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jst
Joined: 14 Feb 2010
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 Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 12:37 am Post subject: Best Cellphone Option for Someone with ARC? |
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I've got an ARC card, but I'm not too fond of the phone my new school wants to provide me. I'd like to get my own phone.
What is the best option? |
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kprrok
Joined: 06 Apr 2004
Location: KC
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| Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 12:50 am Post subject: |
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Here's what you do...
1.) Walk into an LG store
2.) Look at the phones
3.) Point to the one you want
4.) Hand over your ARC
5.) Sign a bunch of papers
6.) Walk out with your shiny new phone |
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jst
Joined: 14 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 12:52 am Post subject: |
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| kprrok wrote: |
Here's what you do...
1.) Walk into an LG store
2.) Look at the phones
3.) Point to the one you want
4.) Hand over your ARC
5.) Sign a bunch of papers
6.) Walk out with your shiny new phone |
1.) I don't speak Korean.
2.) I've heard you need a co-signer (is that true?). |
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curiousaboutkorea
Joined: 21 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 1:07 am Post subject: |
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| jst wrote: |
| kprrok wrote: |
Here's what you do...
1.) Walk into an LG store
2.) Look at the phones
3.) Point to the one you want
4.) Hand over your ARC
5.) Sign a bunch of papers
6.) Walk out with your shiny new phone |
1.) I don't speak Korean.
2.) I've heard you need a co-signer (is that true?). |
You don't need a cosigner, at least for LG. Hand them your bankbook and they can set it up to deduct automatically.
There's so many stores, I'm sure you can find one that has an employee who speaks some English (at least if you're in a city). |
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jst
Joined: 14 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 1:13 am Post subject: |
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| curiousaboutkorea wrote: |
| jst wrote: |
| kprrok wrote: |
Here's what you do...
1.) Walk into an LG store
2.) Look at the phones
3.) Point to the one you want
4.) Hand over your ARC
5.) Sign a bunch of papers
6.) Walk out with your shiny new phone |
1.) I don't speak Korean.
2.) I've heard you need a co-signer (is that true?). |
You don't need a cosigner, at least for LG. Hand them your bankbook and they can set it up to deduct automatically.
There's so many stores, I'm sure you can find one that has an employee who speaks some English (at least if you're in a city). |
And will they sign me up for some 2 year contract, or is it monthly?
What plan do you have? |
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kprrok
Joined: 06 Apr 2004
Location: KC
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| Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 3:28 am Post subject: |
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I forgot about the bankbook. I knew I was forgetting a step, but it's been so long since I did it.
No, you don't have to have a co-signer with LG, that's why all foreigners should use their services. The only problem is they dont' have the best selection of top-line phones.
You only need a 2 year contract if you get a really nice phone and don't want to pay full price. YOu can get a simple phone for about 50-70k and it's no contract. The base price I believe is about 12k per month plus a bit for texting and calls. Incoming calls/texts are free, you only worry about what you do. |
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crossmr
Joined: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Hwayangdong, Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 4:45 am Post subject: |
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| kprrok wrote: |
Here's what you do...
1.) Walk into an LG store
2.) Look at the phones
3.) Point to the one you want
4.) Hand over your ARC
5.) Sign a bunch of papers
6.) Walk out with your shiny new phone |
This is kind of old advice. KT now has opened up for foreigners. They even have specific stores with english speaking staff on hand, and they will give E-2s iPhones now (there was an article in the paper about it 1-2 weeks ago) |
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Waluigi
Joined: 09 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 4:52 am Post subject: |
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Is this only in Seoul?
Or has anybody anywhere else managed to get a phone deal without having a Korean on hand (and speaking no Korean)? |
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Caffeinated
Joined: 11 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 5:52 am Post subject: |
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| crossmr wrote: |
| KT now has opened up for foreigners. They even have specific stores with english speaking staff on hand, and they will give E-2s iPhones now (there was an article in the paper about it 1-2 weeks ago) |
IIRC the article posted here said that pretty much everyone with an E visa - except for E-2s - could now get an iPhone. Or did it change again?[/b] |
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crossmr
Joined: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Hwayangdong, Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 6:54 am Post subject: |
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| Caffeinated wrote: |
| crossmr wrote: |
| KT now has opened up for foreigners. They even have specific stores with english speaking staff on hand, and they will give E-2s iPhones now (there was an article in the paper about it 1-2 weeks ago) |
IIRC the article posted here said that pretty much everyone with an E visa - except for E-2s - could now get an iPhone. Or did it change again?[/b] |
Ah right, but that was just about the iPhone, you can probably get other 1 year contract phones from them at their new international stores. |
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ticktocktocktick
Joined: 31 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 11:01 pm Post subject: |
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| where pray tell are these international KT stores? I'm thinking about upgrading my phone. Any around Yongsan? |
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crossmr
Joined: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Hwayangdong, Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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| ticktocktocktick wrote: |
| where pray tell are these international KT stores? I'm thinking about upgrading my phone. Any around Yongsan? |
Probably, trying searching korea times for iphone foreigners and any stories in the last 2-3 weeks. I'm sure there were stores around itaewon/yongsan mentioned. |
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C00LAS1CE
Joined: 14 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 6:37 am Post subject: |
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| Here's something I've been meaning to ask...can anybody provide directions (from metro) to a specific cell phone store with fluent english-speaking staff? I was planning on going to Itaewon this weekend and heard there's some cell phone stores with english speaking staff but I'd much rather know where I'm going to check out beforehand rather than just walking into every cell phone place I see and asking if they speak english. |
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Kamal
Joined: 14 Jun 2010
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| Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 7:05 am Post subject: |
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| Do we have GSM phone connections in korea |
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crossmr
Joined: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Hwayangdong, Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 7:15 am Post subject: |
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| Do we have GSM phone connections in korea |
No.
Korea doesn't use GSM or its 3G equivalent. They use the 3G that was the upgrade path from CDMA. The only phones with SIMS are used for international roaming and the sim doesn't get used in Korea. |
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