3 Mobile Broadband

[ribeye100]

Hello all.
I wonder if anyone can answer this for me.

I have in the UK a 3 Mi Fi dongle on pay as you go, this runs with a sim card on the 3 network.

Is it possible to run this in Turkey with a Turkish sim? I don't know if the dongle itself will be compatable with their system or not,  and if not can it be made to be compatable.

Cheers
Mark.

[Supacabby]

Based on what I understand of the 3 network I "think" it wont be compatible as the only networks available are Turkcell & Vodafone however I'm unaware if either of them can "unlock" a dongle. You can buy a dongle in Turkey, reading this forum the appx cost seems to be 100tl. Guess you can take it & try, nothing ventured!

Edit: Just rung my local phone unlocking specialist on your behalf, he can't do a dongle & knows of no-one else who can, just fyi.

[ribeye100]

thanks for the info,

Mark

[Fastlady]

Avea also have dongles - I think mine is on the 3g network but not sure .  Will check later and confirm.

[superpp]

they are compatible, but need to be unlocked first.

google threw up:
http://www.talk3g.co.uk/showthread.php?8334-How-To-Unlock-the-Three-MiFi-E585-manual-method-completely-free-of-any-cost

Use at your own risk...

this needs to be done in the UK and then the mifi registered with Turkcell (just like a UK mobile) and a Turkcell sim purchased.

[ribeye100]

I have news!!!

Now there is a coincidence, superpp. just got the dongle unlocked by a guy over the internet..... £7.00 and should as he says be up and running with a Turkish sim card when I get out in October, this is a great option for internet connection if all works well as you can connect up to 5 items such as phones laptop ds etc, basicaly a stand alone wireless router that is portable and just needs to be charged and will last up to 8 hours between charges,
Cost in uk £39 on 3 pay as you go for the unit Plus unlock fee and what ever the sim in turkey will cost but seems reasonable to me.

I will let you know how I get on in Octber.

I hope this is of help to someone as i have had great info from this site, big up the CBF.

[Supacabby]

Sorry I was wrong! (Oh & I forgot Avea too!)

Maybe it's time I retired  

I did find a wi-fi modem for a dongle on Ebay a while back if that helps at all.

[Fastlady]

Checked my dongle this morning, it is 3G on Avea and works fine.

[ribeye100]

Just a quick update.

Visited Turkcell in Fethiye, registered the dongle, bought a sim card and now have 4gb download avaiable for 19 lira. what a bargain.

Hope this helps,

[maecy]

Turkish vodafone are currently doing unlimited internet for 7tl a month. We hooked the sim up to our computer and it worked fine, though a little slow.