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waiting for a better exchange rate: KEB online

 
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Mallard



Joined: 03 Jul 2008

PostPosted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 7:12 pm    Post subject: waiting for a better exchange rate: KEB online Reply with quote

I'm leaving Korea for good in a couple months. I want to keep my money in Korea until the exchange rate is better; and then transfer it to my American account with KEB online. Has anyone ever used KEB online remittance when physically in another country besides Korea? I'm afraid KEB will block non-Korean IP's.
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Nierlisse



Joined: 11 Oct 2008
Location: South Korea

PostPosted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 7:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I can let you know for sure in a month when I go home and try to transfer money with them. I highly doubt they would block "non-Korean" IPs because this would cut off any travelling Korean from accessing their account and I just don't see that happening. But I'm not 100% sure, either. It IS Korea.
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Mallard



Joined: 03 Jul 2008

PostPosted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 8:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks Smile I look forward to hearing from you.
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brento1138



Joined: 17 Nov 2004

PostPosted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 12:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mallard wrote:
Thanks Smile I look forward to hearing from you.


Yes, I'm interested in what you find too...
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Milwaukiedave



Joined: 02 Oct 2004
Location: Goseong

PostPosted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It seems to be bouncing around 1160 now, but it was as low as 1128 a few weeks ago. I know everyone is waiting for it to go below 1000.

The last time I transferred a big chunk of money it was at 938 or so. Except for my hotel deposit for vacation last November (which was only $250), I haven't done anything for 2 1/2 years.
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pjmancktelow



Joined: 07 Oct 2007
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 3:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

i went home to the uk in the summer and run out of cash so i sent money from my KEB account to my UK account whilst being at home. so yup it worked for me. i did it twice in fact.
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Mallard



Joined: 03 Jul 2008

PostPosted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 12:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great! Thanks, pjmancktelow.
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Nierlisse



Joined: 11 Oct 2008
Location: South Korea

PostPosted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 6:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Home now and it worked just fine for me last week. Smile
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Ruthdes



Joined: 16 Oct 2008
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 1:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you've never transfered before I would transfer some online before you leave just to make sure it works. I had heaps of problems trying to get my international debit and credit cards working abroad. I had to go back twice after they told me they would work. One was after I'd been to the Philippines for a week and was really lucky I had had a bank account at home that I could use. After that they told me it was fixed. Before my next big trip I tried to use my Korean c/c to pay for my travel insurance online...declined. Went back in...oh sorry, it hasn't been registered for overseas use yet. Ummm...It supposedly has.. TWICE!!! ARGH. Finally I got someone who knew what she was doing. Double check everything to do with banking in this country. It is never easy and a lot of the time it's not even a language barrier, it's just like that.
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