Korean Job Discussion Forums

[drdst122]

Does standard internet/cable package come with a wireless router or is that something that I need to buy?

I have an extra one at home and was wondering if I should bring it with me or leave it home.

Thanks!

[ChilgokBlackHole]

The firmware will be in Korean if you get one. BYO.

[akcrono]

You can get a belkin router here fairly easily. The belkin firmware is set up with multiple languages so you can change a korean router to english without knowing any korean. Its ok to bring a router from home, but you'll also need to bring a power converter for it. I brought 1 power converter and a power strip and that powers all my home gizmos, but it does limit where you can set up in your apt.

My advice is to buy a belkin here and change the language. Maybe other routers have a similar setup, but I have not seen them. I leached off a korean netgear and did not see any language option.

[ChilgokBlackHole]

The LG routers do not, and I spent a lot of time on the phone with LG Korea and LG US, and together they (Tier-3, good luck finding the phone number for them) came to the conclusion that the models are ever so slightly different that they can't accept each other's firmware.

I would have preferred to bring my Linksys router from home. What you say about the Belkin routers is good news indeed.

[jonpurdy]

Well, since most routers I've ever used have been utterly terrible, I'd recommend bringing a Linksys WRT54GL from back home. If your router at home happened to work well (didn't crash or drop connections, etc.) I'd bring it if I were you.

[Pangit]

Most north-american made routers come with language packs for the countries they are marketed to. D-link routers, for example, have a setting that lets you remove the language pack. You just have to be able to read the Korean, which isn't difficult. Look for something that phonetically translates to "language pack," or something close, and click on the button next to it.

[ttompatz]

[egrog1717]

A router is a router... I set mine up in the first 3 weeks of being here with absolutly no Korean skills

(Gets a little more complicated if you want to set up port forwarding or some of the more advanced options, but even then trial and error save the day LOL)...

Plus if you bring a router, chances are you'll need a voltage converter for it

[akcrono]

[Jandar]

I have an iptime wireless router that I bought in Korea, I got the language
flash from their website and it has been working fine since 2007.

I am even using a third party power supply back home.

[ChilgokBlackHole]

[Jandar]

You can tell when others are using your wireless when your downloads get real slow. You need the English to set your security, unless you have a Korean friend that can do it for you. Like I said the iptime has an English language flash you can run. But I would bring one from home to be sure.

[madoka]