Cheap Mobile - What type???

[Ian]

Ken - we are in Castleton Nr Rochdale but I work across Bury and Bolton most days of the week. My office is next to The Village Hotel nr PC World.

Webbstar - apologies - I have re-read and you did tell me.
I always think you are going to get round to telling us how good Liverpool are so maybe sometimes I am reading but not taking it in as I am waiting for the "plug"

Anyway - as I am a Northerner and you have been very helpful - I hope you beat The Hammers by as many as my team did in the semi final of the League Cup in 1990 (I think it was 1990). They had Phil Parkes in goal - very late in his career - we had a plastic pitch - it was a wet night at Ice Station Zebra - Phil couldn't get down to anything on the floor and 6 - 0 springs to mind - oh those were the days!!!

Thanks again - Ian

[Bybell]

Last time I was in Turkey, I took what I thought was the easiest route - bought a basic Nokia in a Fethiye phone shop (yes it has to be registered) and a Turkcell sim card.  It wasn't any more expensive to buy than here.  We just use it in Turkey, so I don't have to change cards, etc.

Harry and Sheila

[kayakebab]

take your IMEI numbers with you if possible.These are the ones on the barcode on the box when you buy the phones ( you know the box that everyone throws away along with the receipts so that you can't claim on Turkish insurance!!)
When we got burgled the Jandarma wanted these numbers as apparently they can locate the culprits from them.

Of course we didn't have them, we phoned O2 and T-mobile from Turkey, but of course they wouldn't give them out, something to do with data protection   GREAT !!

[Fran]

If you put the following into your phone it will show your IMEI number *#06#
Fran

[Ian]

Bybell - when you say a "basic" Nokia - can you tell me what you paid? I went on the Migros website and the cheapest was 246YTL.

I concluded from that that mobiles in Turkey were not available at £30 as they are in the UK - am I right?

[Fran]

You can register all mobile phones in your household at www.menduk.org. You can also register mp3 players,, psp's etc. Handy if they need to be reported lost or stolen.

[iankirk]

Before you pay to have your phone unblocked, log onto www.moneysavingexpert.com and go to the phones/utilities section. There are some suggestions there on how to unlock your mobile for free.
Note, they are not all guaranteed to work but it's worth a try for free. A friend of mine has unlocked three different phones using the above website.

[Ian]

Ian - went on - a good site to save for other reasons - unfortunately does not do any Motorola model. (which to be honest - I want to tell Gill we must take that one to Turkey - so I can replace it with a camera phone for myself - otherwise she will throw my remarks back at me that I make when she is buying new clothes - "what do you need a new one for - nothing wrong with the one you've got!")

Hence my persistence to "kill two birds with one stone" and tell her I really should take it to Turkey as it is an old one of little value!!!

Thanks anyway.

[tinkerman]

mobiles are far more expensive to buy out there, I have had several way over the top offers for phones I have taken out there

Tinx

[Ian]

Tinx - just what I thought - I will try to get my little used but "old" Motorola unlocked this weekend in the UK - if yes fine - if not I will buy an unlocked Nokia off ebay - (£20 - £30) and then take it to a Turkcell shop and ask for a "pay as you go" sim card - sorted!

Do you know - I sound as though I know what I am doing - cheers