Internet Access in Northern Cyprus

E-mail services are available from the many Internet Cafés in Kyrenia. Broadband is now widely used for personal and business use. For more information, please contact info@extendbroadband.com

Mobile phones in TRNC

Mobile phones are available on long term rental or pay-as-you-go. Currently there are two GSM operators with networks up and running in Northern Cyprus. These are Telsim and KKTC Cell which is in an extension of Turkcell. Both of these companies are based in Turkey and are Turkish companies. Visitors to the North Cyprus Island will be glad to know that these two companies have alliances with other companies worldwide and as long as you have roaming service with the company in your country of residence you will most likely be able to use your Mobile phone in North Cyprus. Please note that if you are a CDMA user there are currently no companies that operate CDMA networks in Northern Cyprus.

If you are not sure what system your local phone uses please contact your local service provider for more information. Currently there are companies that operate both GSM 900 and GSM 1800 in Northern Cyprus although GSM 900 has far greater penetration. If your phone does not support these two bands you will not be able to use your phone here, even if your company has an agreement with a North Cyprus company to conduct roaming services. If you have a quad band phone (this is a phone that supports all four scales of GSM, 850, 900, 1800, and 1900) you will be set for service in North Cyprus. Depending on where you live tri band phones can be tricky for not all of them have the same combinations.

Sim Cards

As roaming charges can be quite costly, if you are planning on staying in North Cyprus for a while or intend on making constant use of your phone you might want to by a local sim card. The local sim card will let you use your phone locally without the roaming charges, although you will also have a new phone number while you use the new sim card. Note: The gsm provider from whom you purchased your phone may have locked (branded) your phone. If this is the case you will not be able to swap sim cards unless you unlock the phone.
For up to date information on what is necessary for your roaming needs and the mobile telephony service in Northern Cyprus please click on the following link www.gsmworld.com.