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Information and Services in Turkey Section => Telephones, Broadband and Mobiles => Topic started by: lorna young on March 26, 2005, 13:59:39 PM

Title: Mobile Phone
Post by: lorna young on March 26, 2005, 13:59:39 PM

H to everyone, I dont want to sound thick! my hubby will say I am, but I wanted to know if someone from UK phones me on my mobile while Im in Turkey do they need to put a code in front of the number? :-\
As we will be working with the mobiles till we get a landline I dont want anyone not to be able to get in touch.
Cheers Lorna  :)

Title: Mobile Phone
Post by: loz on March 26, 2005, 14:25:31 PM

all according, are you keeping your uk mobile or buying Turkish mobile...

UK from Turkey on uk phone I found expensive, still got my uk phone but only use it in when visiting the uk,it was getting expensive to phone friends and family (O2)maybe different on other networks.
I now have a Turkish mobile and cheaper for both parties uk to Turkey and vice versa.

If you are going to be living here then better to get a Turkish mobile until you have a landline,

but your question, if you are using UK mobile and friends phone you , no they will not need a code. dial as if you are in the UK.

Title: Mobile Phone
Post by: canalman on March 26, 2005, 15:49:50 PM

Lorna, if somebody phones you from UK they have to put 00 90 in front of your Turkish number. 00 is international access anywhere and  90 is country code for Turkey. With a Turkcell mobile, calls to Uk are very reasonable. From Turkey, Uk is 00 44. Normally the first 0 of the local number is dropped when making an international call. Hope this is helpful.
Pete

Title: Mobile Phone
Post by: valentine on March 26, 2005, 18:18:44 PM

Also if you get a Turkish sim card you will find that its also very cheap to ring from your mobile to a UK landline!

Title: Mobile Phone
Post by: KKOB on March 26, 2005, 18:31:39 PM

If you're going to use your UK mobile number over here, make sure that you have arranged for International Roaming with your airtime provider BEFORE leaving the UK. Also, if using Pay and Go etc. make sure that you are either able to top up from a credit card or, have someone in the UK who can top-up your phone for you.

Title: Mobile Phone
Post by: Jamieo on March 26, 2005, 20:38:09 PM

Hi Lorna,
You can pay up to £1.80 per minute to receive calls on a UK mobile whilst in Turkey. It also costs you about £1.60 a minute to phone out from Turkey to UK (Depending on which provider you are with). To receive Voicemail messages can cost up to £5.00 per minute!!!

Virgin offer the best deal - £0.90p per minute from Turkey to UK.

Hope this helps!

Thanks,

Jamie

Title: Mobile Phone
Post by: lindacarl on March 26, 2005, 23:28:25 PM

Last year with Turkish Sim card in our phone it cost I believe around 16p a minute to phone the UK. Cost to phone around the corner seemed to be the same.
Anyone know how long you keep your number? We had ours generously topped up by our friend Dave in October - he didn't realise we would lose the top up. Not sure when we'll be out again now.
Linda

Title: Mobile Phone
Post by: valentine on March 27, 2005, 00:14:28 AM

Why have I been deleted? Getting a Turkish sim card is the best option!

Title: Mobile Phone
Post by: lorna young on March 27, 2005, 12:27:51 PM

Thanks for all the info, my phone will work in Turkey have checked this out. Will I be able to put a Turkish sim card into my exsiting phone? its just that me and my daughter Kez both have new phones so dont really want to have to replace them.
Thanks again not long to go now 5 weeks and counting!!!!

Title: Mobile Phone
Post by: legless on March 27, 2005, 14:52:43 PM

The turkish no should last about 7 months if you search for sim cards in search facility you will find this subject has been covered many times and all the important info is in there
Ron

Title: Mobile Phone
Post by: duffy on March 27, 2005, 15:09:57 PM

Don't know if this was mentioned, but if your phone is unlocked then you can use any sim card regardless of country. Of course it must be  a Bi or Tri-band phone, that means it can be used outside UK.

If you don't get it done over there, when you get over, go into one of the phone shops along Carsi Cadessi, (or any other street in Fethiye come to that!) and they will get it unlocked in a trice! Dogus Electronics are pretty good.

Duffy

Title: Mobile Phone
Post by: valentine on March 27, 2005, 15:15:29 PM

We did what Duffy has said, if I remember rightly it cost about £14 to unlock, get a new sim card and about 100 units as well. All took about 5 minutes.

Title: Mobile Phone
Post by: duffy on March 27, 2005, 15:20:02 PM

Oh yes, forgot to mention. Best get a Turkish sim card, My preference is Turkcell, only because I think they have the best coverage. Be sure to have your passport with you if you want to sign up for any cell phone company in Turkey and there are plenty of good deals. Pay As You Go I think is best, I have an office on Carsi Cadessi, if you want to any help, mail me before you come over and we can arrange to meet, I can walk you round to the shops.
Duffy

Title: Mobile Phone
Post by: Anne on March 27, 2005, 17:09:47 PM

Lorna
Do you not have an old phone lying around somewhere.  That's what we did, got it unlocked over there and put on Turkcell network.  Left it with a friend with some money to top it up approx 3 months after we left so as not to lose our number.
Anne

Title: Mobile Phone
Post by: number2 on March 27, 2005, 17:54:33 PM

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