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[mmstyle]

Hey All,

I'd love to get a cell phone. I'm new to Korea and the price of phones here blew me away...outrageous! I am trying to find a reasonably priced phone in English. No bells and whistles needed. I don't know if it's like back home, where phones need to be "opened" for service. Since I view the phone as a necessary evil and use it as little as possible, I plan to go prepaid, if it makes a difference.

PM me if you have something you think might fit the bill.

Thanks in advance.

mmStyle

[johnriley007]

depends how long you'll be here and how much you'll have to make calls from (i.e., do you have a landline?)...

if you're not making outgoing calls very much the Korean Better Business Bureau has free phones for foreigners. It costs about 30 cents/min to call the States, 50 cents/min to call within Korea, and about 7 cents per text message. it's expensive if you make a lot of calls. If you use it only for emergency or texting and have a phone in your apartment, then it's quite convenient. I'm here just for the summer (June - August), and my bill has not been too much (under $70). If you want more info about the KBBB let me know (it's at Seodaemun Station...think directions are on the web).