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Novernae
Joined: 02 Mar 2005
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 Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 6:25 pm Post subject: Has anyone bought a card phone without an ARC? |
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Hi All,
My ARC hasn't come in yet, but I'd like to get a phone this weekend (read: today). I have a Korean credit card and a long-standing bank account (more than a year). Can I buy and activate a card phone without my ARC/Passport?
Has anyone actually done this, or is an ARC mandatory no matter what?
Thanks in advance... |
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Lizara
Joined: 14 Apr 2004
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 7:06 pm Post subject: |
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| I did it last year with my passport at an SK shop in Itaewon. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:11 pm Post subject: Re: Has anyone bought a card phone without an ARC? |
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| Novernae wrote: |
Hi All,
My ARC hasn't come in yet, but I'd like to get a phone this weekend (read: today). I have a Korean credit card and a long-standing bank account (more than a year). Can I buy and activate a card phone without my ARC/Passport?
Has anyone actually done this, or is an ARC mandatory no matter what?
Thanks in advance... |
For a card phone you MUST have either your ARC or your passport. One of them is required. Koreans must have their ID-card. |
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Novernae
Joined: 02 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2006 1:14 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks guys...next weekend it is. Another week without a cellphone is fine by me. |
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southboca
Joined: 07 Jul 2003
Location: Florida
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| Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:33 am Post subject: If you're close to Itaewon it won't hurt to try.... |
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| ...In 2003 I was in the same situation. Near the close of the sale, I told the phone people that I was in process and didn't have photo ID. They made me promise to bring by a copy of my passport or ARC once I got it. Then they made a copy of someone else's passport photo and stuck it on my application. Dressing nice and seeming to be a newbie definitely helped. Good luck! |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
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| Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:14 am Post subject: |
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| Yes, I got one with only a passport. I said I was a tourist...and it was true! |
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