Communications

Mobile Phone

You can sign up for mobile service easily at the nearest mobile phone store.
Simply pay the subscription fee and purchase a phone. You can being to use
the service immediately. Mobile companies offer various fee plans. Compare
them carefully before you sign up. To sign up, you will need your foreigner
registration card, passport, credit card and your bankbook. You can choose
your number. The calling party pays for calls. Whe you sign up under somebody
else’s name, you have to go together because you need the person’s written
consent and a copy of his/her ID.

Phone Service

Call the nearest telephone office (dial 100 with no prefix) or go to the telephone
office sales counter to apply for phone service. When you apply by phone, you
need to send a copy of your foreigner registration card by fax and provide your
address. You have to pay the installation fee and purchase your own phone.
You pay the usage fee in addition to a fixed monhly charge. When you move
to another place, call the telephone office or 100 about a week before you
move and report that you are moving. Your phone number will change if you
move to another area but you may keep your number if you move within the
neighborhood. To make a long-distance call, remember to press the area code
first.

Applying by Phone
Call 100 → Talk to the service representative (in Korean or in English) and
send a copy of your foreigner registration card and a copy of your bankbook
by fax → Call again to confirm your ID
Applying in Person
Visit the nearest telephone office with your bankbook and a copy of your
foreigner registration card → Talk to the sales representative and fill out a
simple form

Pay Phone

▶ Coin Type, Card Type and Coin-Card Type
For the coin-type pay phone, you use 10-won, 50-won and
100-won coins. Insert the coin and wait for the tone. Then
press the number to call. You can make both local and longdistance
calls.
For the card type pay phone, you must purchase a pre-paid
pay phone card. You can buy the card at a telephone office,
a convenience store or a newsstand near the pay phone.
You can choose among 1,500 won, 2,000 won and 3,000
won cards.
You can use both coins and card with the coin-card type pay
phone. The procedure is the same as the other pay phones.
Emergency call & toll free call: All pay phones have a red
button for emergency purposes. No need to insert coins or
card. Simply press the button to report a crime or a fire or
call for help..

▶ Country Codes for International Calls
(Press 001, 002 or 00700 followed by the country code, area
code and the phone number)



※ International call discount hours (30% off)
Week days : 21:00 pm – 8:00 am; Saturdays : 16:00 pm – 08:00 am
; Sundays & holidays : 24 hours


Cable TV and the Internet

In Korea, a variety of broadcasting channels, including cable channels, local CA
TV and satellite channels (Sky Life), are available in addition to the terrestrial
channels (KBS, MBC and SBS). Some local CA TV providers offer high-speed
Intenet service too. If you subcribe to both local CA TV and high-speed Internet
service at the same time, you can enjoy a substantial discount.
If you want only the Internet connection service, make sure you compare
prices among service providers before you make the decision. If you have your
foreigner registration card, you can sign up for the service in your name, but in
case you don’t, you can sign up through a representative.

Internet Cafe
Korea has well developed network infrastructures and it is not hard to
find a so-called Internet cafe anywhere in the country. An Internet cafe is
a place where you pay 1,000 won per hour to use a computer with a highspeed
Internet connection. If you don’t have access to the Internet at work
or at home, go to the nearest Internet cafe to read the latest news from your
country and play a variety of computer games.