Great video. To anyone reading, I highly recommend getting a SIM card WITH a phone number because a couple restaurants I visited in Seoul in June 2024 on my 2 week trip required you to put your Korean number down and you get a text when it's your turn to enter the restaurant. The restaurants I went to that required a number had a black podium type thing outside the restaurant.
I got an eSIM when I went on my trip recently and I only purchased one with unlimited data because I didn’t think I needed to call or text anyone because I have Facebook messenger and stuff. But when it came to buying a train ticket online, I needed my phone number linked to my bank account in order to confirm the purchase. That was difficult and stressful until I realized I can switch back to my American SIM card and use call and text if I’m connected to WiFi 😂
@@cheldersmith3282 yes I’m AT&T. I was able to use it as long as I was connected to WiFi. I switched to it to check because my mom was in n the states calling to try to get my phone to be able to use in Korea. That’s why I decided to check and that’s how I found out.
Tip for getting a pocket WiFi (WiFi egg): I did bring my power-bank with me to charge the thing and you can charge your phone also. especially If you're on a long (day) trip. Trazy did help me a lot in preparing for my trip. They have great options for WiFi and sim cards!! personally I don't like public WiFi. you never know if someone is watching/recording you with a clone WiFi access point (creating a look a like WiFi-point but if you connect with it they can see your data, like if you do online banking/payments)
Trazy is brilliant, followed your advice from an earlier video you posted, ordered one and it was delivered very quickly , and instructions clear and it worked very well
Thanks for the video! I’m heading to Korea next month and plan to get an Airalo plan. However, I read that Airalo eSims had a tendency to drop in Korea and people had to manually select KT as the wireless provider. Did you experience anything like that? And are the speeds 5G?
감사해요 Megan ! Good and helpful info. Like your pleasantly upbeat video. Leaving this Fri for Korea with my family of 4. Be well and keep up the good work.
Megan, appreciate all your tips. My cell phone carrier here in the United States is T Mobile. The Magenta Max 55+ plan I am on includes international data and unlimited text messaging in South Korea. Voice calls, regardless of whether international or not, is 25 cents a minute. Anyone on that plan can view the caps on data through their plan benefits, in store or calling customer care. Looking forward to my trip soon.
Very usefull your videos thank you. I have a question, I am coming to korea in october for 20 days, which sim card plan from Trazy do you recomend and will be enough? It is just for data that I want. And where in the Airport can I pick it up? Thank you 😘
i LOVE your video, but one thing you missed to mention is that if you get a "regional" eSim with a calling/text plan, then you'll get an international country code, which will cost local Koreans International fees to call you. It's probably better to get a local South Korean eSim, instead of regional.
We're excited for our trip to South Korea in June-July. Yes, it will be hot, but one of us has lived in West Africa. Mint Mobile offers: 10-day pass: 500 mins, 500 texts & unlimited data with 10GB of high-speed data for $20. We can buy two passes to cover the entire trip. Would that be more logical than SIM? Would we be able to use the phone for restaurants and transit purchases? Merci et 감사합니다
Hmmm… since I haven’t used it myself it is hard to say! I will add my thoughts though: I wonder how good the signal will be here in Korea. You’re not guaranteed great connection (just high-speed and you don’t even know what they consider high-speed). I would look into that!
I got the Airalo e-sim for 10 days (admittedly very short period). Absolutely brilliant and the 5G speeds in South Korea were insane. Unlimited data too for around $30. Well worth it and easy to install. Also enabled me to keep my existing phone number. 🇰🇷👍
Airalo only provides data. "Keep my existing phone number" doesn't really mean anything since if you had gotten an esim with a korean phone number, you still would have kept your old phone number.
@@iu2 Missing the point. My comment was based on downloading an e- sim as opposed to installing a Korean sim card, which would have required a new number.
Hi Megan, great video! very helpful, as always! I'm coming to Korea in August and I thought about doing the Tmoney but lately I've seen several videos and info on wowpass. Could you give me some info and suggestions on what is best? thank you!!!
