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valhor
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 Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 10:18 pm Post subject: Bringing an Unlocked Iphone 4 to Korea |
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Anyone brought an Unlocked Iphone 4 to Korea and gone through the processes to make it work and is willing to share on the details?
From what I've read I need to bring it to the nearest SK Telecom and they can hook me up?
Anyone had any experience with this> |
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tehdee
Joined: 01 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 1:05 am Post subject: |
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| yes it will work. no process. you're right. sk telecom or olleh. the latter has a global store. google is your friend. |
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jonw8uk
Joined: 29 Aug 2011
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| Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 6:40 pm Post subject: |
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and even better you dont need to sign up to a fixed term contract, as they aren't giving you a subsidised phone.
I have a rolling month by month contract with Olleh, 55000W with 300 mins/sms and unlimited data. |
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impsmith
Joined: 14 Jun 2011
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| Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 12:22 am Post subject: |
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| jonw8uk wrote: |
and even better you dont need to sign up to a fixed term contract, as they aren't giving you a subsidised phone.
I have a rolling month by month contract with Olleh, 55000W with 300 mins/sms and unlimited data. |
this is what I've been trying to get for about three days straight! how did you get it, and where from? |
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jakeciana
Joined: 11 Oct 2011
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| Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 4:10 pm Post subject: Re: Bringing an Unlocked Iphone 4 to Korea |
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It's probably better to unlock in Korea; in the U.S. at T-mobile they charge $20 to unlock.
| valhor wrote: |
Anyone brought an Unlocked Iphone 4 to Korea and gone through the processes to make it work and is willing to share on the details?
From what I've read I need to bring it to the nearest SK Telecom and they can hook me up?
Anyone had any experience with this> |
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tran.huongthu
Joined: 23 May 2011
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| Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 4:18 pm Post subject: Re: Bringing an Unlocked Iphone 4 to Korea |
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| jakeciana wrote: |
It's probably better to unlock in Korea; in the U.S. at T-mobile they charge $20 to unlock.
| valhor wrote: |
Anyone brought an Unlocked Iphone 4 to Korea and gone through the processes to make it work and is willing to share on the details?
From what I've read I need to bring it to the nearest SK Telecom and they can hook me up?
Anyone had any experience with this> |
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You can buy an unlocked one from Apple for 650. However I'm wondering if it is possible for a family member to ship it here and to not have to pay taxes on it? |
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Skippy
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Daejeon
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jonw8uk
Joined: 29 Aug 2011
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| Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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and even better you dont need to sign up to a fixed term contract, as they aren't giving you a subsidised phone.
I have a rolling month by month contract with Olleh, 55000W with 300 mins/sms and unlimited data. |
this is what I've been trying to get for about three days straight! how did you get it, and where from? |
I got from the Olleh shop near Ilsan beach in Ulsan. A Korean girl from my office sorted it all out for me, so I dont know what was discussed, only that it can be done!! |
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impsmith
Joined: 14 Jun 2011
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| Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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| jonw8uk wrote: |
| impsmith wrote: |
| jonw8uk wrote: |
and even better you dont need to sign up to a fixed term contract, as they aren't giving you a subsidised phone.
I have a rolling month by month contract with Olleh, 55000W with 300 mins/sms and unlimited data. |
this is what I've been trying to get for about three days straight! how did you get it, and where from? |
I got from the Olleh shop near Ilsan beach in Ulsan. A Korean girl from my office sorted it all out for me, so I dont know what was discussed, only that it can be done!! |
Just got mine yesterday after days of searching. Seems like most shops don't know their arse from their elbow as regards Olleh policy, but the official regional HQ managed to help me out! thanks for the info, btw. |
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macmonmacmon
Joined: 22 Jun 2011
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| Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 5:10 am Post subject: |
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I'm planning to buy an unlocked iPhone 4 in the UK, and reading this post i'm assuming it will be fully functional on certain networks when i return to Korea? If possible, can someone confirm this!
Cheers. |
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AtmaWeapon
Joined: 30 Jun 2011
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| Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 1:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Anyone know if an unlocked US (Verizon/CDMA) iPhone 4/4S would work on SK prepaid? I'm guessing you would have to do a contract with internet? |
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heynice
Joined: 15 Jan 2008
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I purchased an unlocked iPhone 4 (WCDMA) from the apple store in New York prior to coming to Korea. I took it to the Olleh store in Korea and they registered the IMEI without trouble. I pay 55k a month for 300 minutes talk time and unlimited data.
Getting an unlocked iPhone saves you the hassle of under-trained store clerks giving you the run around due to their lack of knowledge concerning foreign visas and contract eligibility. |
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impsmith
Joined: 14 Jun 2011
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| Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 6:07 am Post subject: |
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I'm planning to buy an unlocked iPhone 4 in the UK, and reading this post i'm assuming it will be fully functional on certain networks when i return to Korea? If possible, can someone confirm this!
Cheers. |
Yes, definitely, but you'll have to go to a proper KT/etc store when you bring it. |
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AtmaWeapon
Joined: 30 Jun 2011
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| Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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| heynice wrote: |
I purchased an unlocked iPhone 4 (WCDMA) from the apple store in New York prior to coming to Korea. I took it to the Olleh store in Korea and they registered the IMEI without trouble. I pay 55k a month for 300 minutes talk time and unlimited data.
Getting an unlocked iPhone saves you the hassle of under-trained store clerks giving you the run around due to their lack of knowledge concerning foreign visas and contract eligibility. |
55k/mo is a good price, but I don't use phone internet and rarely even make calls (mostly incoming calls/texting), so I'd only do SK prepaid, for which I paid ~15k/mo for last year. Anyone know for sure whether it will work or not for prepaid? |
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homerpsu
Joined: 20 Oct 2011
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| Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 6:47 am Post subject: |
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really glad someone made this post. about to head to korea with my unlocked iphone and wanted to know more about the plans available. Are these usually negotiable or are there set plans already in place for olleh (seems like the only ez store to get a plan)?
What I am particularly interested in is the unlimited data plan and maybe roaming capability. |
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