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[Spetz]

Just wondering, what are the major phone (mobile) providers in Cy?

I know of MTN and Cyta is it?
I want to go on prepaid, and wondering which one offers the lowest fees
Additionally I must be able to SMS overseas
+ it'd be nice if the number didn't disappear if not topped up with credit within a month

[juliesewell]

So Easy (with Cytanet) offers PAYG sim card and can be topped up by pre-paid cards. For every 30 local texts you send - you get another 5 free. The higher price top-up card you purchase, you get extra top up value.

MTN or Areeba (as it was) also offers PAYG sim card and can be topped up by pre-paid cards. They offer free text messages with each top up card you purchase.

I believe MTN is slightly cheaper than So Easy - but a lot of people do still have the So Easy sim card and I understand the calls are cheaper if you make them to a number on the same network. So, it may be "swings & roundabouts" depending on which provider you choose.

With So Easy - the cost used to be Cy£15 for the sim card with Cy£3 worth of calls. MTN was the same price with Cy£4 - if I remember correctly.

Once you have added your 1st top up with either provider - the credit on the phone is valid for 12 months. The initial credit that comes with the sim card and phone number is valid for 1 month from it being registered on the network.

Hope that helps....

[Spetz]

Thanks for that
I guess I'll just go for whichever the store person recommends

[paliometoxo]

so easy is better - vodafone

[Sotos]

You can compare the fees at their websites. I think MTN should be a bit cheaper because they are trying to gain market. Cyta is more widespread thought and sometimes you can find some online services that can send SMS alerts to your Cyta mobile but not to an MTN mobile.

[Hazza]

I was with SoEasy before porting my line over to the MTN network almost a year ago. Huge mistake. The service is very very grainy, phone cutting off mid conversation, keep getting a Network Failure, SMS' getting lost. Never had a problem with SoEasy. Once my yearly contract is up, I'll be porting my number back with CyTA.

[paliometoxo]

http://www.cytamobile-vodafone.com if you sign up with your so esy number you have 10 free text messages a day but only sends to other so easy numbers not areeba

[LENA]

I was with SoEasy before porting my line over to the MTN network almost a year ago. Huge mistake. The service is very very grainy, phone cutting off mid conversation, keep getting a Network Failure, SMS' getting lost. Never had a problem with SoEasy. Once my yearly contract is up, I'll be porting my number back with CyTA.

Good that you blame MTN all the time

[Sega]

The CYTA service is the easiest and mostly used service in Cyprus, there is much flexibility with them and their customer support is not bad. Their coverage is good, which I suppose is the main thing. I believe Areeba use Cyta lines, but I am not 100% sure. Some time back Cyta and Areeba had some sort of partership where you could tranfer numbers across networks which is v.rare.

After what Hazza said I would check out Areeba or Cyta. You can just walk into a local CYTA branch to discuss your options, there are hundreds dotted around Cyprus.

[raiseurfist]

The CYTA service is the easiest and mostly used service in Cyprus, there is much flexibility with them and their customer support is not bad. Their coverage is good, which I suppose is the main thing. I believe Areeba use Cyta lines, but I am not 100% sure. Some time back Cyta and Areeba had some sort of partership where you could tranfer numbers across networks which is v.rare.

After what Hazza said I would check out Areeba or Cyta. You can just walk into a local CYTA branch to discuss your options, there are hundreds dotted around Cyprus.

Isnt Areeba MTN now?