Re: Korean cell phones

2003-08-16 Thread Randy Bush
>> - GSM is very limited, if at all existent (I found one network listed >> as >> "planned for Sept 2003") > > I was in Seoul a few weeks ago and my tri-band GSM handset couldn't > find any network. There may be GSM coverage somewhere, but it certainly > doesn't make itself easy to find. >

Re: Korean cell phones

2003-07-18 Thread Joe Abley
On Friday, Jul 18, 2003, at 04:34 Canada/Eastern, Ole J. Jacobsen wrote: - GSM is very limited, if at all existent (I found one network listed as "planned for Sept 2003") I was in Seoul a few weeks ago and my tri-band GSM handset couldn't find any network. There may be GSM coverage somewhere,

Re: Korean cell phones

2003-07-18 Thread Carsten Bormann
- Some pages claim "not compatible with your US handset" -- i.e. no CDMA roaming Ole, I remember from the last time I worked on Korean CDMA systems they had a different frequency (1700 MHz?). Gruesse, Carsten

Korean cell phones

2003-07-18 Thread Ole J. Jacobsen
;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 mor