AllDayWifi Turkey
May 1, 2016, 10:13 am
#1
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AllDayWifi Turkey
Looking at renting one of these for Istanbul.
https://alldaywifi.com
My iPhone is locked to ATT, so a prepaid SIM is pretty much out. I do have an an older unlocked Android I could use, but this just seems eaisier and I can use my iPhone as normal.
Anyone want to comment on this company? Anyone ever used them before?
https://alldaywifi.com
My iPhone is locked to ATT, so a prepaid SIM is pretty much out. I do have an an older unlocked Android I could use, but this just seems eaisier and I can use my iPhone as normal.
Anyone want to comment on this company? Anyone ever used them before?
May 1, 2016, 11:01 am
#2
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Have you checked with ATT about unlocking your iPhone? Otherwise the AllDayWifi looks like a reasonable deal, though I have no experience with them to vouch for.
May 1, 2016, 12:48 pm
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You can normally get away with a short period of use before you register and pay the fee (from a few days up to a few weeks), but there's no guarantee how long you'll get, and the fee is high enough that it's not worth paying unless you intend to be in Turkey a long time (or multiple times)
May 1, 2016, 2:25 pm
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Even if your phone was unlocked, prepaid SIMs are pretty much out in Turkey. The Turkish government requires all phones to be "registered" (which, oddly enough, requires a fee to be paid...) or they will be black-listed within Turkey.
You can normally get away with a short period of use before you register and pay the fee (from a few days up to a few weeks), but there's no guarantee how long you'll get, and the fee is high enough that it's not worth paying unless you intend to be in Turkey a long time (or multiple times)
You can normally get away with a short period of use before you register and pay the fee (from a few days up to a few weeks), but there's no guarantee how long you'll get, and the fee is high enough that it's not worth paying unless you intend to be in Turkey a long time (or multiple times)
Sep 18, 2016, 3:40 pm
#5
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Even if your phone was unlocked, prepaid SIMs are pretty much out in Turkey. The Turkish government requires all phones to be "registered" (which, oddly enough, requires a fee to be paid...) or they will be black-listed within Turkey.
You can normally get away with a short period of use before you register and pay the fee (from a few days up to a few weeks), but there's no guarantee how long you'll get, and the fee is high enough that it's not worth paying unless you intend to be in Turkey a long time (or multiple times)
You can normally get away with a short period of use before you register and pay the fee (from a few days up to a few weeks), but there's no guarantee how long you'll get, and the fee is high enough that it's not worth paying unless you intend to be in Turkey a long time (or multiple times)
I will be in Istanbul soon for a 7-day stay and wonder if I can buy a prepaid SIM at the airport, which will give me data (wi-fi) access, so that I may use Uber or other similar apps.
Also, which SIM vendor (telecom company) do you recommend at Ataturk airport? May I activate my SIM quick enough to hail an Uber (or similar) before leaving the airport?
Sep 18, 2016, 4:48 pm
#6
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Your alldaywifi link has a nice article on this:
https://alldaywifi.com/blog/1-turkis...data-sim-cards
https://alldaywifi.com/blog/1-turkis...data-sim-cards