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Dev
Joined: 18 Apr 2006
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 Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 8:17 pm Post subject: Are you a "phoneless" person? |
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I am thinking about canceling my cell phone and going phoneless. I think I can save a lot of money (at least 40,000 won a month).
I don't want a landline phone because I'll probably have to pay expensive installation fees and commit to a year contract.
I'm not a "phone person" so I think I'll just call up friends from pay phones when I want to meet them. Does anybody here do this? Does it work for you? |
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andrew
Joined: 30 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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Dev
Joined: 18 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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| So your school doesn't provide a landline phone in your apartment? I don't have a cell phone yet either, thanks to that. Exactly one of the reasons I left Japan - no landline phone in apartment and installation would have cost about the = of 700,000 KRW. Not having a cell works fine for me. |
I confess that I don't know enough about getting a landline here. I am sure that all of the hardware is installed in the apartment, but there's always that silly administration fee to get you started on your first bill. In Canada, it's like $50 or something just to turn on your phone service.
I don't know here if you have to commit to a year for landline phone service. I am mid contract right now, so that wouldn't work for me. |
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flotsam
Joined: 28 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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| It sounds very reasonable to do this in 2006. Go for it. |
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huffdaddy
Joined: 25 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 9:03 pm Post subject: Re: Are you a "phoneless" person? |
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| Dev wrote: |
| I am thinking about canceling my cell phone and going phoneless. I think I can save a lot of money (at least 40,000 won a month). |
What service do you have? I have KTF and switched to pre-pay. 10,000 a month for like 40 minutes. Which is about 39 more than I usually use. But I still have it there in case of emergencies. |
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TECO
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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I had a mobile phone in 1998/1999.
That was the last time.
My school provides teachers with free mobile phones but I never took one.
However, I've got a land line at home. Between that and e-mail, people have no problem getting in touch with me. |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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| If you are a social person, not having a handphone can be a headache for your friends. If you are late or plans changed , or your friends are late or their plans changed, it sucks not being able to get in touch with you. |
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regicide
Joined: 01 Sep 2006
Location: United States
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| Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 10:18 pm Post subject: mobile phone |
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| Bibbitybop wrote: |
| If you are a social person, not having a handphone can be a headache for your friends. If you are late or plans changed , or your friends are late or their plans changed, it sucks not being able to get in touch with you. |
I live 5 minutes from my school and have no privates. If I am not home, I do not have time to talk to anyone anyway as I am either at school or the fitness club , for example. I am glad to see there are others here with a landline, but no mobile phone. It is not the cost for me, as I have a lot of disposable income, it is just the headache of getting calls at inconvienient times. A lot of people think I am crazy to be without a mobile phone, but I feel many of them are thinking about themselves more than anything. God forbid they might have to make a couple of calls to get ahold of me. I do rack up a pretty good bill each month, around 30,000 or more placed to mobile phones plus the monthly charge of about 17,000. I think installation runs less than 100,000 won but dont know about a contract. Landline phones have been on the decline in recent years and I think they are glad to get the business, so I doubt that the terms are too restrictive. |
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krats1976
Joined: 14 May 2003
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| Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 10:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Bibbitybop wrote: |
| If you are a social person, not having a handphone can be a headache for your friends. If you are late or plans changed , or your friends are late or their plans changed, it sucks not being able to get in touch with you. |
I'll agree with this. Phones are a matter of convenience for both you and your friends.
I'm the opposite of going phoneless, BTW.... I have 3--cell, home & Vonage. I get the most use out of the latter. I'd love to get rid of my home phone & just use my cell for Korea calls, but I get crappy reception at my apt. |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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| Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 11:06 pm Post subject: Re: Are you a "phoneless" person? |
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| huffdaddy wrote: |
| Dev wrote: |
| I am thinking about canceling my cell phone and going phoneless. I think I can save a lot of money (at least 40,000 won a month). |
What service do you have? I have KTF and switched to pre-pay. 10,000 a month for like 40 minutes. Which is about 39 more than I usually use. But I still have it there in case of emergencies. |
Yeah that's what I do, with LG though, unfortunately (patchy reception in corridors and elevators). Max I pay is 20k a month, usually 10, since I rarely talk on the phone. Text text text, that's the way to go. |
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igotthisguitar
Joined: 08 Apr 2003
Location: South Korea (Permanent Vacation)
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| Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 11:46 pm Post subject: |
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CABLE-LESS
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and at home INTERNET / MATRIX-less.
Ahhhhhhhhh ... freedom  |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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| Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 1:13 am Post subject: |
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| igotthisguitar wrote: |
CABLE-LESS
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and at home INTERNET / MATRIX-less.
Ahhhhhhhhh ... freedom |
sounds like a godamn prison sentence |
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Boodleheimer
Joined: 10 Mar 2006
Location: working undercover for the Man
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| Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 3:18 am Post subject: |
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| i'm phoneless. i can be reached at home or at work. i think that's enough. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 3:59 am Post subject: |
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| My school provides a phone at home. But I'm cell phoneless. My circle of friends all have cells. So if they're late, I can just dial them at a pay phone. Not much of a problem. |
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Gamecock
Joined: 26 Nov 2003
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| Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 4:32 am Post subject: |
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| I was phoneless my first year in Korea. I'm a bit of a hermit and didn't miss it a bit. However, now that I have a few friends that I want to be in touch with, I found it SOOOOOO easy to pick up a cheapo used phone (40,000 won with no camera- my students always look at it in amazement). It's not on a plan, just a card phone. I pay about 20,000 every 2 months or so for my usage, as my friends usually call me or we just text. I'd never pay for a subscription here. |
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