1 GB
7 days
$7.99
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates eSIM: data works, app calls do not
A data-only profile from Burj Mobile, riding Etisalat (5G) as a visitor. No local shop, no local number, no counter.
12 plans, from 1 GB at $7.99 to 50 GB at $150.99, plus 5 unlimited-data tiers.
Calls over WhatsApp, FaceTime and Telegram are blocked at network level in United Arab Emirates. Data works; no eSIM changes that, and anyone selling one as a workaround is wrong.
Get the eSIM
By data
2 GB
15 days
$10.99
3 GB
30 days
$12.99
5 GB
30 days
$23.99
10 GB
30 days
$29.99
20 GB
30 days
$45.99
50 GB
30 days
$150.99
Unlimited data, by days
Unlimited
3 days
$26.99
Unlimited
5 days
$37.99
Unlimited
7 days
$48.99
Unlimited
10 days
$61.99
Unlimited
15 days
$115.99
Data-only profile on a local network — it carries no phone number. Install it before you fly; the profile is emailed right after payment. Terms and refunds.
What applies in United Arab Emirates
Runs on Etisalat (5G) Data rides that network as a visitor. You do not need a local shop, and the profile carries no local number.
On Android the APN is typed by hand: globaldata On iPhone it fills itself in. On Android, open the mobile network settings and enter it — without that line there is no data.
Operator facts from the Airalo catalogue, read 10 August 2026. Rules and networks change — check the date before you rely on a line here.
What this costs against the rest of Middle East
5 GB for 30 days in United Arab Emirates is $23.99 — above the $18.99 median across the 12 Middle East countries we sell in, 9th cheapest of 12.
Cheaper nearby
- Egypt$20.99
- Saudi Arabia$18.99
- Bahrain$17.99
Dearer nearby
- Palestine, State of$24.99
- Iraq$26.99
- Jordan$40.99
Our own prices, same plan size, read from the catalogue 10 Aug 2026.
What we know about the rules here
VoIP restrictions — confirmed in United Arab Emirates Read on a regulator's own site, checked 10 Aug 2026. The country page for the mechanism is linked below where we have published one.
Every rule we have confirmed, country by country Three kinds of rule cost travellers a handset, a call or a line. › Same rule elsewhere: VoIP restrictions
Operator facts are read from the Airalo catalogue and carry the date above. Networks, prices and rules change without notice — check before you fly.