Turkcell

SteveAustin



Joined: 10/03/2008
Posts: 95


Message Posted:
16/08/2008 15:24

Coming back to N Cyprus early October and intended to bring one of my old unlocked mobiles and purchase Turkcell sim to avoid roaming on uk sim.

Just read following on Turkcell website http://touristinfoonline.turkcell.com.tr/en/how-to/imei.html

Anyone know anything about this.



Mike.

Notsoboredhw



Joined: 15/03/2007
Posts: 1081


Message Posted:
16/08/2008 15:45

Hi SteveA

I took an unlocked phone over with us a couple of weeks ago and went into a shop in Kyrenia and bought a SIM card and the man behind the counter registered the phone for us and it was working fine. We also bought top up from the supermarket. Hope that helps.

Nicky

phylray


Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 496


Message Posted:
16/08/2008 21:42

Yes, I always do this & it is easy to change your sim card over if you have

unlocked phone & much cheaper.

SteveAustin



Joined: 10/03/2008
Posts: 95


Message Posted:
16/08/2008 22:49

Thanks for replies, have a few unlocked mobiles lying around, Will give it a try when we are over.



Mike.

trevor


Joined: 02/04/2008
Posts: 124


Message Posted:
17/08/2008 10:07

I noticed when we were over our first and only time there are plenty of shops in Kyrenia selling phones, are they cheaper than UK, do they also unlock them. Can anyone also tell me how muc roughly a sim card is please, i,ve read that Turkcell are the best so will be buying the same.

Notsoboredhw



Joined: 15/03/2007
Posts: 1081


Message Posted:
17/08/2008 10:10

I think if you have an English phone you need to get it unlocked in the UK (but please dont quote me on that) - I was charged £11.99 in a shop in the UK to have it unlocked and it took about an hour. The SIM Card we bought was 20YTL and you get 100 units on there. We got our SIM Card in Kyrenia and then bought top up from the supermarket.

dusterbruce


Joined: 03/08/2007
Posts: 307


Message Posted:
17/08/2008 10:40

I had my Uk mobile unlocked in Kyrenia and was charged 20ytl

lovingcyprus


Joined: 02/03/2007
Posts: 514


Message Posted:
17/08/2008 10:48

Mobile phones are very expensive in the TRNC compared to the Uk.

dusterbruce


Joined: 03/08/2007
Posts: 307


Message Posted:
17/08/2008 10:51

In UK the price of handsets is subsidised because you are often locked into a certain network

Ballyboffin


Joined: 25/08/2007
Posts: 70


Message Posted:
17/08/2008 15:53

If you go on the Martin Lewis money expert site there is a link to how to unlock your mobile yourself. It is



www.moneysavingexpert.com/phones/unlock

wackyjim



Joined: 04/06/2007
Posts: 533


Message Posted:
17/08/2008 20:40

SteveAustin



Your link



http://touristinfoonline.turkcell.com.tr/en/how-to/imei.html



is for Turkcell in Turkey which is not the same as Turkcell in Cyprus so your UK phone will work perfectly well with a KKTC sim card



Jim

SteveAustin



Joined: 10/03/2008
Posts: 95


Message Posted:
17/08/2008 21:26

Wackyjim,



thanks for info, is there a website for Turkcell in Cyprus?



Mike.

wackyjim



Joined: 04/06/2007
Posts: 533


Message Posted:
17/08/2008 21:44

Mike



I honestly couldn't tell you...why not try a google search and see what comes up.



Jim

SteveAustin



Joined: 10/03/2008
Posts: 95


Message Posted:
17/08/2008 21:47

Jim, Tried that. zilch or zilch that I can understand, thanks.



Mike.

McSteviet



Joined: 11/05/2007
Posts: 776


Message Posted:
29/09/2008 12:53

Where in TRNC can you get your phone unlocked?



I have a couple of Orange phone that need doing later this week?



And then where is the best place to get a local sim card?



Thanks



MC

TimothyCadman


Joined: 13/12/2007
Posts: 376


Message Posted:
29/09/2008 12:59

Phone unlocking used to be done in The Phone Shop at Karaoglanoglu. On the main strip of shops with Unwins and other Estate Agents at the far end from Unwins. It's been a while since they did ours but may still offer the service.



Get your Sim card in there at the same time or across the road in Lemar.

Holly



Joined: 27/05/2008
Posts: 57


Message Posted:
29/09/2008 13:09

Couple of weeks ago got my SIM card & top ups from a little shop in Girne centre. Very helpful. Set the SIM up for me & registered the top up cards. Worked out much, much cheaper. Card + 2 topups 60YTL. Made about 7 phone calls home of about 10mins & have about 150 credits left. Told that to use my Vodaphone would be about £1.50 minute.