Izmir

Member since 25 February 2013

iambrianokMember09 March 2013 18:23:44

Hi聽聽I'm moving from Poole, UK to Izmir in April to start a job there. Be great to hear from other expats who live there.
What's it like

ArvaritA Contributor

Member since 25 June 2011

ArvaritAContributor09 March 2013 18:25:16

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you'll love it! but Istanbul is always more fun

iambrianok Member

Member since 25 February 2013

iambrianokMember09 March 2013 18:39:51

How long does it take to get from Izmir to Istanbul?聽 Could I manage a weekend there, for example?

iambrianok Member

Member since 25 February 2013

iambrianokMember10 March 2013 10:05:16

thanks
I looked to see about flights -and I see that I can fly to Istanbul for quite a low fare in just an hour. Maybe that would be better.

What's internet access like in Izmir region? I'm guessing its uptodate and modern.
brian

Jenbob Member

Member since 25 June 2013

JenbobMember25 June 2013 09:13:33

hey

Im moving there in 2days, Im also from the UK are you enjoying it so far?

Jen

unity100 Active member

Member since 24 September 2012

unity100Active member01 July 2013 20:34:21

iambrianok wrote:
What's internet access like in Izmir region? I'm guessing its uptodate and modern.
brian

izmir sits on one of the main internet backbones going out of turkey. therefore the quality of internet is good - especially for the provider UyduNet (old Kablonet - cable connection). you can get unlimited (without quota) connection. the ping is also very good, you may play with ~200 ms to u.s. game servers and ~100 ms to eu game servers.

if you use 3rd party services like your freedom, you may get even lower ping.