phone

linkon


Joined: 03/07/2008
Posts: 13

Message Posted:
04/07/2008 01:27

hi,i will be arriving in north cyprus in september and i want to know if my orange phone dat is unlocked to any network will work in trnc.re phone really expensive in north cyprus.

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
04/07/2008 07:50

hi linkon , welcome to the forum , yes if your phone is unlocked all you have to do is get a sim card over there , then top it up as and when

regards , simbas

brian24001


Joined: 23/03/2008
Posts: 606

Message Posted:
04/07/2008 10:01

SImbas is right, get a local card, go to any of the phone shops, take passport as they will want a copy, best coverage from Turkcell

Notsoboredhw


Joined: 15/03/2007
Posts: 1254

Message Posted:
04/07/2008 10:35

Is it right you can also buy Sim cards from the supermarkets - someone recommended Lemar to us? I am about to get an old phone unlocked so I can put in a Turkish simcard for our next trip. Can you get top ups from the supermarkets as well? Thank you

hammer


Joined: 09/12/2007
Posts: 115

Message Posted:
04/07/2008 10:44

hi best way to check if your phone is unlocked put a friends sim in different providers of course .if it is unlocked you can make a call

Notsoboredhw


Joined: 15/03/2007
Posts: 1254

Message Posted:
04/07/2008 21:11

hammer is right - I put my mother-in-law's sim card in my phone and it wouldnt work. I phoned a mobile phone shop near to where we live and they said it would cost £11.99 to unlock and then you can go off and buy a new sim which some people have said comes with a bit of top up on it already.

brian24001


Joined: 23/03/2008
Posts: 606

Message Posted:
05/07/2008 11:43

BHW msg 4

Which Lemar?? the Lemar by Buger City has a small phone shop in it, so does the one by the new harbour roundabaout I beleive you will get sim in either, don't know about the new Lemar through Karakum.

Top up either by card or at tills in most large s/market just tell them your number, the text will arrive to advise the top up before you finish paying.



Though for anyone staying long time, change to contract asap, no line rental, cheaper calls, bill sent by txt each month, pay in any bank, pay your friends who isn't even there simply by telling the bank thier number and they will tell you the amount htye have to pay from any previous month.

The thank you text then arrives soon after to confirm payment received.

Easy system.

linkon


Joined: 03/07/2008
Posts: 13

Message Posted:
05/07/2008 12:20

okay thanks and am reallygreatful.so do u mean if i bring the phone am using here in nigeria to trnc it may work and if itsnot working i can easily unlock it if am not mistakng.i will be arriving sept.hope to meet people ho willtake me arround.

Daffodil


Joined: 11/07/2008
Posts: 2

Message Posted:
14/07/2008 12:39

My mobile is on Virgin nework. When I arrive in Northern Cyprus will it work. I take it to the Canary Islands and it just changes network it self.

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
14/07/2008 12:42

hi daffodil , welcome to the forum , i was able to use my virgin phone , but it was very expensive , thats why i bought a phone there , and use the pay as you go scheme much much cheaper

hope it helps , simbas

Daffodil


Joined: 11/07/2008
Posts: 2

Message Posted:
14/07/2008 12:52

Thank you. I'll probably only use it to text anyway, usually cheaper that way.

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
14/07/2008 12:53

i think you will find that texts are pretty expensive too

orangekazzie



Joined: 31/07/2007
Posts: 1091

Message Posted:
14/07/2008 13:00

Please bear in mind that if you plan to use your "home" network whilst roaming you will incur charges for any incoming calls as well which makes roaming really expensive. You will be better off all round buying a local SIM card and so long as your mobile is unlocked just doing a SIM swap. You can text your local number to all of your contacts who are likely to ring you that way they pay the international call cost and not you! As an example of costs. I was on one call in May which ok was just over an hour long but it cost my employers just under £300 (it was a work call so they couldn't complain). An hour sounds a long time but if you add up all of the individual minutes you talk for over a period of time then its not that long.

Karen

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
14/07/2008 13:10

hi karen , nice to hear that you are still posting , have missed them for a while , hope you and your family are keeping well

regards , pat

beach resort


Joined: 15/03/2008
Posts: 25

Message Posted:
14/07/2008 13:22

virgin mobile works when it wants to in the end i gave up and got a chip with turkcell just put it in phone when you get there, cheers all

TracyF


Joined: 17/05/2008
Posts: 70

Message Posted:
25/07/2008 19:30

Does it cost to receive incoming texts?

Notsoboredhw


Joined: 15/03/2007
Posts: 1254

Message Posted:
25/07/2008 19:32

Hi Brian, sorry for not replying sooner - the nearest Lemar to us is in Karakum - I am hoping they will sell sim cards . If not will try the other Lemar closer to town.

mint1955



Joined: 30/05/2007
Posts: 988

Message Posted:
25/07/2008 21:12

The Lemar in Karakum does sell sim cards and the staff were really helpful to a very un techie like me. Set up my phone and everything for me. Downloaded all the settings and changed the languages all to english for me.

Sheila

spook


Joined: 23/01/2008
Posts: 244

Message Posted:
26/07/2008 08:21

If you purchase a SIM card and obtain a local number you should advise friends & family to use their landline to call your mobile through a Discount Dial number ie call 08717727171 and follow the instructions to enter the number you wish to call 0090 ******* then push the hash key.

Current cost of calling a "turkish mobile" is 7p per minute there are different codes for landlines , all this info is available together with dicounted rates world wide with Discount Dial.

If you do a Google search for "Discount Dial" you will find all the info you need.