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Comment on Electronics shopping in Seoul by admin

admin — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:06:42 +0000

@Maurice, I believe it is. Although I have left Korea since 2009. Their online shop is still operational so I’m guessing there are still around. Here’s the URL to the shop’s internet page.

http://www.buyrc.co.kr/main_html/default.asp

Comment on Electronics shopping in Seoul by Maurice

Maurice — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:25:37 +0000

Is Yongsan RC still operating? I have been searching online to no avail until I chanced upon this site. I will be coming from Eulgiro il ga station so Yongsan is really close by.

Comment on Korean Mobile Phones 101 by Stefan

Stefan — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:03:45 +0000

Now you can use your foreign phone, as long as it`s lock free and it`s already published in Korea without any certification. Don`t know if there is any prepaid service available in this case. Gonna keep you updated.

http://expatblog.kt.com/36

Comment on Weighing In by betchay

betchay — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 17:17:00 +0000

this one is really cool especially for those who travel and shop a lot! – or those taking Cebu Pacific since i heard they’re really strict when it comes to baggages

Comment on Monster Beats mini review by peter kim

peter kim — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:51:50 +0000

Yo! it’s best for hip hop listener, I know.
I bought apple in-ear, terrible. makes my ears painful.. changed another form tip. bit better… man.

Comment on My view of digital point and shoots by peter kim

peter kim — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:49:27 +0000

I recommend Leica X1!

Comment on Korean Mobile Phones 101 by Michael in Seoul

Michael in Seoul — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 06:59:39 +0000

I have an I-phone 3GS that works in Seoul, and is fine in expensive roaming mode using my Australian sim card.

Can I buy a pre-paid sim in Seoul, and plug it into my phone and use it during my stay?

Mike

Comment on Korean Mobile Phones 101 by Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 09:29:40 +0000

Hi, the only way to get your foreign phone working in Korea at the moment is to go to the radio research lab in Yongsan (for Seoul) and get your phone registered. BUT this will cost you around 330,000KWN(about 300 US dollars) and will take up to 30 days, which is ridiculous! Then after, you can take your phone to a service booth and get a plan for your phone. If you go to KTF or SK, they’ll tell you to go register your phone first. I’ll be in Korea this summer and I hope they’ll soon release unlocked sims.

Comment on No joy for foreign mobile phones by admin

admin — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:37:39 +0000

@ Kazetrigger If you are on global roaming and your phone is WCDMA/HSDPA then you won’t have any problems getting on either SKT or KTF. Make sure to turn on 3G, some people forget to do so.

Comment on No joy for foreign mobile phones by Kazetrigger

Kazetrigger — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:23:48 +0000

So, from what I understand here is that NO foreign phone will work on Korean networks unless the IMEI is registered. However, what if I’m on a Global Roaming service with one of their international SIM cards (i.e. Telestial, or OneSIM)? Will those be blocked, too? I asked the companies and they say their phones will work with their SIMs as long as it’s WCDMA/HSDPA 2100 compatible. Can someone clarify this?