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[Zalithian]

Solved. Thanks for the replies.

[ttompatz]

If you want internet from someone else then just do it.
They run the wire in through the window or the existing phone line (if there is one). Don't even ask the landlord or your school. Just do it.

Maintenance fees... they are what they are unless you can speak Korean well enough (or have a friend who can speak Korean and is willing to help) to negotiate it lower.
Getting the fee dropped because of "discrimination"... that was just funny.
You're not in America now.

Hot water.. buy an electric, wall mounted one that goes between the tap and you. They are about 150k won. Take it with you or sell it when you leave. They look like this:
http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/trustseller007/LC101_%282%29.jpg
http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/trustseller007/DT623_%281%29.jpg
All the hot water you want (I hope you get your electric bill from the KEPCO and not through the landlord.

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[optik404]

Have you tried not turning the water on full blast? My new-ish officetel is nice, but the water boiler capacity is terrible. If I turn the knob all the way up, the hot water only lasts 5 minutes. If I turn it halfway it stays hot but the pressure is weak.

Maintenance fees don't necessarily mean you'll have a security guard. Usually the maint. fees include the water and general upkeep of the building.

[Zalithian]

[FriendlyDaegu]

[Zalithian]

Looks like the best I can do is get the 'maintenance fee' lowered.

[jvalmer]

Pretty often, the maintenance fee isn't formally billed. It is just either handed over in cash, or transferred to the owner's bank account on-line. That may explain why you don't see it on the bills of Korean tenants. And if the tenants don't pay, every few months, the owner will literally come knocking and be a derriere about it.

[Died By Bear]

So sick of these people complaining about this stuff. If you don't like taking a 2 minute shower like the rest of us, go to a sauna, it's only ten bucks or so.



Whiner.