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JMO
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
Location: Daegu
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| I've been looking at the billing options through the kt website. Anyone on the i-value or i-medium plans? |
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rain2200
Joined: 19 Sep 2010
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 1:57 am Post subject: please verify! |
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i feel like i must be missing something... i can now order the iphone 4, pay nothing upfront and only about 60k/month??
what has been the total cost experience?
i have an e-2 and a korean credit card, in case any of that still matters. |
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Caffeinated
Joined: 11 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 8:03 pm Post subject: Re: please verify! |
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| rain2200 wrote: |
i feel like i must be missing something... i can now order the iphone 4, pay nothing upfront and only about 60k/month??
what has been the total cost experience?
i have an e-2 and a korean credit card, in case any of that still matters. |
You need to have at least 3 (or 6?) months left on your E-2, a Korean credit card and you must sign up for a two-year contract. I have a 32GB model with the i-value plan and expect to pay about 80,000won/month over 24 months for the phone and plan.
I signed up at the Gwanhamun KT Olleh shop. Head straight for the desk and they will set you up. |
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s4yunkim
Joined: 28 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 9:52 pm Post subject: Re: please verify! |
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| Caffeinated wrote: |
| rain2200 wrote: |
i feel like i must be missing something... i can now order the iphone 4, pay nothing upfront and only about 60k/month??
what has been the total cost experience?
i have an e-2 and a korean credit card, in case any of that still matters. |
You need to have at least 3 (or 6?) months left on your E-2, a Korean credit card and you must sign up for a two-year contract. I have a 32GB model with the i-value plan and expect to pay about 80,000won/month over 24 months for the phone and plan.
I signed up at the Gwanhamun KT Olleh shop. Head straight for the desk and they will set you up. |
If you have an E-2 visa, you no longer need a credit card to buy a phone on an installment plan. All you need is your ARC, and a Korean bank account. As a minimum, all new activations must be active for 3 months, so you'll at least need to have 3 months on your visa when you subscribe.
You'll want to sign up for a smart sponsor plan: http://expatblog.kt.com/6, and add that monthly cost to the price of your phone divided over 24 months.
For example:
If you went with a 16gb iPhone 4 and the i-Medium plan,
i-Medium = 45,000 KRW / month
iPhone 4 16gb = 740,000 / 24 = 30,833 KRW / month
45,000 KRW + 30,833 KRW = 75,833 KRW a month
(All not including VAT)
You'll pay an activation fee of 24,000 KRW, which is split over the first 3 months of your bill, so your bill will be an extra 8,000 KRW for the first 3 months, plus a one time 5,000 KRW charge for a USIM card if you dont already have one.
Head on over to one of the global stores (Gwanghwamun has a nice cafe and jazz hall if you're interested) and they'll get you squared away.
Hope that helps!
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Chris Kim, Manager
KT Marketing Strategy Team
Twitter: @s4yunkim
KT English Twitter: @olleh_expats
KT Expat Blog: http://expatblog.kt.com |
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jonpurdy
Joined: 08 Jan 2009
Location: Ulsan
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| Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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| JMO wrote: |
| I've been looking at the billing options through the kt website. Anyone on the i-value or i-medium plans? |
I switched from i-medium to i-value last month since they both have the unlimited data and i-value is cheaper. Though I also purchased more text messages for 15,000 extra. I probably use 50 minutes a month but blow through 1500 texts. |
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UknowsI
Joined: 16 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:12 pm Post subject: Re: please verify! |
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| s4yunkim wrote: |
You'll want to sign up for a smart sponsor plan: http://expatblog.kt.com/6, and add that monthly cost to the price of your phone divided over 24 months. |
I just bought an iPhone with an up front payment (946k). I believe it was at the Jongno global office. I asked to join the Smart Sponson plan, but the clerk said it was impossible. He put me up for a 12 months subscription plan with very few benefits (3000 won discount a month). Is it possible to join the Smart Sponsor plan while I'm still on a subscription? If so, how do I do it? If not, it will still be beneficial for me to just break my 12 months subscription and pay the penalty fee (50k) if that means I can get the Smart Sponsor plan.
