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Long Distance Services |
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Competitive long distance
calling plans especially to |
Best Deals
(without switching long distance carrier or pre-payment or registration)
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Company |
Instructions |
Rate |
Rate
(to- GSM) |
Comments |
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(Acceris) |
Dial 1015335
and continue
with 011-90- Use activation code 226432 |
$1.80 for the first 10 minutes or
less, 18 c/min thereafter |
$2.70 for the first 10 minutes or less, 27
c/min thereafter |
Not competitive for calling GSM
numbers |
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Dial 1016868 and continue with 011-90-... |
24 c/min |
36 c/min |
No
monthly fee, no minimum minutes |
Tip: Dial with WorldxCHANGE if you expect the call last 7 minutes or longer, PT-1 if just a short call
Best Long Distance Carriers
(Requires switching long distance carrier)
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Company |
Instructions |
Rate |
Rate
(to GSM) |
Comments
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Kiss (Covista) |
Normal dialing from your home phone 011-90- |
25 c/min |
25 c/min |
Also very competitive for state-to-state (3 c/min) and
intrastate (check your state) Good if you also make domestic calls and
GSM calls to In some states, Covista
also offers competitive local telephone service packages. |
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TurkishTel
(IDT) |
Normal dialing from your home phone 011-90- |
17.9 c/min |
25 c/min |
Even cheaper to call |
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Normal dialing from your home phone 011-90- |
23.5 c/min |
27.9 c/min |
Even cheaper to call |
Calling Cards
These require pre-payment and sometimes registration for recharging the cards. Prices and quality vary.
Check ZSCOMM or CallingCards site for a list. The cheapest one we have noticed has a 8 c/min rate!
Most carriers have special rates to
Beware that most of them also charge a significantly higher rate to GSM phones.
Also they have complicated rules like connection fees, increments of up to 6 minutes, surcharge for payphones, excise tax, etc.
Everyday a new card comes to the market. There is no way to keep track of them. Below we list some of the more familiar ones.
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Company |
Instructions |
Rate |
Rate
(to GSM) |
Comments |
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Requires pre-dialing a toll-free number and authorization code |
8 to 23 c/min |
17 to 30 c/min |
Requires registration and prepayment Rate depends on the type of card. |
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Requires pre-dialing a toll-free number and PIN code |
17.9 c/min |
25 c/min |
Requires prepayment Uses IDT network |
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Sestec
(Aloturk) |
Requires pre-dialing a toll-free number |
21 c/min |
25 c/min |
Requires registration and/or prepayment Uses an IP network, so quality may not always be the best |
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Requires pre-dialing a toll-free number |
24 c/min |
24 c/min |
Requires registration and prepayment |
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Requires pre-dialing a toll-free number |
24 c/min |
24 c/min? |
Requires registration and prepayment |
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Requires pre-dialing a toll-free number |
25 c/min |
25 c/min |
Requires registration and prepayment |
Tip: A competitive rate to Turkey does not always mean cheaper
state-to-state or intra-state rates or cheaper rates to other countries. You
need to read the details....
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