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Making lots of calls from TURKEY??
DebtMagnet
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in Mobiles
Hi all,
I am the best man at an upcoming friends wedding out in Turkey. As I will want to be keeping things in check for the happy couple I will no doubt be needing to make a fair few calls to check people are arriving ok and general stuff. This will mean a lot of calls both to UK landlines/mobiles, plus a few calls to mobiles of people who have arrived in Turkey too.
While I know that Vodaphone will charge me a hefty fee for calling home and receiving calls from the UK, how does it work if I am in Turkey, calling another person (from the UK) who is also out in Turkey? Is this cheaper because it isn't an international call, or does it still count as international because the two phones are normally on a UK network?
Whichever way it is, does anyone have any advice on what is the best way to go about it to save money? Would it be a mix of local phone cards and things?
Any help would be much appreciated.
Many thanks in advance,
DM
I am the best man at an upcoming friends wedding out in Turkey. As I will want to be keeping things in check for the happy couple I will no doubt be needing to make a fair few calls to check people are arriving ok and general stuff. This will mean a lot of calls both to UK landlines/mobiles, plus a few calls to mobiles of people who have arrived in Turkey too.
While I know that Vodaphone will charge me a hefty fee for calling home and receiving calls from the UK, how does it work if I am in Turkey, calling another person (from the UK) who is also out in Turkey? Is this cheaper because it isn't an international call, or does it still count as international because the two phones are normally on a UK network?
Whichever way it is, does anyone have any advice on what is the best way to go about it to save money? Would it be a mix of local phone cards and things?
Any help would be much appreciated.
Many thanks in advance,
DM
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yip, its classed as INT
Vodafone Passport will be great for long calls to/from UK - calling cards for short & yes a local sim for local calls
SO... now England its the Scots turn to say dont leave the UK, stay in Europe with us in the UK, dont let the tories fool you like they did us with empty lies... You will be leaving the UK aswell as Europe
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Thanks for the speedy reply.
Unfortunately the Vodaphone Passport does not cover Turkey (already checked it with them).
When you say local calls, would me having a Turkish sim card ,calling a normally UK based mobile in Turkey, count as local or international again?
Sorry to be a pain, just trying to get my head around the whole thing!
Cheers,
DM0 -
Hi - whilst I can't help you with you last question, I'm wondering what vodaphone will charge you?
I just did a quick check on 1899 and 18866 - both 15p pm for mobile calls to Turkey whilst ratebuster charge 10p pm for mobile calls.
I'm registered with all 3 and go to the cheapest for whatever country I'm calling. There are probably others that could be used too.
Food for thought I guess
HTH0 -
Thanks again for the replys
Cheers,
DM0 -
i am goig for two weeks on monday
whats the cheapest way to call from turkey to other countries please
i am not too bothered about receiving calls
i am o2 and t-mobile
thanksHonesty is the best policy doesn't matter which web site
you are on!
if i had known then what i know now!
a bargain is only a bargain if you really need it!0 -
Get a local SIM card
You can compare tariffs and other network info at
http://www.prepaidgsm.net/en/turchia/turk.html
It looks like direct calls to UK landlines are in the range of 13 to 17 pence a minute, or you could look into calling cards or callback0 -
adding to redux's post, get a sim when you arrive and get it registered with your passport and IMEI number (press *#06#) - then check it works whilst in the store - Turkey is a bit funny with foreigners using local sims - see http://www.turkishconsulate.org.uk/en/questio.htm#mobile
you can only register one handset per year and probably wont be able to use the same one if you visit after 12 months.
enjoy your trip!0
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