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Enjoy greater savings, convenience and control on unlimited mobile data for just 2 fils per minute at a maximum speed of 1Mbps
What are the charges?
Choose and use, at an affordable rate of 2fils/minute.
How to activate the service?
Just dial *555# to start or stop using the du Start Stop Data Service.
Dubai, UAE - The convenience and control of Wi-Fi wherever and whenever you want with the option to switch it on or off is now available with du’s innovative pay-per-minute Start Stop Data Service. Now you have the convenience and control to use data only when you want to, at just 2 fils/minute and a maximum speed of 1Mbps, this service is ideal for browsing, using social and messaging apps, video streaming and more. By dialing *555# prepaid users can start, stop and check their sessions. With greater savings, du customers are now in the driving seat when it comes to their data usage.
“For the first time, du is offering customers in the UAE data bundling on an on-demand basis. We have recognised that our consumers want more convenience and control when it comes to managing their data,” said Fahad Al Hasawi, Chief Commercial Officer, du.
“We wanted to offer more transparency to our customers and give them more control over their data usage. Introducing a pay per minute scheme for data usage enables us to further address our customers wants and needs, and to deliver on our promise of always adding life to life.”
To subscribe to du Start Stop service, customers need to have enough More Time credit or Out of Credit balance. Once the service is activated, there is a minimum charge of 30 fils for the first 15 minutes of usage. After that, it will be 2 fils per minute for a maximum duration of four hours in one session. Customers can start as many consecutive sessions with the same fees.
For more information please visit http://www.du.ae/personal/mobile/specialoffers/start-stop#details.
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About du
du is a vibrant and multiple award-winning telecommunications service provider serving 9 million individual customers with its mobile, fixedline, broadband internet, and Home services over its 4G LTE network. du also caters to over 100,000 UAE businesses with its vast range of ICT and managed services. Since its launch in 2007, du has many UAE firsts to its credit, including introduction of Pay by the Second® billing system, IPTV and self-service portal.
du is ideally placed to support the realisation of UAE Vision 2021 and transformation of Dubai into a Smart City. du is also the official strategic partner of the Smart Dubai Office and the platform provider for Smart Dubai. Following the successful testing of the Middle East’s first Internet of Things (IoT) network, du is on course to complete deployment of its IoT network in 2016.
Brand Finance ranked du as the 12th most valuable brand in the Middle East in 2016. du previously won the coveted Brand of the year title by Superbrands Middle East in 2013. The company has been recognised with several other awards such as ISO 27001 certification of Managed Security Services and having the distinction of opening UAE’s first LEED Platinum Certified Green Shop. du also has the unique distinction of the first telecom in the world to release Sustainability Report based on GRI-G4 guidelines in 2014. du is also credited with du’s world-class teleport is the largest of its kind in the Middle East and ranked among the top teleports in the world by World teleport Association.
du is 39.5 percent owned by Emirates Investment Authority, 19.75 percent by Mubadala Development Company PJSC, 19.5 percent by Emirates Communications and Technology LLC and the remaining by public shareholders. Listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), the company trades under the name ‘du’.
© Press Release 2017
