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Offline JohnF

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Re: Can someone clarify this for me?
« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2015, 12:08:05 PM »
the turks won't know you have brought a new phone here  if it's still got an English sim in it ??

They know as soon as you connect to the network. 

In addition, they've got a special "ingilizce yabancı filtresi" which can tell if it is an "English" SIM - apparantly Scottish (or Welsh & NI) ones are fine.

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Re: Can someone clarify this for me?
« Reply #11 on: January 21, 2015, 12:18:28 PM »
As we have a holiday home in Calis.  We bought a chieap Turkish mobile and when we go home we leave it with our maintenance company who keep it registered for us.

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Re: Can someone clarify this for me?
« Reply #12 on: January 22, 2015, 13:26:36 PM »
So if i use my English phone in Turkey with a tesco sim in it the turks will stop me using it after whatever time up to 60 days
only i need to keep my uk account active by switching it on and i use it for internet etc. aiso when i am in uk mt turkish phone
works does our country do the same to Turkish mobiles i wonder ?

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Re: Can someone clarify this for me?
« Reply #13 on: January 22, 2015, 13:56:42 PM »
Ivan, only a non registered device with a Turkish sim will be blocked., basically because the Turkish government tax mobile devices so any device being brought in is required to be registered and tax paid As Jacqui recommends, best bet is to buy a second hand Turkish mobile for use in Turkey.

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Re: Can someone clarify this for me?
« Reply #14 on: January 22, 2015, 14:11:15 PM »
Ivan, before you use your Tesco sim in Turkey check the data and call costs as it is not European roaming and can be very expensive!

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Re: Can someone clarify this for me?
« Reply #15 on: January 22, 2015, 14:24:26 PM »
The Tesco person told me as long as i switch mobile on (i do not need to use it) they won't cut me off cause when i went back
at xmas old sim no good so lost 10 pounds of credit. thanks for help  Ivan




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