How to buy Korean cell phone & open number

In Korea, There are 3 telecom carriers which
 are Sk, KT, LG According to Market share size,
SK > KT > LG. To be a winner

in the Korean telecom market share,
There is fierce completion among

of them. Therefore, each of companies is
managing to supply more 

Attractive cell phone contract plan
to get users. Usually,
they would supply the 6months, 1 year
& 2 years plan.of it.

Two chocies of getting a phone or Sim card
 in Korea

1) Prepaid SIM Cards for Short Term

Usually, abroad travelers to Korea would buy a prepaid
SIM Cards in Airport. The price is usually between
about USD $ 7~10 according to the data packages
in  3~5days. 

- The advantage of Prepaid short term simcard

 Buying a prepaid SIM card gives you
the option of having a phone in Korea
 without the hassle of creating a Korean bank account or
 waiting for your Alien Registration Card to come through.
When you do go to set up your prepaid SIM card,
 however, you will need to bring your passport and
 in some cases your proof of entry into Korea
(which you will receive upon arrival at the airport).

Another easy option for those who
 want to avoid some hassle
 is paying for a prepaid SIM card through
The Arrival Store, which is a service that
will have a Korean cell phone or SIM card ready
and waiting for you when you arrive. 

Where you purchase it in Korea

1) You can also easily purchase a prepaid SIM card
at a phone sim card shops. These are located at ground
floor.

(Incheon Airport Sim card Shop)

2) On the road mobile shops in the town, 
You can buy the prepaid Sim Card, but no all shop 
sell it, also is available at convenience store as like 
"CU" "7 eleven" etc

Monthly Phone Plans for long staying in Korea

Setting up a phone subscription plan might be a
more cost-effective option to look into.

What need for Monthly phone plans?

- Pass port & Bank account to pay bill
* For Korean Bank account, you should have
ARC (Alien Registration Card)

With the monthly plan, your phone bill will be
 automatically deducted from your bank account
 each month. Once it’s time for you to leave Korea,
contact your provider around a month before
you plan to depart and you can cancel your plan right away.

The Korea cell phone price with annual plan 

Galaxy S20 (5G)

- Retail Price of the device : 1,248,500 KRW 

- Cash Down Payment : 250,000 KRW

Plan terms

    -   It is based on 1 or 2 year plan of LG telecom

- Must maintain the 85,000won/month during 6 months.
After 6 months, you can change it into the cheaper
monthly pay bill as like 55,000won/month

- Open the new Korean mobile phone number of LG telecome

Apple 11 64G (LTE)

- The Device retail Price  : 990,000 KRW 

- Cash Down payment : 450,500 KRW

Plan terms

    - It is based on 1 or 2 year plan of LG telecom

- Must maintain the 69,000won/month during 6 months.
 After 6 months, you can change it into the
cheaper monthly pay bill as like 33,000won/month

- Open the new Korean mobile phone number of LG telecom

Samsung A50 64G (LTE)

- The Device retail Price  : 429,000 won 

- The Price with 1 or 2 year plan : 0 won & reward 150,000

Plan terms

    - It is based on 1 or 2 year plan of LG telecom

- Must maintain the 69,000won/month during 6 months.
After 6 months, you can change it into the cheaper
 monthly pay bill as like 33,000won/month

- Open the new Korean mobile phone number of LG telecom

If you have a question of purchasing Korean cell phone or open
number with cheap cost, please leave a message or 
contact to me chebach6@gmail.com