Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Information and Services in Turkey Section => Telephones, Broadband and Mobiles => Topic started by: Janette Din on June 20, 2016, 21:19:11 PM
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I realise that there is lots of useful information about the turkcell MIFI. If i bring an unlocked sim free MIFI from the UK can i buy a data sim that will work in it? we will be staying at Lissa Links in Calis Beach so if so where would the nearest Place be to buy the SIM?
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You will have the same issue as bringing a non Turkish mobile and using a Turkish sim, it will be cut off after a period of time as Turkish tax hasn't been paid on the mobile device, but it can take several weeks or longer. For the price of the data sim it is worth the chance for a couple weeks!
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Thanks for that, you learn something every day!! where would we buy a data SIM from? Anything in Calis at all?
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There aren't any phone shops in Caslis, so I buy my data sim's from fethiye, most phone shops have them and the 15gb lasts for ages (dependant on what your downloading of course).
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it will be cut off after a period of time as Turkish tax hasn't been paid on the mobile device, but it can take several weeks or longer.
I seem to recall that the "grace" period for non Turkish handsets used with Turkish SIMs was increased to 120 days sometime round about October last year. Cant remember where I read it but fairly sure it was an official publication.
JF
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thats great news, thanks everyone. will take a trip to fethiye when we arrive. :) :) :)
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........ it was back down to the Turkcell shop between the Sunday Market and Kipa.
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Yes
I top mine up at the turkcell shop in calis
On market road near the sunshine cafe
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just off post. when are you back over kev?
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Kev, can you remember what kind of price for say 10GB of data for my MIFI? We are there for 3 weeks and will use it for whats app, facebook , google search for flights arriving etc. no u tube or streaming .will 10B be enough? did i read that i have to take my passport to buy one?
At lissa links, 5 sleeps to go! :)
Jan
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Kev, can you remember what kind of price for say 10GB of data for my MIFI? We are there for 3 weeks and will use it for whats app, facebook , google search for flights arriving etc. no u tube or streaming .will 10B be enough? did i read that i have to take my passport to buy one?
At lissa links, 5 sleeps to go! :)
Jan
Hi Jan,
2 weeks ago it was 91TL for 15GB from the Turkcell shop in Çaliş. Expires arter 3 months.
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There aren't any phone shops in Caslis, so I buy my data sim's from fethiye, most phone shops have them and the 15gb lasts for ages (dependant on what your downloading of course).
There is a small Turkcell shop near (before on the right hand side) the Kipa in Calis, I used to buy my data there
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thanks everyone for your help. hopefully i will be online whilst in Calis and can thank you all when i have connected :)