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Frequently Asked Questions

What is your customer service number?
Our customer service number is 1-877-887-5493 (1-877-TURKIYE)
Our customer representatives will be more than happy to help you with your problems.

What are your working hours?
You can call at any time between 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m (EST), 7 days a week. You can leave a message at other times, and we will return to you the next day.

Do I get monthly bills?
No, there are no monthly bills, but you can see all your account information including your purchases, usage, balance and all transactions in the members section of our web site.
You can see the calls you made right after you hang up the phone in real time. Each call record includes details such as your phone number, destination phone number, call duration, and how much is charged to you for that call.
There are many other features in our members area.

How do I make calls?
In the simplest case, you can make calls as you do with any other calling card.
When you call the Access number, you will hear the prompt, "please enter your authorization code"
Enter your authorization code and press pound (#) (Pressing # is not necessary, but makes it faster.)
You will hear how much money you have in your account, followed by the prompt "please enter the phone number you wish to dial"
Enter the phone number and press # (Again, pressing # is not necessary, but makes it faster.)
The system tells how many minutes you can talk and connects you to the other party.
After you finish talking, you can hang up, or call another number by pressing # twice. Alotel offers many other enhancements such as SpeedDial and Automatic Authorization and Redial. Please see below for details.

I got a card, and used all the credit. Do I throw it away and buy a new one?
No, unlike calling cards, Alotel opens a personal account for you. You can recharge this account as many times you like.
This approach has many advantages, including but not limited to SpeedDial definitions and Automatic Authorization. You don't have to memorize new numbers everytime you finish your credit.

What is Automatic Authorization?
If you are making most of your calls from a specific phone, such as your home or cell phone, Alotel has a convenient feature for you.
We can define your phone number in the system, and when a call from that number is made, the system recognizes you, and does not even ask for your authorization code. It directly tells announces your balance, and tells you to enter the phone number you wish to dial.

Do I have to call your access number and enter my authorization code for every call I make?
No, Alotel offers a convenient way of making more than one calls in a single session. After you finish talking, or you are unable to talk (busy signal, etc.), if you want to make another call, press pound key twice (##). You will hear your balance and the prompt "please enter the phone number you wish to dial" again, and you can dial a different number.

What if the number I call is busy, do I have to type the whole thing again?
No, Alotel features a special redial number for your convenience. When you are asked to enter the phone number, you dial 99, and the system calls the last number you dialed, which is essentially redialing.
For example, assume you called a number and got a busy signal from the target phone. In that case, you can press ## to get a new dialing prompt, and when you are asked to enter the phone number, enter 99# to redial.

Overseas phone numbers are in 011 + country code + area code + phone number format.
This takes about 15 digits and takes a lot of time. Is there a shorter way?
Yes. Alotel has SpeedDial feature. When you log in to the members area in our web site, you will see the SpeedDial Section.
You can add the phone numbers that you call frequently to your personal SpeedDial List. When you define a SpeedDial code for a number, next time you want to call that number, you just enter the SpeedDial code you defined for it.
For example, if you are calling the number 011902121234567 frequently, just login to the members area, go to SpeedDial section and click the "Add" button. In the next page, enter 1 in the box named Code, and 011902121234567 in the box named Phone #.
Next time you want to call that number, when you are asked to enter the phone number, just enter 1# and the system will call the number 011902121234567 for you. You should enter the number as one word; do NOT use any spaces or characters like . or -.
If you want to define another SpeedDial, do the same things for the new number, but enter 2 in the Code box this time.
You can define up to 99 SpeedDials.

How do I sign up?
You can sign up by opening an account on our web site using your credit card. Click here to go to the New Account secure page.
You can also call our customer service at 1 877 887-5493 (1 877 TURKIYE) to sign up over the phone.

Is your site secure?
Our web site uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). When you enter your credit card to open an account or to recharge your account, the transaction is encrypted and secure.

How do I recharge my account?
You can recharge your account at all times, using the Recharge section in the members area of our web site. You can also call our customer service number during work hours to recharge your account.

What is your contact information?
Our contact information can be found here.
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