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Rebecca_2043123's avatar
Rebecca_2043123
SMARTY Rookie
04-07-2023

Going to Turkey

I am travelling to Turkey soon and I need to be able to ensure I can send and recieve texts and phone calls. Which add-on will I need? EU or International?

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  • JJP2's avatar
    JJP2
    SMARTY Pro-coach
    04-07-2023

    Sound advice from MSF as always.

    Turkey is not a member of the EU, so you will definitely need an international add on.

    As long as you have data, you can also send / receive texts and also make / take calls through Whatsapp, Telegram and Signal, even video calls if you so wish.

    • SusanWi_1475198's avatar
      SusanWi_1475198
      SMARTY Pioneer
      21-08-2023

      I am a total novice with this, if I am using what's app in Turkey do I need an add on 

      • MSF's avatar
        MSF
        SMARTY Guru
        21-08-2023

        SusanWi_1475198  Turkey is not in the Eu and therefore you would need to pay for all usage.

        If you look at the Price guide: https://cdn.smarty.co.uk/files/SMARTY-Price-Guide.pdf you will see that Turkey is in Band 1 and data therefore costs 10p per Megabyte - using WhatsApp would cost quite a bit at that rate!

        If you do go ahead, you would need to put money onto your account as an 'Out of plan add on' and you can do that from your account dashboard.

        You would probably be better off seeing if you can find a decent wifi place while in Turkey (hotel, cafe?). If you are there for a while a local sim may do the job better.