Frugal Rechargeable Korea SIM Card
- Rechargeable Prepaid SIM Card for Travelers need Local phone number
- Economical Rates for calls and data
- Simple SIM-Swap and No need to return SIM
Price
| Pass | Price | Top-up Amount |
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| 90-Day | USD27(~KRW30,000) | USD35(~KRW40,000) |
Notes.
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Top-up amount is added bonus KRW10,000(~USD9).
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Surtax 10% included, Free incoming calls
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Service provider : KT MVNO EG Mobile
Available Usage
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e.g, In case top-up amount is KRW40,000(~USD35), you can use calls, data or text messages as below.
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Data : up to 1.95 GB, Or
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Local Call : up to 336 Min, Or
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Local SMS/LMS/MMS : 1,818/1,212/182 Sent, Or
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Int’l call : Refer to national rates
SIM Card Credit Expiry
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When collecting by passport, credit expiry is given 90 days.
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If you want to use SIM more than 90 days with same local phone number, you need some procedure as below.
1) Visit Hongdae office carrying with your Alien Registration Card.
2) Switch new SIM card with the SIM card cost 20,000KRW.
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When collecting by ARC(Alien Registration Card), validity period is given 120 days. With additional top-up, you can use SIM till you leave Korea.
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When the validity date is expired or no balance is left,
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the calling and data service will be suspended
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incoming calls is possible for 15 days
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the phone number will be terminated on the 45th since the validity date has expired.
Charges
| Data, Local Call & Text Messages | |
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| Data | 20.48 KRW/MB |
| Call | 1.98 KRW/sec |
| SMS | 22 KRW/sent |
| LMS | 33 KRW/sent |
| MMS | 220 KRW/sent |
* Surtax 10% included, Free incoming calls
| International Call & Text Message | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 1.1KRW/sec | Japan | 3.0 KRW/sec |
| Singapore | 7.8 KRW/sec | Hong Kong | 1.3 KRW/sec |
| Vietnam | 2.4 KRW/sec | USA | 1.2 KRW/sec |
| Canada | 7.8 KRW/sec | Germany | 6.3 KRW/sec |
| Australia | 7.9KRW/sec | SMS | 110KRW/sent |
| LMS | 330KRW/sent | MMS | 660KRW/sent |
* Surtax 10% included, Free incoming calls
* How to use Int’l calls : Dial 00345 + country code + phone number.
Order Process
1. Place an Order
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Order should be required 2 days in advance.
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As a guest, you can do order without registering.
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Check your phone details as below.
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Unlocked Phone?
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Phone’s Compatibility?
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SIM Size?
2. Make a Payment
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After booking, you will receive ‘Payment Request’ e-mail through PayPal.
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You need to pay with Global Credit card or PayPal.
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Even if you don’t have PayPal account, you can do pay on the PayPal Page as below.
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Choose “Pay with my credit or debit card” instead “Log in”.
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We accept Visa, Master American Express, Discover.
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Fill in your billing details and tap “Pay” button.
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If you meet the Korean language when proceed to PayPal, To get English, choose the language option in the PayPal page.
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3. Confirm & Get Voucher
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After placing an order, you will receive confirmation mail with the downloadable pdf-voucher.
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Click “download Voucher” in your confirmation mail.
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Take a picture on your phone or print it out (on PC).
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Take a screenshot on your phone (on Mobile).
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You should show your voucher to collect SIM at the pickup points.
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If you didn’t receive confirmation email, please check your spam or junk email folder or notify us by email (neokosim@neokosim.com).
4. Collect SIM at Pickup Points
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Say ‘ Collect Rechargeable Korea SIM’
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Show your Voucher & passport, ARC.
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Activate SIM with your real name and get local phone number.
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It takes about 30 mins.
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You might wait at least 1 or 2 days to use SIM when happened to delay in delivering immigration records on foreign visitors from Korea Immigration IT Service.
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Required Documents : Passport, ARC & Voucher
5. Where to top-up
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Convenient Stores
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Available CVS points : GS25, CU, 7-ELEVEN
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Purchase EG Top-up Card (EGCARD)
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Hongik Univ. Station KT Agency Office
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Get extra 5% top-up amount when top up at here.(KRW9,500 -> KRW10,000)
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Top-up amount
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The minimum top-up amount is KRW10,000.
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Validity period is added 30 days per top-up amount KRW10,000.
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Step 1
Checking your Phone
Unlocked Phone?
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To enjoy Prepaid SIM (Data+Voice) in Korea, you must have an unlocked phone.
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To find out if your phone is unlocked, Tap Here !
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Note.
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In case of coming from USA or Canada or Japan, please have to check whether your phone is unlocked or not.
SIM Size?
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The Prepaid SIM (Data + Voice) is available in two SIM sizes nano and hybrid(standard/micro).
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If you’re unsure which size you need, Tap Here!
Compatible Phone?
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Your phone must support on one of GSM N/W frequencies below.
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4G Bands : Band1(2100MHz), Band3(1800MHz), Band8(900MHz)
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3G Bands : HSDPA 2100MHz/HSDPA+
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Not Supported TD-SCDMA,TD-LTE Bands
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To find out if your phone is compatible, Tap Here!
Pick up Points
Hongik KT Agency Office
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Hongik Univ. Station(Seoul Subway Line 2, Exit 2)
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Link Korea, KT Sinchon Building 4F, 157-1, Donggyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul
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Open 09:00 ~ 18:00 all the year
EG Call Center
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+82-1899-6120 (Paid Call)
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114 (Free Call)
Getting Started
Ready to Activate for Self-Care !
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Power off your phone
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Switch Prepaid SIM in your phone
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Power on your phone
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Go to the Setting in your phone’s menu
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Turn off WiFi , Airplane, Bluetooth, data roaming mode
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Turn on Cellular Data Network mode
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Do Setting APN in your phone below
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Connection Name : KT
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APN Name : lte.ktfwing.com
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Server / MMSC : http : //mmsc.ktfwing.com:9082
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MCC : 450 , MNC : 08
If you are not sure how to use these settings, Tap Here!
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See a signal?
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Yes : Great, you can now activate your SIM card
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No : If your phone is not locked, you may want to check the coverage in your area and need to power off 3 times to connect the KT network.
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When you inserted your SIM in your phone, what you’ll want to do is make sure that you have the right settings to get data/mobile internet and running.