I have to say I was a little disappointed that they wouldn't let me keep my old phone. It was in perfect condition and had planned to use it as a prepaid phone for when I have guests visiting. In addition I had to pay extra if I wanted to keep the photo's on my phone and I lost all the data I had saved except my contact list. I wish I had known this before I took the trip to Seoul. |
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cedarseoul
Joined: 16 Feb 2008
Location: nowon-gu
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| Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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s4yunkim:
you mention in your post above that new E-2 subscribers require only 3 months of visa validity to obtain an iPhone...
yet, when i called KT English customer service today, the woman i spoke with said i need a minimum of 6 months.
i currently have about 4 months remaining on my visa (though i will definitely be extending), so i'm wondering...will i need to wait until the summer to obtain an iphone/ipad/whatever, or was the woman i spoke with mistaken?
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do any of the KT global stores offer weekend hours with english language support? (does anyone know?) i tried visiting the gwanghwamun location last weekend, but they told me they only have an english rep available M-F, which doesn't really work for my schedule... |
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princess
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: soul of Asia
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| Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 7:08 am Post subject: |
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| Why are some people still saying E2 visa folks have to do a 2 year deal? I thought we could now get an iphone on a one year plan, if we pay upfront...no phone for weeks now...I just want a phone...iphone or not.... |
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Zeno
Joined: 20 Nov 2010
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Hello, I'm wondering if anyone can answer a question.
I'm currently using an iPhone 3GS (bought from a third party) with a rolling monthly contract on KT.
If I buy an Korean iPhone 4 from a third party (say, Craigslist) can I simply put my existing SIM card into it and keep my existing monthly contract? Or do I need to go to a KT store and get a new 2 year contract? |
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banjois
Joined: 14 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 2:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Picked up an iPhone 4 32 gig last night, on the spot, at the Gangnam KT Global Store. Super easy. Basically, the deal is, you get the phone on a two-year installment plan. If you take two years to pay it, you pay around 17,000 a month for the phone. If you cancel early, you pay about 40,000 per remaining month to buy the phone. All in all, it seems like a pretty decent deal. |
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derp
Joined: 19 Oct 2010
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| Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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| banjois wrote: |
| Picked up an iPhone 4 32 gig last night, on the spot, at the Gangnam KT Global Store. Super easy. Basically, the deal is, you get the phone on a two-year installment plan. If you take two years to pay it, you pay around 17,000 a month for the phone. If you cancel early, you pay about 40,000 per remaining month to buy the phone. All in all, it seems like a pretty decent deal. |
what did you need to get it? korean cc + arc? |
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banjois
Joined: 14 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 10:30 pm Post subject: |
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| ARC and a bank account. No CC needed. |
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derp
Joined: 19 Oct 2010
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| Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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| are you on an e-2 visa though? i'm on a d-2 and it seems like i need a credit card. i was just wondering if i could just use my KEB check card or not, but i can't find a place to ask. i guess i'll just have to wait til i get my arc and go in person and ask. |
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UknowsI
Joined: 16 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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| derp wrote: |
| are you on an e-2 visa though? i'm on a d-2 and it seems like i need a credit card. i was just wondering if i could just use my KEB check card or not, but i can't find a place to ask. i guess i'll just have to wait til i get my arc and go in person and ask. |
I'm on a D-2 Visa and it was quite difficult for me to buy my iPhone. The only option I found possible was to go to one of the Global stores, pay a full up front payment and then sign up for a 12 months contract. You need 3 months left on your Visa, but not a credit card.
I was told a payment plan is currently not possible for a D2 visa holder without a Korean credit card (I don't know if it's even possible with a credit card). |
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derp
Joined: 19 Oct 2010
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| Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 1:04 am Post subject: |
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| hm, that's not sounding very promising. can you not sign up for smart sponsor on a d-2? I thought the whole point of it was to avoid the previous visa requirements. |
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