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VinceVa_1817176
SMARTY Pioneer
26-03-2023

Using phone in turkey

Can anyone tell me if can use phone in turkey got 12gb in eu but not sure about turkey 

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  • MSF's avatar
    MSF
    SMARTY Guru
    14-07-2023

    VinceVa_1817176  Chalkychap  All very strange! I was roaming in Greece and we have now sailed to Turkey but I am still able to connect to the Greek network at the minute, much to my surprise.

     I think it may well depend upon how far away from Greek territory you are. I suspect that I may be connecting to one of the masts in Greek Islands which are close e.g. Samos.

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    MSF
    SMARTY Guru
    27-03-2023

    As well as what Chalkychap says, try to use free wifi connections where possible. On a reasonable connection, you may be able to have WhatsApp contact instead of expensive calls at 50p per min.

  • Chalkychap's avatar
    Chalkychap
    SMARTY Trendsetter
    27-03-2023

    Okay VinceVa_1817176, Turkey is not an EU member state, so you cannot use your plan's allowances if you're roaming in Turkey.

    Buy an add-on to use your SMARTY SIM in Turkey, so you can PAYG while roaming in Turkey, which is in Roaming 1 charge band (see page 18 & 19 at https://smarty.co.uk/priceguide).