Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Information and Services in Turkey Section => Telephones, Broadband and Mobiles => Topic started by: Supacabby on March 12, 2014, 16:32:59 PM
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http://shop.ee.co.uk/4gee-extra-4gb-plan-26-99/pay-monthly/mobile-phones/
It was time to change my mobile phone yesterday so off into town I duly went. Checked out the usual suspects like Phones4U & Carphone Warehouse etc. before going into the EE store. Nice friendly manager who when I just happened to mention about the horrendous cost of roaming charges (phone calls & texts not looking for late night drinking venues!) offered me the new tariff as listed above.
In short, unlimited minutes & texts to any network/landline whilst in the UK, free voicemail, 4GB of data (Don't ask Lance!) but the best bit is if you are roaming in Europe or the USA (& some other countries which I have now forgotten) the cost is NIL, yep, FREE. There is no charge to call or text home to the UK (mobile or landline) & the very best bit is if for example you are in Turkey you can call/txt anywhere in Europe (landline or mobile) for FREE as well. My brother lives in France so I suggested I was in Calis & wanted to ring him in Britanny, yep that's free, gobsmacked was I dot com!
The cost of the tariff varies depending on your choice of handset but the cheapest is £26.99 a month over 2 years which seems a fair price to me, just the calls/texts from abroad will save me the extra on my old tariff to justify the expense, oh & a nice new shiny Galaxy Note 3 with 4G for my bonus!
PS: Other networks are available :)
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Blimey that is good. I don't want to doubt you on this SC, but are you sure that it includes Turkey?
I only ask as Turkey has traditionally been outside of the best deals that are on offer in European destinations - driven in part by EU regulation - not because of the British or UK mobile networks, but because Turkcell has protected/defended its 'share' of the roaming charges paid by us.
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Sorry I should have also asked in the above post, have they got the 4G signal in around Brighton now?
If you have not had 4G before, prepared to be amazed, providing the signal holds up in your area...doh!
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Yes UBT, it does include Turkey, my 1st question!
Yes to 4G around most of Brighton, certainly the city centre area & luckily in my abode, even though I tend to use my 100mg broadband connection mostly (sorry!).
Here's the link to where is included: http://explore.ee.co.uk/4gee-extra-plans-roaming-benefits
What countries are included?
EUROPE:
Austria, Azores, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, French Guyana, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Jersey, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madeira, Malta, Martinique, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Reunion, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Vatican.
THE REST OF THE WORLD:
Armenia, Australia, China, Israel, Macedonia, Martinique, Switzerland, Turkey and USA
What's included?
Calls and Texts
If you’re on a 4GEE Extra plan then making calls and sending texts back to the United Kingdom, or to any of the eligible countries are free and unlimited.
What’s included at no extra charge:
Making and receiving calls and sending texts when you’re in an eligible country (e.g. a call from France to France)
Calls and texts to the United Kingdom from any of the eligible countries (e.g. a call from France to UK)
Calls and texts from any of the eligible countries (excluding the United Kingdom) to any other eligible country (eg - A call from France to USA).
What’s not included
Making calls or sending texts when you are in the United Kingdom to eligible countries
Making calls or sending texts to premium rate numbers and other non-geographic numbers (which can vary over time) aren’t included
Calls to your voicemail
PS: Most of Brightons buses now have free wi-fi too, joys of being in a two times University city I guess ;)
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Wow..thats good.
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Well that looks like the steal of the decade, and it is almost worth taking the service on here in Turkey, only downside is people calling me from Turkey they will invoke an international mobile charge ... still vey good deal.
I shall also look forward to using the free wi-fi on the 14 or 12 bus routes on our return home to the People's Republic of Peacehaven.
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It's good to see cab drivers extolling the virtues of using the bus - fair play to them !
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I use the bus all the time to go into town, Brighton is horrendous for traffic & parking is almost non existent! £3.50 for a return is better than £4+ per hour to park, when you've finally found a space!
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That looks a really good deal, another good point if I understand it correctly is you don't have to register your uk mobile and pay the tax on it if you spend a lot of time in Turkey. Just youse the phone you have on this plan.
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Calls to your voicemail not included?
Could be costly
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Wow this is amazing. I am due an upgrade and am already with Orange so this would be brilliant. Thank you for the heads up on this.
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Calls to your voicemail not included?
Could be costly
Why? I turn mine off, simple answer!
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I'm a busy person. Can't always answer
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A warning re this offer- they have now dropped Turkey as one of the qualifying countries.
Don't know if they will stand over any contracts already started
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saoirse you are correct and I was waiting untill April to sign up for this......... :(
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I rather suspect that the reason for dropping Turkey is less to do with EE, but more to do with Turkcell and the other comfortable mobile network monopolists here in Turkey. Knocking back this plan here in Turkey helps to ensure that the large amounts of money from their 'share' of mobile roaming charges continues. They are under no pressure here from the government on the basis of competition, unlike the UK market which is under the double pressure of OFCOM/British Government and more importantly the EU. :(
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I have signed up for this so today I double checked at the shop.
As long as you took out the contract before 26th March everything still stands regarding calls from Turkey etc.
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Glad I got in when I did then!
I've just got back from 2 weeks in Portugal & Spain, it was so nice being able to ring out as usual without worrying all the time of the cost, just simple things like taxis & hotel bookings were a doddle.
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Hope you signed up for a long contract supercabby ;)
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On a 2 year contract, no doubt it will all have changed again by the time I renew!
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EE today announced a 2.5 % increase to all contract customers charges.!!
Getting the roaming charges back another way. ??