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soulofseoul
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 Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 11:01 pm Post subject: Choosing your model for pre paid service?? |
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Hi
I recently was with a pre paid cell phone service but I could only choose from a vert limited amount of models for the phone itself.
Does anyone know of a pre paid cell phone site that allows you to use any phone that you have? |
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Jake_Kim
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 7:41 am Post subject: |
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| Prepaid scheme itself does not limit the models of handsets that can be used. Different carriers, however, do if a particular handset is of an older model without multi-band support. |
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soulofseoul
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 8:49 am Post subject: |
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Well all I know is the pre paid company that I had a phone with only had a limited selection of phones, mostly older models which excluded touch screens or smart phones.
So Im looking set up pre paid service on a phone that I would buy in advance and of my own choosing |
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Who's Your Daddy?
Joined: 30 May 2010
Location: Victoria, Canada.
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 2:31 pm Post subject: |
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| I thought this thread was about hookers:( |
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Swampfox10mm
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Who's Your Daddy? wrote: |
| I thought this thread was about hookers:( |
Yeah, or craigslist ads about such! |
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soulofseoul
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| Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 1:45 am Post subject: |
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[quote="Who's Your Daddy?"]I thought this thread was about hookers:([/quote]
As strange as your username???? :roll: :roll: |
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soulofseoul
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| Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 1:48 am Post subject: |
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| Anyway...does anyone have prepaid service and was able to use the phone of their choice or even a large selection to pick from??? |
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Jake_Kim
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| Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 4:00 am Post subject: |
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| soulofseoul wrote: |
| Anyway...does anyone have prepaid service and was able to use the phone of their choice or even a large selection to pick from??? |
I guess you'll need to decide at least whether you want a smartphone or a conventional mobile phone, and then which network to put it under considering the ease of top-ups, credit balance check, call rates, etc.
If you want a smartphone on a prepaid scheme, then KT is practically your only option, even though I doubt it's gonna worth it. OTOH, for a conventional handset, LGU+ might be the easiest to deal with.
Assuming you're NOT looking into second-hand market, then you gotta have some idea what type of phone you want, perhaps by skimming through manufacturers' Korean (not global/overseas) websites or by visiting regular vendors on the street/in shopping malls with better lineup of models for window shopping.
Nevertheless, if you try to buy a conventional phone by paying cash up front, for example, beware that you wouldn't be eligible for any subsidy which used to bring the price of those 'old' phones down to almost nil under a 2-year contract. Hence full cash price might as well be ridiculously high (not to mention out-of-date early smartphones) even when you're not getting scammed. |
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soulofseoul
Joined: 23 Mar 2010
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| Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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Im not looking for a new phone, or a smart phone.
I just wanna actually register an older style slide phone. But when I went to a couple of pay-as-you-go places, they said I needed to use the models that they offered/showed me.
I guess you cant use ANY phone on any network |
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