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aveguard
Joined: 11 Oct 2006
Location: Dongdaemun Seoul
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 Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:26 am Post subject: Cellphone Question |
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| I am leaving the country in 1.5 weeks...is it possible for me to use the same phone when I come back in 4 months? |
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Cheonmunka
Joined: 04 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 2:20 pm Post subject: |
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| People can apply to pause service, yes. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 3:06 pm Post subject: Re: Cellphone Question |
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| aveguard wrote: |
| I am leaving the country in 1.5 weeks...is it possible for me to use the same phone when I come back in 4 months? |
If you are on a plan then yes, you can pause service, keep your plan and use the same phone and number when you return. There is a small charge for this service.
If your phone is a prepaid calling one, then yes, simply re-activate it on your return. You will probably get a new number but there is no extra fee.
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allarise
Joined: 06 Apr 2008
Location: Texas
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| Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:13 am Post subject: American Cell Phone |
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| Will GSM phones work in Korea? Can I just buy a SIM card in Korea and pop it in? What would some of y'all with experience recommend? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 2:08 pm Post subject: Re: American Cell Phone |
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| allarise wrote: |
| Will GSM phones work in Korea? Can I just buy a SIM card in Korea and pop it in? What would some of y'all with experience recommend? |
Foreign phones do NOT work in Korea (except as global roaming phones) with your foreign phone number.
The system here is CLOSED to outside phones. You CANNOT get a local number for a phone from another country.
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ibu
Joined: 29 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 2:10 pm Post subject: |
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| So your saying I bring my quad band uk contract mobile with me... I wont be able to call korean landline numbers? |
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allarise
Joined: 06 Apr 2008
Location: Texas
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| Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 2:28 pm Post subject: Re: American Cell Phone |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
Foreign phones do NOT work in Korea (except as global roaming phones) with your foreign phone number.
The system here is CLOSED to outside phones. You CANNOT get a local number for a phone from another country.
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Do you recommend "burners"? i.e. the prepaid wireless? Are these common? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 3:44 pm Post subject: Re: American Cell Phone |
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| allarise wrote: |
| ttompatz wrote: |
Foreign phones do NOT work in Korea (except as global roaming phones) with your foreign phone number.
The system here is CLOSED to outside phones. You CANNOT get a local number for a phone from another country.
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Do you recommend "burners"? i.e. the prepaid wireless? Are these common? |
You can get a phone here for as little as 30k won. There is a phone shop on EVERY corner of every city in the country.
Rates for prepaid service (most common for foreigners) are 26 minutes for 10k won.
There is no hookup or activation fee.
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