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KAMAKAZI



Joined: 14 Mar 2008
Location: Jamshil

PostPosted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 6:05 am    Post subject: Temporary cell phone question Reply with quote

Hi
A family member is coming to Korea for a few months and I was wondering, where is the best place that he can go, probably in Itaewon I assume, to get a cell phone and pay-as-you-go minutes or a type of method to charge the phone up with minutes?
He doesnt have a credit card, so he cant get one at the airport

If anyone knows, can you direct me to the exact location?
Thx
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KAMAKAZI



Joined: 14 Mar 2008
Location: Jamshil

PostPosted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 1:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

anyone?
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blade



Joined: 30 Jun 2007

PostPosted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 1:43 am    Post subject: Re: Temporary cell phone question Reply with quote

KAMAKAZI wrote:
Hi
A family member is coming to Korea for a few months and I was wondering, where is the best place that he can go, probably in Itaewon I assume, to get a cell phone and pay-as-you-go minutes or a type of method to charge the phone up with minutes?
He doesnt have a credit card, so he cant get one at the airport

If anyone knows, can you direct me to the exact location?
Thx

You can pick up a bog standard pay as you go cell phone just about anywhere in Korea.
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suadente



Joined: 27 Sep 2004

PostPosted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 2:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You're going to have to get someone to help you, though, I think. I know a few years ago, SK told me that I could only have 1 phone number on an E-2 visa. I had an old pre-pay phone, but SK wouldn't let me activate it. I had to get a Korean friend put it on her ID number.
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KAMAKAZI



Joined: 14 Mar 2008
Location: Jamshil

PostPosted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 9:21 pm    Post subject: Re: Temporary cell phone question Reply with quote

blade wrote:
KAMAKAZI wrote:
Hi
A family member is coming to Korea for a few months and I was wondering, where is the best place that he can go, probably in Itaewon I assume, to get a cell phone and pay-as-you-go minutes or a type of method to charge the phone up with minutes?
He doesnt have a credit card, so he cant get one at the airport

If anyone knows, can you direct me to the exact location?
Thx

You can pick up a bog standard pay as you go cell phone just about anywhere in Korea.


Sorry, but what do you mean by "bog" ?

Also, are their any specific shops in Itaewon that sells them and for how much usually?
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blade



Joined: 30 Jun 2007

PostPosted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 9:34 pm    Post subject: Re: Temporary cell phone question Reply with quote

KAMAKAZI wrote:


Sorry, but what do you mean by "bog" ?

Ever hear of google?
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suadente



Joined: 27 Sep 2004

PostPosted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 12:38 am    Post subject: Re: Temporary cell phone question Reply with quote

blade wrote:
KAMAKAZI wrote:


Sorry, but what do you mean by "bog" ?

Ever hear of google?


I've never heard of 'bog' before, either. Well, unless you're referring to wetlands, that is.

It's pretty arrogant to use regional slang, and then expect others to go out of their way to look it up.

By the way, I did.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/bog
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bog
http://www.all-acronyms.com/BOG

I can't imagine why anyone would want a phone that is 'a poorly drained usually acid area rich in accumulated plant material, frequently surrounding a body of open water, and having a characteristic flora (as of sedges, heaths, and sphagnum).'
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blade



Joined: 30 Jun 2007

PostPosted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 12:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/bog-standard.html

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bog_standard

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1728_uptodate/page25.shtml
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KAMAKAZI



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 7:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

blade wrote:
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/bog-standard.html

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bog_standard

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1728_uptodate/page25.shtml


Well Im not a Brit, so I could care less about their slang
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ChinaBoy



Joined: 17 Feb 2007

PostPosted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 6:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

KAMAKAZI wrote:


Well Im not a Brit, so I could care less about their slang


Yes, but it's fun to see them spend more time finding links to support their illogical slang rather than just to explain it in a language others understand.
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