But if you use it in Turkey it costs a fortune, even if you just recieve calls, it's cheaper to buy a phone card and use a public phone, then you can regulate how much you are spending, i was there in April and i couldn't get my own phone registered to use a Turkcell sim, if you use one without doing so and they find it your phone will be blocked, I bought a cheap Philips one with sim and 250 kontours for £40 it was easier. Alan