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Several companies, including Telestial and Mobal
World Phones,
sell inexpensive GSM mobile
phones for international travel,
and EuroBuzz offers
a European
Cell Phone and SIM for only $49.
The initial
cost of the phone is low. The cost
per call can be higher than that for
your home mobile phone, but still quite
reasonable for occasional or emergency
use when traveling.
You order the phone online, it is
mailed to you, you set up your account
and charge your new phone before departing
on your trip, and when you arrive at
your destination your new phone is
ready for use.
The phone is good for most destinations
in the world, and can be used for future
trips as well. You are not charged
a monthly fee. You only pay if and
when you use the phone.
Your new phone will use one of Turkey's
three mobile phone networks. You
should consider the network you want
to use. Some phones can only operate
on certain frequency bands (900 Mhz
or 1800 Mhz)—something to know before
you purchase a
phone. More...
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EuroBuzz offers
a European
SIM Card for only $19, and it works
in Turkey. More...
My wife had a Mobal
World Phone and she
said it was quite useful on foreign
trips: she could always reach others
traveling with her and—perhaps even
more important—folks at home could
always reach her. Convenience is
high and the overall cost—if you
don't use it a lot, or for long calls—is
low. More...
Her travel pattern changed, and she
now has a Telestial
dual-SIM phone which
allows her to use a local
SIM card at her destination
if she wishes. Using
a local
SIM can reduce your calling
costs. More...
By the way, every mobile phone brought into
Turkey must, in principle, be registered
with the Turkish government. More...
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