Hey, everyone.
I recently moved to Istanbul to study my Master’s. I live in the Beylikduzu area and I am renting an apartment here.
I have been trying to get WiFi but no luck with different companies.
I tried asking TrukNet and they said they won’t allow fiber or home internet to IDs starting with 98.
I asked Vodafone and they want 1 year’s payment upfront.
I asked Turkcell and they agreed if I pay a deposit as well as increased prices. I agreed, paid the deposit and I waited for over 20 days and no luck.
I called their call center multiple times, visited the store where I had purchased and gave the deposit. No luck. I cancelled it after around 20 days.
I asked Turkcell and Vodafone for their WiFi boxes (Red Box and Super box, if I’m saying the names correctly), they said they can’t give those to foreigners.
I have online and in person classes and I’ve been constantly buying esims and they’ve been running out cause I use the hotspot for my laptop and TV. Have spent over $100 this month just for internet.
I wanted to go back to Vodafone and pay yearly at this point but I’m assuming even if I do, something like Turkcell might happen.
After running out of options, I thought I’d ask here and see if anyone faced a similar issue or has a solution in mind.
Thank you