Essential South Korea Travel Tech Guide

• Blazing Fast internet download speeds
• Visa Online and Official Tourism Website
• Internet Filtering: Selective Filtering

• Yongsan Electronic Market for electronics window shopping.

As of 2015, there are three mobile operators that offer mobile connectivity for tourists. Of these, the largest is SK Telecom, followed by KT.  Note that these telecoms use less popular communications bands; thus, you should check your mobile phone for compatibility. A passport is required to purchase a SIM card.

Top Prepaid SIM options

1. Evergreen (KT) Cost: 5,000 KRW ($5 USD) for the SIM with 100 mb data for 30 days, or 15,000 KRW ($15 USD) for 1 gb data for 30 days.  Link
2. Olleh (KT) Cost: 5,500 KRW ($5.50 USD) for the SIM with 100 mb data for 30 days, or 16,500 KRW ($16 USD) for 1 gb data for 30 days.  Link
3. S Roaming (SK Telecom) Cost: (mobile wifi router rent option) – $7.50 USD per day for unlimited data. Link

Where to Buy: Anywhere.

Call for Information: +82 2-2236-9135
Call for Emergency: 112

• Tripadvisor Offline City Guides for Seoul – All of Tripadvisor offline for Seoul.
  Google Play | Apple Appstore
• Jihachul Subway Map – Subway System.
  Google Play | Apple Appstore
• Seoul Bus- Bus info in Seoul.
  Google Play | Apple Appstore
• Learn Korean- Korean phrases.
  Google Play | Apple Appstore
• Google Translate Offline Dictionary – Offline Translator
  Google Play | Apple Appstore
• Visit Korea- Official Tourism Board application.
  Google Play | Apple Appstore (removed due to excessive permissions – August 2014)

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