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Markhughes
Joined: 14 Dec 2010
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 Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 3:24 am Post subject: Texting the UK |
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| I've just got myself a Korean phone and I'm trying to text the UK from it. All the usual things don't work and I need some help! How do I text the UK from Korea? |
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Vix
Joined: 18 Jun 2010
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 4:30 am Post subject: |
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I tried everything me and several friends could think of. I don't think it can be done, stick with skype  |
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morrisonhotel
Joined: 18 Jul 2009
Location: Gyeonggi-do
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| Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 4:34 am Post subject: |
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| Vix wrote: |
| I tried everything me and several friends could think of. I don't think it can be done, stick with skype |
It can be done, but it's really unreliable with delivering the messages.
Put 00244 before the number (and drop the first 0 from the number you're sending to). Example (number is 07712 858483) then text 002447712858483.
I've done the above before and it has sent successfully. However, it seems to be like 1 in every 2 or 3 messages that actually gets sent. |
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fezmond
Joined: 27 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 4:39 am Post subject: |
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| morrisonhotel wrote: |
| Vix wrote: |
| I tried everything me and several friends could think of. I don't think it can be done, stick with skype |
It can be done, but it's really unreliable with delivering the messages.
Put 00244 before the number (and drop the first 0 from the number you're sending to). Example (number is 07712 858483) then text 002447712858483.
I've done the above before and it has sent successfully. However, it seems to be like 1 in every 2 or 3 messages that actually gets sent. |
i use an SK/sky phone and i need to put 00144 in front of the area code - could be different for different carriers.
you're right though, not all messages seem to get sent properly |
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hakwonner
Joined: 09 Nov 2010
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| Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 5:26 am Post subject: |
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as someone else said, just use Skype.
it is always delivered, it's really cheap and they can reply to your Korean phone (as long as they hit the 'reply' button on their phone, rather than saving your Korean number and trying to text it). |
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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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| Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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Useful note: you can always avoid the international access code, which vary from country to country, and substitute the plus sign +. eg, dial +44 207 333 4444
AFAIAA, this works everywhere. |
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sesyeux
Joined: 20 Jul 2009
Location: king 'arrys
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| Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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| just use kakao talk mate |
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Jake_Kim
Joined: 27 Aug 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 12:01 am Post subject: |
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For a SKT mobile phone, overseas text prefix is 1579.
The recipient's number in the UK that you need to punch in, therefore, becomes something like 1579 44 793 xxx xxxx (without blanks).
For a KT mobile, overseas text prefix is the same as voicecall, 001. (it used to be something else)
The rate is 100 Won/per text. |
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daeguowl
Joined: 06 Aug 2009
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:49 am Post subject: Re: Texting the UK |
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| Markhughes wrote: |
| I've just got myself a Korean phone and I'm trying to text the UK from it. All the usual things don't work and I need some help! How do I text the UK from Korea? |
Of the 4(?) major networks in the UK, 2 of them do not work. My parents had to change their provider for me to be able to text them and I can neither send nor receive texts from my brother...I think Orange works |
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