Rates in the United Arab Emirates and comparisons to some other Internet providers.
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Statement
We work together as one
team to satisfy customer requirements in telecommunications
services and technology in a friendly and efficient manner.
Our motto We are at your service
Perhaps what they
really meant to say was:
Our
motto: We are at our own service
Etisalat
in the future :
The future will bring with it many challenges. Customers will
demand more than just state-of-the-art technology. Businesses
will look for total telecommunication solutions that will not
only enable them to
remain productive and compete globally but will also give them a competitive edge and a return on their investment.
Etisalat is well-placed to meet these challenges head-on. We will continue to be there - contributing - in guiding, assisting and developing cost-effective technologically advanced products and services that will meet the varied needs of our local and international customers and pave the way for the region’s new dynamism in the telecommunications industry well into the 21st Century.
The Price Structures are as follows :
| ISP Home | Registration Charge ($US) | Monthly Charge (Unlimited Hours) ($US) | Hourly Charge ($US) | Excess Charge ($US) | Miscellaneous Charges ($US) | Monthly Charge (Unlimited Hours) %Cheaper Than Etisalat | Hourly Charge %Cheaper Than Etisalat |
| Etisalat (UAE) | 55 | 1,090 | 1.635 | 1.643 | 27.4 Software Installation | 0% | 0% |
| Kuwait (1) | 180 | 1.50 | 1.50 | None | 83% | 9% | |
| Kuwait (2) | 123 | 1.50 | 1.50 | None | 89% | 9% | |
| Oman | 30 | 2,860 | 0.90 | 5.1 | None | -286% | 45% |
| Lebanon | 25 | 40 | 1.5 | none | none | 96% | 8% |
| Saudi | 55 | 27 | - | - | - | 97% | |
| India | 14 | 514 | 0.714 | 0.714 | Tel: 0.50/hr | 26% | 52% |
| Hong Kong(1) | 493 | 1.04 | 1.04 | None | 55% | 36% | |
| Hong Kong(2) | 187 | 0.26 | 0.26 | Tel: 0.78/hr | 82% | 84% | |
| Hong Kong(3) | 1425 | 1.98 | 1.98 | None | N/A | N/A | |
| UK(1) | 14.5 | 0.02 | 0.02 | Tel: 2.3/hr | -53% | -40% | |
| UK(2) | 12.1 | 0.01 | 0.01 | Tel: 2.3/hr | -53% | -40% | |
| UK ISDN | 115 leased | 275 | None | 75% | |||
| Netherlands(1) | 16.4 | 0.02 | None | None | 98.5% | 98.7% | |
| Netherlands(2) | 10.9 | 0.01 | None | None | 99% | 99.4% | |
| Netherlands(3) | 16.4 | 0.02 | None | None | 98.5% | 98.8% | |
| Netherlands(4) | 24.7 | 0.03 | None | None | 97.7% | 98.2% | |
| Netherlands(5) | 19.2 | 0.03 | None | None | 98.2% | 98.2% | |
| Netherlands(6) | 15.0 | 0.02 | None | None | 98.6% | 98.8% | |
| Netherlands(7) | 16.4 | 0.02 | None | None | 98.5% | 98.8% | |
| Netherlands(8) | 19.2 | 0.03 | None | None | 98.2% | 98.2% | |
| Estonia | 35 | None | Tel: 0.70 | 51% |
Tel: Telephone charges approximated out to the best of my limitied abilities.
We start with information about
Etisalat's rates.
Emirates Internet's rates
Registration: The
Emirates Internet registration charge is Dhs. 200 per user.
Charges: ( US$1 = Dhs. 3.67 )
Details on Kuwait proved quite challenging. The providers home pages have no rates published or the rates are in pages restricted to users of their service. The following are taken from conversations on IRC chat with the relative providers.
Following is the actual conversation carried out on IRC as logged from Kuwait based chatters.
moc.kw
anywhere from $60 to $180
in most cases $60 will get you 5 free hours and up to $1.50 an
hour after that. that's on a monthly bases or you can pay
around$180 for unlimited access for one month
this I supposed to change in the coming year, but we will see
its about $200 for 2 months
its sort off unlimited now
well u have kems which charges 45kd for students and 65kd for
individuals for unlimited
but now they have a new account
pay kd 10 per month and the first 5 hours are free
after that u pay 60 fils per minute
you have business account which is kd 95 per month unlimited
usage
kd 95 = about us$260 ???
almost
The truth is out here! - http://www.moc.kw/
then u have a new company
called qualitynet.
they charge kd35 per month. unlimited usage
its 45 KD for 45 days
yes unlimited usage
The truth out here too! - http://www.quality.net
http://www.GTO.Net.om/englishnew/internet.shtml
Oman charges are quite strange. It's cheaper to set up multiple accounts than to use excess hours.
A. Dial-Up Access: One time setup fee of R.O. 10/-
B. 64K Dedicated Access: Setup Fee R.O. 200/- ; Monthly Subscription R.O. 1000/-
Visit them at - http://www.gto.net.om
| Services | Fees |
| Coupons | $15 for 10 hours |
| Installation & Maintenance | $25 first time, additional $15 |
| In-house Installation & Maintenance | $15 |
| Unlimited Plan | $40/month (cycled at the first of each month) |
| Individual & Corporate accounts | Pay as You Go: $1.5/hour |
| Monthly Plans | |
| 20 hours | 25$ every additional 1.5$ |
| Training | $25/hour |
| In-house Training | $15/hour |
| Additional mailbox | $10 per month |
| 33.6Modem Boca Or Zyxel | $150 |
| Domain Name Registration | $100 |
http://www.xnet.com.lb/services.htm l
Tariff:
Registration Free (One Time).Rs:500/-
TCP/IP Account - Yearly Usages Tariff(Rs.)
Visit the enlightening website! - http://internet.vsnl.net.in/services.htm
Hong Kong (1) http://www.netvigator.com/mega/emega.html
Hong Kong (2) PNETS charge of US$0.26 per hour plus Dial up charge of US$0.78
Hong Kong (3) Speednet
Communications (Hong Kong) Ltd.
Dialup Internet access (single dialup)
V.90 supported Internet Connection Charges
For Pnet charge, we charge $1.98/hour.
http://www.speednet.net/price/dialup.htm
NetDirect
Note: Local call charges for the UK are as follows: Weekends - 1p/min; 4p/min Weekdays(Daytime); 2p/min Weekdays(Evening).
UK(2)
Global Internet
http://www.global.net.uk/
Note: Local call charges for the UK are
as follows: Weekends - 1p/min; 4p/min Weekdays(Daytime); 2p/min
Weekdays(Evening).
No extra charge for ISDN.
Rates telephone:
Normal weekdays until 8 PM $0.02/minute
After 8 PM $1.10/hour. On Weekends $0.65/hour
My sincere thanks to sLag from Undernet's channel #Dubai for his help.