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Information and Services in Turkey Section => Telephones, Broadband and Mobiles => Topic started by: KKOB on January 28, 2010, 06:59:20 AM

Title: Text Messages from Turkcell in English
Post by: KKOB on January 28, 2010, 06:59:20 AM
I received the following email today from Turkcell in response to my query about the subject:

The messages about language choosing are genuine.

When you will confirm messages your messages language will change Turkish to English.

Best Regards

Turkcell iletisim Hizmetleri A.S.

Digdem KENT

Customer Solution Center
Title: Text Messages from Turkcell in English
Post by: Linda on January 28, 2010, 07:44:36 AM
What was the code of the text message you originally received Alan - was it 8104?
Title: Text Messages from Turkcell in English
Post by: KKOB on January 28, 2010, 07:57:42 AM
I don't remember if I received a message or what the code was. I know others that have and it was from 8104.
Title: Text Messages from Turkcell in English
Post by: milliemars on January 28, 2010, 09:59:38 AM
My messages still in Turkish!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Text Messages from Turkcell in English
Post by: brianthegardener on January 28, 2010, 10:27:01 AM
thanks KKOB for the infomation.....now all i have to do is decide to text ok to 8104 or not  :)
Title: Text Messages from Turkcell in English
Post by: Firo on January 28, 2010, 10:34:42 AM
Can we just Text Ok to 8104 even if we haven't had a message?
Title: Text Messages from Turkcell in English
Post by: brianthegardener on January 28, 2010, 11:04:51 AM
Firo...ive had the message for about a week now...ive just not replied to it as there has been some doubt if it was authentic..i cant imagine by just texting ok to 8104 would work, but it might be worth trying.
Title: Text Messages from Turkcell in English
Post by: milliemars on January 28, 2010, 15:40:27 PM
Has anyone who has replied got their messages in English??????????
Title: Text Messages from Turkcell in English
Post by: jonuzumlu on January 28, 2010, 16:07:31 PM
Not yet. I replied on 18th Jan.
Title: Text Messages from Turkcell in English
Post by: kevin b on January 28, 2010, 16:09:52 PM
They are supposed to be doing a survey by sending out this message to see the response then if response is good they will put the system into force.
Title: Text Messages from Turkcell in English
Post by: milliemars on January 28, 2010, 16:17:48 PM
Thankyou Kevin
Title: Text Messages from Turkcell in English
Post by: Linda on January 28, 2010, 16:40:39 PM
quote:
Originally posted by kevin b

They are supposed to be doing a survey by sending out this message to see the response then if response is good they will put the system into force.


Hpw did you find this information out Kevin?
Title: Text Messages from Turkcell in English
Post by: kevin b on January 28, 2010, 17:53:43 PM
Linda it was Turkcell shop that phoned head office.
Title: Text Messages from Turkcell in English
Post by: AnneandTerry on April 29, 2010, 14:06:27 PM
Does anyone know if there has been any progress from Turkcell on this please?

Regards.
Anne and Terry
Title: Text Messages from Turkcell in English
Post by: starman™ on April 29, 2010, 14:38:30 PM
and if you get spam messages via turkcell you forward the message to 2780 and then they will get blocked.
Title: Text Messages from Turkcell in English
Post by: stuart on April 29, 2010, 23:51:48 PM
just out of interest my mrs swaped from turkcel to vodaphone last week as they had some offers that appealed to her. the signal reception in the fethiye area was so bad she changed back to turkcell
Title: Text Messages from Turkcell in English
Post by: tribalelder on April 30, 2010, 06:02:33 AM
Hi Stuart.....really surprised you say that I am on Vodaphone and seem to get first class reception for both Turkish and International calls. I can't remember an occasion when a call failed or was lost. :)
Title: Text Messages from Turkcell in English
Post by: captainjon on April 30, 2010, 08:53:58 AM
Vodaphone works well for us too.We needed new phones around Xmas so bought a couple of chinese I phone copies.One reason was that these phones offer duel sim capability.So  obviously we connected to vodaphone as well as having out existing Turkcell connection.We find vodaphone much cheaper and less rubbish offers than Tcell.
Title: Text Messages from Turkcell in English
Post by: lance on April 30, 2010, 11:15:05 AM
Does it cost anything to change over and what do you do ,is it just when you go for top up you say vodaphone instead of turkcell getting fed up keep getting messages from turkcell. ;)
Title: Text Messages from Turkcell in English
Post by: stuart on May 01, 2010, 02:37:31 AM
we found the vodaphone reception in 2.karagozler where we live very poor the mrs had to keep her phone in the hall to get a signal. also on a weekend trip to izmir there were a lot of signal blind spots. she relies a lot on her phone for work and the poor reception was enough  for her to go to the hassle of changing back to turkcell after a week.
Title: Text Messages from Turkcell in English
Post by: Linda1953 on June 12, 2010, 20:32:00 PM
The times Ive banged on to Turkcell about messages in English and its fallen on deaf ears!