Hi Lorna,as Anne said get something like a nokia 3310, get it unlocked, get a Turkcell simcard, don't know what they sell for now, mine cost about £7 and in that was about £4 of calls, then leave some money with someone to top it up, it has to be topped up every 3mths, it's about £4-50 for 100 units & £9-00 for 250 units do that & you have 500 units to chat to your hearts content, plus if you get a call from england it don't take £1-50 a minute off your phone as well, it will if you have an English sim card. Alan