Etisalat unveils its own phone

The device comes with a Wasel SIM card and Dh165 of free airtime credit for international calls, over a period of three months. (SUPPLIED) Etisalat unveiled its first self-branded mobile device on Monday, as revealed by Emirates Business on October 8. The etisalat 211 FM is an affordable mobile phone for price-conscious customers, bundled for Dh265. The device comes with a Wasel SIM card and Dh165 of free airtime credit for international calls, over a period of three months.

The device supports MMS, WAP and FM radio and both Arabic and English languages. Customers will also receive Dh60 credit on Wasel activation, and Dh50 and Dh65 respectively at the beginning of the second and third month.

The free talk time will be valid for 30 days each.

Khalifa Al Shamsi, Senior Vice-President, Consumer Marketing, etisalat, said: "Launch of an affordable mobile phone device is a strategic move for etisalat into the mobile phone demarket. Etisalat will also launch more self-branded devices in the future."