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travelinbri
Joined: 23 Mar 2003
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 Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 9:33 am Post subject: Is there wireless Internet in Korea? |
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| I know Korea is at the forefront of internet technology, so therre should be, but I have never heard anything about it... |
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Zed
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Shakedown Street
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| Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 9:42 am Post subject: |
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| I'm on it now. |
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Pyongshin Sangja
Joined: 20 Apr 2003
Location: I love baby!
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| Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 9:44 am Post subject: |
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| I had it but the Truth Squads took it away. |
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Zed
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Shakedown Street
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| Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 10:09 am Post subject: |
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| Pyongshin Sangja wrote: |
| I had it but the Truth Squads took it away. |
But you do know the thought police aren't deceived by this subterfuge? |
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syclick
Joined: 23 Mar 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 12:05 pm Post subject: |
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| There's a few threads on this already. Do a forum search for NESPOT. |
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travelinbri
Joined: 23 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks, are there hotspots in Korea (places like cafes that I can take my notebook to and sit and log into someone else's wireless connection)) |
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syclick
Joined: 23 Mar 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 7:02 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, there are some free places scattered here and there - mostly restaurants and cafes. The one restaurant that my boss likes to go to has a free wifi network going.
Walking around with my PDA, I can get a NESPOT connection at quite a few places, but I can't use it since I don't have a NESPOT subscription, which costs money. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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| syclick wrote: |
Yes, there are some free places scattered here and there - mostly restaurants and cafes. The one restaurant that my boss likes to go to has a free wifi network going.
Walking around with my PDA, I can get a NESPOT connection at quite a few places, but I can't use it since I don't have a NESPOT subscription, which costs money. |
That about sums it up. Very few "open" (aka free) hotspots. Most Starbucks are wired via SK Telecom but you have to pay. I'm sure it's not a lot... maybe $2 an hour... but then you'll run into the language barrier and the technology barrier. Assuming you can speak Korean or find a fluent staffy, they might even be aware they have a wireless service or trained to know what to do. |
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mishlert
Joined: 13 Mar 2003
Location: On the 3rd rock from the sun
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| Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 11:08 pm Post subject: |
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| NESPOT subscription, which costs money |
I had a Korean look at the web sight and he said that if you live here it's 15,000/month. To get you can go directly to the office at Samgachi station in the KT building. |
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syclick
Joined: 23 Mar 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2004 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah, but I believe that's if you already get your internet through KT. I could be wrong, though. |
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Derrek
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2004 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes |
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