Winston Ellis
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Dingles Dongles and updates!!
Please find my original Post I meant to post first on the Datca site. ....
As I was unable to get a land line because I do not have residence I decided to invest in a USB dongle. The problem then became which way to go....Turkcel or Vodofone. I thought I would share my experience so far if it helps. Please note that things are probably changing as I type. I went with Vodaphone as my experience shows that the new competitors in the phone business soon catch up and offer a better service. Vodaphone is a large British company that bought-out “Turksim” some years ago. They have some experience and finance behind them. I also opted for Vodaphone because I think the same dongle will work in England and many other European countries
First of all you need to decide exactly what you want to use the internet for. If it is just for reading your emails and using Facebook then a simple donge for around £150 will do. As I was going to use Skype for froo telephone calls around the world I opted for the High Speed model which costs 225YTL if you go to Bodrum or 250YTL if you go to Bodrum (Not sure how that worked out as they were both official vodaphone shops not simply outlets!!!). If you are not downloading music or programs then you need to buy your allowance for the month (I am afraid the allowance does not roll over so buy what you need. I bought 1gigabite which ahs lasted for just short of 100hrs continuous use (I have a 14year old!!!!!!). The dongle works at a good speed and according to Vodaphone the speed is due to be upgraded to the speed of a land line (ISDN) that you get at home.
I was able to buy the dongle but should have brought my passport with me. You need to buy a dongle (250YTL) a new SIM card to go into the dongle (Exactly same as the one that goes into the phone (13YTL) and then you need to but your allowance (30YTL for 1gig). Plug into yourlaptop and the installation will begin automatically.
Please note that I think that this is the best option for those who do not live here all the time. If you are a resident and want the USB dongle then it works out better if you sign up to a contract this way you get the dongle for free but you must stay with them for 18 months to get the high speed dongle or 12 months for the slower speed dongle. For the high speed dongle it will then cost you 40YTL per month for your 1gig allowance. Over the 24 months it will work out exactly the same amount of money (10YTL extra over the 24 months = 240YTL which is the cost of the Dongle). Please note that Turkcell are offering the same but do not offer the option to buy the dongle. Hope this helps. Again you will have to be a Turkish resident to get the contract but should be able to buy it outright (well you could 2 weeks ago) This is in response to another request on another forum but thought I would share it with my Datca family first .
As I was unable to get a land line because I do not have residence I decided to invest in a USB dongle. The problem then became which way to go....Turkcel or Vodofone. I thought I would share my experience so far if it helps. Please note that things are probably changing as I type. I went with Vodaphone as my experience shows that the new competitors in the phone business soon catch up and offer a better service. Vodaphone is a large British company that bought-out “Turksim” some years ago. They have some experience and finance behind them. I also opted for Vodaphone because I think the same dongle will work in England and many other European countries
First of all you need to decide exactly what you want to use the internet for. If it is just for reading your emails and using Facebook then a simple donge for around £150 will do. As I was going to use Skype for froo telephone calls around the world I opted for the High Speed model which costs 225YTL if you go to Bodrum or 250YTL if you go to Bodrum (Not sure how that worked out as they were both official vodaphone shops not simply outlets!!!). If you are not downloading music or programs then you need to buy your allowance for the month (I am afraid the allowance does not roll over so buy what you need. I bought 1gigabite which ahs lasted for just short of 100hrs continuous use (I have a 14year old!!!!!!). The dongle works at a good speed and according to Vodaphone the speed is due to be upgraded to the speed of a land line (ISDN) that you get at home.
I was able to buy the dongle but should have brought my passport with me. You need to buy a dongle (250YTL) a new SIM card to go into the dongle (Exactly same as the one that goes into the phone (13YTL) and then you need to but your allowance (30YTL for 1gig). Plug into yourlaptop and the installation will begin automatically.
Please note that I think that this is the best option for those who do not live here all the time. If you are a resident and want the USB dongle then it works out better if you sign up to a contract this way you get the dongle for free but you must stay with them for 18 months to get the high speed dongle or 12 months for the slower speed dongle. For the high speed dongle it will then cost you 40YTL per month for your 1gig allowance. Over the 24 months it will work out exactly the same amount of money (10YTL extra over the 24 months = 240YTL which is the cost of the Dongle). Please note that Turkcell are offering the same but do not offer the option to buy the dongle. Hope this helps. Again you will have to be a Turkish resident to get the contract but should be able to buy it outright (well you could 2 weeks ago) This is in response to another request on another forum but thought I would share it with my Datca family first .