Locking English mobiles

[puma]

dycedon it was a phone shop top road in fethiye

[philrose]

Will unlocking the phone be of much use in the long run? Since they go by the IMEI of the phone, then it will be only a matter of time before it's locked again. My wife's phone was unlocked a couple of weeks ago and was locked again a few days ago! Since there seems (at the moment) total confusion about registering non Turkish phones I think I will be biting the bullet and shopping for a Turkish mobile before my phone goes the same way:(

[mercury]

I have about 150 kontoyrs left on my Turcell sim. If I don't use it when I first get there but buy a new phone in Fethiye and then put the simcard in that phone. Will my simcard work without losing the Kontours or do I have to buy a new sim with the phone? Still confused Anne

[philrose]

quote:Originally posted by mercury

I have about 150 kontoyrs left on my Turcell sim. If I don't use it when I first get there but buy a new phone in Fethiye and then put the simcard in that phone. Will my simcard work without losing the Kontours or do I have to buy a new sim with the phone? Still confused Anne

Should work fine, you may have to top your kontors up to activate your existing 150, if it's been more than 3 months.

[glenann]

Help, Coming out to Calis this saturday for two weeks, I have a mobile to keep in touch with the family back home and have used it for the last 4 years, does the forgoing mean that I stand a good chance of getting my phone locked while I am in Turkey this year.
Glen.

[stoop]

Glen - only if you put a Turkish sim in it ( I think). Can anyone confirm that for me please?

Stoop

[tribalelder]

Correct Stoop ......but if you put a Turkish simcard in you may well get away with it for a couple of weeks.

[sue mckenzie]

I recieved the message from Aria.was told if I had the receipt for the phone to go either to harbour polis or airport to get it registered..Did so and no one knows anything about it.nothing whatsoever to do with the sim cards.my blocked phone still works with my english sim.Has anyone heard about Turkcell...all my friends phones been blocked but they are all on Aria.Have put the sim card in another phone and it works fine.....but for how long? So off to Metro to buy a new phone.

[booo]

My sisters Turkcell sim locked as did my Telsim card. I put my sim card in another phone, lasted 4 days then locked without warning.

[BabaYard]

Following the latest post on Fethiye Times re UK Mobile Phones http://www.fethiyetimes.org.uk/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=495&Itemid=58

Apart from the fact that you have to pay £40+, are there any advantages, disadvantages or other considerations? Do the Turkish phones have UK language etc What are the features like in comparison to the typical UK phones?