No Need to Register?

[WordBird]

So after dropping my phone down the loo on Friday night*  : I had to accept it had gone to Silicon Heaven and get a new one.
Obviously a contract was out of the question as we're shipping out in six months so I gritted my teeth and handed over my hard-earned pennies (and the rest) directly to the Apple store.

The bonus is that as my new phone isn't locked to any network I can insert any SIM I like and change if I want to....and I understand that includes overseas. In which case....am I right in thinking I won't need to register the phone? Presumably I can just get a SIM and do PAYG on Turkcell or whoever?

*Excessive alcohol consumption may or may not have been involved.

[Marggie]

Unfortunately, you will still need to register it.

[KKOB]

Your IMEI will be blocked.

[mercury]

120tl at the tax office and 20tl at the phone shop.. Do it within 28 days of getting there.

[janmack]

We have been trying to register 2 new phones since August without any success despite following all the instructions.  The story has changed every time we've gone to the shops...from computers down to the latest - which is that foreigners are not allowed to register phones bought outside Turkey any longer.  Apparently only a Turkish person who has been out of the country in the previous 4 weeks can register, they must show their passport with the valid entry visa.  Totally and utterly bored and fed up with it all!!

[KKOB]

A Turkish person wouldn't have a 'valid entry visa' on their passport would they ?

[Marggie]

If you haven't already, try the  big Turkcell shop near the PTT - its back door is opposite Bim.  I find them quite good in there and a couple of them speak English.

Good luck!!

[stoop]

We tried it and failed. Ended up buying a cheap Turkish phone.

[janmack]

What they are saying Alan is that even a Turkish person has to have been out of Turkey before they can register and they must have a stamp on their passports as proof.  Phil has been to the Maliye office and several Turkcell shops with 2 Turkish friends over the last few months...blood and stone springs to mind!!!

[davybill]

My granddaughter dropped her phone in the swimming pool,came in and covered it with rice all night,
And it was fine next day, just a little tip to try,must take all the condensation out of it.