Sunday, June 12, 2011

Cell Phone

Hello,

Wintermute here with another daily dose of Dumbr. Figured I'd take the time to go over getting my cellphone. Its been a bit of hassle for me, it really shouldn't be for you. Basically you cant get a cell phone until you have an ID Card, which should only take a week. For some odd reason it will take over a month for me. So the immigration office has decided to give me a certificate that says i will receive an id card later. This allowed me to make a bank account and was supposed to work to get a cell phone.

Yesterday I went to go get a new phone but was turned down because the certificate wouldn't work only an id card. So I left the store and started walking, I reached a crosswalk light and while waiting the people of the store came up and offered to give me any phone I wanted for free when i return with my id card.

Generally speaking phones in Korea are expensive for foreigners because they think we will sign a two year contract to get the free i-phone 4 and then run off back to America. So I'm very lucky to be able to receive a free phone later this month.

Your Teacher,
Wintermute
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11 comments:

  1. edJune 12, 2011 at 8:15 PM

    looks like alot of hassle, hope you get it

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  2. ShonaJune 12, 2011 at 8:24 PM

    Congrats :p I find cell phones over rated unless it's for business. My cell phone is on pay-as-you-go. I only use it for business also... :D

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  3. UnknownJune 12, 2011 at 8:32 PM

    Sounds like a lot more work than necessary. At least the phone itself is free.

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  4. T. Roger ThomasJune 13, 2011 at 1:08 AM

    IOS 5 should be out by then, I hope.

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  5. AnonymousJune 13, 2011 at 1:25 AM

    good luck. phones have become a necessary evil in the world of today

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  6. DejchJune 13, 2011 at 2:06 AM

    yeah that is definitly alot of work just to get a cell phone

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  7. IntramanJune 13, 2011 at 2:19 AM

    the foreigner ID card is a hassle... there's so much you just can't do in Korea if you don't have one. you used to be required to enter your ID# even when ordering from an online store...

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  8. jaykaydeeJune 13, 2011 at 9:08 AM

    hope you get it oppa

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  9. AstyJune 13, 2011 at 10:28 AM

    sucks about the phone hassle

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  10. apothecarieJune 13, 2011 at 10:56 AM

    that seems like a drag, but at least it worked out in the end. there are so many complications to living/working abroad that I never even thought about!

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  11. DaveJune 13, 2011 at 12:01 PM

    Sounds like a lot of pallaver to get a phone lol.

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