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textin · Joined: 12 May 2004

Whats the cheapest INternational phone calls from here to eslewhere?

Anyone know the smtp address for KTF internet provider?

Cheers

Textin.

Corvid · Joined: 21 Apr 2003 Location: Suwon

This will be completly unhelpful, but get a Korean to help you. I got a calling "card" off the internet when I first got here for 3 man won last July, and it's still going strong. something like 350 minutes to the US. Forget KT. I wish I had the URL, but I've moved away from that helpful gal at my old hagwon.

desultude · Posted: Sat May 15, 2004 3:17 am Post subject:

Miracle Card

$24 for 8 hours and 20 minutes.

I get them near Camp Walker in Daegu. I don't know where to get them in Seoul, but I am sure they are available.

kangnamdragon · Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea

There a re a lot of cheap cards in Itaewon.

Zark · Posted: Sat May 15, 2004 1:09 pm Post subject:

I tried several different - not so good alternatives and settled on the A+ Card. Go to www.gdr.co.kr/english and select the choice you like the best - copy down the info - go to your bank and they will wire the money to them and you will be all set. I think it takes about 2 days for the account to be up and running.

No time of day restrictions - connection as good as any other service - can do it from any town or city. The card I use - A+ - is W13,000, but I usually deposit W26,000 and it gives me more time that I need for a whole year. I think about 480 minutes for the W26k. Even had a problem with them one time and they sorted it out very well (deposited W20k and they wanted it in even W13k increments!?).

A lot of people advocate internet phone services - but I found them to be lousy at best - and at times impossible. Was trying to call my elderly mother (not the best of hearing) and didn't want to fa*rt around with a lousy connection. Internet telephony - wave of the future yes, but good guality is not here in Korea yet. The broadband connection in/out of Korea is too up and down.

textin · Joined: 12 May 2004

Great response.
Fantastic.
Itaewon it is. I'll stop by the booth when I stumble out of the bars Sunday am.
Regards

jurassic5 · Joined: 02 Apr 2003 Location: PA

dunno if u have a cell phone and/or you are calling the states.

but i just got my phone bill today and by me using 00388 to call the states from my cell phone...it basically was 173 won a minute. i talked for 17 minutes for a grand total of 2,947 won. not too bad.

justagirl · Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Location: Cheonan/Portland

I use a phone card (for land line) and it gives me 11 hours for 24,000! That's by far the cheapest I've seen in 3 years.

Name: July 4 (has picture of iwo jima)

new name: Card land of the USA (black with usa made of eggs)

justagirl