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[LPKSA]

Having been in need of a sim card for my current time in Korea, I did some research and was directed to this company: http://www.egsimcard.co.kr/

You can pre-order a sim card, and pick it up at the airport when you arrive in Incheon, granted you have an unlocked phone, which is what I did.

I pre-ordered the card and installed it upon arrival, and everything was fine. I paid 25,000 won, and was told that I would have 10 minutes of calls (calls to be made from my phone) and that I wouldn't be charged for incoming calls or texts.

I didn't call or text anyone.

I received ONE call. ONE SINGLE CALL, from the son of a student of mine from KTown, LA. This call was made by this person from here in Korea. He was calling me from Gangnam, and I was in Myeongdong when I received the call. The distance is not that far from Gangnam to Myeongdong. Within three minutes, the call was dropped.

I tried calling him back, and I received a message in Korean stating that I had exceeded the maximum number of minutes, and that I would have to pay to "top up" the card.

I contacted the company, this company: http://www.egsimcard.co.kr/, and they told me that I would have to download an application on my smart phone and pay more money to "top up" the card.

What a f***ing waste of money. What a bunch of m***erfu**ers, taking advantage of foreigners, promising them a product which doesn't come through.

Spread the word. EG SIM, a f***ing rip off.

[PigeonFart]

If you were given information that stated you'd have 10 mins of free talking (even just told by the spoken word) yet only got 3 mins....then that would be in violation of your consumer rights.

The Korean Consumer Agency (website is all in Korean unfortuntely)
http://www.ccn.go.kr/index.ccn

If you live in Korea and had your consumer rights violated then here's what you can do if you don't speak Korean.
http://www.korea4expats.com/article-consumer-protection-in-korea.html

Sorry about your raw deal.

[LPKSA]