Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Information and Services in Turkey Section => Telephones, Broadband and Mobiles => Topic started by: catsrus on December 28, 2016, 12:18:39 PM
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This is probably a really dim question but what I know about mobile phones you could write on the back of a stamp!! I have a mobile phone bought in Turkey using Turkcell. I am going to the UK for 10 days, will this phone work in the UK? I have a UK phone but as I haven't been to the UK for 5 years I presume I would have to buy a new sim card for this. Hopefully someone will please know the answer.
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The phone should work in the U.K. but on Turkcell so your call costs would be relatively high. If your Uk phone is unlocked you can just buy a pay as you go SIM card when you are in the UK - even at the supermarket tills.
If it's locked, just buy a pay as you go SIM card for the network you used to be on with it.
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Yes, the Turkcell phone will work in the UK but only if you set it up for International Calls before you leave Turkey. (It can be done from the UK but I don't want to confuse you anymore than you already are. ;) ) However, don't forget you'll be charged International rates if you make calls, or send and receive texts in the UK.
Take your old UK phone with you and buy a cheap SIM in the UK for any calls you want to make in the UK.
Also what he ^^^^ said. :)
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Thanks, how would I know if my UK phone was locked or not ? Told you I am dim when it comes to phones !!
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Try putting your Turkcell SIM in it and see what message you get on the screen.
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Thank you all for your replies, will take my uk phone and buy a new sim card, will have to try to remember which network I was on!!
Just googled uk networks and remembered it was T Mobile.
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Ok so T-mobile are EE now