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Data sim card
Posted: Sun 18 Aug 2024 11:11 am
by kp269
Hi all,
Apologies if this has been asked recently.
My question is does anyone know the rough cost of a data SIM card that could be used in WiFi dongle gadget? Is it still possible to buy them at Lemar in Karakum?
Thank you
Re: Data sim card
Posted: Sun 18 Aug 2024 5:17 pm
by Soner
Why do you need a dongle? You can hot-spot from a smart phone. I believe you can no longer buy sims from shops, has to be directly from Turkcell, Telsim. This was what I was told by my local General store.
Re: Data sim card
Posted: Mon 19 Aug 2024 7:34 am
by benjaminbutton
Agree Soner, even a shop that sells nothing but mobiles couldn't sell one to me. Even my local Turkcell outlet could't sell me one. Told me I had to go to the two large shops in Girne.
Re: Data sim card
Posted: Mon 19 Aug 2024 10:28 pm
by Proudsprey
On a similar note, I'll be in country for up to 3 months...is it worth buying a local sim card to add to my UK smartphone, or just pay for the extra roaming from my UK provider?
Re: Data sim card
Posted: Mon 19 Aug 2024 11:41 pm
by wanderer
Depending who your UK sim is with 3 months and you'll breach fair use policy or go bankrupt because of their exobetant charges or do both
keep your UK sim nock off roaming and put in an esim Turkey TRNC outside the usual package by UK providers
RoC is Europe TRNC Turkey
Found these excellent Europe package same as Turkey package and icludes Turkey TRNC their provider is Vodafone
https://etravelsim.com/collections/travel-esim
Re: Data sim card
Posted: Tue 20 Aug 2024 9:38 am
by come_on_aylin
Another option which works in 36 European countries including TRNC, ROC and Turkey if you select Europe as your region. You can just select Northern Cyprus and it covers the whole Island.
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=58972
Re: Data sim card
Posted: Tue 20 Aug 2024 11:55 am
by Proudsprey
Thanks for the info @wanderer and @come_on_aylin.. great advice.