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[steveohan]

^ you didnt read his question carefully.

i believe sms messages are limited to 160 characters. some of the korean mobile telco companies limit it to 80 characters though. i know it does that on my phone with skt.

im not sure how the iphone handles long sms messages, but on some phones you can type more than 160 characters and the phone will send your message as 2 (3,4, etc..) separate text messages.

[Notorious]

So will these Korean Iphones work in Europe or can you only use them in SK?

[steveohan]

They will only work in SK. Unless you buy a factory unlocked one and then get it certified by the kcc. If you go that route you'll also be able to use your phone with skt.

[stuey11]

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[sendittheemail]

I got the i-phone on Tuesday. If you haven't received one yet, I'd advise you NOT to buy one.

KT service is TERRIBLE. IT SUCKS. Maybe I'm just unlucky. Here's my experience.

1. Phone was delivered much later than promised.

2. Received the phone and it was DEAD ON ARRIVAL. The SIM card they gave me didn't register at all.

3. I followed all instructions including texting them from my other phone with my SERIAL number and SIM card number, and then I called them back, and KT said that they activated my phone, and that it was working on the network.

4. That was two days ago, almost three days. Phone is still 100% DEAD. Doesn't show up on the network, cannot join KT's network, can't call anyone, can't text anyone, can only use WIFI.

5. In order to activate this phone, I had to DE-ACTIVATE my old KT phone, so now BOTH of my expensive KT phones DONT WORK.

6. Calls to KT customer service have solved nothing (YES I speak FLUENT Korean). Their response is "Well, we activated it, so it works". I explain to them that actually it doesn't work, and that it says "AWAITING ACTIVATION" and cannot access any network.

7. KT again responds that, "we activated it on the network", so it works. I ask the KT tech support to try calling my i-phone to test it. They call it. The call fails. They respond with "We dunno what the problem is, we activated it, so it must work". They ask me to restart the phone. I restart it several times with no result. I remove and re-install the sim card, NOTHING.

DEAD phone, NO Service, NO customer service, NOTHING. Four days now, still not working. Leave it to a Korean carrier to take a good product, and COMPLETELY BOTCH every aspect of setting it up. I have an expensive paper weight, actually I have two very expensive paper weights, and the worst part is that I'm actually being charged monthly service for a phone that doesn't even work.

Furthermore, KT's customer service phone lines are so JAMMED with angry customers, that it's almost impossible to reach anyone, and the wait time is 30-45 minutes at most times of the days.

[travelnguy]

[xpat]

[tired of LA]

[big_fella1]

After 2+ years with SHOW, I will be moving back to LG Telecom on Monday.

SHOW will put the iPhone in my wifes name, but not mine, unless I buy the phone outright. I have an apartment here, I own a car and I hold a VIP Samsung Card and have always paid my SHOW bills on time except on 1 occassion. I believe, that I have been good enough to take money from for 2+ years, then I am good enough now.

Goodbye SHOW, and I would encourage others to also leave SHOW, and sign your Korean partners to LG Telecom. KT/SHOW, and SK/T don't deserve your business.

[itaewonguy]

[IlIlNine]

[Xuanzang]

[bangbayed]

Has anyone tried offering a deposit or asking how much of a deposit would be needed? I'm willing to put up a security deposit of a million won.