Keeping in Touch in South Korea
With the world’s fastest broadband Internet access per capita and nationwide download speeds of 100Mbps it is easy to understand why South Korea is the most wired country in the world. With that in mind, keeping in touch with relatives and friends at home and abroad is cheap and easy. Apart from Internet communication, it is easy to keep in touch via cell phone.
It is almost impossible to use a cellular telephone, bought overseas, in South Korea. However, cellular telephones are affordable, technologically advanced and easy to acquire. In order to buy a cellular telephone you will need your Alien Registration Card and proof of address. You can either apply for a contract (minimum time period is usually two years) or a pay-as-you-go system.
Phone calls and text messages within South Korea are cheap. International calls are best made using an international calling card. You can buy these cards in most major cities. It’s best to shop around because some offer better deals than others depending on which country you are calling.
South Korea’s postal service is efficient, cheap and reliable. It is easy to send parcels to your home country and it is equally easy to receive post, although sometimes it is simpler to have your mail delivered to your work address rather than your home address, especially if the address is written in English script rather than Korean characters. On the whole, when you are in South Korea the ease with which you can stay in touch with friends and family means that you will never feel terribly far from home.
It is almost impossible to use a cellular telephone, bought overseas, in South Korea. However, cellular telephones are affordable, technologically advanced and easy to acquire. In order to buy a cellular telephone you will need your Alien Registration Card and proof of address. You can either apply for a contract (minimum time period is usually two years) or a pay-as-you-go system.
Phone calls and text messages within South Korea are cheap. International calls are best made using an international calling card. You can buy these cards in most major cities. It’s best to shop around because some offer better deals than others depending on which country you are calling.
South Korea’s postal service is efficient, cheap and reliable. It is easy to send parcels to your home country and it is equally easy to receive post, although sometimes it is simpler to have your mail delivered to your work address rather than your home address, especially if the address is written in English script rather than Korean characters. On the whole, when you are in South Korea the ease with which you can stay in touch with friends and family means that you will never feel terribly far from home.
