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amberflannery
Joined: 25 Oct 2006
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 Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 2:25 am Post subject: Who provides your cable? |
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| I think I'm going to get cable TV and was wondering if anyone could offer any suggestions. Someone mentioned Skynet? |
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poeticjustice
Joined: 28 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 2:28 am Post subject: Re: Who provides your cable? |
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| amberflannery wrote: |
| I think I'm going to get cable TV and was wondering if anyone could offer any suggestions. Someone mentioned Skynet? |
I don't think its worth it. Apparently all the English channels that we'd actually watch have been tiered up to more expensive packages that most people wouldn't like to pay for.
Either get a Slingbox thingy or TV-Out so you can connect your TV to your computer. |
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amberflannery
Joined: 25 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 2:31 am Post subject: |
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| my computer is a POS- i cant watch anything- i can barely check my email some days. hence the i want cable. |
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halfmanhalfbiscuit
Joined: 13 Oct 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 2:37 am Post subject: |
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Cable is junk. You'll have 3-4 movie channels who've been playing the same stuff the last few years, probably no English news.....but you'll have a heap of KTV to choose from. I got it purely for football and it was better than nothing. (TVU and other sites are unreliable)
DVD shops seem very much on the wane too.
May I recommend a book? |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 3:29 am Post subject: |
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I have skylife but I have more than just the basic package. I pay 20K a month to get the extra English and cartoon channels.. mind you I rarely watch TV, it's mostly for my daughter.
It's difficult for an expat to get skylife here because they require you to pay a pretty hefty deposit. My ex-husband got it while we were still married and I haven't transferred it to my name because of said deposit and the whole complication of it all...
But if you can get a Korean friend to help you with it, then it's worth it, IMHO. |
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amberflannery
Joined: 25 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 2:41 am Post subject: |
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how much is a hefty deposit?
and i do read alot- 2 hours a day on the train and i'm in a book club. but after a while i need a break and some junk food for my brain might be nice. |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 2:50 am Post subject: |
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You have to buy the dish vs. them giving you one, which is 2-300K, then the deposit is another 200K I think?
Not really sure, but I think people here have talked about it before. |
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amberflannery
Joined: 25 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 3:05 am Post subject: |
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damn 
there must be other options for cable?? |
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blade
Joined: 30 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 6:37 am Post subject: |
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| KT Kook (Mega) TV is okay. With Mega pass light I get OCN, OCN series, Super Action OCN, Mplex, AXN, MGM, CNN, BBC News, Fox news, Sky HD, History channel, National geo 1 and now seemingly two new sports channels that I've just noticed IPSN and Sports 1. |
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amberflannery
Joined: 25 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 6:43 am Post subject: |
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| how much? do you have a contact number on the bill? |
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blade
Joined: 30 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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| amberflannery wrote: |
| how much? do you have a contact number on the bill? |
Try either:
Toll free number: 080-2580-001
Service Hours: 9am - 6pm
Languages Available: English, Chinese, Japanese
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1588-8448 + press #1 for product consulting
I pay about 60,000 won a month but this includes my internet as well. |
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movybuf
Joined: 01 Jan 2007
Location: Mokdong
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| Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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I have Hello TV from CJ cable. It includes my internet and phone line too. I think it costs about 35,000 a month.
For channels I get: OCN, CGV, Super Action, XTM, Screen, MGM, Fox, Fox Life, Q Channel, On Style, two Disney channels, BBC International, BBC Entertainment, BBC Knowledge, Discovery, CNN, ABC (Australian channel)and probably some others that I am missing. It's a pretty good package. |
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blade
Joined: 30 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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| movybuf wrote: |
I have Hello TV from CJ cable. It includes my internet and phone line too. I think it costs about 35,000 a month.
For channels I get: OCN, CGV, Super Action, XTM, Screen, MGM, Fox, Fox Life, Q Channel, On Style, two Disney channels, BBC International, BBC Entertainment, BBC Knowledge, Discovery, CNN, ABC (Australian channel)and probably some others that I am missing. It's a pretty good package. |
I also get a few others as well that include fox life, a couple of disney channels, channel S, Story on and VOD. |
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amberflannery
Joined: 25 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 4:37 am Post subject: |
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| blade wrote: |
| amberflannery wrote: |
| how much? do you have a contact number on the bill? |
Try either:
Toll free number: 080-2580-001
Service Hours: 9am - 6pm
Languages Available: English, Chinese, Japanese
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1588-8448 + press #1 for product consulting
I pay about 60,000 won a month but this includes my internet as well. |
is that the same KT that does the mega pass internet? i already have their internet so maybe i could combine? did you have to sign some 3 year contract?
i've run into that alot lately.
i found c&m has 50,000 won deposit- 44,000 installation fee and sign up for 6 months. then its like 14,000 a month. |
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amberflannery
Joined: 25 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 4:39 am Post subject: |
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| movybuf wrote: |
I have Hello TV from CJ cable. It includes my internet and phone line too. I think it costs about 35,000 a month.
For channels I get: OCN, CGV, Super Action, XTM, Screen, MGM, Fox, Fox Life, Q Channel, On Style, two Disney channels, BBC International, BBC Entertainment, BBC Knowledge, Discovery, CNN, ABC (Australian channel)and probably some others that I am missing. It's a pretty good package. |
did you have to sign a 3 year contract for that? i called 3 places today that required that. and my co teacher said its pretty common. |
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