Hey guys - I'm off to Seoul in 3 weeks for a holiday. Great time to visit I know...
anyway, my phone has just about had it so I'm looking to buy a new one when in Korea. I'm on Vodafone at the moment, and will probably stay with them (XT isn't that appealing for me at the moment, although it would be great to have a phone that gives me the choice to switch in future.)
Has anyone had any experience buying a cellphone phone in South Korea and having it work fine in NZ? I'm not expecting it to be easy, because a) I can't speak Korean, and b) getting the right network specifications.
I've done a fair bit of reading and searching, I know ideally I'm looking for GSM 900/1800 & UTMS 850/2100.
Basically I want to know if it is possible to get a phone there that will work back here, and if anyone knows any good places to shop at? I will have access to the US base, which has a pretty decent department store apparently, so I can shop there if all else fails, but buying local probably be my first point of call as I have someone who can interpret/help shop.
I quite like the Samsung Omnia HD and the LG Arena, so those are the sorts of phones I'm currently looking at.
Any advice and help is much appreciated!
cheers
Al