This was great timing for me, thank you sooooo much!!! I do have a question, Megan 😊 Would it be viable to get a SIM card through Trazy and then convert it to an eSIM? I’m asking because my current phone does accept physical SIM cards, but I just got a new one that doesn’t. And I do need to have a phone number cause I’m staying for 6 months and it’s required by the school I’ll be attending. While trying to figure out my new phone I realized it offers the option to convert a sim into an eSIM so I’m wondering if that might be easier and more convenient for me. What do you think? Thanks in advance, your videos have been a lifesaver for me!!! ❤
What a fantastic way to celebrate your 100th video on TH-cam! Megan, you always manage to highlight the best data options for us to enjoy more of your upcoming videos. Your attention to detail in every topic and the amazing fun and editing you bring to your videos are simply unmatched. As I always say: Megan is here to always save the day in Korea! 🫂 Keep up the great work!
Great vid. Wished I saw this video about trazy. I am visiting korea now with a data only plan on KT. I am still able to use Kakao Taxi without a Korean mobile number.
Please i neee advice: what is the best / cheapest/ practical way to have a sim card and T money Card at the same time? Is Trazy have this offer please? Thanks
I'll be moving back to Korea in about a week and a half. I saved my SIM card from KT in 2021, but not sure how much of a plan I'll get upon arrival without my ARC. I'd like to try Trazy, but not sure if I'm seeing their monthly rate listed on their website. Is it really only 3.000 won every 30 days? Emailed customer service and hoping to hear back soon!
Some of the plans in Trazy does seem cheaper if someone would travel for 30days and wouldn't use up the data before the plan ends. However, based on my personal experience, I still prefer to go directly to book directly at the airport counters if I want a local korean number + unli data for several days.
Can you switch plan but keep the same old phone number in korea?...I mean when i 1st come to korea..i bought sim card using my Passport.. but when i got my ARC...i'm having trouble with the PASS authentication.. Tq
I have lived in Korea for years.. but it was 35 years ago and there were no phones. 🤣. Question about using pocket WiFI for our vacation in Seoul this year: are VoIP or voice apps for calling possible? I Googled it and some responses say that these apps are disabled in Korea.
Hi, This is my first time buying eSim and a little confused because there is local eSim, regional and global eSiM. I'm going to Seoul , so which eSIM should I purchase. And can you tell me what's these different eSims are. Thankyou
From what I have learned about eSIM is that it blows out your phone’s settings in an irreversible way. Is that true? I just need the connection for the trip and then to switch back on return to home country. If switching back is nuked, who would do that?
No - it won't blow your original settings. Just delete the e-sim when you've finished. I used an e-sim and then deleted it. No probs and great experience.
@@charlesbrenan6269 thank you! What if you have a hardware SIM card, does it disable it permanently or disable the ability to use physical SIM cards in the future? I read that it does, but have not had the easiest time proving or disproving it
@@Irys1997 No - just switch off the data roaming on your normal sim card so that the phone doesn't try to use your normal provider connection. Just make sure that you install the e-sim in a good WiFi area. Once it's installed, you'll see two sets of bars on the screen - one for your normal carrier (voice calls) and one for your data (can use WhatsApp and Kakao on this).
Sorry to hear you're experiencing difficulties! However, I use it daily myself and have no issues. You also can log into your account and messages them personally through the help center. Hopefully that helps solve your problem~
Tried buying an esim for korea and it’s not allowing me to install it and I leave for Korea tomorrow 😭 I tried contacting support through the app and whatsapp and they said they would connect me with an agent through both apps and nothing! 😭 I sent them emails and it’s been 6 hours and still nothing! This is so stressful!
So if both my husband and I get a SIM card off Trazy, will we be able to make and receive calls to each other? Will restaurants locally be able to call me with a phone number assigned to us?
