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Phones in Korea

Never fear a phone is always near! Korea is the land of cell phone and mobile messaging gadgets. Phones in Korea are often 2 or 3 years ahead of the stuff we get and they are often available at 1/4 the price!

Often you can purchase a phone from one of the teachers that is leaving which would run around 20,000 Won. New phones can also be purchased with the help of your school (acting as a guarantor). The can range from 60,000 Won to 250,000 Won or more but they will have a wide variety of phones and cool features to choose from. Monthly fees will range from 10,000 Won to 40,000 Won. If you're calling long distance be sure to use a CALLING CARD. These can be purchased at corner stores and will save you a fortune.

Land lines are not too badly priced, you do pay a small fee each time you dial out, however it is not too expensive.

Calling from Korea to an Overseas Location

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First, have you given thought to yahoo messenger? or Skype? or Lingo?

There are many ways to make this cheaper for you so you don't have massive monthly phone bills. If you're like me and you are limited for time and you want to call on your mobile (cellphone) while you're on the bus or subway, I STRONGLY recommend you get a phone card. A phone card will cost you about 20,000 Won and you'll get close to 2000 minutes... a pretty good deal. You can get phone cards are most shops. Ask around, find a favorite, SAVE your money.

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Calling Korea

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If you are calling South Korea from another country, you must first dial your long distance carrier (in most cases, from Canada and the States you can dial 011).

You must then dial the Korea country code (82) and then the number. When you are calling Korea you must drop the first zero in an area code or cell phone number. For example, the Seoul area code is 02, however if you are dialing from outside Korea you would dial 011-82-2 and then the number. The same rule of thumb applies to cell phones, if you are trying to call a mobile phone in Korea from outside the country, and the mobile phone number begins 017, you would dial 011-82-17.

It's a good idea to pick up a calling card before calling out. There are a great many to choose from and they will dramatically reduce the costs. Tell your folks and your friends if they plan on calling to pick up a couple of these cards and also tell them to check the time difference... there's nothing worse than a phone call on Sunday afternoon from your folks which is 3 in the morning Monday morning for you. A good reference point for them is http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=235

 


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Holly Hutchens “I'd like to start off by saying that my choice to teach abroad in Korea was one I know I will never regret! Footprints made it very easy to communicate with the school regarding details of where I'd be living and what I'd be teaching as well as taking care of my flight information. At the airport the morning we left, my boyfriend and I encountered overweight bags and extremely long lines at security, and we missed our flight by literally one minute. As we watched our plane pull from the gate, we just about lost our minds and any hope that we'd make the long journey we'd been planning for so long. We made one simple phone call to the travel agent, Claus, that Footprints set us up with. It was 6AM where he was on a Monday morning when we called in a panic. He said, "Stay by your phone," and we knew that he would fix this fiasco for us. Luckily, while Claus was searching for a solution, a woman from United Airlines was able to book us on another flight so that we would make our connection out of the U.S. to Seoul. We would like to thank Claus and Laina at Footprints for all their help in getting us to Korea! ”


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