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Whistleblower
Joined: 03 Feb 2007
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 Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 6:48 am Post subject: Bringing My Samsung Galaxy S3 to Korea |
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Hello all. I am currently planning my return to South Korea (around September 2013), once my wife has completed her MA in Korean Translation Studies. Anyhow, I have a few things to consider for my return including the use of my Samsung Galaxy S3.
I would love to bring my Galaxy S3 with me to Korea and use it in Korea. Would I be able to bring my phone with me and just insert a Korean SIM? Do I need to unlock it and is this possible to unlock in Korea? My wife has an iPhone 5 and we would like to bring this to Korea as well. Would we be able to get this phone working in Korea?
I would appreciate any advice from other members. |
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john110375
Joined: 30 Jul 2007
Location: seoul
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| Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 6:58 am Post subject: |
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If you ask your carrier to unlock they usually will if you don't owe any more on your contact. Yes you can use a Korean sim as long as the phone's are unlocked. But keep in mind Korea has different frequencies for their LTE service so you'll only be able to use 3G service.  |
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mayorgc
Joined: 19 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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Hi John
I'm not very savvy with my phone, so could you explain what I will need to know about my galaxy 3?
I will be visiting Korea for just a few weeks, but I want to know how to use my phone for it's online functionality. Do i just search for a wifi hot spot and connect that way? |
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Whistleblower
Joined: 03 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 1:26 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks John for the quick reply. Much appreciated. I have decided to pay off my remaining contract for the phone and keep it on me for my short trips back to the UK and get a UK SIM card for PAYG. I will be getting a Korean S3/S4 (if the 4 comes out later this year) and then will use this in Korea. Probably best. I will also have to shell out a little bit for my wife's mobile to pay off the remaining contract. |
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deizio
Joined: 15 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 2:52 am Post subject: |
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Another option is sell the UK phone before you leave, get one in Korea and use it with a UK PAYG sim while home (what I do). You pay full price for the handset here but it comes unlocked, at least my GS3 did on KT / Olleh. Not sure about 4G but I was definitely getting data service on it while in the UK.
If you do plan to use a UK phone in Korea then get it unlocked while still in the UK if at all possible. |
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