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Phone Card / calling home
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31 Oct 2007 Wed 08:16 pm |
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Does anyone know how much a phone card costs in Turkey to call the U.S.? I read I can buy one at the PTT (post office). How much per minute do you think it will cost to call the U.S. and are there any other fees involved? If I use my cell phone over there, it will be $1.49/minute (US Dollars). Can I find anything cheaper using a phone card? Also, are the connections okay? Where is it best to call from - a pay phone on the street or where?
Thank you,
Aminah.
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31 Oct 2007 Wed 08:59 pm |
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cheapest thing to do would be to get a cheap, used cell phone and buy a sim card for about 25 YTL.
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31 Oct 2007 Wed 09:24 pm |
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I'll be brining a cell phone from the U.S. already with global capabilities. I see your point, just wondering aobut phone card costs. I'll only be there a week.
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31 Oct 2007 Wed 09:26 pm |
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I'd still have to pay the rate of the phone call with a Turkish cell phone and sim card, correct? This doesn't seem cheapest for a short trip, but I'm not expert! 
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31 Oct 2007 Wed 09:42 pm |
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Mey0722, can you PM me? We have a lot of the same questions!!
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31 Oct 2007 Wed 09:43 pm |
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I will send you a message shortly. I think we will be in different areas, but having the same problems it seems. I will be there a bit longer than you.
Aminah.
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31 Oct 2007 Wed 10:14 pm |
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Quoting Turk120807: I'll be brining a cell phone from the U.S. already with global capabilities. I see your point, just wondering aobut phone card costs. I'll only be there a week. |
Most phones in US are only 2 band phones. It needs to be a 4 band phone to work.
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31 Oct 2007 Wed 10:16 pm |
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the turkish sim card will cost you about $20 dollars and comes loaded with 250 contours. This is enough for about 60 minutes in calls to US or dozens of short calls within Turkey.
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31 Oct 2007 Wed 10:17 pm |
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Cell phone companies in the U.S. do sell phones that work all over the world. A friend of mine took her U.S. phone all over Europe with no problem. You have to have a specific phone to do it. The one I have now doesn't have that capability, but we have them here if you want to buy them, they're just expensive.
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31 Oct 2007 Wed 10:22 pm |
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That's really good info, Keith. I'll check into that while I'm there. Maybe a better solution for the person who started this post since she'll be there longer, but great to know!!!
I went onto the Skype site another member recommended. www.skype.com They actually sell PHONES that use the Skype service, which can be used about anywhere in the world with a wireless connection. This is really neat! Has anyone ever used this type of phone? Istanbul Airport is one of the places with a free wi-fi connection for Skype.
http://us.accessories.skype.com/servlet/ControllerServlet?Action=DisplayPage&Env=BASE&Locale=en_US&SiteID=skype&id=ProductDetailsPage&productID=80816800
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