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decolyon



Joined: 24 Jul 2010

PostPosted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 1:03 am    Post subject: Prepaid phone issue Reply with quote

So I have had a prepaid card phone for years now. Not the same phone, just the same number.

I never got around to getting a contract phone and everyone I know in the country has this number so I figure, why bother?

I'm so sick of having to go in a recharge it when my minutes run out. I usually use skype to make calls, but even with just txt msgs and occasionally ordering a pizza, the minutes just fly.

I've only found two ways to recharge my phone 1 - go to Techno Mart to the SK place and pay them to do it. 2 - Go to that little shop just outside exit 4 in Itaewon and bet a card from them. They usually dial it up for me.

But wouldn't it be nice if I could just go to a web site, pay 10 bucks with my paypal and have my phone recharged instantly? Please tell me something like this exists? Please.

If not, is there an easier way to get it recharged? I seriously do not feel like trekking halfway across the city to charge my phone.
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dongjak



Joined: 30 Oct 2010

PostPosted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 1:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

if its LG you can recharge your phone at any OZ store. and there are a million of them.
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Yahowho



Joined: 21 Jan 2010
Location: Beside the McDonalds

PostPosted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 5:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Is it possible to get a phone without having a bank account/ARC card?
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Carla



Joined: 21 Nov 2008

PostPosted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 5:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yahowho wrote:
Is it possible to get a phone without having a bank account/ARC card?


Are you talking about a contract phone? No.

Prepaids yes, but I'm not sure how much trouble they are to recharge. I grabbed one when I first landed, but it was just a cheap one until I got my ARC to get a contract one.
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Skippy



Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Daejeon

PostPosted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 1:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Also consider getting those SK/Charge cards. They really are helpful on a Sunday or late at night and you have run out of money. And no I am not talking about long distance phone cards.

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emanresu



Joined: 18 May 2008

PostPosted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 2:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

If it is SK, you can dial *11 and pay with your bank card.
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furtakk



Joined: 02 Jun 2009

PostPosted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 3:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

what phone company is it with?
if it's show, go to a show store.
lg go to an lg store.
etc.

they should be able to do it there. no need to run around seoul.
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decolyon



Joined: 24 Jul 2010

PostPosted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 6:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

emanresu wrote:
If it is SK, you can dial *11 and pay with your bank card.


This
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