Sending SMS messages from Turkcell 3g

zerochlor


Joined: 03/04/2009
Posts: 4024

Message Posted:
28/05/2009 13:23

ive just realised you can send txt messages from your turkcell 3G wireless connextion.



can any1 tell me if you pay for this service or is it free ?





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zerochlor


Joined: 03/04/2009
Posts: 4024

Message Posted:
28/05/2009 13:31

and it allows you to send anywhere in the world a txt message.



am i going to be charged for this i wonder?

Arek Naw


Joined: 29/08/2008
Posts: 75

Message Posted:
28/05/2009 13:37

"and it allows you to send anywhere in the world a txt message. "

Oh yeh? Try sending a text to the south!

zerochlor


Joined: 03/04/2009
Posts: 4024

Message Posted:
28/05/2009 13:41

just send 1 to the south





success



sent

Littlenige



Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 3594

Message Posted:
28/05/2009 13:46

ahhh but did they get it in the south ?

batgirl


Joined: 04/02/2009
Posts: 676

Message Posted:
28/05/2009 14:15

It comes off your usage,you will be disconnected before your date and when you phone up they will tell you to top up by transferring credits from your phone no to your 3g no

zerochlor


Joined: 03/04/2009
Posts: 4024

Message Posted:
28/05/2009 16:13

Message 5



no nige. they never got the message in the south.



damm. also i was thinking it might be free!



silly me

wanderer


Joined: 05/02/2009
Posts: 1653

Message Posted:
29/05/2009 09:45

I to discovered the text feature when I purchaced a top up they showed me out to text 1111 to get the 28 days credit onto my £G dongle

Sent a few to family and friends after a dozen or twenty they stopped allowing me to send them.

It was so nice to use a QWERT keyboard for texts !

Trudy


Joined: 25/05/2009
Posts: 369

Message Posted:
29/05/2009 09:51

I was told i get 100 free texts when i first got mine... never used them though as i keep forgetting

greengate8


Joined: 07/12/2008
Posts: 156

Message Posted:
29/05/2009 15:29

Re the previous remarks, yes you do get 100 free texts with the yearly option, and in theory you can text anywhere, like an ordinary mobile phone, but when you exceed this, you may find your 3G will not connect, unless you 'top up' (although i think they have altered this following complaints). There is also a lower limit on the monthly option.



You may also find that texting to a mobile which is locked to another supplier also reduces the amount of texts you can send, due to recipricol charges made by the company, its the only way they can recoup thier money.



I agree its a useful facility to be able to use a keyboard, but keep a track of how many you send each month. I enquired about being able to top up on-line but could not get much help about this.

I have not experimented fully yet, but to certain countries Skype can work out cheaper if you use this to ring/text mobile phones.

GG

wanderer


Joined: 05/02/2009
Posts: 1653

Message Posted:
29/05/2009 19:13

Greengate 8

I bought the monthly card

then plugged in the dongle to lap top

accessed the text option

typed in 1111 to the phone number on the text option

in the message part of the text typed in the scratch card number

A minute or so latter the internet was working no call to a call centre

Hope this helps

greengate8


Joined: 07/12/2008
Posts: 156

Message Posted:
30/05/2009 10:44

Hi Wanderer

Thanks for the info - i did exactly the same as you (on the unlimited option) and found the keyboard texting facility very useful, but when the upper limit (100 free texts) is exceeded, and a top up was required. I have not been able to fully work out the charges for this, as compared with normal mobile phones, but i think it is dearer on 3G

GG

Earlybird


Joined: 28/04/2009
Posts: 816

Message Posted:
30/05/2009 10:49

You can also text from Skype and it shows you how much you are charged for each text.