Is there a e-sim I can get that has a Korean phone number? I will be in country for a little over three weeks. Airalo is data only which I have used in a couple other countries but this time I want a number.
well get off of your smartphone or laptop because the cobalt used to make the battery in them is mined by children in the Congo. stop supporting child labor
I’ve only ever deleted maybe one or two comments and it was months ago (because they were leading people astray with wrong information). I welcome genuine correction because I like to improve myself as a person! But something tells me, if you don’t see your comment anymore, other people either marked it as not appropriate or whatever you said was distasteful and the computer automatically deleted it. Either way, I would encourage you to check your own heart before you post something. There are real humans on the other side of the screen who often don’t have as thick of skin - thankfully I do because God helps me see my true worth and identity (and it’s certainly not in what others think of me). I would hope you would never say this comment to someone’s face. Let’s love one another in this world. You never know what someone might be going through. I do wish you the best
I have not used an eSIM with a phone number yet but there is an option for one with a phone number on the company I recommend in the description (you just have to clip the global tab!)
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Thank you for this video, it’s very helpful 😊
Thank u so much for this vid. Going next month.
Great video. To anyone reading, I highly recommend getting a SIM card WITH a phone number because a couple restaurants I visited in Seoul in June 2024 on my 2 week trip required you to put your Korean number down and you get a text when it's your turn to enter the restaurant. The restaurants I went to that required a number had a black podium type thing outside the restaurant.
I got an eSIM when I went on my trip recently and I only purchased one with unlimited data because I didn’t think I needed to call or text anyone because I have Facebook messenger and stuff. But when it came to buying a train ticket online, I needed my phone number linked to my bank account in order to confirm the purchase. That was difficult and stressful until I realized I can switch back to my American SIM card and use call and text if I’m connected to WiFi 😂
So were you able to use your American number in South Korea? Are you AT&T?
@@cheldersmith3282 yes I’m AT&T. I was able to use it as long as I was connected to WiFi. I switched to it to check because my mom was in n the states calling to try to get my phone to be able to use in Korea. That’s why I decided to check and that’s how I found out.
@@CariW90 thank you!
I have a Google voice USA number that works on Wi-Fi and data so I’m thinking that should work similarly.
Tip for getting a pocket WiFi (WiFi egg):
I did bring my power-bank with me to charge the thing and you can charge your phone also. especially If you're on a long (day) trip.
Trazy did help me a lot in preparing for my trip. They have great options for WiFi and sim cards!!
personally I don't like public WiFi. you never know if someone is watching/recording you with a clone WiFi access point
(creating a look a like WiFi-point but if you connect with it they can see your data, like if you do online banking/payments)
SOOOO good! So helpful thank you SO much for leaving this comment!!! 🫂♥️✨
Trazy is brilliant, followed your advice from an earlier video you posted, ordered one and it was delivered very quickly , and instructions clear and it worked very well
I’m so happy to hear this!! 🫂♥️✨
Thanks for updating this info! Your material is always so helpful. ❤
Thanks for the update Megan. Our family will be visiting Seoul for the 1st time this summer and your videos have been very helpful.🙂
I'm planning my first trip to South Korea in Sept, your videos have been invaluable. Top notch stuff, keep it up!
Thanks for the video! I’m heading to Korea next month and plan to get an Airalo plan. However, I read that Airalo eSims had a tendency to drop in Korea and people had to manually select KT as the wireless provider. Did you experience anything like that? And are the speeds 5G?
감사해요 Megan ! Good and helpful info. Like your pleasantly upbeat video. Leaving this Fri for Korea with my family of 4. Be well and keep up the good work.
I don't need to ask ChatGPT about South Korea's information because of your detailed explanation.
In 2024 I think this is the biggest compliment I could possibly get. 😱
Happy to help!!! 🫂✨
I was looking for latest updates. This video was incredibly complete and very helpful! Thanks.
Megan, appreciate all your tips. My cell phone carrier here in the United States is T Mobile. The Magenta Max 55+ plan I am on includes international data and unlimited text messaging in South Korea. Voice calls, regardless of whether international or not, is 25 cents a minute. Anyone on that plan can view the caps on data through their plan benefits, in store or calling customer care. Looking forward to my trip soon.
Very usefull your videos thank you. I have a question, I am coming to korea in october for 20 days, which sim card plan from Trazy do you recomend and will be enough? It is just for data that I want. And where in the Airport can I pick it up? Thank you 😘
Of course she posts this a few days after I purchase my eSim 😂
How to purchase esim card in Seoul
i LOVE your video, but one thing you missed to mention is that if you get a "regional" eSim with a calling/text plan, then you'll get an international country code, which will cost local Koreans International fees to call you. It's probably better to get a local South Korean eSim, instead of regional.
