Re: [97attendees] SIM card for Seoul

Just wanted to check: Does this SIM card include a Korean phone number? Can you make and receive calls? Will this SIM card’s phone number overwrite/deactivate your usual phone number in in iMessage/on iOS devices?

Sean

> On Nov 13, 2016, at 3:33 PM, Daniel Shaw <daniel@afrinic.net> wrote:
> 
> I went for a KT 1GB set up as I’m very confident I won’t use more than that in 1 week.
> 
> I stumbled on a KT store yesterday, right next to the entrance to the Yeouido subway stop - they don’t have the same KT sims in the store as in the airport that are self-setup. And zero English.
> 
> However, as I was ok to sit and wait for a while, they where happy to sort everything out. They initially phoned and English teacher one of the staff knew to get translated what was looking for, took a photocopy of my passport and then proceeded to activate, set up and test the SIM for me fully.
> 
> They bill separately for:
> micro-sim - ₩ 8800
> activation/calls - ₩ 5000 (even though I don’t need calling, this was a mandatory part of the process, apparently).
> 1 GB data - ₩ 14300
> 
> Total paid in cash: ₩ 28100 and I walked out happy with a fully working LTE connection. The only downside was them typing in all my info, plus activating the SIM in the phone all took around 20 minutes or so.
> 
> Cheers,
> Daniel
> 
> 
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