Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum

Information and Services in Turkey Section => Telephones, Broadband and Mobiles => Topic started by: angela on April 22, 2014, 11:29:20 AM

Title: pay as you go phone
Post by: angela on April 22, 2014, 11:29:20 AM

Can someone please advise on the best/cheapest pay as you go mobile phone and where to get it from
thank you

Title: Re: pay as you go phone
Post by: KKOB on April 22, 2014, 17:32:49 PM

Buy a used one from from one of the mobile shops. You shouldn't have to pay much more than 80 TL for a half decent one. Make sure you get the charger with it though.

Title: Re: pay as you go phone
Post by: angela on April 22, 2014, 17:36:19 PM

Thanks would you recommend any shop in particular?

Title: Re: pay as you go phone
Post by: KKOB on April 22, 2014, 19:19:42 PM

Sorry, can't remember the names but there are a couple of shops on the back road out of Paspatur that usually have a big display of second-hand phones in their windows.

Title: Re: pay as you go phone
Post by: Scunner on April 22, 2014, 20:56:32 PM

As a completely different option to consider - all Carphone Warehouse phones are supplied unlocked/sim free - I have tested this and so far 100% true. Even if they aren't, the unlocked phones start at £15.95.

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/phone/samsung/samsung-e1200/handset?colourCode=BLACK

Buy it
Use it in Turkey
Throw it away :D

Title: Re: pay as you go phone
Post by: Menthol on April 22, 2014, 22:31:37 PM

The link that Scunner has supplied shows the exact same phone I use here in Turkey.

I paid a little more for it though here from an Avea shop. It cost me 80 Lira. Mine is on a contract though and I do not have data access on it. I wanted the simplest cheapest phone for texting and calls to people here in Turkey and in the UK.

(I hate texting on it though - it's the old '3 letters per key' type of phone) and if anyone knows how to change the ring tone or if it is possible to do so, let me know - it's too quiet.

Title: Re: pay as you go phone
Post by: Mark G on April 22, 2014, 22:36:58 PM

I thought you couldn't take a UK bought mobile to Turkey and use it there. I thought the Turkish government had blocked them all?

Title: Re: pay as you go phone
Post by: Scunner on April 22, 2014, 22:43:35 PM

Only if you put a Turkish sim in, and even then you get enough for a holiday - it's next time you find it won't work.

Title: Re: pay as you go phone
Post by: Mark G on April 23, 2014, 13:28:59 PM

Thanks for that Keith.

Title: Re: pay as you go phone
Post by: SteveJ on April 23, 2014, 14:39:50 PM

My uk mobile couldn't pick up a network when I arrived on Sunday so I had to buy a Turkish SIM for it but when Buddy arrived last night he had no problems switching to Turkcell.

Title: Re: pay as you go phone
Post by: Supacabby on April 23, 2014, 19:01:37 PM

Menthol:

Adjust the volume
To adjust the volume of the ringtone
1. In Menu mode, select Settings → Profiles.
2. Scroll   to   the   profile   you   are   using.
If   you   are   using   the   silent   or   offline   profile,   you   are   
not allowed to adjust the volume of the ringtone.
3. Press <Options> →   Edit.
4.    Select Volume.
5. Scroll to Call alert.
6.    Scroll left or right to adjust the volume level and
press <Save>.
To adjust the volume of voice during a call
While a call is in progress, press the Navigation key up
or down to adjust the volume.
In   noisy   environments,   you   may   have   difficulty   
hearing some calls while using the speakerphone
feature. For better audio performance, use the
normal phone mode.

Download the user manual from this page: http://www.samsung.com/uk/support/model/GT-E1200ZKABTU

Title: Re: pay as you go phone
Post by: Menthol on April 23, 2014, 23:48:58 PM

Thank you, Supacabby!

Title: Re: pay as you go phone
Post by: Jacqui Harvey on April 24, 2014, 07:21:50 AM

We bought our Turkish Mobile, which is very basic, but all that we need, in the Turkcell shop in the one way street in Fethiye,  It's on the same side as Pasa Kebab walking up the road towards Calis.   It cost around £30 and we just buy top up cards in the same shop when we need them.  They also speak excellent English in this shop. ;D