Text your way to a fortune with SMS Mega Win from du - more than a million dirhams worth of prizes to be won!

Press release

Published May 27th, 2012 - 04:54 GMT

Find out what your general knowledge is worth with du’s new SMS Mega Win! Try your luck with the daily SMS competitions to win your share of more than a million dirhams worth of prizes win AED 5, 000 every day for more than 50 days, an Audi A1 every week, and the grand prize of an Audi Q7 at the end of the competition.

All you have to do to start winning is SMS win to 1000 from your du mobile phone, and you’ll instantly start to receive questions. Answer correctly, and you could win a fabulous prize up to AED5,000 every day*!

Questions will cover a range of general knowledge questions with categories including sport, lifestyle, and the traditions, heritage and culture of the UAE.

“We know our customers are good at making intelligent choices, and we’re bringing them a fun, exciting way to expand their knowledge through our latest SMS competition! They can test their general knowledge and have the chance to win some fabulous prizes this is yet another way in which we’re adding life to life every day,” said Farid Faraidooni, Chief Commercial Officer, du. “Our previous SMS-based challenges, such as SMS Gold Challenge and SMS Diamond Challenge, were tremendous successes. This has encouraged us to introduce the SMS Mega Win, which we are sure will be equally successful.”

This contest is open for a limited period and conditions apply.

Please note: The grand prize and daily prizes will be decided through lucky draws. The weekly prize will be given to the top scorer of the week.

Each message sent is charged at AED3.

Background Information

Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (du)

Ever since we opened for business in 2006, we have worked hard to enhance and expand our bouquet of services in an industry that is at the heart of economic and social transformation. Bringing people and businesses together is what we do best, offering mobile and fixed telephony, broadband connectivity and IPTV services to people, homes and businesses all over the UAE. We also provide carrier services, a data hub, internet exchange facilities and satellite services for broadcasters.

Company Profile

Audi

Audi is a German manufacturer of a range of automobiles, from supermini to crossover SUVs in various body styles and price ranges that are marketed under the Audi brand. The company is headquartered in Ingolstadt, Germany, and has been a wholly owned (99.55%) subsidiary of Volkswagen AG since 1966.

Currently, Audi's sales are growing strongly in Europe. Its 2007 worldwide sales have been released as 964,151 vehicles sold - a record for the brand. In 2008, Audi has achieved the 13th record year in a row passing the 1 million unit mark with 1,003,400 sold units.