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Pyongshin Sangja · Joined: 20 Apr 2003 Location: I love baby!

Who are you people? I don't know anyone without one. I use over 1,000 minutes a month and pay about W65,000. It's the highest number of minutes available. I don't even have a land line.

eamo · Joined: 08 Mar 2003 Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.

For some reason a cellphone is much more useful in Korea than in the west. Can't quite figure out why. Really. I can't.

hypnotist · Joined: 04 Dec 2004 Location: I wish I were a sock

OiGirl · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: Hoke-y-gun

You know you can turn the ringer off on your phone, right? Or just not answer it. It should be a tool for your convenience, not the whim of others.

I have gotten a used phone for free with YesCard service. I did this twice and only paid W10,000 for my first block of prepaid time. I don't care what the phone looks like or what features it has. I want to place calls and send text messages.

And no trouble to "get rid of," either. Give it to a friend or throw it in the trash.

teachingld2004 · Joined: 29 Mar 2004

Well, I never knew about "yes"|, but I bought a used phone for 50,000. Its a card phone. I pay 10,000 a month, but if I dont use the time durring the month I loose it. How do people pay an amount and let it linger for over a month?

I do not even use the 10,000 won, I just need the phone for emergencies. I have the worst sense of direction, and my friends are not keepers of time. When I meet people they are generally late, so the phone is used for "i'm late, where are u?" And when I go to someones house who is korean and I cant figure out where they live I hand the phone to the taxi driver and he gets me to where i'm going.

Another thing, I have children in my own country, and a mother who is 100% nuts, and I carry the phone in case i'm needed. Just serves me. The phone is LG by the way.

How do I get a service where I can pay 10,000 and just let it hang in there til its used?
Thanks.

I_Am_Wrong · Joined: 14 Sep 2004 Location: whatever

what's a card phone? I just go into KTF once every two or three weeks and give them 20,000 and it lasts another two or three weeks and any time I don't use carries over.

I also find a cell way more useful over here. I was always pretty anti cell phone and for my first month I didn't have one. My Korean friend living in Canada told me that it's essential for life here because that's how everyone lives and it's true. I missed so many calls my first month because of my landline because I'm not at home very much here. The cell is also essential for meeting people when you go out cuz it's always so goddamn busy. However, if I only hung out with other teachers or foreigners then there would be no point in the cell phone.

kelly · Joined: 31 Jan 2003 Location: Seoul

If you have a 010 prepaid phone you can get whats called an "m" card where you get 1hr53mins for 11,000 won. Its pretty good.

teachingld2004 · Joined: 29 Mar 2004

Where do you get that for 11.000 won? I just asked my Korean friends at work and they never heard of that.

I pay 10,000 for 30 minutes and usually dont even use that.

Can you please tell me more? Thank you

I_Am_Wrong · Joined: 14 Sep 2004 Location: whatever

yeah...I have a 010 too...where do you get this?

kelly · Joined: 31 Jan 2003 Location: Seoul

The place where I get it, is called "Jennys" phone shop just outside of Itaewon, near noksapyeong subway station. She deals alot with military and foreigners and she told me about it. It works out pretty well, its like using an overseas phonecard, but for your cell phone, and the rates are good in that you get 1hr53mins of local calls for 11,000. Thats the only place I've ever heard of it though.

teachingld2004 · Joined: 29 Mar 2004

Well, Jenny's it is. And when I go to Itaewon in 2 weeks I will see if I can find that place. English spoken there?

Thanks alot.

paperbag princess · Joined: 07 Mar 2004 Location: veggie hell

jenny's is great, but all the phone card stores in itaewon carry the "m card". it is the way to go with the prepaid cards Smile

kelly · Joined: 31 Jan 2003 Location: Seoul

yeah she speaks great english, and her phone cards are really good, especially the ones to the US and I found to Ireland too. Lots more minutes for less money....all good. Very Happy

just because · Joined: 01 Aug 2003 Location: Changwon - 4964

Yes and I don't know what I did without it.

It costs me on average about 25 000 won a month and i use it a lot.
I know in Australia I was getting up into the equivelent of 100 000 a month with ease and would use it less than here.

It is a lot cheaper here.