Korean Job Discussion Forums

hugekebab · Joined: 05 Jan 2008

but how in gods name do i get someone in gwangju to sell me a local mobile phone sim card and how do i get credit.

they nod their head when i say sim card and then just look at me in total confusion... i have an unlocked korean phone.

noob out.

the_beaver · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

the_beaver · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

And no sim cards in Korea.

hugekebab · Joined: 05 Jan 2008

butlerian · Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Location: Korea

tacon101 · Joined: 31 Oct 2005 Location: seoul

my samsung has a sim card

GerryTulip · Joined: 14 Nov 2007

ask your boss for a contract phone signed under a korean's name. I had a phone waiting on my desk when I arrived in Korea, I am sure if you are on good terms he/she will oblige.

You can pay the bill yourself monthly i.e you don't have to give the money to the person who signed for you.

definitely maybe · Joined: 16 Feb 2008

i'm positive that sk & ktf both carry phones w/ "sim" cards now. you'll need to pick up a new model though, so a phone plan is the way to go if you want to save some cash. i can't offer much help in terms of your area.

aarontendo · Joined: 08 Feb 2006 Location: Daegu-ish

my ktf show phone uses a sim card

moosehead · Joined: 05 May 2007

AussieGav · Joined: 02 Sep 2007 Location: Uijeongbu

Hollywoodaction · Joined: 02 Jul 2004

Just get a phone in your name. If one vendor refuses, go to the next. It's not as if there aren't many of them around.

hugekebab · Joined: 05 Jan 2008

ok cheers

whats the comparison between contracts and pay as you go sort of phones; doesit work out a lot cheaper on contract???

who are the cheapest providers?

apparently where i am they make you put down a 250000 deposit because you have white skin.

lastat06513 · Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:53 pm Post subject:

If you put down a deposit and you keep your payments up, you get the money back when you turn the phone in.

Also, they don't use SIM cards in many of the phones in Korea (though Samsung and LG are worldwide producers of phones) and they keep phone records at the phone service provider, so you might be able to delete numbers from your phone manually from your handset, they keep a record of your call history on record, and if you change phones, you have to manually input the data into the phone again.....

As for the cheapest, I found 010 to be very reasonable when I had it.

I think another poster had the right idea; try to arrange for your boss to get and sign the phone to his name, but the down side to that would be he might be incline to deduct the charges from your pay (and then if your boss is not the honest type, he might try to sneak by some extra pay to be taken out under the guise of cellphone charges)-- but like many things in Korea, it is a gamble.....