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Offline Eric

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Re: Pay as You Go SIM for calls and data
« Reply #10 on: July 10, 2012, 21:08:48 PM »
Its the same for a Turk!  Its to stop phone trafficking as mobile phones are a lot cheaper in the UK.



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Re: Pay as You Go SIM for calls and data
« Reply #11 on: July 10, 2012, 21:42:58 PM »
Thanks for all the responses.  Not sure I'll go or the Turkish sim option if it is 100 Lira! It will probably be a bit cheaper to access mail occasionally on my uk sim nd buy a drink somewhere and try and use one wifi. 

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Re: Pay as You Go SIM for calls and data
« Reply #12 on: July 10, 2012, 21:44:54 PM »
I should ask then, are there a few places around in Calis where you can buy a drink and use wifi??

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Re: Pay as You Go SIM for calls and data
« Reply #13 on: July 11, 2012, 11:13:14 AM »
There is wi-fi at most of the bars on the front and on the high street,

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Re: Pay as You Go SIM for calls and data
« Reply #14 on: July 11, 2012, 11:20:42 AM »
Its the same for a Turk!  Its to stop phone trafficking as mobile phones are a lot cheaper in the UK.
Appologies Eric. I am somewhat disallusioned with some of the decisions the Turkish government have made of late that make staying/visiting  Turkey more difficult. But thats another subject entirely.

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Re: Pay as You Go SIM for calls and data
« Reply #15 on: July 12, 2012, 08:52:52 AM »
We were told that it was only for Turkish citizens and that it was 7TL at the vodaphone shop but we were given the wrong info again obviously.

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Re: Pay as You Go SIM for calls and data
« Reply #16 on: July 13, 2012, 10:53:36 AM »
Yep!  ;)

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Re: Pay as You Go SIM for calls and data
« Reply #17 on: July 13, 2012, 11:55:18 AM »
about a few years ago i bought  a  turkish Nokia plain and simple phone for 30tl with a pay as u go Turkcell sim, it still works fine all i want is to make and receive calls when im out there just have to make a top up within 6 months and it does not get cut off, i get my turkish neighbour to put 10tl on it  during the winter ..

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Re: Pay as You Go SIM for calls and data
« Reply #18 on: July 14, 2012, 10:27:32 AM »
Yesterday I went to unlock a uk phone and was told that it will cost 100lira. Turkcell also told me that their cheapest phone was 129 lira, I only need a basic one, so this is likely to be my best option now.

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Re: Pay as You Go SIM for calls and data
« Reply #19 on: July 14, 2012, 22:40:13 PM »
Thanks for that info Eric.  We were going to ask Phil's daughter to bring out 2 phones for us but won't bother now.  ;)




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