Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Information and Services in Turkey Section => Telephones, Broadband and Mobiles => Topic started by: Marggie on July 15, 2014, 09:09:05 AM
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Here is an article from Voices Newspaper outlining the rules for registering a foreign phone. The main change is that you now have 60 days from date of entry to Turkey to register instead of 30 days. Communications Law No. 5809 .
http://2014.voicesnewspaper.com/index.php/expat-living/227-registering-a-phone-in-turkey
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We didn't have to go to the police station last week. Tax office with passport... Pay 12O tl... Take receipt to Turcell. Pay 40tl... That's it...
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Mercury, this is another example of different areas applying different rules - the person was from the Didum area.
The main change being that people now have up to 60 days from entry to register.
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Presumably that's effective immediately? In which case, brilliant.
I want to register my iPad so that I can use it on the network if I need to, but my 30 days runs out next week and I'm not sure I'll be able to get to the tax office before then.
(Rubbish, I know. Fell into the trap of thinking I had loads of time, and all of a sudden it's running out.)
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Presumably your Ipad contains a SIM card, if it doesn't have a Sim then you won't need to register it.
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It does take a SIM Marggie as it has 3G capability. I've never used one in it yet as I bought it not long before we left the UK - directly from Apple, so it's unlocked - but as I understand it I will still need to register it to avoid it being blocked.
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Or instead of paying to register your ipad, buy a mifi which you can connect your ipad, and any other devices to.
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Never thought of that Fran. Have seen them mentioned but kind of tuned it out....will have a search about them now, thanks. :)
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If you buy your mifi on amazon (£39)
Would you need to
Register that in Turkey or simply buy some data from turkcel
Priced them last month in Fethiye and cost around 280 lira
Including 4g data
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If you buy your mifi on amazon (£39)
Would you need to
Register that in Turkey or simply buy some data from turkcel
Priced them last month in Fethiye and cost around 280 lira
Including 4g data
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Here is a link to an earlier thread on the subject of WiFis:
http://www.calis-beach.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=54711.msg359458#msg359458
There is a lot of very useful information on this thread and I understand that a WiFi purchased in the UK will not work in Turkey whereas a Turkcell wiFi will work in the UK. Loz wrote quite extensively on the subject and I bought a 3 store Data Sim yesterday, it works fine.
Try a proper Turkcell shop as opposed to an agent, I believe they are cheaper there.
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Thanks Marggie. Looks like that could be my answer. :-)
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Kev 2 things, firstly you may find the mifi you buy will not work in Turkey (like I did)
secondly you will need to register it.
I bought a Turkcell mifi for 125TL from the Turkcell shop by the otogar. I had the sim already.