'd have had a field day.
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Grammar, or rather the lack of.

Haven't Du just hiked their prices? I checked - they have for landlines and broadband.

http://www.thenational.ae/business/t...as-bills-hiked
Yes, my tv, phone and internet package has gone up by 60 dibs a month

No idea about mobiles though.....
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You didn't see the original un-edited post Meow, you'd have had a field day.

I'd be twitching, would I?

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Du and Etisalat are owned by the same company? I thought Etisalat was owned by Abu Dhabi government and Du by Dubai's.

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Maybe I have that wrong then... Although I'm sure that's what I had heard.

Either way, they are probably related in some way.... all the family's are.... as a gene pool it must be limited to say the least!
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I've been with both outfits both on PAYG and contract - not much to choose between them tbh, although I would never have another contract with either of them.
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