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What are the cellphone networks available in south korea? |
Travel Info is there any prepaid cellphone network available? of none what is the cheapest cell phone line available? Travel Tips I had a KTF prepaid phone, and my friend had an LG Telecom prepaid phone. I think generally messages cost about 30won to send, you dont have to pay to receive... but my friends all said that was expensive. I now have a contract phone, which actually doesnt seem to be any cheaper, but then I guess its because im not restricting myself to how much I use my phone. I got by on about 20,000 a month, but I wasnt really making calls, just messaging. The minimum prepaid amount is 5,000won. I just went into the KTF 'members' shop to recharge it. I wouldnt bother renting a phone, a friend of mine did that, and it cost soooooooooo much! No NO NO dont do that! Cheapest way to do it is to get one of your Korean friends to sign up one of their old cellphones to a company with prepaid. It doesnt cost them a cent, and you dont have to pay any bond or anything. Initially signing up for a contract you have to pay all sorts of crap 'members' stuff, that you dont actually use, its about 40,000 a month of nothing for 6 months. I managed to argue my way out of some of it, but yeah.. some of its compulsory. Worth it if you plan to use your phone alot, because the charges are substantially lower, however if you arent going to be in the country all that long, maybe it would be better to look into getting a prepaid. Just message your friends and they generally call back. All my Korean friends hate messaging, but I actually hate talking on the phone haha. Others Some countries support CDMA, including Canada, Mexico, South Korea, Bermuda, Dominican Republic, Israel and Venezuela. Roaming rates still apply, but you won't have to buy or rent a GSM phone. Other options: 鈥? Foreign cell phone. Some travelers prefer to rent a cell phone once they arrive in another country. Be sure to verify a company's reputation and pricing plans. 鈥? E-mail. Some mobile executives prefer e-mail. A GSM-based BlackBerry from Research in Motion or a Treo handset from PalmOne are ideal. Quad-band devices, such as the BlackBerry 7100t or PalmOne Treo 600/650, allow international roaming. 鈥? Prepaid SIM card. If you own a GSM phone, it might be more economical to buy a prepaid SIM (subscriber identity module) card at your destination or from a U.S. company such as Telestial. A SIM card allows you to talk for a certain amount of minutes and is rechargeable. Call your provider to set up your phone for such SIM cards. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/m... You can buy "card phones" in Korea. As from a few years foreigners can now also get "contract phones" You have to put down a deposit of about $200 but it is much cheaper and 10 times easier than battling with recharged cards. PLUS the Korean phones are the BEST IN THE WORLD. The main companies are KTF and SK. SK is by far the better of the two if maybe a bit more expensive. Me yes. to my knowledge, i think only KTF offers prepaid celphone service for foreigners coz i'm using one myself. though i don't know if koreans themselves avail this kind of celphone service since most of them want convenience so they go for post paid celphone services. |
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