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Roaming South Korea

  • 02-12-2007 11:25am
    #1
    crianp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 66 ✭✭


    Hi there everyone, I am leaving to South Korea in a few months for a 2 year contract at the Ministry of Education. I have spoken to a few friends of mine who said it will take me a while to get a mobile phone once I get there, Ideally I would like to be able to get on the plane and when I land text a few folks to say that I have landed and made it safely. Does anyone know of any networks that roam in South Korea. I have spoken to 3 and they do not roam there, I have just checked the vofafone website and it doesn't look like they do though I found another website saying that they did? Any ideas?


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  • #2
    Sam Vimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    with meteor you have to top up by €60 to activate roaming in most places so they're right out and neither o2 or vodafone have korea listed.

    you might just have to find a pc and send a webtext, making it clear that they can't text you back of course


  • #3
    eomahon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭eomahon


    As previous reply says - you'll have to log onto a pc - in South Korea this will be NO PROBLEM - PC Bangs (rooms) EVERYWHERE, including the airport, well Incheon anyway. As for getting a phone, I don't remember having any problems. Get a Korean to go to the phone shop with you. You'll need your passport and your residents card. If you get really stuck go to Itaewon they'll sell anything to anyone there! Fabulous country - enjoy!


  • #4
    1huge1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,176 ✭✭✭1huge1


    Where did you find that 3 dont roam there??

    http://three.ie/international/country_kr_1.htm


  • #5
    crianp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 66 ✭✭crianp


    Thanks for the help guys, regarding 3, I called their customer service number and the rep told that they have no roaming agreements, I guess the guy must have been on something....


  • #6
    1huge1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,176 ✭✭✭1huge1


    Ah customer care, say no more


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  • #7
    ardmacha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,476 ✭✭✭ardmacha


    GSMWorld states that 3 roam with KT Freetel Co., Ltd (KTF)
    http://www.gsmworld.com/roaming/gsminfo/roa_ieh3.shtml

    there is no GSM in Korea so Meteor probably don't roam there, you'd need a 3G phone. Even if Three roam there do the texts work?


  • #8
    1huge1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,176 ✭✭✭1huge1


    Ardmacha: if you looked at my message you know i already said that, three offer texts and calls http://three.ie/international/country_kr_1.htm


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