We're excited for our trip to South Korea in June-July. Yes, it will be hot, but one of us has lived in West Africa. Mint Mobile offers: 10-day pass: 500 mins, 500 texts & unlimited data with 10GB of high-speed data for $20. We can buy two passes to cover the entire trip. Would that be more logical than SIM? Would we be able to use the phone for restaurants and transit purchases? Merci et 감사합니다
Hmmm… since I haven’t used it myself it is hard to say! I will add my thoughts though: I wonder how good the signal will be here in Korea. You’re not guaranteed great connection (just high-speed and you don’t even know what they consider high-speed). I would look into that!
I got the Airalo e-sim for 10 days (admittedly very short period). Absolutely brilliant and the 5G speeds in South Korea were insane. Unlimited data too for around $30. Well worth it and easy to install. Also enabled me to keep my existing phone number. 🇰🇷👍
Did you get a Airalo e-sim phone number too??
@@esommerset9690 Yes - SK number for data only.
Airalo only provides data. "Keep my existing phone number" doesn't really mean anything since if you had gotten an esim with a korean phone number, you still would have kept your old phone number.
@@iu2 Missing the point. My comment was based on downloading an e- sim as opposed to installing a Korean sim card, which would have required a new number.
@@charlesbrenan6269 Missing the point. You can still keep your number if installing the sim because most people have dual sim capabilities.
Hi Megan, great video! very helpful, as always! I'm coming to Korea in August and I thought about doing the Tmoney but lately I've seen several videos and info on wowpass. Could you give me some info and suggestions on what is best? thank you!!!
This was great timing for me, thank you sooooo much!!! I do have a question, Megan 😊 Would it be viable to get a SIM card through Trazy and then convert it to an eSIM? I’m asking because my current phone does accept physical SIM cards, but I just got a new one that doesn’t. And I do need to have a phone number cause I’m staying for 6 months and it’s required by the school I’ll be attending. While trying to figure out my new phone I realized it offers the option to convert a sim into an eSIM so I’m wondering if that might be easier and more convenient for me. What do you think? Thanks in advance, your videos have been a lifesaver for me!!! ❤
What a fantastic way to celebrate your 100th video on TH-cam! Megan, you always manage to highlight the best data options for us to enjoy more of your upcoming videos. Your attention to detail in every topic and the amazing fun and editing you bring to your videos are simply unmatched. As I always say: Megan is here to always save the day in Korea! 🫂 Keep up the great work!
TY for this update in time for our family's trip to Korea :D ❤
Will you have fan meetup Jun or Jul?
So much information! So well done! Thanks for being awesome!
Great vid. Wished I saw this video about trazy. I am visiting korea now with a data only plan on KT. I am still able to use Kakao Taxi without a Korean mobile number.
Glad it was helpful and THANK YOU for letting us know! Can you clarify though - Do you have A phone number though? Like an international number?
great job. you put a to of work into this
Please i neee advice: what is the best / cheapest/ practical way to have a sim card and T money Card at the same time? Is Trazy have this offer please? Thanks
I'll be moving back to Korea in about a week and a half. I saved my SIM card from KT in 2021, but not sure how much of a plan I'll get upon arrival without my ARC. I'd like to try Trazy, but not sure if I'm seeing their monthly rate listed on their website. Is it really only 3.000 won every 30 days? Emailed customer service and hoping to hear back soon!
Hi! Lovely video :) do you hav any recommendations for eSIM with phone number?
Some of the plans in Trazy does seem cheaper if someone would travel for 30days and wouldn't use up the data before the plan ends. However, based on my personal experience, I still prefer to go directly to book directly at the airport counters if I want a local korean number + unli data for several days.
Just wondering, can you activate your esim before you get into Korea?
What about buying esim at the airport? Is it also jacked up?
Good question! They’re very, very overpriced! Most things in the airport are expensive because it’s convenient.
Thank you for your advice !!!!
Thanks for the update!
