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Travelling to Turkey |
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Laptop & Internet
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31 Oct 2007 Wed 02:05 pm |
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I'd like to bring my laptop with me to Turkey. I live in the U.S. I plan to bring both a voltage converter and the necessary plugs. Has anyone else brought a laptop to Turkey from the U.S.? Did you have any technical problems?
Also, how would I find out if the town where I will be going has an Internet cafe? It's a smaller town (under 100,000 residents), but does have a college. I know they are probably plentiful in Istanbul and Ankara, but I won't be in either of those locations. Am I crazy to also think I may find a wireless connection?  What is your experience with the Internet in Turkey? If it's anything like the mail service, from what I've heard, I'm quite frightened.
Thank you!
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31 Oct 2007 Wed 02:14 pm |
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I have the same question!!!
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31 Oct 2007 Wed 02:28 pm |
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Quoting Turk120807: I'd like to bring my laptop with me to Turkey. I live in the U.S. I plan to bring both a voltage converter and the necessary plugs. Has anyone else brought a laptop to Turkey from the U.S.? Did you have any technical problems?
Also, how would I find out if the town where I will be going has an Internet cafe? It's a smaller town (under 100,000 residents), but does have a college. I know they are probably plentiful in Istanbul and Ankara, but I won't be in either of those locations. Am I crazy to also think I may find a wireless connection? What is your experience with the Internet in Turkey? If it's anything like the mail service, from what I've heard, I'm quite frightened.
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Turkey is pretty progressive with the internet. You will find internet cafes in very small villages. My husbands village has a few hundred people in it and a net cafe. I always take my laptop with me and have never had a problem. I actually use it to make phone calls home to the US thru Skype.
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31 Oct 2007 Wed 02:29 pm |
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Where are you going? I will be in Bandirma.
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31 Oct 2007 Wed 02:31 pm |
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This is great news. Any problems getting through customs with your laptop once you're in Turkey? I will check into the phone service you told me about. How fast are the connections most times? I'm not being picky, just curious. Do most hotels have Internet access there?
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31 Oct 2007 Wed 02:31 pm |
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Can you send me into (website) on Sykpe?
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31 Oct 2007 Wed 02:35 pm |
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Quoting Turk120807: This is great news. Any problems getting through customs with your laptop once you're in Turkey? I will check into the phone service you told me about. How fast are the connections most times? I'm not being picky, just curious. Do most hotels have Internet access there? |
Most hotels in the larger cities have internet but in the smaller cities, I think you will have to go to a cafe. Skype is an internet service that offers voice communication thru the internet. Connections are usually like most digital connections in the states. I personally have never had any problems getting thru customs. I just carry it on the plane with me.
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31 Oct 2007 Wed 02:37 pm |
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http://www.skype.com/
here is the site you requested. you will just need to get yourself a headset to talk with...the kind with a mic and earphones.
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31 Oct 2007 Wed 02:39 pm |
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Your easiest (and cheapest) way to get wireless internet is to go to one of the million Starbucks or Gloria Jeans that have opened in the last few years.
Even the smallest villages have intenet cafes these days. If not wireless, you can hook up physically to their network for the same cost as using a computer.
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31 Oct 2007 Wed 02:40 pm |
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Thanks. It sounds like I'll find something once I get there.
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