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[sheisaeval]

So I got a prepaid phone at yongsan last weekend from a lg stand, and I was wondering, how do I check my balance on the phone and where can I take it to recharge or buy a new card?

The person selling the phone didn't speak English and used gestures and writing down numbers to understand how much each minute and message costs and stuff, but I didn't understand one part, where she wrote something like "##98" and "114" and I'm assuming it has somethign to do with balance or paying for it or something but I was just wondering if anyone had any idea? Thanks.

[dannylelievre]

Dial *81, connect. When automated voice picks up, click 2. To recharge, buy a YES card at a convenience store, dial *81, hit 2, wait till the balance is read, and then it'll ask to recharge by hitting 1. Enter your card number and done.

[sugarloaf82]

You can also call customer service (through the menu when you dial *81) and they can recharge your phone credit over the phone if you happen to run out and don't have another card. It's not possible to buy phone cards where I am outside of Seoul and I've had to do that a few times. They spoke great English and I just had to give them my ARC number and bank card number and I had more credit in 5 minutes. It's a good backup that I was glad to discover.

[sheisaeval]

Didn't seem to work? I pressed *81 and then a voice says "If you are prepaid card member, press KA(?????? hard to decipher accent) now." And if I press 2, it says "that is not an available option."

[sheisaeval]

sorry posted too many times because it wouldnt go through on my side, ignore this post

[sheisaeval]

sorry posted too many times because it wouldnt go through on my side, ignore this post