Can you switch plan but keep the same old phone number in korea?...I mean when i 1st come to korea..i bought sim card using my Passport.. but when i got my ARC...i'm having trouble with the PASS authentication.. Tq
I need a sim card with a phone number for about 6-7 weeks. What do you recommend?
Can the Trazy SIM card work with a long term plan after the 90 days?
Great video ❤👍👍👍👍
I got an e sim card in Incheon Airport and AT&T still
Charged me for international day pass fee. Any suggestion.
I have lived in Korea for years.. but it was 35 years ago and there were no phones. 🤣. Question about using pocket WiFI for our vacation in Seoul this year: are VoIP or voice apps for calling possible? I Googled it and some responses say that these apps are disabled in Korea.
Hi, This is my first time buying eSim and a little confused because there is local eSim, regional and global eSiM. I'm going to Seoul , so which eSIM should I purchase. And can you tell me what's these different eSims are. Thankyou
Is this a better deal than Chingu Mobile, 50,000 won for 3 months?
Does airalo discover+ global esim provide a korean number that I can use to reserve/waitlist for restaurants??
From what I have learned about eSIM is that it blows out your phone’s settings in an irreversible way. Is that true? I just need the connection for the trip and then to switch back on return to home country. If switching back is nuked, who would do that?
No - it won't blow your original settings. Just delete the e-sim when you've finished. I used an e-sim and then deleted it. No probs and great experience.
@@charlesbrenan6269 thank you! What if you have a hardware SIM card, does it disable it permanently or disable the ability to use physical SIM cards in the future? I read that it does, but have not had the easiest time proving or disproving it
@@Irys1997 No - just switch off the data roaming on your normal sim card so that the phone doesn't try to use your normal provider connection. Just make sure that you install the e-sim in a good WiFi area. Once it's installed, you'll see two sets of bars on the screen - one for your normal carrier (voice calls) and one for your data (can use WhatsApp and Kakao on this).
great advice
Airalo is terrible. I couldn't access the eSIM I bought and they don't have a customer service division. Never again.
Sorry to hear you're experiencing difficulties! However, I use it daily myself and have no issues. You also can log into your account and messages them personally through the help center. Hopefully that helps solve your problem~
Will do, thanks.
Tried buying an esim for korea and it’s not allowing me to install it and I leave for Korea tomorrow 😭 I tried contacting support through the app and whatsapp and they said they would connect me with an agent through both apps and nothing! 😭 I sent them emails and it’s been 6 hours and still nothing! This is so stressful!
Note that it is written on the freet web page, that some of these cheap plans actually allowed only if you set your payment via credit card
So if both my husband and I get a SIM card off Trazy, will we be able to make and receive calls to each other? Will restaurants locally be able to call me with a phone number assigned to us?
Yep & yep! 😊
Does the global esim work in korea for like registering for things?
Good info
Is there a e-sim I can get that has a Korean phone number? I will be in country for a little over three weeks.
Airalo is data only which I have used in a couple other countries but this time I want a number.
Order a KT sim online and collect at the airport if you like or get an esim by email before you leave home. 34000KWR for 10days.
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Don't talk so much with your hands, it's distracting....!
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well get off of your smartphone or laptop because the cobalt used to make the battery in them is mined by children in the Congo. stop supporting child labor
Nice, so you are deleting comments because you can't handle criticism... Pathetic.
I’ve only ever deleted maybe one or two comments and it was months ago (because they were leading people astray with wrong information). I welcome genuine correction because I like to improve myself as a person! But something tells me, if you don’t see your comment anymore, other people either marked it as not appropriate or whatever you said was distasteful and the computer automatically deleted it.
Either way, I would encourage you to check your own heart before you post something. There are real humans on the other side of the screen who often don’t have as thick of skin - thankfully I do because God helps me see my true worth and identity (and it’s certainly not in what others think of me). I would hope you would never say this comment to someone’s face.
Let’s love one another in this world. You never know what someone might be going through. I do wish you the best
@@MeganOsten 👍🙌🙏 Romans 12:10
hi megan, do you get a phone number with the esim you recommened?
I have not used an eSIM with a phone number yet but there is an option for one with a phone number on the company I recommend in the description (you just have to clip the global tab!)
thanks for the update🫂😀
thanks