In response to my comments at the plenary, the situation in Korea is a bit
more complex than "they have their own incompatible system". In summary:
- GSM is very limited, if at all existent (I found one network listed as
"planned for Sept 2003")
- Some pages claim "not compatible with your US handset" -- i.e. no
CDMA roaming
- Many pages offer rentals
- Some providers appear to offer roaming using your GSM SIM card in a
Korean CDMA handset (unless I got that all wrong)
Google for "Korean Cell Phones" or "Roaming in Korea" for more info.
Otherwise, I am pretty sure you can get a phone and a prepaid service for
something reasonable, but I will know more when I visit there in 30 days.
Since Samsung is the sponsor, why not just include a phone for each
attendee in the registration packet in stead of a T-shirt? :-)
Cheers,
Ole
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