Foreigners allowed own phones in NK
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January 21, 2013, Monday
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FOREIGNERS who come to North Korea are allowed to bring their cellphones with them from January 7, a technician with the Korean-Egyptian joint venture Koryolink said yesterday.
"Just fill a registration form at the Customs with your phone's IMEI number, you can bring your own phones to North Korea," said a unnamed Egyptian technician.
"If you want to make international calls, the WCDMA 3G mobile phone owners can purchase our Koryolink SIM card, which costs 50 euros (US$67)," the technician said.
For decades before, foreigners visiting North Korea must leave their cellphones at the Customs and can pick them up on departure.
"We have tried hard to negotiate with the Korean security side, and got the approval recently," said the Egyptian, noting that "it has nothing to do with the Google trip."
In fact, foreigners still cannot really use the Koryolink 3G network, with no Internet access allowed yet. The Koryolink staff said that the mobile internet service for foreigners will be opened soon. "It is not a technical problem, we just wait for North Korean approval."
There are 1.8 million Koreans using 3G cellphones across the country since 2008.
"Just fill a registration form at the Customs with your phone's IMEI number, you can bring your own phones to North Korea," said a unnamed Egyptian technician.
"If you want to make international calls, the WCDMA 3G mobile phone owners can purchase our Koryolink SIM card, which costs 50 euros (US$67)," the technician said.
For decades before, foreigners visiting North Korea must leave their cellphones at the Customs and can pick them up on departure.
"We have tried hard to negotiate with the Korean security side, and got the approval recently," said the Egyptian, noting that "it has nothing to do with the Google trip."
In fact, foreigners still cannot really use the Koryolink 3G network, with no Internet access allowed yet. The Koryolink staff said that the mobile internet service for foreigners will be opened soon. "It is not a technical problem, we just wait for North Korean approval."
There are 1.8 million Koreans using 3G cellphones across the country since 2008.
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