Mobile phone Simcards

[legless]

that is very true George you must top up every 90 days just like your visa ( Ha Ha ) the best way is to have a good friend in Turkey to do it for you, if you are still using in-resort for your property management I am sure they will do it for you its in their interests as well for people renting your villa

Ron

[Rimms]

Cheers Ron, does that mean you have to buy top ups every 90 days or just use the phone in that period ?

I am sure in resort will sort it out, however, they now manage about 100 properties, most of which now have a mobile !!

[agazina]

you have to top up once every 90 days!

[valentine]

Thanks for all this info as I got a Turkish sim in August and will top it up in October - I'll have to bribe someone to keep it topped up over the winter as we're not back till May!

[KKOB]

Valentine,

Sounds like a unique business opportunity for me !! Mobile top up service !

[ronan]

Walgravechippy.....the info you have given is interesting but it is very far off the mark....i receive texts from England every day & they do not take any units from me, or the other turkish people that i know.

Do you have a work permit!?

[Crabbit]

quote:Originally posted by KayaKoyuOldBoy

Linda, It works roughly like this

Text from Turkish phone to Turkish phone in Turkey Cost 2 units to sender

Text from Turkish phone to English phone in Turkey Cost 4 units to sender and 2 units to receiver

Text from English phone in England to Turkish phone in Turkey cost 4 units to sender and 2 units to receiver

Text from English phone in England to English phone in Turkey cost 4 units to sender and 4 units to reciever

The unit costs will vary depending on the service providers and the tariff but you get the idea.

This is why it's cheaper to have a Turkish SIM card in your phone when you are in Turkey and want to contact others in Turkey. It also explains why some Turks are reluctant to return calls / texts if you are still using an English number.

What a load of rubbish

Crabbit

[KKOB]

Thanks for that Crabbit! You're obviously the expert You explain how it works then !

[Jenny]

that sounds about right to me walgrave chippy, my friends live out there and they say exactly the same as u did, and it always costs me to receive texts aswell.

Crabbit - you're a happy wee soul arent u!

[xanadu]

If your phone isn't chipped already the phone shops will do it here for you, for about 15 million and then you can insert any card.
 We have a spare in the office on an old phone if any body is stuck they can borrow it for the week. We keep it for our customers to use.
Also if you are renting out a property over here it would be a good idea to leave an old phone with turkish sim card for your customers to use with important contact numbers on them ie. taxi's etc.